Suzaku

Unless I'm mistaken, it means you can Roman Cancel anything (movement, attacks), but I've already forgotten the actual wording used (I've been up all night and am on my way out the door). SRK's is probably more technically accurate since my knowledge of the Japanese fighting game terms is not entirely complete.

Finished translating the system page: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?16461-Xrd-News-Thread&p=1525247&viewfull=1#post1525247 Let me know if there are any glaring mistakes.

System This information pertains to the first location test and is subject to change. [Changelog for the second location test.] [Changelog for the third location test.] Game Rules Match Format The first player to completely drain their opponent's life bar wins the round. The player who wins 2 out of 3 rounds wins the match. Time Limit Each round has a time limit of 99 seconds. When the time is up, the player with the highest life level wins. Ties A tie occurs if there is a double knockout or if the players have an equal amount of life when the time is up. If the match is not settled in 3 rounds, a 4th round (final round) begins. If the match cannot be decided by the end of the 4th round, the game is over for both players. Basic Controls Jump Jump Backward (Aerial Guard) Move Backward (Guard) Crouch (Guard) Jump Forward Move Forward Crouch High Jump -------- quickly Two-Level Jumps -- during a jump Dash (Backstep) --- :f: / :b: (midair) Movement System Aerial Dash ------ :f: while jumping to quickly move toward your opponent.* Aerial Backstep -- :b: while jumping to quickly move away from your opponent. High Jump -------- quickly to jump higher than usual. Two-Level Jumps -- while jumping to jump again in midair. *Millia can perform two consecutive Aerial Dashes. Game Screen ① Life Bar Shows the character's remaining life. ② Burst Gauge This gauge is consumed by Psych Bursts but is regained over time or whenever your opponent hits your character. An X appears when the gauge is unusable. ③ Tension Gauge This gauge is required for Overdrive Attacks and Roman Cancels. It increases each time you dash or perform an offensive action. ④ Victory Mark Shows the number of rounds you won in the current match. ⑤ Time Clock Shows the time left in the round. When time runs out, the character with the most life left wins. ⑥ R.I.S.C. Level This increases each time you block your opponent's attacks and decreases when you are hit. Once it reaches a certain level, you can counter any attack from your opponent. ⑦ Negative Penalty If you keep acting passively, the Tension Gauge will be reduced to zero. Take caution when the message warning "Danger" appears. Universal Moves Sweep: + An attack that standing guard cannot prevent. It knocks your opponent down and leaves them at a disadvantage. Gatling Combos: Push buttons at the right time in a specified order By pressing various attack buttons, you can easily create your own combination attacks. Throws and Aerial Throws: or + while near an opponent These are grappling attack that bypass your opponent's guard. You can also perform aerial throws while you and your opponent are both in midair. Special Moves: See character command lists These are powerful attacks unique to each character. Overdrive Attacks: See character command lists* These are extremely powerful attacks unique to each character. *Consume 50% of the Tension Gauge Dust Attack: while standing A special type of attack that cannot be guarded by crouching. After hitting your opponent, it's possible to chase them. Press to chase your opponent by leaping into the air. Press to chase your opponent by rushing forward. It's possible to launch a powerful close-range attack near the edge of the screen. Recovery: Push any attack button (except ) at the right time in midair By regaining your balance in midair, you can escape an opponent that's chasing you. Faultless Defense: Guard while simultaneously holding down any two attack buttons (except )* While active, guarding becomes much more effective compared the basic guard. *Gradually consumes the Tension Gauge while active Dead Angle Attack: While guarding, simultaneously press + any two attack buttons (except )* Perform a counterattack after guarding. *Consume 50% of the Tension Gauge Psyche Burst: Simultaneously press + any attack button* Knocks away an attacking opponent. Guards against all damage while in effect. While in a normal state, hitting your opponent with a Psyche Burst completely fills the Tension Gauge. *Completely consumes the Burst Gauge Roman Cancel: Simultaneously press any three attack buttons (except )* While performing an action, movement, or recovery action, you can completely interrupt it. Furthermore, it's said that succesfully performing a Roman Cancel will briefly slow the passage of time for everything except yourself. By performing a Roman Cancel after launching a projectile attack, you can simultaneously land a physical attack! *Consumes 50% of the Tension Gauge Clash A clash occurs when simultaneous attacks strike one another. Clashes result in one of three scenarios: Normal Clash: When attacks of similar strength collide, both attackers can act immediately. Repel: When attacks of varying strength collide, the weaker attacker is repelled and briefly unable to act. Danger Time: When powerful attacks collide with neither giving way, Danger Time is briefly activated after a special cinematic. The first attack to hit during Danger Time will be considered a Super Counter and deal massive damage, making it crucial to take advantage of this opportunity. http://ggxrd.com/system/ Source: Note: These translations borrow heavily from the wording in Aksys Games' official Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus manual. Please refer to this article on SRK for an alternate translation by iantothemax.

