God Eater 2: Rage Burst

Capsule ComputersTravis Bruno

8.5/10

God Eater 2: Rage Burst offers plenty of new content for fans of the series and although the feeling of repetition does still exist in some form, the amount of customization and level of content available will help ease those feelings. With great combat mechanics and quality AI to make up for a lacking online player base, those who enjoy tackling giant monsters will be in for quite a treat.

TechRaptorJeff Pannell

8.5/10

God Eater 2: Rage Burst sets itself apart from its counterpart, Monster Hunter, with combat that is fluid, fast and fun for a gameplay loop that is addictive. The crafting is deep; the story is engaging, and fans of the genre should pay attention.

GameWatcherJohn Paul Jones

8.5/10

A tremendously well optimised PC port of one of the better Japanese action RPG franchises out there, God Eater 2 Rage Burst gives a great account of itself on PC to the point that you nearly forget that Monster Hunter even existed.

RPGamerRyan Radcliff

RPGamers in North America and Europe have certainly had a decent serving of God Eater titles this year. We see if God Eater 2: Rage Burst leaves an appetite for even more.

DestructoidJosh Tolentino

8/10

Whatever the case, though, God Eater 2: Rage Burst inadvertently feels less like a sequel to God Eater Resurrection than a very substantial expansion, becoming a refinement of what came “before” than a genuine step forward. While it’s impossible to deny the mechanical improvements in the game, many players’ enjoyment of it will largely hinge on how much more God Eater they wanted to play, or if this is the only one available to them.

Worth PlayingBrian Dumlao

7.5/10

God Eater 2: Rage Burst continues the God Eater saga, featuring new and returning heroes, rich character and weapon customization, and over 100 hours of story and gameplay content; fully voiced in English.

DualShockersAzario Lopez

7.5/10

All in all, the battle system of God Eater 2: Rage Burst is much more refined and smooth compared to Resurrection. Furthermore, your AI companions are actually dependable in an intense fight. These points coupled with the deep weapon customization and interesting characters makes God Eater 2: Rage Burst successful in making its mark in the growing genre of monster hunting games. Now if only they took more chances when making it stand out among the game's previous entries...

God Eater 2: Rage Burst is a great mission based action experience. It’s the added narrative and characterisation that makes it more than just another Monster Hunter-like grindfest for better equipment to take on bigger monsters with. They even provide sunglasses, so you get to look cool while doing it all.

Impulse GamerHenry Stockdale

Western fans of the God Eater series have had a long wait for this game. Originally releasing all the way back in 2013 in Japan, Namco Bandai have finally

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

7/10

Aside from the game structure’s latent repetitiveness and unimpressive visuals that hardly make use of the PS4’s grunt, God Eater 2: Rage Burst is a fairly enjoyable romp. It has some other issues that can grate at times, such as an unwieldy camera and controls that can seem convoluted, but on the whole it offers absorbing action-RPG gameplay with a great deal of content. That being said however, whilst fans of the original are sure to lap this up, those new to the genre may find Toukiden: Kiwami a more polished alternative on the PS4.

Playstation LifestyleBlake Grundman

7/10

Can God Eater 2 make the jump from Vita to PS4? It may not stick the landing, but it certainly deserves a home on the console...Our God Eater 2 PS4 review.

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

Unscored

Lastly I just want to mention that I didn't run into any technical problems outside of when I was playing online. No crashes and no frame drops. The game is dubbed, just not very well. I don't normally say this, but you might want to put the English subtitles on for this one.