You should listen to the entire strive OST, they are all vocal and go crazy

Marco Marco Marco, please buy the whole album, you will even get a little fighting game as a bonus

SO CARRY ON! LOVE THE SUBHUMAN SELF!

The common joke is that Daisuke's albums come with a free game but damn, Strive is absolutely off the charts ost-wise. I listen to the character themes on a daily basis lol

as everyone is saying you gotta listen to the whole album, but if you're gonna listen to another STRIVE song soon it's gotta be Let Me Carve Your Way. Having learned of Millia's past and understood i think it's the most natural progression you could take with listening/reacting to the OST. love your vids! keep being awesome!

Guilty Gear Strive's character themes are all phenomenal, especially at conveying their story to the listener. Out of the Box, Crawl, and Roar of the Spark are some of my favorites

This is such a good song. Not only a banger but also a good introduction to the character. If you got a bad feeling about that part about her relationship with Zato then listen to his song, it's genuinely sad

As a longtime Millia player since the first game to now, this song is a long time coming. She’s always had a complicated relationship with her hair in particular, a direct extension of herself and yet the very weapon she used in the life she wants to move on from. All that torment of hating who she was, and what she had done, carried game into game into game, but she finale found solaçe and comfort in the final act of her story and started forgiving herself. And then Strive came out with this as her theme… …couldn’t be more perfect. She accepts her past but has learned to not rely on her love for another but to love herself and find compassion within.

Daisuke and his countless ways of blowing minds since the first GG, is a thing he surely perfected

I agree with a lot for the comments that Zato’s theme, “Let me carve your way” absolutely needs to be the next in the GG series due to the connections drawn to love the Sun human self.

That poggers face at the final "Subhuman Self" is exactly how I feel everytime I listen to this song. Favorite track ever.

"oh that's complicated" is the correct reaction for guilty gear lore

I am FOAMING AT THE MOUTH. In seriousness, one of my favorite female vocalists. I love this song. The greatest part about all of Guilty Gear's character tracks, is that they all sound like BOSS MUSIC.

Your doing Guilty Gear!? They're so much fun to dissect and get the character from the lyrics, I recommend "Alone Infection", "Mirror of the World" and especially "Let Me Carve Your Way" Zato's theme as its connected to "Subhuman self". all of them have alot to do with the character and I'd love to see you analyze them

Millia is easily my favorite GG character. The constant tension and resentment between her and Venom, her love for Zato clashing with her hatred towards the assassin lifestyle, culminating in her leaving Zato to die at the hands of the shadow demon Eddie, as well as his resurrection which flipped their dynamic, making Zato the one obsessed with Millia, as he was stripped of emotion and only feels anything when he's with her, explained beautifully in Let Me Carve Your Way, and her ultimately returning to the Assassins' guild, and from their ashes founding the GG equivalent of the FBI. You could easily write a whole ass novel on Millia, Zato and Venom.

i BEG of you to do the whole album. there are songs even better than this one, and this is one of the best

Since you covered Millia, you should really cover Zato's track, "Let me carve your way", next. It is definitely my favorite track in the game.

The singer, Aisha, is super wholesome and will often visit channels that reuploads the songs for creative purposes and give them support. I wouldn't be surprised if she visits your videos at some point lol

Zato's OST is such a good follow up to this one. The dynamic between these 2 that forms just by listening to their themes is amazingly complex.

The entire Guilty Gear soundtrack is PHENOMENAL, doing an excellent job of telling the story with every song. If you do another one in the near future, PLEASE do "Drift"; it's one hell of a ride, especially when you get to the disney-sounding section of the song. Edit: other personal favorites include “Hellfire”, “Requiem”, and (get ready for how long this title is) “Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course”

If I gotta recommend any song from Guilty Gear Strive to listen to, you gotta check out Happy Chaos's theme, Drift, if you haven't done so already! I've lost count of how many times I've listened to that song, especially for that one certain part towards the end. It just gives me chills every time and never fails to put a smile on my face. It also helps that I love Happy Chaos's entire character, and he succeeds as a villain. His name is very apt considering he'll cause trouble and create drama purely for shits and giggles, but he also does it to keep things from being stagnant. Also, fitting his chaotic nature, he fights using guns despite being probably the most powerful being in the series (Guilty Gear fans can check me on that).

This song goes so hard...and is so melodic and thoughtfully written. Love your reaction and analysis of it!

Guilty Gear's head developer also happens to be the composer. Which is something the game has in common with... Undertale. By the way, since nearly everything in GG is a music reference, especially the character names, I'm really looking forward to seeing a musician's reactions to more of the setting.

