The combat is much more action-packed than Monster Hunter, with a Sword-Gun combo weapon (God Arc) that with the tap of the R button changes from close-up sword to a ranged weapon in a second. The maps, while limited in number, are large and challenging to navigate.
The only people who can fight them are God Eaters, soldiers for the militant group 'Fenrir' who have sacrificed their own hands to Aragami cells to weild a powerful weapon, the God Arc, which can devour the core of an Aragami and kill it completely. The last of the humans are forced to live in constant fear of being dinner for the Aragami, giant monsters made of rapidly evolving cells that take on the form of whatever that believe will help them survive, from a tank to old gods based on their lore. This game features a long campaign with memorable characters that will tug on your heartstrings, an additional post-game story and some special challenge missions. While this game was a clear clone of the Monster Hunter series, this is THE clone.
