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Some dialog people might have missed.

Lyle really does care for the Hunter, its so sweet.

When entering the room a cutscene immediately triggers and after the payer is teleported out of the room. To hear these you have to go back to the control room before going to met with Lyle and fight Imogen.

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Pictures from the art book. (Only have my phone for pictures sorry for the glare)

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Hunter Jails

Database entry on Revenant Hunter Jails - " Revenant hunter equipment. By storing revenant hearts on their backs, hunters are able to improve coordination with the revenants they fight alongside. Jails enable the normally impossible use of formae on behalf of humans, and greatly enhance defense by boosting physical abilities and applying revenant powers to the surrounding area. During the era of conflict between hunters and revenants, these devices, made by processing the hearts of captured revenants, were feared and despised by revenants, who came to refer to them as 'Jails'."

The last bit of this is what i find interesting, as the game specifies Jails held the hearts of captured revenants. The way I interpreted this was hunters forcibly restrain a revenant once their heart is in their Jail, I also assume their forced to remain in an assimilated state. (Personally I wont risk letting out the immortal vampire who's heart I just stole)

There's also an entry on the starter 'blood code' (this entry implies that its not necessarily a blood code but for in game purposes its listed as such) "Guardian's Heart" - "A versatile piece of equipment stored in revenant hunter Jails. These crystalized revenant hearts allow for the use of a fixed amount of ichor, but their performance pales in comparison to living revenant heart."

Every partner in game willingly places their hearts into the hunters Jail but with the information from the entry on Jails, that's a huge amount of trust to put in someone you just met. Perhaps their more of a process to capturing, such as a certain formae being applied to them?

Regardless, if my interpretation is correct, its something to think about for our hunters. Would they ever be willing to trap a revenant in their Jail? Maybe they have and don't remember, how would they react if the did remember?

I know someone already made a list of questions for OC's but I'm debating on making one for things that are more implied in game, such as this.

Another side note, multiple characters in game make comments on the hunters Jail, showing interest in examining them and learning how they work. Even Valentin when you first partner with him. So the interworking of Jails seem to be a closely guarded secret among hunters, if even the formed head of Voda house doesn't know exactly how they work.

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During Josee's side quest she mentions that when Revenants drink blood it's not only for nourishment but a way of communication, and that they can gather a sense of the person. Specifically she mentions that their experiences can affect the flavor of their blood. This opens up plenty of angsty opportunities, regardless if your OC lost some, all or none of their memories. If they experienced trauma, does it leave a bitter taste? What if they don't entirely trust the one drinking their blood? Will the Revenant notice something off?

What if their emotions play into it, does fear or anxiety taste sour? Happiness or joy taste savory? What if they truly love the Revenant they're offering their blood to, is sweet as sugar?

Imagine one of the Revenant Hunters partners being able to understand something unsaid, Josee taking a bite only to realize that despite everything the Hunter remains weary around her. Valentin being hit with an indescribable amount of pain and loneliness from the loses the Hunter has endured. If the Hunter shared a similar past with Lyle would all of those feelings of helplessness rush back.

If the Hunter lost all of their memories would they learn more about them then they know about themselves?

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Favorite boss music?

Successor (All successor phase 2) CV1

Relic Sovereign (Virgin Born) CV1

Royal Lineage: Loss (Silva/Skull King) CV1

The Malpracticer (Holly) CV2

The Lone Vanguard (Lyle) CV2

The Sightless Seer (Josee) CV2

Voting ended onMay 2

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Put 'em up Valentin

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Revenant Hunter questions

A'ight people were interested so here we go! Character building questions for revenant hunters! Answer some, answer 'em all, this is just to get the gears turning. Be as vague or as detailed as you like!

Where are they from? If not the Frontier, how did they end up there?

Do they have any family? Old friends? What, if anything, happened to them?

How did they become a revenant hunter in the first place? How long have they been one?

Why are they a hunter? Have they ever considered abandoning the profession?

Have they ever been affiliated with the Association, or were they always freelance?

Have they always been hunting alone? If yes, why, and if no, what happened to the people they used to work with?

What's their fighting style? Do they switch it up or stick with the tried-and-true? Does this change over time?

How confident are they in their skills?