The thing also with her hair, is a sacred beast, a term for some simbiotic beings that attach to a body part(if I remember correctly) so not only the assassin life but the cursed hair attach the subhuman label, guilty gear is a lot about identity labels and being cast away... Guilty gear makes reference to a person in particular that labels himself as being responsible for the existence of gears(magic living weapons) so the themes of identity are there since the beginning

Love the lyric analysis and thinking time before checking the background of the characters. Really awesome stuff. Love this song too, it's very listen-to-able in the daily rotation.

As much as i love every song that Marco listens to and analyzes, it is always enjoyable to watch him jam out to a banger like this.

God I love this song. Super glad you listened to it. I love the Fry Vocal and Clean Vocal duet overtop the absolute banger of a guitar riff.

YES! I love that you're getting into more guilty gear and strive specifically as I feel in strive each character theme has so much more of their personality or creeds in the lyrics. I really dig how you analyze the characters through their music.

Loving that you're doing the lore dive with each of these. I would love to see your reaction to Testaments theme - Like a Weed, Naturally as a Matter of Course

I only knew this song from covers, but your breakdown of it and its lyrics got me interested... what a banger!

Marco on strive music, great combo. All of them are bangers with incredible stories behind them, go ham

Nothing else I wished to listen to more the night before a test. Guilty gear songs have some of of the most emotional lyrics about self image, coming of age and various other deep issues in life, which is so unexpected when listening to a fighting game OST with incredibly heavy guitars and drums, but is such a welcome addition. Also I love that Marco switches from gently dancing with his hands to the piano and then starts pretend-drumming furiously but with the happiest smile on his face I genuenly do the same for so many songs, especially video game ost because I can connect the song with the game's story and gameplay, however I always thought I was kind of weird for doing this, I'm so glad that other people love these songs as much as I do I've been more and more proud of myself for not abandoning videogames songs because of your videos, thank you as always Marco

That final selllfff that is in the song always uplifts my spirits

This song is what first got me into the series

What I love about guilty gear music that not too many other series do is the main tracks in the game are character themes. The song is about the charater at the point in the story, even though the vocals are a bit newer to the series, you can see the change a character goes through with each passing game. In Millias case, she Is trying to figure out how to be a normal person again and how to cope with her life up to that point being a ruthless assassin. Every theme from this game is so fucking good because it emphasizes the story without making it a dialougue box That and there is no song that Daisuke Ishiwatari touches that isn't a banger

This is my favorite song in the soundtrack. It feels both angry and hopeful to me.

Ok ICANT Bro your videos are actualy good. I can't resist subscribing anymore

holy, i was not expecting this banger to pop up here. Only started playing strive recently and this is pretty much my go to track :)

Your description of "Like a love song to oneself" is my favorite description of this song. It's awesome.

I see GG and I click, awesome reaction as always Marco. Best thing about this series is that even if you don't like the character (Sin), they have amazing themes.

I absolutely implore you Marco, check out this soundtrack in full, it is absolutely insane🙏 As for where to go next, I second the recommendations for Let Me Carve Your Way, but Drift is also one I’d put there for being the most beautiful acid trip of a theme that I’d love to see you even attempt to dissect

I really appreciate the analysis of the lyrics according to her lore. Love this stuff

Love your reaction and all detail !

I feel ur passion and it's intoxicating

It was really cool to see you jamming out to this song!

I subbed for more guilty gear strive please consider it! I listen to these songs constantly and it was awesome to hear you appreciate the lyrics for what they mean for the character while also loving the instrumental. Even looking up the lore to tie it together, can’t wait for more! PS “Let me Carve your Way” is best song

From all the GGS songs i've heard this one really resonates with me, and i love it! Sometimes u just need to run wild a little and this song fits perfectly with that.

Lovin' all the GGS content lately.

Marco, I love you and what you do, ever since I heard your cover of Close in the Distance from FFXIV I haven't missed an upload!

I love the bit of research you do in these videos. Guilty Gears OST isn't so much great *videogame* music as much as it is a collection of beautiful works of art. These songs aren't just bangers for the characters to fight to, they're anthems for everything the characters stand for and what they represent. Learning about Guilty Gears lore is a lot of what makes me love these tracks. That plus just how masterful they are in terms of instrumentation and delivery of vocals of course. Edit cuz I just thought of a recommendation for a Guilty Gear track to listen to: the newest DLC character Bedman? (Spelled with the question mark lol) and their theme "The Circle". It's an especially unorthodox song with really cool lore and it's instantly become one of my favorite tracks in the game

Love the guilty gear strive videos. Would love to see more

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH GUILTY GEAR ONLY GIVES US COMPLETE BANGERS! I'm so glad you and I were just jamming as hard as we could to this one lol

Would love for you to do Requiem (I-No's Theme). The lyrics do a pretty good job of telling you about her character

This video is just Marco having a blast, and if Marco is having a blast, I’M HAVING A BLAST

I am SO happy to see a reaction to more fighting game music in general, and GG is never unwelcome. 😎

Here for this banger of a video.

