This game is only as high as 2 stars because the fighting game gameplay is mostly unchanged from the previous X games.
Not much is different, but there is 2 new modes, GG Boost and Versus (4-player). I could not get past stage 1 of GG Boost, it was awful. I played a bit of the 4-player versus, which seemed mostly fine, but I had no interest in continuing.
This game features no story, but it introduces A.B.A (as well as Robo-Ky Mk II, but, whatever), which is a shame that she was introduced of this slop.
I don't have much to say, I played like 15 minutes of this game before saying no and deleting it. I didn't want to play through the side scrolling adventure any longer.

A nice follow-up to X, and probably, most definitely surpasses it.
The story of this game is very simple, I-no wreaks havoc, and hijinks ensue. Because of this the general plot is a lot more expanding, and there are much more subplots behind the main one, as well as the assassin's guild plot. There were many interesting reveals, and I enjoyed the additions of the new characters. Slayer is a great addition, Zappa is interesting, Bridget is cute, and I-no is mysterious. I also loved the addition of all the Robo-Ky's, it added great tension to some of the character's endings, for which there are 3 for each individual character. It's also all voiced, a great improvement toward X Plus!
I may be wrong here, but the gameplay to me feels very similar to X. It features the same sprites, attacks are the same, the only thing I could only tell was different was the voicelines. The new characters feel great, but there isn't much to say compared to what I had to say when comparing X to the original.
The character's themes also sound the same from what I could tell, maybe I'm wrong, but that doesn't mean they were bad. Like all Guilty Gears, the music is great! I especially like the ending themes, of course.
Overall, there really isn't much to say. It's X with some new characters, and a neat new story. This is only part 1 of 2 though, so I have to wonder how little I'll be able to say about the next (main) installment as well.

This game is only as high as 2 stars because the fighting game gameplay is mostly unchanged from the previous X games.
Not much is different, but there is 2 new modes, GG Boost and Versus (4-player). I could not get past stage 1 of GG Boost, it was awful. I played a bit of the 4-player versus, which seemed mostly fine, but I had no interest in continuing.
This game features no story, but it introduces A.B.A (as well as Robo-Ky Mk II, but, whatever), which is a shame that she was introduced of this slop.
I don't have much to say, I played like 15 minutes of this game before saying no and deleting it. I didn't want to play through the side scrolling adventure any longer.

A nice follow-up to X, and probably, most definitely surpasses it.
The story of this game is very simple, I-no wreaks havoc, and hijinks ensue. Because of this the general plot is a lot more expanding, and there are much more subplots behind the main one, as well as the assassin's guild plot. There were many interesting reveals, and I enjoyed the additions of the new characters. Slayer is a great addition, Zappa is interesting, Bridget is cute, and I-no is mysterious. I also loved the addition of all the Robo-Ky's, it added great tension to some of the character's endings, for which there are 3 for each individual character. It's also all voiced, a great improvement toward X Plus!
I may be wrong here, but the gameplay to me feels very similar to X. It features the same sprites, attacks are the same, the only thing I could only tell was different was the voicelines. The new characters feel great, but there isn't much to say compared to what I had to say when comparing X to the original.
The character's themes also sound the same from what I could tell, maybe I'm wrong, but that doesn't mean they were bad. Like all Guilty Gears, the music is great! I especially like the ending themes, of course.
Overall, there really isn't much to say. It's X with some new characters, and a neat new story. This is only part 1 of 2 though, so I have to wonder how little I'll be able to say about the next (main) installment as well.