{"id":45742,"date":"2025-03-18T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45742"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:04:56","slug":"guilty-gear-strive-players-are-already-dreading-venoms-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/guilty-gear-strive-players-are-already-dreading-venoms-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilty Gear Strive players are already dreading Venom&#8217;s return\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following the announcement that Venom\u2019s reveal trailer for <strong>Guilty Gear Strive <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/guilty-gear-strives-venom-reveal-trailer-to-debut-at-arc-world-tour-finals-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will debut at Arc World Tour Finals 2024<\/a>, Guilty Gear fans started posting gameplay videos of the pool cue-wielding assassin duking it out in past games. One video, in particular, draws focus to Venom\u2019s Ball Set special move in Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 and how it can zone characters like Ky Kiske with little to no effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3048\uff1f\u4ffa\u4eca\u6708\u672b\u304b\u3089\u3053\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u3068\u3082\u5bfe\u6226\u3057\u306a\u304d\u3083\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u306e\uff1f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OAq8CjTS3Q\">pic.twitter.com\/OAq8CjTS3Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3077\u3093\u3077\u3093 (@punpun_ky_GG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/punpun_ky_GG\/status\/1899416285899079784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>Um? So you\u2019re telling me I\u2019m going to have to deal with this character by the end of this month?<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To add some context, Ball Set is Venom\u2019s bread-and-butter move that places a billiard ball on the field. Placed balls do nothing on their own, but have different reactions based on how players interact with them. Hitting a ball with a normal attack will cause it to launch at different angles and speeds (they can also be hit by other balls to change their trajectory). Balls can \u201clevel up\u201d depending on how long a special move input like Stinger Aim and QV is held. They can also be spun either towards an enemy (Top-Spin) or back at Venom (Back-Spin) by using his Carcass Raid and Stinger Aim special moves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, Venom is one of the Guilty Gear franchise\u2019s most mechanically complex characters. The amount of moves he has combined with the different ball reactions means that players need to spend a lot of time practicing to get good with him. Once you get the hang of him, however, Venom can be a massive nuisance to your opponents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though you can spend hours labbing Venom, the above video shows just how easy it is to lock down a player who doesn\u2019t know how to fight against him. Instead of using Venom\u2019s entire kit, the Venom player spams Ball Set and hits the generated balls to prevent their opponent from getting close. Despite the Ky player managing to close the distance and land a combo, the Venom player quickly finds an opening to perform Ball Set and continue with a different sequence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1267\" height=\"717\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1267px) 100vw, 1267px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250318-45742-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250318-45742-001.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250318-45742-001-380x215.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250318-45742-001-768x435.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While some people try to defend Venom\u2019s Ball Set by arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wasisama\/status\/1899669082242445631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the move doesn\u2019t do a lot of damage<\/a> and that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OdfXg0NlZSuazxT\/status\/1899669796519571926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some of his moves are more complex and require hold inputs<\/a>, others were quick to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_i_lll\/status\/1899958532453364020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voice their displeasure<\/a> of having to fight Venom with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shakokl\/status\/1899670442471718920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his previous moveset<\/a> in Guilty Gear Strive. Much like <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210903-1681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack-O\u2019<\/a>, whose Servants can be problematic, Venom\u2019s billiard balls can create a lot of pressure provided he can set them up. Players are likely to have a hard time fighting against Venom just as much as learning how to use him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guilty Gear Strive is currently available on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP0036-PPSA02181_00-GGSTPS5US0000100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS4\/PS5<\/a>, PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1384160\/GUILTY_GEAR_STRIVE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/guilty-gear-strive\/9mzdl6l34kf2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox One<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/guilty-gear-strive\/9mzdl6l34kf2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox Series X|S<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/guilty-gear-strive-nintendo-switch-edition-switch\/?srsltid=AfmBOop15MpZanuoaVkQS8ICKKeU58GuSqvAKlhQ8y8QmSC_vfUwg3EW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>, and arcades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venom is due to make a comeback in Guilty Gear Strive, and players are already dreading going up against his billiard ball moves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":45745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-45742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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