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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2019
- Code Vein (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is a souls-like game with a vampiric anime twist. How is it? Here are some first impressions.
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A few more things we didn't get to add due to sickness:
-Didn't get to test much co op yet, hopefully better than the beta
-AI companions are actually useful but they repeat the same lines over and over
-too many enemies require no real strategy
-anime vampires are very cool
I'm waiting for a cheaper price. Too many games to play right now
Anime vampires? I thought they were zombies
Please help . . .
If I'm holding The Surge 2 in one hand & Code Vein in the other; which one do I place on the backlog, and which do I play?
@@jayblack7495 play both, simultaneously,
On two consoles,
No damage challenge
@@jayblack7495 go with what you want to play the most, and then when your finished one go to the other 👍😀
"It's a bit on the apocalyptic side" he said as he passed a rusty, broken-down truck on his way through a ruined city while being chased by vampires.
EXACTLY I WHAT I THOUGHT
Not apocalyptic enough. 3/10
Honestly it's a lot less apocalyptic when you consider it's part of the God Eater universe, which has Fenrir, apparently organized enough to both manufacturer giant land forts, maintain Black Hawk helicopters, and even have it's own brand of fried chicken on top of all that.
@@thealliedpowers Wait, code vein is within the God Eater universe!?
The Allied Powers I played code vein, but what’s god eater?
“Sorry guys I’m sick”
Me thinking: Heh “Cold Vein”
How dare you!!
Okay, this is a clever one I overlooked. Lol
Great album! "Iron Galaxy" is still in rotation on my playlist.
NANI!!!
STOP! just commit oof! PLEASE
This is one of those very few games where your created character doesn't look out-of-place in a cutscene.
Even does stuff.
The PC doesn't look out of place but at the same time is a generic Window for us to view the story through with NPC's interacting with you and relying on your actions to get from point A to point B in a story line. At least that's the way it feels for me so far, only made it past the first real boss so far, the one after Oliver.
@@Kakachi07 I get what you're saying, but after playing character creation games like Jump Force and seeing how awkward a created-character looks in cutscenes, this game here is definitely a breath of fresh air.
You guys haven't messed with the character creation enough. You can do some absolutely dumb shit with it. Best one I saw was a guy that made a character completely covered in hats. Just hats all over their body. All in different colors.
@@Botan_Katou FEAR ME FOR I AM HATLER
You know It's anime when your character has amnesia.
RationalMinded so true
@@ralphfgnhgjg9984 The hell are you talking about? I'M talking about anime, period. Memory loss is cliche in anime, you're either a preteen or just that stupid to not know this.
@@ralphfgnhgjg9984 You're boring me, don't argue factual information, there's no point .
Dragonball
Code Geas
Elfen Lied
Gantz
Tekkaman Blade
Island
Trigun
Sword Art Online
Amnesia
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Eden of the East
Pandora Hearts
Samurai Deeper Kyo
This is off the top of my head and I'm 100% positive they're lists all over the internet of anime characters with memory loss. It's called a "trope" because it's cliche. Being "Relatively good and popular" is irrelevant as those are descriptors insinuating opinion- I deal in facts.
You're non-argument is like saying someone is stupid for pointing out that cars have wheels because they didn't mention bicycles also have wheels.
@@RationalMinded lol no reply
@@vincentchandra391 Yep, typical.
Jake: Before you buy...
Also Jake: Before I die...
@unknown Dude prove it
@@johnwrath3612 this went 0-100 very quickly
@@mk_4544 I disbelieve his claim about the tightness of his sphincter and I would like him to support his claim with empirical evidence or my penis. That's all.
Wow this is something
*slowly backs away*
It has hot springs? That's how you know it's anime dark souls
The Japanese love their hot springs/bath houses
I'lL tAke YouR EnTIre StoCK!
@@isaiahmcmeans it's a communal culture thing
I hope the game spontaneously turns into a slice of life visual novel with an obligatory beach episode.
@@QuartzIsAnOxide "Yeah the Red Queen Arc is pretty solid but the filler mission in the bath houses really took me out of the narrative."
Jake: "The levels can feel linear"
Me: cries in spending 3 hours in cathedral.
Exactly what I was thinking! haha
The Cathedral is the most frustrating part of the game.
@@MRCrazyKorn I really liked it to be honest, but i could definitely see why it would be that way to many. 80% of the games i play are the types where it's very easy to get lost.
