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Honestly AC Testament is probably guaranteed 2nd, Eddie was just really fucked up That being said, the nerf is real. Yeah it's a weird sidegrade where the character changed a lot, but AC Testament is super lame and uninteractive. The gap between tiers is just lower in +R.
@@BlackDT Idk, Zappa also does some pretty nasty things, and when I watch good Baiken players she looks utterly cracked. Testament is easily the most popular out of all those, and easiest to abuse the power of though. I personally think the main contest is Zappa, but it really comes down to consistency versus explosive potential
Testament's tier list history, especially in the segments shown in the video, has always been pretty funny to me. Went from "1-9 vs half the cast" tier (ML) -> bottom tier (X) -> low tier (Reload) -> absolute warcrime tier (AC/R+).
Strive Testament has some really obscure callbacks in their kit; 2K's animation is almost identical to their Missing Link 2K, and Calamity One visually resembles EX Testament's empowered EXE Beast.
Pretty interesting video honestly, I am real curious about your other videos. Im a big Potemkin fan and while I do know how fucking broken he is right now in Strive I won't lie I do miss a lot of his gameplay from +R, seriously I'd trade stuff like Garuda Impact for 2S with vacuum any day or Flicks working on Supers again anyday! Heck I even like Judge Gauntlet (though I wish it was buffed). Though his journey took quite a while for him to get fully viable and not so clunky, I believe around Slash is when we would finally see him the powerful yet really fun Grappler that we got in AC/+R, before that he had tools and damage but they weren't all that great... too bad that Xrd took the wrong lesson and decided to inspire on the crappy Reload version. At the very least Potemkin in Strive generally was pretty solid, though I do wish his gameplay was a bit more fun. Oh one suggestion if you are ever interested! There are some oddly niche versions of a few X/XX characters that maybe later on you could look into, mostly out of curiosity, those being from X GBA having exclusive EX and GG versions (The first one is unique to that version and different from the EX of the XX games like Potemkin being able to run and air dash and having a insta slidehead and the latter is a mix between the ML and X versions with X characters getting a bunch of new tools and changes, like Dizzy getting Dragon Install), GGX SLash (First game to have Order Sol and ABA in the main games and was mostly led by Mori instead of Daisuke, which from what I heard might be more unbalanced then AC) and X 1.5 (a rerelease of X on arcades that adds a few things from XX to X and some unique ones like Potemkin being able to Roll) And while it is a touchy subject, apparently Testament was always planned to be agender, according to interviews with Daisuke from back in 2002: "They're androgynous. In fact, they've transcended human existence. Just like me." That and a lot of other information like the character polls in the ArcSys 25th anniversary character book with them being in the male AND female character polls. The Guilty Gear Wiki has better explanation to these things (not the Fandom one) But in a nutshell, the official translations for those games just were pretty mediocre, quite a few details were cut or forgotten and some weird additions like Johnny's last name for a long while was thought to be Sfondi, but it was a mistranslation along with the whole plot of Chipp wanting to be a President actually being a thing since Missing Link. Anyway I look forward to seeing more of your videos and for whatever comes next!
One of my friends who plays these games is a pot player too, and even though he mostly plays casually he also prefers the tools available in +R. I think that version of pot created a really satisfying gameplay loop, more so than most other versions.
@@a52productions Been playing em competitively for 20+ years. Moves are moves/specials. A button implies pressing a button and an attack happening. Which is definitely not something that happens, especially in old GG games at least in the context of this video. lol
I started playing STRIVE because literally my first FG char was Bridget was going in. But coming in and playing her reworked kit, I felt unsatisfied. Testament tho, hit all the right spots for me, I love characters with long range and "viscous" attacks that can play mid range (ie. Eliza from Skullgirls), I didnt like the trap based gameplay in ACC but Im loving the fundamentals based zoning they offer in Strive (and is a good "teacher" character for me who has bad BAD neutral). I love Testament and I hope they stay this way
It's nice that these new versions can appeal to new people, but I can't help but wish that sometimes they would just make these versions entirely new characters rather than reworking an old one who had an iconic kit. I enjoy the gameplay of both, and would still like to see a variant of the trap based ACR gameplay in Strive which just makes the whole thing a bit bittersweet.
