Arc System Works’ latest update for Guilty Gear Strive revealed Bridget ended up most popular character worldwide in the Season 3 Survey. The team also went over the upcoming roadmap for updates for the game.
The Season 3 Survey happened in September 2023, with over 37,000 offering thoughts on Guilty Gear Strive, the most popular character, and the person people most want to see as DLC. Worldwide, Bridget came in first, followed by Sol in second, Ramlethal in third, Baiken in fourth, and Ky Kiske in fifth. As for characters who people most want to see return as a playable character, A.B.A. topped the list in North America, South America, and Africa, Elphelt Valentine was first in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, and Slayer is most wanted in Europe and the Middle East.
The popularity of Bridget in Guilty Gear Strive seems to have influenced merchandise for the series as of late. In September and October 2023, we saw shirts based on her, Dizzy, and Ramlethal, her outfit in VRChat, and a variant of her Pop Up Parade figure.
The Developer’s Backyard also confirmed some other upcoming additions. In Season 3, the 15 launch characters are getting new attacks, and Anji, Faust, Giovanna, May, I-No, and Ramlethal already “learned” theirs. The Wild Assault and Deflect Shield mechanics are new. There will also be new DLC characters in December 2023, followed by additional ones and stages in 2024.
Guilty Gear Strive is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the next DLC character will appear in December 2023.
