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GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-

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Developer Arc System Works

Guilty Gear 2: Overture (ギルティギア2オーヴァチュア, Giruti Gia Tsū Ōvachua) is a video game in the Guilty Gear series made by Arc System Works for the Xbox 360; unlike the previous games, however, Overture is not a fighting game. The fourth main installment in the series, Guilty Gear 2 makes use of 3D graphics, unlike its predecessors. A playable demo of Guilty Gear 2 featuring three modes of gameplay was released in Japan via… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

258 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

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Mostly Positive
404 of 536 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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  • Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2026

    i want interviews with daisuke ishiwatari that entirely skips talking about fighting games and even music and gets straight to asking him how he'd make a sequel to Guilty Gear 2: Overture if he could talk arcsys into it cuz you fucking know he's thinking about it

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  • Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2026

    jack-o has servants that attack like MOBA creeps for god's sake. you KNOW he's thinking about Guilty Gear 2: Overture to this day. you KNOW daisuke ishiwatari is thinking "they were wrong. they didn't see the potential. i could make it even better if they'd just let me"

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  • Sol Radguy/Somnivagrious 🏳️‍⚧️ @solradguy.neocities.orgBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Guilty Gear 2 Overture Xbox 360 dashboard theme. Released 2007 October 12 for 150 Microsoft Points #guiltygear

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  • Steam user Steam user …9688Steam reviews · Aug 25, 2024 · 14 h played

    This one's good i promise. daisuke has a lot of vision for his stupid ass games. so the year is 2006, and this dude i mean he's losing his mind after building these horrible fighting games with nonsense plot for a decade because he can, being an immensely gifted composer, traditional painter, director, animator designer the works. only for the majority of the rights to his original characters to be taken away in a custody battle. In his hubris he decides that, having done minimal design for…

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  • Arc System Works America @arcsystemworks.comBluesky · May 15, 2026

    Only 4️⃣ days left of our LATAM SALE on Nuuvem! 📅 Take advantage of these great prices while they last! 🔥 ✅GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- 55% OFF ✅GGST 2.0 Starter Edition 13% OFF ✅Guilty Gear 2: Overture 50% OFF ⬇️Buy Now www.nuuvem.com/br-pt/promo/... #GuiltyGear

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  • Steam user Steam user …3671Steam reviews · May 29, 2024 · 8 h played

    there are about 5 cool missions in this game - about 3 of those are fun. if we are being honest though, nobody is here to worry about that. we are here to admire valentine's absurdly hard fit, complete with giant hat and lucifero balloon, and to hear sol badguy say things like "heralds of destruction", "gear sublimation", and "ky, i want you to kiss me on the mouth". this game probably does need a better pc port, but whatever i'm mostly glad it got one at all.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4239Steam reviews · Feb 19, 2024 · 3 h played

    this game is literally not real, it doesn't exist. this game was made up and was see on Drake and Josh by one of the backup actors playing this on a tv in the background.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4082Steam reviews · May 29, 2024 · 10 h played

    Guilty Gear fandom don't deserve Guilty Gear

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  • Steam user Steam user …3259Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2023

    This is the most xbox 360 ass game I have ever seen

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  • Skeleton Girl Green 💀 @bahamutgreen.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2025

    "waaah guilty gear overture is the worst in the series" Shut the fuck up and look at this kick ass art from the masterpiece that is Guilty Gear 2: Overture

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  • Hope @strawberryeclair.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2026

    Deadlock is a spiritual successor to the progenitor 3rd person schmoovement MOBA, Guilty Gear 2 Overture

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  • Steam user Steam user …3131Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2023 · 7 h played

    why is izuna not in strive yet

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  • Steam user Steam user …3236Steam reviews · Nov 24, 2022 · 1 h played

    the most xbox 360-ass game of all time, for better or worse

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  • Guilty Gear Wiki @guiltygearwiki.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    Free to download desktop Guilty Gear 2 OVERTURE backgrounds from guiltygearx.com in 2007-2008

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  • Steam user Steam user …6170Steam reviews · Mar 9, 2026 · 7 h played

    I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOVE GUILTY GEAR 2

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  • Steam user Steam user …4755Steam reviews · Jul 15, 2024 · 5 h played

    "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it." -Guilty Gear 2: Overture reception through the years summarized

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  • Daily Video Game Art @dailyvgart.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    Sol Costume Concept Art - Guilty Gear 2 Overture

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  • Steam user Steam user …7003Steam reviews · Nov 8, 2025 · 3 h played

    GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE- is the most experimental and divisive entry in Arc System Works’ series. It abandons the traditional 2D fighting structure in favor of a hybrid between action combat and real-time strategy. Released during the Xbox 360 era, it was the first fully 3D Guilty Gear title and marked a radical shift from its roots. Gameplay combines hack-and-slash mechanics with territory control. Players command a single hero—such as Sol Badguy or Ky Kiske—while summoning units and…

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  • Ada Basilisk, Haunted Doll VTuber @comfybasilisk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2025

    THIS DEAL WILL ONLY LAST 15 MORE MINUTES. MAKE SURE TO CLAIM WHAT CRITICS ARE CALLING "like a Great Value version of Guilty Gear 2: Overture" AND "what are you talking about, I like this game WAY more than Overture" AND "i just think it's incredible this and Overture came out at the same time" NOW

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  • Steam user Steam user …5825Steam reviews · Dec 11, 2024

    The 1 hour long post credit scene of Asuka R. Kreutz and Raven passionately making out was a pleasant surprise, 100/10 life changing game.

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  • Daily Video Game Art @dailyvgart.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2026

    Sin Kiske Art - Guilty Gear 2 Overture

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  • Steam user Steam user …8236Steam reviews · Jan 5, 2026 · 1 h played

    everyday, 100 fold better than strive

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2026

    Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear 2: Overture. More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_guilty-g...

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  • Daily Video Game Art @dailyvgart.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2026

    Sol Dragon Install Art - Guilty Gear 2 Overture

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  • Steam user Steam user …1416Steam reviews · Sep 22, 2025 · 36 h played

    Guilty Gear 2: Overture is an interesting experiment—mixing action, strategy, and the GG universe into something unique. The concept is good, but the execution feels a bit dated. If ArcSys had gone for a more stylish combat system like CyberConnect titles or Devil May Cry, this could’ve been a hidden gem. Still, it’s worth grabbing on sale, especially if you’re a fan of the series. I’d love to see a new installment that refines this idea—it has so much potential.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1366Steam reviews · Jun 6, 2024

    99% of the community posts of the game are just upskirt screenshots

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  • Kaisaan @kaisaan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2026

    Another thing I want to mention. Some folks already know that Ys 4 PS2 was primarily developed by Arc System Works. But what I found while doing hacking research was that the game uses some of the same file formats as Guilty Gear 2: Overture! There's also some pretty interesting leftover data...

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  • Steam user Steam user …0581Steam reviews · May 4, 2024 · 15 h played

    BUY IT WHEN IT'S ON SALE!!! you can Definitely tell it's an xbox360 game, and Yes it has problems at times with running properly (on win11 at least,) BUT it has a ton of lore that's important to the series and is just REALLY FUN and charming to me. i love this game and all it's flaws. it goes on sale for super cheap now and then. please please please get it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3481Steam reviews · Feb 12, 2024

    This pc port is... astoundingly bad, please just play it on an Xbox 360 if you really can.

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  • Megane Top Gun @dauragon.comBluesky · Mar 20, 2026

    We're Live now playing Guilty Gear 2 -Overture- cause fuck it why the hell not: twitch.tv/dauragon_

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  • Steam user Steam user …3299Steam reviews · May 21, 2023 · 1 h played

    Guilty Gear 2 -OVERTURE- the famed sequel to Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is a game

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  • Daily Video Game Art @dailyvgart.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    Sol Badguy Illustration - Guilty Gear 2 Overture

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  • Steam user Steam user …7902Steam reviews · Mar 10, 2026 · 2 h played

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhggg it's so peak i just overtured all over the place aghhghhh

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  • Steam user Steam user …6812Steam reviews · Mar 18, 2025 · 7 h played

    GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE- is the BEST game of all time, PERIOD. No other game comes close to being as PEAK as GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-. it truly opened my 56th eye.

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  • Scarena @gbaspgamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 28, 2026

    Guilty Gear 2: Overture

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  • Steam user Steam user …7541Steam reviews · Dec 18, 2024 · 8 h played

    waiter! more story heavy guilty gear games please!

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  • zabkazee @zabkazee.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2024

    GG fans joke Asuka/THAT MAN™ is a catboy in Xrd, but conveniently forget that we had a foxboy & catgirls in Guilty Gear 2: Overture. #guiltygear #ggxrd #art

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  • Steam user Steam user …6341Steam reviews · Mar 8, 2024 · 7 h played

    The game ever (neutral)

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  • Reilly 🏳️‍⚧️ @reilly5005.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    switching my pfp to art I commissioned from @t_last_meaning (on twitter) please go comm them, they're my favorite artist for a reason I love my son Sin Kiske from Guilty Gear 2: Overture, Guilty Gear Vastedge XT, Guilty Gear Xrd, and Guilty Gear -Strive-

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  • Luna Sy @lunasy.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2026

    "S'all Badgames!" Guilty Gear 2: Overture - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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  • Steam user Steam user …8896Steam reviews · Jul 23, 2026 · 14 h played

    Put Izuna in Strive

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 25, 2026

    Ky Kiske from Guilty Gear 2: Overture. More art from the game: creativeuncut.com/art_guilty-g...

