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Okay, so Guilty Gear Strive – you know that game, right? It’s been hanging around for over four years now, which in the gaming world is like, ancient. But here we are, still getting fresh stuff thrown at us. Arc System Works, the brains behind it, just dropped a fourth season pass. It’s not just a sprinkle of new stages and some funky character colors, but we’ve got some fresh faces in the mix too. We’re talking Queen Dizzy, this half-gear/human thing (hybrid, I guess, but isn’t that the same?), then there’s Venom – some weird assassin dude, and Unika from Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Riders.
Now, just when you think they’ve wrapped it up, boom! They surprise us with one last character. Can you believe it? At the big Evo 2025 shindig, they blurted out plans for a 2.0 update coming next year. More stuff, because why not? And oh, they’ve tossed Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners into the game. First-ever crossover for Guilty Gear. Mind. Blown. Like, she’s never even made it to a game before. But here she is!
And listen, Lucy shows up here before, get this, Cyberpunk 2077. Kind of a plot twist, don’t you think? Lucy’s big in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, that dope Netflix anime from 2022. She’s this netrunner chick – mysterious and all. She steals the show and hearts with David Martinez, this teen mercenary. People love her, yet she’s MIA in Cyberpunk 2077. Go figure.
Side note: Edgerunners aired a couple of years after Cyberpunk 2077 dropped. Their stories don’t even cross paths. So, don’t expect to bump into Edgerunners folks in Night City. Maybe you’ll spot a hidden Easter egg or snag a cosmetic or two. Nah, I’m not kidding.
But hey! There’s this place in the game, North Oak Columbarium – morbid name, I know. You might just find signs of Lucy there, like written messages on niches of some anime characters. It’s eerie yet cool. But aside from those tidbits, no Lucy sightings or gear pickups in Cyberpunk 2077. Bummer, right?
But hey, Arc System Works is making it up to the fans. Lucy’s debut in Guilty Gear Strive doesn’t just add her face; they’re bringing her abilities from Edgerunners into the game. She might even have a storyline – who knows, maybe a role in the Guilty Gear universe. The company’s putting its heart into it so you, dear fan, might get your Lucy fix in a way that Cyberpunk 2077 just… didn’t deliver.
Is this a win for the fans? Probably. Crossing fingers it lives up to the hype because the appetite for anything new with Lucy is off the charts.
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There you have it!
