The pig is in The Poke
Now I know you’ve all been waiting for this. Today Guilty Gear Pursue The Arc System Works Startup Guide gives us all our first in-depth look at a heavily hyped, brand new and already favorite character, Giovanna, who will be making her series debut when GG Strive launches this spring.
The sexy and stylish new fighter may look like she’s stepped off the catwalks of Milan, but is actually a federal agent tasked with bodyguards for some of the world’s top officials. Don’t let that turn you off her as Giovanna maintains her magnetism with a super cool attitude and a good kid named Rei, a ghost wolf who compliments Giovanna’s acrobatic fighting style.
Designed as a beginner-friendly character, Giovanna strangely shuns projectiles completely and fights with a series of familiar kick attacks. Giovanna has variations on Guile’s Flash Kick, Terry Bogard’s Crack Shoot, and even Chun Li’s Spinning Bird Kick. To avoid being zoned, Giovanna can launch a Cannon Spike-like attack that wipes out fireballs. With no projectiles, it’s up to the players to pressurize the opponent with an active forward progression, before mixing them up with a variety of flashy combos and throws. I am one of this video little concerned about Giovanna’s range and options compared to other characters, but of course it’s the earliest day so we’ll see. And we WILL see if you can Guarantee a real circus from Giovannas online as beta.
The Guilty Gear Pursue Beta Creatures on February 18 for all PS4 and PS5 players – regardless of PlayStation Plus status. Pre-order customers can participate in the promotion the day before, on February 17th. Guilty Gear Pursue launches April 9 on PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam. As a refresher, check out the previous starting guides for May & Axl Low, Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske, Chip Zanuff & Potemkin, Faust, Millia Rage, Zato-1, Ramlethal, Leo Whitefang and Nagoriyuki.
