SF6 vs GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

[servi77]

I can afford one fighting game, tell me pls why this game is better than SF6 and why i should start my fighting jurney with this one. I know SF6 is newer one and should be better but im unsure what to pick.

I just need someone to push me one or the other direction.

[HNeutro]

Just because it's newer doesn't necessarily mean it's better.

[Cannonhands]

Just to throw a few things out there, and please consider it is just my biased opinion.

I have had such a blast with this game, it is mega fun, a bit complicated BUT, that means it helps hone your fighting skills down to a science and really forces you to have clean inputs. I personally think playing GGS has made me significantly better at other fighting games at the same time. S6 has a easy mode to where to do you half circle skills only requires, let's say, Hold down and hit punch to do your special moves. It's just too easy and cliche, GGS proves more gritty in my opinion.

The characters are super iconic and each has a killer soundtrack for each. I listen to the album all the time.

In my opinion already way more balanced compared to S6 (look at S6's newest character DLC already for purchase. Watch his gameplay and notice how his Ultimate skill dust tornado literally does more than half the enemies health bar while blocking from chip damage alone). I just have a gut feeling S6 will rob you more down the road since your lacking funds to buy both. GGS is on sale rn as we speak.

GGS has a pretty huge story to it and universe that I find more interesting. I have no idea and don't really care on story modes but at least GGS did at least catch my attention for awhile and did read pretty heavily into some characters backstory.

In a nut shell,
Consider if your playing solo or with friends
S6 will def be more expensive in the end
GGS will be more difficult to master, but worth the reward in the end vs. S6 being ez mode but still fun

[Vassago Rain]

Get the one that looks the most interesting and fun to you, and get the other later.

[GhostyGG]

There are plenty of quality Fighting Games I've regretted buying due to low playerbase. Honestly, GGS seems to have a fairly healthy one but Street Fighter 6 actually has a massive playercount in comparison.

If we go by purely numbers, Street Fighter might be the better pick for multiplayer. Guilty Gear is half the price though.

[Vassago Rain]

Originally posted by SplinterCellFan99:

There are plenty of quality Fighting Games I've regretted buying due to low playerbase. Honestly, GGS seems to have a fairly healthy one but Street Fighter 6 actually has a massive playercount in comparison.

If we go by purely numbers, Street Fighter might be the better pick for multiplayer. Guilty Gear is half the price though.

SF6 has region locked ranked mode, so the huge player number doesn't really matter all that much. It was the same with lumina when it released, and its decline can in large part be attributed to said region lock.

[PHATASMA]

Get SF6. Last year, I tried playing a couple of matches of GGS after a few months and it was literally a ghost town. It's also a great starter into fighting games. GGS is for hardcore fans and I doubt you'd find anyone at your skill level to actually learn from.

[PapaCherry]

Strive is plenty active for new players. I've never had trouble finding matches in lower ranks on the US east coast server. As someone who is really new to fighting games, I enjoy GG way more than SF6.

SF6 has slower paced matches and heavily focused on the neutral game. GG is much more of a back and forth of attack and defense. SF6 has single player content, but they both offer great tutorials. Also, SF6 has modern controls which are easier to learn whereas guilty gear will force you to learn classic fighting game controls.

[Voice FGC]

I would say SF6. It's just fun, dude. If you want a complex fighting game to hone your skills, Classic controls. If you want to be able to play the game without complex inputs, Modern controls. Not to mention the INSANE content in SF6 is just unparalleled in any other. GGST is... fine, but I honestly could never EVER recommend it over SF6.

[servi77]

Ive decided, thx Guys.

[HomongUS]

Try both for 2 hrs online. If you can play the game in your region without any errors and able consider it to have enough players to fight online, GGST is fine. You can give it another go in upcoming Season 3. I got into FG with GGST and it's pretty easy to get into.

Though I will list the reason which I might recommend SF6 over GGST
>New game(2months old) = more people at your level to learn the game

>Better Online experience - No need to sort through opponents in lobby one by one just to find the comfortable ms by setting the connection filter between 1-5.

>Single player content. -I would only recommend if you aren't familiar with the FG concept . it adds more of a social aspect into the game as you can make your own character, collect clothing, make your own skill combination based the given roasters in the game as you progress into through the game. Also can use that to fight people online in the battlehub. Which can be toxic, but was quite fun imo.

>Actual matching- GGST quick matchmaking atm just puts you in a lobby at applicable skill floor. You really don't know if you've been put into an empty lobby or not and could be waiting for hours on end just for this sole reason.

>Faster support for critical issues- It is mentioned in some of the threads and the devs are spread too thinly within their developed games ( DBFZ, Grandblue, GGST, GGxrd, Melty blood.) so they are very slow to act upon problems. 5-6 months in general revolving around the DLC patch cycles(3months to acknowledge the issue, 2-3months to patch.) There is no troubleshoot list to guide you through the process. You would have to crawl through the information people have found in the past.

[Scorpio]

Probably SF6 just because it has a lot more new players