Guilty Gear Strive 1.07 update out now on Nintendo Switch, patch notes

Arc System Works today released a major update for the Nintendo Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive, bringing it up to version 1.07.

Venom, Unika, and Lucy have finally been made available as new characters. The game has also received some new character colors, battle improvements, and more.

The full rundown is as follows:

Guilty Gear Strive version 1.07 update patch notes

1. Additional Characters

Three long-awaited additional characters are finally here!

Venom: Unrelenting pursuer in the dark of night

A legacy character with devoted followers, Venom calls his shot! Long-range specialist who controls the battlefield by freely manipulating balls like in billiards. Toy with your opponent using skillful positioning and magnificent shots!

Unika

Making her debut from the TV anime, Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers! Unika is an all-rounder with an easy-to-use moveset, recommended for beginners as well. Unleash the power of her huge armaments to suppress the opponent!

Lucy

From Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Lucy, the first guest character in the Guilty Gear series joins the roster! Combining excellent mobility and range, her appeal lies in using her hacking abilities to overwhelm opponents with various status ailments.

2. Additional Colors

Commemorating Lucy’s arrival, special colors have been added for multiple characters!

*Additional Character Color 16 is scheduled to be available at a later date.

3. Additional Music

Adds numerous tracks from previous titles in addition to the themes of the new characters! Furthermore, to commemorate Lucy’s participation, special tracks from the anime, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and the game Cyberpunk 2077 are also included! Set your favorite tracks and enjoy your battle!

4. Additional Avatar Parts

Adds avatar parts for the new characters to commemorate Lucy’s arrival, along with parts inspired by David and Rebecca!

5. New Digital Figures

New digital figures for the additional characters are now available! Obtain them via FISHING to build your collection and enjoy taking photos.

6. Battle Experience Improvements

• Enhanced Training Mode: Now supports displaying frame data and other features, improving the quality of practice significantly for players of all levels, from beginners to experts.
• Addition of Ranked Match: A new online mode featuring a ranking system arrives on the Switch edition! Enjoy tense battles with players of similar skill levels. Exclusive rewards are also available for top players in the overall and character-specific rankings!
• Addition of Vote to Cancel Match Feature: Features pre-match connection status confirmation and a mid-match Vote to Cancel Match option! Provides a more comfortable and fair online battle environment.

7. Battle Version Update

Updated to Battle Ver. 4.09, which is currently deployed on other platforms! You can now enjoy the Nintendo Switch Edition with the latest character balance.

8. New Language Support

Supporting Brazilian Portuguese

*The following content is not supported in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition.

• Additional BGM “I Really Want to Stay at Your House”
• Additional Stages “In the Name of Peace” and “New Dawn, A Future Unfolding”

Guilty Gear Strive is out now with the new update. Hit up this page for more Nintendo Switch news.