History YMMV / CodeVein

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The game's network test was met with some mixed reactions due to various factors, mostly in regards to how combat felt, which led to a certain portion of the potential fanbase becoming much more on the fence about the game, especially since the game's scheduled launch was only months away. The director of Code Vein would then release a blog post [[https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/updates-from-the-network-test listing a fairly comprehensive number of improvements to the game based on the feedback from the network test]].

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The games visuals look great, looking like a polished, and more detailed looking ''VideoGame/GodEater'', while having unique designs that make the game one of the more impressive looking games coming out from ''Namco Bandai''.

* AuthorSavingThrow: The game's network test was met with some mixed reactions due to various factors, mostly in regards to how combat felt, which led to a certain portion of the potential fanbase becoming much more on the fence about the game, especially since the game's scheduled launch was only months away. The director of Code Vein would then release a blog post [[https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/updates-from-the-network-test listing a fairly comprehensive number of improvements to the game based on the feedback from the network test]].

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The games visuals look great, looking like a polished, and more detailed looking ''VideoGame/GodEater'', while having unique designs that make the game one of the more impressive looking games coming out from ''Namco Bandai''.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: "Hey look Bill, this cartoony Japanese game looks perfect for your ten-year old brother! Wait what are you talking about with the intense blood and gore, not to mention the bouncing breasts that a female MC can rock?"

* CrossoverShip: There are fanart of the male CV Protagonist pairing up with [[VideoGame/Persona5 Hifumi Togo]], [[https://twitter.com/ford1114/status/1056687265420840962 in]] [[https://twitter.com/ScruffyTurtles/status/1070153662868054016 paying]] [[https://twitter.com/HyakunanaArts/status/1072592222590246912 homage]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/codevein/comments/aa5df4/hifumi_persona_5_and_code_vein_protagonist/ to]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/codevein/comments/chgxv9/hifumi_togo_persona_5_and_code_vein_protagonist/ vampire]]/human pairings. One can wonder the CV Protagonist's edgy appearance blends in with Hifumi's {{Main/Chuunibyou}} manners.

* CrossoverShip: There are fanart of the male CV Protagonist pairing up with [[VideoGame/Persona5 Hifumi Togo]], [[https://twitter.com/ford1114/status/1056687265420840962 in]] [[https://twitter.com/ScruffyTurtles/status/1070153662868054016 paying]] [[https://twitter.com/HyakunanaArts/status/1072592222590246912 homage]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/codevein/comments/aa5df4/hifumi_persona_5_and_code_vein_protagonist/ to]] vampire/human pairings. One can wonder the CV Protagonist's edgy appearance blends in with Hifumi's {{Main/Chuunibyou}} manners.

* MemeticMutation: "The Character Creator will be the hardest boss in the game"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the games very in-depth character creator, especially for an anime style game, it has lead quite a few people to label it as one of the games greatest challenges to overcome just to get ones player character absolutely right. Humorously, it's [[Videogame/DarkSouls senior]] [[Videogame/{{Bloodborne}} games]] had this same joke.[[/labelnote]]

* SmallReferencePools: With the game featuring both characters and creation options with [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera]], a lot of people state that the game ripped off the look from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''. That despite the fact that plenty of other works have used the trope prior, with works such as ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' and the card-game ''Shinrabanshou'' being largely responsible for popularizing the look in Japanese media with ''Tokyo Ghoul'' only being the latest popular work to follow this trend. That said, there are other similarities as well, with the Blood Veils being startlingly similar to a ghoul kagune.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHlP59NTIsE Release Date Announcement Trailer]] reveals the fact that [[spoiler: Karen, Rui/Louis' sister, is a successor being used to seal the Queen, that the Queen is the source of the Blood Tears, Mia will succumb to BloodLust at some point, and that the Queen isn't actually dead.]]

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The games visuals look great, looking like a polished, and more detailed looking ''VideoGame/GodEater'', while having unique designs that make the game one of the more impressive looking games coming out from ''Namco Bandai''.

