Ya he's pretty good. Though I think most of the Code Vein OST is less memorable than the God Eater songs. Only ones that really stuck out to me were the title theme, memories of the lost, and tears of passion
@@weaponsci Fair enough. But a few absolute bangers is better than a bunch of mid shit. Also, you're forgetting the song that plays as you approach the Eva fight ("Tranquility and Light" th-cam.com/video/SMS_BXhnZ6k/w-d-xo.html )
@@Chausies7 Nah you know what's good, my man - Reqiuem, Eva's theme, makes me tear up every fucking time, no matter the version, and her singing to Jack? oh, my fucking _heart!_ not to mention Heir of the Shingai, _that_ sends me!
Yeah outside Elden Ring (which is made by fromsoft) Code Vein is what I want to play when not playing Elden Ring. I like it better than the other souls games in fact.
Honestly, Code Vein had one of the most mysterious, captivating, and original storylines and worlds I've seen out of any game, let alone other Souls-likes, which is absolutely not what I expected when I went into it. I also absolutely loved the class system for how modular it was and how strategic and fun many of the passive and active abilities were. And the memory sequences had me downright emotional at times. While it wasn't a perfect game by far, Code Vein somehow ended up being one of the Souls-like games that felt the most memorable to me, right behind the first Dark Souls. I doubt it'll ever get a sequel... but I thought the same for Dragon's Dogma, so who knows. Hopefully if it does come out, it'll be as magical as the first.
"Nicola" turns to ash because Jack put him down before he could frenzy. as you approach the Invading Executioner boss arena for the first time you hear dialouge of Jack saying he'll "Make it quick"
First off, hats off to you for being one of the few youtubers who still occasionally talks about God Eater. Second, my theory is it takes place at latest before or early God Eater 2 and starts maybe like 10+ years after after the mass Aragami outbreak solely because we know the universe is connected but there was never any mention of anything similar to the Red Rain epidemic presented at the start of GE2 and if GER and the anime are anything to go off the Dyaus Pita may be a more rare Aragami so its few in numbers so it isnt impossible to rule out thats the same one that ate Alisa's parents leading it to happen during GER as well. Some people speculate it takes place during or after GE3 and personally I think thats way to late a time period and im more then positive the Ash would he corrosive to the red mist if not outright consume it.
there was confirmation from the dev that the game was not set on GE universe though. but with the clear appearance of vajra I wonder if that statement will still stand if this game got any sequel.
Huh thats crazy, almost 1100 hour between all GE games and i never seen a Vajra that looked like a Dyaus Pita xD But all seriousness though. I am aware of that info but you cant just drop a cutscene like that after saying the two arent connected without elaborating anything. Even going back to GER and GE2 the whirling plans are littered in what can even be considered the "thorns of judgment" all over the gaol of the red mist. Id accept reused assets but the ones in CV are more highly detailed so it was intentional.
@@thunderconcerto9807 also if im remembering correctly that detail was dropped before fhe games release? Which feel like the Pita's cameo was a last minute inclusion.
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for this video. I love Code Vein, and never get sick of talking about it. A friend and I co-oped most of the game with the two of us and Yakumo, and it was so much fun. Highly recommended. Thanks for talking about this game this year. Game on dude. 🎮
It's sad that Team Shift has been so silent these past 5 years. God Eater & Code Vein definitely have the potential to for improvement in sequels, but only if the studio is willing to commit. Bandai's reliance on FromSoft, Tales, mediocre anime fighting games & Tekken (completely overshadowing Soul Calibur) really hinders the potential of these smaller titles. It has me concerned about Team Shift's future given all the layoffs going on in the industry.
Code Vein was the first ever souls like game I ever cleared. It's one of the games that I loved despite still being stuck on an Ornestien and Smough in DS1. And failing that it still has a good camera mode and great character customization..
There's a game Called AI Limit set to release this year "for now" that has a very similar look to Code Vein. We might not get Code Vein 2 any time soon but hopefully it will scratch that itch.
A correction: protagonist gets put down not because of the lack of the mask, but because you drank queen's blood despite it being said repeatedly to not do it, and started experiencing some sort of a malfunction. Taking off your mask generally is not all that bad, as long as you were full/don't get stranded because while it does make you hungry fast, it's not immediate and you have time to get to safety/find a drink/etc. Masks allow revenants to more or less ignore the effects of the miasma and only get hungry at a "natural" pace instead of "accelerated". You start the game lacking mask and the "bandit" revenants take you to their basement just fine, and you even catch a nap there still with no mask, only after which you finally get a mask of your own.
I see. Thanks for the clarification. Is this also an applicable explanation as to why the sucessor blood codes you get during the "bad ending" playthrough are the queen's body parts instead of the normal sucessor's code, which also led to you almost becoming the new queen at the end of the bad ending?
Honestly, I don't mind that. Not everything has to be one continuous timeline. Let that be its own thing. Though I haven't played it (yet?) so I'm not sure how well it would've fit in the God Eater/Code Vein world anyway
For those coming in from this review and might be worried about the Ornstein and Smough fight of this game, the game does actually give you a huge benefit in that the two will never focus on the same person at the same time. For example if you're fighting Blade Bearer and she suddenly turns towards your ally, you are meant to switch over to fighting Cannoneer because he will be focusing you with his attacks now, and your NPC ally will also tag attention between the two so your're basically both fighting mostly 1v1s but against rotating bosses.