I have a somewhat similar experience. My all-time favourite FG character is Reload Bridget, with +r one being... Still fun, although a bit hard for my casual taste, especially with all the craziness that you have to deal with in that installment of the game. I do love to play neutral tho, and my favourite gameplay loop is basically "win neutral, set up some bullsh*t, reset to neutral after bullsh*t". Old Bridget, with her distinct lack of reliable knockdowns and an extremely diverse setplay-centric gameplay just ticked all the boxes for me. Strive one feels really repetative in comparison. Testament though... I like their new style, and while some portions of their gameplan can feel a bit repetative as well, it's not nearly as bad as you rarely even get to play them agains most of the roster)
Great restrospective. I am a huge fan of Testament in both +R and STRIVE, and the variety they bring to my character picking in either game. While I do have issues with Test's STRIVE version (mainly just from a power level standpoint and being 'too fair,' like you said), I ultimately agree with your conclusion. Also, new patch seems to be helping them lean a bit more towards their evil side :D Genuinely excited for you to talk about more characters, these are great, keep up the good work!
51:22 what the fuck i didnt even realize how long this video was it did NOT feel like a hour it felt like 20 mins how did you keep me engaged like that
youve very quickly become one of my favorite gear youtubers, and while im personally not interested in ino and am much more interested in seeing you make videos about sol/baiken/zato i look forward to hopefully learning not to hate ino
Dude, thank you so much for that. I'm just glad that people enjoy the things that I like talking about, and if it's any consolation I absolutely hated I-no up until a month ago. In every other version of GG she has been the bane of my existence and now I'm the one playing her...
So you're saying this character has completely changed in every single game xhe's released in and yet I still have had to listen to Testament "players" bitching and crying about how xhe was "ruined" in strive for FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS
Yes, exactly. Though to be fair, most people probably only played the very fun (and incredibly overpowered) version in +R. I doubt many players are thinking of Missing Link when talking about Test being ruined
Great video once again. This series is shaping up to be some of my favorite guilty gear content I've seen. I really like Strive Testament. I can see why people who played them in +r would be upset with how different they are, but as someone who had started with Xrd and mainly plays Strive, I think they are a really fun character. They are a really simple, intuitive, and fun character that still has a lot of room to explore, I love their combos, their setups, and how they navigate neutral. I've even played them as a sub at one point, and after this video and their buffs, I think I'll pick them up again! Keep up the good work, I look forward to your next GG video.
The good news is that since strive has been willing to add whole new special moves in patches, there's still hope for a new saucy move akin to badlands for testament
Ngl, I have always been a fan of Testament conceptually, but I have never been someone that likes to play a playstyle like Test's. As a Sin main on strive, I'm the most grateful about the Strive rework because it probably makes things way easier considering my game plan is just to land a hit and try to keep pressure, but I wish they give Testament some kind of trap, specially the tree could work well on Strive as long as they don't give the powered version of the move (although it could be a Super, and it could apply Stain to fit with the current version of Testament).
That could be pretty cool, and that's always the difficult part with reworks, especially ones as comprehensive as Testament's. After the rework is done there are going to be players who prefer both versions of the character, meaning that you're likely to disappoint a decent portion of the character fanbase no matter what in future versions.
