Code Vein

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7.6

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. Omletter
    Aug 12, 2023
    8
    As an anime fan, I'm always on the lookout for games that scratch that itch for a good story, challenging combat, and stunning visuals. Code Vein definitely delivers on all of those fronts, and more.
  3. finalfan
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Code Vein is an action role-playing game that combines the best of Dark Souls with anime aesthetics. It features a unique post-apocalyptic sci-fi-meets-horror setting, a flexible class system, and an AI partner that distinguishes it from its peers mechanically. The story is engaging, the combat is challenging, and the boss fights are epic. If you're a fan of Dark Souls or anime, thenCode Vein is an action role-playing game that combines the best of Dark Souls with anime aesthetics. It features a unique post-apocalyptic sci-fi-meets-horror setting, a flexible class system, and an AI partner that distinguishes it from its peers mechanically. The story is engaging, the combat is challenging, and the boss fights are epic. If you're a fan of Dark Souls or anime, then you'll definitely want to check out Code Vein.… Expand
  4. Joeuw
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    Definitely an underrate gem, the game has many classes that you can mix and mash. The ost in the game is the best of all soulborne games
  5. KinimodYunmi
    Jun 21, 2023
    8
    Ein sehr gutes Spiel, allerdings ist es sehr schade, dass man vieles nicht im KOOP machen kann und dafür dauernd die Gruppe auflösen muss und nach Abschluss einer Map auch nicht mehr auf dieser zusammenspielen kann. Trotz alle dem gibt es eine große Vielfalt an Klassen und Waffen, eine schöne Story und tolle Charaktere.
  6. Polandplayer
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    Pomimo banalnego skopiowania mechanik soulsowych, to nadal dobra gra z ciekawą stylistyką graficzną i niezłą grywalnością.
  7. Glaceon_Hit
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    I like this game. I played 4 games with ice mage, mage, assassin and tank. I enjoyed so much the adventures, the optional missions, the dungeons, the enemies.
    The story is so well explain the characters are very cool, all were important. The story is also explained in memories. That is so beautiful, I enjoyed them. And it is a good and original story.
    Being mage using Yakumo like a tank    I like this game. I played 4 games with ice mage, mage, assassin and tank. I enjoyed so much the adventures, the optional missions, the dungeons, the enemies.
    The story is so well explain the characters are very cool, all were important. The story is also explained in memories. That is so beautiful, I enjoyed them. And it is a good and original story.
    Being mage using Yakumo like a tank or being tank using Mia like Shooter. I understanded from the start how the blood codes work, the attack moves, the special attacks, the magic, almost everything. You can create your character with a lot lot of options. And watching it in the cinematics with great graphics.
    The zones are marvelous, I like each one, even the church.
    I really recommend it, coming from a souls player anyone can enjoy it.

    Now some things I hate:
    -Jack companion trolled me.
    -Bosses have great design, story, abiities. But they are unbalanced. I beat all of them in less than 3 trys.
    -Finals Bosses were too strong, first one is fun to fight until he is fourth stage in his last hit points where he start to attack more faster, more times and ONE SHOTS YOU. And the second one is a long fight that will take all your regenerations in that time. He is immune to magic damage (the only enemy in the game, why?), so fight in melee under him is painfull because he starts to do a big magic ball or spam jumping that both are undodgable and indefensible.
    -Church is a pain in the low level you enter. Too big and too many enemies. Also it is easy to lost, but that is the joke.
    -Dodging well and still receiving the damage is disgusting. This happens a lot with Mido. Also the enemies always target you in the start so you dodge and dodge and let your partner to fight almost all the time.    … Expand
  8. noqx2bu
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A good anime soul-like game, with companions make the game easier to play compare to dark souls. The lore is pretty deep and has link with God Eater.… Expand
  9. Somy
    Jun 11, 2022
    8
    This game was honestly more fun and interesting than I first imagined as a soulslike. There are rough patches here and there in terms of level design and enemy variety, and I thought the game dragged on a little too much at certain points. However, while it does play relatively safe, there is a solid game here, with good combat with a lot of variety and a cliche, but neverthelessThis game was honestly more fun and interesting than I first imagined as a soulslike. There are rough patches here and there in terms of level design and enemy variety, and I thought the game dragged on a little too much at certain points. However, while it does play relatively safe, there is a solid game here, with good combat with a lot of variety and a cliche, but nevertheless compelling story. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece like Dark Souls itself, but I came out with more than I bargained for.… Expand
  10. VG_Alex
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    "CODE VEIN" is a 'soul like' game with unique style. It has its own exclusive world outlook and game design, but it also has some defects. As a light 'soul like' game, its quality is worth experiencing.

