Yesterday's issue of Weekly Famitsu included some new information about the upcoming JRPG
God Eater 3. For the first time in the series history you'll have a chance to create and personalize your own avatar. But you won't be left alone in this brutal universe and your protagonist will be accompanied by a new friend Hugo Pennywort (who is voiced by the famous actor Tomokazu Sek [
X-Men, Gravitation]).
Femitsu revealed our second partner, Sieg Pennyworth. He loves to have fun, but he’s been separated from his two younger brothers. The second big reveal is a new Aragami named Barbarus. The basic rundown in
God Eater is that the world has been ravaged and most of humanity wiped out by demonic monsters called Aragami; we used to know only two of them – the powerful and deadly Anubis and Ra.
God Eater 3 is being developed at Marvelous, a studio that gave us
Soul Sacrifice, an action-adventure video game released for PlayStation Vita. The studio's lack of experience shouldn't be worrying, as
God Eater 3’s staff includes Hiroshi Yoshimura and Yusuke Tomizawa who have worked on
God Eater: Burst and
Resurrection. Development Director Ittetsu Suzuki was also one of the directors on
Soul Sacrifice.
All of sudden, unknown life forms called “Oracle cells” begin their uncontrolled consumption of all life on Earth. Their ravenous appetite “devour” and remarkable adaptability earn them first dread, then awe, and finally the name “Aragami”. In the face of an enemy completely immune to conventional weapons, urban civilization collapses, and each day humanity is driven further and further toward extinction. One single ray of hope remains for humanity. Following the development of “God Arcs”—living weapons which incorporate Oracle cells—their wielders, the “God Eaters,” appear. In a world ravaged by mad gods, these “God Eaters” fight a desperate war... Create your character, and fight for the survival of human-kind in God Eater 3.
God Eater 3 will be released next year on PlayStation 4 and PC.