I played this game for the insane character creation. Game was alright. This was before I knew the concept of a soulslike. This review might make me give this a try again
I've played almost as many Souls-like games as Iron Pineapple, and Code Vein is by far my favorite. Not only is it the easiest, not only do you get an A.I. companion who's actually pretty useful, but you can play this game in co-op and it's so much fun. Thanks for taking the time to do a great review of it. It goes on sale often and I recommend it to everyone. Thanks for your review. You sounded a bit congested for most of the video, so I hope you feel better or allergy season ended. What are you looking at next? Not a whole lot of games like this and God Eater these days. Any other suggestions? I always need a recommendation of something good to play.
Minor nitpick about the Nicola "death" with jack present Jack "kills" the clone, he doesn't frenzy and turn to ash. Otherwise, very good video :) Edit after seeing the DLC bit: Yea, it's awful. I did get everything in the DLC dungeons, and it has some story regarding Jack and a previous successor, which I enjoyed a lot. It shows him and this person exploring and sealing the Horrors, that he still thinks of you (the person he murdered after you killed the queen) and is lamenting over it before it finally culminates in him killing the successor when they begin to show signs of Frenzy. A brief rundown of the DLC: The three bosses resemble Aragami. The one in the fiery oblivion or whatever is Hannibal but so much cooler. Phase one is just the typical Hannibal movements plus some, phase two involves it being like hannibal but if you broke its scale. The one in the Celestial Ice Prison, I have no idea. It has gauntlets so maybe it's supposed to resemble a Marduck? I'm not too sure, and would rather someone else look over that. Probably the easiest boss, if you can manage the two crystals that float alongside it. The one in the Eternal Abyss is supposed to resemble a Vajra/Dias Pita and is an annoying twat with phases. Yeah, that's right, phases, plural. You can kinda tell what it's gonna do when the colours on it change a little bit. It sucks. Each DLC boss requires you to follow some challenges to unlock their Cores and Vestiges to unlock their skills, which are very strong. There are a couple new blood codes unlocked by the DLC as well, besides the aforementioned ones. One or two require you to do a challenge in the boss arenas to unlock them, which you can view by looking at the sword near the boss arena. Some advice for DLC: Try, try, try. You'll have to find what works for you, and it will suck and be annoying as hell. I tried to isolate a lot of enemies where I could and if I could with some success. Mostly used a strength build to flex my way through the fights since it was what i was cozy with, but I made sure to use whatever else I could to let me keep buffing my damage with stuff like overdrive and adrenaline. Horror bosses: Hellfire Knight is weak to Thunder attacks and weapons (Kinda odd but I guess it's like fire/grass/water) Frozen Empress is weak to Fire attacks and weapons (least this makes sense) Lord of Thunder is weak to Ice attacks and weapons (no comment)
Huh, idk how I missed that detail about Nicola, but thanks for clearing it up. As for the dlc, I've already beaten Hellfire Knight a few times. He was actually pretty easy with Jack since his communal gift is pretty strong and gives you lots of stamina to work with. However, to get some of the alternate costumes for Louis and Io, I had to bring them, use their blood codes, and also use their communal gifts. Not necessarily all at once, but you get what I mean. As I said in the video, Io was a pretty OP companion, so fighting with her wasn't too bad. Bringing Louis on the other hand, was an absolute nightmare and the main reason I was retrying the boss so many times. If I had to guess, I would say frozen empress has similar achievements and rewards for Mia and Eva, while Lord of thunder is for Yakumo and Jack? Idk I haven't been there yet, just guessing.
@@weaponsciEva for the Lord of Thunder and Yakumo for the Frozen Empress. Io is also used somewhere in those, but I forget where. Been a minute since I played the DLC, tho I still think it's a fun challenge. And the hellfire knight is hella cool lol
This is probably one of the most surprisingly good games I have ever played and one of my favourite soulslikes. The soundtrack, the art design, the skills system are all so good. The only minor dusappointment is how they massacred my boy zweihander. But I had so much fun bonking the living soul out of everything with the great mace instead.
I'm pretty sure this game takes place during the events of god eater 1 because the Moon is White and so that mean our little friend didn't eat it. And it wound be a different color i forgot what color it turns and bright too. Also I think they should have stayed inside because there's nowhere in the world that beating some of the monstrosities that are in God Eater imagine if Ouroboros or Hannibal just pops up like they're dead. And especially God Eater 2 and 3 good God they're not surviving. But i do hope we can still meet these characters later on but I don't see them surviving especially with their weapons and how those monsters from God Eater can evolve and how fast they all are.
24:16 Mido is a successor as well and and his 3 bodyguards since they carried relics are successors as well. There is also one that was killed by Jack in the Dried-Up Trenches. One more you get to know about through some vestiges you get in the DLC's. In regards to the God Eater connection, it was obviously never confirmed and a developer said the connections were meant more as easter eggs. So until a new God Eater or Code Vein is released it's best to assume Code Vein takes place in a parallel universe. That said the DLC bosses are Aragami as well, so they are an additional connection.
