Moist Meter | Code Vein

[@nazizombykiller1]

Its nice that they added a souls like minigame to my character customizer

[@jefftraboulsy8631]

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[@androgynousmaggot9389]

Hahaha! Just read the same comment in the other Charlie video! How pathetic is that

[@augusta1994]

@@androgynousmaggot9389 fr

[@ShinFahima]

Man, what a thief. >:|

[@peeslurpa7742]

@@androgynousmaggot9389 "Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

[@Revealingstorm.]

"You will never struggle against bosses in this game." He says while showing a clip of him dying to the third boss in the game.

[@thumbshanks847]

Some games are too tough for people... so they make it sound like its easy when in reality they will never beat it without help

[@Revealingstorm.]

@@thumbshanks847 I agree with the video that it's probably the easiest souls like game out there , but your right I have seen that before with people downplaying the difficulty of a game.

[@MasterDao]

@@Revealingstorm. It isn't easy at all if you play without the companion. Companion is basically easy mode.

[@KoAkaiTengami]

The bosses will clap you but unlike dark souls where it takes you 10 to 20 tries sometimes, Code Vein's bosses usually can be beat by the 3rd or 4th try. I just think the bosses have less moves so we just learn the matchup faster.

[@localweebslayer875]

@@MasterDao demod even mentions how much easier the companion makes the games. If you want a challenge then just play solo.

[@zphoenix2922]

Charlie reviews souls games like his life depended on it

[@josex2077]

Cuz it does

[@johnj.johnsonjr.8550]

This isn’t a souls game

[@zphoenix2922]

John J. Johnson Jr. soulslike

[@itsHiizo]

well its still a quick review

[@insertcommaname1388]

John J. Johnson Jr. anime souls

[@hayabuzon8219]

On the inside we know how much Charlie wants to be his anime character Now that i think about it, Charlie looks somewhat of a hentai protagonist.

[@Ganon999]

Well he has pretty much anime hair at this point lol 😂

[@nuttvevo]

Anime Made My University Afraid of Me

[@hayabuzon8219]

@@nuttvevo he's not in university anymore, he's a free fleshlight man now

[@pizzatime7433]

Anime made me drop out of college

[@ohgoditshere6180]

@@pizzatime7433 That's either a massive curse or a massive blessing

[@shroudedinshout]

narration: "the game just becomes very easy with companion" clip: *him dying*

[@عبداللهالعماري-ب2ي]

And revived by the companion

[@chrisp6710]

@@عبداللهالعماري-ب2ي and then dying again lol

[@bman296]

@@عبداللهالعماري-ب2ي and dying again

[@dokutah7374]

I mean Charlie is pretty bad at most games he streams, but he’s entirely correct about companions trivializing the game

[@garrettoliva5154]

This video really reminded me of my friends that helped me get to this point. I'll never forget their sacrifices and all of our hardships. I'm sorry, Dale.

[@coheteos]

Your way of commenting reminds me of someone important to me, someone who gave everything so I could be here... fuck I love friendship

[@ASmartNameForMe]

God I love my friends. I would do anything for them FUCK I would I water planty, i clean sofa, and I do almost everything with master chief figurine

[@NRG56]

SASUKEEEEEEEEE!

[@rushpatriot2866]

​@@coheteosfriendship I love fuck

[@RashtaEinthisB]

Understanding the Moist Mind My prediction of his rating based on his argument: 75% Edit: His rating: 70% 1 step closer towards the mind of the moisture

[@hazlee5896]

1 step closer to achieving *MAXIMUM CONDENSATION*

[@cataclysmicdelta1828]

Rashed Elamin yeah I was thinking 75% at first but settled on a clean 70%

[@sincalo]

one step closer to Heaven

[@galacticpopcorn9981]

I typically guess it's less than it is

[@dennisleonardo2992]

@@galacticpopcorn9981 He is quite the harsh critic to be fair. And that isn't a compliment. I think he legitimately criticises too harshly pretty often. In my opinion code vein is an 80%. As long as you're fine with the whole anime feeling.

[@williammoore1030]

"These bosses are so easy" over footage of the trident mermaid lady kicking his ass. Only surviving due to the companion sacrificing health to bring him back.

[@colewygans1278]

To be fair, that does kind of support his point. The game is easy as shit with companions.

[@colewygans1278]

@jonny s that's the point of what I just said

[@LuigiGamesful]

@@colewygans1278 Yep, but without them it definitely feels like the game are specifically designed to be played with a companion. Though, it's not impossible

[@peen2804]

I don’t understand why people are repeating this point over and over like it’s some kinda gotcha moment or actually means anything. a person can die to a thing or receive damage from a thing and said thing also not be difficult. “Easy” doesn’t explicitly mean “perfect execution regardless of familiarity”

[@staz_korragg7746]

I'm not that interested in the plot but i am interested in the *PLOT*

[@basodor430]

@Cpt Dinosaur thank you for clarifying it, it wasnt obvious enough 😂

[@noellesato311]

Bas Odor Anime tiddies

[@cordyceps182]

The busty girl in white is extremely important to the plot

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

@@cordyceps182 she has the biggest development

[@cynicalogre1499]

It's a AA game with an average budget which is very damn refreshing these days hopefully the sequel fixes alot of the flaws from this go round.

[@skipgoose4426]

game's in the god eater universe tho :p they might do something crazy with it

[@atomic747]

@@skipgoose4426 how is it in the same universe?

