The only thing Crazier than A.B.A is her Gameplay! - Guilty Gear Strive

[@rooflemonger]

So A.B.A is now out! I played around with her for a few hours testing stuff out and I gotta say I dig it, even if obviously shes meant to be the ultimate feast or famine character. Also some moves didn't exactly work the way I thought they would(for the better) so thats a very pleasant surprise! I know its the meme now but now I guess all the aba mains can finally play her for the first time :)

[@SomeRandomDude821]

hey roof, just wanted to drop a comment that Bonding is +2 and Danzai (jr.623H) is +4 according to the early dustloop. You mentioned not knowing exactly how + it is. Thanks for the video!

[@rooflemonger]

@@SomeRandomDude821 good to know! In the early hours I can only go by the old fashion jump test lol

[@SomeRandomDude821]

@@rooflemongerYou're welcome, and I'm by no means saying not knowing that is a major flaw with the video. You do great work man, I'm just some egghead with a compulsive need to hand out numbers lol. Hope to meet you at some tournament or convention someday. Thanks again for all your work, stay warm up there in Canada!

[@elijah0208]

Such a unique character! Her key in savage mode animation-wise looks like sth from studio ghibli n miyazaki. Its that quality-good! Thas why g.gear is 1of my fav fightin games 4sure! I was really surprised, amused n delighted they choose aba as inclusion to strive. Respect from me for covering her)

[@JulesNekro]

ah I get it! A B A: Always Be Avoiding damage until jealousy is full to start going apeshit and attack a lot

[@shl6367]

“A key may fit where people don’t” -A.B.A My girl

[@Jaybaybay2838]

10/10 Aba review, it mentioned Hakan within the first 2 minutes

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

The attention to detail strikes again; I love how when A.B.A. goes into Jealousy stance, she starts muttering to herself like she's escaped the looney bin 😂

[@jar-man80]

Tip for training mode you can change a setting to keep yourself in jealousy mode indefinitely

[@SickLiq]

Don't know much about GG but I definitely got piqued about the lore here. What is she jealous of? Perhaps I can fix her...

[@rooflemonger]

jealous of everyone trying to steal her man, the key

[@nessleepk]

This guy gets it

[@markrobinson4330]

Some Keys just get all the girls

[@andylopez1072]

Paracelsus (the key) already fixed her, sorry man

[@Bobio]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@rooflemonger]

Also we gonna be dual wielding first impressions videos cause tomorrow Janet Cage launches for MK1! We will see whats going on there cause her potential as a Kameo looks crazy. Also the Lily vid didn't totally bomb so expect a "saving honda"(or manon, not sure yet) video probably before the week is up. Also turn on those twitch notifications as now I don't gotta make a bunch of trips for the forseeable future so streams will be on every now and then on the rooflemonger twitch channel! Playing some Dragons Dogma 2 lately, which owns

[@mixedotaku2481]

She makes me want to play this game again.

[@Jarrych83]

Paracelsus: "Dave's not here man."

[@shaolinotter]

I think slow stance having solid pokes/strings kind of represents the reliable boring husband but she wants the streets

[@dominicansolx]

This comment is CRACKED. Nice dude.

[@Moonking7]

Best description of a.b.a I've seen yet

[@bananaleg82]

I feel like every video rooflemonger posts, the "Hello" gets longer and longer

[@charlesmanning7715]

Stoned Key BF with Jealous Crazy BF? I'm sold!

[@mateusineo8755]

Two very important details that makes Jealous mode even stronger: the second hit of the rekka is a TRUE LOW, and 2H in Jealous Rage is, too. So she has MUCH mixup potential to open people up on it.

[@Talisman18t]

The animations in this game are just insane. Especially A.B.A.'s details.

[@lamMeTV]

big respect to the dude who posted videos for Aba for like 500 days. I cant wait for your videos on Elena either!

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Becomes very rush down and pressure heavy in jealousy mode, but man is her base form slow

[@rooflemonger]

like any good movie you build up anticipation to where you get to the cool part 👽

[@kode-man23]

Kinda disappointed that she didn’t get the “One Shot” designation like Nago. I thought it was fitting given how busted that she is in Jealousy Mode.

