Arc System Works has released Guilty Gear Strive update 1.33 (PS5 version 1.033) today for the new DLC character named Elphelt Valentine. Loads of balance changes have also been made. Read on for the Guilty Gear Strive December 8 patch notes down below.

Guilty Gear Strive Update 1.33 Patch Notes | Guilty Gear Strive Update 1.033 Patch Notes | Guilty Gear Strive December 8 Patch Notes:

General / Game Modes

・Added Elphelt Valentine as a playable character.
*The new character will be available after purchasing “GGST Season Pass 3” or the “Elphelt Valentine” DLC item.

・Added the Elphelt Valentine theme, “Extras.”
*Elphelt Valentine must be selectable in order to use the BGM.

・Added avatar items for Elphelt Valentine.
*The new avatar items can be obtained via “fishing.”

・Added the following BGM to the Gallery Mode:
Marionette (Elphelt’s theme from GGXrd)
*The newly added BGM can be accessed after obtaining it via “fishing.”

Network Mode

・The information shown on the upper left of the screen after selecting “Quick Start” has been changed from the last floor accessed to the player’s recommended floor.

・The information shown on the upper left of the screen after selecting “Player Match” now displays the currently selected region instead of the floor.

・[Steam and Windows versions] Fixed an issue causing the controls to not respond properly on the matching screen from Standby in Training Mode after changing the Button Settings (Menu Controls) option.

・Fixed an issue causing the Duel Station animation not to display properly sometimes when on standby to spectate a “Player Match.”

R-Code

・Fixed an issue with display after the EXP acquired on the R-Code surpassed a certain value.

Digital Figure

・Changed the wording for the option to change the direction of the character’s gaze, hide their mask/glasses/etc. in Digital Figure.

GG WORLD

・Added new entries to GG WORLD.
・Updated the “Elphelt” entry in GG WORLD.

Arcade Mode

・Fixed an issue causing the subtitles to not display sometimes after skipping the dialogue in certain Arcade Mode scenes.

Mission Mode

・Fixed an issue allowing the player to make inputs sometimes directly after the sample playback in Mission Mode.

Battle

・Updated the Battle Version from Ver. 3.01 to Ver. 3.02.
・Fixed an issue causing visual errors with certain special moves.
・Adjusted battle balance and fixed minor issues.

If you want to read individual character adjustments, click here for more details.

Source: Guilty Gear