    Review of "CODE VEIN"

    Graphic/Art: 8.5

    Music/Sounds: 8

    Narrative/Performance:8

    Gameplay:8

    Score:8.3 (+0.1)
  11. ProfAmateur
    Feb 16, 2022
    8
    German right here, english below:
    Code Vein ist ein guter Einstieg in das Soulslike-Genre.
    Abwechslungsreich ist, dass man die Skills ohne grosse Umstände wechseln kann. D.h. in einem Run geht ihr als Tank und beim nächsten als Fernkämpfer. Die "Skill-Punkte" sind jedoch beschränkt, also muss man schon ein wenig schauen was man genau spielen will. + Geile Skins, egal ob coole Gegner,    German right here, english below:
    Code Vein ist ein guter Einstieg in das Soulslike-Genre.
    Abwechslungsreich ist, dass man die Skills ohne grosse Umstände wechseln kann. D.h. in einem Run geht ihr als Tank und beim nächsten als Fernkämpfer. Die "Skill-Punkte" sind jedoch beschränkt, also muss man schon ein wenig schauen was man genau spielen will.
    + Geile Skins, egal ob coole Gegner, coole Waffen oder Rüstungen. Andere Spiele verlangen hierfür Mikrotransaktionen.
    + Gute Geschichte
    + Guter Sound
    + Das Spiel läuft technisch einwandfrei. Ausnahme: bei 144hz sind einige Sachen buggy wie Aufzüge oder der Entzugsangriff.
    + Die Bossfights sind hart, aber mit Game-Erfahrung durchaus fair.
    - Manchmal sind die Spawn-Points beim Tod zu weit vom Boss-Fight entfernt, man muss sich dann durch das halbe Level kämpfen (oder mit Glück durchrushen)
    - Ein Level war sehr mühsam (Kathedrale, grosses Labyrinth), dort habe ich kurzfristig den Spass verloren.

    ENGLISH
    Code Vein is a good entry into the Soulslike genre.
    It is varied that you can change skills without much trouble. That is, in one run you go as a tank and in the next as a archer. However, the "skill points" are limited, so you have to look a bit what exactly you want to play.
    + Cool skins, whether cool enemies, cool weapons or armor. Other games require microtransactions for this.
    + Good story
    + Good sound
    + The game runs technically flawless. Exception: at 144hz some things are buggy like elevators or the withdrawal attack.
    + The boss fights are hard, but with game experience quite fair.
    - Sometimes the spawn points after a death are too far away from the boss fight, then you have to fight your way through half the level (or rush through if you're lucky).
    - One level was very tedious (cathedral, big labyrinth), there I lost the fun for a short time.    … Expand
  12. bxrxsxtx
    Sep 26, 2021
    9
    I do really like this game, from art and graphics to levels to gameplay. It follows the formula of some other games without being really like those games, so purists beware. The gameplay is hack and slash, often spamming light attack too much, but there are a wide variety of mechanics and ways to succeed. It's not too easy or too hard, actually someone reminded me here that your NPCI do really like this game, from art and graphics to levels to gameplay. It follows the formula of some other games without being really like those games, so purists beware. The gameplay is hack and slash, often spamming light attack too much, but there are a wide variety of mechanics and ways to succeed. It's not too easy or too hard, actually someone reminded me here that your NPC partner makes the early levels pretty easy, but you can usually dismiss them if you wish, or choose a different one.
    Builds and items were interesting to me but I spent more time just trying to earn as many of the "codes" as possible and their skills. Builds, stats, and leveling could be a lot better, plenty of things are too strong or just awkward. They just threw a lot of **** in there in a more is better kind of way. That's how the game is, a lot of things are just there, for better or worse. More weapons and such would be really nice, and I often felt stuck with one because it was too good.

