Guilty Bits ep.11- Zappa

[@d.geodraxarehal20goldenbir35]

0:04 Perfect Timing

[@ArgenCR]

Recently started reading Jojo, and now that you mention it, it does makes sense, it would have never crossed my mind

[@elementalcolors4977]

Zappa is hands down my favorite character! I rarely want to play as anyone else! Thumbs up if you're also a Zappa fan!

[@PauloQueirozJS]

I became one today lol!

[@nobbymcnobs8721]

@@PauloQueirozJS honestly zappa is just a massive fusion of everything i like to play as in fighting game characters

[@asdsdaadsdadasdasd2473]

fuck zappa tbh

[@TheDancerMacabre]

I absolutely loved the insanity of his playstyle only to be bummed out when I found out he was S-Tier.

[@TheKornstalker]

@@TheDancerMacabre Man I gotta say I felt the same way at first, but after attempting to main Robo Ky for like 50 hours online, I can genuinely say that I'm glad the other character I'm seriously interested in (Zappa obv) is S Tier. Zappa is so sick and I'm glad he's as good as he is cool.

[@Lanoom]

Really hope Zappa makes it to GG Xrd, easily my favorite character.

[@StiffStonks]

too bad my man, let's hope for zappa for strive

[@neopolitan9156]

Nah

[@fishfillet5555]

@@StiffStonks nah they would gut him in strive

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

@@fishfillet5555 not just gut, they would burn him into having 6 moves

[@zaidsobrinopatron617]

@Scorpi O testament too now

[@donniedamato]

Getting a random summon is a weakness until you identify what you have. All you need to do is hit Zappa once to remove a summon. Continuing to poke Zappa will keep him from getting his better normals, Axl generally does a good job at this. +R, the summon tiles make it easier identify what Zappa has quickly and the sword doesn't have a hurtbox anymore either along with the increased lagtime, putting him at a higher tier (with some other changes).

[@Spacirelei]

I was hoping some more details on the sword buffs in +R.. I love all his summons, but I have the most fun with the Razor Blade.

[@weakhunter13]

It's crazy how Raoh is considered a penalty nowadays.

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

went overboard with sword buffs

[@ShaneC87]

1:19 WOW, I did not know that!

[@ZidaTheBlazing]

Honestly, there's no reason to believe that any character will be cut. None of Guilty Gear's (or any of Arc-Sys') characters have been cut from any previous iteration to my knowledge, aside from Dr. Baldhead, who was replaced with Faust.

[@TheKornstalker]

Comments that have not aged well

[@elementalcolors4977]

As long as Zappa will be there, I'll be satisfied :)

[@harryvpn1462]

Sad

[@honbe]

so zappa is something like phoenix wright haha

[@Moroha-m]

The dog combos are better in plus R and can reach infinite damage....which is something zappa lacks in accent core

[@WiwuX]

While it didn't actually teach me anything, this is great for others who want to learn Zappa. Good information, keep up the good work!

[@donniedamato]

The most notable buff (or rather change) is the increased or additional lag on all the sword moves. In previous versions of GG, the sword would lag a bit during some attacks. For instance, after hitting with the 2HS, you could do the sword swipe directly after and the swipe would attack much higher in the air. Now, all regular sword moves and the sword swipe have this property. The other sword moves will reset the sword position. The other change is a nerf to sword damage in ver 1.10 IIRC.

[@CALF_573]

Thanks for this. Zappa has always interested me and I want to learn him.

[@Kopellis]

Sorry man let's hope for strive

[@donniedamato]

No, execution isn't difficult except for a few things. Some of the FRC points with the sword change depending on if the move hits and how it hits. Using the dog in conjunction with Zappa also takes some getting used to.

[@ShadG]

Gotta summon dat Conqueror of the Century's End

[@foreigntsukar9190]

It was only mention his a reference to Frank Zappa.

[@toemaetoe]

Kliff and Justice

[@shadowagent7361]

Haha,if only.None of the cast would stand a chance if Zappa could summon HNK Raoh.

[@TonyTama]

Man 15 second isnt very long but in a heavy fight or online 15 seconds feelsnloke forever.

[@FireballFarts]

When does the Plus R update come out?

[@bestosensei]

This character seems extremely complex, but in terms of execution, is he extremely difficult as well?

[@donniedamato]

That's not to say you always have to find people. Getting used to reacting to the random summon in Arcade mode against the CPU will help when you are without warm bodies to play.

[@WiwuX]

In retrospect, this one was really, really weak. It's extremely shallow for most summons, since it doesn't really give any help with what he's supposed to do. Sure, ghosts are good for zoning, how do I zone with ghosts? When some characters get videos at 10+ minutes, I don't know why a character with as many different tools as Zappa gets one that's shorter than 5.

