Code Vein

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  1. furyohfury
    Oct 7, 2021
    7
    -1 for every goddamn "i want to keep him/her safe"
    -1 for boring art of levels
    -1 for making final boss worse and dumber than any other boss in the game
    Otherwise pretty ok game. Not really good, but not that bad, something in between. If you miss this you won't really lose much but if you're a dark souls fan you'll probably enjoy it a bit
  2. Anonjustbecause
    Dec 18, 2020
    6
    How do I rate entertainment media (books/music/cinema/video games/ animation/comics/manga):

    10. Groundbreaking. Revolutionised this art form. Should be used as a recommendation to non-consumers of this medium as it has crossover potential. This is exceedingly rare. 9. A work of art. Should be watched by everyone into this medium. 8. Magnificent. A must for every fan of this subgenre.    How do I rate entertainment media (books/music/cinema/video games/ animation/comics/manga):

    10. Groundbreaking. Revolutionised this art form. Should be used as a recommendation to non-consumers of this medium as it has crossover potential. This is exceedingly rare.
    9. A work of art. Should be watched by everyone into this medium.
    8. Magnificent. A must for every fan of this subgenre. Everyone else can still enjoy that but not a must.
    7. Really good. Misses elements of excellence. Anyone can still enjoy that.
    6 Good. Will be enjoyed on and off, but probably never return to it in the future. Anyone can still enjoy that.
    5. A solid but average delivery in all production aspects. Only fans of the subgenre may enjoy that.
    4. Below average in all production aspects, but still watchable only by fans of this subgenre.
    3. Boring material and you may not finish it due to lack of interest or quality. Even hardcore fans will not enjoy this.
    2. The producer/s of this material did not put the necessary effort in or do not have the necessary know how.
    1. To be watched only as educational material of how to not do things. Otherwise a waste of your time.

    3 hours in and highly recommend this for fans of this sub-genre. Authentic anime atmosphere, great graphics, smooth (but punishing) gameplay with responsive controls, and loads of customisation elements as a good RPG should.

    Feels like watching anime; if that's not your cup of tea you may not like its presentation. The music is fitting and wish to get a soundtrack at some stage.    … Expand
  3. Grey_Light
    Oct 13, 2019
    9
    Code Vein is like a typical souls game and so far has been really fun. There is something for everyone. want to go solo, you got it, have a companion thats not multiplayer, you got it. the character creation is not as detailed as some other games but thats not as important to me as the gameplay. Overall the gameplay is fun and challenging and may even give souls vetrine a bit of aCode Vein is like a typical souls game and so far has been really fun. There is something for everyone. want to go solo, you got it, have a companion thats not multiplayer, you got it. the character creation is not as detailed as some other games but thats not as important to me as the gameplay. Overall the gameplay is fun and challenging and may even give souls vetrine a bit of a struggle. each location has its ups and downs but doesn't become too repetitive. As far as cinematics go, they are not the best nor the worst. Its the way they are portrayed through the game and story that makes up for it. I really love the time(s) during the game where you look into people's memories. The player gets to learn about other revenants and even some of the companion's backstories. Its great world-building and with more DLC to come I can't wait.… Expand
  4. Arnamo99
    Oct 18, 2019
    10
    El juego te atrapa de una forma u otra y te hace querer jugar más.
    En temas de diseño creo que los velos de sangre se ven muy bien tanto como el diseño de algunos personajes más o menos extravagantes.
    Sin duda la música consigue el objetivo de ponerte en tensión frente al peligro.
  5. residenttaco
    Oct 21, 2019
    9
    es un buen juego, no puedes hacer una crítica de él sin haberlo explorado MÁS de lo que es solo guiarte con el mapa, matar a los enemigos de la zona, matar al boss de la zona y seguir a la siguiente zona a repetir el proceso, no si tienes un juego "souls-like" tienes que explorar, alcanzar cada punto que la historia y el mapa te da para saber que lo que te muestran es solo un vestigio dees un buen juego, no puedes hacer una crítica de él sin haberlo explorado MÁS de lo que es solo guiarte con el mapa, matar a los enemigos de la zona, matar al boss de la zona y seguir a la siguiente zona a repetir el proceso, no si tienes un juego "souls-like" tienes que explorar, alcanzar cada punto que la historia y el mapa te da para saber que lo que te muestran es solo un vestigio de lo que el juego tiene para ti y este juego te lo da y te lo da completo, empiezas sin saber nada y al final con cada interacción, con cada recuerdo y cinemática vas entendiendo mejor lo que ocurre con los personajes que nos acompañan. La historia no es algo innovador, es buena e inmersiva las animaciones y los puntos que tocan con los recuerdos y los personajes secundarios aclaran todo y te permite tener un mejor panorama del porque lo estás jugando y porque pasan todos estos sucesos en el juego.