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  • Steam user Steam user …0994Steam reviews · Oct 20, 2025 · 24 h played

    folks that recommend this game werent actual fans of the gameplay, but liked the idea of the game

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  • Steam user Steam user …4954Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2025 · 3 h played

    Keep in mind GG2 was made in 2007 so it does show its age in game design and execution. That being said... the game is unique and sits in a very small selection of games I'm even aware about. That being a Hybrid Action RTS. Similar games would be Brutal Legend which launched 2 years after this and Kingdom Under Fire Crusaders/Heroes released 2/3 years before this. You play as a character on the field, opening your map-menu called the Organ to build and command your units. On the field is a…

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  • Kusarigama Gal @judolord6661.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    participatin in my first fightin game tournament tomorrow. its for GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-

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  • Spruce 🍉 @sprucesapcandy.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    Guilty Gear 2 Overture is certainly a game

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  • Metals.exe @djmetals.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2024

    *beeps* Hi Im Metals. He/Him/It/Its 🤖Video Games 🤖Guilty Gear 2 Overture 🤖EZ2ON and DJMAX 🤖Software Engineer 🤖Demisexual 🤖Engaged 🤖Robots are cool 🤖Sometimes I watch Cartoons Also interested in 🤖🌀Hypnosis🌀🤖 While my posts are SFW, 🔞Minors Do Not Interact.🔞 end

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  • Steam user Steam user …6296Steam reviews · Mar 14, 2024 · 2 h played

    I think I might've been drunk when I bought this

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  • Tentacle_Panther @tentaclepanther.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 28, 2026

    Last week we spent a long time trying to keep a bearded dragon alive through an escort quest. This week we use those skills to coast until the next Why level. Guilty Gear 2: Overture! twitch.tv/tentacle_panther #goinglive #vtuber #guiltygear

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  • Steam user Steam user …0083Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2025

    Guilty Gear 2 Overture - Diva (Valentine's Boss/Final Form theme)

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Dec 1, 2025 · 14 h played

    GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE- is one of the most unusual and divisive experiments in Arc System Works’ history, a game that boldly abandons nearly everything the series was known for at the time of its release. Instead of the tight, flashy 2D fighting that defined the franchise, Overture reimagines Guilty Gear as a hybrid of 3D hack-and-slash action and real-time strategy, placing players in sprawling battlefields where they must command troops, capture resource points, and personally join the fray…

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  • Daily Video Game Art @dailyvgart.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2025

    Dr. Paradigm Illustration - Guilty Gear 2 Overture

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  • Alyula Castor 🍉 @alyula.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 25, 2025

    #GuiltyGear 2 Overture summary: I suck ass at this game so far, but it is interesting! Hack-n-slash & RTS meshed together with a musou-style map is a concept with potential. Furthermore, I need Izuna in Strive ASAP. Love that guy! We hopped over to @dankxnen.bsky.social's Strive stream afterwards!

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  • Steam user Steam user …9697Steam reviews · Dec 14, 2023 · 1 h played

    Guilty gear 2 -OVERTURE- is certainly a game I installed onto my computer and booted up. Joking aside it's a very unique concept for a game but was a bit too ahead of it's time, I imagine if it released nowadays it would probably have a fanbase

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  • Steam user Steam user …0778Steam reviews · Aug 27, 2023 · 1 h played

    If you like a game that crashes every 10 minutes then this is the game for you!

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 25, 2026

    Izuna from Guilty Gear 2: Overture. More art from the game: creativeuncut.com/art_guilty-g...

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  • Angelis H!T [Hard ! Target] @4ngelis.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2026

    Game: GUILTY GEAR 2: Overture ( 2007 ) Developer: ArcSystemWorks Artist: Daisuke Ishiwatari #GuiltyGear #Arcsy #videogames

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  • Steam user Steam user …1925Steam reviews · Jun 1, 2025 · 3 h played

    dota was also part of daisuke's vision

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  • Silmerion @throwsare.cheapBluesky · May 10, 2025

    Guilty Gear 2 Overture 2

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  • Steam user Steam user …2858Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2025 · 19 h played

    "Shut Up" - Sol badguy

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