It means Sol's story has come to an end. It's been known for a while, maybe before the launch? But with the massive success they will no doubt continue the series
Upon reflection on my past replies, I did indeed state my opinion. I apologize to KeithWeapons and the rest of the people viewing this thread for my prior statements regarding the state of my standing on this subject.
Whoops. I thought you were joking about guilty gear players being porn addicts and didn't realize you were unironically serious. Should I have added a "/jk" for your convenience?
Not a sign of porn addiction, but definitely a sign of wanting to speak or joke while not having anything relevant to add to the discussion. Like legit if you hang out in anime tangential spaces you're gonna run into a commenter like this at least once a day.
Sex isn't funny apparently. You know it's one of humanity's oldest jokes right? Even if some communities can take it too far, it's still in our nature to find sex somewhat interesting.
Anyway I hope she tatami my gaishi until I fuujin.
Sex is funny. Definitely laughed at sex jokes more often than not. But this specific genre of "unprompted slightly unhinged sex remark" has been done so often so many times in so many communities that to me they all blur together into, imo the extremely old and overused joke territory. I'm pretty sure you yourself can think of a joke that you think had been milked to death but people still kept using it. That's sort of how I feel about these ones.
the franchise didn't end, sol's story did. although, that brings up an interesting question. what will future guilty gear games look like? the same but without sol? maybe he'll be playable but just won't be in the story? will there be a brand new protagonist? who knows.
Sin seems like the obvious choice for the next protagonist, we know Chaos is alive so he will definitely be part of it but I think it'd be cool if he's not the villain.
It's all but out right stated that Chaos doesn't really work in the good/bad paradigm and more cares about the story being told. If we had something like the Universal Will becoming active again then Chaos could very easily side with Sin, Ky, Ram etc.
His main priority is drama, so if he sees more drama potential in being a good guy he will be.
Considering he was just the main villain, joining the good guys is probably pretty good for drama
Chaos should be a key ally. Given the fact that Xrd had the whole "church bad" motif, I wouldnt be surprised if the new villain is the opposite of Chaos, meaning Order. O-Order Sol. That joke sounded way better in my head
There's some hints towards Ram being a future protagonist too, I think. I was surprised to see her along Sol and Ky in the 3v3 trailer. She's also prominently featured in Another Story, and she has had a whole future character arc set up for her since Rev2 since she's learning about the world now.
Both Sol and I-no are series mainstays and they both got retired in the story of Strive. I'd be amazed if they weren't still both included in the next game.
He can still use his fire magic, because that doesn't require being a Gear, but he can't use Dragon Install or any attacks associated with it anymore, if memory serves.
So he can still fight if he absolutely has to, but he's nowhere near as overpowered as he used to be.
Ryu hasn't been the protagonist of SF for a long time and is still playable, so i'm sure Sol will still be playable but absent from the story or a minor role
Well, since the guilty gear is no longer in Guilty Gear imagine we would get a different name for the series, or perhaps the name of the game with “Guilty Gear series” somewhere on the box.
I really like that one.
I’ve seen people say sin might be the next protag, so I’m thinking something to do with him. He’s an innocent guy so maybe something like “Innocent Sin”?
Plus he’s the second protag so how about something like “Persona 2”? I think it rolls off the tongue pretty well.
Idk, I wanna believe that. But at the same time the same thing happened with BlazBlue, Ragna's story was basically over.
But Arksys hasn't published a new FG for BB since Central fiction dropped.
that's a more complex issue though. blazblue wasn't even meant to be a fighting game originally, but due to the legal issues arcsys was having with guilty gear at the time, it kind of got forced into that mold.
once gg came back for real, there wasn't much point to continuing bb past central fiction unless blue team were going to try something different, i.e. cross tag battle. otherwise arcsys would end up competing with themselves
Asw did still make attempts to continue the story with blazblue dark war though... and while that game failed spectacularly the story still has been continued. This might be a lot of cope, but there are people who strongly believe a new blazblue fg getting announced within the next 5 years or so with a strive like artstyle is quite likely.
Ironically he’s one of the most talented Fire Mages in the world *before* the power up, so he’s just powered down to roughly on par with the rest of the cast 😅
It’s like Superman losing his powers but still being a seven foot tall bodybuilder
[Somebody on this sub has kinda explained it on this sub so i don't think they are ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Guiltygear/comments/ytwggp/comment/iw7lzf3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)tied
Ultimately we actually have no idea which parts of Sol's power are tied to him being a gear, and him having the flame of corruption. And we can't tell from other characters because the only other humanoid gears (Dizzy, Sin, and ky to some extent) also have one of the seeds inside of them.