** The boss track against Queens Knight is one epic track.

* SmallReferencePools: With the game featuring both characters and creation options with [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera]], a lot of people state that the game ripped off the look from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''. That despite the fact that plenty of other works have used the trope prior, with works such as ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' and the card-game ''Shinrabanshou'' being largely responsible for popularizing the look in Japanese media with ''Tokyo Ghoul'' only being the latest popular work to follow this trend.

* CrossoverShip: There are fanart of the male CV Protagonist pairing up with [[VideoGame/Persona5 Hifumi Togo]], [[https://twitter.com/ford1114/status/1056687265420840962 in]] [[https://twitter.com/ScruffyTurtles/status/1070153662868054016 paying]] [[https://twitter.com/HyakunanaArts/status/1072592222590246912 homage]] [[https://twitter.com/iincos/status/1078468165120667648 to]] vampire/human pairings. One can wonder the CV Protagonist's edgy appearance blends in with Hifumi's {{Main/Chuunibyou}} manners.

* CrossoverShip: There are fanart of the male CV Protagonist pairing up with [[VideoGame/Persona5 Hifumi Togo]], [[https://twitter.com/ford1114/status/1056687265420840962 in]] [[https://twitter.com/ScruffyTurtles/status/1070153662868054016 paying]] [[https://twitter.com/HyakunanaArts/status/1072592222590246912 homage]] [[https://twitter.com/iincos/status/1078468165120667648 to]] vampire/human pairings. Despite coming from different time periods, one can wonder the CV Protagonist's edgy appearance blends in with Hifumi's {{Main/Chuunibyou}} manners.

* CrossoverShip: There are fanart of the male CV Protagonist pairing up with [[VideoGame/Persona5 Hifumi Togo]], [[https://twitter.com/ford1114/status/1056687265420840962 in]] [[https://twitter.com/ScruffyTurtles/status/1070153662868054016 paying]] [[https://twitter.com/HyakunanaArts/status/1072592222590246912 homage]] [[https://twitter.com/iincos/status/1078468165120667648 to]] vampire/human pairings.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The games visuals look great, looking like a polished, and more detailed looking ''VideoGame/GodEater'', while having unique designs that make the game one of the more impressive looking games coming out from ''Namco Bandai''.

* AwesomeMusic: With music by Go Shiina, an awesome soundtrack is to be expected.

* MemeticMutation:
** "The Character Creator will be the hardest boss in the game"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the games very in-depth character creator, especially for an anime style game, it has lead quite a few people to label it as one of the games greatest challenges to overcome just to get ones player character absolutely right. Humorously, it's [[Videogame/DarkSouls senior]] [[Videogame/{{Bloodborne}} games]] had this same joke.[[/labelnote]]

** "The Character Creator will be the hardest boss in the game"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the games very in-depth character creator, especially for an anime style game, it has lead quite a few people to label it as one of the games greatest challenges to overcome just to get ones player character absolutely right.[[/labelnote]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHlP59NTIsE Release Date Announcement Trailer]] reveals the fact that [[spoiler: Karen, Rui/Louis' sister, is a successor being used to seal the Queen, that the Queen is the source of the Blood Tears, and that the Queen isn't actually dead.]]

* BrokenBase: The anime style has been a source of contention for many who are interested in playing the game. For some, the anime style is jarring, and does not fit well with the combat nor the ''Souls'' like gameplay, and feel that the games anime style will result in worse off game. Others love the anime style, seeing it as a nice way to make the game feel distinct, while also tying into the developers roots thanks to ''VideoGame/GodEater'', which was also an anime spin on the ''Franchise/MonsterHunter'' gameplay style.

* FanNickname:
** The game itself tend to be called "Anime Dark Souls", due to having an anime art style with similar gameplay to the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' games.
** "Evil Miku", a name or some variation of it that tend to be given to the Invading Executioner boss due to her uncanny resemblance to [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]].

* FanNickname: "Anime Dark Souls", due to having an anime art style with similar gameplay to the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' games.

** The boss track against Queens Knight is one epic track.