    La jugabilidad peca de ser algo incomoda si estás acostumbrado a juegos de este estilo, pero eso no es impedimento si estás dispuesto a explorar una nueva jugabilidad que no se centra en solo hacer un parry y esquivar, estás enfrentando a enemigos no solo con un arma melee, un rifle y hechizos, ahora también tienes un nuevo aditamento los velos de sangre (con un diseño variado increíble que haría a cualquier cosplayer o visual kei gastar a lo loco por un guardarropas así) que se ajusta a tu modo de juego dependiendo del codigo de sangre que lleves, las armas pesadas livianas y a distancia también tienen sus variaciones incluso entre sus mismas clases (variación de diseño y uso) puedes jugar perfectamente y resaltó el JUGAR con los combos ya que puedes si quieres mezclar hechizos entre ataques o usar tu velo de sangre haciendo de las peleas algo más versátiles. Y si querías un modo facil aquí lo tienes, solo invita a uno de los NPC´s disponibles para un team y listo pero si quieres un reto de verdad siempre puedes dejar a tus compañeros en la base e ir a romper piernas 1 v.s ALL.

    Los personajes... OOOHHH los personajes, dejando de lado su diseño visual el cual a mi parecer resalta muy bien con sus personalidades no son expresivos usualmente en situaciones normales (que a mi parecer queda bien porque... Es un mundo apocalíptico no se si es normal estar feliz en una situación así pero creo que yo no iría tirando flores por todos lados) muestran cierto interés emocional en cada fragmento de la historia que conecta con ellos, el trasfondo de su historia es buena no perfecta pero sirve para saber quienes era y porque todos se volvieron como son.
    NOTA. Las voces 100% recomendadas en japonés.

    Los mapas tienen un excelente arte aunque a veces las zonas reducidas dificultan un poco el movimiento pero nada que se pueda arreglar moviendote a una zona más amplia o si estás acostumbrado o ya te importa nada ir a matar a lo loco a esas zonas.

    Nuestro personaje no es algo del otro mundo, otro ser callado que mágicamente interactúa con los demás con señas y logran entenderlo, pero al menos sirve que podemos diseñarlo como nuestro personaje favorito de anime o serie americana de preferencia o si tu creatividad puede más usar el esta característica de diseño de personaje que en serio está muy bien hecha y con muchas variables que explotar para todo jugador creativo.

    Banda sonora acorde al arte de todo el juego (con un increíble aporte de la banda VAMPS con Underwolrd) melódica y triste para partes del juego donde es esencial esa sensación y estruendosa y pesada en peleas.