    The reason this isn't a 10 is the messy item and build system, and that I don't feel it has a lot of replayability, even with the endgame missions, beating the game feels like that's it. Here's hoping for a sequel. Ciao gamers.    … Expand
  13. Zeltiko2018
    Sep 4, 2021
    9
    A good Game wich similar mechanics like nioh. If you want to play a Game like Sekiro or Nioh 2 here you have the ideal Game. Very adictive.
  14. TwoBe
    Aug 19, 2021
    8
    I loved playing this game, the character creation was great, I enjoyed looking up at the skirts of the girls and it was really fun/challenging trying to clear out the maps, except for the labyrinths I hated those things. The game mechanics could use some improvements as well as for the audio but in short it was a really fun game.

    Story: 7/10 ========== The story wasn't bad, I wish I    I loved playing this game, the character creation was great, I enjoyed looking up at the skirts of the girls and it was really fun/challenging trying to clear out the maps, except for the labyrinths I hated those things. The game mechanics could use some improvements as well as for the audio but in short it was a really fun game.

    Story: 7/10
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    The story wasn't bad, I wish I could say something else but sometimes I felt lost in the story and it wasn't very clear what was that the player needed to do to keep progressing in the game. The side stories "vestiges", which are stories to know more about the characters were quite interesting, unfortunately they are split in different parts and you need to find them while you're progressing in the game.

    Art: 9/10
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    The character creation in Code Vein is great. The female character that I made was just hot and gorgeous, I wish I could share a picture here so you could die of envy. Looking up at the skirt of the girls was marvellous, specially Mia she's the top waifu and IO is on second spot. The "lost" which are the monsters in the game were freaking scary, they looked so morbid and nasty that you knew that you had to put those creeps out of their misery.

    Sound: 7/10
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    The music is really good, but whoever they hired as the audio engineer screw it up, they didn't do a good job in putting together all the music for the game, there are really some cool songs that they would be perfect to play in the background, but instead we just have the sound of the wind going through the building, that sucks, having so much potential and they just wasted it, also when you're playing the songs in the jukebox the music goes silence once the character just turns around, that feels so uncomfortable and is not just the music but also the conversations that you have with the NPCs the audio cuts off so abruptly that is way too annoying. There were more screw ups in the audio of the game but I won't waste more time on it.

    Game Mechanics: 7/10
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    The game mechanics felt awkward and they were not intuitive enough, it's not like they were really complicated but I wish they felt more fluid or easier to grasp, sometimes it felt like I was cutting through paper while fighting the "lost" and figuring out how to use all the gear was not easy to figure out. Is not clear for the player what needs to do, I had already spent 40hrs in the game and still I didn't know how the blood codes interacted with the weapons and gifts. Nevertheless, there are some really cool moves in the blood codes and once you master them you can use them anywhere.

    Enjoyment: 9/10
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    I honestly wanted to keep playing, even after finishing the game I wanted more. Fortunately you can play the game again making different decisions so you can get any of its three endings, in addition you can play the DLC with the new maps of the depths, just be really prepare because those things are tougher than the main story.    … Expand
  15. Ruboki
    Jul 7, 2021
    8
    Fantastic RPG, lots of weapons and each one have his own attack set. Also have a lot of spells and classes.
  16. IMR707
    Jul 2, 2021
    8
    Nice gameplace with nice music and characters. The story is a bit 'eh' to follow but the rest is solid fun.
  17. pongkrit03
    Jun 3, 2021
    8
    I am a soul veteran here and I must say Code vein is better than I expected but also not without flaws. I really love my first 5-10 hrs in the game, but later the flaws start to appear. The best part of the game is the story. It could be one of the best soullike game in term of story. It is very good story, easy to follow, at some point I even cried, however it also has too much of dramaI am a soul veteran here and I must say Code vein is better than I expected but also not without flaws. I really love my first 5-10 hrs in the game, but later the flaws start to appear. The best part of the game is the story. It could be one of the best soullike game in term of story. It is very good story, easy to follow, at some point I even cried, however it also has too much of drama for my liking. Gameplay is fine, like darksoul, with the addition of classes and skills, which make it even better and fun to experiment. Enemies are repeptitive though, mostly humaniod, and this will make you felt bored near the end. Some map designs are too mazed / long walk, and some bosses are easy, some (near the end) are super difficult. Character customization is great, and the animation look beautiful. The music is AAA, one of the best aspect of this game for sure. Even though this game gives you AI partner, it is still difficult game nonetheless, Still in my opinion, AI partner is too strong.

