by OL » Sat May 17, 2014 5:27 pm
Should be this year, yeah, although I don't think they've actually set a date yet. I'm pretty sure (but might be wrong) that they've already got it out in arcades in Japan, so it shouldn't be much longer for the home release. From what I've read, the roster is a little small in the arcade (only 13 characters), so I'm guessing that they're adding characters before releasing it retail.
And I think the slightly slower look is just the trailer. It seems like they're just exhibiting moves, and the footage isn't actually from any all-out fights. Any time I'm just playing around in training mode in the earlier games, it always feels a little slower than an actual match, so that's probably all it is.
EDIT: Oh, and I just have to say, I love that they aren't forgetting about Guilty Gear 2: Overture with this one. So many people seemed to hate that game that I wouldn't have been surprised if Xrd just glossed over it. But I freakin loved Overture, so it's great to see characters like Sin making a cameo, and the final boss is apparently another version of Valentine.