From my understanding of the lore, he needs the headband to suppress the flame of corruption's power, which is why when he takes it off he DIs. But it could just as easily be an inherant part of his gear powers.
No, he needs his head to suppress his gear cell and maintain his human appearance not suppress the flame of corruption as I remember
If he takes it off you get his dragon install transformation, the headband is basically a limiter
Lore wise sol is the only mentioned to have the seed whereas justice has scale of juno
The flame of corruption and scales of juno are boths seeds of the abosulte world, with similar powers. That's why Ky can dragon install now because he got the seed from sins transplanted eye. And I don't think it suppresses his gear form, as he's a gear at the end of strive's story mode but doesn't need the headband to maintain a human form.
My HC for timeskip Delilah is that she becomes Chipp's ninja apprentice (alongside Dodomezaki), and takes a bit after him and Anji in terms of personality.
If strive is the last game, I wonder if there's gonna be a new generation in the next one :0 Considering Strive is giving everyone conclusions. If that's the case, I want Abacelsus babies after Para gets a human body, guys. ❤️
I saw this in the pre-release coverage of Strive by Sajam and Majin Obama, but apparently Daisuke Ishiwatari wants to take a break from the franchise (or the franchise itself will take a break, I don't remember exactly)
I think that they mean the story of THE Guilty Gear, which is Sol, will come to an end. The franchises is very successful, and with Chaos still being around, I doubt that this is the final game. Sol will most likely still be playable in the next game, albeit with some changes, but he won't be the main protagonist. The protagonist in the next game is probably a coin toss between Sin and Ram.
Edit: grammar is hard.
Yeah lol order sol is honestly very little like Sol other than both being gorillas but they're very different types of gorillas
Order Sol is a character with an insanely shallow jump and amazing jump ins, on top of many different ways to extend pressure and generate plus frames all that lose to different things. On top of that he has access to a unique gauge letting him trade plus frames to enhance later special moves on demand for more damage or more plus frames
He's honestly most comparable to Sin as far as Strive characters go, 70% Sin, 20% Sol, 10% Leo.
And no he doesn't have any charge moves
Strive is basically bringing closure to 90% of the cast, and to the main story, so I can sort of see it. But given how massively popular the game got, they’ll definitely continue it.
I’m just wondering if the remaining cast that didn’t yet get a conclusion is enough to carry the story. Thinking back on it, most GG characters are sort of just living their life. Johnny, Slayer, Jam, Chipp, Pot… I’m personally interested in how Faust’s story will end, but besides that, as much as I like these characters, there’s not a lot for me to invest into
Another Story is there to explain Faust’s current state of mind as a playable character. He actually acts like his old self in Another story until the end where he over exerts himself.
The reason he’s acting so differently in Strive is cuz he just used a bunch of energy in Another Story. He used 4 bars worth of meter in a game that only has 2, basically.
Huh, I guess that is one way of interpreting it. Is there any backing for this? In hindsight if Faust did die it would be weird of ArcSys to not have any of the characters react whereas if he was just passed out due to exhaustion they probably just threw him onto a bed on the ship and continued on.
Well I believe it’s just the most popular theory, unless I’m forgetting a character confirming it. But Faust seems “fine” in most arcade modes, he just looks exhausted. He clearly still wants to help people and can somewhat formulate full phrases. I don’t think it’s his undead corpse walking around.
I haven't played Faust's story mode but in general the story modes don't really say when they take place so it could be before Another Story happens.
I also haven't played Xrd or any other pre-strive game but from the small amount I've seen he seemed a lot more energetic than how he was in Another Story before he exhausted himself.
Well if you haven’t played Xrd or any other game that makes more sense. In Another Story, Faust acts like his normal self most of the time, and not like the undead zombie we play as. Presumably tidings after exerting himself that he became like that. If everything is fine, he should be back to normal in the next game
Why would Faust go from normal Faust from the older games to depresso shadowy cryptid faust in arcade and then back to normal Faust for another story to go back to depresso cryptid at the end of another story though?
In elphet’s story he clearly acts like he does in Strive but he’s still a helpful goofball. He also still makes a bunch on one liners and quips in gameplay so he’s not entirely gone
Even outside of sol's story, the story of guilty gear coming to a conclusion doesn't mean the games have to end, they could just set a game in the past from before when the story is over.
