So, how's the DLC?

[it's a gabe]

I have the season pass but didn't get to the part in the game where I can access the new area. Except the game says it's a depth map, which... I'm honestly not excited about. So far the depths have been quite shallow with painfully uninspired layouts. That doesn't give me much confidence for future DLCs.

Those of you who can access it, is this new depth map laid out as badly as the others or does it feel like an elaborate level instead?

[Lazydin]

https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/1197892720619950080/photo/1

Someone ♥♥♥♥ the bed whey made this graphic. Image says "New Story"
But DLC on steam page clearly states

“The CODE VEIN Season Pass includes DLC packs that feature new bosses, weapons, character creation content and more."

Nothing about Story which we were hoping so I guess someone just made an oopsie. So that disappointment alone kind of takes the joy out of new DLC release.

Otherwise there's 1 new Boss (Which is fun). Two new Bloodcode's but not fully unlockable until next DLCs (Which makes no sense) haven't tried them yet, there's probably SOME kind of new build in it.

The Area feels as people said slightly better than a depths, it pretty much feels like Dried up Trenches as they used assets hence why the download was probably so small. Unlocking stuff was presented in goals/achievements to be done on said new Boss. They tried their best to bring some longevity into the DLC while doing the least amount of work possible imo.

No new costumes for character? Wtf?

[SuperSSL]

I was at least hoping for new outfits and blood veils. Well, this explains why they've been completely mum about the actual content, they knew they'd get crucified for something this lazy.

[gilde.gothic [Elite_Man]]

-No Story
-Two new Blood Codes
-Vestiges which tells you, all 4 DLCs are needed to Complete me (Prob. with Story)
-Dark Version Louis
-Alt Version Louis 1-3
-Dark Version Io
-Alt Version Io 1-3 (3 is top notch, i mean her Boobs somehow look bigger and you see a bit...)
-4 Weapons (which are actually just like the Normal Weapons but with Fire)
-Tattos for Character Creation
-Accessories so another thing for Character Creation
-A Boss (which isnt a Horror)
-Oh and everything listed here is Unlockable by Beating that Boss in different Ways...

Thats all i remembered and i think all upcomming 4 DLCs (now 3) might be the same as this one...

So i am Dissapointed with the DLC since i wanted Story, which makes me hope that the other DLCs maybe continue with the Story Outside that nice Wall..

[Silvershadow]

The Blood Veils are garbage (Standard ones in different color)
The Weapons are garbage (Two 2-Hands scaling with DEX, one 1-Hand scaling with strength, one very special pipe that i didnt get yet, haha)
The Blood Codes are absolute, unusable garbage.

Alternate Outfit(s) for Io and Louis look decent

Boss is a nice fight, has different ingame-goals you can work off, can push difficulty of him to +10

[Lazydin]

Originally posted by gilde.gothic Elite_Man:

-No Story
-Two new Blood Codes
-Vestiges which tells you, all 4 DLCs are needed to Complete me (Prob. with Story)
-Dark Version Louis
-Alt Version Louis 1-3
-Dark Version Io
-Alt Version Io 1-3 (3 is top notch, i mean her Boobs somehow look bigger and you see a bit...)
-4 Weapons (which are actually just like the Normal Weapons but with Fire)
-Tattos for Character Creation
-Accessories so another thing for Character Creation
-A Boss (which isnt a Horror)
-Oh and everything listed here is Unlockable by Beating that Boss in different Ways...

Thats all i remembered and i think all upcomming 4 DLCs (now 3) might be the same as this one...

So i am Dissapointed with the DLC since i wanted Story, which makes me hope that the other DLCs maybe continue with the Story Outside that nice Wall..

They won't, it'll be this x2 more probably with an Ice related boss and a Lightning related boss :P

[WhiteLezard]

So I should kiss my hopes of an expansion-like DLC like Dark Souls or Nioh did goodbye.

[gilde.gothic [Elite_Man]]

Originally posted by lovexadore:

Originally posted by gilde.gothic Elite_Man:

-No Story
-Two new Blood Codes
-Vestiges which tells you, all 4 DLCs are needed to Complete me (Prob. with Story)
-Dark Version Louis
-Alt Version Louis 1-3
-Dark Version Io
-Alt Version Io 1-3 (3 is top notch, i mean her Boobs somehow look bigger and you see a bit...)
-4 Weapons (which are actually just like the Normal Weapons but with Fire)
-Tattos for Character Creation
-Accessories so another thing for Character Creation
-A Boss (which isnt a Horror)
-Oh and everything listed here is Unlockable by Beating that Boss in different Ways...

Thats all i remembered and i think all upcomming 4 DLCs (now 3) might be the same as this one...

So i am Dissapointed with the DLC since i wanted Story, which makes me hope that the other DLCs maybe continue with the Story Outside that nice Wall..

They won't, it'll be this x2 more probably with an Ice related boss and a Lightning related boss :P

Hope is what is left, no or

Anyhow all 4 DLCs be like that, i mean 2nd is indicating an Ice Queen, 3rd something with Thunder.. just look at the Names which stands in the Vestiges you have found, they prob. even are the DLCs Names..

[󠁳⁧⁧ Casscette]

Gotta wonder tho' what the dlc artwork shows
, those two giants i mean.

Nvm, thats ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ obvious.

[gilde.gothic [Elite_Man]]

Originally posted by WhiteLezard:

So I should kiss my hopes of an expansion-like DLC like Dark Souls or Nioh did goodbye.