    CONCLUSIÓN. Es un muy buen aporte al género souls-like que si muestra un buen trabajo por detrás y que introduce mecánicas nuevas al género. Aunque a muchos de la critica o usuarios les moleste este tipo de juegos que toman las mecánicas principales de los souls por fanatismo o mera falta de interés no se dejen guiar por comentarios que DIRECTAMENTE lo comparan con algún souls, ya sabemos que la saga souls es insuperable pero no quiere decir que nuevos desarrolladores no puedan aportar algo nuevo a su género, eso es lo que es CODE VEIN y varios juegos con las mismas mecánicas... Algo nuevo.    … Expand
  6. VigilanteOito
    Jan 5, 2022
    7
    mais um copia do dark souls, por´me tratando-se de Bandai, esse jogo não é tão generico.
    JOguei pelo gamepass pc
  7. 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.
  8. Sepherim
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    Code Vein es, en buena medida, un Dark Souls con estética anime. Así que a nadie que conozca el género le va a sorprender el uso de las mismas mecánicas básicas de combate, el perder la xp si te mueres y tener que ir a recogerla, etc. Si que tiene una trama más desarrollada que los DS, con diversos PNJs que tienen sus escenas de diálogo, sus giros de guión y demás, PNJs que además nosCode Vein es, en buena medida, un Dark Souls con estética anime. Así que a nadie que conozca el género le va a sorprender el uso de las mismas mecánicas básicas de combate, el perder la xp si te mueres y tener que ir a recogerla, etc. Si que tiene una trama más desarrollada que los DS, con diversos PNJs que tienen sus escenas de diálogo, sus giros de guión y demás, PNJs que además nos acompañan durante el juego y participan a nuestro lado en combate, siendo en general bastante útiles. El sistema de personalización estética del juego está bastante trabajado, con numerosas opciones; la personalización del desarrollo de personaje también, con numerosos tipos de habilidades, clases de personajes y atributos, entre los cuales puedes ir alternando y combinando un poco según tus gustos. En este sentido, lo más flojo es el equipo ya que no hay enormes diferencias entre los distintos tipos de cada clase de arma, haciendo que (con lo caro que es además subirlas cuando empiezan a pedir recursos complicados) normalmente una vez que hayamos invertido en serio en un set de equipo dejemos de usar las otras opciones aunque bosses y cosas posteriores nos den otras armas que se supone que son mejores. Y, personalmente, a mi se me hizo un poco corto/escaso de contenidos, aunque en parte probablemente se deba a que el nivel de dificultad es menor.

    Gráficamente el juego es bastante vistoso, aunque nada tampoco revolucionario en ningún sentido. La música acompaña bien, igual que lo hacen los efectos sonoros y las voces, aunque personalmente odio jugar con un protagonista que es básicamente mudo. Y, en mi experiencia no encontré bugs serios, más allá de la tendencia de los ascensores a atascarse y hacerte perder algo de tiempo.

    Por todo ello, Code Vein no es un juego que vaya a revolucionar el género ni va a ser una experiencia en general memorable, pero sin duda es un juego entretenido con el que pasar unas horas muy agradables.    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. NoIdeaName
    May 4, 2020
    10
    The character customization is amazing, the battles are fluid the story is emotional and has a lot of small details with different endings. Best game I've played in a long time.
  11. Jrson
    May 5, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game plays very similarly like Dark Souls, but with a traditionally told story. The game is souls-like, making the combat and exploration very enjoyable. The boss fights in this game were challenging like they should be. The story has three different endings but only the true ending has a truly satisfying conclusion.… Expand
  12. Polandplayer
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    Pomimo banalnego skopiowania mechanik soulsowych, to nadal dobra gra z ciekawą stylistyką graficzną i niezłą grywalnością.
  13. bancandrei
    May 13, 2020
    5
    Could have been great, but it is not. If as much care would have went into level design and environment variety as went into the character creator this game would easily be top of the generation. The way it stands it's just a soulslike.
    The story has it's moments. It's serviceable.
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Paltalmen
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    Das es zu dem relativ neuem Zweig der Souls-Like Spielen gehört, liegt der Vergleich zum Namensgeber sehr nahe...um einiges vorweg zunehmen...von einem Dark Souls ist es schon noch einiges weg.
    Leute die schon mehrerer dieser Spiele gespielt haben werden in diesem Spiel keine Herausforderung sehe.
    Die Story ist meiner Meinung nach typisch Anime style...sehr viel Freundschaft, Liebe und    Das es zu dem relativ neuem Zweig der Souls-Like Spielen gehört, liegt der Vergleich zum Namensgeber sehr nahe...um einiges vorweg zunehmen...von einem Dark Souls ist es schon noch einiges weg.
    Leute die schon mehrerer dieser Spiele gespielt haben werden in diesem Spiel keine Herausforderung sehe.
    Die Story ist meiner Meinung nach typisch Anime style...sehr viel Freundschaft, Liebe und Drama...diese Story sorgt aber auch dafür das der Mehrspielwert verloren geht, da es sogenannte Erinnerungen gibt die man gezwungen ist anzusehen bzw. zu Spielen die den Spielfluss sehr verlangsamen. Zwischensequenzen können übersprungen werden aber in den Erinnerungen muss mann im Schritttempo von A nach B gehen und sich Dialoge anhören...für mich ein Grund keinen zweiten Durchgang zu starten.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. Jeabus
    Jul 22, 2020
    6
    It's honestly not a great game or even a very good game but it's probably the only "Soulslike" that plays remotely like Dark Souls, which is refreshing for a time when everyone takes the idea and warps it into something that doesn't really work. But that's where the comparison ends because that's about the only thing truly positive I can say about the game itself and it's still debatable.It's honestly not a great game or even a very good game but it's probably the only "Soulslike" that plays remotely like Dark Souls, which is refreshing for a time when everyone takes the idea and warps it into something that doesn't really work. But that's where the comparison ends because that's about the only thing truly positive I can say about the game itself and it's still debatable.