    In sum, I like it, but not love it. I want sequel, and I hope the sequel will fix the problems I mentioned.    … Expand
  18. VReview
    May 10, 2021
    8
    I wasn't expecting to get as engrossed with this game as I did with the Dark Souls series but I was pleasantly surprised. The tight controls and combat system hooked me in very quickly, and the amount of customization was satisfactory. The graphics, animations, and effects are all beautiful to look at. Now the less fun parts: The lock-on camera is not so great, it feels too rigid almostI wasn't expecting to get as engrossed with this game as I did with the Dark Souls series but I was pleasantly surprised. The tight controls and combat system hooked me in very quickly, and the amount of customization was satisfactory. The graphics, animations, and effects are all beautiful to look at. Now the less fun parts: The lock-on camera is not so great, it feels too rigid almost and is prone to glitching. Some of the areas feel very uninspired, namely Cathedral of the Sacred Blood and can feel like a chore to traverse. Overall though, I'm impressed with this title and wouldn't hesitate to buy Code Vein 2 if it came out.… Expand
  19. TheDarkKingCh
    Mar 13, 2021
    8
    el juego esta bueno en si, la personalización muy buena, historia 7/10, el nivel de la catedral se me hizo algo pesado y denso, la pelea de jefes esta bien, la ambientación esta muy bien lograda y el hecho que me recuerde mucho a God Eater me emociono.

    8/10- gracias por leer mi humilde reseña
  20. Luigichief
    Mar 10, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m warning you that I’m going to compare a lot with Dark Souls and God Eater. It is generally weaker than the two, but it overcomes the two in some ways.

    The story EXISTS (looking at you Dark Souls), what I mean is that there is a narrative and it is told as the game progresses, in fact, we move forward thanks to this narrative (which is great). I liked the lore of the world (which is exposed during the 'normally' campaign) and history has some high points but I found it inferior to that of God Eater, the **** is that God Eater is dragged and Code Vein is broken.
    Persoangens are sympathetic and had potential. They have their own arc in which they are lightly worked but it is difficult to really care for them due to the bad introduction and low screen time. It was almost a waste, but they still manage to remain a highlight of the game.

    Something that captivated me a lot was the 'atmosphere' of God Eater, the risk of characters dying and just going to hunt Aragamis. Here the risk and tension is non-existent since everyone can die at will.

    For me one of the biggest defects was that there was a lack of interactions between the characters, even in God Eater there is more, since there is at least each mission the dialogue with all the NPCs exchange. It is possible that this would affect those who only came for gameplay, but if it were some kind and totally secondary event that occurs giving gifts to the characters or something like that it would work.

    The gameplay is very Souls-Like mass has several elements of its own and I liked the combat more than Dark Souls. My biggest problem is that you don't even need to use everything that the game gives you because of its ease in boss fights.
    The exploration is another very high point of the game, in general I liked it more than that of Dark Souls and Bloodborne inclusive. I find the levels a little better in general in games from Fromsoftware but I had more fun in Code Vein, I think that smaller and more linear passages are more appealing to me.
    The difficulty. During exploration she is right on point, but boss fights are usually a walk in the park. Exploration is most of the game, but what was really hard is boss fights. To get a sense, of the 16, there were 4 that I didn't kill the Boss first or second. And not being able to choose the difficulty right away is a sin. Virgin Born (final boss) is nothing special but I admit that I had to change my build to kill him because the elemental damage (focus of my build) was ridiculous, only after changing my build I killed him the first time. ¯ _ (ツ) _ / ¯ Nonsense aside, I'm not very good at Souls-Like or anything like that, it's really the game.

    The memorabilia / vestiges have a very bad presentation although they usually have a good history.

    He suffers from the same God Eater **** of having a silent protagonist.

    The soundtrack has a similar feel to that of God Eater and Dark Souls, but in the end it has much less identity. I found the OSTs in general okay with some above average, but what sinks in this regard is very little variety. And the dubbing is very good, by the way.