Dunno there is still a DLC 4 which could be an Expansion but i doubt that,
i would actually say DLC 1-3 are like old stuff contected to the Horrors after finishing them you know what has happend to that Guy who Hunted them if i recall correctly and then maybe you get a Map and fight that Horror you first seen outside that Wall..

[MintedTea]

Originally posted by gilde.gothic Elite_Man:

-No Story
-Two new Blood Codes
-Vestiges which tells you, all 4 DLCs are needed to Complete me (Prob. with Story)
-Dark Version Louis
-Alt Version Louis 1-3
-Dark Version Io
-Alt Version Io 1-3 (3 is top notch, i mean her Boobs somehow look bigger and you see a bit...)
-4 Weapons (which are actually just like the Normal Weapons but with Fire)
-Tattos for Character Creation
-Accessories so another thing for Character Creation
-A Boss (which isnt a Horror)
-Oh and everything listed here is Unlockable by Beating that Boss in different Ways...

Thats all i remembered and i think all upcomming 4 DLCs (now 3) might be the same as this one...

So i am Dissapointed with the DLC since i wanted Story, which makes me hope that the other DLCs maybe continue with the Story Outside that nice Wall..

The Boss actually was an Aragami. It's literally a Hannibal, although an evolutionary variant of one (which makes sense, given that it's been kept away from the outside and sealed in that place for who knows how long). I was ecstatic during the fight when I saw it had it's proper moveset and even it's enraged moveset for the 2nd phase.

Sadly, that's the only fun part of this entire DLC.

[Supreme Hentai System Lord]

DLC is ok, but overpriced.

assuming the next two DLCs are going to follow the same trend, 30/40 Dollars for 1 average sized area + 1 new boss & a few blood codes is not worth it.

Reskinned normal enemies, reskinned weapons, a few face paints and badges and new costumes for companions (but aren't they just color swaps?)

And why do they even bother adding face paints when we spend most of the game wearing a mask? They should have added the ability to remove your mask as a reward for beating this DLC.

All in all, i don't think its a bad DLC, Challenges are fun, but not worth the price tag for a few new blood codes and a new boss.

Unless the next two parts of the season pass give us things that we actually wanted, then its worth 20 dollars, tops.

What they should be adding.

- More Outfits
- Ability to Toggle Mask & Veil off.
- Proper height slider so we can be sm0l like Mia.
- Oppai & Cake sliders.
- New Weapons & Weapon Types.
- Story Extension.
- Add Rin as a Companion.
- Mode that lets us fight any of the bosses at any time, maybe a Boss Rush mode.
- Some of the Bayonet animations feel stiff, they could use retuning.

[it's a gabe]

Originally posted by Sabishii:

What they should be adding.

- More Outfits
- Ability to Toggle Mask & Veil off.
- Proper height slider so we can be sm0l like Mia.
- Oppai & Cake sliders.
- New Weapons & Weapon Types.
- Story Extension.
- Add Rin as a Companion.
- Mode that lets us fight any of the bosses at any time, maybe a Boss Rush mode.
- Some of the Bayonet animations feel stiff, they could use retuning.

Yes please. I'd also love a butt slider for male characters seeing as how they're planks without outfit mods which give them cakes. I know most of the community couldn't care less, but I cannot be the only one who's bothered that male characters have less butt than literally anyone I've ever known, and I've met a lot of people with flat butts.

I'm kinda disappointed reading all these responses, especially after they mentioned story extensions and outfits. I was expecting something along the lines of SAOFB's season pass DLCs, which weren't mindblowing but pretty decent (one dungeon each, new weapons and costumes, accessories, features and game modes, and a side story that links up to the upcoming SAO game). Heck, even FB's free updates were more meaningful than this considering we paid for the season pass.

Deep down I'm hopeful that they'll keep dropping updates to the DLC to get it to the standard they promised us. I know it's silly, but for some reason I'm still hopeful. SEGA does something similar with PSO2, where each episode release is followed by minor content drops that further expand upon the story and established content for that expansion. I wouldn't be mad if Bandai decided to do something similar here, but they should communicate their intentions instead of dropping a lackluster paid DLC without any warning when they promised so much more. Actually, maybe they kept quiet about it because they knew it wasn't up to the standards they promised us, which only makes the situation worse.

I don't regret purchasing the season pass cuz I got it as a Christmas present on sale, so it's fine. But those of you who paid full price on it, lemme just say that I feel for you. It bloody sucks. I'm sure the criticism is gonna resonate, though, so let's hope the devs listen for once and either improve this DLC with updates or deliver something better on the remaining two (not counting that supposedly 4th that I literally just learned about cuz it's not included in the season pass—or is it?).

[<:)]

I didn't realise this was the DLC we've been waiting for. What the ♥♥♥♥? Seriously, a copy paste depths dungeon and a boss?

[zartiavan]

Feels, incomplete and overpriced. Is like the 3 of them would make ONE good dlc.

This is the "story extension"(well, not exactly), a vestige memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40EvoT03UFU
And again, is just one part of 3(well, technically 4).

Originally posted by Lynxtra:

The Boss actually was an Aragami. It's literally a Hannibal.

Yeah, but seems like "different". Like more "humanoid".

Honestly, i wouldn't be surprised if in one of the next dlc we discover that those are just experiments that Mido did with the 3 sealed Aragami.

[Oninomiru]

I didn't like it. 3 blood codes and all of them are bad. New weapons and veils are meh. No significant story. Should take you 10-15 minutes to get through the level, kill the boss and watch the vestige memory.

Boss is annoying, very fast and can travel across the whole arena in a fraction of a second. Also, no dex scaling spear as a reward. What a joke.