Approaching from a context in which we have gotten multiple Guilty Gear fighting games after this, approaching GG2 is a fascinating novelty that rises above its dubious reputation.
I think that the concepts at play here are solid, but not refined. A sequel to this would really rise up to be a fairly solid game that I can recommend to a specific kind of person. However, in its current state, this is a game for sickos like me who love Guilty Gear and need as much of it as you can get.

They really messed up the voice acting so bad, I have no idea how they managed that. It's abhorrent. Just terrible. So glad they didn't stick with these VAs moving forward. All the voice talent is great too, they got a lot of staple folks who did great in Persona, but it's so poorly directed and just does not fit the characters at all.