    The graphics are very good but during the gameplay everything seems to be a bit blurry, maybe it is resoulão, but this is something nantivo and you can't change even on the pc. The scenarios are extremely good and very original, I didn't expect it, I thought they would copy Dark Souls and fds. But seriously, watching the hair go through the masks was painful, it was pure laziness and it hindered the experience. The initial menu is very beautiful and has a different music. Another complaint I have is that that twitch in the eyes was prostituted in that game, the twitch itself became too big and was used too much.
    The level design of the game I found excellent, The Cathedral is even an ostentation.    … Expand
  21. Khrist0pher
    Dec 30, 2020
    8
    Buen juego, recomendable, no esperaba mucho y la verdad que me ha sorprendido.
    Gráficos 8.
    Jugabilidad 8.
    Música 9.
    Historia 7.
  22. Zauzau
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Very Interesting game, you can find some super cool design on bosses and regular enemies are interesting as well, RPG wise, sure there is a lot of choice, it's quite complex and interesting in it's variety, but i have a feeling there is a lot of redundant upgrades and abilities, as in the end i pretty much used one spell and one weapon til i was done with it because it felt like best.
    On    Very Interesting game, you can find some super cool design on bosses and regular enemies are interesting as well, RPG wise, sure there is a lot of choice, it's quite complex and interesting in it's variety, but i have a feeling there is a lot of redundant upgrades and abilities, as in the end i pretty much used one spell and one weapon til i was done with it because it felt like best.
    On another note, this game suffers from repetitiveness, maps sometimes turn into mazes which I'm not a fan because i have to fight the same enemy over 10 times, but it's fine, i don't want games to hand over everything easily, the problem is how many times i fight the same freaking monster, It's quite dull, i would rather you cut a few hours from the game than making me do the same thing 100 times.
    Difficulty wise, quite good, could use some refinement, but it is basically a game where you must be swift to finish an enemy before he finishes you.
    Cool game overall, cool story, cool world, 8/10.    … Expand
  23. NokYan
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    I played most of soul games and i found this game very fun. I like the music, skill system and buddy system because we can find difference from soul style games in here. lastly customizing is awesome.
  24. Geralt123
    Nov 29, 2020
    8
    I enjoyed this game a lot. It is not as good as Dark Souls 3, but maybe 80% of it. I would rate it a solid 8/10.

    Pros ------------ + Art Style is simply amazing + Epic soundtrack is one of the best I have heard so far + Cool bosses + Cool weapons (greatswords :-)) + Fight is fun + Many supportive consumables + Fighting with an NPC partner is so much fun! Neutral -------- o    I enjoyed this game a lot. It is not as good as Dark Souls 3, but maybe 80% of it. I would rate it a solid 8/10.

    Pros
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    + Art Style is simply amazing
    + Epic soundtrack is one of the best I have heard so far
    + Cool bosses
    + Cool weapons (greatswords :-))
    + Fight is fun
    + Many supportive consumables
    + Fighting with an NPC partner is so much fun!

    Neutral
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    o Story is ok, carried me through
    o Enemy variety could be better

    Cons
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    - Some levels lack diversity and it is easy to get lost because of this
    - Bosses feel a bit too much "the same"
    - Strange menus and key assigments (PC), for example skills: press RIGHT SHIFT and F2. Do the devs know how long that takes in a fight were lightning reactions are needed?    … Expand
  25. Vosgy
    Nov 10, 2020
    10
    As stated by z2ocky
    To make up for all the other wannabe fakeass reviewers. This is a solid game and the best way to tell on how it plays, is by playing it yourself. It's fun and a good challenge and great with friends.
  26. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    8
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  27. Silver2299
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    amazing game with great mecanics and lore takes the souls like formula to it's own level
  28. Onisukakung
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This game is good story good character creation and sad ost good
    give me a CODE VEIN 2 I will pre-order
  29. svonton
    Jul 4, 2020
    8
    anime dark souls first when i heard it i though i must to beat this game in any way, so i bought and ..... forgot that i bought it XD so after year i start and complete this game in coop with my friend and what interest both of us got different endings. so i got bad ending but i think it cause im just blind as heck or idk why but i didn't saw the button after key bosses to get good endinganime dark souls first when i heard it i though i must to beat this game in any way, so i bought and ..... forgot that i bought it XD so after year i start and complete this game in coop with my friend and what interest both of us got different endings. so i got bad ending but i think it cause im just blind as heck or idk why but i didn't saw the button after key bosses to get good ending but never mind. what about game u ask ? so lets talk closer about game play: it combination between souls games and classic slashers. i mean all this souls like UI, mechanics and other stuff from slashers this game take wide pool of different fighting techniques and spells what you can combine as you want. A lot of weapons, armors and classes can help your own character build. But this game take not only good things from souls game. i talk about this stupid mechanic when you play coop with your friend and if you try to complete this game at the same time you need to complete every locations twice. and another minus its kinda weird game design of several locations. so in conclusion several words about plot of this game - its standard anime plot when group of friends trying to safe their world. so my advice for someone who read this review play this game solo on my mind it will help you better plunge into the plot of this game =D… Expand
  30. HaoJun0823
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    10/10 The powerful and characteristic style is a rare game. Although it has shortcomings, I think it will be like "Borderlands", exuding endless charm in the second and third generation games.