[@skipgoose4426]

@@atomic747 that's a huge spoiler if you want me to tell you lol. Basically there that red mist circling the city of Code Vein, turned out that the circle is not to stop revenant from getting out but to protect them from the " monster" outside. We get a cut-scene later ingame when the mist fails and one famous Aragami from God Eater series come in and killed a bunch of people. The 2 series are clearly linked :)

[@atomic747]

@@skipgoose4426 but it never said it is though.so until the whoever made the game says so,im going to say it's a reference or a design from god eater they didnt use.

[@regulator18E]

@@atomic747 "or a design from god eater they didn't use" Huh? It's Dyaus Pita. Have you ever played God Eater?

[@itsyaboi7260]

To be honest I suck at souls-like games, and Louis saved my ass so many times and practically carried me throughout the first major boss. I’m still not that great, but I’m improving/practicing without having to worry about dying too much thanks to the companion option. So as a complete newbie to the souls-like genre, the companion makes this game getting into really enjoyable. (Especially since you don’t die at 0 hp if your companion heals you in time)

[@zsurvivalist7996]

True...I can't help but being lazy and skip soloing this time

[@domothebro2435]

Same. First souls type game ever, was actually planning on getting Sekiro but I heard about this one a day before and GameStop didn’t have a new disc for sekiro so code vein it was. Louis made the experience much better

[@joshuajackson6023]

It's helpful to play with a companion or friend, but I feel loke souls like games are just better alone. You're supposed to feel weak and hopeless. Then you get better and on your second playthrough you're asking yourself. 'How did I struggle on this boss'. Luckily Code Vein was designed to have 1 companion, so it does feel nicer in this game than other souls or souls like games.

[@sdbzfan1]

@@joshuajackson6023 I would never touch a soul like if it wasn't for this game, I just don't find dying over and over because my moveset is so limited appealing in the slightest and honestly agrivating (fuck the butterfly), and I don't mean abilities and I mean movement, attacks and stamina, stamina makes me hate the souls games and prefer action games like DMC if I die in those games it's because I couldn't do enough damage or keep track of my surroundings, in Code Vein I died more to running out of stamina and dying to an aoe attack or getting shot from behind a rock, I get that Darks Souls games makes you feel helpless but there's a reason why Dark Iron Tarkus is so cool, he says fuck you to the rule of Dark Souls and just Solo's a boss by himself like a badass, I wanna be a bad ass in games its fantasy, it's why even though I find horror aesthetically appealing I hate playing them over a game like L4D2

[@joshuajackson6023]

@@sdbzfan1 i absolutely agree, but it is different for other people, I hate easy things, I don't play a game because it's easy, not a souls like atleast, i play most games yes, for one their story, but two their challenge, the running out of stamina is completely your fault, either being too greedy or freaking out too much and dodging too many attack and I haven't noticed "getting shot from behind a wall" yet, but it might just be a developer oversight with collision detection. I loved Code Vein, it was a great game, it had alot of twists on that old Souls Type of game. But I did force myself to play it alone. I feel like it is more rewarding to me where there is an unfavorable but not unfair fight that i have overcome due to either my skill, or my charecter's build. I have only played 1 souls like with a companion on first playthrough and that was Bloodborne, and I was just able to be like, "hey I'm low can you take agro for a few seconds" and then phase tank the rest of the fight. But in these games I want my screw-ups to you know, screw me up. Oh No I attacked an NPC that sells an Item i want, now he's mad and won't sell it. That happens in darksouls, you are rewarded for 1 exploring, 2 getting good, and 3, not being a dumbass and putting all your level points into Dexterity when you forgot to read that your main weapon scales into Strength. Alot of these games have already become trivially easy for me to beat aswell, because I learned the bosses and enemies moveset and I know shich moves I dodge where, which moves I don't need to dodge and after which moves I can attack. A fairly easy fight to learn this type of skill on is Vordt in Dark Souls 3. His attacks in the first phase can be dodges by walking underneath or behind him, then he will buff letting out a large scream, you wail on him since he is stuck in this animation for about 3 seconds, then he does 3 charging attacks the first two you roll towards him, standing up to the big enemy and the 3rd you roll backwards which is riskier but still do-able, after the 3rd charge he will do a frost breth attack for around 10 seconds that allows you to wail on him for about 5, then walk backwards because the 6th and 7th second of the breath forsomereason hits behind him aswell, then hit him a few more times before he truely starts seconds phase. I frankly still SUCK at second phase, his entire body becomes a hit box so no more hiding under his fat belly to dodge attacks and he does extra Damage. You don't want to stay in this stage long, but if you did what i was talking about just before along with exploring the rest of the level before him, you will find Gold Pine Resin, it buffs your weapons to do lightning damage ontop of your physical damage, he is weak to lightning damage. I love that I found that out, the game didn't tell me, I died, so then I looked around the level, I don't particularly like, found the resin, learned his patterns and killed it. Same thing happened in Code Vein. Just, with less leniancy, because the bosses are designed to be fought with 2 people, not 1. But since I already had played 5 other souls likes before this one, I knew what I had to do. My phone is starting to lag as I am writing this reply as I went on a tangent, so I'll make this quick, I like Souls-Likes because they are hard yet simple. That is it.

[@nathanwhite9753]

"you will never struggle on a boss." *dies*

[@AS-er4ud]

I saw at least 2 or 3 different mechanics there too.

[@alicaido6616]

then get's revived cos companion

[@UhCold]

He’s running companion so of course he thinks it’s a easy game.

