Guilty Gear Strive Concert - Arc World Tour 2023 Finals

This show was INCREDIBLE in person, and I wanted to make sure everyone else saw it. This is a download of the livestream from ArcSys's official channel, twitch.tv/arcsystemworksu. I trimmed out the time between songs and balanced the audio, but otherwise, this is a straight re-upload.
ASW will probably do a proper, HQ release, eventually. If they do, I will take this video down. For now, though, I just wanted it to be easier for folks to access than having to scrub through an 8-hour stream VOD.
00:00 Find Your One Way
03:40 What do you fight for
08:08 The Roar of the Spark
13:19 The Disaster of Passion
17:21 Armor-clad Faith
22:43 Talk About You
27:42 Drift
33:39 The Town Inside Me
38:02 Mirror of the World
44:46 Necessary Discrepancy
51:45 Smell of the Game

[@CapnBooker]

Hey, if any of y'all were at the concert and recorded any of it, AND you're comfortable with sharing it, let me know either here or on Twitter. I'm gonna put something together. Thanks in advance, and keep rocking.🤘

[@manlygamer3218]

Just sent you a few videos on Twitter can't wait to see what you're cooking

[@CapnBooker]

@@manlygamer3218 Got 'em, thanks a bunch!

[@redica_val8805]

I would send some on Twitter but all you would hear is me screaming the lyrics like a nerd lmao. Idk if u still want the footage tho

[@CapnBooker]

@@redica_val8805 Absolutely. I want to capture the feeling of being at the concert, so if you're cool with sharing it, that's exactly what I'm looking for.

[@redica_val8805]

I got a lot of clips (almost the whole concert) I can send send you them via email or a folder on Google drive

[@dramtic5312]

I FORGOT MY LYRICS! I FORGOT MY LYRICS! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@ericscorch6272]

THAT MAN

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Kept going though. What a G.

[@psevdonimy_typo]

watching how AISHA sang and how NAOKI sang, I am more and more convinced that he was drunk

[@babalovesyou]

Exactly

[@PetrusNicolai]

When he literally forgot about it in 2 seconds, I was convinced. Goat.

[@manlygamer3218]

He mentioned before the show started that he was jetlagged lmao

[@ucNguyen-ty9cx]

Yeah, seeing Naoki-san while he was performing "Drift", I was convinced that Happy Chaos just impersonating him for that song specifically - but hey, it's still in-character wise, right? (LOL!)

[@deddrz2549]

Maybe I mean also his vocals part I feel are harder to do when not segmented into parts like they do in studio recordings, as well as the fact that he's not completely fluent in English, which would make it a lot harder to remember these lyrics in the moment.

[@lacquitrino5973]

He really forgot about it in two seconds💀 Naoki the goat🔥

[@manlygamer3218]

For anyone thinking naoki was drunk he mentioned before starting the show that he was feeling jetlagged lmao

[@justyourcasualupsidedownma9827]

Naoki just accepted his inner Happy Chaos and went to the concert

[@OmegaRedX]

You got to understand NAOKI was cooking pretty hard. Let's be all grateful that we have our first music live in the west.😅

[@Fitsz]

naoki was just getting into character for drift

[@Goose_X]

30:05 he forgor💀

[@Keruson]

there should be a little more preparation for this concert. at least more time for naoki recover from the jetlag and everyone get more trust to play without playback, bro i almost didn't heard aisha's voice

[@deddrz2549]

Yah, thought that last part may be a mic problem, it seemed like hers was especially quiet compared to naoki's

[@Hababalooo]

Can't believe you removed the part where he started to sing Coming Home/Birthday Train!

[@michaelowens5813]

Considering the fact my friend plays those two songs every time he bodies me, I'm okay with that lolol

[@alabasterindigo]

My favorite part of the livestream, Naoki off script and reaching out to the fans heart to heart 💖

[@CapnBooker]

I didn't realize folks would miss it that much. 😅 I still have the raw stream recording, so I'll see about re-uploading this with the ending, or maybe just link it in the description.

[@crackhead2400]

​@@CapnBookerplease do

[@quakinibi2832]

I FORGOR

[@jojomachado9428]

I FORGOT MY LYRIC

[@aquaimperative5618]

Naoki was definitely drunk

[@LoraLoibu]

and/or jetlagged out of his mind

[@technodry3216]

@@LoraLoibu bro was still in japan (it blew up)

[@gizmoray721]

​@@technodry3216bro was in the "a happy family" stage

[@THE_YURINATOR]

aisha: - voice of an angel - beautiful - engages and interacts with the audience noaki: - drunk - screams - forgets his lyrics on day of performance

[@mango6940]

Based Naoki

[@velvetdraws3452]

Somehow naoki forgetting the lyrics to drift of all songs is the most fitting thing i've seen all day

[@silvanatteveld6637]

WE FORGETTING OUR LYRICS WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@forgetyousawthis2255]

30:00 I like how is the Disney princess part before cut it off

[@podpishikov9918]

I forgottt 💀💀💀💀💀

[@LoraLoibu]

he forgor 💀

[@matthewlong7547]

I can see the sin and dizzy cosplayers in the crowd, lol.

