Blade

The Drama CDs, Novels, and Manga were all written by Kaihou Norimitsu and reference each other. So I would think so.

The old rule ("Kakusei Mode" in GG) was that you regenerate Tension/gain it faster at low health. I don't know if that's still in anymore... or how that effects an opponent. Well it's better than having "INFINITE" Tension at low health and spamming Gamma Ray.

Regarding those reports... I'm not so sure of the direct translation, as AC+ PWAB reports have made mistakes before (take a look at Testament's and you'll know for sure because it refers to the 2nd Sacred Order Tournament as the first). As for if that's the case, A.B.A. was created by Paracelsus BEFORE he was taken away. It's never said by whom. Nor is it stated where he went or if they even know of him. A.B.A. never publically mentions who her creator is to Crow or in the report (we just sort of know), except that she named Flament Nagel after her creator. I don't think they investigated much into the matter to even know (all we know is, Crow knows a little about Alchemy and how to give Flament Nagel a body for A.B.A.'s needs in her story). Also, PWAB is known for giving misleading reports, saying they don't know how to make Gears when they clearly created Testament, or not knowing how Forbidden Beasts work, yet making Eddie and Angra.

I know people said no new voices but, Ky's and Sol's sound different or semi-new...I dunno.

I wouldn't be so sure. If anything wasn't canon, it was the story branches between X+, XX, and AC+ that either haven't been fully explored yet, or just won't be covered... depending on what the next story will cover. (In other words any "bad ending" that didn't happen or "may not have" happened). It was said a while ago that as of Overture he had planned at least two more Guilty Gear games to cover the plot. Xrd is obviously the first, but the second??? Well... Don't even get me started on how convoluted and disorganized Axl Low's story technically is. He's been through a Loop (two incidents, both involving Sol not counting how many loops beyond that), met himself twice without incident (contrary to what both Faust and "That Man" say about another self being the cause of his problem), and in TWO games he was looking for "That Man" but was either unsuccessful or was and the one time he wasn't was all because of Raven influencing Anji to stop him. And he's not the only one influencing the timeline.

Well, when it comes down to Canonical things though, a lot of stuff in AC+ was disorganized and made little sense story-wise unless you took it on its own merits as a separate story from any other character, since some endings branched out all over the place. And the way Daisuke is describing everything as Canon now is a little conflicting with what he's stated in earlier interviews (not to say he's going back on his word). Then again, I still believe AC+ was rushed, so I'm willing to forgive that due to how they're handling +R and Xrd. Anyways, main thing being that we won't know the status of every character until: ---The roster is finalized. ---We get a story for everyone (which is unlikely since I think they're going to be using a new story-telling method similar to BlazBlue's "Calamity Trigger Reconstruction" where you're basically playing as every character and switching to another character based on how the story progresses).

I wouldn't call it a buff just yet until I know how safe in the air Ky is with it, (especially now that DI Sol has his command grab, not to mention Potemkin's Heat Knuckle) for now it's just a new option. To be honest though, I do hope they have a GG Generations Mode in GGXrd, if only for those of us accustomed to anything after #Reload. Maybe not as un-tested as EX Mode was, but something closer to what AC+R currently is (though I do love me some EX Mode... Here's hoping he gets Zwei Voltage back).

May has Overhead Kiss a few times in her vids, there's your wallsplat.

^That's not Wallstick. Wallstick lasts longer. Also, does anyone know more about Ky's Grinders? Do they even HAVE a hitbox at all? If so does it disappear if Ky is hit or some other thing? This Grinder system seems like it'll replace Stun Raise Forcebreak. I just hope they don't get rid of Air CSE (j.236+D) from Ky's Slash/AC moveset.

Those bosses were conceptually rendered entirely in 3D so no (just a brief paragraph describing them in GG2 Material Guide). Unless Daisuke ever creates promotional art for Valentine's forms, there likely won't be anything to go off besides screenshots. The closest things I'm aware of are detailed fanart drawings by Lynx (a member here).