Happy Chaos's thing was destroying shit to create new shit, so maybe by basically getting rid of most main characters reason to fight some new characters will be made
I always felt like Nagoriyuki as he is at the end of Strive's story left him in a similar spot as Sol used to be in. A stranger in a time he has no anchor to, filled with angst.
It’s the end for some of the characters really. Especially Sol’s and Ky’s story. So if the next guilty gear comes out, don’t expect too much of the OG cast to return.
Im sure many legacy will still be there, just like most fighting game legacy characters are, but their role in the main story will be reduced/non-existent. So this will pretty much only affect Sol and Ky.
The Guilty Gear is Sol. While his story is over unless he becomes a Gear again, the story could move on without him or he'll hang around as playable Frederick Balsara while new characters and new Gears get the focus.
It means the story as we know it, with Sol in the drivers seat as the protagonist, ends with Strive. Sin will probably take up the mantle as lead, like how Luke is the protagonist in Street Fighter now (while Ryu is just chilling as the mascot)
Honestly I think that's just the OG selling point. I half expect Chaos to mess with the timeline and the next game will be a mixture of characters from different eras and timelines. Like a younger sol and sin teaming up vs like Testament from their evil era and Chaos or some kinda crazy shenanigans. Mostly cause Strive's story kinda feels like they are giving the characters their ending, so either new characters or pulling the same characters from their "evil/angsty" era would keep the fight going.
It's the end of Sol's story and Daisuke is taking a step back from leading game dev. Figured Daisuke wanted to give his SI a good ending. (This is a joke, Daisuke sees himself like Sol the same way Ed Boon sees himself as Scorpion)
You know what could be the outcome for the next game? Quote from chaos “I hope you guys win cuz I’d love to see you guys again!” And chaos is alive so I’m theory cuz he’s also basically a god he might recreate the flame of corruption or whatever and give it back to Sol to start drama again cuz why the fuck wouldn’t he, he did it once and he’d do it again and then possibly sol will be able to fight again
Yeah because every major character (Test, Sol, Ky, Pot, Bridget, Sol, Faust, Bedman, Baiken, Johnny, May, etc) has completed their arc, wouldn't blame them if they made another comic series or story so we can just see more of the characters.
same everyone watched. Just notice the details on the ending. the camera avoids showing jack'o belly at all costs and after sol calls ky to share the news his reaction is surprised at first and them happy an you can also look at sol face at this time
I dunno, I feel like it'd be pretty visible in this shot if that was the case:
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And even if somehow that's actually what they were cooking, I'd wait for an actual confirmation rather than accept it as fact based solely on possible context clues.
I can imagine that they'll do away with the Guilty Gear name given that Sol is neither Guilty nor a Gear anymore.
The next game will be called Fun Dipper: RC Edition and Ky will be the Protag while Sol/Fred is the deutergonist
I mean Daisuke must be how old now? Sad but the franchise has had a great and impactful legacy, and we still got a new season pass that will keep the game living on.
Though now that both franchise stories will be finished... we might be getting closer to that Guilty Gear x BlazBlue crossover game, I really hope it happens
I really don't think it's the last one. It seems to have been a financial success, there's even a thriving interest in the older games.
I think they might just reboot the series but not stop making them
It says the story of Guilty Gear will be done, not that strive will be the last Guilty Gear game. They could be alluding to something akin to FFXIV's Endwalker expansion being the conclusion of the story that began 10ish years ago.
Next game could just be like SF6, with a new set of main characters.
Next series installment: Guilty Guy?
I do hope it continues, though.
Along with the thread's general discussion: Sol seemed like he wasn't really feeling it at the end of Xrd when he sparred with Ky, so his Strive ending at least makes sense.
And I still feel iffy about Sin as a protagonist but maybe there's a cool concept planned. Plus, there's all these new characters like Giovanna and Nagoriyuki and I'd hate to see them go to waste; Big fan of all of them, mostly. I'd throw in to see Chaos as any number of character concepts if I got to stay - got ideas all day and wish I was uploading more!
Last I checked they are releasing another season of fighters?
If Strive team keeps up with support why create a new installment? Is Strive that bad? You like rebuying characters?
It means Sol's story has come to an end. It's been known for a while, maybe before the launch? But with the massive success they will no doubt continue the series
I just want a spinoff focused on Baiken pegging Anji and more of their wacky misadventures.
