God Eater 3 version 2.00 details and trailer, version 2.10 and 2.20 information

During a live stream earlier today, Bandai Namco shared an update regarding future plans for God Eater 3. We have a bunch of details and a trailer for version 2.00, along with a tease of version 2.10 and 2.20.

Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Gematsu:

Version 2.00 Highlights

– Additional episode: “Encounters with the Past”
– The first chapter of that story will unfold via Claire’s chapter, where you will head to her Sympathy Domain in order to strengthen your Engage
– Hugo and Zeke chapters will follow in version 2.10, with the additional stories for other ally characters due out after
– After version 2.00, updates will be released at a faster pace than normal
– “Encounters with the Past” will be added to the “Additional Episodes” menu
– By completing missions with your allies, your Sympathy sync rate will rise
– Episodes unlock by increasing sync rate
– The new costumes that were previously teased are included in the version 2.00 update
– The new Aragami, Ash Forged Barbarius Ira, is also included
– The “Ash Forged God Arc Parts” and “Ash Forged God Arc Parts (Alternate Color)” are also included, respectively equipped with the “War Cry” and “Blade Impulse” Burst Plugins

Version 2.00

– Adjusted Burst Plugin configurations – Changed “Close Call” to “Rage Shield” in Quadriga’s Tower Shield
– “Abandoned God Arc” + maximum level changed to 35 (after clearing the Claire chapter of “Encounters with the Past”)
– “Abandoned God Arc” +2 appear in the following missions: EX Time Attack Missions, Extra Missions (new addition), Claire Certification Missions 31 to 34 (new addition)
– Adjusted attack cancel dive to turn 360 degrees when turning off lock-on

Version 2.10

– God Arc parts + maximum level sequentially unlocked – 40 in version 2.10, 45 in version 2.20
– Special mission “A Challenge to Hound” added
– Lock-on camera behavior added to Options
– Feature to redo character creation (including gender) added

Version 2.20

– “New Game Plus” added
– “Jukebox” feature to change background music at the base added
– Other features are currently under investigation

Future Updates

– Following version 2.10, additional character stories will be released one in due time
– Additionally, an event will be depicted throughout the entirety of the “Encounters with the Past” episode
– Ash Forged Vajra will arrive as part of the version 2.10 update
– Ash Forged Nuada will arrive as part of the version 2.10 update
– Ash Forged Hannibal is also in development