Okay ! As I have said from the last entry. Watch out !
Look at the picture below.
Do you have an idea about this week’s entry subject ?
Anything that comes to your mind ?
Yes, that’s right. IT LOOKS AWESOME !
And when I say awesome, the game is really great (in my OWN OPINION).
For my eleventh journal gamedev entry (#journalgamedeventry11), the game I will be featuring is :
What kind of game is this ?
God Eater 2: Rage Burst (ゴッドイーター2 レイジバースト Goddo Ītā 2 Reiji Bāsuto) is an enhanced version of the original game for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. It was announced at Tokyo Game Show 2014. A new chapter titled "Rage Burst" is added to the story, featuring content separated into six difficulty levels within the main quests. Rage Burst introduces a new game mechanism known as "Blood Rage", which involves filling a yellow gauge by attacking enemies, and then making a pledge to the God Arc once it activates, granting various buffs to the player. Temporary invincibility can be toggled during the pledge selection process, at the expense of draining the yellow gauge on the bottom left of the screen.The game also introduces new characters, enemies and weapon types.
At the beginning, the player (by the way, this is a single player game) will create his character. This is called customization where the player will decide the appearance of the character. In this game, there are no classes, you know something like swordsman, wizard, assassin, etc. Character appearance will never affect the gameplay but I think, the character must have this cool/badass aura/attidtude because well, the gameplay of this game is really great. After that is the name, of course. Name is a very important element (I guess.) because the player will use it throughout the game.
Then, the story starts (the player, of course, is the protagonist of it).
Like most games, a tutorial will guide the player before the actual combat.
In this game, the player will receive missions, consists of the main story and sub. As the player finishes a mission, the story will continue.
So, here it is, my experience on this game.
This game is really really great. The gameplay as well as the design is a masterpiece. I mean, like in the anime version (the game is originally a video game but an anime series was adapted from it), the designs is great. And, I’ll start judging it: Design will 10/10.
Next will be the gameplay: The gameplay is sick, as in awesome. Let me tell the more about this game. So, the characters fighting the Aragami (called Gods), are called God Eaters. These Aragami are everywhere, and humanity will eventually be extinct. Consider it like a zombie apocalypse but with these Aragami. And then, there are these people who can fight against them. But normal weapons cannot damage these gods. Instead, there are weapons made especially to slain these gods. They are called God Arcs, and they come in different forms such as short blade, long blade, buster blade, variant scythe, boost hammer.
I might not be able to tell clearly so feel free to read:
First reported sometime in the year 2050, the Aragami is a race of mysterious beasts that had consumed a majority of the Earth's resources and pushed mankind to the brink of extinction. Made of hundreds of thousands of "Oracle Cells", the Aragami can consume any given object/organism, as well as any smaller Aragami, and take on its attributes, allowing any individual Aragami to "evolve" beyond its evolutionary chain. In addition, newer evolved species of Aragami starting to resemble humans. Impervious to any modern firearms, as well as any form of weaponized energy, the God Arc is the only weapon capable of "cutting through" an Aragami's "core", effectively killing it.
Known as Jinki (神機 Jinki, translates as "god machine") in the Japanese release, the God Arc is a series of biomechanical weapons created by Fenrir as a means to combat the Aragami. Usually looks like a mix between a sword, a gun, a shield and a mass of black Aragami flesh, each of these God Arcs are controlled by an artificial Aragami core embedded near the grip area, allowing the God Eaters to control these weapons to their fullest extent. In other words, every God Arc is a man-made Aragami that can be controlled by humans. In the early installment of the games, they are two types of God Arcs: the "Old-type", in which a God Arc is designed for either close-quarter combat or long-ranged combat; and the "New-Type", which can freely switch between forms. So far, the God Arc has five known forms:
Blade Form: A form normally used for close-quarter combat, it simply makes use of the God Arc's blade part to attack the Aragami in close-range.
Gun Form: A form used for long-ranged assaults, it utilizes the gun part of the God Arc to shoot the Aragami.
Shield Form: A form that can be accessed in Blade Form, this deploys a shield to protect the God Eater from enemy attacks.
Predator Form: A form that can be accessed in Blade Form, this form produces a massive pair of jaws from the God Arc to "devour" the Aragami, bestowing them with a powered state called "Burst Mode", which greatly enhances the God Eater's power and abilities. This form is also used for salvaging cores and materials from fallen Aragami, which are essential for crafting new items and equipment.
Blood Rage: A form introduced in God Eater 2 Rage Burst that can be accessed only by the player. In this form, the God Arc temporarily unlocks its Restraining Frames, producing a crystalline "wing" on the God Eater's back, giving them invincibility and increased speed and attack, as well as capable of dashing infinitely. Unfortunately, it only lasts roughly 30 seconds, and it requires a portion of the Awakening Gauge to be activated again.
However, not everyone can wield the God Arc, as each of them are connected to a specific God Eater. Also, if a God Eater touches someone else's God Arc apart from their own, they will get "devoured" and killed, or in a rare case, turns them into an Aragami.
God Eaters are individuals capable of wielding the God Arc to fight the Aragami, and serving as Fenrir's main line of defense. Chosen through a series of aptitude test, the selected subjects are then painfully equipped with a bracelet containing the Bias Factor, a substance that determines what the Aragami should and should not "eat", as well as protecting them from getting devoured by their assigned God Arc. The bracelet also grants super-strength and enhanced speed. If the bracelet is damaged and/or removed, the invading Oracle Cells from the God Arcs will gradually mutate the God Eater into an Aragami. If this happens, they can only be killed by their own God Arcs.
By completing missions, player will receive rewards that can be use to further increase the character stats. So, the gameplay is 10/10.
Honestly, I find this game really great, I mean if it could just be played multiplayer, then good.
Challenge - Player will need to beat these Aragami (because they come in different forms, and bosses are also in a different level).
Rules - Rules seems to be fine.
Story - The story is also great, maybe because of the apocalyptic era.
Objectives - Complete missions and strengthen your character.
The game is long. Because it has story, and is a RPG, the player might lose interest in it. Also, single-player is a factor, but rejoice, the game will have a new released entitled God Eater Online. Though it is not released yet in Western countries, the game is similar to that of the original, only ported to phone and is now online. Games are really great when played with friends.
And that’s all for this week’s entry. (I’ll try to make it short next time...)
Need to search for more games ...
