This game is essentially an expansion of Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, but now includes 6 additional characters (3 of which are paid DLC in the previous game), tweaked gameplay mechanics and better netcode.Gameplay is very technical compared mainstream fighters like Street Fighter as the movement is very stiff at first and takes a while to get used to especially with the movement. Luckily there's a Stylish Mode where the game will auto combo and do special moves for you with minimal button presses which is fun in of itself, but in high competitive play it will not help much as most of the automated moves and combos very easy to predict once they get initiated. Not an easy game to pick up and play, but once you mastered it, it becomes a lot of fun.Story mode is just one lengthy cinematic. It's one linear story with a few cutscenes and a wall of text you have read through. There are no English dub as the previous game which is a bit disappointing as the story is a few hours long and most of it is like reading an interactive novelArcade mode flushes out the story of each character a bit. You go through waves of enemies to get high scores and get some lore of each individual character you play asArt design is very good, comparable to BlazBlue series.Has a nice tutorial mode, for those new to fighting games or a casual gamer; again controls (especially movement) can be hard to graspM.O.M. Mode. Essentially survival mode except you keep fighting the same character with one full healthbar while the character you fight against gets resurrected every time you defeat them. This is good for building up high scores/see how many times you can beat a single character before you get KOed, and good practice if you have a hard time against an individual character. I actually prefer this mode over regular survival where you fight random characters, and wished it was implemented in other fighting game seriesOnline is very good. No lag whatsoever when playing. You can also select your region if you think your region is too easy, too challenging, or want to get new perspective on play styles of different regions. If you're new to guilty gear then prepared to get a beating as most of the players online are high tier players in most regions I've played.Fishing. There's fishing now in the game which is essentially a slot machine where you toss in in-game money for a change to get in-game loot either it be cosmetic items for characters or avatar changes. There are a lot of unlockables in the game which can be unlocked individually at higher price points or you can test your luck fishing. If you watch through the story mode then you get a huge chunk of in-game money (only unlocked once). If you're lazy and just want to play everything unlocked, you can also buy unlockables via PSN.Overall, a mixed bag. If you're hardcore about the Guilty Gear series, care for the 6 additional characters, and/or plan to play competitive online then this is a good game to pick up. I'd say if you can pick up Guilty Gear Sign for much cheaper I'd go for that instead as you get the a similar experience. Also the BlazBlue series is a lot of fun too as it has similar gameplay mechanics, and has a lot more content