Good video. Is always nice revisiting the history of a character's kit, specially versions that I am nit as familiar with, like x and earlier versions of xx such as reload. I agree with your general take on how they were reworked. Plus r Testament has soo many fun options and tools, that they are my favorite version in terms of gameplay (I say this is the case for plus r characters in general, but specially them), but is a understandable rework in strive I did also enjoy their development design and characterization wise. Like it's pretty different from their old attitude, but it tracks with the development they were having, nice they can just chill now
my favourite guilty gear character design wise, and one of my favourites overall. and as much as I miss the traps, I like strive testament a lot, probably the most balanced version of the character, and in line with strive's philosophy of reworking problem characters from the previous games. I just really, really miss the web though 😕
Same man, same. I'd really like to see a new character, built from the ground up with Strive in mind based around traps come to Strive. I think the idea could work, but not the way that Testament played
Hey, great video! I think these sorts of retrospectives are sorely lacking in the modern FGC and you did a very thorough job explaining every minute aspect of the character, which I appreciate! You remind me somewhat of the old school series "guilty bits" in terms of the voice (before novriltaka nuked their reputation by being a jagoff on twitter). A suggestion for future videos would be more emphasis on editing. I don't think there's anything wrong with long form explanation style videos, but I do think that when you're talking about a specific move, you should show the move more specifically in the background footage. It can also cut down on video length and sharpen parts of your commentary. It's also not to say that you shouldn't use background footage that's just filler at certain points, it's valuable to keep the viewer engaged, especially after you've explained what the move does in a controlled environment e.g. training mode. Last thing I will say, i mentioned the old series "guilty bits" before and honestly, I think that's an idea you should "strive" for in the future (hahaha puns) whenever Strive finally reaches its final version. Your voice is pleasant to listen to and you're very knowledgeable. If you were to combine that with shorter form video formats and smart editing (i recall RemyHobo and their GGST Anji videos), you'd make some very good stuff!
I'll try to remember to check those out for some inspiration. I made an attempt to throw up background footage of a given move being useful when I was talking about it, but with this character there were a lot of times in my gameplay where I just couldn't make good use of a move, or at least not over and over again for a good showcase. That said I did notice that and want to try and force some better situations for the sake of footage. Thanks for the feedback!
Amazing video!! seriously this popped into my feed randomly and you seriously hit it out the park with this! now I kinda feel like i wanna make an I-No video in this style and format...
Great video, with a ton of detail and history! Is it me or does the original GG game have a crapload of random screen-wide flashes? Especially at the "Slash" moment. I'm not sensitive to that, but I could see it being a problem for some people.
I am a new gg player, but i prefer the old design. Its actually pretty cool to make a non-binary character due for them being transformed into a gear - and as for what i heard, the english translation used the he/him pronouns because industry in that epoch wasn't so acceptable with queer characters - and in his music theme its used all pronouns, its quite cool for him being nom binary because "they transcend human's norms". But i think that the redesign was unnecessary, i miss the old testament (even tho i never played that epoch) because his aura was crazyyyy, it fit the character and the lore of being biologically a boy and surgically transformed into a gear (maybe removing his genitalia because it wasn't necessary and Making them stronger, faster and more agile in an inhuman way). I prefer the old testament, because it was the one who makes more sense etc. As i said, him being non-binary and the "explanation" for this is actually quite cool but about the appearance aspect... Just no :/, they could make him elegant and still having that aura, vibe and design (Sorry for any English mistake, it isn't my first language)
Nah I agree for the most part. I like both looks, but I liked the subtle detailing of the old models. I also find it funny that in the Japanese voiceovers Testament was voiced by a woman in the first game, a man in the next 2 games, and then a woman again in Strive. That gender angle has been sold since day 1, even if the character was still referred to as a he
😊 You should talk about the history of z a t o /eddie constantly being relegated to bottom tier and how it happened. also sorry that you got excited for dizzy only for her to turn into bottom tier trash
Bottom tier doesn't bother me, I seem to be attracted to bad characters no matter what I play. They just designed her horribly in ST. They tried to build a character around Wings of Light it feels but that move is toxic and flawed from it's most baseline design and just utterly ruined her. I'll probably make a video complaining about it soon honestly.