[@TheWorstBrainstorm]

If I’m not wrong This is a day after he arrived to America,Rehearsal was killing him,jet lag is a bitch,and he’s prob drunk lol Source is somewhere on then internet my friend told me abt this last night and surprised it being on my Recommendations

[@TheWorstBrainstorm]

Also as for all Concerts they are better LIVE in person so that would prob change some peoples feelings to this also the backtrack is kinda ruining lmao(Was she even singing for Bridget’s theme?)

[@felearce4718]

​@@TheWorstBrainstorm they probably mixed her audio horribly and just couldn't fix it in time. Either that or her mic just decided to die and she did what she could (she was practically screaming all of disaster of passion when she realized lol)

[@nobodyatall7976]

Wish Naoki did ketamine next time he performs live.

[@car3272los]

Naoki was tweakin 😭😭

[@takodacorliss5838]

Love that bro got wasaayyyyy too in character for Happy Chaos.

[@manlygamer3218]

Man this concert was freaking incredible I was so happy when they played mirror of the world my favorite theme. And man when the crowd was singing along to smell of the game that was just an amazing thing to be apart of I've never felt more connected to a community lol I really really hope they do another concert one day with more songs (and less technical difficulties in the beginning lol)

[@NrettG]

Yeah I have a feeling that didn't exactly plan this out as tight as they would have liked. But just simply fixing the sound issues would go a long way. I thought it was pretty bad watching live but upon rewatch it's the best they could do. Just sucks that all these tiny problems built up quickly. I'm really hoping that they throw in some older songs instead of JUST strive for a future concert.

[@shaedonboy]

I played drums! Thanks for being there!

[@manlygamer3218]

​@@shaedonboy holy crap it's actually you! Awesome work up there man you were amazing!

[@fireflameft2964]

@@NrettG it sounded really good in my opinion it's crazy how well the singer sings

[@user-bt1ew1vm9n]

Laughing hard within and bursted out laughing when May's song happened to be song spot on live . . .

[@FaDeDJ0keRtm]

EYE FORGOTTO

[@jahn9757]

wait AISHA has a town inside her???

[@silvanatteveld6637]

So you’re telling me. That this girl has an entire town inside of her?

[@DarthMolgy]

With instrumentals at the beginning, no less

[@alabasterindigo]

I was hoping someone would upload thank you!!! I missed the first three songs lol. Gosh, Idk why but I cried so hard when Naoki turned around and sang a little more before leaving. This man knows the fans so damn well, love him to bits 💖

[@ultronix2999]

40:01 nobody talking about this one

[@calin-km8ml]

Dude i couldnt stop laughing when this came on, amazing stuff

[@amongstsus9201]

in his defense, idk the lyrics to Drift either

[@bigewc92]

Thank you for doing this, I've been wanting to watch the Concert now I have a more Convenient way of doing it, Yay!!!!!

[@itzPhysik]

My guy was jetlagged out of his mind, and decided to fill the empty headspace with a pint... now this our end result. Still sounds hella good though.

[@nasal00]

EPIC

[@QuyenNguyenHuu-ew7bs]

Wow, I just cried, this is amazing

[@lilninodrugz167]

i just met the drummer he’s a cool ass guy i was playing guilty gear and he added me

[@Sasha_Sasha69]

now i want to see more high rockers on a scene

[@dwight795]

BUT I WILL TURN MY BACK ON LIFE 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ucNguyen-ty9cx]

Yo, this one is a little bit easier to listen to, and I can now see why people are saying this is one of the best concert in a while - Naoki-san, Aisha-san, Mr. Jamison Boaz, and the fans just make it a great show for the ages! Also, can we appreciated the band as well, guys? Like, Matt, Manchester, GREG, and Ricky just rocking the heck out of there(also, I love the little things these guys did: Matt sing out some of the lyrics while playing bass, GREG just do... what GREG does, and Ricky+Manchester go all out for their performance as well...) Overall, a great show indeed! P.S: Also, will you put out subtitles for this one, my man?

[@CapnBooker]

I'll see what I can do about subtitles. It'll have to be through KZbin's built-in captions, but I think I can add subtitles to the video after it's been uploaded.

[@ucNguyen-ty9cx]

@@CapnBooker Yeah, I think subtitles should be added after the video's uploaded for a while... By the way, my man, what is your favorite part of the concert? For me, it has to be split between Naoki-san's "I forgot my lyrics" moment, the awesome "Necessary Discrepancy" performance, the Nagoriyuki cosplay, and the GREGnation!

[@shaedonboy]

Thank you for the kind words. Even though they called me Manchester, my actual name is Sean Winchester. Thank you for the support!

[@CapnBooker]

@@ucNguyen-ty9cx My favorite part was definitely when they played "Mirror of the World." It's my favorite song in the game, and getting to there in the audience, singing along and rocking out with the crowd, was the most incredible feeling in the world.