    This isn't Anime DarkSouls. Stop listening to people who say that. If anything this game is a complete mishmash of ideas from multiple Souls-Like games and ignored the context of why those things did or could work. It even takes some of the bad concepts and makes them worse.What you're left with is a very janky and strange game that has the same general control style as DarkSouls1.

    However it does show promise that there IS a developer out there that CAN actually pick up where Fromsoft left off instead of twisting the concept around until it breaks. But they need some real work done. Some REAL work...

    Also the controls for Keyboard/Mouse are horrifically over-complicated.

    In all, it feels like this game was subject to the "Destiny" treatment and subject to a sudden last-minute complete overhaul that tore the game apart and pieced together the remnants from how many things are pointlessly referenced, how absurdly exaggerated and contrasting the world apparently is, how lazy the level and enemy design is... well... when you think of how the game was delayed multiple times for over a year it makes sense.

    The DLC is a complete waste of time and money. It's actually offensive in a way because it adds extremely little while costing a fair chunk of change.    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Apr 22, 2022
    7
    I'm conflicted about this one despite being a big fan of anime and a big fan of DS games. The plot is beyond cringe and ignorable. The mechanics are nice and tight with some nice spins. The difficulty overall is way lower then ds. I'd say its a good game worth playing but dont expect the next ds contender.
  23. apokalipto
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  24. wokenoodle
    Nov 1, 2020
    7
    Reductive "anime souls-like" description is actually shockingly accurate.

    Strong genes from souls inspiration are: fun and inventive combat, build variety, design of levels and enemies, including at least half of the bosses. Anime vibe, on the other hand, provides pretty art-style, compelling, albeit one-dimensional, characters and story, that is, unfortunately, spoon-fed to you in a    Reductive "anime souls-like" description is actually shockingly accurate.

    Strong genes from souls inspiration are: fun and inventive combat, build variety, design of levels and enemies, including at least half of the bosses. Anime vibe, on the other hand, provides pretty art-style, compelling, albeit one-dimensional, characters and story, that is, unfortunately, spoon-fed to you in a very forced manner a la walking simulator.

    Code Vein falls short, unfortunately, with cluttered UI and special effects and utterly busted balancing: the game is supposed to be played alongside (somewhat annoying) sidekick NPC that can revive you on a cooldown, which completely breaks souls-like approach to difficulty. Playing it solo mode makes some areas frustrating and some bosses really unfair.    … Expand
  25. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    8
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  26. Garou89
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    worst souls like ive played

    Leveldesign 2/10 Characters 2/10 Music 8/10 Setting 8/10 Gameplaymechanics 3/10 Story 4/10 Bosses 3/10 Im very surprised that this game is so well recieved. I played almost every souls/like game out there and never encountered one where i wanted to write a review about as this one. The core design of a souls game is here but it doesnt even feel    worst souls like ive played

    Leveldesign 2/10
    Characters 2/10
    Music 8/10
    Setting 8/10
    Gameplaymechanics 3/10
    Story 4/10
    Bosses 3/10

    Im very surprised that this game is so well recieved.
    I played almost every souls/like game out there and never encountered one where i wanted to write a review about as this one.

