<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
mainline	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
25th	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
netcode	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
complete	O
reconstruction	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
core	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
but	O
revamps	O
many	O
features	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
series’	O
signature	O
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
Instant	O
Kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xrd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xrd	I-Application
,	O
I-No	O
frees	O
the	O
powerful	O
magic-user	O
Happy	O
Chaos	O
from	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
former	O
Sanctus	O
Populi	O
,	O
Ariels	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
inside	O
a	O
special	O
holding	O
cell	O
in	O
Illyria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
montage	O
shows	O
the	O
fates	O
of	O
various	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
characters	O
are	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
five	O
announced	O
for	O
Season	O
Pass	O
1	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
announced	O
for	O
Season	O
Pass	O
2	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
fighter	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
is	O
Baiken	O
,	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
fighter	O
from	O
Rev	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
fighter	O
for	O
Season	O
Pass	O
1	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Testament	O
,	O
whose	O
last	O
appearance	O
was	O
in	O
X2	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Season	O
Pass	O
2	O
fighter	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
is	O
Bridget	O
,	O
whose	O
last	O
appearance	O
was	O
in	O
X2	B-Application
;	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
new	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
EVO	O
2018	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
its	O
worldwide	O
reveal	O
and	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
New	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
new	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
graphics	O
and	O
Wall	O
Break	O
mechanic	O
in	O
EVO	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
trailer	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
director	O
Akira	O
Katano	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
more	O
players	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Strive	O
easier	O
to	O
comprehend	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
only	O
supported	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
versions	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-play	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
alongside	O
the	O
Season	O
Pass	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.05	O
added	O
Korean	O
voices	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
3rd	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Korean	O
dub	O
,	O
alongside	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X	O
Plus	O
and	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
X2	I-Application
#Reload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
public	O
beta	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
netcode	B-Application
was	O
highly	O
praised	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
"	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
milestone	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
raises	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
anime-like	O
fighters	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
online	O
netcode	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sheer	O
creativity	O
found	O
in	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
sold	O
11,722	O
physical	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
twenty-second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
3,547	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
concurrent	O
players	O
reached	O
a	O
peak	O
of	O
30	O
,	O
939	O
,	O
surpassing	O
both	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
