Indeed, it's packed with additions that only serve to enable that decision. If you want to look serious, you can - but if you want to craft a protagonist who looks incredibly silly, the game isn't going to stop you. All the other games are focused on their own grim dark lore, for better or worse, but Code Vein is absolutely something else. There are plenty of Souls-like games out there now - there's the Surge, Nioh and Sekiro, for instance - but none has a feature quite like this character creator. The depth of the character creator is clearly Code Vein's most unique selling point. Unfortunately you still have to look at those designs on NPCs. It's probably for the best they give you this suite, too, as the actual default character designs out in the world of Code Vein are atrocious, the worst sort of cringe-worthy, 'fanservice' driven outfits. People are going to be uploading screenshots of these created characters to DeviantArt and writing fanfiction about them in no time. The same is true of clothing options, too - in general, this is one of the most impressive create-a-character suites going, up there with the likes of SoulCalibur. Different color eyes with different color pupils? Go for it. If you can imagine a significant aspect of a character's appearance it can probably be edited here. The results are mixed this time around, however.Ĭode Vein makes a strong first impression with its character creator, which is stunningly detailed. From that history, logic dictates that this same group has a decent chance of doing the same with the Souls formula in Code Vein, a challenging action RPG about anime vampires. God Eater does have a fanbase all its own, however, and it's a series that has managed to carve out its own identity set apart from its obvious inspiration. Style is the kinder way of putting it, to be honest some might say it's Namco's answer to Capcom's series, while others might call it a knock-off or a clone. The key development staff behind this game also helm the God Eater games, a series that is probably best described as a Monster Hunter style game. When people say Code Vein is 'anime Dark Souls', the developers probably don't think it's a reductive comment. It’s the little, mundane things that you can come back to after the stress of being pummeled in the face thousands of times which makes Code Vein such an enjoyable experience.Code Vein mixes anime and Dark Souls - and in doing so, an uneven hybrid that emphasizes much of the best and worst of both is born. Hop in the sauna, relive your companion's memories, as well as your own, and hell, you can just sit down and admire your surroundings. It also helps that you have a home base, a place where you can put down, uh, blood roots, and relax. With Code Vein, the world is still pretty gritty, but you’re not surrounded by people who are actively wishing death upon themselves and others, which makes the atmosphere feel a lot more homely. I am not at all a fan of Souls-like games, I find them too dark and serious and there just isn’t enough fun for me to actively invest myself in them. Unfortunately, if you live in a grimdark world, then I suppose that’s to be expected.Īs you progress, you’re met with some of the most dastardly enemies I’ve come across in this sort of game, and after many tears of frustration, as well as relentless pacing to try and get my fury out, I can say that the brutal combat is very much worth it in a way that other games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne never managed to make appealing to me. In a world where you’re practically dead weight if you can’t provide yourself with sustenance, it’s hard to not feel sorry for killing these mindless brutes - even if they do really like killing you and aren’t at all apologetic about it. The Lost are interesting parts of Code Vein’s narrative, not because of what they are, but because of what they represent. It’s a hero's journey that’s used in many different media outside of video games, and it’s unbelievably hard to make it feel refreshing.Ĭode Vein is no exception to this, as you’re practically picked off the streets by your companion, Louis, and are pretty much told you’re the chosen one because of your ability to get rid of the red mist something that drives Revenants crazy with blood lust, which can speed up their process into turning into one of The Lost. Code Vein’s story is not at all that engaging outside of ‘hey, let’s save the world’.
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