Fuck it, I'm going to go ahead and start work on translating the system page. Most of the wording is the same as it's always been, and that stuff has already been translated several times by the localization staff. Thanks. Let me know if you see any other mistakes in the command transcriptions.

Translations for the official website. Story Backbone In the year 1999, mankind completed the scientific theory of limitless energy, dubbed magic. However, man did not discard his ignorance upon obtaining this wisdom. The very magic meant to usher in world peace was instead leveraged as a tool of war, and in time the forbidden biological weapons known as Gears were created. As if to condemn these thoughtless deeds, the Gears developed a will of their own and turned their fangs upon humanity. The Crusades, a centuries-long struggle for survival against the Gears, finally ended when mankind sealed away the Destroyer, Justice. Though man emerged victorious, many threats yet loom large in the shadows of that hard-fought peace, threatening to engulf the world. And so mankind must continue to atone for the sin of magic. Main Story October 21, 2187 at 12:12 A young woman identifying herself as Ramlethal Valentine declares war upon the entire world and all its inhabitants. There was not a single individual, organization, or country that took this as a laughing matter. This was on account of the prior Baptism 13 Incident, during which the United Kingdoms of Illyria were invaded, for the herald of that onslaught had also referred to herself as Valentine. Now, in order to ascertain the truth of these events, the world takes action. Source: http://ggxrd.com/story/ Characters 13 playable characters! Source: http://ggxrd.com/character/ Movies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ9Cd4MKqHs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKGPhKu3jNg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5pkaWp8Xso Source: http://ggxrd.com/movie/ System Detailed Translation Source: http://ggxrd.com/system/ Product Arcade Edition Platform: RINGEDGE 2 Genre: Fighting game Players: 1-2 Sound: Linear PCM 2ch Stereo Input: 8-way joystick + 5 buttons (5 different button configurations available) Network: ALL.Net P-ras MULTI Ver. 2 Text language: Japanese Voice language: Japanese Launch date: Spring 2014 Console Edition Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Genre: Fighting game Release date: 2014 Source: http://ggxrd.com/product/

Thanks! Fixed. Makes me wonder if they're taking Venom out and giving Ky a version of his mechanic... Grinder Seisei and Ball Seisei even use the same kanji for "Formation." It was already confirmed to take place at least a year after GG2, the copyright date on Sol's new sword is 2186. Ky's also got "Tirana" printed on one of his buckles; Tirana being the capital of Albania, aka Illyria.

Translations all done. Please select your character!

Ky Kiske Allow me to teach you the way of the thunderclap! Deadly serious, honest in work, truthful with others and devout in his morals. A firm believer in justice, eternally trying to help those weaker than himself. At the same time, he possesses a fragile mind that quickly erupts when he encounters anyone who breaks his rules or disrupts his order. In other words, he has a hard time dealing with freedom, a fact he has yet to realize. Profile Height: 178 cm Blood type: AB Weight: 58 kg Origin: France Birthday: November 20 Hobbies: Collecting teacups Likes: Everyone's smiling faces Dislikes: Sol Eye color: Blue-green Occupation: First King of the United Kingdom of Illyria Command List Special Moves Stun Edge ----------------- + Stun Edge: Charge Attack -- + Kūchū Stun Edge ----------- + or in midair Stun Dipper --------------- + Greed Sever --------------- + Vapor Thrust -------------- + or (midair) Split Ciel ---------------- + Grinder Seisei ------------ or or perform Split Ciel Durandal Call ------------- Launch Grinder with any Stun Edge variant or Sacred Edge Overdrives Ride the Lightning -------- + (midair) Sacred Edge --------------- + Notes: Kūchū (Aerial), Seisei (Formation)