For the time period this game takes place, I've read somewhere about the moon being green (or not green I don't remember), visible in hot springs at base. The Cathedral of Blood level and the Cathedral of Blood (dark) level are 2 different places from what i understood; i mean the cathedral where you fight Doge isn't that big. The Cathedral labirinth is my favorite level. I agree on the loadouts thing. I have a Character for almost each blood code
I booted up my copy and confirmed the moon is still "normal" in the sky, so it's pre-ark at least. So at latest this game ends right before the first attempt at starting the great devouring
30:02 dont forget about Oden sandwiches from God eater 2 😂 when i first played the game i saw all these references and thought they were just call backs...then i got to this part
I'd also argue that "The Virgin Born" implies that it's the child of the Queen. Maybe a parallel to Jesus and Mary, especially considering the game's religious themes. Except in this case, I guess the Queen would be God and Silva would be Mary lol.
Not only is the character creator great, but you can also save presets and just load the looks for later; you can even bypass the unavailable options after you made your character by... starting a new game, enter the initial character creator, save to preset, gtfo, load your original save, go to the mirror to change your look, and then load the preset you made. Spent untold amount of hours just fooling around in the character creator, and on PC this goes even further with mods (I just mod in GE3 outfits in because the aesthetic match the game, along with a bunch of hairstyles). Anyway the game really encourage creative character builds, it's really easy to become OP once you find the perfect combination of skills and bloodcode which makes the experience more satisfying after all the grinding and brain exercise. I play throughout the game almost always in Co-op with a friend and it's really fun to gank on a poor enemy once in awhile. The only real criticism I have is how the animation isn't as well telegraphed as Souls, hell it's not even as good as God Eater monsters; bosses do these cheap attacks that would've been frustrating if not for the fact that your teammate can just insta revive. All in all it's pretty okay, but I must say this is the only game I know to have magic guns and that's pretty unique and novel. With the help of some mods, I've made (grown up) Tanya from Youjo Senki since that's one of the few stories I know with magic guns, quite proud with the result imgur.com/a/WUHMGpO Also I'm relieved to not be the only one playing GE hub music on the jukebox.
Not going to lie this game was a bit difficult for me, I had to get use to the fact that you could accidentally fall in a hole if you dodge the wrong way and sometimes movement felt a bit slow and I wished I could get more healing items. (I'm not a top tier gamer so I need all the help I can get) Also the emotes got in the way, I have no idea if there was a way to get rid of it completely, but I had to put it on a button I wouldn't accidentally push during combat. Other then that I liked the story and vibe, it was also interesting that they kind of gave the protagonist a backstory. Kind of like how they sort of give you something with the protagonist in GE3 with them being childhood friends with Hugo and being saved by Soma. I don't know what'll come first, a sequel or a crossover. Either way I hope they keep utilizing the highly detailed character customization, it was a lot of fun to use.
Slight correction Jack says he's pulling in the relics wich is true but he fails at getting the relics of the blood(and whatever boss or bosses you killed if you got the neutral ending) eye and thorat(if Eva is alive ) as a side effect pulling you, Jack, and Eva towards him otherwise good video
Oh so that's why the character creator improvements in CV is absent from GE3, even though the latter came out first I thought there might at least be some cross development if the devs are the same.
I actually really liked the Cathedral! I thought the aesthetics were pretty neat, and the enemies were pretty fun to fight - though some of that might be Dark Souls Anor Londo nostalgia, haha.
Well yeah aesthetically it was fine. Especially since a lot of the places were brown and gritty (to be expected, it's post apocalyptic) the cathedral being really neat and white colored was a breath of fresh air in that regard. Still horrible to navigate though
Code vein. Ngl i had a really fun time with it. Also doing multiple runs. One of my mains being a recreation of ramlethal valentine, a bayonet run with bronya zaychik(normal and apho one) and dana iclucia from ys 8. The only setback is the clothes but besides thst the customization is really good.
Brother man that Rean Schwarzer model look Metal, the character creator really something elses now it makes me depressed I didnt make anything cool back in 2020. BTW 2019 was 5 years ago, Man do I feel old now. I also remember hating the twin boss combo of Fatt dude + Ice gal, my strategy the first time was to just run around the map and try to stay alive until Yakumo kills one of the bosses. On the side note I beat the game 2 times coz game fuked me over with the Vestige collection the first time, the first playthrough Yakumo absolutly carreid me through the game and on the secand one I was mainly using Eo coz boobs Also I was disappointed at how few boobs joke were made regarding Eo massive milkers and other characters
God eater and this one scratch both my anime and souls/ MH itches, which is no small feat. Now if this team can just go ahead and make Anime Gears of War Id be almost set! A Hack and Slash like God of War (classic) or DMC would be near but i feel like there are already games like that
I only know God Eater because of the big crossover games on the 3DS. They should make another one with Code Vein characters. Alisa and Soma interacting with them would be so cool. But yeah, souls games. I am never touching those. I am very vanilla when it comes to the type of RPGs I enjoy. Souls games just do not fit my taste. But the character creator seem pretty cool. I'm glad you enjoyed the game. Also poor Io.