    The core design of a souls game is here but it doesnt even feel half as good as dark souls 1 and that is from 2011.

    The Leveldesign is the so horrible compared to any soulslike game i even enjoyed the cluster♥♥♥♥ of a labyrinth in the surge 2.

    The enemie hp is so low that you dont need to learn any movements to counter just block and 1 hit them.

    The partner makes parrying a risky move when youre about to parry and he/she decides to stagger the enemie.

    The weapons and armors are super bland in this game. You like to play with a 2 Handed sword here get this ZWEIHANDER and let it carry you trough the game.

    Leveling up feels fine if you compare it to how fast you can level up in the game and the bloodcode system couldve been something awesome if it werent for the bland skills.

    Here you have some buffs and some attacks who almost all are the same but do different dmg. Except for a very few cases where skills are doing something creative.

    Items are ok mostly trivial stuff but you dont need any of them.

    Puzzlemechanics and traps are super basic. The leveldesing is basically a corridor with a few branches that you can explore to open a new corridor with some branches until you hit the final room.

    Almost every Character is written in the same way and the emotional scenes left me cold since every pair is just: "i know ive sacrified myself so you can live in peace/ Oh damn youve done that for me now i have to see it trough for you! Nakama POWA"

    The memories are tedious walking slogs only because the writing of the characters are super bad, combine that with a mute protagonist with a personality of a dog and you wanna start skipping cutscenes.

    oh and only buy the season pass for 1-5 bucks its super bad.

    The depths are all the same port into reused assets go into 2-3 corridors 1 hit any normal mobs that are labeled as bosses get the keys port back and kill the next reused boss like you already did and repeat that ♥♥♥♥ many times.

    3.5/10 as a 60$ souls like

    6/10 as a 20$ action jrpg    … Expand
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. Larsjess
    Feb 14, 2021
    0
    Terrible Ai, enemy design and level design. it's all very bad. Would not recommend to anyone
  30. samstrummer90
    Nov 4, 2022
    6
    Code Vein es el hijo Bastardo de Dark Souls y Bloodborne pero con un toque manga e infinitas cinemáticas y zonas donde sólo debemos caminar y observar los recuerdos de ciertos personajes.

    El juego intenta innovar con algunas mecánicas como que las "builds" están prediseñadas mediante la elección de los "núcleos" y eso nos permite cambiar de build incluso en mitad del combate. Cada build    Code Vein es el hijo Bastardo de Dark Souls y Bloodborne pero con un toque manga e infinitas cinemáticas y zonas donde sólo debemos caminar y observar los recuerdos de ciertos personajes.

    El juego intenta innovar con algunas mecánicas como que las "builds" están prediseñadas mediante la elección de los "núcleos" y eso nos permite cambiar de build incluso en mitad del combate. Cada build tiene sus habilidades únicas activas y pasivas y nos ofrecen un mejor o peor "escalado" para las armas y armaduras. También disponemos de un compañero (el cual podemos elegir de entre unos varios) que nos acompaña siempre en la aventura pero cuya IA es muy poco constante y a veces hará todo el trabajo mientras que otras veces será un completo inútil.

    El sistema de mapas, checkpoints, loot y mejora de equipo es una copia del sistema empleado por fromsoftware en sus juegos pero aquí queda un poco más escueto y triste.

    El juego es bastante "injusto" con el jugador en ocasiones y la dificultad del mismo no es nada constante. En general el juego es "sencillo" pero hay momentos donde al morir te sientes completamente estafado.

    Podría haber sido mejor juego pero se queda en un premio de consolación de unas 20-25 horas de juego más NG+ (si es que te quedan ganas de re-jugarlo) para aquellos jugadores de PC que no tienen acceso a una plataforma donde jugar a bloodborne.

    Los gráficos, banda sonora y apartado técnico son bastaste decentes.    … Expand
  31. 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
  32. 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.
  33. Kraiss
    Sep 5, 2021
    6
    Overall it's an okay game, some great things, and some really annoying others. It's an attempt to copy-paste Darksouls but with a fast-paced combat system and an anime style.

