The anime fighter "Guilty Gear Strive" launched yesterday to "very positive" reviews immediately. However, hours before the launch, developer Arc System Works had to post a warning on its Steam page not to play the game in 4k.

It explained that although the game supports 4k resolution, "the game is experiencing severe slowdowns in certain situations during combat (generally during counter hits) and certain scenes in the story mode. Players wishing to alleviate this problem should try running the game at the lowest possible graphics quality.

Arc System Works has had problems with Strive's development before: during the open beta in March, players criticized practical issues with the lobby's UI and chose to delay the game. In the Steam comments section, the majority of positive reviews while some are still dissatisfied with the lobby in the current release.

Arc System Works has been creating games in the Guilty Gear series since the first "Guilty Gear" in 1998, and "Guilty Gear Strive" reflects that shift in focus; in 2018, creator Taisuke Ishiwata said that Arc System Works is new If they want to welcome players, he said, the next game in the series needs to be less "complicated. "Strive is that kind of game, but complicated enough to stop people's computers, at least until the developers hope they can patch in a fix for that problem It is.

Guilty Gear Strive is available on Steam for £54.99.