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Speaking of, I forgot I even had the preorder God Eater weapons in this. I should remember to try them tonight since they are apparently less immersion-breaking than initially expected
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Stickman posted:I wish you were wrong but Surge 2, the other competent souls-alike that released at the same time as Code Vein, has ~10% the concurrent players of CV. Yeah, I think the aesthetic is the biggest thing Vein has going for it. I finished Code Vein and it didn't really end up scratching that Souls itch so I got Surge 2 and I'm enjoying it more in terms of gameplay even if the visuals aren't as striking.
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Drunken Baker posted:This is absolutely on me, but I can't seem to judge the range of any of the bosses attacks. They all feel like their hotboxes extend out past where their weapons actually swing.
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Someone was asking about the lore reveal in the late game and how Code vein fitted in with everything, so I'm going to spoil this timeline here. God Eater starts around 2046 with the showing of Oracle Cells, followed by the outbreak of Aragami around the start of 2050. God eater 1 starts and ends within the year of 2071. We know that Code Vein takes place post 2050, as the Aragami have already have shown up and begun eating everything. We also know that Code vein doesn't take place after the events for God Eater 1, as we can tell by the moon. In both the Flaming city and the hotsprings at the base, you can get a look at the moon. Due to the events of God Eater 1, the moon was 'terraformed' into something closer like Earth after shooting the loli to the moon. Because the moon still looks like a normal moon, we know that Code vein takes place before 2071, which is when God Eater 1 took place. As for the start date, it seems that the appearance of the Aragami (The Great Collapse) accelerated the BOR project, leading to some less-than-ideal choices that caused the queen to frenzy. We can assume that the BOR parasite is somewhat related to oracle cells or the Aragami themselves, since the BOR functions as the human's 'core' similar to an Aragami's, and in order to destroy a revenant or Aragami, you need to destroy their core or they'll reform. Considering how Mido was somewhat already aware of the Aragami and what they're doing, we can say it's probably post 2050. God eater trials started in 2055, with the first bias factor developed 3 years earlier, and oracle cells discovered 4 years before that. Thus Code vein takes place somewhere between 2050 and 2071. Also your other bit of lore trivia: Louis' last name is Amamiya. The same last name as Lindow (Protagonist's mentor in GE) and his older sister Tsubaki It reads like poo poo but I think I got everything important there, so forgive my early morning posting grammar TalonDemonKing fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Oct 10, 2019 |
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Drunken Baker posted:This is absolutely on me, but I can't seem to judge the range of any of the bosses attacks. They all feel like their hotboxes extend out past where their weapons actually swing. My personal experience is that a lot of the hitboxes seem to activate at bizarre times (e.g. the very first frame of a swing animation so that you get clipped by the handle when you're standing next to them) or linger way longer than you'd expect. I personally think it's best to either go all-in on blocking, get Quick mobility, or get comfortable using Shifting Hollow (one of the initial Ranger gifts) to dodge.
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Oct 10, 2019 15:44
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Attestant posted:It's kind of a shame how they made the game so horny. The game is just really good, but I feel like that particular part of the aesthetic will turn away some people who would otherwise adore this game. Those people don't buy as many games as horny people
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Tae posted:Those people don't buy as many games as horny people There's a reason every video game has people making nude mods Day 1. Such is the audience.
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Oct 10, 2019 16:18
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I hadn't even heard about God Eater so I had no idea the big twist was supposed to be this is in the god eater world. Just playing that would mean I can't be my sad vampire though
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Oct 10, 2019 16:29
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put some shoes on Io, there's glass and poo poo everywhere
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Kinda poo poo that outfits are one thing and you cant mix and match shirts/pants/shoes.
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cheetah7071 posted:I hadn't even heard about God Eater so I had no idea the big twist was supposed to be this is in the god eater world. Just playing that would mean I can't be my sad vampire though Yeah, it was more “here’s the cool connection they were going for with the reveal” than a serious gameplay suggestion. Hopefully Code Vein 2 will bridge the games a bit if it’s a sequel! God Eater 3 is still worth a go if you like the Monster Hunter formula, but it plays quite a bit differently from CV. Stickman fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Oct 10, 2019 |
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The new game plus mode seems like a much bigger step up in terms of the damage enemies do compared to the souls games, something to be aware of.
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So, I like to think I'm okay at Souls style games. Beat Surge 2 just last week, like. In this, I beat a butterfly then a despot, and the game went "guess that's a dead end" and now I've got no idea where the hell I'm meant to go. I followed the only real path I could see, and now I've apparently to explore the ruined city centre, but, uh, I thought I did. Where the heck am I meant to go next?
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Seedge posted:So, I like to think I'm okay at Souls style games. Beat Surge 2 just last week, like. Look for a big hole in the City Center
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Oct 10, 2019 22:50
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Seedge posted:So, I like to think I'm okay at Souls style games. Beat Surge 2 just last week, like. You missed an unmissable gigantic pit
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Oct 10, 2019 23:18
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Jeez, builds that hit Mind B+ and therefore can do Final Journey + Bridge to Glory + Whatever may as well be in a different game from builds that do not.
