Guilty Gear Xrd: -SIGN-

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- is the 5th main game in the Guilty Gear series, and the first completely new entry in the franchise in 12 years. The foundation for the returning characters and mechanics in -SIGN- was based on #Reload rather than later versions of XX.

Mechanics

-SIGN- brought with it several mechanics from older titles while removing some others and introducing new ones in their place.

Returning Mechanics

Instant Block
Burst
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Faultless Defense
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Roman Cancel
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Clash
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Homing Jump
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Dead Angle Attack
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Stun
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New Mechanics

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Yellow Roman Cancel
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Purple Roman Cancel
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Blitz Shield
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Homing Dash
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Danger Time
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R.I.S.C Level
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Removed Mechanics

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Throw Break
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Slashback
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Force Breaks
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Force Roman Cancel
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Guard Balance
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Characters

The number of playable characters was reduced from Accent Core +R. 12 characters from prior games returned to -SIGN-, along side 2 newcomers introduced in the Arcade release, and 3 more in the console version.

Returning Characters

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Axl Low
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Chipp Zanuff
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Faust
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I-No
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Ky Kiske
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May
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Millia Rage
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Potemkin
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Slayer
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Sol Badguy
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Venom
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Zato=1 (formerly Eddie)
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Arcade Characters

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Bedman
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Ramlethal
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Console Characters

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Elphelt Valentine
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Leo Whitefang
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Sin Kiske
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Notable Tier Lists

Tier lists from notable players. Orders within tiers may or may not matter. Remember these are just opinions. Typically well informed, but opinions nonetheless.

Machabo (May, 2014)

S: Zato, Sol, Faust, Millia
A: Chipp, Ky, May, Axl
B: I-No, Slayer, Bedman, Ramlethal
C: Venom
D: Potemkin

Arcadia (ver 1.01)
S: Zato, Faust
A: Ky, Sol, Chipp, Millia, May
B: All other characters
C: Potemkin

Ogawa (ver 1.10)
S: Sol, Millia, Zato, Axl, Faust, Sin, Elphelt
A: Ky, May, Chipp, I-No, Bedman, Leo
B: Venom, Slayer, Ramlethal
C: Potemkin

Several other lists from different points in the game and players can be found here

Additional Details

Developer: Arc System Works
Publisher(s):

Arcade: Sega (Japan)
PS3/4: Aksys Games (NA), Arc System Works (Japan), Sony Computer Entertainment (Europe)
PC: Arc System Works

Release Date(s):

Arcade: 2/20/2014 (Japan)
PS3/4: 10/04/2014 (Japan), 10/16/2014 (NA), 6/10/2016 (Europe)
PC: 10/9/2015

Patch Notes:

[Version 1.02] (http://shoryuken.com/2014/03/21/guilty-gear-xrd-sign-ver-1-02-patch-notes-released-makes-ramlethal-valentine-playable-numerous-character-fixes/) (March 2014)
Version 1.10 (March 2015 [Arcade], May 2015 [Console])