Stuff to note about Valentine: ---No, she wasn't using the Key (Justice's Prime Field) to become a full Gear (since she didn't need to since she could influence Gears/Youkai much like a Command Type Gear anyway). Her mission from her mother was to get "past" the isolated space "That Man" created in the Backyard (the Cube which is based on Sol's Gear DNA Magic sequence) since it was in the way to something else. ---The official terms the devs labeled Valentines forms are thus: "Robo Valentine" (the form that looks like Justice) "Final Valentine" (the form that looks like an airship/music stage)

Gaiden isn't something that cements canon, in fact it supports it.

I think the idea and concept Overture wanted to introduce was "Gear Sentience", the idea that Gears and their ilk can grow independent thought (even further, a close-minded opinion such as Dr. Paradigm once had). If you springboard that to Eddie, it could very well mean that he's trying to find a meaning to his existence and is trying to learn more about humans through Millia. When she says "Took you long enough." she could be referring to him taking too long to catch up to her. I don't see any reason why he'd pursue her for her body anymore since it's been six straight years and he still hasn't fully decayed... I'd venture to say Zato's body is more of a regenerating corpse now (borderline Gear body). They could very well be working together (which would be ironic) to circumvent the Post-War Administration Bureau. Last we saw too, Testament, Potemkin (of Zepp), Sol, Venom, Slayer, Dr. Faust, were working towards a similar goal of defeating the PWAB. --------- That all said, Venom has stated in the past that the PWAB is a sub-division of the United Nations. There's several bits to consider from that: ---Slayer (when still leader of the Assassins) likely obtained his OutRage from them (since it was stated in the first Guilty Gear that the majority of Sacred Treasures were "in the care" of the United Nations). It is likely the United Nations still owns or are aware of the remaining OutRage fragments that "Frederick" created (considering they put a bounty on Anji Mito's head for stealing the "Zessen" though it was 'given' to him). ---Venom's Assassins Organization at one point tried to obtain complete control over A-Country by electing Erica Bartholomew as a puppet President. How could he have obtained such influence and power to do such unless the United Nations somehow backed him? ---In regards to Dr. Faust and the 'surgery incident' that drove him insane, it's said that that incident was a staged Assassination whose contractor was one of Faust's colleagues but also a high standing member within the United Nations. ---PWAB was successful in creating Forbidden Beast technology based on the "Gearmaker's" Gear technology, but they don't fully understand the nature of the research, hence why they are trying to capture Millia and Eddie. Raymond (Faust's former colleague) somehow obtained some of this resarch for his own project in Isene, since his technique is the reverse of "Forbidden Dark Arts Binding" (Forbidden Magic), much like Leon Maining (an ex-Zepp Mercenary) attempted to do in Calronia Kingdom. Likely a lot of science circles (within or outside of PWAB) have been desperately chasing after "That Man's" notes, since he disappeared. Dr. Paradigm commented that he hid his "Research Scores" in Izuna's Underworld Hill which are a powerful record that could rival the Magic technology PWAB has been attempting to research. ---It should also be said that Testament was a victim of PWAB's research, being the only 'mostly-complete Gear' on record they created (though Justice has stated he was quite different from other Gears, not being fully within her influence, much the same as Sol). Given how desparate PWAB is to find out how to make Gears and how Forbidden Beasts work, I'd say they are chasing "That Man" as well. ---The United Nations was the first to point out that Justice' Seal was weakening prior to the first Guilty Gear. If that indicates the pretext that they "allowed" Testament to orchestrate that incident (it would make sense given they created Testament, and also that they obtained battle data on Justice during her fight with Sol for the Justice Copy, as well as Ky for the Robo-Ky series), it might mean they were trying to fully obtain Justice' body for cloning, especially given Dizzy's ending with Crow. ---A.B.A.'s creator "Paracelsus" was said to have been 'taken away' by a military organization, so the fact Crow knows a little about her and Flament Nagel might mean her creator has worked with PWAB or is still working for them (perhaps under forced pretenses). ---Marina and Solaria (an incomplete Command Type Gear) are sisters under the protection of the International Police Force (IPF) who work for (you guessed it) the United Nations! ---And with the incident in Ky's story pre-overture indicating that the United Nations 'Guild' has been watching Ky Kiske's 'family'...it could mean we haven't seen the last of Crow Kuruwaba. ---It's unclear, based on Crow's wording when Sol confronts him, but it might be that Crow knows Sol is the Gear Prototype. He says to Ky, "So long as you keep hanging out with Gears, we'll meet again." *insane cackle*