    If I were to say that this is a Souls-like game, I may not agree with it. This game should be a difficult action RPG. For players, everyone can enjoy the thrill of fighting. Too sure that the game    10/10 The powerful and characteristic style is a rare game. Although it has shortcomings, I think it will be like "Borderlands", exuding endless charm in the second and third generation games.

    If I were to say that this is a Souls-like game, I may not agree with it. This game should be a difficult action RPG. For players, everyone can enjoy the thrill of fighting. Too sure that the game is Souls like is neither appropriate nor objective, but also affects you to ignore the charm of CODE VEIN.

    In the early stage, you may often die because of lack of level and familiarity with the game, but as you learn about the game and develop your characters, you will slowly recover your confidence. The game’s skills are very cool, and there are With multiple matching schemes and a class system, you can choose your favorite way to fight.

    The companion system is very interesting. In your game, you will not feel lonely, and they will assist you. As the game progresses, they will also say something interesting and deepen your sense of substitution. Each companion has a different The characteristics, and how to fight and cooperate, depends on your opinion.

    In the face of BOSS, I think the game design is still good. Players can enjoy the feeling of repeated challenges. All BOSS have their own unique characteristics, and there are places where players have headaches. How to avoid disadvantages and go deep is one Something worth thinking about.

    The main thing is: the character creator of the game! I can say that this is the strongest you have seen in this generation. Although it is simple, the powerful custom function makes "Fash Vein" not a lie. I like my character very much, at least because of him, I can play for a long time.

    There are also many action systems with emotions in the game, such as dance and various POSEs. With the advent of the photo system, players can happily create fan creations. I think this is also very good!

    Finally, the game also has the following disadvantages, which I think can be improved:

    Difficulty is not linear enough: For the overall feelings of current players, some people find it very simple, while some people find it difficult. I think the game needs to increase the difficulty limit, and it also makes it easier for new players to play for the first time.

    Can you imagine, a few who like to experience the story and dress up their characters beautifully, but die very badly after entering the game? Not everyone can adapt to the difficulty. As a game, players should be more happy, including those who are not good at hardcore games.

    The storyline is strange: it is very touching, but it is homogenized, or there are some content that is unacceptable to players. I don’t think this will be a good phenomenon. At least for games, happiness is better than sadness. Maybe it will not cheer up because of something sad.

    Subsequent decline in playability: random challenges? No, open game content? No, players can only play the main line repeatedly, without the thrill of collecting, they will gradually lose the freshness of the game. This needs to be improved. At least I have played so long, I have almost remembered that each enemy is in Where is it.

    New content: It is a pity that there is no more new clothes and new poses for this character creator. Although the game is biased towards combat, there should be more updates to the things players like.

    Overall, as the first-generation game, I think it is already very good. I am looking forward to the sequel and also looking forward to improvement. I hope that CODE VEIN can create VEIN like, instead of continuing to follow Souls like, limiting the boundaries of the game.    … Expand
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  1. Quarter to Three
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    What if there were a Dark Souls for people who want something to do instead of play the same boss fight over and over until I get lucky and don't die? Well, this is! And this is it!
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  2. Worth Playing
    Apr 3, 2020
    70
    Code Vein should be applauded for doing something different with the Dark Souls formula. It's great to be able to switch out your classes at will and combine them, and the almost-constant presence of co-op is a real selling point for those who may not want to jump into the deep end of this emerging subset of the genre. The rest of the game, from the story to the level design, feels bland, and the combat falls apart when you suddenly have no AI companion by your side. If you don't mind a heavy dose of anime in your action game, Code Vein may be worth checking out.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    60
    Code Vein is a successful nod to soulsborne games. It does not reach the highest peaks, but it deserves attention for unconventional setting, huge potential and interesting possibilities when it comes to character development and equipment. It is not perfect, but it is definitely more than just good. [Issue#299]
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