[@azurekite3870]

He is so wrong on dieing on the bosses. Some them are really tough and you can die from the enemies if they gang up on you and attack all at once.

[@alicaido6616]

to the last two people in this thread: in the end difficulty is subjective. Yes some things are hard to argue against, (companions making the game easier for one)

[@pugachan9928]

Just so you guys know, the guy who did this game's music is also the one who did Demon Slayer's Music or other Bandai games.

[@MrMonochromatic]

Literally my only hype for this game was Go Shiina's work, but the game itself never looked promising, still doesn't. I'll just pick up the OST. I definitely encourage folks to go digging for his past work.

[@djstoj2063]

It’s actually really good and I’m not even a weeaboo

[@LuccatielD7]

It’s even better if you’re a filthy weeb like me.

[@toastman7737]

I like your picture of skeletor

[@AgniFirePunch]

@@toastman7737 nyaaa

[@game-sg1xg]

That’s exactly what a weeb would say

[@djstoj2063]

Buttery Yogrit does watching Pokémon when I was 9 count ?

[@Super-zq3pn]

The power of friendship? *Naruto noises in the background*

[@Goddamnitiwantaname]

*laughs in One Piece*

[@breakies]

*gets annoyed in fairy tail*

[@Num1koolaidman]

*bleach sitting in the corner being an emo because everybody forgot him*

[@MarioCorleone]

Fairy tail

[@HaosOnline]

Screeches in Kingdom Hearts

[@v-mekka144]

The AI's in this game have definitely saved my ass numerous times, makes me wish I had that kind of help in dark souls

[@streetwisehercules9956]

V-MEKKA making the game too damn easy

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Street Wise Hercules it makes most boss battles super easy however in the last three boss battles they actually have mechanics that make co op interesting and balanced around it the tag team stand out as the best fight in this regard with their high health and damage and dodge speed wish the whole game had about 3-4 fights like that

[@bobfreeze]

CASUAL

[@citrus4239]

T A R K U S

[@KnightofLondor]

Tarkus is daddy

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

"Never a time you're struggling against a boss." *'Nam flashbacks to Blade Bearer and Cannoneer*

[@courperationX]

ooooh that one was good tho

[@jeffreyyoung3282]

Fucking awful, soloing that boss/ bosses was the hardest bit of this game.

[@myyoutubeaccount4167]

@@jeffreyyoung3282 AGREED

[@DDD19999]

"There's more enemy variety in a game of Tetris," That's an actual slap, oof.

[@VendettaSoundtracks]

It's also wrong. Some enemies are reused/recolored fairly often, yes, but there is still tonnes of variety. Off the top of my head: - Standard Sword Lost - Standard Bayonet Lost - Standard Shotgun Bayonet Lost - Breakdancing Unarmed Lost - Spear and Shield Lost - Dogs (that are actually manageable in this game, lol) - Greatsword or Axe Lost - Weird Tentacle Axe/Greatsword Wielding Lost - Axe/Greatsword/Hammer Fatty & Titty Lost All of the above have area/armored miniboss variants that possess different move-sets, weaknesses, strengths and attacks to switch things up. And then there's: - Sword & Shield Cerberus Soldier - Hammer Cerberus Soldier - Greatsword Cerberus Soldier - Bayonet Cerberus Soldier - Female Poleaxe Cerberus Soldier - Female Sword & Shield Cerberus Soldier - Female Sword Cerberus Soldier - Recently Turned Revenants (The guys that use the claw attacks on you in certain areas) - Stealy Wheely Automobiley Spiked Balls There's probably some I'm forgetting, but this is what I remember.

[@DaBonkinator]

@@VendettaSoundtracks I don't know if it counts as a different enemy if it uses a different weapon though, I mean yes it's a different approach but from what I just read all those are just two enemies, the lost and the soldier people, that just use different weapons.

[@VendettaSoundtracks]

@@DaBonkinator Just because some enemies have the same weapon doesn't mean they're identical. As I've already stated, so many of the variants have straight up different movesets or additions to their existing movesets.

[@DaBonkinator]

@@VendettaSoundtracks that's kind of the opposite of what I said, I basically said that just because some enemies have different weapons doesn't mean they're not the same, but I know they have different movesets and stuff. Haven't checked those out but if the difference is significant then sure.

[@cordyceps182]

@@DaBonkinator The basic soldier Lost have some variety to their moveset and AI. Sword wielders are typically more aggressive and a lot faster, halberd wielders are a bit harder to dodge due to their very wide range, and bayonet users attack from range. Later levels also introduce suicide bombing Lost

[@cordyceps182]

While I agree with this for the most part, the part about bosses was out right wrong. Most bosses have at least two phases, with the second phases usually being a massive leap in difficulty. The boss right before the final one had five or so phases, with something different in each phase.

[@shroudedinshout]

the "massive leap in difficulty" is really just their damage, other than that the bosses just changes moveset becoming an enhanced version of their base one, they still just have a very limited amount of moveset

[@cordyceps182]

@@shroudedinshout Most bosses gain at least two extra moves or change up a move from the first phase. The harder bosses have just as much moves as a harder Dark Souls boss.

