nitially featured with a mysterious short-animated few seconds and the ” Prepare to Dine ” slogan , Code Vein finally revealed to the general public as an action RPG heavily inspired by Dark Souls .
Developed by the creators of God Eater , Code Vein does not want to give up the elements that have decreed the success of a highly appreciated gaming formula and still far from a descending parabola that sooner or later involves everyone. Artically different from the From Software icona saga, The aesthetics of the new Shift project crushes the eye to previous development team work and Tokyo Ghoul .
Vampires who devour
Code Vein is set in a future not too far, just after an unknown nature has reduced the planet to the brink of collapse. Once prosperous and busy, the places you visit are now reduced to piles of rubble, abandoned buildings and streets ruined by monstrosity and the so-called Rovi of Judgment, which abound long and wide on what remains of an extinct civilization.
Players will take control of one of the redemptive vampires of supernatural abilities that have lost their memory and who need to consume large amounts of blood: punishment, transformation into obscene monsters identified as Corrupted.
Being part of a secret society, redeems will have to work together to prevent this from happening. This, at the same time, is one of the features in the game: during your peregrinations along the lost world you will visit, you can be accompanied by an ally who acts independently, giving you strength during battles.
In this regard, Namco Bandai has presented two new characters on which there is still little information and has also introduced the system of creating his own alter ego.
We know that Louis is driven by the noble intention of helping the redeemers. It will go inside the territory of Vein in search of the source of blood droplets, which can serve as surrogate for human blood. He is a great one-handed swordsman, and he is able to move in agile evasive maneuvers thanks to his orphan armor.
On me, however, is known even less: it is a rediviva who knows the place well, but as everyone else has lost their memory. However, it will be very useful to the player because he will accompany him during the exploratory phases.
Fight for Blood
New ones arrive from the combat system, which, as seen so far, will be quite varied and able to satisfy the different styles of gaming users, with weapons equipped with their own specific moveset, strengths and
weaknesses.
Consider also the presence of a Doni system, which can greatly expand the possibilities offered by the combat system. Utilizing up to a maximum of eight expands the range of attack and defense actions to which the passive skills that will be acquired by wearing special items or equipment will be added.
As you agree to every souls-like that you respect, a marked emphasis is placed on stamina, which depend on attacks, actions, evasions, shots and so-called draining. The latter are able to significantly increase the total damage inflicted damage but can be used after a parry, with a shoulder attack or with a combo attack.
With the concentration system, you can also temporarily increase your features so you can have some extra chance of winning during the most desperate moments, or get bonuses to meet certain battle conditions.
You should not underestimate the support that your partner can give you, who will be able to run from side attacks, take care of buff or share health points.
We were not very impressed with the animations and the technical department, which still seems a little too rough. Even the composition of the environments seems to suggest a certain recycle that could make the settings a little monotonous, and it’s all about verifying how developers will want to put a little more into gaming situations that after many souls-like , may know already seen.