Me if I was addicted to porn
If wanting Anji pegged is a sign of porn addiction, then I am proud to be a porn addict.
Yes, announcing your want for a random video game character to be pegged unprovoked is definitely a sign of porn addiction. A billboard even
Harsh anti-horny cultural critique from booti_muncher1738
I just made an observation. My opinion wasn't stated anywhere so far
"X implies Y" is not an observation, it is an opinion.
The most Redditor response possible, bold choice
Upon reflection on my past replies, I did indeed state my opinion. I apologize to KeithWeapons and the rest of the people viewing this thread for my prior statements regarding the state of my standing on this subject.
o7
The good ending
It's obviously a joke dude
Whoops. I thought you were joking about guilty gear players being porn addicts and didn't realize you were unironically serious. Should I have added a "/jk" for your convenience?
Not "Guilty Gear players", i was talking about you. It still was a joke anyway
IT WAS WHAT!?!?!
Not a sign of porn addiction, but definitely a sign of wanting to speak or joke while not having anything relevant to add to the discussion. Like legit if you hang out in anime tangential spaces you're gonna run into a commenter like this at least once a day.
Sex isn't funny apparently. You know it's one of humanity's oldest jokes right? Even if some communities can take it too far, it's still in our nature to find sex somewhat interesting. Anyway I hope she tatami my gaishi until I fuujin.
Sex is funny. Definitely laughed at sex jokes more often than not. But this specific genre of "unprompted slightly unhinged sex remark" has been done so often so many times in so many communities that to me they all blur together into, imo the extremely old and overused joke territory. I'm pretty sure you yourself can think of a joke that you think had been milked to death but people still kept using it. That's sort of how I feel about these ones.
*proud degenerate
For a guy who wants to call out porn addiction, you do sure love to show off the stick up your ass.
Oh you sure got me there. I concede
Least porn addicted anime fan
If this spin off doesn't include a Tony Hawk cameo (from the hit game Tony Hawk Pro Skater) I will skibidi your fanum tax. Be warned.
is that. slang for murder or like. a sex thing??
I think so, yeah
Lock your doors https://preview.redd.it/tls9w8dfhjyc1.png?width=2189&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c1586180c1337f0883337945a34d148b48934a8
I'm so glad that I'm too gay to simp for Baiken and can just appreciate her as a cool samurai lady with a gun instead.
I mean they are in fact a cool samurai lady with a gun thus they deserve a spinoff.
Why are you saying they tho ?
I’d take a spinoff based on basically any of the characters tbh
I love how this community doesnt need any okbuddyx reddit, the comments are enough
Goddamn I hope this isn’t the end. Rev2 never got a true sequel
My guess is they'll make a prequel, maybe Guilty Gear: Visions or something idk that takes place in the holy war
the franchise didn't end, sol's story did. although, that brings up an interesting question. what will future guilty gear games look like? the same but without sol? maybe he'll be playable but just won't be in the story? will there be a brand new protagonist? who knows.
Sin seems like the obvious choice for the next protagonist, we know Chaos is alive so he will definitely be part of it but I think it'd be cool if he's not the villain. It's all but out right stated that Chaos doesn't really work in the good/bad paradigm and more cares about the story being told. If we had something like the Universal Will becoming active again then Chaos could very easily side with Sin, Ky, Ram etc.
His main priority is drama, so if he sees more drama potential in being a good guy he will be. Considering he was just the main villain, joining the good guys is probably pretty good for drama
Chaos shoehorning himself into good guy shit while everyone is telling him to fuck off but unable to do anything would be great
I think Ram would be a cool main character after the story dlc
There's definitely a lot to work with there, too.
Chaos should be a key ally. Given the fact that Xrd had the whole "church bad" motif, I wouldnt be surprised if the new villain is the opposite of Chaos, meaning Order. O-Order Sol. That joke sounded way better in my head
There's some hints towards Ram being a future protagonist too, I think. I was surprised to see her along Sol and Ky in the 3v3 trailer. She's also prominently featured in Another Story, and she has had a whole future character arc set up for her since Rev2 since she's learning about the world now.
Sin and Ram have been kinda set up as the new Sol/Ky duo.