@@Garharu yeah I just really don't understand like what these people are doing. It's like they put so much work into a new design... And whether or not I agree with it whatever... point is: these developers put so much work into new designs for basically every single character for better or worse Then only allow these new designs to do a limited number of moves and special moves. like, I don't think any casual is going to complain about having more moves unless you get up to the Tekken level move lists. I have no idea what these people think when they compartmentalize dizzy's kit and then the only thing they give back is that lightwing crap
@@ZachStarAttack Real. I mean honestly I was a big time casual up until Strive, and I couldn't really enjoy Strive casually. I've only started enjoying Strive recently because I'll either just fight my friends, or I'll try to climb and improve constantly, but old Gear I never cared to be good at, I knew what good looked like, and I know what makes characters strong, but I never cared to put that time in. I originally started playing Dizzy because I liked her wings (which are now visually basically gone), and her kit was unique, fast, and had a lot of different ways to play. Her long special move list in Xrd is part of why I picked her up as a casual. But in Strive the design seems to be: Everyone gets their 4 government mandated special moves, OR You have 3 resource bars to manage that if you slip up once you do nothing for the next 10 seconds (that latter one is obviously and exaggeration, but I hope the point is made)
IMO I DID ACTUALLY ENJOY GGX TESTAMENT, SURE MY FAVORITE TESTAMENT IS X2, THEY WERE STILL FUN SOMEHOW IN X, ALSO IF YOU WANT SOME RANDOM GAMEPLAY I HAVE ALMOST AN HOUR OF IT LOL ua-cam.com/video/Sm6So1anzMw/v-deo.htmlsi=NGkL8fp-JCyHuBe6
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My favorite bit of testament history is being arguably top 1 in AC and then ‘nerfed’ into arguably top 1 in ACR
Thank you arcsys
Honestly AC Testament is probably guaranteed 2nd, Eddie was just really fucked up
That being said, the nerf is real. Yeah it's a weird sidegrade where the character changed a lot, but AC Testament is super lame and uninteractive. The gap between tiers is just lower in +R.
Anyone who says testament being top 1 in ACR is arguable is probably a testament player.
There’s no argument lol
@@BlackDT Idk, Zappa also does some pretty nasty things, and when I watch good Baiken players she looks utterly cracked. Testament is easily the most popular out of all those, and easiest to abuse the power of though. I personally think the main contest is Zappa, but it really comes down to consistency versus explosive potential
Testies is paying for war crimes that can never be forgiven.
Testament's tier list history, especially in the segments shown in the video, has always been pretty funny to me.
Went from "1-9 vs half the cast" tier (ML) -> bottom tier (X) -> low tier (Reload) -> absolute warcrime tier (AC/R+).
Yep and back to being pretty bad for most of Strive. This character has had it rocky
Strive Testament has some really obscure callbacks in their kit; 2K's animation is almost identical to their Missing Link 2K, and Calamity One visually resembles EX Testament's empowered EXE Beast.
Their Strive theme also calls back to their Missing Link theme.
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Pretty interesting video honestly, I am real curious about your other videos. Im a big Potemkin fan and while I do know how fucking broken he is right now in Strive I won't lie I do miss a lot of his gameplay from +R, seriously I'd trade stuff like Garuda Impact for 2S with vacuum any day or Flicks working on Supers again anyday! Heck I even like Judge Gauntlet (though I wish it was buffed). Though his journey took quite a while for him to get fully viable and not so clunky, I believe around Slash is when we would finally see him the powerful yet really fun Grappler that we got in AC/+R, before that he had tools and damage but they weren't all that great... too bad that Xrd took the wrong lesson and decided to inspire on the crappy Reload version. At the very least Potemkin in Strive generally was pretty solid, though I do wish his gameplay was a bit more fun.
Oh one suggestion if you are ever interested! There are some oddly niche versions of a few X/XX characters that maybe later on you could look into, mostly out of curiosity, those being from X GBA having exclusive EX and GG versions (The first one is unique to that version and different from the EX of the XX games like Potemkin being able to run and air dash and having a insta slidehead and the latter is a mix between the ML and X versions with X characters getting a bunch of new tools and changes, like Dizzy getting Dragon Install), GGX SLash (First game to have Order Sol and ABA in the main games and was mostly led by Mori instead of Daisuke, which from what I heard might be more unbalanced then AC) and X 1.5 (a rerelease of X on arcades that adds a few things from XX to X and some unique ones like Potemkin being able to Roll)
And while it is a touchy subject, apparently Testament was always planned to be agender, according to interviews with Daisuke from back in 2002: "They're androgynous. In fact, they've transcended human existence. Just like me." That and a lot of other information like the character polls in the ArcSys 25th anniversary character book with them being in the male AND female character polls. The Guilty Gear Wiki has better explanation to these things (not the Fandom one) But in a nutshell, the official translations for those games just were pretty mediocre, quite a few details were cut or forgotten and some weird additions like Johnny's last name for a long while was thought to be Sfondi, but it was a mistranslation along with the whole plot of Chipp wanting to be a President actually being a thing since Missing Link.
