General for Shift games (Code Vein 1 and 2, and the God Eater series)Adjacent IPs also welcome to discuss!https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/code-vein-ii/newsBlood Code Stats for CV2:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UCpVEDOhGYhI6D3Hit0WeMHyffTTVna-Z4rMDEtWlkU/edit?gid=565121332#gid=565121332Newest Patch Notes: https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/code-vein-ii-patch-notes-version-2-0-2>WikiCode Veinhttps://codevein.wiki.fextralife.com/Code+Vein+Wikihttps://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Code_VeinCode Vein 2https://codevein2.wiki.fextralife.com/Code+Vein+2+Wikihttps://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Code_Vein_IIOnline Password: cvgPrevious: >>580686101
Let's Lov Liv
TOTAL LOUVE
>>581644265We love Liv here
>>581644510t. hunters
Hi guys, i played the first game, i just want to ask, how different is the first game from the second one?? Can i still make a hot gyaru as my character?
>>581645976A lot of new mechanics, new setting, new characters, open world. You can make a gyaru if you want.
>>581645976Keep in mind she will get raped
Ummm rawr x3 -ack
>>581647863She has ligma
>>581645976They're very similar but also very different. One of the things that changed the least was character creation. A lot more options in CV2 but the weaknesses are still there.
>>581648287>>581647863Lou died from Ligma...
Reminder that the most rapey rapists of them all is effectively queen
>>581655538And?
>>581656993They're so big...
>>581661479Otherwise nice, but... that tiny leg
>>581662536Atrophied...
>>581656993She can and will abuse that power
>>581662536>tiny legAnon...
>>581664648Not a futashit game
>>581663093And?
Night, /cvg/...
>>581666536Lou is gonna cry...
>horrors dying out>humans learning how to use formaRevenants are becoming less and less important, but people are still paying the blood tax. How long before the Resurgence becomes a distant memory and h*mies rise up?
>>581671271Surely they wouldn't betray their friends, right?
What's your favorite Bequeathed Forma, anons?
>>581673079Executioner is pretty funny to use
>>581673079Ill be honest, I never use them at allmost are too gimmicky to actually be useful
>>581671898The newer generations will forget, and then there will be nothing to hold them together. It happened after Idris, it'll happen after us.
>>581673079I don't use em, I need my ichor for bayo skills
Does Jadwiga's gock have tattoos like the rest of her body?
>>581671271SOON (TM)and bloodsuckers completely deserve itthey fucked up the whole planetmade it hell for centuries Gobbo was right and Valentin's original solution was correct one>b-b-but vampire waifus...them and their simps can fuck off
>>581673079BLOODREAVER MY GOAT
>>581673079The new Axe forma is really fun to use, but I think that's also because it's fucking broken.
>>581671271>but people are still paying the blood taxA profound societal comentary on when the institution has outlived its original purpose but continues to exist because disloging it requires too much effort, or the instruments that it created were integrated into the other areas. Like, idk, SSN - started to help the government during the great depression, now it's a part of life used in a lot of things. You can easily imagine the new political structures repurposing the mandatory blood collection for medical purposes - to have a steady supply of blood on hand, to constantly run blood tests etc.
Hello vampiresbros I've been playing CV2 for a bit currently at the corroded scar with lyle but man it feels like I'm running out of steam with this game. My main issue is I've been using the same weapon, combos and skills for over 20 hours since spreading out resources cripples you in these sort of games. Any encouraging words or should I just uninstall and move on?
>>581685393>spreading out resources cripples you in these sort of gamesWhat resources?There's shitload of upgrade mats as long as you explore and you can buy all of them except for the highest level ones from shops.You don't need to respec because you can change builds just by swapping bloodcodes and boosters.CV, unlike other souls-like games don't lock you into a build unless you want to.
Is there some limit on NG+X?I vaguely remember DS1 stopped making enemies stronger somewhere around NG+7.
