Norematch

Writing this post because I know a lot of people want to watch Guilty Gear Xrd in high definition. Anyone who follows any non-Capcom fighting games knows that it is difficult to find footage in HD. There are a number of reasons for this, ranging from many Japanese players and arcades not having good capture cards, to the filesize and bitrate limitations on Nicovideo. Xrd is a beautiful game, so a lot of the finer details in the presentation get lost in many of the videos available. So here is the currently available 720p match […]

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- has made its debut in arcades, and Day 1 was certainly crazy as tons of arcades were streaming the game. I’m pretty sure at one point, there were five streams going on simultaneously. But before that, ArcSystem Works did a special Day 0 stream with Pachi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Akira(the Potemkin and Tager player), and Tomomi Isomura who is mostly known for voicing Makoto in Blazblue as well as May’s friend April. The stream had a brief system explanation as well as a tournament featuring ASW staff members! Shoutouts to Kurushii for […]

Japan Amusement Expo 2014 has been going on this weekend, showcasing all of the upcoming arcade titles. The main stage was streamed on Nico, and there was a decent amount of gameplay footage for Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-! Daisuke joined the hosts on Friday and Saturday, and there was an interview with him which may be translated in the future. One of the most noteworthy things he said was that the Guilty Gear series was too difficult for newcomers to get into, which was the philosophy behind many of the system and character changes introduced […]