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#CODE VEIN UPGRADE#
Your Regeneration consumable, for example, works just like an Estus Flask it refills when you rest at Mistle checkpoints (which work just like Bonfires) and you find items to upgrade how much it heals and how many charges it has.
#CODE VEIN CODE#
While Code Vein plays very differently from Dark Souls, parts of it are ripped straight from From Software's playbook. I just wish everything surrounding that process was better. Building your ideal Lost-killing machine feels so good. I wanted to find all the Vestiges to get to know my favorite characters and to unlock the best Gifts in their Blood Codes. This also motivated me to explore dungeons more thoroughly.
#CODE VEIN HOW TO#
I agonized over how to build my character and savored every decision. There are dozens of Blood Codes and hundreds of Gifts, and the sheer number of possible combinations is intoxicating. I barely managed to squeeze everything in, but because I'd gotten all the Vestiges up to that point, it worked out in the end, which was hugely satisfying. I augmented my favorite Blood Veil to reduce its weight and improve my roll speed, and I used two passive Gifts to bump my stats just high enough to allow two specific spells. I spent the first half of the game as a Dexterity build with halberds and Willpower-based Dark Gifts, but when I unlocked a strong Strength-based Blood Code, I totally inverted my build to use greatswords and attack buffs, and that transition was quick and intuitive.
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Within five hours, I was using Gifts from more than six different Blood Codes. It's a multiclassing, min-maxing fiesta which I utterly obsessed over. This system marries the game's story, exploration, and combat beautifully, and it's the driving force of the entire game. The kicker is that once you learn most Gifts, you can use them no matter what Blood Code you have equipped as long as you have the requisite stats, like a B rank in Strength. All of your specific stats come from your Blood Code, your Gifts, and your gear – that is, your Blood Veil armor and your two weapons. You're going to want those gifts, because when you level up in Code Vein, you only increase your health, stamina, and base attack values. To truly master a Blood Code, you'll need to find all the Vestiges related to it, with each Vestige unlocking a new Gift or two. The power Revenants wield also has another, steeper price: much or all of their memories as a human. Revenants are similar to vampires in that they require human blood to survive without it, they turn feral and become Lost. Revenants are humans who've been infected with parasites which grant superhuman abilities, and Lost are just Revenants who've lost their humanity. No matter what you look like, you'll play as an amnesiac Revenant trying to make ends meet in a ruined world crawling with the Lost.
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You can manifest your wildest anime OC or accurately recreate any character you can think of. You can change the highlights on your freaking eyes. There are hundreds of choices, all with their own advanced sliders and settings. It has more options for eyebrows than most games have for your whole character. It has more color gradients than quartz in sunlight.
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I would review this thing separately if I could. Code Vein was made by the God Eater team, and this is especially obvious in its irresponsibly detailed character creator.