Anyway I look forward to seeing more of your videos and for whatever comes next!
One of my friends who plays these games is a pot player too, and even though he mostly plays casually he also prefers the tools available in +R. I think that version of pot created a really satisfying gameplay loop, more so than most other versions.
Hearing someone refer to a special move with an input command as a “button” (singular) that is “pressed” bothers me a lot more than it should.
Eh, you make a fair point. I wasn't even thinking about the phrasing of that so deep into scripting
It's fairly common in fighting game terminology
@@a52productions Been playing em competitively for 20+ years. Moves are moves/specials. A button implies pressing a button and an attack happening. Which is definitely not something that happens, especially in old GG games at least in the context of this video. lol
@@Garharu It's all good, the YT grind is brutal!
@@Turbovec You got that right brother
I started playing STRIVE because literally my first FG char was Bridget was going in. But coming in and playing her reworked kit, I felt unsatisfied. Testament tho, hit all the right spots for me, I love characters with long range and "viscous" attacks that can play mid range (ie. Eliza from Skullgirls), I didnt like the trap based gameplay in ACC but Im loving the fundamentals based zoning they offer in Strive (and is a good "teacher" character for me who has bad BAD neutral). I love Testament and I hope they stay this way
It's nice that these new versions can appeal to new people, but I can't help but wish that sometimes they would just make these versions entirely new characters rather than reworking an old one who had an iconic kit. I enjoy the gameplay of both, and would still like to see a variant of the trap based ACR gameplay in Strive which just makes the whole thing a bit bittersweet.
I have a somewhat similar experience. My all-time favourite FG character is Reload Bridget, with +r one being... Still fun, although a bit hard for my casual taste, especially with all the craziness that you have to deal with in that installment of the game. I do love to play neutral tho, and my favourite gameplay loop is basically "win neutral, set up some bullsh*t, reset to neutral after bullsh*t". Old Bridget, with her distinct lack of reliable knockdowns and an extremely diverse setplay-centric gameplay just ticked all the boxes for me. Strive one feels really repetative in comparison.
Testament though... I like their new style, and while some portions of their gameplan can feel a bit repetative as well, it's not nearly as bad as you rarely even get to play them agains most of the roster)
Great restrospective. I am a huge fan of Testament in both +R and STRIVE, and the variety they bring to my character picking in either game. While I do have issues with Test's STRIVE version (mainly just from a power level standpoint and being 'too fair,' like you said), I ultimately agree with your conclusion.
Also, new patch seems to be helping them lean a bit more towards their evil side :D
Genuinely excited for you to talk about more characters, these are great, keep up the good work!
Thank you! And I absolutely will, these are a lot of fun to make
51:22 what the fuck i didnt even realize how long this video was it did NOT feel like a hour it felt like 20 mins how did you keep me engaged like that
That's a huge compliment, and exactly what I was going for! Glad you enjoyed
youve very quickly become one of my favorite gear youtubers, and while im personally not interested in ino and am much more interested in seeing you make videos about sol/baiken/zato i look forward to hopefully learning not to hate ino
Dude, thank you so much for that. I'm just glad that people enjoy the things that I like talking about, and if it's any consolation I absolutely hated I-no up until a month ago. In every other version of GG she has been the bane of my existence and now I'm the one playing her...
So you're saying this character has completely changed in every single game xhe's released in and yet I still have had to listen to Testament "players" bitching and crying about how xhe was "ruined" in strive for FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS
Yes, exactly. Though to be fair, most people probably only played the very fun (and incredibly overpowered) version in +R. I doubt many players are thinking of Missing Link when talking about Test being ruined
Great video once again. This series is shaping up to be some of my favorite guilty gear content I've seen.
I really like Strive Testament. I can see why people who played them in +r would be upset with how different they are, but as someone who had started with Xrd and mainly plays Strive, I think they are a really fun character. They are a really simple, intuitive, and fun character that still has a lot of room to explore, I love their combos, their setups, and how they navigate neutral. I've even played them as a sub at one point, and after this video and their buffs, I think I'll pick them up again!