Protagonist: The Flame of Corruption Sol Badguy Are you prepared? Sullen and unrefined; only speaks to others when absolutely necessary. This is reflected in everything he does, and his fighting moves, while rough and unpolished, are executed with absolute precision. Not a friendly man, but not an inherently evil one. Profile Height: 184 cm Blood type: Unknown Weight: 74 kg Origin: America Birthday: Unknown Hobbies: Listening to Queen Likes: The Queen album, "Sheer Heart Attack" Dislikes: Great effort, "Doing your best." Command List Special Moves Gun Flame ----------------- + Gun Flame (Feint) --------- + ① Volcanic Viper --------- + or (midair) 　→ Tataki Otoshi ---------- + during ① Bandit Revolver ----------- + (midair) Bandit Bringer ------------ + hold Kudakero ------------------ + in midair Bukkirabō ni Nageru ------- + near opponent Riot Stamp ---------------- + Grand Viper --------------- + Fafnir -------------------- + P.B.B. -------------------- + in midair, while in Dragon Install state Overdrives Tyrant Rave ver. β -------- + Dragon Install ------------ + (midair) Notes: Tataki Otoshi (Knockdown), Kudakero (Shatter), Bukkirabō ni Nageru (Wild Throw)

Updated with Millia's movelist. Sol and Ky next. I'll leave the Systems page to someone with deeper technical knowledge and more spare time.

Millia Rage No time to blink! A cold, reticent woman, nothing ever appears to interest her. Indifferent towards her feminine side, perhaps because of her assassin upbringing. Sees everything in terms of black or white, and rarely makes a wrong decision. Although her mind is like a machine, there is still a little human left in her, and she is tormented inside by the recluse she has become. Profile Height: 169 cm Blood type: B Weight: 48 kg Origin: Russia Birthday: Unknown (Millia is an orphan) Hobby: Playing with cats Likes: Virtue Dislikes: Zato, losing hair Command List Special Moves Bad Moon ------------------ + in midair Kōsoku Rakka -------------- + in midair Tandem Top ---------------- + or Lust Shaker --------------- + or tap Iron Sabre ---------------- + ① Zenten ----------------- + 　→ Sai Zenten ------------- during ① 　→ Lust Shaker (Hasei) ---- during ① 　→ Digitalis -------------- during ① Silent Force -------------- + in midair Secret Garden ------------- + tap , aim with joystick + Overdrives Emerald Rain -------------- + Winger -------------------- + Chroming Rose ------------- + Notes: Kōsoku Rakka (High-Speed Drop), Zenten (Forward Roll), Sai Zenten (Another Forward Roll), Hasei (Derivation)

They are all Distortion Drives. It says so right in the article.

I'm not big on the competitive scene, but I'll go ahead and drop my two cents. I don't think that Guilty Gear is unfriendly for beginners -- it's actually really easy to pick up. Most of the commands are easy to execute, the gatling combo system makes combos pretty much effortless, and you can sometimes RC and even FRC -- effectively -- on accident, if you mash buttons. It's flashy and frantic, and you can double jump and air dash and do all sorts of stuff without much difficulty. I don't think it needs to be "dumbed down" in any way to make it more accessible, but I also think that the technical difficulty can be reduced without hurting the strategic depth, and could possibly even improve upon it. The real issue is introducing new players to a competitive scene that already has a lot more experience with the franchise, and the discouraging effect that can have. From a design standpoint, I think that's largely an issue of matchmaking, and ensuring that users have ways to learn how to improve their technique from within the game itself. I personally think an interesting approach would be to integrate challenges, achievements, and tutorials into online play. Say, offer a player a tutorial for how to perform a key mechanic, give them a challenge against the AI to pull it off a few times, and then offer them a challenge to perform it a certain number of times in online matches (while winning the match). When they complete it, they'd basically get a medal (which can be improved through continued use of the technique), and from then on their proficiency with the mechanic will be taken into account when matchmaking. So, for example, players who don't know how to RC generally won't get matched with other players that know how to RC until they themselves have started to learn it. At the same time, the game offers an overt incentive for players to learn the technique. The other issue, of course, is just the community in general. I think after so many years of BlazBlue, and now Persona, Xrd is going to attract a lot of new players. There will be a lot of people trying Xrd who will have never played a Guilty Gear game before. So the question is: do you want the community to be accepting of newbies, or do you want it to be elitist?