[@Crombells]

@SHATCH "the bosses just changes moveset to become an enchanced version of the base one" is kind of a big deal - there weren't a lot of bosses in Code Vein that would've been considered low quality in a Souls game

[@Renameless]

Ikr man, especially on endgame the boss quality is astouding and legit surprised me, I feel like they would be considered very high quality had they been on a fromsoftware souls game, but bc they don't have that trademark they get discredited

[@leongweeliam8802]

@@Renameless no not really, I found the virgin born fight to be really lackcluster, with the only good bosses being the gilded knight, queen's knight reborn, mido, and most of all the skull king I've played some souls-like games before, and while yeah their bosses aren't as well-designed as fromsoft's bosses, they didn't really leave a bad impression on me. However, throughout playing code vein, I just kept thinking "wow this boss is... really boring huh" Tl;DR: While they do have some good bosses, most other bosses are really forgettable and poorly designed

[@masterjohn2HB]

Whew I thought I was bad but then I saw Charlie's gameplay

[@mani9306]

God I think I came with the force of god and anime

[@snakpakin716]

I feel like this review is a flex. Calling shit easy with a tank build while using a ai companion, I got you.

[@danstr6766]

Tbh that's a viable strat for one of the companions, who hit like a truck but are as tough as glass.

[@snakpakin716]

@@danstr6766 wasn't saying it isn't. I play a glass cannon build with no companion for the challenge. Everything 1-2 shots me but kills shit quick.

[@redacted8008]

An ai companion that's also a tank.

[@ChadNarukami626]

The charachter customization is amazing tho

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Belal Ebrahim literal thousands of different variations

[@AgniFirePunch]

Ya,too bad there are only 6 outfits and hair clips hard

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Frequent Man yeah it’s like look at all of these thousands of different badges and gloves you can wear oh by the way you can only have like 6 t shirts

[@AgniFirePunch]

@@tylerulfmann4586 right? You should be able to mix and match tops and bottoms

[@ranchyeezys5735]

No boob slider. 3/10

[@obamaorb7426]

Says the bosses are easy: *Walks up to boss with zweihander and companion*

[@KaMe--kz6cx]

That's what I thought too. Zweihänder is OP as hell. You can just face tank almost everything with that thing. It's basically a cheese weapon since (if I remember correctly) it is the only sword in the game that can block 100% of the incoming damage.

[@obamaorb7426]

@@KaMe--kz6cx Yeah it's the only one that can block all incoming damage and you get it in the second area in the game. The only thing that comes close is literally a drop from a very late endgame boss which only negates most damage. The zweihander is a monster of a weapon

[@KaMe--kz6cx]

But the funniest thing about this game is when people call it "too easy" while showing background footage of them getting rekt while using one of the best (easiest to use) weapons in the game + tank build af + companion. I would pay to see them play with my glass cannon one-handed/mage hybrid that can be 2 or 3 taped by any trashmob.😂

[@clientjacob24]

​I mean every game is hard depends on how you make it to be. I mean you can make pokemon harder than dark souls if you want it to be by limiting what you can do lol​@@KaMe--kz6cx

[@grahamalexander7718]

Code vein: friendship is magic

[@MultiNaruto900]

Go Shiina's work as a composer is really amazing imo, aside from "Code Vein", he also did music for "God Eater" (both the game franchise and anime adaptation). Not only that, but he also contributed to the music of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and several games in the "Tekken", "Ace Combat", and "The Idolmaster" series alongside many others.

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

That explains why some of the Demon Slayer song felt like i have heard something like that before. Btw, the ending songs are the best .

[@baronofhell2277]

I misread the Title and red: "Moist Meter: Codein"

[@genericweeb7300]

That sounds like a fun time

[@rushpatriot2866]

That's funny af Charlie is just passed out in a chair for the whole video

[@IndieDenise]

The songs in the game is absolutely amazing.

[@matt2centerback]

I'd expect nothing less from Go Shiina.

[@AniKhang]

I completely disagree about the bosses being generic/sameish, but I think that might’ve been because I played it solo without partners.

[@actually_a_circle]

The boss was literally a stripper

[@chillhour6155]

So was the dancer of the frigid waste

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Quentin Els are talking about mooseman or the tag team in the castle

[@chillhour6155]

@@tylerulfmann4586 ds3 boss

[@gu3z185]

@Juan Cortez Muro stfu

[@Wizonah]

I know no one wants to hear this because you’re looking to smile and laugh but thank you Charlie so much I’ve been going through a lot lately and idk if I would’ve lasted this long without you helping me along I was a about to end it and I see oh penguin posted who wants to go sad and you helped me get again I love you I love your content and thank you for helping me and I’m sure you’ve helped many people so thank you from them too

[@azzypoo]

shout out to Jonah Davison

[@cheesyboilednipples-182]

Jonah Davison get that big dick energy

[@Wizonah]

Black Oceans my niece died and my best friend died recently died too

[@Wizonah]

Black Oceans thanks

[@borisshnitkov7600]

The bosses in this game are actually pretty good, it's just that the companions kill them to fast for you to understand their moveset.

[@borisshnitkov7600]

The companions are really op, I definitely recommend playing the game without them except for maybe one specific boss near the end

[@thaxtoncook5427]

I got it last nite for 8 bucks. Damn good deal

[@drizzy5721]

With all its flaws, this is a game I would recommend if you are starting out in these types of games, its a lovely first game, when I started out with this game around 1 and a half year ago, I got my ass handed to me but not so much that it made me think, damn that boss is unfair, damn that enemy did some asspull on me(although there were moments like that for me), creating a build in this game is rather simple and forgiving compared to others whilst giving a fair amount of diversity it serves as a great first game to the souls game, like Goku with Master Roshi

[@slimshell2448]

Thanks

[@nikita6169]

Charlie: "you will never struggle against a boss" Also Charlie: *gets his ass handed to him*

[@timesoftheazuressence247]

The onigiri monologue is legitamately my favorite copypasta.

