Lets ignore how crazy he is, and lets loop back to a interview with Arc System Works: _"Characters in Xrd doesnt have long hair or dangly clothing like capes because theyre annoying to animate"_ (I dont remember quote exactly, but its pretty much it) Well, look what we have here. All the pain learning how to animate Granblue characters paid off Look at Asuka's awesome cape animation
@@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz he has an aerial-low an overhead 6H meaning he doesn't need to draw it a plus on block tracking overhead a fast teleport a ton of guard crush moves and guard crush projectiles you are fucking crazy if you think he is not gonna have some of the strongest mix ups in the game
It would've been really funny if Asuka was jacked beyond belief but didn't chose to engage in cqc because he doesn't like it (to contrast Sol who is over 9000000 iq scientist that just punches things until they die)
10:36 To preface, Chipp is famous for having hilariously low HP. In fact, in every single Guilty Gear game Chipp has been in, he's had the lowest HP of the roster every time without fail. Except for Strive. *That's* how frail Asuka is without mana.
I mean if we making blazblue stuff I hope someday we get a character with valiant crush and valiant charger combos like Azrael. Nothing gets the neurons firing like kicking someone across the screen while hitting them while moving. But Asuka is lookin cool, can't wait to see some sauce.
Just realised the test cases have moon phases attributed to them. Man that's a weird thing to take from Melty. I don't think anyone's going to be calling his cases half, full or crescent.
Very close to a highly theory class, hope it become clear in the lab. Meanwhile, I'd like they fixed the network asap, no need to wait for Asuka for that. Unless the fix is in the deck.
7:37 First thing I thought when I saw this was, imagine playing at a Strive Tournament and the opponent just pulls up a spell sheet to plan which spells to use against you.
Maybe the goal was for Asuka to give player expression to the user. It would very well be that most of his spells do the same thing just in different ways.
Can't wait for the top players to completely ignore 98% of his spells and just focus on the most optimal ones. Making every askuka Player play exactly the same
Here's hoping this is all easier than it looks. Really wanna play him, but bro looks like he requires more brainpower than half of the base roster combined lol
If you really wanna play him you'll learn him, the execution isn't hard. you're just gonna have to play him ALOT until you get any good because of the RNG and quantity of his spells. it's all experience
@@Uooooooooooooh I'm obviously gonna learn him to some extent, just depends what that extent will be. Also, hard to say on the execution yet, character's not out.
He's simple to play once you understand, but 100% the hardest character to master in the game. Learning how to improvise with what spells you have will be important since you don't have full control over which cards you have. Not to mention the fact that you have to be able to execute his specials extremely quickly to be effective in combat (though the ability to cancel into other specials with simpler inputs from chant will make this easier, but it will still take some time to get used to).
2:31 they should've just put this part at the end of the guide. just means that special cancelling out of chant is with a simple input instead of the full motion (not sure if it's just with chant or all specials but chaining bookmark also looks really fast)
And people say GG Strive is easy, Daisuke took that personally and put the most technical character that ever made ( After Zato, Jack O and Faust, Asuka can be the third hardest character to lear for the amount of tools he have)
How is playing Yu-Gi-Oh/MTG(well,not literally) in real time even compare to those characters you mentioned. It's wayy harder to not only manage 3 resources basically, but you also need to keep in mind which deck you're currently on,which one you should be in any given situation,which spells you have available and how they can be used and which spells do you need and that's the chance to get it
11:09 Funny how you say "He's gotta be broken. He's gotta be." The last guy I watched was dooming about him lol. IMO I agree that he's going to be broken, but with how complex he is we'll have to wait till he drops to see where he lands on the tierlist (I'm still gonna be playing him even if he's low tier (somehow)).
I would play bedman for 2 reason 1) the design is kinda cool 2) to access his mix up he doesnt need luck, and he has a completely different gameplay and mechanic
We getting oldskool GG back now, so pumped for season 3! To be fair, strive's gotta mix it up now that SF6 is getting the spotlight and most people would drop all the other fighting games when that and Tekken 8 comes out
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Same, regardless of balance, this character looks so badass. The cape with the entire universe as its internal pattern is god-tier levels of design. If Asuka turns out to be generational levels of OP bullshit, at least it's going to That Man, a character they built up for like 20 years. Looking forward to your early labbing.