>>581685393Spread out your resources. Code Vein encourages using different builds since mastery unlocks more options.>>581685904I think 9? The only big increase is 1->2, IIRC.
>>581685727>>581685960I forgot to mention but I was enjoying the exploration until everything I've been getting out of chests and bosses lately is stuff like... "temporarily reduces your stamina consumption when blocking" and "increases your and your partner's defense"
>>581686379Corroded Scar is the tank/parry area
Anyone has boss list for each Trial of remembrance?
>>581682263>outlived its original purposeBullshit.Vampires still exist.Vampires still need to suck human blood.If humans stopped donating it would just encourage vampires to keep blood bags again because their thirst won't just magically vanish.
>>581687782>give it to us willingly or elseare we le bad guy
>>581688426It's not much different from real world blood banks now that GREAT HERO helped Lyle to solve the long term storage problem.And good vampires are cracking down on blood bag slave business.But it's a good reason for conflict so it won't go away completely even if someone like Zenon could create/clone piece of human meat without brain with sole purpose of producing blood.
>>581687294Josee: Blind Josee, Gobbo, Hero JoseeHolly: Reaper Holly, Camillo, Hero HollyLyle: One-Armed Lyle, Imogen, Hero LyleZenon: Frantz, Zenon Duplicates, Zenon Minion, Hero ZenonValentin: Hero Valentin, Ape and Predator, Soul Savior Valentin, Retainer of Idris, Resurgence CoreLou (DLC): Rift Knight and Rift Warrior, Idris, Punished Lou
>>581689126Thanks
>>581689161No problem
Post your favorite build
Were you listening to me, kyuuketsuki hunter-san? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?
>>581688716>It's not much different from real world blood banksbut anon, those are evil
>>581691525Huh? What?
>>581691525I was looking at >>581690010
>>581691525Fat
>>581688716>Zenon could create/clone piece of human meatwhile we're at it he could make some duplicator for booster mats because farming rarer enemies is still a pain in the ass>get 1 piece>give it to BIG Z>pay 50K for his services >now you can buy as many pieces as you need for 5K each
Gobbo stop posting go to bed
>>581701604I HATE YOU LEECH MONSTERS SO MUCH
>>581701604well he wasn't wrong even if his methods were questionablevampires despite being powerful as fuck didn't achieve much besides wrecking the world, decimating population, enslaving humans and almost killing their own species they required a real human bean to fix most of their shit
>>581689126Is there some reward after you clear all 6 challenges?Besides the currency for buying cosmetics I mean.
Does Vampire milk have a blood aftertaste?
>>581703121if you bite the nipple hard before you start sucking
The milk is for the baby
>moping up quests in Age of Harmony so I can see every blood ritual>finally done with Zenon's quests >oh boy! oh boy! he's going to drop the mask to suck my blood!>dances up to me and pokes me with a fingerlelNot even mad.Bamco really outdid themselves with AoH ending even if the game part is just a bunch of fetch and kill quests.Also I can't remember how long it was since I played a game with so many great characters and I don't mean only waifus.So many bros, even the mad scientist is great guy.
>>581702469No lol
>>581707258Good.
>>581705775on the one hand side I expected a bit more from the age of harmony, on the other hand side it wraps up things nicely after the Lou ending. The final scene of the sphere is a bit lame though.
Any hints about Oscar's fate in Age of harmony?What's with these groups of masked revenant hunters in red?
>>581709676it was mentioned by someone but it's a group that follows the ideas of Gobbo so it's likely Oscars doing but not sure if they gave you any more details I missed about him.
>>581709676>OscarMate's probably dead.You fought Gobbo and him before Resealing that happened in Upheaval era in 2207.Even if he didn't die in some ditch badly wounded after Gobbo's teleport, he'd be like 90+ years old since Present happens in 2277 and AoH in 2282.
>>581711202>Oscar has to go on with the humiliation of defeat and losing his idol>MC survives 100 years without heart not aging one day by the power of friendship and Lou lovethey really did Oscar dirty
>>581712486Well, he should have found a cute catgirl vampire waifu instead of a geezer meat bag antagonizing every single vampire on the continent.