[@HaloMillennium]

This game me 100% moist from the moment I saw Io

[@hdwijaya8774]

Me: Mia

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

@@hdwijaya8774 a man of culture

[@Endless0017]

I love me some dark souls with jiggle physics.

[@sonofhades57]

To be honest, I like the idea of it being an easier Soulslike. I've been wanting to get into the genre, but those two werewolves in Yharnam keep fucking me, so I need something to teach me that Soulslike mindset and skills to survive the rest of the genre.

[@rubenlara4029]

run past those werewolves, its as ez as that

[@Ninisty]

"in your 15 hour adventure." 15? Bruh, after all the vestiges, cutscenes, mistles, depths and 100% map completions. It took me 30 hours to beat the game.

[@doughnutholschtein]

Thank god. I watched his stream after I beat it and felt so depressed that he made it look so easy. I haven't played many games in the genre though so that's the excuse I'm telling myself.

[@thevoidmagician6653]

Personally, I'd give this game a 80-90. I like how you, the main character are what you are supposed to be. The main character. Sure you're silent, but your actions speak louder than your words. I feel like this game should have a sequel as well. Charlie's right about the whole depth thing. The story is fine and actually at times, pretty well written, but the gameplay could be more. If they have a second installment to the series, they should definitely experiment more with enemies. The player has a good amount of attacks, or rather, gifts, that they can perform, but as Charlie said, the enemies can be pretty lack luster. To be fair though, the lack of enemy variety makes sense continuity wise. Most of the lost were human, so it's understandable that there's not much to done to make them different.

[@jkarma3356]

chances are there will not be a second game.

[@malazan6004]

Didn't you find the weapons lack impact and the levels are boring?

[@thevoidmagician6653]

@@malazan6004 eeeehhh, sorta? The level layout coulg be better. But every level LOOKS incredible… to me anyway

[@fnyan3308]

3:13 no joke that flinch dodge was sick af

[@LoverKittey]

I would be counter to almost all the points Charlie has said after playing NG+ where the bosses have their difficulty cranked to 11 or 12. Admittedly the pacing in combat is around the same as Dark Souls 3 aside from a few bosses where in NG+ the speed and combo dials are insane. It does really suck that one of the better bosses in game is done more closely to the O and S experience in a depths dungeon rather than the main story. They definitely made the first play through of the game almost solely story based and attempted to make it so that basic JRPG fans could get into the soulslike dynamics.

[@LuigiGamesful]

I look at Code Vein as the "first step in liking Souls-like" game. It's much more casual than the other Souls games, but it's challenging enough for those who are new to the genre and they might end up liking it (the Souls-like genre), which will then push them to find other Souls-like games, or anything from FromSoft.

[@vibecheck4619]

Yakumo: only talks about friends Me: Kingdom hearts ptsd

[@thorsffe5712]

This game has some of the moistiest boss battles

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Baki V especially the end fights it really puts out all the stops and the bosses finally take advantage of the co op emphasis it’s a really nice step up and would have love more difficult fights like that rather than me ganking the shit out of the early bosses

[@thorsffe5712]

@@tylerulfmann4586 I was talking more about the boss designs, like dang that fire cat demon thing has some big ol tiddies

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Baki V my favorite is still the water stripper her design was pretty great too bad she just some rando that get recked with no narrative significance

[@AgniFirePunch]

@@tylerulfmann4586 the water stripper fight was pretty fun but ya it just kind of happens

[@burney465]

Baki V LMFAOOOOO

[@postal3412]

I was actually having a bit of a hard time getting through some bosses, then I realized I hadn't been leveling up all the way until the cathedral. Also use the Japanese voice acting, it's good

[@MarioCorleone]

Bosses were unique in my opinion. Loved them.

[@A5h3n_0n3]

I love of how they did the blood codes and not having you worry about commited to a str build or such

[@stathiskal]

I highly disagree with the bosses moveset depth and it is way longer than 15 hours, more like 30 hours

[@azurekite3870]

Yea,some of the bosses are tough and can one shot kill you like the ice girl boss that one shot kill you with the pole slide attack of hers.

[@drews8900]

Difficulty is also really level dependant from my experience 10 levels means the difference between 1 shot and 1/4 damage

[@hildebrand2252]

Azure Kite fuck that move. I hate it lol

[@jupino2]

Eh, for someone like me who min maxed the boss fights all had the same architecture; buildup, 3 attack patterns, second phase.

[@courperationX]

I'm at 56, not even done. I'm not really dallying either.

[@courperationX]

My guy, just because you only played a game for fifteen hours, doesn't mean that's how long it is.

[@yeeticus6519]

The thumbnail for this video is a shot of the the true ending of the game dude. He clearly beat it.

[@courperationX]

@@yeeticus6519 Clearly. Sure would be a shame if that thumbnail was just a horizontal flip of an existing stock image of the game with the base player character that can be found numerous places online. re-actor.net/code-vein-all-endings/

[@Avdb033]

@@yeeticus6519 He didn't even save Nicola wdym and he got carried by his friend scoots

[@Foxxie0kun]

I love how Charlie mentions Bayonets, Greatswords, and one-handed swords, completely ignoring polearms and hammers/axes. Because that's exactly what everyone else should do. Polearms are next to useless and axes/hammers aren't half the weapons that greatswords are.