Everytime I get summoned to that world I guide people through it, I can feel the relief when I show them da wae
@@Trigonxv1 every one I summoned there just jumps off the moment they saw the place. I had no choice but to do it solo
I like how Dark Souls created its own genre
Monster Hunter says Hi
@@KingNexusMOCs MMORPGS say Hi
@@alilarhdiri9666 Professor Layton says Hi
(leaving Monster Hunter aside) *Demon* Souls was the original Souls-like
@@alilarhdiri9666 That's not a specific game you sped
Anime dark souls, anime monster hunter, where is my anime call of duty?
Ttttle2010 Golgo 13.
roblox phantom forces
It's called Fortnite lol
@@JustCallMe_Tae Omg, your right
I_Am _Scorpio ugh
Honestly, these thumbnails never get old for me
They are probably underappreciated.
Jake: Before you buy
Me: More like before I come home and start playing.
Ditto
FACTS
More like before it downloads
True true.
@@dragonhearted7761 me rn😂
Jake is sick because he forgot to wear his mask when playing this.
It happens to the best of us
He had coronavirus
Im so confused how you made this joke 11 months ago???
@@hart3113 I was thinking the same thing
mask? wasnt this pre covid
Ah, I see you were using a weapon that is a large piece of broken concrete pillar.
I now need this game.
The Surge 2 has crazy weapons like that too. I love my concrete block attached to re-bar lol
I currently regret buying this game tbh, haven't finished it
@@SuprSaiyanRockr why?
Lol like dying light
I am loving code vein. I just feel the combat would feel more “badass” if dodging was more like in blood borne. In cutscene revenants are shown to be super agile, jumping 10 feet in the air, and running super fast but in actual combat we are clumsily rolling around to dodge instead of being a swift, agile vampire gliding through the battle field
unless you upgrade your dex, it gives you a glide-y dodge
You just need low weight
Real life often sucks sometimes. :(
It's such a different feel to have NPC companions with you in this game compared to fighting by yourself.
Ff15 did it first 😂
@@whatsyavibe Try God Eater. They did wayyyyyyy before FFXV
anyone here after ign and gamespot half assed interview
i just stay clear of that garbage
I bought it and it’s really not that great. It’s got a really good idea behind it. However its execution is complete trash. It feels slow and boring. The combat lacks in the sense that it could have been flashy and like being in an anime but no it’s as boring as it looks.
haha
I’d rather play dark souls
Thanks for getting this out to us, Jake! Even when you’re sick and hopefully resting up at home, you’re thinking about the viewers and our intrigue for your game reviews!
Rest up buddy, and I pray you feel better soon :)
A Hail Mary or what dude? So I can pray with you.
thank you
I also feel that Code Vein doesn't get enough credit where credit is earned. The world of Code Vein is astonishing and the boss fights (certain bosses) are surprisingly hard and there's definitely a learning curve to the whole experience yet the game is satisfying to play. The story itself is bizarre at times but it has a good storyline no doubt. Definitely worth your time, if you're a Souls fan or just love anime in general. Personally I loved it.👍
Because it's not marketed as 'like Bloodborne' but a slightly easier Bloodborne where speed kills.
Yeah, speed absolutely kills.
In that game, if I max my speed, it's evident.
Here, even with weapons that I can easily handle and my speed cranked right up, it's still slow and plodding with a terrible camera, a lock on function that doesn't follow enemies, and a level scaling system that albeit demands speed runs for how pointless it is to grind or even level at all.
4:34 "I like the look of them" - me too ;D
Awesome thanks Jake for giving us this vid man even though your sick just comes to show how much u care and appreciate your community hope you get better soon man
4:34 idk why but I suddenly became interested in this game 😅
👌👌
I see two reasons why
Beeeuuuwbsss
Wait until you see The Lady In White ;)
It's *busting* with "personality".
I actually love the area design in Code Vein. The areas are huge and if you pay close attention, there's tons of little branching hidden pathways. Plus you need to scour every inch for vestiges.
I’m jumping on this game two years late but I LOVE this game. I’m not into dark souls so I thought I’d hate it but I LOVE this.
I just bought this in sale
I just brought this on sale and I can’t wait to play!
you know, this review is exactly why I like gameranx so much for game reviews. None of the shit the other outlets cover that isn't important at all, just focusing on how the game feels and plays with a very down to earth review.
straight up i only ever watch them
@Kyle Whitehead Lke ACG?
yeah, it feels more conversational and like your friend is telling you about it
A big thing to look at in Souls clones is movement. Does your character feel good to control? This game sure does that VERY well and every single movement of the player character is very well done and feels great to control.
Thx for pushing thru your illness to do this review Jake, its very much appreciated. Hope you feel better soon.