YES!!! More GGST Music. Banger Song and theres more to come if you keep going down the soundtrack/album

I click on your video while working in order to listen to it while its on the second monitor... the song starts and i get the urge to headbang...... At least I am awake now :D

I think "Requiem" would be an amazing song for you to listen to. LOTS of storytelling through music about the antagonist I-No, and it's extremely emotional, with one of the best finales I've heard to a song from a video game.

Millia and Zatos relationship is the poster child for "it's complicated"

Great video as usual. I reccomend Let Me Carve Your Way (Zato's theme) from Strive next. Sorta a companion piece to this song as Zato's story is all about Millia.

Patiently waiting for Ramlethal. Banger video, commenting for the algorithm gods.

Highly recommend "Talk About You", the Strive story credits theme. It's a bit simple, but it just feels SO good to listen to.

I cant believe that your doing guilty gear now! I love the channel and I hope you react to all the songs lol. Thats alot to ask for but they are all amazing!

Every song on the Strive ost is worth a video, hope to see more.

Please do a guessing the character type deal if you dont know about them already. The songs make it kinda obvious but could still be fun.

As a lot of people already suggested, Let me Carve Your Way is a good companion song to this one! I also would like to suggest Out of the Box, a less dramatic theme, but still a great one!

Marco, keep listening to guilty gear songs! Even some of the instrumental only tracks from older games are a bop like Jack a Dandy or Holy Orders, Be Just or be Dead!

GGS has some of the best character backgrounds or motivations delivered through music. Rock Parade and Hellfire are two of my favourites from the game.

That song brings me to tears everytime I REALLY listen to it. Something to it, idk man.

No matter what this song always gives me chills

Man it rocks!!

Glad to see this on the channel. GG has always been Ishiwatari's passion project; more care has gone into crafting its music, story, art direction and mechanics than many other games. Yet despite how old the franchise is, it feels like it's only started to get wider recognition with Strive. Past time, I say.

In a soundtrack absolutely full of bangers - like no joke, every track in Strive is fantastic - even with plenty of songs added with DLC characters, this is still my favorite song on the soundtrack. That melody is just *so* good. Big recommendation for checking out Drift, a reasonably close second.

this. this unexpected. one of my favorite tracks in this game. it has this NIghtwish feel to it.

This track slaps so hard. It's my go-to when at the gym.

Best song reviewer on the site!

“like a lovesong to one’s self” YOU COULD SAY… A LOVESONG TO ONE’S *SUBHUMAN* SELF???

I love this video, I'm the guy who did the bg vocals. Thanks you for making this!

Gotta love GG. Everything a banger. Cant choose a fav.

Guilty gear really has some rockin music, arcsys is so damn good at what they do! I personally am a BlazBlue enjoyer, Faylan - Blue Desire is incredible, it’s the opener to Chronophantasma extend, I’m sure you’d love it:3 the animation with it is also unreal😎

Definitely gotta check out Let Me Carve Your Way. Zato's theme is a cool capper to his side of the story him and Millia share.

Definitely give the entire OST a listen, my favourites are both Faust's and Nagoriyuki's themes.

Only right now to listen to "Let Me Carve Your Way", Zato's song

Ohh please do Baiken's theme next! Another good one

YEEEAH BABY MORE GUILTY GEAR

LETS GO BEST SONG

Marco you gotta do Hellfire man, its a deep track you'll love to analyze

knew this one would slap

You should listen to Let Me Carve Your Way as it's directly related to Millia's song. You can hear male vocals under the female vocals that represent Zato-1. Pretty neat.

I'd love to see more guilty gear here!

i hope one day you will do the hidden boss turned playable character...With the one arm, and eye, and the massive plots of land.

You should definitely check out Drift next. Its the character Happy Chaos' theme and it feels like you're listening to literal happy chaos.

You should do drift next, it's absolute chaos in musical form

This and Armor Clad Faith are my two favorite songs from this entire album, but the whole strive soundtrack is good.

If someone ask me what is angrily hopeful means, imma show this song Great reaction, keep it up!

One of my favorite Strive songs

Sigh….. GUILTY GEAR OST IS JUST FREAKING AWESOME, ISNT IT!? And yeah, I love this song so much! Gives me Evanescence vives! KEEP AT IT DUDE!! At least all of STRIVES OST!!

while going throught Strive character's themes, Marco will probably have a field day with "Let Me Carve Your Way", "Requiem" and "Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course"

All the songs in strive are about the individual charakters problems and their past trauma, but in the end they STRIVE towards a better future despite this.