[@luca3271]

Saying that the bosses have no mechanical depth while also using a companion the whole way through kinda kills your point

[@luca3271]

Also: "The last boss is the only one that has a second phase", were you even paying attention?

[@Pixel_Crow21]

The game looked so good, sad the technical parts ain't the best But you gave it a quite positive review so mixed with my own feelings I think I will grab this myself Ps. Your awesome Charlie

[@AgniFirePunch]

I feel the same way Charlie does. There are a bunch of flaws but the game is enjoyable. I'm mostly dissapointed in the length of the game. I expected it to be 20-30 hours but he says its only 15

[@collyn129]

@@AgniFirePunch If you rush boss to boss without exploring, it could be short. My first playthrough clocked in at just under 30 hours. If you explore and work towards unlocking all the things to test out it adds a lot more fun than just finding something and sticking with it, not experimenting with new gifts or blood codes. Their's also separate endings you can get if you care enough for running through the game to add more played hours.

[@Emma7846]

I disagree with your point on saying the bosses sucked. I thoroughly enjoyed most of the boss fights, and yes, most bosses had a second phase, it’s just that you, and me at times, just absolutely shredded there ass that we didn’t really see all that was there. In total, I for the most part agree with this review, except for your opinion on the bosses, I found them to be memorable and enjoyable. One thing that I will say about this game that I absolutely despise is how clunky the dodging can be. At times I’ll mash to dodge backwards, but I’ll dodge in the completely opposite direction.

[@UhCold]

Emma7846 he ran them with a companion reviving his ass over and over so he never once had to learn mechanics to progress so of course his opinion is that they have no depth.

[@XmonoXchromeX]

You can always change the voices to Japanese for that true anime experience.

[@tyrone5619]

thank you for the moisture Charlie, it will be a fine liquid to wash down the foreskin I have packed for lunch

[@AgniFirePunch]

Gekyume's foreskin?

[@HasvenWorld]

I was having a good day until I read that. Now im having a great day

[@switch8372]

It would have cost you nothing to not type that. So why did you?

[@carterrilee]

Keanu Reeves is actually pretty good at dark souls

[@jakenightmare1854]

I would disagree on the boss fights ! A couple of times i had to change my strategies ! For example that bosses that splashes water, when she did that i would always block until she stops, another boss would be centred on range so i’d get close up and dodge when necessary while the other one i’d keep a distance from and shoot blood because she’s all melee and a tad bit of range !

[@weertangel7231]

I've been playing this game for 30 hours now and i think its a good game, i'm no Soulslike player(u very much are, or u would't be complaining about difficulty being to easy) and i think this game is a good one to get into the genre(this or Surge 2) and while not perfect, it definitely is one of my current favorite games. On another note,i don't think u are giving the weapon armor & system enough credit, the weapons are very diverse in my opinion, with even weapons like spear and halberds(that share a catagory) feel totally different from each other, same goes for the Blood Veils, with so many diverse drain attack types(drain attacks being something u did't mention at all btw). Same for the Skill(gifts) system, i have rarely seen a game with SO much class diversity, not to mention that u can mix them all together once u mastered them, it really is one of the things i enjoy the most of this game beside the Setting. If only they made getting the backstabs better(so badly made).. U said u disliked the companions right? well, they can be chatty(totally agree with u there, they need to add an option to turn that off),but combat wise i never seen tag-along NPC's being so good! I mean, Hakuro can almost kill a boss on his own, While a certain lady can blast it with enough magic to make it easyer for u to get close while also healing u big time. Compared to those in other Action-RPG's (like GreedFall) who usually get oneshot or something similar, having companions like this is damn refreshing! Regardless of my comments on your review, i do enjoy a honest opinion on a game, couse its better then most game magazine's reviews so keep it up!

[@jacobjones2348]

When you only use zeiuhlander, revive your companion, and sit in the back of the arena while you say the game is too easy. You know the bosses in darksouls are just as Monotonous and bad if you had a free companion to sit in the back with, even easier than this game, have you revived an npc in darksouls? The boss might as well be dead from when you walk in the arena

[@jacobjones2348]

They literally saw darksouls, liked it, people complained and said it was too hard, so they added an optional companion to it. On top of souls only having 4-5 weapons and fallen knight armor or no armor. This game has actual variety, there are just options to make it easier.

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

Fun fact: that could be done in Dark Souls 2, the companions where so strong that you could literally just stand in some corner and let them kill the boss.

[@senpaiplays209]

Character creation 10/10 Gameplay 8.5/10

[@tylerulfmann4586]

Senpai Plays I more in the 7.5 there are great bosses toward the end but getting to that point requires going through a lot of easily gankable bosses

[@senpaiplays209]

@@tylerulfmann4586 true

[@cmoore1369]

Thanks Charlie! 🤘💖

[@yemustbebornagain2049]

cr1tikal complains about the game being too easy while using companions

[@TheDevilsGreatestTrick]

I'm gonna assume there's a good reason why a healthy amount of reviews mention nothing about how the art-style's the same as God Eater. But as fun as this game is, my only regret was not being at the Red Cross's game-themed blood drive.

[@BiggestBuckets]

one thing I think you missed is the level design. I think the level design is really well done in this game. There are tons of short cuts and little things you can find that make exploring the levels feel rewarding. The level settings can be a little lackluster at time cause its just shits fucked always but its always enjoyable exploring through them.

