Code Vein

 Xbox One
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 133 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 93 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 133
  3. Negative: 23 out of 133
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  1. Bht
    Oct 1, 2019
    0
    It ran pretty badly on my xbox and the camera was bad. Which is a shame since I was really looking forward to it.
  2. Trev45
    Oct 2, 2019
    0
    It could have been loads of fun but it tried to do too much and did not fix the camera.
  3. Greene12
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    It is a weird game with soulsborne like capabilities i wish i could say more but it left me empty
  4. Sweets21
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    My youngest brother reviewed this game low on ps4 i thought it was a 7 but i hate seeing people spam 10 scores because they hate reviewers and general criticism
  5. RonRocker777
    Nov 28, 2019
    1
    It’s like a Anime version of Dark Souls, but much easier, with poor dialogue.
  6. Broyax
    Feb 20, 2021
    1
    Tiens, v’là le Namcon qui se met à copier le From **** et sa série de jeux de merde légendaires, notamment les Dark Souleries de mon cul qui soûlent à mort ! on retrouve donc tout ce qui tache et tout ce qui fâche comme les boss relous, le système de combat foireux et le fait avéré et alarmant de devoir recommencer… un peu trop souvent !

    On retourne ainsi au dernier point activé (une    Tiens, v’là le Namcon qui se met à copier le From **** et sa série de jeux de merde légendaires, notamment les Dark Souleries de mon cul qui soûlent à mort ! on retrouve donc tout ce qui tache et tout ce qui fâche comme les boss relous, le système de combat foireux et le fait avéré et alarmant de devoir recommencer… un peu trop souvent !

    On retourne ainsi au dernier point activé (une sorte de « fleur » de mes deux ici) après avoir mouru et on doit se retaper non seulement tout le chemin mais aussi récupérer son « expérience » et se retaper tous les ennemis qui ont tous ressuscité… c’est vraiment très con et ça ne fait que rallonger artificiellement la durée de vie d’un jeu déjà très répétitif.

    Cela étant, si c’est moins difficile que les daubes à masos de From ****, ça ne s’avère pas moins chiant pour autant… Les environnements sont confinés et la caméra en profite pour faire de la merde alors que les effets divers et variés lors des bastons rendent l’action bien… illisible ! Le maniement reste de toute façon très imprécis et flou, on frappe souvent dans le vide et l’interface générale n’est certainement pas un modèle du genre.

    Par ailleurs, le monde proposé est trop bizarre pour qu’on y accorde le moindre crédit : c’est trop tarabiscoté, compliqué et confus… Cependant, le bon point concerne les graphismes à la manga tout à fait charmants malgré une technique un peu faiblarde et surtout le fait qu’on puisse reluquer les petites culottes des héroïnes et protagonistes féminines ! non, les Japonais n’ont pas (encore, du moins) cédé au diktat des SJW, du politiquement correct et des féminazies enragées. A noter pour exemple cette jeune femme qui doit faire un 100 G ou H ou je ne sais quelle lettre bien après : son « vêtement » n’a pas pu tenir la pression exercée… enfin bref…

    ça nous fera donc un point pour la jolie présentation otacul, une cause qu’il faut soutenir… indéniablement. Dommage qu’il y ait un gros jeu de merde tout autour.    … Expand
  7. Pseudotwin
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    I've played every dark souls game for all achievements and i've platinum'd bloodborne. For the most part I loved all the dark souls games and had a love hate with bloodborne. This game has fun exploration and great level design (however sometimes perfomance was slow and the framerate liked to drop quite a bit). That part of the game felt like dark souls and I loved looking at theI've played every dark souls game for all achievements and i've platinum'd bloodborne. For the most part I loved all the dark souls games and had a love hate with bloodborne. This game has fun exploration and great level design (however sometimes perfomance was slow and the framerate liked to drop quite a bit). That part of the game felt like dark souls and I loved looking at the environments because they are a spectacle. That's about 10 points out of 100. Characters and story make up about 50 points and while I like the design of the characters and I find all of them memorable. I'm not a fan of the story. the rest of the score is the combat and I haaaated the combat. It's super clunky, enemies gank you to no end (even though you have a second person by choice and maybe another player with that), and enemies seem to have uber scaling towards the end of the game. But where I really hate this game and compare it the hardest to dark souls is the bosses. The bosses are trash. They are way too difficult with this type of combat system. They seem like they belong in a dark souls games with how fluid their animations are, their varied moveset, and how quick and diverse they are. But where dark souls is fair and balanced with their weapons, healthpool, and skill curve. This game just gives a boss a lot of damage, and a lot of health on top of annoying moves and some that are so fast there's no way in HELL of you dodging them. Some partners die so quick that you never want to use them in a fight. Yakumo is the only good partner for bosses, and sometimes he dies insanely fast. It was a hugely frustrating time to finish this game even once, let alone the 3 times required for full achievements. I'm never picking this game up after this. It's just not worth my time. While dark souls is fully replayable and super fun to challenge yourself with. This game is best played once to forget about it. I gave it a 4 because it's at least got a fun start, I'd say up until the second boss, and the levels do save this game from being a 1 or 2.… Expand

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#76 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#31 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Nov 20, 2019
    75
    The overall controls are your basic Dark Souls setup - strong and weak attacks, dodge, abilities and a parry. If you're a fan of Dark Souls, you're not guaranteed to like Code Vein, but you will immediately fall right into its gameplay since it's nearly the same. Code Vein focuses more on narrative through cutscenes compared to Dark Souls hidden lore among the items that you find. Code Vein is quite enjoyable if you're in the mood for a good story mixed with some decent Dark Souls gameplay. I had a lot of fun with it despite its problems.
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  2. Video Chums
    Nov 2, 2019
    73
    Although I enjoyed my time with Code Vein, it could definitely use some work to live up to its genre contemporaries. With that said, if you're a fan of action RPGs then you'll find a lot to sink your vampiric teeth into here.
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  3. DarkStation
    Oct 15, 2019
    80
    At times, Code Vein can be stressing as you can’t cut much slack until you have gained not only level-ups to strengthen your character but also personal confidence to challenge everything the game throws at you. While it sometimes too obediently follows conventions of Souls-likes, its generous framework and character-centric exposition bring the game its own kind of unique personality.
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