Keep up the good work, I look forward to your next GG video.
Thank you, I'll do my best!
The good news is that since strive has been willing to add whole new special moves in patches, there's still hope for a new saucy move akin to badlands for testament
We can hope
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Mibeador mentionned we're playing ggx1.5 with this one 🔥🔥🔥
Ngl, I have always been a fan of Testament conceptually, but I have never been someone that likes to play a playstyle like Test's. As a Sin main on strive, I'm the most grateful about the Strive rework because it probably makes things way easier considering my game plan is just to land a hit and try to keep pressure, but I wish they give Testament some kind of trap, specially the tree could work well on Strive as long as they don't give the powered version of the move (although it could be a Super, and it could apply Stain to fit with the current version of Testament).
That could be pretty cool, and that's always the difficult part with reworks, especially ones as comprehensive as Testament's. After the rework is done there are going to be players who prefer both versions of the character, meaning that you're likely to disappoint a decent portion of the character fanbase no matter what in future versions.
I love Testament.
Good video. Is always nice revisiting the history of a character's kit, specially versions that I am nit as familiar with, like x and earlier versions of xx such as reload. I agree with your general take on how they were reworked. Plus r Testament has soo many fun options and tools, that they are my favorite version in terms of gameplay (I say this is the case for plus r characters in general, but specially them), but is a understandable rework in strive
I did also enjoy their development design and characterization wise. Like it's pretty different from their old attitude, but it tracks with the development they were having, nice they can just chill now
Yeah, character wise I love where Test ended up in ST, especially given that we hadn't seen them in so long
my favourite guilty gear character design wise, and one of my favourites overall.
and as much as I miss the traps, I like strive testament a lot, probably the most balanced version of the character, and in line with strive's philosophy of reworking problem characters from the previous games.
I just really, really miss the web though 😕
Same man, same. I'd really like to see a new character, built from the ground up with Strive in mind based around traps come to Strive. I think the idea could work, but not the way that Testament played
Hey, great video! I think these sorts of retrospectives are sorely lacking in the modern FGC and you did a very thorough job explaining every minute aspect of the character, which I appreciate! You remind me somewhat of the old school series "guilty bits" in terms of the voice (before novriltaka nuked their reputation by being a jagoff on twitter).
A suggestion for future videos would be more emphasis on editing. I don't think there's anything wrong with long form explanation style videos, but I do think that when you're talking about a specific move, you should show the move more specifically in the background footage. It can also cut down on video length and sharpen parts of your commentary. It's also not to say that you shouldn't use background footage that's just filler at certain points, it's valuable to keep the viewer engaged, especially after you've explained what the move does in a controlled environment e.g. training mode.
Last thing I will say, i mentioned the old series "guilty bits" before and honestly, I think that's an idea you should "strive" for in the future (hahaha puns) whenever Strive finally reaches its final version. Your voice is pleasant to listen to and you're very knowledgeable. If you were to combine that with shorter form video formats and smart editing (i recall RemyHobo and their GGST Anji videos), you'd make some very good stuff!
I'll try to remember to check those out for some inspiration. I made an attempt to throw up background footage of a given move being useful when I was talking about it, but with this character there were a lot of times in my gameplay where I just couldn't make good use of a move, or at least not over and over again for a good showcase. That said I did notice that and want to try and force some better situations for the sake of footage. Thanks for the feedback!
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Amazing video!! seriously this popped into my feed randomly and you seriously hit it out the park with this!
now I kinda feel like i wanna make an I-No video in this style and format...
You'll have to beat me to it! She's on my list
@Garharu we'll see then :3 Im already making a strive ino guide which I'm almost done with so maybe after that..
I love these types of videos. You did a great job on this and I hope to see more stuff from you!
Thank you! I hope to see you come back
I genuinely miss Reload Gravedigger.
Me too
Great video, with a ton of detail and history! Is it me or does the original GG game have a crapload of random screen-wide flashes? Especially at the "Slash" moment. I'm not sensitive to that, but I could see it being a problem for some people.