As cool as he is, i am not that excited for asuka, what i am excited for is the fact that, since they were willing to make a character thats more complex, i have a higher chance of getting my beloved Venom in strive.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI I mean, yeah i can see that being an issue, someone like GL or pot would not get to play the game if he was the same as in rev2, dark angel with positive bonus would make him a bigger corner pressure machine then HC. But still, he is literally my favourite character in the series, and i would love to see him in strive, with as little change as possible. Altho i think having the balls despawn if he gets hit, like jack'o minions or GL drone would make him more bearable to play against, even with his old moveset.
First..... Asuka The Zoner. The Nine the Phantom of Guilty Gear. This character starting to look interesting. 2:30 Nevermind. 2:50 Same Reaction as Jiyuna. Is he going to be another Arcade Boss? A Sol vs. Asuka rematch? This type of gameplay style is gonna be for the spammers/mashers only. But then again they need mana. 3:25 YU-GI-OH character. This man is secretly a yugioh fan. 6:30 Pulling Out Extra Cards. When Exodia. 8:50 Yup We Are Screwed. "Give Me A Break" Sol's Xrd Theme. Yup this songs title fits the situation for a Asuka encounter. If he's gonna be the broken character that might get everyone interested to play Strive again? They immediately would want ArcSys and Daisuke to Nerf the Heck out of him.
Guys finally they brought TCG system in fighting game, if somebody hire arcys to make Yu-Gi-Oh/shadowverse the fighting game they already have a prototype Chant = Use Card Bookmark = Draw Card Test Case = Deck Card Mana = Play Point Spell Interface = Card in Hand
I had to replay some of that, maybe it was the bland game narrator's voice but, that was ALOT lol. "How is this guy in the game when Gio has like 2 moves" THANK YOU! I thought I was crazy thinking some of these characters felt a tad light.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Sounds good, I’ll check out the match footage. I loved Venom and Rachel so this character might be up my alley lol. Some of the Strive character have felt bland imo.
I can see it now... The twitter mob are gonna say he sucks day 1. Absolute garbage, they'll cry. Then, three years from now and 30 gazillion nerfs later, the twitter mob will be complaining how he's been top 5 since he released and they always, always knew it.
This dude is going to be like LEE SIN from LOL. Bloated kit, and high skill cap. I never agree with a high skill cap champ being op when played optimally, as comp games should be balanced top down. Pros will abuse Asuka from the start. Either he will be Weak af or too op.
Lets ignore how crazy he is, and lets loop back to a interview with Arc System Works:
_"Characters in Xrd doesnt have long hair or dangly clothing like capes because theyre annoying to animate"_
(I dont remember quote exactly, but its pretty much it)
Well, look what we have here. All the pain learning how to animate Granblue characters paid off
Look at Asuka's awesome cape animation
Yeah, definitely have been learning and improving over the years.
3:57 Jiyuna's smile when he sees Kokonoe's graviton is priceless
Had 0 expectations for this character but now I'm really excited.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI honestly now, how could you have 0 expectations for a character like 20 years in the making? Jubei who?!
@@Rhannmah right, i knew they were gonna make him ridiculous because of who he is but damn!
Asuka mains will be like "Lemme reshuffle" My Brother in Christ, I'm not going to sugar coat it.
The triple meme combo
She speaks in riddles
I got mixed by this coment
What the fuck are you even saying
dude literally shooting everything at the wall hoping something sticks
Finally the honest, ground based footsies that GG is known for have returned.
True Guilty Gear.
play gio, then look at this character. it's like she's from another game.
high level gameplay for asuka is going to be insane, imma be getting hit by full screen mix-ups 😭😔
the low doesnt hit full screen at least
Blazblue players already know
the worst he can do is ambiguous low-overhead-low-overhead from midscreen if he draws right.
you act like a character with this much depth will be good or used by top players, we'll see tho
@@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz
he has
an aerial-low
an overhead 6H meaning he doesn't need to draw it
a plus on block tracking overhead
a fast teleport
a ton of guard crush moves and guard crush projectiles
you are fucking crazy if you think he is not gonna have some of the strongest mix ups in the game
I'm laughing because he's literally the opposite of Sol.
i dont really think that Ky could prepare him to battle with geometry flying in his general direction D:
It would've been really funny if Asuka was jacked beyond belief but didn't chose to engage in cqc because he doesn't like it (to contrast Sol who is over 9000000 iq scientist that just punches things until they die)
"Projectiles are based" - That Man
Since his spells can be used in the air surely that means with the ground rocks you can have a low while airborne.