[@Rin_404]

her DP also beats WWA and supers which is crazy

[@Yhdyssanakoe]

She is awesome! Looking forward to the full guide

[@laynebarocela5069]

Paracelsus in jealousy mode be like “he turned himself into a glue stick Gabriel. Funniest Potemkin Buster I’ve ever seen.”

[@kccts44]

I love the Keys new voice. It reminds me of a distressed Morty like its about to bust out an AH Geez at any time

[@mkol1998]

She got me my platinum trophy, finally beat stage of arcade mode. Started out just trying the character in arcade mode, but something clicked and I kept going with it!

[@leandrodavid6256]

I was waiting for your review! great! I`m happy A.B.A. is back! Now I`m only missing Zappa

[@cocosdad]

aba & elphelt make me want to get into ggs

[@kamcosmic]

do it

[@rooflemonger]

well if ya do, probably start with elphelt, shes a lot easier lol

[@saturstarkiller1341]

Awesome Sauce

[@bbyjohn11]

This is such a cool design for a fighting game character. I don’t even play guilty gear and it makes me jealous 😂

[@drowsyspook3455]

Mights start playing fgs again just to try aba ngl

[@Shurmash]

She's a beast. Gobou shows what she's really capable of. Intertwine and tilt combined with heed and haul are great movement options. Her heavy slash goes so far even in normal mode. 2K is great for opening people up. She also has a vertical dust which is great for going into bonding and dissolving. Law is key, key is king is a third way for her to transform by the way. As a defense oriented player I love her mechanics.

[@Bobio]

Great first impressions! ABA seems really fun and she looks amazing in motion. It creeps me out how you can also make out a face (eyes at least) on the yellow axe part of the key when in jealous rage. Like Paracelsus is two different entities within the key. When Bonding and Dissolving lands, you kind of see him "enter" the axe part, so it makes me wonder who/what the goopy, baked out thing is...

[@Yoshikid4070]

Holy crap I just noticed it! It might be a call back to the original Baphomet looking head Paracelsus got in that game when installing

[@KeDe1606]

I‘m no Guilty Gear lore scholar by any means, but I believe that that is still 100% Paracelsus. He just has the ability to transform into anything he likes. Or rather, anything A.B.A. likes. See, the key form isn’t even his true form. He’s actually an axe. But when A.B.A. first picked him up, she fought he looked like a key, so he then started to make himself look like one. By that logic, I believe his goopy form is just him conforming to A.B.A.‘s rage, so to say

[@Bobio]

@@KeDe1606 I see! Very cool. His sad little eyes down in the axe part still creep me out, but at least it's still him lol

[@phdbot4483]

I still remember how her blood state back in X2 used to consume her own health with each attack, but landing her key stab during this state would restore that lost health. Still crazy in Strive, but without that kind of health management.

[@jameji_phd]

So kinda like how Jun works in Tekken 8? That's pretty cool.

[@CosmicRPG]

Main thing about ABA: the moment she enter in Jealous Mode is where the true fun begins with her having the best Reversal in the game that inclusive Sol Install Super lost.

[@lizabeth529]

danzai isnt armoured frame 1 sadly

[@lizabeth529]

+guard crush dp wouldve been a buit fucked up even for her

[@rooflemonger]

if you talking the DP its not frame 1 armour, so while its very powerful you cant use it as a traditional reversal

[@moadsnake104]

I think she’s faster than chipp, you can see in the trailer. They showed us chip running away from her at full speed and she was pushing him along.

[@HappyLittleBoozer]

Legit first DLC character I actually enjoy playing. So far I thought quite a few of the DLC characters were really cool and even was waiting for some to be released based on prior interest from their Xrd version, but the gameplay didn't click for me on any of them. Meanwhile, I started out with no interest in ABA, thinking that she was downright goofy based on her +R version, but the trailer was absolutely sick and after playing a few matches against her I had to try her. The rush of switching between stances to unleash the jelaousy and the incredible animations do it for me. Plus I love the projectile super. tl;dr ABA is absolutely sick, 10/10.

[@kode-man23]

Absolutely loving her gameplay so far. The redesign has totally won me over after initially not being a fan. Once again, a truly immaculate addition to the game.

[@markrobinson4330]

This isn't Zappa 😢😢. But nice to see her back, and looks similar to ggac+

[@ChargedStrike]

I tested A.B.A out this morning and she’s so fun. I literally got Guilt Gear -Strive- because of your trailer review. Thank you! Zafina mains like me love complicated stance characters.

