Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R is the final revision of Guilty Gear XX. Released six years after the previous installment: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Accent Core Plus R contains a large amount of balance changes. Some characters have had minor tweaks while other characters have been completely reworked.
If you are new to +R, or Guilty Gear in general, then take a look at the Starter Guide and FAQ. If you play on Hitbox, keyboard, or any other leverless input device, consider reading the Leverless Input Guide. If you need help using training mode, there is a guide for that.
Characters
EX Characters are unlockable versions of characters which are not tournament legal. These characters have move sets which differ significantly from their base character. In order to select an EX character, highlight the character you wish to play on the Character Select Screen and press the Start button. For detailed information on how to unlock these characters, and the differences between them and standard characters, refer to this guide. EX sections for characters exist on the wiki now, but they aren't the primary focus so some pages may not exist yet and the ones that do exist are extremely rough.
Selecting +R Mode on Console
By default, the game will not be set to AC+R. To change it to AC+R, navigate to Help & Options > Game Settings > Version and select AC+R
Afterwards, you should see ver R on the bottom right of the main menu. The title screen will also show the AC+R logo if you go back to the Title Screen, but strangely will show the regular AC logo when you first start up the game.
Saving the game afterwards should keep the game on AC+R by default.
System Information