[@Raislyn-u6v]

The bosses aren’t difficult until you play without a companion, i have died 50+ times to some bosses without a companion but i first try them with companions so you can choose to play the game on very high difficulty or to play a visual novel

[@anatoliasmercenary.]

Yakumo is basically the vin diesel of friends instead of family

[@yphoenix5957]

I didn't think Charlie made a moist meter about Code Vein. I'm surprised he didn't even mention The Cathedral level, that place is an affront to God!

[@anime6161]

dont cry about ez bosses when you playing with a companion pls

[@graydhd8688]

I just picked this up on a massive steam sale, I'm personally loving the game as my intro to souls like games. As a weeb and shit gamer (grew up on final fantasy and kingdom hearts) the companions balance the difficulty well towards my absolute garbage playing and keeps the game fun and not demoralizing. On top of that, I'm excited to beat the game and play through it again w/out companions. Maybe I'll even finally pull the trigger on a real souls game after this. The anime stylings also speak perfectly to my cheesy ass power of friendship heart as well lol

[@christianjustin20]

This game has the best character customization ever created

[@breakies]

a few things charlie missed: -the story is longer than 15 hours, i did 100% and played with the character creator alot and i got 28hours for my first playthrough. -the new game+ is way way harder with regular mobs being able to oneshot you -the character creator is fucking insane -having every bloodcode available to you makes for some really fun builds you can do which all are strong (meele 1h sword, melee 2h weapons, caster and hunter which can even be played as kinda a sniper)

[@udderfrank7403]

everyone saying how this game was too easy followed up by how they used a companion

[@jupino2]

Well the game force feeds them to you, plus I got so bored of found the same thing I just wanted to finish it faster

[@MarshTheYoutubeChannel]

Man, I really wish this was my type of game. I tried it like three times, and as spectacular as the character customization is, I've never been able to tolerate Dark Souls or any Dark Souls inspired gameplay

[@BioStormX]

The lackluster voice acting is if you pick English, the Japanese voices are fine

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

I just went Japanese as the default, didn't even check out the English ones. Partially because weeb games only feel authentically anime with Japanese voices, partially because I'm used to the English dubs in these types of... fine pieces of art being hot garbage.

[@seb1520]

I think the reason English is generally terrible is because they just cut costs. Theres so many VA's theyd have to hire for each of the languages. If they actually spent time picking out decent VA's for each language it would probably double the cost of the game lol. Home country voices will always be superior tbh.

[@tkiia8329]

the reason i like this game so much is cus i’m suck at every souls like game ever and having a companion makes it a lot better for me so i might be able to branch out to more soul like games and be able to enjoy them

[@Applebomb8D]

nothing about the character creation?

[@effive7817]

A lot of the problems stem from the power of the companion. I dont blame crit and others not noticing the different uses of the absolutely numerous abilities (best part of game), the second phases of very many bosses, and similar looking enemies having a modified/expanded moveset. None of that matters when the game can just play itself for you.

[@jupino2]

Even when I got into the actual combos and mixed movesets, there was no point in doing them because back stabbing and hugging was the most efficient approach along with parrying, and I only used my companion to heal me if I got down

[@effive7817]

@@jupino2 Thats the general problem with copying Dark Souls too much. I get it game is great, but theres room for improvement. We still have to leave and rejoin to restore our items in multiplayer. Though regarding backstabs/parrying they are certainly effective, they arent efficient once you get strong aoe/single target abilities. You can also use the abilities to help you do that, basic things like buffs for damage, or playing without lock-on and using an ability to get behind for a backstab. With enough Gift Casting Speed you can Shifting Hollow faster than a roll, letting you parry in the middle of fast combos that otherwise are too fast to roll-parry. The abilities are very fun, I do think they are the best thing about the game (dont think its a saving grace worth 60 bucks), even if they arent necessary. Light armor rolling through Dark Souls bosses isnt necessary with heavy armor and a greatshield. Id recommend trying it out, might get more fun out of your purchase. Edit: You may find more uses for things if you drop the companion. Once theyre there theyre doing a lot more than just rez you every now and again. Nevermind how useful just doing that is...

[@thehourman37]

Did you even beat the game? The last half of the game has some HARD bosses. Mido and the black knight boss had me stuck for over a day on NG+. Each.

[@vintiru9310]

There was a few things you've got wrong. 1. All bosses have a second phase, except for I think the attendant of the relics. 2. There's a lot of enemy types. However, the same 4 you mentioned are the most common and only start showing up a little more frequently later.

[@stefanivanovic3596]

mouths don't move= Dark souls

[@Shocklift]

I got the revenant bundle and I'm so glad it came with the soundtrack

[@RouninRex]

Says boss battles aren’t shit and that a dog could beat it… Dies in boss battle on video 😂

[@lucaswalkthroughs123]

“ Only one boss has a second phase” dude did you even fight the successor of the ribcage? Oliver has a second phase as well

[@lucaswalkthroughs123]

jonny s depends on your definition of phase I’m specifically talking about when a boss transforms mid battle or if it’s a two part fight

[@louisfill849]

I solo ran the game, it get a little harder when you do that especially the two bosses that gang bang you other than those two bosses you should have a easy time.

[@maxluong2]

I think the anime seeing audience is used to tropy anime monologues and tropes so.... NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR NAKAMA

[@Reaper-ut6yf]

15 hour adventure? i'm at 23 and i'm still not done the game, although I've been exploring every single area to 100% completion and find every upgrade/pickup

[@jupino2]

I think I would have finished the game in 20 hours but the cuts scenes took so long to load and skip that it added up, plus there were sometimes two in a row.