I think this video has confirmed to me that me doing the whole furry vtuber schtick is a good filter for people but that filter keeps me from being seen by folks, considering how long I talked about Code Vein in my vid. But I'm glad to see others appreciating this silly heartwarming anime soulslike.
I feel like I have a weird perspective of "Code Vein". Mainly in that, I don't like "Soulslikes" even remotely. I even thought about passing on this game after finding out it was one. But at the same time, I am a "God Eater" fan so that alone was enough to get me to just deal with it. So from a "God Eater" fan's perspective, "Code Vein" has so much "God Eater" DNA in it. Makes sense, same developer. "Code Vein" definitely is to "God Eater" what "Soulslikes" are to "Monster Hunter". Similar, if not the exact same, mechanics but just more RPG-fied. Now just add the same composer (Go Shiina), similar concepts, character designs, multiple direct and in-direct references, etc...and it's a no brainer. That said, the future is certainly uncertain, for both series unfortunately. Shift got absorbed by Bandai Namco, to the point where their company name isn't even credited anymore. Heck, even "God Eater 3" was primarily outsourced to Marvelous, only certain key staff from Shift assisting in the development. As much as I'd like either a "God Eater 4" or "Code Vein 2", who knows? At this point, I just want to complain about how poorly Bandai advertised "Code Vein" in just about every conceivable way. Like, those 40 second boss and area trailers that spoil something like 80% of the entire game and even some of its plot twists were not necessary. Even Bandai's now atrocious DLC practices were starting to show around this time. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Bandai's decision to make "Code Vein" as "Soulslike" as possible since FromSoftware were seemingly finished with "Dark Souls" around that time, so they needed a replacement of sorts.
Code Vein: God Eater 2.5 Yes I say 2.5 because of the Vajira design that only showed up after Raging Burst was a thing and was solidified in God Eater 3.
Always wanted to try a "Soulslike" game - but it would probably be best to at least try Dark Souls itself before anything else. Just something I haven't gotten around to yet. Maybe soon.
I wouldn't necessarily call Code Vein the easiest souls game. I'd say that Strangers of Paradise: Final Fantasy is the easiest souls-game. Also a ton of fun, too, for much of the same reasons.
As someone with no nostalgia for Final Fantasy games, is it worth playing? I've heard so much good stuff despite the memes. I'm always looking for a recommendation. I go through games like a fat kid through Oreos.
I've never played a Souls-like that I've enjoyed, the closest was Bloodborne but even that got boring after a couple bosses. They're just not my jam... And yet... I always debate giving this game a shot... It's even on my console just waiting to be downloaded... I know I almost certainly won't enjoy it, but I really do love the God Eater franchise so maybe I'll be able to squeeze some water from the stone if I look at it that way?
We need another code vein, yeah the dlc was ass but there is alot of potential for growth. Like i think they should retcon the god eater connection and just make it its own franchise so a sequel does make sense.
I also think dlc was bad because bamco doesnt understand why souls games are fun. They're the kind of challenge that feels "mostly" fair where as dlc is like "whats that? You paid attention and tried baiting out enemies to prevent an ambush? Well fuck you have 30 lost on your ass at once sucker!"
I love the jokes😂 also this is my favorite game 😍 it's nice to see it thrive, even though a lot of people gave it crap. Yeah it's not perfect but it's fun and i love it 😊 Also, IO is the best companion 😍🥹😭🥲🤍
Code Vein likely takes place before GE1 considering the moon's still in one piece. I'm hesitant to say during GE2 because the Red Rain happens a lot around that time and we would've seen it by now. Definitely not during GE3 because the Ashlands forced everyone to hide underground. Also, I like to think that it's the same Dyaus Pita who turned Alisa's parents into a family combo meal considering it was still a newly-discovered species during the first game.
You forgot to mention how god-like the music is by Go Shiina. Man deserves to be worshipped every time he shows up to grace us.
Ya he's pretty good. Though I think most of the Code Vein OST is less memorable than the God Eater songs. Only ones that really stuck out to me were the title theme, memories of the lost, and tears of passion
@@weaponsci Fair enough. But a few absolute bangers is better than a bunch of mid shit. Also, you're forgetting the song that plays as you approach the Eva fight ("Tranquility and Light" th-cam.com/video/SMS_BXhnZ6k/w-d-xo.html )
@@Chausies7 Nah you know what's good, my man - Reqiuem, Eva's theme, makes me tear up every fucking time, no matter the version, and her singing to Jack? oh, my fucking _heart!_ not to mention Heir of the Shingai, _that_ sends me!
Code vein is to dark souls what god eater is to monster hunter, and I fucking dig it
Agreed
out of the small handful of soulslike I've played, Code Vein is still by far my favorite.
Yeah outside Elden Ring (which is made by fromsoft) Code Vein is what I want to play when not playing Elden Ring. I like it better than the other souls games in fact.
Honestly, Code Vein had one of the most mysterious, captivating, and original storylines and worlds I've seen out of any game, let alone other Souls-likes, which is absolutely not what I expected when I went into it. I also absolutely loved the class system for how modular it was and how strategic and fun many of the passive and active abilities were. And the memory sequences had me downright emotional at times.