Do you have proof that Lou is NOT a cat?
>>581711202>>581712486>>581713054Oskar is a revenant hunter thoughbeit, he could probably live longer
>>581708019Small indie company, please understand
>>581714498Shift is rather small isn't it? Given what they said age of harmony was something they added based on the feedback they got from the survey after release so I cannot blame them that it feels quickly thrown together.
>>581711202>You fought Gobbo and him before Resealing that happened in Upheaval era in 2207.Long before.Hero Jose Era 2 = 2192.So if Oscar was 20 when you fought him, he'd be 105 in Present time.All this time jumping is pretty crazy.From MC's POV he meets same people every day but for them it's often years and decades between encounters.2179 - MC meets Jose, almost gets executed, kills metagen with her>13 years pause2192 - MC saves Jose from Gobbo's raid and ends him for good>5 years pause2197 - MC hunts for a bunch of spices for Jose>10 years pause 2207 - Upheaval era - this is where it gets weird and timelines diverges depending on progression since MC isn't present during the first resealing where Lou fails and heroes have to take her place>70 years pause 2277 - depending on story progression MC kills corrupted or nice hero JoseAlternatively:2207 - Upheaval era - MC sticks his nose in, helps Lou to seal of Resurgence this time so the whole heroes-in-cocoons doesn't happen at all>75 years pause 2282 - Age of Harmony - MC gets revived, dragged around the frontier and then Jose sucks his blood while he lies in a coffin filled with blood 103 years after their first encounter
>>581713906>someone crazy vampire found him lying in pool of blood >turned him into revenant like Craig did with Lyle >once he realize what happened, Oscars head exploded but he came back anyway because of his vampire powers>now he's immortal and very, very angryCODE VEIN 2 DLC 2 Oscar's revenge
It's Oskar with a k
DLC 2: Happy ever after
>>581714718Ye
>>581710079Found the NPCs talking about it in Jose's base.Would be pretty neat if Oskar was the mastermind trying to preserve Gobbo's legacy.Redcoats kick ass for small mobs.
>>581718650this time it's VN dating sim with occasional combat when bad guys try to jump MC during dates
>>581719693>VN with intermittent combat sectionsSorta like everyone's favourite game, Scarlet Nexus.
>>581722814>everyone's favourite game, Scarlet Nexus.One of these days I'll play Yuito's route, one of these days...
>kiss Lou>glass her
>>581723282how many Lous do you want to bring home?don't be greedy anonleave some for others too
Hold the Lou gently like hamburger
>>581705775I was expecting a harem of me clones
Lou is a crab
>>581728230Prove it
>>581730634
>>581730634she only moves sideways
>only shitty alternative doomer reality has Lou who can turn to giant with superpowersThere's has to be some way to fill Lou with something more positive in normal world to achieve similar effect.I want to get picked up like a teddy bear and hugged till I faint.
>>581732248Just ask Lavinia
>>581733824I am pretty sure that bitch is hoarding that shit for herself and she wants Lou to be tiny and cute.
>>581735884How do you keep a hard on when they drain the blood from your dick
>>581730949Those are cat ears
Night cvg
>>581736192We have multiple formae that restore ichor over time, this is a solved issue.
are there random rp/immersion elements in CV2 like there is in the first game?
>>581742973>bites my wallet and sucks
>>581741164Do you mean the dialogue choices you'd get sometimes? Those are still in.
>>581744785that but also things like your character falling asleep and then changing positions if they sleep longer, each different chair or couch giving you a different sleeping position or something like playing the piano
>>581745701stuff that's otherwise pretty pointless to have in a soulslike and just there for rp, immersion and entertainment purposes
>>581746019Not that I can think of, but Liv snuggles up to you on the bike and sneaks peeks and nearly cums, so there is that
>>581745701Sleeping animations and the piano are also in.