    Pros: music, artistic direction, a lot of content (especially if you want to get all skills masteries). Decent gameplay and character customization/development. Cinematics and memories are nicely done But they    Overall it's an okay game, some great things, and some really annoying others. It's an attempt to copy-paste Darksouls but with a fast-paced combat system and an anime style.

    Pros: music, artistic direction, a lot of content (especially if you want to get all skills masteries). Decent gameplay and character customization/development. Cinematics and memories are nicely done

    But they are hard to appreciate for me because of the annoying things in the game
    CONs:
    No real challenge except for some bosses and mini-bosses. You just crush enemies one after another, it's mostly just pushovers...
    Big maze-type levels with the same enemies over and over again... after 10h I started watching movies while playing because of boredom...
    Nice cinematics but OMG they are tons of them and they are loooong af (typical of JRPG games) and it would be nice if there wasn't that empty... Basically useless just skip them or watch a third of it you'll get all you need to know
    Hitboxes are clunky sometimes, there are foes that just jump around and you'll have a hard time hitting them. The game is fairly easy so you won't be in trouble but it adds up with the other boring and annoying things

    IMHO, the game is not worth playing (or at least not to the end). It's sad because there are really great stuff in this game but with so much boring and annoying things that I didn't really enjoy the game.    … Expand
  34. TCM_Crash
    Mar 2, 2022
    7
    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☑ Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{ Gameplay }---
    ☐ Very good
    ☑ Good
    ☐ It's just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{ Audio }---
    ☐ Eargasm
    ☐ Very good
    ☑ Good
    ☐ Not too bad
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ I'm now deaf

    ---{ Difficulty }---
    ☐ Just press 'W'
    ☐ Easy
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Significant brain usage
    ☑ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

    ---{ Story }---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It'll replace your life

    ---{ Game Time }---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Long
    ☐ To infinity and beyond

    ---{ Price }---
    ☐ It's free!
    ☐ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☑ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money    … Expand
  35. 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.
  36. Meeeeeeh
    Oct 14, 2022
    0
    Starts on the wrong goddamn monitor. This is 2022. USE THE PRIMARY OS MONITOR dumbass. Worthless port. Save your money for a dev company that actually cares about the experience they're peddling.
  37. Gochujang
    Feb 10, 2023
    6
    Code Vein is an Souls-like action game that has anime styling. Code Vein feels like a unfinished book. It doesn't have a good fighting system, bossees, weapons etc. Story is not that good too. I don't want to give spoilers but overall i don't really recommend playing code vein but you can always give it a try.
  38. Laranja3321
    May 11, 2023
    7
    O Jogo é bom, tem uma história decente e tem uma gameplay divertida e uma trilha sonora fabulosa, mas, a historia do jogo é confusa e seu roteiro não ajuda muito se apoiando em uma mecânica de flashbacks que a primeira vista se demonstra linda e criativa, porém, com a repetição dessa mecânica para todos os personagens ela se torna maçante e chata. No mais o jogo poderia ter sido melhorO Jogo é bom, tem uma história decente e tem uma gameplay divertida e uma trilha sonora fabulosa, mas, a historia do jogo é confusa e seu roteiro não ajuda muito se apoiando em uma mecânica de flashbacks que a primeira vista se demonstra linda e criativa, porém, com a repetição dessa mecânica para todos os personagens ela se torna maçante e chata. No mais o jogo poderia ter sido melhor caso tivesse um cuidado maior com sua narrativa e design de mapas, que são em sua maioria sem personalidade, no fim é um potencial desperdiçado… Expand
  39. K0SMA
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    Неплохая игра в жанре Souls like (я бы даже назвал бы Souls lite). Для новичков в данном жанре рекомендую, однако тем, кто играл в подобные игры, может и не понравится
  40. ManHoof
    Aug 4, 2023
    4
    Primitive level design, same mobs with same move set (reskin only). Storyline like child cartoon. Some like Lady Bug :)
    Best parts of the game, is character creation and coop mode.
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Beautiful, unique and entertaining but really difficult. Code Vein requires a lot of patience. If you like souls-like games and anime style there is a huge chance you will enjoy this game.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

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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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