Well, based on everyone's comments on the techniques used to produce Xrd's brand of 3D, Guilty Gear isn't just another "animu fite gaem" anymore if devs take them seriously and use ARC's ideas. Still, I'd like to know more about Dust Dash Cancel (Forward after Dust). If it gets blocked you can't dash cancel from it right, it's only ON HIT, right? Also, regarding Danger Time...I think it's meant to function similarly to BlazBlue's Fatal Counters.

Since Sol's DI doesn't have a tail or wings or a sword of fire like it did in Overture, I'm guessing he's repressed his powers a bit more since then. Then again, he was up against "That Man" that time, too, so he might've made an exception. Other things I noticed: --He doesn't have 5 eyes or a central eye anymore like the Gear Mark shape. --His "jacket" has a chain on it, so it might be as you say about it being some kind of additional limiter. --I should also mention there's a lava vein running down the arms of the jacket, so it's somehow connected to his body like a circuit I believe. --Also, the Laser Beam Tyrant Rave is probably a nod to the GGXtra Manga.

My thing is this regarding Story Mode... AC+ and GG2 Story mode was mostly talking heads and pictures of people's heads with running and stopping and running again. We need something slightly better than Overture at the very least. Dramatic Camera Angles or something. Hey, I'm not exactly talking MK9's story mode quality, but it can be done with 3D stuff more dramatically.

Brilliant. :D

:/ You people and your confusing false terminology. There is only ONE type of RC in this game so far: 50% Roman Cancel. The fact people are calling projectile timeslow RCs YRCs is misleading as all hell. People are gonna think this is GG Isuka with Robo-Ky factory again. ORIGINAL YRCs cost 12%, they were half the amount of an FRC (25%). Sure, yeah the flash and shinies LOOK YELLOW, BUT THEY STILL COST 50%. Every major action costs 50% now (Overdrives, Dead Angles, Roman Cancel). End of Line.

You need a Pixiv or Tumblr account like YESTERDAY, zdravkelja.

Way I see it, you can RC almost anything at ANY time during its animation, so you'd have umpteen different ways to mess with people on block.

That just says "Loketest". It's in all the stages thus far. Ninja'd. Does anyone have any impressions about Dust dash cancels yet? How are combos from those? Also, has anyone tried Roman Cancelling Millia's Tandem Top into mixup yet?

Elven, if you get the chance, find out where all the stages are located on the globe (or a rough idea). Also, please clarify the bit about Sol's Dragon Install Beam? We're eager to know here. Also, what kind of risks does Sol take when he goes DI? Negative Penalty? Does it last longer during low Health? Also please see if he has DI: 2nd (214214214214 P+H) after Gold Burst. It could be a hidden overdrive. Also to clarify, guys...YRC (Yellow Roman Cancels) only cost 12%. These all cost 50% as far as I know, even IF it's yellow-looking.

The only complaint I can see about alts is that the model might conceal hitboxes in rare cases, but I doubt it since it'll be the same model no matter what.

Gear Sol isn't quite what I hoped for, guess it's model limitations or that stuff would get in the way of his moveset otherwise (Soul Calibur model rule limitations for normals etc etc). No flaming wings or dragon tail... Still haven't seen his face yet. Oh well.

Oh hey guys, don't forget to check for HIDDEN INPUT SPECIALS! Like Dragon Install: 2nd (214214214214 P+H) 100% Tension needed.