Please do not sleep without locking the door first
Does the new postgame mode have any fresh side npc interactions like the ones in the free exploration era?
>>581746487sounds cute>>581747415thanks for confirming! i wouldve sorely missed the screenshot opportunities>>581747715it's ok! i got Jack protecting me <3
>>581749672I say this because all the girls in CV2 are rapists
>>581750360that's why i chose Jack, if i chose Louis he wouldve just let it happen and then cry about not being able to do his duty and i think we all know how that turned out last time it happened
>>581750771Jack wont be able to save you in CV2, on the account of him not being there
>>581749167Nah, just new dialogue.
>>581749167aside from the added sidequests?dont think so
>>581753248i know that, i just wanted to shit on Louis
>>581753248>Jack wont be able to save you in CV2, on the account of him not being thereNah I believeSurprised Louis hasn't turned up to shoot me in the back after I fuck his sister and crush
>>581757551he's still thinking about how he caused the Great Collapse and let Kevin just die
>Louis to Cruz
>>581759781Louis knew she hadn't met me yet thus had more to live for
>>581749167No, unfortunately
Do the prostitute, blind girl, and writer no longer exist in AoH?
>>581764902Nope, none of the generic side quest NPCs do.
>>581768129No...
Bros, is the dlc expansion the deluxe edition or the master edition?
>>581777485I don't know what a master edition is.Deluxe and ultimate EDITION, and the deluxe UPGRADE have the DLC.Ultimate UPGRADE does not have the DLC.
Liv is just so cute! She always takes care of us, even so much as to watch over us while we sleep to make sure we don't have bad dreams!
https://x.com/CODE_VEIN/status/2101870280893227397Dev interview again
>>581779417Seems like this is the last one. Shame they didn't go over the fetus.
>>581779417>We sent out this boss with high hopes that it will be a great experience to wrap up the 'CODEVEIN2', so we hope you take your time and enjoy it!Fuggggg
>>581781314It's over...
>>581781314Should we stay alive until AI Limit's DLC or just move to /vrpg/ when the time comes?
>>581787138>AI Limit's DLCThere's another one planned?
>>581787257Yeah, one with actual levels and stuff.
Nicola, my sweet boy.. Protect me while I dream, so I can protect you..
>>581787138/vrpg/ will be a nice retirement home for /cvg/
Night, /cvg/. DLC is fun.
>>581779417it's over
>>581781314Good.The story is finished.No need to drag it out aimlessly.
>Every single guide>"There are 76 uncanny stones in the game.">Also EVERY. FUCKING. GUIDE.>"Here's the location of 11 of them as listed in every other fucking guide.REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>581800315just walk around and explore brothere's more of them than you need anyway
>>581801457>just walk around and explore broOn my most complete run I had 64, this is a horrible quest and you know it. "Just explore bro" is the nigger take. >there's more of them than you need anywayIf that's true, show their locations.
>>581801597>and you know it. "Just explore bro" is the nigger take.it really isn't, you're just shit at iton my recent ''i-don't-remember-shit-so-I'll-do-a-full-playthrough-before-tackling-DLC-and-Age-of-Harmony'' I got all I needed for titty merchant's quests and still got some leftovers without any guides>show their locations.since you're a shitter i can show you the card reward from the last quest and leftover unc stones in my inventory in roughly 5 hours once i am home from wage slaving
>>581801597Just explore bro. The last dungeon has like 20.
>>581802490I don't really care about your save editor.
>>581802638Stop being a whiny bitch.They start being in batches of 3. Go through the prison again with the keycard in different timelines, there's surely like 9 there.
>>581802783>Stop being a whiny bitch.Why are you so defensive of a game? Is everything alright at home bro?
>>581803090What's the magic words when someone gives you advice
>>581803389You have to provide advice to get that one. Like for example, it would do you good to man the fuck up and stop exhibiting the behavior of a 14 year old girl, because this whole "I'm gonna do the most annoying thing" act, it's real fucking hold if you're not going through puberty.
