Ahead of the Arc World Tour finals, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Leffen — not just one of the best Smash players in the world but also a top-tier Guilty Gear player. We had a chance to talk about a wide assortment of topics revolving around Guilty Gear Strive — from the balance culture, where the game could be improved, and why he will likely stop picking challenging, complex characters.
It was a genuine pleasure to finally sit down with Leffen — an interview that we had tried to schedule more than once in the past. He had a lot of genuinely interesting insight on Guilty Gear Strive and fighting games just in general. It will be interesting to see where he stands this weekend during the Arc World Tour Finals 2023.
Leffen: I feel pretty good. I haven't had the most time to prepare since I was playing Smash events before this, but I still feel pretty ready, and it' will be be a really fun time. Like I haven't been to an invitational of this kind in quite a while. So nice to do that. And, you know, we've done some boot camping the days leading up. I've been in America for a little bit. So, yeah, it's been really fun hanging out with everyone. I’m excited to play.
Leffen: So, the draw I got for my bracket is actually like, Slash is maybe the hardest opponent for me. So that was going to be a really tough one. Outside of that, there's no one I'm really afraid of, but I would really like to play a lot of Asian players because I haven't gotten the chance to play them a lot. So, hopefully, I make it out of groups and get the chance to do that.
Leffen: Yeah, it's pretty interesting because the scenes are slightly different. Like Guilty Gear wasn't the biggest game before. And so when this game came in, it's like
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