Guilty Gear is a very bare bone, yet ambitious fighting game. While the franchise is well known for its affinity for rock music, you can tell that the first outing was very toned down comparatively. The game just screams a company trying to figure out what they want to do with their franchise, and a lot of character and sound design reflect this. While it is jarring to look at the characters now compared to their later counterparts, nonetheless it is fun to see how they came to be. While I wouldn't recommend this to most people, fans may get a kick at looking at this older entry, and it certainly holds up better than most of its competitions first entries.