The pre-load for Code Vein 2 on Xbox is now live & it is nearly 70 GB (it’s 68)
68 Gig-o-bytes
Code Vein 2 has had its pre-load go live on Xbox. It weighs in at 68.20 GB, ahead of its launch on January 30th. We got to preview the game back at Summer Game Fest last June.
Our own Aarsal Masoodi had this to say:
Story wise, I’ll keep things light, but Code Vein 2 takes place in a “futuristic world where humans and revenants coexist”. Revenants, if you remember, were the player character and their friends in the first game, essentially the “vampires”. But stuff happens and revenants are attacking people again? Something like that, and you play as a “Revenant Hunter” (though I’m pretty sure you’re a revenant too). Well, the important bit is that you have some kind of time powers through another character (who gives you half of her heart to keep you alive. Like her physical heart, half of it.)
So that’s the story gist so far, stuff is going down, and it’s up to you to save the day. Or at least try to. And you have friends! Similar to the first game, Code Vein 2 has a “partner” system, where you run around with friends who attack or support you in your journey. The examples they showed were Lu using support moves to keep enemies busy as they swarm you. They did say the system is improved this time around, though I didn’t think it was bad or anything before.
A big part of Code Vein 2 is going to be moving back and forth between the present and the future. Not just a story device, they showed off how in one area a door might be blocked, but by going to the past and removing the obstruction, it’s gone in the present too. Though, quite conveniently, everyone that sees you in either timeline wants to kill you! So there’s never a lack of enemies to whet your blade with.
Destroy
To help you destroy enemies, Code Vein 2 has “jail” attacks, special finishers that are very stylish while also doing good damage (or providing utility). The two they showed off were “Ogre” and “Bat”. Ogre being the one featured heavily in the trailer, with the two large claws and the mask, while Bat has you jump backwards and do more of a ranged attack. There are also different weapon types of course, (seven to be exact), two of which are new to the sequel.
Similar to the first game, Code Vein 2 brings back “Blood Cores”, which you can equip to change your stats/style of play. Though this time there’s a booster system that can be used to enhance them. I did like this system in the first game, but I also felt it was a little underutilized, so I’m glad to see them expanding on it this time around.
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