GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
One-on-one melee and weapon combat between fighters, with stylized red blood sprays on hard hits and dramatic knockout blows; no wounds, gore or dismemberment.
The story depicts war, death and loss, and named characters die within the narrative.
Character dialogue and story scenes contain occasional mild profanity.
Some characters wear revealing or minimal outfits emphasizing the body, but no actual nudity is shown.
Alcohol is depicted on screen, with characters shown drinking in story scenes.
Optional real-money DLC and a seasonal 'Blazing Pass' offer cosmetic items such as color palettes and titles that do not affect play.
Several characters wear revealing outfits and strike suggestive poses, and dialogue includes flirtation; nothing sexual is shown.
The Blazing Pass and rotating cosmetic offers are seasonal and optional, with no play-gating timers or competitive advantage tied to spending.
Who can reach your kid
What it is
In GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, two fighters face off at a time, chosen from a broad roster of heavily stylized characters who bring blades, guns, folding fans, and assorted other armaments into the ring. Rounds move quickly and reward chained attacks; landing a strike throws up bright, exaggerated sprays of blood, yet wounds stay non-explicit and nothing worse happens to a character's body. How the fighters look spans the plain to the provocative, and a handful wear skimpy costumes, though nothing sexual or nude appears. Its extended narrative campaign digs into darker material, touching on warfare, engineered living weaponry, and the demise of characters the player has come to know, and drinking turns up in a few moments. The script drops the occasional mild swear. Playing over the internet puts you against unknown opponents and opens text-based chat with them inside lobby areas.
How it's framed
Fighting here is cast as flashy contest and showmanship instead of true injury, while the plot handles its themes of conflict and grief sincerely, in a dramatic register. Trading blows is the central activity, dressed up as athletic competition, and winning comes down to how well the player performs.
Details
- Developer
- Arc System Works
- Publisher
- Arc System Works
- Released
- Jun 11, 2021
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