God Eater 2: Rage Burst

 PlayStation 4
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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 116 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 79 out of 116
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 116
  3. Negative: 26 out of 116
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  1. Reace14
    Aug 31, 2016
    8
    You can safely ignore 0 scores from trolls. This game (and its predecessors) is every bit as good, if not better, than the MH series. I love MH but am increasingly irritated by Capcom and Nintendo's refusal to publish it on a full blown console. Like most grown adults, the tiny controls of the 3DS cramp my hands with action games. The God Eater series is an adequate, if not superiorYou can safely ignore 0 scores from trolls. This game (and its predecessors) is every bit as good, if not better, than the MH series. I love MH but am increasingly irritated by Capcom and Nintendo's refusal to publish it on a full blown console. Like most grown adults, the tiny controls of the 3DS cramp my hands with action games. The God Eater series is an adequate, if not superior replacement for those who want to play on a real controller instead of one seemingly designed for children.… Expand
  2. jholden3249
    Sep 1, 2016
    8
    I am a Monster Hunter veteran of over 1,000 hours combined playtime across 3 generations. Needless to say, I know the standard of excellence. And God Eater is the only game I've ever played that can compete with MH on a respectable level. Now, that's not to say it's as good because it's not, but it is the best alternative you're going to find (certainly better than Toukiden or Freedom WarsI am a Monster Hunter veteran of over 1,000 hours combined playtime across 3 generations. Needless to say, I know the standard of excellence. And God Eater is the only game I've ever played that can compete with MH on a respectable level. Now, that's not to say it's as good because it's not, but it is the best alternative you're going to find (certainly better than Toukiden or Freedom Wars or Ragnarok Odyssey). And it has a lot going for it that MH doesn't have like the gorgeous anime graphics and storyline. The aragami aren't as appealing as the nature-like fantasy monsters found in the almighty MH, and the gameplah definitely isn't as sharp or polished, but gosh dang if this game isn't fun all the same. And as a long term Monster Hunter, I firmly stand by God Eater with my seal of approval.… Expand
  3. Satella
    Aug 31, 2016
    10
    For anyone interested in the monster-hunting genre and is considering buying this game, ignore the negative scores. Nintendo fans, out of salt, have decided to bash this game. I have seen the Nintendo community encouraging members to give this game a bad review without even knowing a thing about this series. Truly pathetic and a disservice to the hard work that has gone into this game. TheFor anyone interested in the monster-hunting genre and is considering buying this game, ignore the negative scores. Nintendo fans, out of salt, have decided to bash this game. I have seen the Nintendo community encouraging members to give this game a bad review without even knowing a thing about this series. Truly pathetic and a disservice to the hard work that has gone into this game. The following top reasons:

    1) It wasn't released on any of their consoles.

    2) It is superior to any of the Monster Hunter titles thus far.

    3) is has been far more creative and original than anything MH, and while it doesn't have maybe the depth that MH has, there is plenty to keep users busy and formulate thousands of builds and setups.

    Look, I love any game under the monster-hunting genre, and as someone who has played pretty much everything out there, I can say this game is solid and easily 8+/10.

    Fantastic soundtrack too and beautiful cinematic anime scenes.

    Buy it, and don't listen to the man children fanbase Nintendo has.    … Expand
  4. txiki733
    Sep 1, 2016
    10
    Gran juego de caza, con una historia interesante, personajes bien estructurados, con un sistema de combate ágil y con muchas posibilidades, gran cantidad de personalización tanto en equipo como en habilidades, muchas horas de diversión y mas en compañía, un juego altamente recomendable si te gusta los juegos de caceria.
  5. KaiqueCa
    Nov 6, 2017
    10
    O jogo é uma obra de arte, com batalhas muito mais dinamicas e divertidas que o tão comparado Monter Hunter, além de ter uma historia envolvente desde o primeiro jogo da franquia.
  6. Nathan1423
    Nov 5, 2017
    8
    The user score as of writing this is 7.7 so this review is really not needed. I just want to do it. I like this game a lot. I would recommend it if you can get it for $15-$20 dollars and if it looks good when you watch gameplay. I like it a lot, not because it's highly polished, because it isn't, not because the combat is phenomenal, because it isn't, not because the story is riveting,The user score as of writing this is 7.7 so this review is really not needed. I just want to do it. I like this game a lot. I would recommend it if you can get it for $15-$20 dollars and if it looks good when you watch gameplay. I like it a lot, not because it's highly polished, because it isn't, not because the combat is phenomenal, because it isn't, not because the story is riveting, because it isn't, but really because it's just a simple game with a lot of charm and some really good voice acting. The gameplay is good, it's not amazing, but it's good, which is why i recommend buying it for $15-20. Not ALL the voice acting is good, some is kinda spotty, but the ones that matter are excellent. I'm 26 and into metal and I legit teared up from some of this anime voice acting. Explain that one away lol. I give this game a sonic the hedgehog out of bananas.… Expand
  7. nicolas_sky
    Sep 24, 2016
    8
    Muy buen juego. Este port de Ps4 es excelente. La saga God Eater va creciendo y me gusta mas que Monster Hunter (gran saga tambien). La jugabilidad es fantastica, la historia esta bien llevada, y los personajes como la hermosa Alisa enriquecen aun mas a este juegazo. Para quienes disfrutaron de Monster Hunter o Ragnarock Odyssey Ace, este God Eater 2 Rage Burst es un juego muy recomendable.
  8. ZeroBorne
    Jan 12, 2017
    8
    I am a veteran to this franchise, I've been in with it since Gods Eater Burst, then God Eater Resurrection, and now this. Is this game on par with the legacy God Eater has built for itself? Is it good for beginners? I hope to answer all that in this objective look at the game... Free of the hate I've seen from other user reviews.