[@curlydolltv]

she not rlly complicated tbh but she is fun

[@Couldntpossiblybeme]

Something I see no one talking about is 6H. Outside of jealousy it's pretty trash, but in Jealousy, it just absolutely wrecks life bars. Then it's all covered by DP or Quarter Circle Slash if you're not confident the whole move will hit. Just going from C.S into 6H nets like 93 damage where 2H gives like 87 in 3 hits. But also, yes, ungas will 100% be bungaed in Rage. I've already swamped several people because yes, that is + on block.

[@pikachuattack542]

I mean, the things you had misconceptions about were mentioned in the Aba Starter Guide the same day you released the 'Aba is in Strive' video. At least for people who watched it, the plus on block specials were mentioned in there, as well as the invincibility after the parry.

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

The character designs in this game are next level! xD

[@microblast3700]

Tier wise i think this character is going to have awful matchups

[@rooflemonger]

she will be a character of extremes im very sure, ive already seen her struggle insanely hard against johnny

[@NeK_Squad]

Zoning characters is gonna destroy aba

[@collindouglas8188]

She starts as Nuts... But becomes Berk.

[@ThoraxtheDarkk]

A.b.a reminds me of tira from SC

[@jumpysniper]

So, a short dash from aba with an animation she doesn't Even get low for, gets to low profile anything not a true low, but ky's floor slide can't low profile anything

[@curlydolltv]

yes

[@solracmartinez6633]

I need Zappa already!

[@ВладТропинин]

I feel sorry for Anji players meeting a good A.B.A. one day. Punish for spinning Danzai is tough.

[@Mene0]

Stage is so pretty

[@rabbidguarddog]

Do you think Aba would ever look at her mirror match and be all like... "Sup...wanna trade husbands?"

[@josiuwu]

wait what? axl 2p is actually a low, and by the way it can also be low profiled by vortex and stroke

[@dualcypher00]

Damn I'm never getting Jam lol

[@stuke18]

Great analysis. but a terrible idea to.ever use the command dash under Giganter kai. Just because you can doesn't mean you should

[@rabbidguarddog]

Kinda wanna sing gey jealosy from gin blossum now...

[@thegoose8663]

ABA is fun to play as and against. Bullying Abas keeping them away, wasting their silly meter by forcing them to block and zoning effectively AS GOLDLEWIS is very fun!

[@brandonsellers1076]

An insane *FIRST* 🤪🤪🤪

[@twistedlogic8721]

A NEW DAREDEVIL: Slayer!!!!!!!!!

[@JF-vz1ju]

god i wish i was paracelsus

[@DuvJones]

7:18 Ugh.... in other-words, it's her former Force Break version of the move. Dear Lawd is that not fun to stare down. And it's plus, but so was the old FB so that is to be expected, but unfun. No armour on frame one is a blessing, but that is the only thing. A.B.A. is kind of under-talked about as a character in +R but having a pal of mine that is a specialise to A.B.A. really sheds some like light to some of the unthinking that she allows. This character is, without a doubt, degenerate... in every sense of the word. I don't think that Strive players are ready for this but I have seen some folks say that Gear is in need of a shakeup, A.B.A. like this will do that.

[@tehbrooksta8365]

She's perfect~

[@larrydavis7689]

Aba is amazing new main

[@codvid19corona37]

Where it's a.b.a jirai kei mod

[@fightedmealready2692]

She counters Anjis counters and this is not ok with me 🦋

[@Monty2289]

Jealousy "mode" is still starting to bother the hell out of me. You mean Jealous Rage : I

[@curlydolltv]

go outside.. like seriously

[@mudins]

aba looks really cool

[@tek_lynx4225]

S++++ tier char want to win pick this char.

[@mkol1998]

A.B.A. is an emobile character.

[@Cryo18]

axl 2p is a low just saying lol

[@jaydenriley3236]

I love this game but why do some characters stand in some of these poses

[@Trigun_Bebop]

Anime

[@you_DK]

Anime

[@caleb856]

Anime

[@lynxthewise7233]

Have you seen Zappa from the older GGs?

[@jaydenriley3236]

@@lynxthewise7233 nah I haven’t

[@ToLazyToEdit]

Dropped this game mad long ago but this character made me want to check out again. Till I saw there's still no frame data 🥲