They kinda lack Gorilla vs boyscout dynamic
They have the boyscout vs gorila grip dynamic
There is no way they're stopping here, 1% chance they stop here
I imagine an older Sol and Ky are gonna feature now that Sol is human again, similar to aged Ryu and Ken in SF
Sol Beardguy
Old Badguy
Sole Boomer
Mold Breadguy
This but I think Ram could be the new face. Maybe her and Sin could be the “new” Sol and Ky (idk their dynamic I’m just throwing stuff out there)
Both Sol and I-no are series mainstays and they both got retired in the story of Strive. I'd be amazed if they weren't still both included in the next game.
Ky and Asuka retired as well
Not in the same way though. Sol and I-no straight up don't have powers anymore. Asuka finished his work and Ky wants to go be a family man.
Sol still has powers. He's still a gear, he still has Outrage, he just doesn't have the Flame of Corruption anymore so he's not *as* strong.
Where does it state in the story that he still has powers? I thought once Asuka pulled the flame of corruption from him, that rendered him powerless.
He can still use his fire magic, because that doesn't require being a Gear, but he can't use Dragon Install or any attacks associated with it anymore, if memory serves. So he can still fight if he absolutely has to, but he's nowhere near as overpowered as he used to be.
Yeah it'd be like Mortal Kombat without Sub Zero and Scorpion
Bringing Sol back is easy. Make him make a goober that'll save the world, or bring Order Sol back with time shienanigans I-no though....
I-no actually isn't that hard either. Past version of herself tome travels forward.
Maybe not in the base roster but as DLC characters.
Ryu hasn't been the protagonist of SF for a long time and is still playable, so i'm sure Sol will still be playable but absent from the story or a minor role
Order Sol and Fredrick Bulsara are gonna be in the Season 4 DLC, mark my words
Bro just hits you with his wrench
He has a bar where on an input he shotguns a beer and gets stronger.
Flame of (alcohol) Consumption
I really want a Sin, Elphelt and Ram comedic trio where they get up to shenanigans over burgers or something
No shenanigans. Ky taught me to never forgive those
Ramlethal: Burger! Sin: Steak! Elphelt (Just returned from Jollibee): Burger-steak?
The family having a barbecue while Sol and Ky are having a grill duel.
if Sol Badguy is so good how come there's no Sol Badguy 2
https://preview.redd.it/e1z31z598kyc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1684ed950a337fb028494b0f881a9e1b7682476e
Holy Order Sol?
Boruto but with Jack-O and Sol’s child vs Sin
Hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby with power of hydrogen bomb
Yes
Sin vs His mom????
Yes
I think that Order-Sol guy should come back. He was way cooler
Sol will be gone Frederick Bulsara will be a new character though
Well, since the guilty gear is no longer in Guilty Gear imagine we would get a different name for the series, or perhaps the name of the game with “Guilty Gear series” somewhere on the box.
Happy Valentine?
I really like that one. I’ve seen people say sin might be the next protag, so I’m thinking something to do with him. He’s an innocent guy so maybe something like “Innocent Sin”? Plus he’s the second protag so how about something like “Persona 2”? I think it rolls off the tongue pretty well.
Maybe they could even do a sequel where they capture Happy Chaos and give him life in jail. But since he's immortal it'd be an eternal punishment.
I hope Bridget gets a major role. It's sad that she hasn't gotten anything in strive beyond her own arcade so far.
He seems like he will take up the reigns similar to ryu in sf6, where he's older and not as focused but will still kick your ass.
Reboot.
Well sol badguy is dead, but Frederick Bulgaria still lives
Let’s ask Guilty Gears sibling, Blazblue how their fighting game sequel series is doing.
They will give him a son named dol. they will boruto guilty gear
a rythm game where the characters doing the rythm are actually Potemkin naked oiled up twerking
Idk, I wanna believe that. But at the same time the same thing happened with BlazBlue, Ragna's story was basically over. But Arksys hasn't published a new FG for BB since Central fiction dropped.
that's a more complex issue though. blazblue wasn't even meant to be a fighting game originally, but due to the legal issues arcsys was having with guilty gear at the time, it kind of got forced into that mold. once gg came back for real, there wasn't much point to continuing bb past central fiction unless blue team were going to try something different, i.e. cross tag battle. otherwise arcsys would end up competing with themselves
Asw did still make attempts to continue the story with blazblue dark war though... and while that game failed spectacularly the story still has been continued. This might be a lot of cope, but there are people who strongly believe a new blazblue fg getting announced within the next 5 years or so with a strive like artstyle is quite likely.
sol story is prob over since he lost the thing that powers him up massively
Ironically he’s one of the most talented Fire Mages in the world *before* the power up, so he’s just powered down to roughly on par with the rest of the cast 😅 It’s like Superman losing his powers but still being a seven foot tall bodybuilder
Funny thing is Sol can handle any type of magic just fine; he just sticks with fire.