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Saint Freak posted:Jeez, builds that hit Mind B+ and therefore can do Final Journey + Bridge to Glory + Whatever may as well be in a different game from builds that do not. Bridge to Glory is insanely broken, but nerfing it would put Light gifts in an awkward spot: nothing really scales off of Light except that and a handful of offensive gifts, none of which are substantially better than similar Dark gifts, so you'd end up with Light gifts being a huge trap option.
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Vermain posted:Bridge to Glory is insanely broken, but nerfing it would put Light gifts in an awkward spot: nothing really scales off of Light except that and a handful of offensive gifts, none of which are substantially better than similar Dark gifts, so you'd end up with Light gifts being a huge trap option. light builds are broken as hell if you get three barrage spells, and spells aren't affected by bridge to glory but yeah they're stupid. i think it's the only way that level 1 builds can work really well
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To add more to stat scaling being extremely goofy, I equipped a +str/vit passive and it gave me literally 1 extra hp.
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Thumbtacks posted:light builds are broken as hell if you get three barrage spells, and spells aren't affected by bridge to glory Sure, but you can also just go Dark, get three blade spells, have similar efficacy with arguably less hassle, and have access to stronger Dark gifts like Purging Thorn or Twilight. The hook for Light gifts is supposed to be support magic, but when only one support spell actually seems to gain any benefit from you maxing the stat, then there ain't much use for it if that one support spell isn't bonkers.
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Yeah the game is begging for a balance pass before any DLC. I don't even think Glory is that OP it's just the passive stat boost don't do nearly enough and Final Journey probably shouldn't be interacting so strongly with Glory. It's just strange you get gifts like the self buff spell that raises your strength/Dex by half a letter for like 40 seconds. It's terrible. Some weapons have mnd/int scaling on their stat sheets and they do nothing too, not even a special ~gift trigger~ on the strong attack.
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I'm currently playing through Surge 2 and it has very fun smashy smash, does this game have good smash action?
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Saint Freak posted:SMASH It's a shame everything except hyperspecialized magic plays third fiddle to greatsword raw damage output and sustainability though.
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I'm trying to master all skills for all codes and man, it gets a little grindy there's not enough of the MJ codes to unlock stuff easily
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Save the MJ unlocks for blood codes you don't feel like actually playing as, or where you'll be unlocking gifts very incrementally and can't concurrently learn all the gifts at once unless you wait until late in the game to even start (e.g. Eos, Mercury, Hermes). The rest of the blood codes, just murderhobo your way around - if nothing else it's a nice way to play around with different playstyles and see what different gifts do in practice. It also goes faster once you get that one passive gift (from... Hephaestus, I think?) that makes learning gifts go faster.
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I'm only a couple hours in, but I got a giant gently caress-off sword and my backstabs now involve some sort of scorpion tail, so yeah, this game's pretty good. I hope other character creation systems steal the concept of putting hairstyles in component parts.
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My mistake was never using any of the first tier of Awake MJ because I didn't have many codes back then so was just going through each of them. But then late in the game when I still had lots of stuff to master I would run out of the later tiers and have tons of useless first tier piled up that I never used. So be proactive and use them even early on.
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Honestly, I liked having to run each code for a bit so I could try out the various gifts. Early on it doesn't take long at all to master a code, and even if you don't use any awakens you should have everything mastered before finishing NG+.
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I found myself incapable of finding a good farming spot for the second tier MJ and that was the most annoying one to try to unlock and master, cause I eventually learnt most of the first tier gifts
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This was pretty cool if a bit overpriced as a $40 game, but they have a long way to go if they want to make an actually good soulsborne game. Incredibly linear and uninspired level design is probably the #1 thing they need to work on but balance and enemy design is an ever present issue.
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Merilan posted:I found myself incapable of finding a good farming spot for the second tier MJ and that was the most annoying one to try to unlock and master, cause I eventually learnt most of the first tier gifts The depth's invasions of the appropriate level seem to be my best source for MJs, but it's extremely random.
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Mehrunes posted:This was pretty cool if a bit overpriced as a $40 game, but they have a long way to go if they want to make an actually good soulsborne game. Incredibly linear and uninspired level design is probably the #1 thing they need to work on but balance and enemy design is an ever present issue. This game makes me want the Monster Hunter devs to try making a Soulsborne.
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Rascyc posted:Yeah the game is begging for a balance pass before any DLC. I don't even think Glory is that OP it's just the passive stat boost don't do nearly enough and Final Journey probably shouldn't be interacting so strongly with Glory. IDK, I was on an info black out on this game and after I discovered this combo I basically steam rolled the entire game. With the sword you get from the fire cat lady, I was hitting for something around 2.8k per attack. On some of the bosses if I got a stagger at the right time I would literally just kill them before they could do their phase 2 transformation.
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pmchem posted:when the heck is queen steel buying in infinite quantities? Literally the second to last area. It's dumb
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Regy Rusty posted:Literally the second to last area. It's dumb yeah, weird tuning. I have over 4 mil haze waiting to be spent since I mastered all gifts and don’t want to overlevel. just want to buy steel
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Beat the game. Does NG+ add anything unique, item or emote-wise? Game was good, well worth the time. Great Souls-lite experience.
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pmchem posted:Beat the game. Does NG+ add anything unique, item or emote-wise? There are two blood codes from each of the successor bosses (depending on how you resolve things), and you can't get both without NG+.
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