[@ucNguyen-ty9cx]

@@shaedonboy Oh yeah, you definitely do a great job there, my man Sean! You(as well as GREG, Matt, and Ricky) definitely rocking the heck out there! Also, since you're there, Sean, can I ask you something: What is your feelings when playing in front of such a large, huge crowd? And what do you think cause the audio issues that we see on stream? (Also, told GREG, Matt and Ricky that I love them, too)

[@astolfoisawaifu5961]

Is it my idea or part of "The Town Inside me" At first it sounds a bit like a playback

[@ThePastaBolognese]

They did have playback for some of the songs, concert was a bit of a weird trip lol

[@gabrielryan-leon832]

Oh hey, I sing like that too

[@jokerxthx]

Too bad I left before the concert started.😅

[@PossiblyTheRealSirSqualo]

How to hype a crowd of GGST fans: Step 1: perform drift Tutorial Complete

[@Azteck9]

Aww it was amazing. But Aisha should have done Perfection isntead of Town inside. And I would have even taken the last minute of Carve your way. Hope he does another concert

[@Darkrai110]

So uh, hes obviously not lip syncing but why were they playing the song's recorded vocals at the same time they were performing? Isnt that something lip syncers do?

[@west_amane]

I guess the recorded vocals only for chorus and more echo effects

[@felearce4718]

Maybe bc the studio versions have like 3 vocals at some points? (Like smell of the game, drift or disaster of passion) Idk why they relied on it so hard tho, even for some instrumentals

[@literallightbulb]

i think itd like a blueprint i guess if that makes sense

[@Vee_Sheep]

idk anything about stage performance and using playback in a non-hack way, but it can probably be used to fill in stuff like the orchestral parts and extra vocal tracks that many themes have why they didn't just split the unmixed recordings and only play back what they needed to fill in, however, is entirely beyond me

[@THEBULLETPROOFKINGDOM]

No *Love The Subhuman Self* or *Let Me Carve Your Way* this year? Better luck next time then....

[@Tsukuyomuu]

Naoki forgetting his lyrics is all I am here for

[@amongstsus9201]

they didn't do Subhuman Self 😭😭

[@whizthesugoi]

my heart man...............

[@kid3905]

Naoki destroying his vocal chords for almost an hour straight lol. I love naoki but they really should to get a new main vocalist.

[@serialkilled4820]

Man NAOKI smoked something before the concert

[@Xenowolf8]

48:11 what was bro saying?

[@user-ht7bb7yc4o]

No requiem? *insert that one Megamind pic*

[@luciesedlackova3571]

The atmosphere feels kind of dead, but Naoki's "I forgot my lyrics" was too funny. Epic recording.

[@jojomachado9428]

Naoki has a great voice in studio. But live? I don't know...

[@gaiden_tai]

I suggest you to watch the Xrd concert, you will understand that here he was either drunk or something bad happened to him

[@jojomachado9428]

@@gaiden_tai I already watched Xrd concerts. He was almost dying in there. But here he was definitely weird.

[@guywithcringycontent3307]

@@jojomachado9428 from what i heard he came to america not even a day before, jetlag REALLY got to him

[@206lbs.hercules5]

If I remember correctly he said he was losing his voice from rehearsals the previous day so that's probably why his singing doesn't sound great.

[@alamtya9410]

Just see the comment, is already shouting loud about guilty gear fans lol

[@cer_ruzz]

The overuse of backing tracks here is honestly obnoxious. The guitarists are obviously playing something, but rarely do you hear them. They are mostly overdubbed by the original recordings. It's sad...

[@shaedonboy]

My drums are definitely real. ;)

[@literallightbulb]

did naoki burp during the first fucking 'nirvana' section of armor clad (18:21)

[@Pepagg8]

he was drunk off his ass what do you expect lol

[@hotlean]

i forgor

[@whizthesugoi]

brother what is up with the chanting in mirror of the world lol

[@superbob326]

I understand that many people even like this atmosphere of unusual naoki's singing( idk if he was drunk or tired or something else). But if i were on a concert, i would be a little upset with that... he's perfomance was quite strange

[@migueeeelet]

Apparently he was jetlagged, but yeah, even then they could've just given him some prep time

[@felearce4718]

Tbh this entire concert would have been 100 times better with just a week or two more of prep time, between rehearsals, audio balancing (rip Aisha's mic) and Naoki not being jet-lagged out of this world. And it probably would help with them not feeling like they need to rely so hard on the backtrack (I'm not an expert and don't know how they prepped for the concert tho, so maybe I'm just yapping)

[@Klyzhka_Vovan]

Бл*ть дайте Наоки выспаться а то он хорошо пел только “Smell of the game” а остальное, ну я даже сам хуй знает как Наоки смог забывать половину текста?! Ну хоть увидел Наоки в записи концерта и не обращая внимания на такую проблему (как пишут в коментах) из за разницы в часовом поясе и Наоки будто пьяный выступил но на деле он просто устал как я понял?

[@whizthesugoi]

i really, genuinely hope i can forget that i ever saw this, now every time i listen to a song from the OST i just get sad... man...

[@yourordinarystranger366]

14:00 d1 lip syncing

[@user-nj4xe7zr1b]

노래 라인업보소 학대급아님? ㅋㅋ

[@Deedo_67]

Bro… yikes…