The latest set of God Eater 2: Rage Burst screenshots detail the upcoming upgrade’s new “Special Duty Missions” system, new Blood Arts attacks, and special Blood Arts included with early copies of the game.
Get the details below.
New System: Special Duty Missions
A new system where highly difficult missions occasionally occur. These missions, however, feature easily obtainable rare materials. As a reward for carrying out these missions, you can also obtain “Global Ability Points,” which can be used to upgrade your party characters through the Personal Ability System. Because chances to engage in these missions disappear as you accept orders for other missions, and there are rewards even for failing missions, aggressively accepting missions is recommended.
Global Ability Points are points required to learn specific Personal Abilities. They’re attained by doing things such as clearing your first mission or clearing Special Duty missions. Unlike standard AP, GAP is shared by the entire party, so which characters and abilities you choose when consuming it is an important key to their growth.
When a Special Duty mission is available, an indicator will appear in the Mission Order menu.
Return of the Defense Unit Also Included
The story from God Eater 2 downloadable content Return of the Defense Unit, which sees the return of the Defense Unit, as well as new operators Teruomi Makabe and Urara Hoshino, is also included in the newly rebuilt God Eater 2: Rage Burst.
New Blood Arts
- Hummingbird Dance – Short blade (changes with the Square button air attack). A powerful air attack. Stamina is recovered when it hits, allowing for even more consecutive attacks.
- Wave Slice – Long blade (changes with the Triangle button attack). Your movement distance increases when you use the Triangle attack, and critical damage increases as you level it.
- Alder Swing – Buster blade (changes with the Square attack). The damage output increases based on the enemy Aragami’s weakness. What’s more, as it leaves few openings for counterattacks and enhances square button attacks, which are already easy to control, it’s an especially useful weapon for attacking at enemy feet.
- Stork Comet – Boost hammer (changes with the boost drive). Rush towards the enemy at high speed and attack anyone caught in the crossfire.
- Crescent Arch – Charge spear (changes with the Square attack). Forms a bladed arch from the oracle and sends it at the enemy. If upgraded, damage dealt to enemy weak points is amplified.
- Pinwheel Drop – Variant size (changes with the aerial Triangle attack). While rotating in the air, fall towards the enemy with high momentum. Your stamina will restore when you hit.
First-Print Bonuses
First-print copies of God Eater 2: Rage Burst include the following Blood Arts:
- Killer Beehive – Short blade. A Triangle finish Blood Art. Fires several blades of darkness.
- Black Sword of Dreams – Long blade. A zero stance Blood Art. Strengthens the standard attack after stance, but consumes stamina.
- CC Ruiner – Buster blade. A charge crash Blood Art. Deals great damage to Aragami when they’re downed.
- Hard Juggler – Burst hammer. A burst rush Blood Art. Fires random shells of darkness at the enemy.
- Ray Driver – Charge spear. A charge ride Blood Art. Sends a lengthy spear aura towards the enemy.
- Glatton Fang – Variant size. A round fang Blood Art. Recovers stamina when the attack begins.
Additionally, you’ll also get the following weapon when defeating the Orochi Aragami, also included with first-print copies:
- Serpentine Calamity Blade Ashinazuchi – An evil blade imbued with the blood-lust of the fallen serpent.
God Eater 2: Rage Burst is due out for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in Japan on February 19. A western release has not yet been announced.
View the screenshots at the gallery.
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