History VideoGame / GuiltyGearX

''Guilty Gear X'', subtitled ''By Your Side'' in Japan, is the second installment of the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series. It was originally released for Sega's NAOMI arcade system in July 2000, followed by a Dreamcast port on December 14, 2000. It would later be released in North American and PAL regions for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 on September 30, 2001, and March 1, 2002 respectively. A [=PC=] port would be released on November 30, 2001.

Three revisions would be released: ''Guilty Gear X Plus'', a remake for the [=PlayStation=] 2, ''Guilty Gear X Advanced Edition'', a UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance port with extra features from ''Plus'', and ''Guilty Gear X ver. 1.5'', a remake for the Atomiswave arcade board that introduces balance changes from ''XX''.

** As of 2022, this is the only pre-''Xrd'' Guilty Gear game to not see any ports to modern consoles (''The Missing Link'' received a port to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and Steam in 2018 to celebrate its 20th anniversary, while ''XX'' and its revisions are borderline PortOverdosed).

** Dust attacks, and by extension Sweeps and Air Dust attacks, still require an input of Slash + Heavy Slash. They wouldn't be given their own button until ''XX''.

* BadFuture:
** One shown in an ''XX'' drama CD, where [[spoiler:Ky's death]] results in a future where [[spoiler:Dizzy takes over for her late mother as the leader of the Gears, and [[EverybodyDiesEnding most of the cast dies by the end]]]]. Thankfully, [[spoiler:I-No, spurred on by That Man, saves Ky for her own interests]], bringing a much more positive end to the Crusades.
** I-No's stages take place in future Babylon, on top of a ruined cathedral in ''XX''.

* SneezeCut:

** There's also a [[GoodBadBugs possibly unintentional]] method known as the Faultless Defense Cancel. If you perform a combo ending in a Sweep, use Faultless Defense immediately after inputting the Sweep, then drop the Faultless Defense immediately after it activates, the end lag from the normal that was cancelled into the sweep will be significantly reduced.

* GoodVersusGood: There's no real village in a traditional sense. Neither Dizzy or Testament wish harm on the human race, and only act in self-defense when bounty hunters find and try to capture them. Sol wants Dizzy dead, but that's because of his prior conflict with the other Gear, Justice, and when he's convinced Dizzy is innocent, he drops the act. Even the general public's paranoia against the Gears and the government putting a bounty on Dizzy are understandable, if still disproportional, as they have only begun to start over from what's left of the civilization after the Crusades 6 years ago.

* BackFromTheDead: Testament returns as the sub-boss, apparently having been revived by Dizzy after he sacrificed himself in the previous game.

** Story would not be introduced until ''X Plus''. Later games simply had it in there from the start.

* GoodVersusGood: There's no real evil in a traditional sense. Both Dizzy and Testament wish no harm to the human race, and only act in self-defense when bounty hunters find and try to capture them. Sol wants Dizzy dead, but that's because of his prior conflict with the other Gear, Justice, and when he's convinced Dizzy is innocent, he drops the act. Even the general public's paranoia against the Gears and the government putting a bounty on Dizzy are understandable, if still disproportional, as they have only begun to start over from what's left of the civilization after the Crusades 6 years ago.

** The original release was oddly light on story compared to other games in the series. Arcade Mode has no cutscenes, even for the bosses, and the closest thing to an ending was a still image during the credits.

In 2181, less than a year later after the incident with Justice, information about the discovery of a particular Gear rose to the public's attention. The report stated that the Gear was functioning properly, undamaged and with no abnormalities detected, and that no civilians were harmed by it, either intentionally or accidentally. There were attempts to destroy it, but all were unsuccessful due to its combat capabilities.

As most Gears should be dormant without Justice's leadership, this news stunned the public. People were terrified by the possible emergence of a second self-reliant Gear like Justice, exacerbated by rumors of each nation having their own Gears for military use. Driven by an all-time high anti-Gear sentiment, humanity did not want to give up their peace after the hundred year-long Crusades. Soon, an announcement was made: "Whosoever brings about the demise of this dreadful Gear shall be rewarded with the lofty sum of 500,000 World Dollars!".

* BigBad: Subverted. While Dizzy, the Gear noted for its ability to function without Justice's leadership, is technically the main antagonist and FinalBoss, she isn't up to anything in particular.

** Justice's Forward+HS command normal is simply her regular Heavy Slash with a lightning effect on it. Her Gamma Ray lacks the lightning burst seen later on in ''XX'', making it far more impractical to use than it would later be now that it has startup to it (unlike its near instant firing in the previus game). She also completely lacks voice lines, unlike Kliff.

* LagCancel: Roman Cancels make their debut here. Simply press any three attack buttons to cancel your current attack's endlag at the cost of 50% of the Tension meter.

Three revisions would be released: ''Guilty Gear X Plus'', a remake for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2, ''Guilty Gear X Advanced Edition'', a UsefulNotes/GameboyAdvance port with extra features from ''Plus'', and ''Guilty Gear X ver. 1.5'', a remake for the Atomiswave arcade board that introduces balance changes from ''XX''.

''Guilty Gear X'', subtitled ''By Your Side'' in Japan, is the second installment of the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series. It was originally released for Sega's NAOMI arcade system in July 2000, followed by a Dreamcast port on December 14, 2000. It would later be released in North American and PAL regions for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2 on September 30, 2001, and March 1, 2002 respectively. A [=PC=] port would be released on November 30, 2001.

** The original release was oddly light on story compared to other games in the series. Arcade Mode has no cutscenes, even for the bosses, and the closest thing to an ending was a still image during the credits.

* MultipleEndings: In ''Plus''' Story Mode, each character has multiple story paths, each with their own endings. There's usually 3, but some only have two.

* BigBad: Subverted. While Dizzy is technically the main antagonist and FinalBoss, she isn't up to anything in particular.

* IWantThemAlive: Potemkin is sent out to apprehend Dizzy and take her to Zepp alive.

* NoEnding: The closest thing to an ending in Arcade Mode is a still image during the credits. Averted in ''Plus'', where there's a Story Mode with endings, and ''Advance Edition'', where the still image is replaced with a text-only epilogue.

* AlienBlood: In some releases, blood spray effects are green instead of red, presumably for Bowdlerization purposes.