X = Zeks (ゼクス, Zekusu) XX = Igzeks (イグゼクス, Iguzekusu) Xrd = Igzird (イグザード, Iguzādo) Hope that helps!

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Story Mode-exclusive character portrait rips I only ripped the Story-Mode exclusive character art because high quality artwork for the playable characters is already widely available. Zappa (S-Ko) Paracelsus & Flament Nagel April That Man Raven Crow Gabriel Millia's Fan Assassin's Guild member Slayer's Fight Club member Woman (Chipp's client) Child (Eddie) Villager (Bridget's uncle)

Yes, technically, though it's written without the accent in-game. Right, Sol's sword has the patent date of "Jan 15 2187" and Overture took place in 2186. So it's at least a year later, maybe more, depending on how long it's been since Sol filed that patent application.

Oh, and Millia's hat. "[Z1-28] [13]" Z(1) = Zato(-1) 1-28 = Birthday of Zato-1 and his voice actor, Kaneto Shiozawa 13 = It's been (almost exactly) 13 years since Kaneto Shiozawa passed away

While I'm thinking of it, Ky's sword says "Magnolia Eclair II · Patented ???" In addition to being a delicious pastry, Eclair is French for "lightning."

Sin and Raven seem like they'd be shoe-ins, to me. Raven's been around since X+, and has been playable, but not in a fighting game. Sin's a pretty major character in his own right and was sort of GG2's flagship character. Maybe Valentine, there's supposed to be more of her out there. I'd like to see something more than just a blank, emotionless copy of Aria, but they could perhaps use a version of Valentine as an interesting stand-in for Justice. That Man... I'm not holding my breath, but who knows? Gabriel is supposed to be really strong (he gives Chipp a beatdown in one of the novels) but I'm not sure if there would be enough interest. Fanny would be interesting, but I'd rather see Faust/Baldhead. Crow is interesting in that he's pretty much the only representative of the PWAB that we have. He's also got the same voice actor as Raven, and a similar name, which is weird. Plus it's hinted that he's Japanese (real name Kurou Kuruwaba, 郭羽 九郎) and that he knows, or knew, Johnny's master, and is regarded as a traitor. I could see him being one of Hirofumi's former students, so he could be a swordsman. It's hard for me to imagine Paradigm being playable, given his weird proportions and fighting style. Izuna would be cool, but I think there are other XX characters that would fill a similar purpose on the roster and have more fans. I certainly don't envy whoever is making the decisions on the roster. But, hey, maybe it being in 3D means that they can create more characters more quickly.

I think the one on Sol's glove is just nonsense chicken scratch. Ky's got "Tirana Fa??" written on one of his golden buckles, which is clearly visible in closeup. Tirana is the capital of Albania, present-day Illyria. So Tirana is most likely the capital of the Allied Kingdom of Illyria in Guilty Gear.

Oh, and the other bit is "Pat P" -- Patent Pending. Bullet Heaven Pat P Jan 15 2187

The Sega logo is there because it's being released on Sega's RingEdge 2 Multi (ALL Net P-ras MULTI) arcade hardware.

Well, there you have it. I didn't even think to check what date was on his blade. So that pretty much confirms beyond doubt that this is post-Overture. If Ky's got the Thunderseal back, that almost certainly means Dizzy has been released from the time seal.

Xrd (pronounced "Iguzaado" / "Igzird") is a combination of "X" ("Iguzu") and "3rd" ("Saado" / "Third") so it would almost certainly be after GGXX, and possibly after GG2. Also note the three intersecting Xs floating behind the logo.

It's just a new part of his character design. He's had similar cross designs on his clothing in some of Ishiwatari's other illustrations.