While it wasn't a perfect game by far, Code Vein somehow ended up being one of the Souls-like games that felt the most memorable to me, right behind the first Dark Souls. I doubt it'll ever get a sequel... but I thought the same for Dragon's Dogma, so who knows. Hopefully if it does come out, it'll be as magical as the first.
"Nicola" turns to ash because Jack put him down before he could frenzy. as you approach the Invading Executioner boss arena for the first time you hear dialouge of Jack saying he'll "Make it quick"
First off, hats off to you for being one of the few youtubers who still occasionally talks about God Eater.
Second, my theory is it takes place at latest before or early God Eater 2 and starts maybe like 10+ years after after the mass Aragami outbreak solely because we know the universe is connected but there was never any mention of anything similar to the Red Rain epidemic presented at the start of GE2 and if GER and the anime are anything to go off the Dyaus Pita may be a more rare Aragami so its few in numbers so it isnt impossible to rule out thats the same one that ate Alisa's parents leading it to happen during GER as well. Some people speculate it takes place during or after GE3 and personally I think thats way to late a time period and im more then positive the Ash would he corrosive to the red mist if not outright consume it.
there was confirmation from the dev that the game was not set on GE universe though. but with the clear appearance of vajra I wonder if that statement will still stand if this game got any sequel.
Huh thats crazy, almost 1100 hour between all GE games and i never seen a Vajra that looked like a Dyaus Pita xD
But all seriousness though. I am aware of that info but you cant just drop a cutscene like that after saying the two arent connected without elaborating anything. Even going back to GER and GE2 the whirling plans are littered in what can even be considered the "thorns of judgment" all over the gaol of the red mist. Id accept reused assets but the ones in CV are more highly detailed so it was intentional.
@@thunderconcerto9807 also if im remembering correctly that detail was dropped before fhe games release? Which feel like the Pita's cameo was a last minute inclusion.
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for this video. I love Code Vein, and never get sick of talking about it. A friend and I co-oped most of the game with the two of us and Yakumo, and it was so much fun. Highly recommended.
Thanks for talking about this game this year. Game on dude. 🎮
Np. Thanks for reminding me I still need to cover the dlc, heh
Babe wake up, a new WeaponsCl video is out!
It's sad that Team Shift has been so silent these past 5 years. God Eater & Code Vein definitely have the potential to for improvement in sequels, but only if the studio is willing to commit. Bandai's reliance on FromSoft, Tales, mediocre anime fighting games & Tekken (completely overshadowing Soul Calibur) really hinders the potential of these smaller titles. It has me concerned about Team Shift's future given all the layoffs going on in the industry.
Code Vein was the first ever souls like game I ever cleared. It's one of the games that I loved despite still being stuck on an Ornestien and Smough in DS1. And failing that it still has a good camera mode and great character customization..
There's a game Called AI Limit set to release this year "for now" that has a very similar look to Code Vein. We might not get Code Vein 2 any time soon but hopefully it will scratch that itch.
It looks cool. Thanks for letting me know.
A correction: protagonist gets put down not because of the lack of the mask, but because you drank queen's blood despite it being said repeatedly to not do it, and started experiencing some sort of a malfunction.
Taking off your mask generally is not all that bad, as long as you were full/don't get stranded because while it does make you hungry fast, it's not immediate and you have time to get to safety/find a drink/etc. Masks allow revenants to more or less ignore the effects of the miasma and only get hungry at a "natural" pace instead of "accelerated". You start the game lacking mask and the "bandit" revenants take you to their basement just fine, and you even catch a nap there still with no mask, only after which you finally get a mask of your own.
I see. Thanks for the clarification.
Is this also an applicable explanation as to why the sucessor blood codes you get during the "bad ending" playthrough are the queen's body parts instead of the normal sucessor's code, which also led to you almost becoming the new queen at the end of the bad ending?
@@weaponsci correct! This is also why you are a successor yourself, with your very own Io.
I still remembered how disappointed I was when it turned out scarlet nexus wasn't a code vein sequel like some people said it'd be 😢
Honestly, I don't mind that. Not everything has to be one continuous timeline. Let that be its own thing.
Though I haven't played it (yet?) so I'm not sure how well it would've fit in the God Eater/Code Vein world anyway
For those coming in from this review and might be worried about the Ornstein and Smough fight of this game, the game does actually give you a huge benefit in that the two will never focus on the same person at the same time. For example if you're fighting Blade Bearer and she suddenly turns towards your ally, you are meant to switch over to fighting Cannoneer because he will be focusing you with his attacks now, and your NPC ally will also tag attention between the two so your're basically both fighting mostly 1v1s but against rotating bosses.
13:08 LLOYD BANNINGS MENTIONED, WHAT THE FUCK IS A BARRIER??? 🗣🗣🗣🗣
I played this game for the insane character creation. Game was alright. This was before I knew the concept of a soulslike.
This review might make me give this a try again
I've played almost as many Souls-like games as Iron Pineapple, and Code Vein is by far my favorite. Not only is it the easiest, not only do you get an A.I. companion who's actually pretty useful, but you can play this game in co-op and it's so much fun. Thanks for taking the time to do a great review of it. It goes on sale often and I recommend it to everyone.