>>581803539"Stop being a whiny bitch" really set you off huh?Well, have a pissy little bitch day, I'm not giving you the rest of the advice.
>>581801597>>581800315There are, like, 20 redundant stones in the game. The devs went out of their way to make them easy to find.
>>581792898Cute Holly
>game is finishedI guess I can finally uninstall itBut Ill always have my little Lou statue watching over me
>>581777934Oh okay thanks, I kinda forgot the name for the dlcs
Now, when is Code Vein 3?
>>581817784>CV3 after CV2 salesHunter, I...
>>581819218I still believe...
OUR SAVIOR
>>581820760Delousional
>>581817784After Scarlet Nexus 2
LIV LOVE
>>581826043LivLaughLove
>>581826043They did such a great job with the characters. Everyone is so likable.
>>581817784After God Eater 4, of course!
>>581833405S-Soon, surely...
What would even happen in GE4?
>>581835793They eat god?
>>581837992>Partake in holy communionBased???
>>581838089>God Eater and Code Vein are an allegory for communionNaruhodo.
>>581838828>Virgin Born>Revenants canonically go to churchWhat does it mean
https://x.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/2102080416727372085>They still just post the trailers for the DLCAiiieeee
>>581848373Iris LOVE
>>581852137Still funny how she just got wiped from history
>>581854303she turned into a huge fangirl and didnt lose her friend so it's something.
>>581857078It's overall an improvement, but there's something a bit bittersweet about her losing all her memories of spending time with (You).
>>581860203>all her memories of spending time with (You)Yeah there was that time we did... uhhhhh.... or that time we... umm...Good times, goooooood times
>>581862603>she lectures you to not change the past>booster side quest that ends in a bad way for herthere is one dialogue you can tell her to experiment on you but that's about it?
>>581862603I-I went on bike rides with her...Also crashed a lot to see her reaction, but that's beside the point
In case anyone else happens to be curious, I just went from NG5 to NG6 and the Haze drops stopped increasing. The same enemy drops 3414 again, so it seems like NG5 is the max difficulty this time around!
>>581860203Mating with Iris in every timeline only for her to forget it
>>581872548The mind forgets but the body remembers.
>>581872426Thanks for checking
eos soon
>>581886454But that Blood Code was in CV1
I just tried the story skip feature to see what it does and doesn't do. It obviously dumps all the story-related items in your inventory, of course, but what's kinda interesting is the mistles it auto-unlocks! At a glance, it looks like it unlocks all non-dungeon mistles, that I can tell. (I did Josee's story and the DLC before advancing the story, so those related mistles were already unlocked before I tried the auto-advance) Pretty neat!
Well... It seems auto-advancing comes with its own set of glitches... lmao!
>>581872426Thanks, I have something to aim for now.
>>581888336Iris...
>>581897209Is the Sealing Spire missing?
>>581892969Huh, neat. A bit of a shame that a dungeon mistles are missing, but I guess it makes sense.
>>581902515Yup! Warping there and the tower is just... gone. lel!
Though, now you can just up and leave the spire! Bit glitchy though, it disables all music and ambient sounds until you restart the game.
>>581906281The CV backrooms...
>>581888336Cute!>>581909286Pretty!
>>581909987Lou LOUVE
I hope someone is saving all of these reaction images
>>581917583I'll probably throw them all into a ZIP and upload it somewhere when I'm finished, assuming Shift/Bamco haven't already done so by then.
>>581919019Thanks, anon. It would be nice to have them all.
>>581919019Naisu
https://x.com/CEAsiaHK/status/2102303564161053019DLC soon?
>>581929314Standard gacha girl design
>>581940561What's this?
night cvg...
>>581946483bro its 9 am
>>581940561>CV1 statsMan, this must be old
I heard CV2 went open world route. Does it have same issues as ER where it's just empty space with 100 copy pasted dungeons and tons copy pasted assets or does it have unique locations like first game but just more open.
