Alongside revealing Season 3 particulars for Responsible Gear Attempt and that the Jellyfish Pirates captain Johnny would be the subsequent DLC fighter, Arc System Works has confirmed Responsible Gear Attempt has change into its first recreation to exceed 2.5 million gamers worldwide.
Introduced at EVO 2023, Responsible Gear Attempt’s third season is filled with a ton of recent content material and it’ll all kick off with the Johnny DLC on August 24, 2023. There will probably be three extra DLC characters added in Season 3 and that may convey the roster dimension to twenty-eight when it is all mentioned and accomplished – 15 from the beginning and the extra 13 from DLC.
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新プレイアブルキャラクター「ジョニー」参戦決定❗️「ジョニー」はリーチに優れた高速の居合斬り「ミストファイナー」と、斬ることで攻撃が発生するカードを使って戦うキャラクターです。
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— GUILTY GEAR OFFICIAL (@GUILTYGEAR_PR) August 6, 2023
“With Katana in hand, the daring and debonair pirate Johnny and his crew are devoted to caring for and defending these much less lucky around the globe,” Johnny’s official description reads. “Gamers will expertise Johnny’s mastery of swordsmanship showcased by way of his swift assaults and notable power.”
Season 3 may also convey with it two new methods within the Wild Assault offensive mechanic and the Deflect Protect defensive mechanic. Wild Assault is a “rush assault transfer with highly effective results” whereas Deflect Protect “creates a big distance between you and your opponent after blocks.”
These will certainly change up the sport a bit, particularly contemplating they each eat 50% of the Burst gauge.
When you have but to leap on the Responsible Gear Attempt prepare, August 24 may also see the discharge of the Responsible Gear Attempt Daredevil Version. This $99.99 model contains the bottom recreation, Season Passes 1-3, digital sound and art work, and extra.
We encourage you to present it a shot as we very a lot loved Responsible Gear Attempt and just lately ranked it as our second favourite combating recreation of all time.
In our Responsible Gear Attempt overview, we mentioned it “units a brand new normal for anime-like combating video games with its visuals, stellar netcode, and versatile combating system that encourages and rewards creativity.”
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