Thanks for your review. You sounded a bit congested for most of the video, so I hope you feel better or allergy season ended. What are you looking at next? Not a whole lot of games like this and God Eater these days. Any other suggestions? I always need a recommendation of something good to play.
Minor nitpick about the Nicola "death" with jack present
Jack "kills" the clone, he doesn't frenzy and turn to ash. Otherwise, very good video :)
Edit after seeing the DLC bit: Yea, it's awful. I did get everything in the DLC dungeons, and it has some story regarding Jack and a previous successor, which I enjoyed a lot. It shows him and this person exploring and sealing the Horrors, that he still thinks of you (the person he murdered after you killed the queen) and is lamenting over it before it finally culminates in him killing the successor when they begin to show signs of Frenzy.
A brief rundown of the DLC: The three bosses resemble Aragami. The one in the fiery oblivion or whatever is Hannibal but so much cooler. Phase one is just the typical Hannibal movements plus some, phase two involves it being like hannibal but if you broke its scale. The one in the Celestial Ice Prison, I have no idea. It has gauntlets so maybe it's supposed to resemble a Marduck? I'm not too sure, and would rather someone else look over that. Probably the easiest boss, if you can manage the two crystals that float alongside it. The one in the Eternal Abyss is supposed to resemble a Vajra/Dias Pita and is an annoying twat with phases. Yeah, that's right, phases, plural. You can kinda tell what it's gonna do when the colours on it change a little bit. It sucks. Each DLC boss requires you to follow some challenges to unlock their Cores and Vestiges to unlock their skills, which are very strong.
There are a couple new blood codes unlocked by the DLC as well, besides the aforementioned ones. One or two require you to do a challenge in the boss arenas to unlock them, which you can view by looking at the sword near the boss arena.
Some advice for DLC: Try, try, try. You'll have to find what works for you, and it will suck and be annoying as hell. I tried to isolate a lot of enemies where I could and if I could with some success. Mostly used a strength build to flex my way through the fights since it was what i was cozy with, but I made sure to use whatever else I could to let me keep buffing my damage with stuff like overdrive and adrenaline.
Horror bosses:
Hellfire Knight is weak to Thunder attacks and weapons (Kinda odd but I guess it's like fire/grass/water)
Frozen Empress is weak to Fire attacks and weapons (least this makes sense)
Lord of Thunder is weak to Ice attacks and weapons (no comment)
Huh, idk how I missed that detail about Nicola, but thanks for clearing it up.
As for the dlc, I've already beaten Hellfire Knight a few times. He was actually pretty easy with Jack since his communal gift is pretty strong and gives you lots of stamina to work with.
However, to get some of the alternate costumes for Louis and Io, I had to bring them, use their blood codes, and also use their communal gifts. Not necessarily all at once, but you get what I mean.
As I said in the video, Io was a pretty OP companion, so fighting with her wasn't too bad. Bringing Louis on the other hand, was an absolute nightmare and the main reason I was retrying the boss so many times.
If I had to guess, I would say frozen empress has similar achievements and rewards for Mia and Eva, while Lord of thunder is for Yakumo and Jack? Idk I haven't been there yet, just guessing.
@@weaponsciEva for the Lord of Thunder and Yakumo for the Frozen Empress. Io is also used somewhere in those, but I forget where. Been a minute since I played the DLC, tho I still think it's a fun challenge. And the hellfire knight is hella cool lol
This is probably one of the most surprisingly good games I have ever played and one of my favourite soulslikes. The soundtrack, the art design, the skills system are all so good. The only minor dusappointment is how they massacred my boy zweihander. But I had so much fun bonking the living soul out of everything with the great mace instead.
I love your creations at the end ❤
Aw thx
i want a second version of this so bad. like please, make a code vein 2. this game was good, rather good to be honest.
I'm pretty sure this game takes place during the events of god eater 1 because the Moon is White and so that mean our little friend didn't eat it. And it wound be a different color i forgot what color it turns and bright too.
Also I think they should have stayed inside because there's nowhere in the world that beating some of the monstrosities that are in God Eater imagine if Ouroboros or Hannibal just pops up like they're dead. And especially God Eater 2 and 3 good God they're not surviving.
But i do hope we can still meet these characters later on but I don't see them surviving especially with their weapons and how those monsters from God Eater can evolve and how fast they all are.
24:16 Mido is a successor as well and and his 3 bodyguards since they carried relics are successors as well. There is also one that was killed by Jack in the Dried-Up Trenches.
One more you get to know about through some vestiges you get in the DLC's.
In regards to the God Eater connection, it was obviously never confirmed and a developer said the connections were meant more as easter eggs. So until a new God Eater or Code Vein is released it's best to assume Code Vein takes place in a parallel universe.
That said the DLC bosses are Aragami as well, so they are an additional connection.
YES WE GET TO BE VAMPIRES!!!!
For the time period this game takes place, I've read somewhere about the moon being green (or not green I don't remember), visible in hot springs at base.
The Cathedral of Blood level and the Cathedral of Blood (dark) level are 2 different places from what i understood; i mean the cathedral where you fight Doge isn't that big.