True, I should have mentioned how many characters powers are based on “a thing Sol built”
Funny when you realize the Unga Bunga Gorilla is actually a genius scientist with a physics degree
And just like all the best experimental physicists of the modern era, dude is also a solid programmer
Winston Overwatch or Sol Badguy? Call it.
Next game Sol gives him elemental install
He's still a gear iirc he just doesn't have the flame of corruption in him anymore, so still extremely powerful just no more dragon install :(
He still has dragon install. Dragon Install is just him releasing his true Gear form.
It's specifically mentioned that it's tied to the flame of corruption in guilty gear 2 I believe
[Somebody on this sub has kinda explained it on this sub so i don't think they are ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Guiltygear/comments/ytwggp/comment/iw7lzf3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)tied
Ultimately we actually have no idea which parts of Sol's power are tied to him being a gear, and him having the flame of corruption. And we can't tell from other characters because the only other humanoid gears (Dizzy, Sin, and ky to some extent) also have one of the seeds inside of them. From my understanding of the lore, he needs the headband to suppress the flame of corruption's power, which is why when he takes it off he DIs. But it could just as easily be an inherant part of his gear powers.
No, he needs his head to suppress his gear cell and maintain his human appearance not suppress the flame of corruption as I remember If he takes it off you get his dragon install transformation, the headband is basically a limiter Lore wise sol is the only mentioned to have the seed whereas justice has scale of juno
The flame of corruption and scales of juno are boths seeds of the abosulte world, with similar powers. That's why Ky can dragon install now because he got the seed from sins transplanted eye. And I don't think it suppresses his gear form, as he's a gear at the end of strive's story mode but doesn't need the headband to maintain a human form.
>And I don't think it suppresses his gear form [That is literally what sol's headband does tho](https://ibb.co/fCH0dFK)
timeskip time baybeeeee
Older Delilah Sin and Ram will def be the next protags
Delilah's yapping game is gonna go crazy
Genuinely looking forward to her rants thats the Day 1 main no cap
Here's hoping she can somehow rival her brother's
I mean in theory she could most definitely rival him, maybe even surpass him
If I remember right and if Delilah's a credible source she did say in Another Story that she was stronger than Romeo. Or am I remembering wrong?"
bedman will finally rest his soul because now the world have bedlesswoman
My HC for timeskip Delilah is that she becomes Chipp's ninja apprentice (alongside Dodomezaki), and takes a bit after him and Anji in terms of personality.
If strive is the last game, I wonder if there's gonna be a new generation in the next one :0 Considering Strive is giving everyone conclusions. If that's the case, I want Abacelsus babies after Para gets a human body, guys. ❤️
thats what a timeskip time implies baybeeeeeeeee
I saw this in the pre-release coverage of Strive by Sajam and Majin Obama, but apparently Daisuke Ishiwatari wants to take a break from the franchise (or the franchise itself will take a break, I don't remember exactly)
I heard he was gonna retire after strive but I don't know if its true.
I think that they mean the story of THE Guilty Gear, which is Sol, will come to an end. The franchises is very successful, and with Chaos still being around, I doubt that this is the final game. Sol will most likely still be playable in the next game, albeit with some changes, but he won't be the main protagonist. The protagonist in the next game is probably a coin toss between Sin and Ram. Edit: grammar is hard.
That'd make sense, maybe an opportunity to bring back Order Sol.
Please!
I've only ever played Strive so I have no idea how Order Sol plays but he looks cool at least.
Imagine Sol but a charge character.
Different kind of charge, no?
Yeah lol order sol is honestly very little like Sol other than both being gorillas but they're very different types of gorillas Order Sol is a character with an insanely shallow jump and amazing jump ins, on top of many different ways to extend pressure and generate plus frames all that lose to different things. On top of that he has access to a unique gauge letting him trade plus frames to enhance later special moves on demand for more damage or more plus frames He's honestly most comparable to Sin as far as Strive characters go, 70% Sin, 20% Sol, 10% Leo. And no he doesn't have any charge moves
Order sol my beloved
Strive is basically bringing closure to 90% of the cast, and to the main story, so I can sort of see it. But given how massively popular the game got, they’ll definitely continue it. I’m just wondering if the remaining cast that didn’t yet get a conclusion is enough to carry the story. Thinking back on it, most GG characters are sort of just living their life. Johnny, Slayer, Jam, Chipp, Pot… I’m personally interested in how Faust’s story will end, but besides that, as much as I like these characters, there’s not a lot for me to invest into
Didn't Faust die at the end of Another Story?