I'm really glad I found this. This is a good way to show off the game without getting too in-depth into spoiler territory. I wanted to check out the game since its on sale right now and this is a perfect way for me to figure out if I wanted it for real or not.
same
Love this. I absolutely agree that I wish there were more varied enemies and more Clothing options but other than that I love it!
I'll agree with you on the clothing part, but as for the enemy variations, it's actually pretty standard.
We might get more dlc since the game is still pretty fresh.
I downloaded the demo, wanted to give it a go first before buying. Spent 1 hour on character creation, 4 hours playing, took a good ~2 and half hours of it to get the hang of the game and systems. And spent 1 hour napping with my character. Put her to bed, and I took a nap irl too.
Pretty good game, I'm gonna buy it soon.
I work full time. Took me 3 weeks to get through the cathedral.
Cathedral is the worst but looks awesome
The game is amazing but I keep dying and having to start all over again 😭
The character creator is very limited when it comes to faces though. You can only select different faces to use but NOT edit the face itself. The most you can do is just change the eye shape with makeup and face paint. They really need to add a jawline, cheek, chin, and eye editor like the Sims 4
Well, mask covers your face most of the game, maybe that's why there's no face editor
Can’t wait to play tomorrow, love dark souls and huge anime fan so this was always a must play
You can play tonight at 9 if you're on the west coast
Sami Sayegh in Philadelphia so thats out for me. Going along with that Eagles are on so that has my attention tonight lol. Thanks though
I played the trial and ive found that i love the bayonet and short swords cant wait till tomorrow also to me my build was built all over speed and dodging I used queen thorn something as my main set also the i loved the chacter customization and spent 3 hours on my own chacter
ShadowBorn Gamer also loved the trial and love seeing all the post on reddit with character custimations
Don't watch IGNs review it was horrible they didnt even show the full game and talk only of faults
The character creator is the most fun I’ve had in a CC in a long time
Gawd I love how helpful these videos are
04:35 Jake - "I like the look of them!.." sure thing you do, don't we all!
I picked the game up because it looked cool not really knowing it was like dark souls, that was pretty intimidating for someone who has only ever played Elden Ring with friends carrying me but now I feel confident enough to take on bosses easily and even felt really accomplished after beating an admittedly easy boss on my first try with just myself and the ai.
For anyone interested this game is currently 75% off in the Playstation store. It's currently 14.99 till April 29th, 2021.
It’s also on Xbox game pass
I rlly appreciate that even though you were sick you still got this one out
Nice review...Was just wondering what type of PC are you playing on? What hardware are you using?
Waifu Creator 10/10.
nah... not really... that'd be the waifu creator of Blade and Soul
@@fumomofumosarum5893 Well But You Need To Buy For get Good Anime Hair Style 🤣✌
i only use Blade and Souls to make stupid looking Charakters like a Alien loli or a Girl that looks like the Red Queen from of alice in wonderland XD
Black Desert Online is the real waifu creator
Is it sad that the Waifu creator is what sold me in this game ??
Wow, a before you buy that came out before I actually bought the game on release day essentially
Honestly I’m happy with this game. I waited an extra year for it and it was worth it. I played games in this genre, but this one has me hooked. I give it a solid 8.8 outta 10.
I was really looking forward to this. Since last year I've been keeping an eye for it. I really love this game. Now I never played Dark Souls but, I love the design of the game and it challenging. It's no going to hold your hand like a lot of games these days do. It makes you think about what to do and how to fight a boss. When you lose it really sucks but, when you come back an you beat that boss you feel amazing. Like you've achieved a life goal (Kidding of course).
“code vein is a Souls-like game” he says just after killing a character styled after Smough
Boy, do I have news for you
Big Head Lex haha. just saw the clone of the smough and ornstein battle.
thatoneguy1821
Not a clone if they somehow made it harder and more painful to go through, like Jesus
@@thatoneguy1821 Like that battle made Orstien and smough look easy
@@Clarity_Control yeah, the fight looks like o and s, but its o and s if they had insane aoes. and less room to try and separate them.
You had me at anime dark souls lmao
Hope you get better soon! Thank you for the video.
Anyone here cause of the PS+ March lineup?
I played the demo and loved it. And I got the full game and I honestly just had tons of fun making some of my favourite anime characters in the character creator. And then using different weapons and play styles based on what the character I created it after would use. Like kurumi tokisaki and guns or koenko Toujou and heavy hammers. It is definitely a fun anime style souls like game if you’re into that sorta thing
1:56 Louis being as helpful as always, I mean those fallen were about to make you their bitch, he can beat the bosses by himself if you leave him. XD
The character creation tools are super awesome. I am still planning to give it a try.