The Cathedral labirinth is my favorite level.
I agree on the loadouts thing.
I have a Character for almost each blood code
I booted up my copy and confirmed the moon is still "normal" in the sky, so it's pre-ark at least. So at latest this game ends right before the first attempt at starting the great devouring
@@avarisclarilmao I didn't think about checking the moon I guess that would've answered my question
All veils are useful for something and parry is pretty good in this game if you can pull it off reliably
30:02 dont forget about Oden sandwiches from God eater 2 😂 when i first played the game i saw all these references and thought they were just call backs...then i got to this part
I'd also argue that "The Virgin Born" implies that it's the child of the Queen. Maybe a parallel to Jesus and Mary, especially considering the game's religious themes. Except in this case, I guess the Queen would be God and Silva would be Mary lol.
God bless BamCo, they try, but somehow it never works out for them.
Not only is the character creator great, but you can also save presets and just load the looks for later; you can even bypass the unavailable options after you made your character by... starting a new game, enter the initial character creator, save to preset, gtfo, load your original save, go to the mirror to change your look, and then load the preset you made. Spent untold amount of hours just fooling around in the character creator, and on PC this goes even further with mods (I just mod in GE3 outfits in because the aesthetic match the game, along with a bunch of hairstyles).
Anyway the game really encourage creative character builds, it's really easy to become OP once you find the perfect combination of skills and bloodcode which makes the experience more satisfying after all the grinding and brain exercise. I play throughout the game almost always in Co-op with a friend and it's really fun to gank on a poor enemy once in awhile. The only real criticism I have is how the animation isn't as well telegraphed as Souls, hell it's not even as good as God Eater monsters; bosses do these cheap attacks that would've been frustrating if not for the fact that your teammate can just insta revive.
All in all it's pretty okay, but I must say this is the only game I know to have magic guns and that's pretty unique and novel. With the help of some mods, I've made (grown up) Tanya from Youjo Senki since that's one of the few stories I know with magic guns, quite proud with the result imgur.com/a/WUHMGpO
Also I'm relieved to not be the only one playing GE hub music on the jukebox.
IO MY PRECIOUS, WHY SHE GONE...😢
I need to go back and playthrough this again, I’m not sure what ending I got I’m at 27:45 in the video but I know I fought this big white demon thing
Not going to lie this game was a bit difficult for me, I had to get use to the fact that you could accidentally fall in a hole if you dodge the wrong way and sometimes movement felt a bit slow and I wished I could get more healing items. (I'm not a top tier gamer so I need all the help I can get) Also the emotes got in the way, I have no idea if there was a way to get rid of it completely, but I had to put it on a button I wouldn't accidentally push during combat.
Other then that I liked the story and vibe, it was also interesting that they kind of gave the protagonist a backstory. Kind of like how they sort of give you something with the protagonist in GE3 with them being childhood friends with Hugo and being saved by Soma. I don't know what'll come first, a sequel or a crossover. Either way I hope they keep utilizing the highly detailed character customization, it was a lot of fun to use.
Slight correction Jack says he's pulling in the relics wich is true but he fails at getting the relics of the blood(and whatever boss or bosses you killed if you got the neutral ending) eye and thorat(if Eva is alive ) as a side effect pulling you, Jack, and Eva towards him otherwise good video
I think rolling and parrying increases the parrying window. Doing that you parry faster.
The only God Eater from mailine that Shift didn't work on was God Eater 3
Interesting. I looked them up and it was stated that Shift worked on everything except vanilla GE1 and burst, but it could've been a faulty source
Oh so that's why the character creator improvements in CV is absent from GE3, even though the latter came out first I thought there might at least be some cross development if the devs are the same.
I actually really liked the Cathedral! I thought the aesthetics were pretty neat, and the enemies were pretty fun to fight - though some of that might be Dark Souls Anor Londo nostalgia, haha.
Well yeah aesthetically it was fine. Especially since a lot of the places were brown and gritty (to be expected, it's post apocalyptic) the cathedral being really neat and white colored was a breath of fresh air in that regard.
Still horrible to navigate though
Code vein. Ngl i had a really fun time with it. Also doing multiple runs. One of my mains being a recreation of ramlethal valentine, a bayonet run with bronya zaychik(normal and apho one) and dana iclucia from ys 8. The only setback is the clothes but besides thst the customization is really good.
Brother man that Rean Schwarzer model look Metal, the character creator really something elses now it makes me depressed I didnt make anything cool back in 2020. BTW 2019 was 5 years ago, Man do I feel old now.
I also remember hating the twin boss combo of Fatt dude + Ice gal, my strategy the first time was to just run around the map and try to stay alive until Yakumo kills one of the bosses. On the side note I beat the game 2 times coz game fuked me over with the Vestige collection the first time, the first playthrough Yakumo absolutly carreid me through the game and on the secand one I was mainly using Eo coz boobs
Also I was disappointed at how few boobs joke were made regarding Eo massive milkers and other characters
I love this game I still play it
God eater and this one scratch both my anime and souls/ MH itches, which is no small feat. Now if this team can just go ahead and make Anime Gears of War Id be almost set! A Hack and Slash like God of War (classic) or DMC would be near but i feel like there are already games like that
40:44 Well...That's a surprise
I think I'm gonna go do a newgame+ of this game now
I only know God Eater because of the big crossover games on the 3DS. They should make another one with Code Vein characters. Alisa and Soma interacting with them would be so cool. But yeah, souls games. I am never touching those. I am very vanilla when it comes to the type of RPGs I enjoy. Souls games just do not fit my taste. But the character creator seem pretty cool. I'm glad you enjoyed the game. Also poor Io.
