![]() ![]() More oft than not, they drop players into the throes of action without a single explanation of that is happening in the story, or how to even play. Whether this was operator error or an actual in-game issue, I couldn’t decide.Īs I said in my Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization preview, I don’t feel that demos of video games can do any justice however. Targeting and controlling the camera takes a bit of practice and by the end of my time with God Eater, it was still frustrating me to no end. You’re also able to turn your fist into a giant set of jaws, sapping energy from Aragami and charging your own power moves. One minute you can get up close and personal with a huge claw, and then next you’re able to play it safe from a distance with a gun-like weapon. Perhaps the most thrilling part of combat is the ability to mutate your weapon. ![]() Aragami have plenty of health, so battles can drag on and become boring when you’re repeatedly using the same moves. Gameplay is enjoyable for the most part, if not repetitive. Instead I felt disconnected, and subsequently uninterested. Although I understand that porting handheld games to console will never draw a great amount of visual clarity, a game like God Eater would benefit so much from players being able to be immersed in a realistic world. While we weren’t able to play the Vita version, I can’t help but feel it would play a title ported from it’s little sister far better than the supercharged PS4 could. While graphics have been upscaled somewhat, they are nowhere near what has come to be expected on PlayStation 4. It felt like I was playing a PSP game with a PS4 controller. Playing through a couple of tutorial missions, it was hard to miss the glaring signs that this was a ported handheld game. God Eater: Resurrection was released in Japan under the name God Eater back in February 2010, on PSP no less, and boy does it show. ![]() When translated into a video game, these ideas don’t work as well as they did on said paper but the gameplay is not God Eater’s most limiting factor. Goliath combat found in similar series such as Attack on Titan. On paper, God Eater: Resurrection sounds great-reminiscent of the David vs. The premise of the series is spectacular yet it feels doggedly familiar: it’s the end of the world, Earth has been invaded by monstrous creatures called Aragami and humanity’s last hope are the God Eaters-specially trained fighters tasked with eliminating this threat. The name alone should be enough to coerce any JRPG fan into at least taking a look, and wouldn’t be out of place in a Dark Souls game. Just listen to that! How majestic and awesome it sounds. ![]()
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