The Variant Scythe is a large scythe that are able to extend for a long range. The Charge Spear is a large spear that can be "charged" to form a sharpened organic blade that can be used to stab foes. The Boost Hammer is a large hammer fitted with a rocket booster, which can be used to inflict heavy damage on an enemy. In comparison to Gods Eater Burst there are new features and additions such as the four new weapons, the Boost Hammer, Charge Spear, the Variant Scythe and the Shotgun, each has its own function and abilities for the player to use. It was released in Western territories in summer 2016 with North American and European divisions of Bandai Namco Entertainment publishing the game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Microsoft Windows. An expansion titled God Eater 2: Rage Burst was released in Japan on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. It features a new setting, as well as new protagonists, new monsters, and new weapons.
Most of the original voice cast returns, with the exceptions of Johannes and Sakaki, who now have their voices from the anime adaptation.God Eater 2 (ゴッドイーター2 Goddo Ītā 2) is a video game developed by Shift and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment on Novemin Japan for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. The international release contains a brand-new localization, with a revised script and English dub.
While not new features to the series as a whole, all weapon types introduced in God Eater 2 and God Eater 2 Rage Burst are available to use.Īside from the all new Predator Style, most of the old Aragami have been given a completely new attack while some of them get an attack from the new Aragami introduced in God Eater 2 and God Eater 2 Rage Burst. Resurrection introduces to the God Eater series the " Predator Style", an expansion of the existing Devour function that enables additional devouring options in the form of the instantaneous Quick devour, the Step devour that chains from steps, and the Air devour, performed in mid-air, with multiple available Predator Styles (devour actions) for each. From the Oracle Cells that made up the Arius Nova, one last aspect of Shio appears, thus giving all of the First Unit a chance to bid her farewell. As a result of the process of assimilating the artificial core fired into it, the Arius Nova's bias factors align, its defenses go down, and after a grueling battle, the God Eaters are victorious over the monster. The Far East Branch then decides to proceed with an all-or-nothing attack against the Arius Nova, in which they would use all the Bias factors they had available to "overload" the Nova's Bias and render it vulnerable to attacks with God Arcs.
There, they learn through a Resonance that the girl truly is an aspect of Shio, one that remained on Earth and "awoke" with the birth of the Arius Nova. However, the ever-increasing power of the Arius Nova is eventually too much for the girl to match after it absorbs one of these rare Aragami before the First Unit can reach it, and she fades away as the First Unit tries to rescue her. While they do this, they begin to encounter an entity identical in appearance to Shio, who not only drives back the Arius Nova but also seems to appear in the presence of the rare Aragami they are searching for. They begin to acquire the Bias of rare Aragami in order to weaken the Nova's defenses. Since God Arcs are functionally weaponized Aragami, the second Nova is capable of easily defeating the God Eaters from the Far East Branch, who are only saved after a girl strangely resembling Shio drives the Aragami away.Įventually, the God Eaters come to realize that, if they don't defeat the Arius Nova quickly, it will grow too powerful to be beaten.
The fragments coalesce and form a mighty Aragami, one called Arius Nova, which then proceeds to devour all other Aragami it comes across.īecause of the diversity of the Bias Factors within it, the Arius Nova is almost impervious to Aragami attacks.
Some time after the Protagonist reverses Lindow Amamiya's transformation into an Aragami, the fragments of Nova suddenly disappear. However, fragments of the mighty Aragami remain behind, and Johannes' son Soma Schicksal is tasked with gathering and disposing of them. This page contains crucial story details.ĭuring the climax of Johannes von Schicksal's plan to unleash Nova and trigger a Devouring Apocalypse, when the ships with the few chosen men and women who would survive and bring forth a new age for mankind, Shio takes Nova away from Earth and towards the Moon, saving the planet.