Yeah pretty sure that was shown in the trailer or gameplay, which is horrifying
im calling it now its gonna be a mid in the air, it would be way too strong to have an airborne low
that is scary af lol. Arial low mix
the return of arakune
@@kikyska4813 when I saw it in aerial low I immediately thought of arakune
10:36
To preface, Chipp is famous for having hilariously low HP. In fact, in every single Guilty Gear game Chipp has been in, he's had the lowest HP of the roster every time without fail.
Except for Strive. *That's* how frail Asuka is without mana.
I mean if we making blazblue stuff I hope someday we get a character with valiant crush and valiant charger combos like Azrael. Nothing gets the neurons firing like kicking someone across the screen while hitting them while moving. But Asuka is lookin cool, can't wait to see some sauce.
Not the exact same energy but airborn CH wolf arrow has this effect it’s so satisfying
Airborne CH 5H Giovanna also has this feeling cuz the slow down gives u enough time to dash up it’s so nice
I mean
Slayer did stuff kinda like that
But yes I miss the unga king. Spartan kick combos baby
Just realised the test cases have moon phases attributed to them. Man that's a weird thing to take from Melty. I don't think anyone's going to be calling his cases half, full or crescent.
For his neutral special, he wields a book.
I am going to express myself as a player so much with Asuka
Very close to a highly theory class, hope it become clear in the lab.
Meanwhile, I'd like they fixed the network asap, no need to wait for Asuka for that. Unless the fix is in the deck.
he has only four moves and 2 supers like giovanna what could possibly go wrong
7:37 First thing I thought when I saw this was, imagine playing at a Strive Tournament and the opponent just pulls up a spell sheet to plan which spells to use against you.
arc system works is really creative. i have never thought D&D elements will work in fighting game
Bro I need a degree and a diploma to play this mf 💀
Maybe the goal was for Asuka to give player expression to the user. It would very well be that most of his spells do the same thing just in different ways.
Can't wait for the top players to completely ignore 98% of his spells and just focus on the most optimal ones. Making every askuka Player play exactly the same
Yupppppp
👀 ummm
He has sneakers on, that's fundamentally incompatible with the ram main inside me (they're still cool kicks though)
I use the Ram Sneaker mod on PC.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI damn you got the sneaker tech already? you got half of asuka figured out
Someone tell Arc I have a public school education please.
Damn, dude has a deck builder mechanic almost. Pretty crazy, I don’t play strive but it seems interesting.
He’s a living Deck-Building game
Here's hoping this is all easier than it looks. Really wanna play him, but bro looks like he requires more brainpower than half of the base roster combined lol
If you really wanna play him you'll learn him, the execution isn't hard. you're just gonna have to play him ALOT until you get any good because of the RNG and quantity of his spells. it's all experience
@@Uooooooooooooh I'm obviously gonna learn him to some extent, just depends what that extent will be. Also, hard to say on the execution yet, character's not out.
He's simple to play once you understand, but 100% the hardest character to master in the game. Learning how to improvise with what spells you have will be important since you don't have full control over which cards you have. Not to mention the fact that you have to be able to execute his specials extremely quickly to be effective in combat (though the ability to cancel into other specials with simpler inputs from chant will make this easier, but it will still take some time to get used to).
Yeah it’s going to be sad seeing his entire move list reduced to 4 or 5 spells max lol 😅
Rock and rock and rock.
Ragna looks a lot different than i remembered (yes this is a va joke, ragna and asuka is voiced by sugita tomokazu)
And JP in SF6!
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Yeah! I was surprised as well when i heard jp voice in sf6
2:31 they should've just put this part at the end of the guide. just means that special cancelling out of chant is with a simple input instead of the full motion (not sure if it's just with chant or all specials but chaining bookmark also looks really fast)
the designers are bored with honest characters gameplay, they wanna try making someone WILD.
Asuka about to send some fools to the shadow realm with his yugioh cards.
Why did he have to release a week before sf6😭 asuka is like the coolest characters ive ever seen in a fg. Arcsys doesnt miss with the wizards
Yeah, it's annoying now I have to balance learning 2 things. And Valorant of course.