Already preordered this last week and waiting for it to come in the mail today. I'll be playing this after I get off of work and definitely will be going nuts on the character customization. Thanks for the good review.
I've been waiting on this review from you the whole morning glad I can say I want to play this game now!
Finally a Code Vein before you buy. Can’t wait to get the game especially since I played the Beta and Demo
The demo sold me on it.
@@TheAsylumCat One thing i could´nt understand in the demo is how the stats are working. I didn´t saw any Base stats on which this scaling based of. And second the Weapon Moveset of every weapon type was most likely not existent. You could only do a normal combo (3-4) or heavy combo (2-3) and that´s it. No Mixing between them for something like a real combo system. Only if i hold the sprint button there was a new moveset for the weapon type and that´s it. The demo felt like a hack`n`slay and by far not like a souls game.
Wow I went on a tangent, sure do love the sound of my own voice huh?
@@resonanceblade6673 inspired by a dark souls does not mean it is a dark souls game. Blame the people playing it for pushing it as dark souls. The devs said it was inspired only. The fans immediately took it to mean it's all gonna be dark souls animefied
I bought it yesterday and can’t wait to be obsessed with it lol
Its on Gamepass and I'm loving this! Glad I gave it a go. Almost got discouraged halfway through character creation as I had had a bad experience with Black Desert (trash). But I went through it and soon as I was in the gameplay I knew I'd come across something special
I bought Black Desert on sale and I'm REALLY struggling to get into it. I really wanna like it cuz it came with so much stuff. And you know... I don't wanna feel like I wasted money lol.
I had bd on mobile that fantasy island and never land is why I lost hope on mobile rpg I only play mech arena because of games like black desert 😂
Fair warning to everyone: Getting the Platinum on this game is tedious as heck, as you need to farm for 400 online co-op items. The most ideal method of farming still takes a solid 9 hours of farming to meet the requirement.
I already have my pre-order but I'm still watching before you buy. Code Vein is an absolute head-banger!
Anyone else here trying to decide if this worth getting on PS Plus?
Yeah
Yup. I'll add it but might hold off on the actual download
so if it's not worth it you wont get your free game of the month ? what ?
Great review Jake! Appreciate you and hope you get better soon brother !!
Great dedication, thank you!
Love the Character design!
Talking about a vampire anime game, using "unravel-ing it all" at 2:12 . I see what you did there.
Please do videos on the history of different video game franchises with gameplay from each game!
This game have some assets of prototype and Tokyo goul.
I love that
I bought the game and I have to say, you guys didn’t give it enough credit. Code Vein is pretty good. I enjoyed it a lot.
I couldn't agree more. 😈👍
'Pretty good' is, genuinely, a waste of my time.
Great. Excellent. Sublime. Inspiring. Emotionally devastating. Fantastic.
Maybe I just value my time more than you, but if something is just 'pretty good', I'm not dropping 40+ hours in that world, like some have here (or 300+, like a handful have).
I've put a good 15 hours in, and it's honestly a chore to play.
3 weeks on and off, 15 hours total is a 'pretty good' game.
Versus games I want to explore, like Cyberpunk, Bloodborne, Sable, the Witcher 3, Ghost of Tsushima, Lost Judgment, etc.. where I can invest months exploring and engaging with those worlds.
But that's the kicker: if all you want to do is spend enough time playing a game to make it feel like you got your money's worth, then buying 'pretty good' games for cheap, like this game that goes on sale every 6 weeks, then that's your prerogative.
My prerogative is not to waste more than 10-15 hours playing a game that's just a cheap facsimile of better games.
@@nolankuffner3573 in other words you're just a picky gamer
‘Linear’ you clearly didn’t reach Cathedral Of The Sacred Blood lol
"Is that a path down there? No, it's just a pit."
I have waited.. 2 years... and my god. I friggin love it. Spent almost 2 hours in the character creator and the gameplay is the stuff I love. Punishing, yet learnable with enough practice. I currently suuuuuck at parrying though
As a rabid fan of soulsborne games and a minor fan of anime I can't wait to try it, one of my favorite things about bloodborne was that it switched up the mechanics and pushed things forward in a style of game that I already enjoyed, it's been a while since I've played a souls game, so I'm excited
got the collectors edition cant wait to play it
"Straight liniar paths" Laughs in Cathedral of the sacred blood
I've only played the trial version but first time checking it out I like it. Souls, anime approach is pretty sweet and different from souls and blood borne which are also sick games. I can only hope games gets better along with updates to improve the game forward
Always appreciate these reviews!
Honest and covers all aspects, thanks as always!