[@novriltataki]

This episode very problematic because Zappa is like 5 diff characters + match flow between them. So every layer of detail you decide to add, means X6 actual content. So the video can EASILY go above 20 minutes, missing the point of a simple introduction.

[@donniedamato]

novriltataki Brain Police Indeed, a tutorial does go over 20 minutes; mine. watch?v=8EABh2_Zhmw

[@novriltataki]

How much of this is relevant for +R?

[@donniedamato]

None of it, it was completed the day before +R hit Xbox360. It just shows the length of a completed Zappa tutorial. I'll get to make one for +R around June.

[@novriltataki]

***** Ok, please let me know if you need any help, and also I'll plug the link to it here once it's up!

[@donniedamato]

Of course an Aussie would say that about Zappa (Zappa is Australian). :P

[@soupysquazzil]

I really like zappa yay

[@SomethingRules]

Like I said, he's based on Frank Zappa.

[@perkyoranges250]

what the hell were they thinking with zappa lmao

[@skunto]

"Faust wasn't crazy or random enough" lol

[@ctreiko]

My GG main since 2006 :3

[@toemaetoe]

His normals aren't the best, you might not have the spirit you want at a given time, centipedes aren't a reliable reversal because you could randomly get a spirit when waking up. But yeah, in +R he's one of the best characters so he has no glaring weaknesses.

[@Sin606]

236+Button FTW!!! But yeah you did great Team Guilty Bits. Thanks for your hard work!

[@ImportAustralia]

I'm not from Australia, and that has nothing to do with my assessment of the likelihood of Zappa being in Xrd. The story behind my username is a long one so I'm not gonna go into it, but it is like ArcSys to preserve all playstyles, even if story makes it a barrier. They did it with Kliff and Justice, they're doing it in Chronophantasma, and I see no reason why they won't do it again.

[@donniedamato]

No complex executions except maybe TK ghost toss FRC, sword rush FRC and advanced dog loop combos.

[@Xenoblade_Natsu]

could you make a Guilty Bits series on Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- ?

[@novriltataki]

Nope. I have other plans.

[@musatosagaki2347]

4:13 dude it hurt me

[@NandoMagoo]

Awesome video!

[@donniedamato]

What is the "stand" thing?

[@HeyitsBrianC]

Thank you for the video!

[@elementalcolors4977]

High Five! I main Zappa too!

[@ImportAustralia]

It's typical ArcSys fare to preserve the playstyles of all characters in a franchise. He's in, I'm 200% positive.

[@harryvpn1462]

Oh man youd be so wrong

[@RexManningDay69]

Awesome vid

[@Astrotrain78]

Holy crap! What are Zappa's weaknesses?

[@harryvpn1462]

Hard

[@thomasthecoolkid7228]

All his summons aside from Raoh (who is someone you need to work to get) are pretty situational, the summon he gets until he has full orbs is random aside from a timer mechanic that isn't easy to make use of in a real match at all, and even once he gets Raoh, his hurtbox is made quite a bit bigger.

[@guyfauks2576]

Getting friends

[@donniedamato]

No one knows yet.

[@fredguy2]

WOW great video. I love zappa he's one of my mains.

[@ZidaTheBlazing]

It's Guilty Gear, so execution is certainly a part of the game, but Zappa isn't nearly as hard as say, I-No or Eddie. He is more of a setup character. You have five different gameplans depending on what your situation is (summonless, ghosts, dog, sword, Raoh), meaning you'll get better quickly if you regularly play against people as opposed to being a lab rat in training mode.

[@ShaneC87]

Jam next please!

[@deririan8117]

Jlzappa most powerfull spirit is not Ra oh. But the sword

[@novriltataki]

4:19

[@donniedamato]

Based off of what?

[@leandrodavid6256]

Nice

[@donniedamato]

I was kidding.

[@WiwuX]

EVERYTHING in Guilty Gear is a reference to JoJo's. Zappa's poses while using attacks are also very JoJo's.

[@ZidaTheBlazing]

Who are a special case since they're still playable and will be balanced in an updated version of the game.

[@kilo15]

Hnk?.....frank zappa...Jojo on a gg tutorial vid?....yeah,this comment section is godly.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

Just get Raoh

[@SomethingRules]

He's based on Frank Zappa, it's pronounced like Frank Zappa. I WILL NOT HEAR OTHERWISE.

[@SomethingRules]

It's pronounced "Zeh-pah"

[@Tenselsaylfuckgogle]

do some matches