    This game is beginner friendly.. at first: You are put    I am a veteran to this franchise, I've been in with it since Gods Eater Burst, then God Eater Resurrection, and now this. Is this game on par with the legacy God Eater has built for itself? Is it good for beginners? I hope to answer all that in this objective look at the game... Free of the hate I've seen from other user reviews.

    This game is beginner friendly.. at first:
    You are put through a mandatory tutorial, no problem it teaches enough and the early missions are simple enough, until your first Psion, new monsters introduced in this game. This psion fights like a late game God Eater Burst monster and will destroy you if you come unprepared or are cocky, it summons more monsters on top of itself and they are all ungodly aggressive, a rite of passage maybe but that is NOT how you introduce new players.

    The Story:
    It starts too slow for my liking but once you get past the initial parts the story goes into full steam and the characters you'll initially despise will become your friends in battle, I can commend a story in a Monster Hunter clone for actually you know... being a damn story.

    The Soundtrack:
    Oh yes in true fashion the soundtrack makes you want to slay Gods... but.
    It's loud and drowns the voice acting (which I'll complain about in a bit), and the audio mixer needs to be slapped and then fired for how poor a job this is. It's Sonic Adventure 2 levels of "WHAT??" at times but I digress. The music will have you definitely in the mood to kill monsters and it can match the beasts you'll be slaying quite nicely.

    The Voice Acting:
    Oh God, it's all over the damn place, some characters are fine while others are "SHUT THE HELL UP ROMEO!!". Probably the lowest part of the game, also they mysteriously took out the voices for Operators which can utterly screw you if you can't read and fight so be wary of that.

    The gameplay:
    No slowdown, satisfying feedback, and a bevy of weapons will keep you eating gods far longer than you would expect. The new Blood Arts are awesome and can turn battles on their head entirely, not an exaggeration.

    Conclusion:
    This game is worthy to the name of God Eater despite it's flaws, I found the opening tutorials to be a little frustrating but I'm a veteran and not much has changed control wise. The game runs great and has a lot to offer, it's certainly not a bad game that's for sure, just a slow starting one. If you need a little bit of high energy anime monster killing in your life, and you have a PS4 and not a 3DS, pick this up, it'll be well worth your time.    … Expand
  9. Ken_Bladehart
    Jun 7, 2017
    9
    + New type of Aragami: Psion. They have special powers that can be triggered/use under certain conditions
    + Another new type of Aragami but Im not gonna spoil it
    + Blood Art, Blood Bullets and Blood Rage + Whole ton of new Aragami + Tons of post game content (10 or 20 hours. Depends on how you take it) + Dig deeper on the premise of story told in God Eater Resurrection - Removed    + New type of Aragami: Psion. They have special powers that can be triggered/use under certain conditions
    + Another new type of Aragami but Im not gonna spoil it
    + Blood Art, Blood Bullets and Blood Rage
    + Whole ton of new Aragami
    + Tons of post game content (10 or 20 hours. Depends on how you take it)
    + Dig deeper on the premise of story told in God Eater Resurrection

    - Removed some Japanese DLC that I think would be really good for western release
    - Random difficulty spikes for newbies
    - Should really explain how Bullet Creation works... like seriously

    Final verdict:
    If you finished God Eater Resurrection and feeling of wanting more, definitely play this    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

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  1. JeuxActu
    Nov 30, 2016
    75
    With a lot of content, God Eater 2 : Rage Burst is a very good Action-RPG game, but it heavily suffers from it's visuals. Looks like it's a PS Vita Port with a few HD textures thrown at it.
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  2. GameOver.gr
    Nov 18, 2016
    65
    A rather disappointing sequel, but still a decent entry for those who want to try out the “hunting” game genre.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Nov 9, 2016
    64
    Monster Hunter fans may just find enough to like. [Nov 2016, p.82]
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