Another Story is there to explain Faust’s current state of mind as a playable character. He actually acts like his old self in Another story until the end where he over exerts himself. The reason he’s acting so differently in Strive is cuz he just used a bunch of energy in Another Story. He used 4 bars worth of meter in a game that only has 2, basically.
Huh, I guess that is one way of interpreting it. Is there any backing for this? In hindsight if Faust did die it would be weird of ArcSys to not have any of the characters react whereas if he was just passed out due to exhaustion they probably just threw him onto a bed on the ship and continued on.
Well I believe it’s just the most popular theory, unless I’m forgetting a character confirming it. But Faust seems “fine” in most arcade modes, he just looks exhausted. He clearly still wants to help people and can somewhat formulate full phrases. I don’t think it’s his undead corpse walking around.
I haven't played Faust's story mode but in general the story modes don't really say when they take place so it could be before Another Story happens. I also haven't played Xrd or any other pre-strive game but from the small amount I've seen he seemed a lot more energetic than how he was in Another Story before he exhausted himself.
Well if you haven’t played Xrd or any other game that makes more sense. In Another Story, Faust acts like his normal self most of the time, and not like the undead zombie we play as. Presumably tidings after exerting himself that he became like that. If everything is fine, he should be back to normal in the next game
Why would Faust go from normal Faust from the older games to depresso shadowy cryptid faust in arcade and then back to normal Faust for another story to go back to depresso cryptid at the end of another story though?
In elphet’s story he clearly acts like he does in Strive but he’s still a helpful goofball. He also still makes a bunch on one liners and quips in gameplay so he’s not entirely gone
Didn’t they just leave him there? 😪
We have no fucking idea what's going on with Faust
Lmfao I love how all the other comments are elaborate theories and then there's this
Even outside of sol's story, the story of guilty gear coming to a conclusion doesn't mean the games have to end, they could just set a game in the past from before when the story is over.
I’m pretty sure they have used the frases since pre launch because so far the story has dedicated itself to close a bunch of arcs
Next game: Innocent Cog
Yuji Itadori
Happy Chaos's thing was destroying shit to create new shit, so maybe by basically getting rid of most main characters reason to fight some new characters will be made
I always felt like Nagoriyuki as he is at the end of Strive's story left him in a similar spot as Sol used to be in. A stranger in a time he has no anchor to, filled with angst.
Yeah, Nago always to me felt like he was set up as "Sol 2.0" in the story mode. And I honestly wouldn't mind."
This has been used in tons of the marketing it just refers to the story not that strive is the last game
It’s the end for some of the characters really. Especially Sol’s and Ky’s story. So if the next guilty gear comes out, don’t expect too much of the OG cast to return.
Im sure many legacy will still be there, just like most fighting game legacy characters are, but their role in the main story will be reduced/non-existent. So this will pretty much only affect Sol and Ky.
Don't forget chaos is still alive And he doesn't want any conclusions
The Guilty Gear is Sol. While his story is over unless he becomes a Gear again, the story could move on without him or he'll hang around as playable Frederick Balsara while new characters and new Gears get the focus.
Since the main story is over for now, i could see the next game being a crossover or spinoff instead of a direct sequel, like with blazblue.
It means the story as we know it, with Sol in the drivers seat as the protagonist, ends with Strive. Sin will probably take up the mantle as lead, like how Luke is the protagonist in Street Fighter now (while Ryu is just chilling as the mascot)
Honestly I think that's just the OG selling point. I half expect Chaos to mess with the timeline and the next game will be a mixture of characters from different eras and timelines. Like a younger sol and sin teaming up vs like Testament from their evil era and Chaos or some kinda crazy shenanigans. Mostly cause Strive's story kinda feels like they are giving the characters their ending, so either new characters or pulling the same characters from their "evil/angsty" era would keep the fight going.
It's the end of Sol's story and Daisuke is taking a step back from leading game dev. Figured Daisuke wanted to give his SI a good ending. (This is a joke, Daisuke sees himself like Sol the same way Ed Boon sees himself as Scorpion)
Like everyone else said, Sol’s story as THE Guilty Gear has come to a close. Guilty Gear as a series, however, is far from over.
