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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] pasdechance@jlai.lu 1 points 1 day ago

I rewarded myself this week with a newer release than what I would normally be drawn to when I saw a game in the bargain bin.

I picked up Guilty Gear -STRIVE- at -30% for the Switch. Where I live, that made it cheaper than on Amazon and cheaper than the digital version has ever been.

I haven't played any fighting game in ages and while I had seen clips of this game, I had never played it or any Arc System Works games (BlazBlu-, Dragon Ball FighterZ) so everything about it is a little knew to me. My fighting game experience is lots of Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct, some Street Fighter and Darkstalkers, about two hours of Skullgirls, and maybe an hour of Samurai Shodown, Red Earth, and Cyberbots.

My initial impressions are positive. There isn't a soul online to play with, but I'll be working my way through training for quite some time. Graphics are very impressive. Music-wise, it isn't something that I'd ever listen to willingly, but it certainly suits the game and sets it apart from others in the genre.

Mechanics and controls are just right for someone like me, but I don't understand their ranking system for online play. You have to play a match and the system ranks you on that and won't allow you to play ranked matches below your level. Ranking me 6 out of 8 might be generous since I literally just mashed the same button.