And people say GG Strive is easy, Daisuke took that personally and put the most technical character that ever made ( After Zato, Jack O and Faust, Asuka can be the third hardest character to lear for the amount of tools he have)
How is playing Yu-Gi-Oh/MTG(well,not literally) in real time even compare to those characters you mentioned. It's wayy harder to not only manage 3 resources basically, but you also need to keep in mind which deck you're currently on,which one you should be in any given situation,which spells you have available and how they can be used and which spells do you need and that's the chance to get it
@@raykirushiroyshi2752 which will make him bad probably. Might as well play ramlethal
@@granddaddy_funk true, what's the point of playing something like HC or Zato when you can play good ol' Ram,May or Leo
/s
It’s a super easy game still
Ɓro, he's the exception not the rule, quit trying to get a gotcha moment
Assuming you cant get cards back once they're used up, he only gets 1 DP per round :O
Someone said you can, but you need to go through the entire deck first.
it sounds like they got one of the guys that do the English dubs on those NHK documentaries to narrate this
It's gotta be AI.
11:09 Funny how you say "He's gotta be broken. He's gotta be." The last guy I watched was dooming about him lol. IMO I agree that he's going to be broken, but with how complex he is we'll have to wait till he drops to see where he lands on the tierlist (I'm still gonna be playing him even if he's low tier (somehow)).
I'm HOPING he's broken so I have a new character.
Why'd they take Chipp's teleport away if they are going to give one to Asuka anyway? what
He only has one. Probably a Ghost Rare....
XD
I would play bedman for 2 reason
1) the design is kinda cool
2) to access his mix up he doesnt need luck, and he has a completely different gameplay and mechanic
He feels very mediocre.
Shadow wizard money gang, we love casting spells.
3:45 He has a fast low that he can access from the air. Chant is Air OK
The spells are not special cancellable. They're spellcial cancellable.
Thank you, I'll be here all night.
8 days later bro is right on time. Welcome Jiyuna, your coffee is cold just how you like it.
My man bookmarking abilities like Chrollo. That man playing Phantom Dust or something
We getting oldskool GG back now, so pumped for season 3! To be fair, strive's gotta mix it up now that SF6 is getting the spotlight and most people would drop all the other fighting games when that and Tekken 8 comes out
im never getting a dota fighting game but at least i get to play invoker in this
"where's the rock lemme just drop the rock" 😭
Great, now I gotta get a PhD in astro physics in order tonundersrand the different tiers of "Random Bullshit Go"
200 years character
ooooo, it's metatron's cube. I wonder what 26 refers to
This mans is a whole ass Touhou. Maybe I can use this to convince more people to play Hisoutensoku.
he'll definitely be broken. He's an old style GG character in strive. Nobody else has the complexity he has playing their own game like old GG
Bro really has Pot of Greed as a super
How in the world are you supposed to get in, the spells coverage the whole stage and all approach options?
No clue; excited to try him out.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Same, regardless of balance, this character looks so badass. The cape with the entire universe as its internal pattern is god-tier levels of design.
If Asuka turns out to be generational levels of OP bullshit, at least it's going to That Man, a character they built up for like 20 years.
Looking forward to your early labbing.
He looks easy to play. Good for beginners
A guilty gear character in anime street fighter, wonder how that turns out.
So Invoker finally made it into a fighting game.
he seems more like an xrd or xx character than a strive character
8:32 He's a mulligan Wizard
This guy should be in Dungeon Fighter Duel. And the Necromancer should be in Strive as guest.
it's dead bro.
I finally have a main in Strive
6:15 that's ehy you reload/change decks!
If there’s a Bedman Asuka grand finals I’m turning that steam off bro, shits going to give me a headache
Bedman will not make it to Grand Finals.
arakune mentioned big win 🙏
what is this?
a touhou like character on gg strive ?
Yay I hope this means we're getting Izanami too 😅
I hope the character isn't too easy to exploit, because then he'll just wind up being boring.
Can’t wait for a toned down susanoo and azrael amalgamation in strive after male mashup of Nine and Kokonoe debut
YAY i was waiting for this !!! 🎉
They effed up, they needed to add ribcage as well ;)
As cool as he is, i am not that excited for asuka, what i am excited for is the fact that, since they were willing to make a character thats more complex, i have a higher chance of getting my beloved Venom in strive.
Venom needs a new baking schtick to replace the old billiards schtick.
