Guilty Gear Xrd Sign – Story Mode Analysis
Calling this article an "analysis" might be the wrong choice of word. But rather, Guilty Gear Xrd Sign’s Story Mode, being good as it is, made me think it might be worthwhile to discuss a few things I noticed while I was watching (rather than playing, since as mentioned in my main review there are no fights or battles at all. It’s more an OVA or a Visual Novel) that I found interesting, particularly in the context of how stories in fighting games work and other general dos and don’ts of writing fiction in general. Suffice to say, where BlazBlue: Chronophantasma falls down, Guilty Gear Xrd Sign rises above. But anyway, without further a-do, let’s dive in.
Be warned that there are SPOILERS in this article, starting with the second section, “Chekov’s Gunflame”. You have been warned, and, as always, what follows is just my opinions and they are not reflective of OtakuGamers UK staff members or the site as a whole.
So, let's do this.
Friday, 16 January 2015
News: Deception IV Another Princess Teaser Trailer
Koei Tecmo has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Deception IV: Another Princess.
News: New One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 Screenshots
Bandai Namco has released a new batch of screenshots for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3.
News: New Yakuza 0 Trailer Released by SEGA
SEGA has released a new 7 minute long trailer for the upcoming prequael, Yakuza 0.
News: First Screenshots for JoJo's Eyes of Heaven
Bandai Namco has released the first screenshots for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven.
News: Toukiden Kiwami Release Date Set in the West
Koei Tecmo has announced the release date for Toukiden: Kiwami on western shores.
Thursday, 15 January 2015
News: Square Enix to Announce New Project at Tokaigi
Square Enix are set to announce a new project at the upcoming Tokaigi 2015 exhibit.
News: Etrian Mystery Dungeon Release Date Confirmed
Etrian Mystery Dungeon has been given a confirmed North America release date from Atlus.
News: Project Mirai 3DS Release Date Set
SEGA has announced the release dates for each region for Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX.
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
News: Quick Roundup of the Latest Nintendo Direct
Heres a quick roundup of some of the announcements made during Nintendo's latest direct:
News: New Cross Ange PSVita Teaser Trailer
Bandai Namco has released a teaser trailer for Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons tr.
News: First Final Fantasy Legends Trailer
Square Enix has released the first trailer for Final Fantasy Legends: Space-Time Crystal.
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Review: Guilty Gear Xrd Sign (Ps3/Ps4)
Review - Guilty Gear Xrd Sign
Platform:
PS3/PS4
Price: £32 (approximately, will vary between PSN regional stores and costs of physical copies)
Release
Date: Out Now
This
review comes in two parts: the main course here and a supplementary article
on Guilty Gear Xrd Sign’s Story mode that will follow later in the week. This main review is spoiler free and
for optimum enjoyment, I strongly suggest you stick a metal track of your
choosing on in another tab, it'll help set the tone for what is to come.
Review: Rock Boshers DX Director's Cut (PS4/Vita)
Review Copy Supplied By Tikipod
In an alternative Steam Punk Universe, our very own Queen Victoria is an adventurous soul and finds her self on a adventure to Mars that turns into a living nightmare of soldiers, zombies and rocks.
News: Durarara!! Relay Heading to PSVita in Japan
Kadokawa Games has released a few screenshots for their upcoming game, Durarara!! Relay.
News: New DmC Definitive Edition Screenshots
Capcom has released a new set of DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition screenshots.
Monday, 12 January 2015
News: Latest Tales of Zestiria Japanese TV Spot
Bandai Namco has released a new TV spot to air in Japan for the upcoming Tales of Zestiria.
News: Delay Announced for Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Bandai Namco has announced a delay on the release of Dragon Ball Xenoverse for the EU.
News: Angel Beats Game Heading to PC in Japan
Aniplex & Visual novel studio Key are collaborating on an Angel Beats! video game.
News: New Neptunia Rebirth 2 Screenshots
New screenshots & trailer for Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation.
Sunday, 11 January 2015
Feature: Geoff's 2014 List
2014. The year of the re-releases apparently. I don't think its been that bad to be honest. The WiiU had a strong year, there's been a lot to play on the new consoles (Ps4 passing 18 million in just over a year puts those 'Consoles are dying' stories from the previous year to bed), Nintendo announced yet another 3DS model, PSTV seen a release in the west that everyone called for but no one bought in to, #GamerGate exploded (It was going to happen at some point with the state of the mainstream press), the likes of IFI/NISa/Marvelous etc really stepped up their game and brought us plenty to play and we've had a decent year ourselves here as views have increased and more publishers work with us. Highlight of the year was finally taking the plunge and purchasing a moped though as it inspires an air of mobility freedom, its cheap to run so more money elsewhere and people serenading Grease 2's "Who's That Guy?" to me as I ride past never gets old. 2015 is looking like its going to be even better for games going forward, as multiple Japanese studios shift their focus to Playstation 4 and the usual suspects here in the west up their localisation drive to bring us more nich goodies. So lets see what I enjoyed last year..