You know what could be the outcome for the next game? Quote from chaos “I hope you guys win cuz I’d love to see you guys again!” And chaos is alive so I’m theory cuz he’s also basically a god he might recreate the flame of corruption or whatever and give it back to Sol to start drama again cuz why the fuck wouldn’t he, he did it once and he’d do it again and then possibly sol will be able to fight again
Bro what happens to Faust tho
Yup. They advertise Strive as the conclusion to the main plotline since before launch. Doesn't meant it'll be the last GG game, though.
We also have raven who wants to kill sol
The Guilty Gear, Sol Badguy's story is over, prepare for the next saga in the series: "Goodest Boy 1: The Rise of Sin".
Yeah because every major character (Test, Sol, Ky, Pot, Bridget, Sol, Faust, Bedman, Baiken, Johnny, May, etc) has completed their arc, wouldn't blame them if they made another comic series or story so we can just see more of the characters.
sol story ended and jack'o is pregnant at the end of the strive story so next game will be Sin, ram, elphie and the new kid
>Jack-o is pregnant at the end of the strive story What Strive story did you watch?
same everyone watched. Just notice the details on the ending. the camera avoids showing jack'o belly at all costs and after sol calls ky to share the news his reaction is surprised at first and them happy an you can also look at sol face at this time
I dunno, I feel like it'd be pretty visible in this shot if that was the case: https://preview.redd.it/d2rh9q91kmyc1.jpeg?width=1905&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97002e4020bde81c4dde69f4805d1aef73daaadd And even if somehow that's actually what they were cooking, I'd wait for an actual confirmation rather than accept it as fact based solely on possible context clues.
Yes, they will definitely end the whole series after getting the license back for only 2 games and introducing a bunch of new characters
I can imagine that they'll do away with the Guilty Gear name given that Sol is neither Guilty nor a Gear anymore. The next game will be called Fun Dipper: RC Edition and Ky will be the Protag while Sol/Fred is the deutergonist
I mean Daisuke must be how old now? Sad but the franchise has had a great and impactful legacy, and we still got a new season pass that will keep the game living on. Though now that both franchise stories will be finished... we might be getting closer to that Guilty Gear x BlazBlue crossover game, I really hope it happens
Give me the RC mechanics from Guilty, the Burst/OD out if BBCF and make it a team fighter in the format KoF does.
You're misinterpreting it. It's saying it's the last Guilty Gear game with this story.
Guilty Gear, as in the first game.
Sol Badguy will die in 5 days
I really don't think it's the last one. It seems to have been a financial success, there's even a thriving interest in the older games. I think they might just reboot the series but not stop making them
Next game is just Guilty Gear Party
If Daisuke wants to take a break from Guilty Gear, I hope we can see another Blazblue while he's at that, I miss Nu-13
It says the story of Guilty Gear will be done, not that strive will be the last Guilty Gear game. They could be alluding to something akin to FFXIV's Endwalker expansion being the conclusion of the story that began 10ish years ago. Next game could just be like SF6, with a new set of main characters.
It's literally in the Sony Store's description of the game day one.
Never stoppes Halo or Metal gear. If its successful, they might still do another.
I mean there's definitely potential for sol as it is possible for him to become a gear again
Bring back Blaze Blue
Next series installment: Guilty Guy? I do hope it continues, though. Along with the thread's general discussion: Sol seemed like he wasn't really feeling it at the end of Xrd when he sparred with Ky, so his Strive ending at least makes sense. And I still feel iffy about Sin as a protagonist but maybe there's a cool concept planned. Plus, there's all these new characters like Giovanna and Nagoriyuki and I'd hate to see them go to waste; Big fan of all of them, mostly. I'd throw in to see Chaos as any number of character concepts if I got to stay - got ideas all day and wish I was uploading more!
This is how strives been advertised since the start. Its not the end of the series, but a conclusion to Sols Story and That Man
Sol is no longer guilty or a gear now. We probably will get a sf6 treatment with a new protagonist. Probably with sin or jacko/sols kid
man i hope it's not the last, i *just* got here and i want more Faust-
Think they mean Sol’s story but if there ever is another game THEY NEED TO FINISH FAUST’S ARC
Do you know who the "guilty gear" is?
Sol Badguy
rev 2 was the last guilty gear game .
Underrated joke ngl
Last I checked they are releasing another season of fighters? If Strive team keeps up with support why create a new installment? Is Strive that bad? You like rebuying characters?