I didn't even think about that, but you're right it is pretty flashy. I'll try to cut some more of that out next time, thanks for the headsup
@@Garharu Seems like doing big flashes was the art-style they used for the original game to show counter hits. Glad they changed that in the future.
Liked and subbed!
I appreciate you
My main problem with Testament in Strive is that i dont like the design. I love the old design so much i cant let go😔
lmao i thought the thumbnail said “EXE Breasts Do You Have Breasts?”
LOL
Order sol video please!
Damn they really are just trying to be Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course but much like how the seasons change so does their kit.
I am a new gg player, but i prefer the old design. Its actually pretty cool to make a non-binary character due for them being transformed into a gear - and as for what i heard, the english translation used the he/him pronouns because industry in that epoch wasn't so acceptable with queer characters - and in his music theme its used all pronouns, its quite cool for him being nom binary because "they transcend human's norms". But i think that the redesign was unnecessary, i miss the old testament (even tho i never played that epoch) because his aura was crazyyyy, it fit the character and the lore of being biologically a boy and surgically transformed into a gear (maybe removing his genitalia because it wasn't necessary and Making them stronger, faster and more agile in an inhuman way). I prefer the old testament, because it was the one who makes more sense etc. As i said, him being non-binary and the "explanation" for this is actually quite cool but about the appearance aspect... Just no :/, they could make him elegant and still having that aura, vibe and design
(Sorry for any English mistake, it isn't my first language)
Nah I agree for the most part. I like both looks, but I liked the subtle detailing of the old models. I also find it funny that in the Japanese voiceovers Testament was voiced by a woman in the first game, a man in the next 2 games, and then a woman again in Strive. That gender angle has been sold since day 1, even if the character was still referred to as a he
@@Garharu yes lol, its just a bit confusing. I also like both looks but old is gold and this applies to my feeling about both testament haha
😊 You should talk about the history of z a t o /eddie constantly being relegated to bottom tier and how it happened. also sorry that you got excited for dizzy only for her to turn into bottom tier trash
Bottom tier doesn't bother me, I seem to be attracted to bad characters no matter what I play. They just designed her horribly in ST. They tried to build a character around Wings of Light it feels but that move is toxic and flawed from it's most baseline design and just utterly ruined her. I'll probably make a video complaining about it soon honestly.
@Garharu wing o light is boring and lame and her kit variety is gutted and goofy. failure on all fronts
@@ZachStarAttack 100% agree
@@Garharu yeah I just really don't understand like what these people are doing. It's like they put so much work into a new design... And whether or not I agree with it whatever... point is:
these developers put so much work into new designs for basically every single character for better or worse Then only allow these new designs to do a limited number of moves and special moves. like, I don't think any casual is going to complain about having more moves unless you get up to the Tekken level move lists. I have no idea what these people think when they compartmentalize dizzy's kit and then the only thing they give back is that lightwing crap
@@ZachStarAttack Real. I mean honestly I was a big time casual up until Strive, and I couldn't really enjoy Strive casually. I've only started enjoying Strive recently because I'll either just fight my friends, or I'll try to climb and improve constantly, but old Gear I never cared to be good at, I knew what good looked like, and I know what makes characters strong, but I never cared to put that time in.
I originally started playing Dizzy because I liked her wings (which are now visually basically gone), and her kit was unique, fast, and had a lot of different ways to play. Her long special move list in Xrd is part of why I picked her up as a casual. But in Strive the design seems to be: Everyone gets their 4 government mandated special moves, OR You have 3 resource bars to manage that if you slip up once you do nothing for the next 10 seconds (that latter one is obviously and exaggeration, but I hope the point is made)
IMO I DID ACTUALLY ENJOY GGX TESTAMENT, SURE MY FAVORITE TESTAMENT IS X2, THEY WERE STILL FUN SOMEHOW IN X, ALSO IF YOU WANT SOME RANDOM GAMEPLAY I HAVE ALMOST AN HOUR OF IT LOL
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Wtf lmao, that's awesome. I def still enjoyed the character in X, but they were missing a LOT in that version for sure.