[@Reaper-ut6yf]

@@jupino2 ya I'm also not skipping any of the cutscenes, while most of them come off as super edgy and cringe, quite a few are actually really good!

[@jupino2]

@@Reaper-ut6yf it's not that I don't like the cutscenes, it's just that they feel like they have no actual affect on the game world or gameplay aspects, like it was made to be optional or separate. So I played the game like such.

[@jupino2]

@@Reaper-ut6yf on top of that, because the game was easy for me I played without a partner, which in turn made me care less about the story and cutscenes because I had to actual connection to any of the characters or cared about their stories...

[@jupino2]

@@Reaper-ut6yf sorry I just had to rant to someone about this because I just finished the game and wanted to like it a lot but was disappointed at the outcome of the game.

[@greetedfox06]

*dies 20 times then finally kills boss* "So easy, first try"

[@getgunnerttv1603]

Fun fact if you change the language to Japanese it’s a lot better if you don’t mind reading subtitles

[@themufinman3]

the japanese voice cast is pretty stacked too

[@rhovenom04]

This game has the best customization. Just the fact that it even lets you put hair extensions and change your background color. I mean damn! No game did that.

[@sakuyaizayoi382]

Wait wat all of the bosses have a second phase except for one or two most of them are similar to the first phase but they are there

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

And there are way more than 4 enemy types. Charlie apparently paid no attention to anything while playing and then complains about shit he missed.

[@folx2733]

@@penttikoivuniemi2146 k fanboy

[@atomic747]

@@penttikoivuniemi2146 i ran into a enemy that spins like sonic the hedgehog,so he basically that spin spike ball but can be a giant monster

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

@@folx2733 k fanboy

[@kylesandor222]

I love you man, thank you for all the good vids your an inspiration

[@garfoonga1]

uhhh, dude, every new area introduces like three or four new enemies. Also the first successor battle has two forms

[@nightseeker226]

There's like 5 different enemy in total. They're literally just reskined if you haven't noticed.

[@VendettaSoundtracks]

@@nightseeker226 - Standard Sword Lost - Standard Bayonet Lost - Standard Shotgun Bayonet Lost - Breakdancing Unarmed Lost - Spear and Shield Lost - Dogs (that are actually manageable in this game, lol) - Greatsword or Axe Lost - Weird Tentacle Axe/Greatsword Wielding Lost - Axe/Greatsword/Hammer Fatty & Titty Lost All of the above have area and/or armored miniboss variants that possess different move-sets, weaknesses, strengths and attacks to switch things up. And then there's: - Sword & Shield Cerberus Soldier - Hammer Cerberus Soldier - Greatsword Cerberus Soldier - Bayonet Cerberus Soldier - Female Poleaxe Cerberus Soldier - Female Sword & Shield Cerberus Soldier - Female Sword Cerberus Soldier - Recently Turned Revenants (The guys that use the claw attacks on you in certain areas) - Stealy Wheely Automobiley Spiked Balls There's probably some I'm forgetting, but this is what I remember.

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

The Yakumo description was too perfect Are the bosses really that easy? I've never played any of the Dark Souls games before this and I had plenty of difficulty with them here.

[@nekoluxuria7721]

Not as easy for a normal playthrough, all bossess outside of the 1st boss have 2 phases, the transition between phase 1 to phase 2 is the moment charlie was mentioning which is the grace period they give to either hammer them down hard or rebuff yourself. Companions levy the difficulty for you till cano eer and frienda since that is a fight designed for the companion system

[@yayayaya931]

So far as I've played (no partner), the bosses were a challenge but not impossible, however that invading executioner had me going for way too long, and I had to use a partner for her. It really seemed like she was coded to be taken out with 2 players, her attacks come in too quickly one after the other, and you barely have time to heal. I'm sure it's possible if you're dedicated enough, but I'm not one for drawn out endurance fights with a weapon that attacks faster but does low damage.

[@Bjorkit1]

I'm fighting that boss atm. 10k+ hours of Soulsborne didn't help me so far, I died at least 10 times. Sometimes she one shot me even at full HP. haha Really feel like she is designed for 2 players, but anyways I'll get her soon enough. The game is not easy without partner even if you're good at Dark souls.

[@אופקפינסקר]

Voice female 10 is the va of kaguya shinomiya imo the best voice in the game

[@adamgontierfan4219]

its okay man,Maybe in Code vein 2 they will see all these mistakes and improve it,anyway it's good game

[@jupino2]

Yeah but I spent 70 dollars on this game, I want this one to be fun

[@adamgontierfan4219]

@@jupino2 oh ... haven't even noticed price... Well what can i say,i am poor guy i don't have money and the only way i play games are Cracked ones,Code vein is cracked btw

[@jupino2]

@@adamgontierfan4219 true, you do you.

[@MrMertakhai]

The addition of bullet points next to the meter rating is really nice

[@hal3265]

Theres a ton of enemy variety wtf

[@bowenbeebe1356]

Just my oppinion if you are a huge anime fan and love rpgs this will go up to a 80% for ya, the blood spells make the combat more fun and original than a lot of souls like games, i think even at 60 it was a good pickup big wep builds may be fun but they lack a large amount of the depth the other classes get makes everything feel repetitive and a caster with a gun will use all 8 of them slots to keep up (altho npc need to be nerfed) but playing with a friend makes this game a real chalenge at times.