I think this video has confirmed to me that me doing the whole furry vtuber schtick is a good filter for people but that filter keeps me from being seen by folks, considering how long I talked about Code Vein in my vid. But I'm glad to see others appreciating this silly heartwarming anime soulslike.
That two fucking boss took me atleast 15 tries back then. Fucking ridiculous, the key is build up tank and using shortsword for extra speed attacks.
I didn’t even know what most things were
you forgot how the dlc bosses are all aragami.
I feel like I have a weird perspective of "Code Vein". Mainly in that, I don't like "Soulslikes" even remotely. I even thought about passing on this game after finding out it was one. But at the same time, I am a "God Eater" fan so that alone was enough to get me to just deal with it.
So from a "God Eater" fan's perspective, "Code Vein" has so much "God Eater" DNA in it. Makes sense, same developer. "Code Vein" definitely is to "God Eater" what "Soulslikes" are to "Monster Hunter". Similar, if not the exact same, mechanics but just more RPG-fied. Now just add the same composer (Go Shiina), similar concepts, character designs, multiple direct and in-direct references, etc...and it's a no brainer.
That said, the future is certainly uncertain, for both series unfortunately. Shift got absorbed by Bandai Namco, to the point where their company name isn't even credited anymore. Heck, even "God Eater 3" was primarily outsourced to Marvelous, only certain key staff from Shift assisting in the development. As much as I'd like either a "God Eater 4" or "Code Vein 2", who knows?
At this point, I just want to complain about how poorly Bandai advertised "Code Vein" in just about every conceivable way. Like, those 40 second boss and area trailers that spoil something like 80% of the entire game and even some of its plot twists were not necessary. Even Bandai's now atrocious DLC practices were starting to show around this time. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Bandai's decision to make "Code Vein" as "Soulslike" as possible since FromSoftware were seemingly finished with "Dark Souls" around that time, so they needed a replacement of sorts.
Loved this game but the double boss fight at the end was such a rng luck bs fight lol
Code Vein: God Eater 2.5
Yes I say 2.5 because of the Vajira design that only showed up after Raging Burst was a thing and was solidified in God Eater 3.
YEEEEAH
Always wanted to try a "Soulslike" game - but it would probably be best to at least try Dark Souls itself before anything else. Just something I haven't gotten around to yet. Maybe soon.
I wouldn't necessarily call Code Vein the easiest souls game. I'd say that Strangers of Paradise: Final Fantasy is the easiest souls-game. Also a ton of fun, too, for much of the same reasons.
Wo Long I feel is also up there
As someone with no nostalgia for Final Fantasy games, is it worth playing? I've heard so much good stuff despite the memes. I'm always looking for a recommendation. I go through games like a fat kid through Oreos.
That's a souls game? Lol I didn't know
@@weaponsci yeah it's made by the same devs: Team Ninja that did the Nioh games, Wo Long and the recent Rise of the Ronin
@madkaiser4887 interesting
I've never played a Souls-like that I've enjoyed, the closest was Bloodborne but even that got boring after a couple bosses. They're just not my jam...
And yet... I always debate giving this game a shot... It's even on my console just waiting to be downloaded... I know I almost certainly won't enjoy it, but I really do love the God Eater franchise so maybe I'll be able to squeeze some water from the stone if I look at it that way?
We need another code vein, yeah the dlc was ass but there is alot of potential for growth. Like i think they should retcon the god eater connection and just make it its own franchise so a sequel does make sense.
I also think dlc was bad because bamco doesnt understand why souls games are fun. They're the kind of challenge that feels "mostly" fair where as dlc is like "whats that? You paid attention and tried baiting out enemies to prevent an ambush? Well fuck you have 30 lost on your ass at once sucker!"
This is why I keep using the Ivy veils when exploring, easy snipes and it's even better if you use bayonets.
You are playing with a companion, of course it will be easy.
Lol always travel with a buddy
Wait parries aren't useful? I parried the hell out of this game.
I hope you do not cover the dlc since it's just worthless shit.
I love the jokes😂 also this is my favorite game 😍 it's nice to see it thrive, even though a lot of people gave it crap. Yeah it's not perfect but it's fun and i love it 😊
Also, IO is the best companion 😍🥹😭🥲🤍
Code Vein likely takes place before GE1 considering the moon's still in one piece. I'm hesitant to say during GE2 because the Red Rain happens a lot around that time and we would've seen it by now. Definitely not during GE3 because the Ashlands forced everyone to hide underground.
Also, I like to think that it's the same Dyaus Pita who turned Alisa's parents into a family combo meal considering it was still a newly-discovered species during the first game.