Its on steam sale rn, picked up the deluxe edition for £16
Pulling off a parry in this game feels amazing
No it doesnt lol. Its absolute shit compared to parrying in dark souls. It feel weightless
@@johnathanera5863 to you I guess... CV feels more fun to me. Dark souls parry feels dry and not satisfying.
Bloodbourne parries feels satisfying
@@John_Smith5 gonna have to agree. It has that blood effect and impact when u do it. DS is kinda meh on that part.
@@02_Nman DS parries are mostly satisfying in PVP
A true anime at its finest, The 3D Anime style design, the voice acting, the sountrack and the story. It's just an anine, but instead of watching it, you're playing it.
Another very well done review. 🤘💖
Im curious how is the AI in the final game. In both the Network Test in June and the recent Demo it was VERY easy to abuse. You can easily circle behind enemies and chain backstab through an area without taking any damage so the new combat additions are mostly pointless outside of boss fights. You can also get a group of enemies stuck in places where their AI doesn't allow them to pass like near a mistle and melt them to farm levels.
If you like anime art style and souls like games get it, loving every second of it
I'm going to buy it myself as soon as I can.
Honestly I was looking forward to this game for a while and when the demo trial version dropped it honestly embarrassing how much time I put in just to get a better grip on the awesome mechanics
Souls fan here, thanks for the review and your effort Jake 🤗
Get well soon!!
Having a good time so far. God bless these physics.
Physics? Like jiggle physics? I dont have the game but I have a feeling theres some jiggle titty physx
Bro, climing down ladder at beginning reminds me of the fast ladder in bourbourn
Thanks I really wanted to check it out n you pushed me over the line to buy
Finally got it picked up and I'm enjoying it
I can’t wait to play Code Vein, this is a actually my first Souls like game. Decided to get this game since this is the same creator that made the God Eater series and I played the beta and demo and it seems fun even though I kept dying from the first stage and first boss.
lol I got the game solely for the character creator though I have played a bit of Dark Souls prior. Inching through the levels nice and slow and hitting every body I see on the ground. You're not jump scaring me!
Go pickup Dark Souls 3, you'll realize most of the games you have played, not just "Souls Like" pale in comparison to the depth that game has to offer.
It's my first soulsborne game too, but I'm already loving it. It's definitely skill based, as you have to get timing just right on just about everything, and I still can't parry to save my life, but once you get into the swing of things it's not too hard.
Except for the occasional strong enemy. In particular, I dislike the "opera ladies". -I don't know their official name-
@@takatacheroki2624 I watched some videos on TH-cam regarding parrying which helped me in game. The videos recommended to practice parrying in the first level until you get the hang of it and you have you watch the enemies movement right before they are a out to attack you is when you parry. My timing is sometimes off but once you get the hang of it you pretty much untouchable.
@@takatacheroki2624 this isnt soulsborne, its another game that has some mechanics related to dark souls. pick up DS3, you wont regret it at all, also, dont get me wrong, im picking up this game but give the original a shot
I will buy it! But I am kinda masochist, and finished Lords of the Fallen, Dark Souls 3, Nioh, Sekiro...
I'm really looking forward to playing this one but I just picked up Greedfall last week and I absolutely love it. I'm gonna back and play the demo again so I can prepare for the final game.
Been playing this game for the past 4 days. I’m real glad I saw this video, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have gone for it.
It not really just anime fans that would like it one of the bigger groups for this would be the God Eater fan base.
Say whatever you want about this game but that character customizer alone deserves a lot of credit. Seriously who ever made that system need to be in charge of any create your own character type game.
I'm gonna love this game and cherish it.
Not a huge souls fan but love vampires , is the fighting a little faster at least like bloodborn? What are your thoughts I’ve been on the fence but leaning towards buy
Can you elaborate more on combat and the way it works more next time? That's what makes it either a buy or pass for me like the mechanics behind it
yep same combat is a huge factor in whether a game is worth buying or not
Preordered this like 3 weeks ago, can't wait to play it
Its awesome
4:29 my guy didn't get to the cathedral 😂😂
Definitely still getting this. I love souls borne type games and this feeds the urge of not having a new from software game to play.
Not mandatorily with the waifu parts -no pun intended hehe, i wish future DQ games get a character creation like this.
Since the MC is mute, might as well pick his design entirely
I've been waiting for a reason to finally play darksouls and anime was that reason.
Might try this once I've climbed the tower of barbs.
I wasn’t familiar with this game before hand but I got it for free from PlayStation plus this month and wanted to see what it’s about. I’m a huge anime fan and have been looking for a game similar to dark souls but no as punishing