I didn't think much of Code Vein when it was first announced, and after playing the demo I think even less of it.
>demo starts and ends with a walking section >mini-maps (that even tell you where all the items you missed are) >very uninspired level design >combat is limp and unsatisfying >zero atmosphere because of said companions, the awkward music, the poor sound design, etc >areas blend together >clusterfuck aesthetic >clusterfuck plot >clusterfuck UI >too many cutscenes (that are poorly animated) >excessive tracking/sliding on bosses >mechanics aren't cohesive, they just threw stuff from Souls and other random crap together in a blender >leveling is boring/linear/pointless >was clearly designed with the companions in mind (bosses like Queen's Knight don't give you enough time to recover between attacks, you need companions to switch aggro) >poorly optimized >a-at least there's pseudo-anime characters to fap to!
To compare this to any Fromsoft game is a fucking insult. "Anime Souls" my ass.
I tried the demo. I didn't care much about any of that. You can skip those long ass cutscenes
The enemies were weak as hell. So I stopped playing it. I'm waiting for Nioh 2.
Daniel Adams
Is there romance in this game? Not that it's a selling point for me since even if it wasn't I'd probably still get the game.
Angel Turner
Except it's clearly copying a shitton from Fromsoft while doing it much worse. Being able to skip over things doesn't make those things better. Overall I just find it annoying how simultaneously in-your-face and terrible the story seems to be. Now maybe I'm wrong and the full game has a brilliant 10/10 better than literature story, but I'm expecting seasonal anime quality. You can give certain NPCs gifts, gain points, and exchange those points for items. Purely transactional. I don't know if it goes beyond that in the full game.
>To compare this to any Fromsoft game is a fucking insult I'm a huge souls fan and I think you're giving it way too much credit
Carson Lewis
>Except it's clearly copying a shitton from Fromsoft while doing it much worse. Yeah, right. Sometimes I forget From Software invented action RPGs.
Ian Brown
OP's arrogant attitude is one of the reasons why I'm glad Elden Ring will be a Witcher clone.
Tyler Cooper
People have been constantly bringing up "muh Anime Souls" ever since the game was announced. It's clearly the comparison the developers (and Bamco) want you to make. Don't be disingenuous. Have you played a single Soulsborne? Have you played the Code Vein demo? The similarities are everywhere. We obviously have no idea what Elden Ring is like since there's zero gameplay footage, but I am concerned about Miyazaki calling it open world.
In any case it will be better than Code Vein. Even Dark Souls 2 is.