Man im gonna miss these threadsThese are by far the comfiest on the board, never have I seen threads that were so genuine and niceTotal Louve
>>581953181Its even worse really, there are like 10 dungeons at most I think, probably lessThe open world serves no real purpose and its by far its weakest point
>>581953181There aren't as many dungeons as in ER, and the devs tried to make the non-story ones have unique layouts.
>>581953181CV2's open world is very reasonable and doesn't feel time wastingly huge; you also have the motorcycle to speed up traversal and get a different experience for enjoying the scenery. All the dungeon layouts are unique but the themes are more in line with the surroundings of the open world so some can feel very samey.
For me, it's the giant maze dungeon
What's the best weapon type to use for a beginner to dark souls type gameplay?
>>581962418Hard to go wrong with 1H and 2H swords
>>5819624182H swords in Code Vein are largely the easiest weapons to succeed with.
>>581963838that's a funny way of saying rune blades
>>581963838really? I find them a bit slow towards the end against certain bosses. Regular enemies you can spam away with strong jump attacks though.
Rune blades fucking slapThe drake sword gameplay of this game is to get gluttons eyes + Lou bloodcode and just stick with that
>>581965197>>581965428I haven't done as much testing in CV2 sadly but from what I have played they still see very strong but less strong than Code Vein where they were by far the best.
>>581966530weapon balance is overall alright from what I've seen compared to Halberds and 2H sword dominating everything with hammer being just a worse 2h sword and 1h sword being worse halberds.>bayonetsliterally only managed to do SOMETHING with the dlc bloodcode from what I remember
>>581966854Lots of posters were saying Bayonets are really strong at CV2 launch. I still don't see it because I'm a unga bunga tard and bringing a Bayonet is just bringing a knife to a sword fight.
>>581967595I heard the same but I havent touched them yet. The other weapons I tried were all alright. I can see it against some enemies that have combos dashing away from you where bayonet can get some hits in and with the ammo system they likely buffed the shots.
>>581967595They're very good secondary options, especially the grenade launchers.
>>581969668do people actually use their secondary? with the weapon booster if anything I used them as buff stick and even for this I was too lazy.
>>581971314Every now and then
>>581969668>secondary weapons>grenade launcher Noobtubers in my CV2??
>>581971314I only use the ones from Lou’s quest for buffs and movement gifts. Before the DLC, I didn’t bother.
>>581981724I have Bridge of Glory on Lous rapier for nostalgia reasons but that's it. Main weapon has either buff that increases damage based on how close you are or the better dodge as it's pretty easy to maintain medium so you can have fast dodge.
Ill be honest...I never use buffs, like, at allOr consumables of any kind, not even the poison cures or whateverGuess what weapon I used and never swapped off of
Damn I didn't actually think you niggas were still around, haven't looked for this gen since CV1. Anyway I love this goofy motherfucker like you wouldn't believe
>AI LIMIT 1.2.004Big
>>582001076>Optimized the game's file organization structure to better accommodate future updatesIt's happening.
>>581971590It does good damage
>>582001076Soon...
>>581998986In the face of certain death etc etcWe're probably going to die again soon since this DLC is the last one for CV2 (unless they confirm GE4 or something). We'll try to stick around until AI Limit's DLC, though.
>People don't use buffsWtf...
>>582016132I barely used skills tooI just swung me weapon and used the parry bracer
>>582018223Bro...
>>582022392Animations are unironically too long 90% of the timeI used the spiral ascent move on rune blades in the dlc, purely after getting crits because thats the only way to land it without getting stapped out of the air
>>582030867Skills are usually able to do a lot more damage than basic attacks
>>582033593if you actually land it, without eating shit
>>582034069It's pretty easy to do, yeah
>>582035364What did she see?
>>582033593Using magic is cheating
Bosses are so hard man...
>>582039893Which one are you struggling against?
>>582037207The Hunter being a WHORE once again