Difference between GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-, -REVELATOR- and REV 2

[Ec8er]

Ok, I'm kinda lost.
GG -SIGN- and -REVELATOR- are different games in which the latter is a newer game, I get that. But they're very similar to me. Which one is better and which I should buy?
Do I miss something important if I choose -REVELATOR- instead od -SIGN-?
Is REV 2 a fancy named simple dlc for -REVELATOR- that i can ignore, or is it basically mandatory to play the game right now?

I've played a lot Guilty Gear X2 #Reload on ps2 back in the day and I wanted to get into the series once more. I thought to buy Guilty Gear -REVELATOR- "base game" on sale right now.

[KyoSto]

Revelator is the new release in the Xrd series of guilty gear, REV2 is sort of a sequel or upgrade to Revelator, SIGN was the first Xrd game and is outdated, less characters and non of the balance changes to the cast that came with Revelator, it does have a different story story than Revelator IIRC but that's about it. I don't think there's a reason to buy SIGN atm, also if you want to play online I think REV2 is a must as the others aren't populated.

[Bootleg Megaboss]

TLDR: "GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- (+DLC Characters) + REV 2 All-in-One (does not include optional DLCs)" This is the one you wanna get.

Sign was the first in the Xrd series, which began a new story that continues from Guilty Gear 2 -Overture-. It introduced new mechanics, moves and characters, while also stripping away most of the mechanics from Accent Core.

Revelator was intended to be DLC for Sign, but it ended up being its own game. The story is a sequel to Sign, the game includes new characters (both returning veterans and brand new characters), big changes to the gameplay for all the characters as well as system mechanics and in general it's a massive improvement over Sign in every aspect. Single player modes were improved too, the tutorials are better and there's more stuff to do and unlock.

Rev 2 is DLC for Revelator. Story wise, it has 3 short movies taking place after Revelator's story mode. Gameplay wise, it adds 2 characters and makes lots of small changes here and there.

If you ever intend to play online, you'll need Revelator and the Rev 2 DLC, since people only play Rev 2 now. The'res a bundle that gets you everything you need on the game's store page and it's "GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- (+DLC Characters) + REV 2 All-in-One (does not include optional DLCs)". The only things missing from that are character colours and system voices.

[Ec8er]

Originally posted by KyoSto:

Revelator is the new release in the Xrd series of guilty gear, REV2 is sort of a sequel or upgrade to Revelator, SIGN was the first Xrd game and is outdated, less characters and non of the balance changes to the cast that came with Revelator, it does have a different story story than Revelator IIRC but that's about it. I don't think there's a reason to buy SIGN atm, also if you want to play online I think REV2 is a must as the others aren't populated.

Exept REV 2 dlc are there other dlcs I sould buy? I looked ate the store page and most of them are alt. colors and sounds(?) What are those system voices? The only dlc I think I want is Dizzy dlc.

[Ec8er]

Originally posted by Bootleg Megaboss:

TLDR

What are those system voices? Does it change the classic announcer? Heck, does this game has this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wneMdNs6yNs

[KyoSto]

Originally posted by Ec8er:

Originally posted by KyoSto:

Revelator is the new release in the Xrd series of guilty gear, REV2 is sort of a sequel or upgrade to Revelator, SIGN was the first Xrd game and is outdated, less characters and non of the balance changes to the cast that came with Revelator, it does have a different story story than Revelator IIRC but that's about it. I don't think there's a reason to buy SIGN atm, also if you want to play online I think REV2 is a must as the others aren't populated.

Exept REV 2 dlc are there other dlcs I sould buy? I looked ate the store page and most of them are alt. colors and sounds(?) What are those system voices? The only dlc I think I want is Dizzy dlc.

Get GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- (+DLC Characters) + REV 2 All-in-One (does not include optional DLCs) (basically the one for 20 bucks) It has all character DLC currently released, the other DLCs are worthless as they have no bearing on gameplay, system voices are basically like announcers but i think you can get them in game for free along with the colors.

[Bootleg Megaboss]

Originally posted by Ec8er:

Originally posted by Bootleg Megaboss:

TLDR

What are those system voices? Does it change the classic announcer? Heck, does this game has this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wneMdNs6yNs

Yes, the system voices change the game announcer. You can have Sol, Ky or Potemkin for example be the announcers.

No, it doesn't. The default announcer is brand new. The original X2 announcer was already replaced before, when Accent Core came out in 2006.

[ZeroX]

If you don't follow @Bootleg Megaboss indications, then you only need Rev 2, but it doesn't have the 2 dlc characters. If you dont mind them, then it's ok.

[Bootleg Megaboss]

Originally posted by ZeroX:

If you don't follow @Bootleg Megaboss, then you only need Rev 2, but it doesn't have the 2 dlc characters. If you dont mind them, then it's ok.

They'd still need Rev 1 to even run Rev 2.

[Ec8er]

Ok, Thank You All for answers! I'll go with GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- (+DLC Characters) + REV 2 All-in-One.
Have a good day you all!

[Odin_Strange]

I believe -Sign- is the only version of the game with English voice actors as an option, which is so unfortunate.