Venom would be have to change a lot to fit in Strive. The lack of mobility options to get around his zoning would make him busted.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI I mean, yeah i can see that being an issue, someone like GL or pot would not get to play the game if he was the same as in rev2, dark angel with positive bonus would make him a bigger corner pressure machine then HC. But still, he is literally my favourite character in the series, and i would love to see him in strive, with as little change as possible. Altho i think having the balls despawn if he gets hit, like jack'o minions or GL drone would make him more bearable to play against, even with his old moveset.
The smile on your face while watching this was pretty infectious 🙂
Smile of confusion.
I played Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. I'm ready for Asuka
he's carrying a goddamn yugioh deck
First.....
Asuka The Zoner.
The Nine the Phantom of Guilty Gear.
This character starting to look interesting.
2:30 Nevermind.
2:50 Same Reaction as Jiyuna.
Is he going to be another Arcade Boss?
A Sol vs. Asuka rematch?
This type of gameplay style is gonna be for the spammers/mashers only.
But then again they need mana.
3:25 YU-GI-OH character.
This man is secretly a yugioh fan.
6:30 Pulling Out Extra Cards.
When Exodia.
8:50 Yup We Are Screwed.
"Give Me A Break" Sol's Xrd Theme.
Yup this songs title fits the situation for a Asuka encounter.
If he's gonna be the broken character that might get everyone interested to play Strive again?
They immediately would want ArcSys and Daisuke to Nerf the Heck out of him.
Guys finally they brought TCG system in fighting game, if somebody hire arcys to make Yu-Gi-Oh/shadowverse the fighting game they already have a prototype
Chant = Use Card
Bookmark = Draw Card
Test Case = Deck Card
Mana = Play Point
Spell Interface = Card in Hand
He needs some P2W cards.
i can't believe they gave me yugioh in strive, we are so back
Once the rocket scientist pick up this character it's over man 😮💨
The guy reading the script has no friggin clue what he's reading or what it means. He's just saying the words.
So let me get this straight. Asuka is a Phantom Dust character??
I'm at least thankful that Kunzite spell can only be done if drawn and not after every bnb or blockstring.
Kunzite one of the most broken moves in any ArcSys game.
I had to replay some of that, maybe it was the bland game narrator's voice but, that was ALOT lol.
"How is this guy in the game when Gio has like 2 moves" THANK YOU!
I thought I was crazy thinking some of these characters felt a tad light.
Next video is match footage, a bit easier to follow.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Sounds good, I’ll check out the match footage. I loved Venom and Rachel so this character might be up my alley lol.
Some of the Strive character have felt bland imo.
I can see it now... The twitter mob are gonna say he sucks day 1. Absolute garbage, they'll cry. Then, three years from now and 30 gazillion nerfs later, the twitter mob will be complaining how he's been top 5 since he released and they always, always knew it.
ima be real bro... ima just find one combo that works and press buttons
Half screen aerial low, thankfully he cannot spam that shit!
Not jiyuna with the supreme
Akira.
You are wrong! Asoka is definitely making me go back to GG Strive!
Commenting on every video requesting Arakune BBCF combo trials, video 14.
Asuka looks more like a Blazblue character than a GG character lol
Guilty Gear also used to be very Gimmicky.
@generic name no.
we soku now
This dude is going to be like LEE SIN from LOL. Bloated kit, and high skill cap. I never agree with a high skill cap champ being op when played optimally, as comp games should be balanced top down. Pros will abuse Asuka from the start. Either he will be Weak af or too op.
I hope he's OP.
Reminds me of ff14 astrologian😊
This is a Yugioh character, modders do your work 👀
the fuck did I just watch lol
Happy to see a real guilty gear character. Do crazy shit in style
I'm tired of complaining about Nine. I will no longer fight Nine mains. I'm going to join you (but in another game)
I hope he's even more broken than Nine.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI real
I'm not Asuka, and it's not GG Strive we playing here anymore. Call me Invoker and this Dota 2 now.
This guy wear U$ 100 sneakers.
They're magic.
Old Touhou fighting games players. First time?
my man is not playing soku he's playing yugioh fr
I'm an SWR veteran.
@@ANIMEILLUMINATI Your favorite character and why
No Slayer, no player :'(
Asuka might be cool
Sees trailer
Man Street fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1 is coming soon can't wait
Youre crazy Asuka's cool as hell. Im never gonna play him cause hes too complicated for me. But hes cool
this guy looks fun
He does.
this dude playing magic the gathering in a fighting game
He looks mega cool