What's their opinion on revenants before the game starts?

What are their greatest strengths?

What are their biggest weaknesses?

Talk about a random quirk or habit of theirs!

How well do they know the Frontier?

How did they end up on that island evacuating those people? How did they die?

How did they handle the news that they died? What about being told that they were now sharing a heart with a stranger?

How much of their memories did they actually lose during the death-and-revival process? Did anything come back?

Do they trust everyone at MagMell? Why or why not?

How dedicated are they to following Lavinia's orders?

What sort of gifts would be their favorites? What would they turn down?

What kind of food do they like? Dislike?

Do they have any hobbies that aren't related to hunting?

Did they know anything about the heroes before jumping back into the past to meet them? Ex had they heard of Josee's frenzy, or Holly's medical tragedy? Did that color their expectations going to meet these people?

Which partners do they get along with best? Why?

Which partner do they have the strongest platonic bond with?

Which partners do they get along with the least? Why?

How good are they at keeping the time travel thing a secret?

How forthcoming are they with people about their own past? Is there someone in particular they find easier to talk about it with, or something they just refuse to?

How do they try to handle their duty? Do they try not to think about how they're going to have to kill the heroes they're befriending, or is that always in the back of their mind? How well do they bounce back from the hero fights?

Do they have any keepsakes from their friends, past or present?

How good are they at thinking through the consequences of the timeline changes they're making? Do they try to plan for things that might go wrong, or are they just winging it and hoping for the best?

What's their opinion on the Association of the past? On Gobbo and Oskar?

Do the changes they make to the timeline have any direct effect on them? Ex a family member that died is now alive, or their hometown is un-destroyed, that sort of thing

Is their any event from their own past they would go back and change if given the chance?

How do they handle the death of all revenants? Did they see it coming? Why do they take Zenon's offer to try again?

Did they plan on becoming part of the seal, or was that a heat-of-the-moment decision?

How do they feel about changing the timeline and essentially erasing the world they lived in? Do they regret it in any capacity?

How well do they adjust to the new timeline?

Do they ever forgive Valentin and Lavinia? Why or why not?

What do they do when all the dust settles and their duty is done? How do they handle peace?

Post a screenshot of them!

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The lady hunter: Spiderlily

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Code Vein 2 Stroy

Firstly this is not to hate on the story, I have no problem with it, BUT the few hints towards what it could have been with Gobbo, Oskar and the tension between the Revenants and Hunters.....

The story we got honestly feels like a reskin of the first game. Heroes = Successors, Resurgence = Queen, even the Soul Savor Valentin fight feels like a upgraded Virgin Born. (My guess is they ended up reweighting it half way through.)

When playing through the game Gobbo is involved in everyone's story then suddenly vanishes once you get to Zenon. Josee's people being kidnapped, the fake medicine given to Holly and Hunters going after the Dawn Chorus. There clearly was more that got cut, when the player first meets both Gobbo and Oskar, Oskar has this dialog "Hey. We meet again.".

At the start of the game when working with Noah the island is invaded by raiders but once again this seems to go nowhere. I do believe this could also connect back to Gobbo, along with what happened to Frantz. We see in game that he has been experimenting with the resurgence, even implying that he was experimenting on Revenants, which could be why he was kidnapping them, he could be behind Frantz.

Honestly everything with Frantz feels...weird, it comes out of nowhere and is never mentioned again, but at the same time is very similar to Camilo. Camilo's frenzy is directly caused by Gobbo and the 'medicine' given to Holly.

Gobbo seems to be the cause of everything for the first half of the game only for it to pivot once you get to Zenon. None of it goes anywhere, we pop back into the past and kill him with Josee with no repercussion. He was the chairman for the frontier!

I want to go through and put together everything but that will require another playthrough so for now i'll leave it here.

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Me trying to look busy so people don't talk to me.

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Based on this frame from the CV comic, original work is not mine.

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Two bros chilling in a hot spring~

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Code Vein 2 - Companions

Spoilers for the 'bad ending' character models

By going through the game without completing the Timeline Shift Decision quests you'll get alternate versions for Josee, Lyle, and Holly (Noah will be replaced with an NPC). They will still be available as companions for the last dungeon with different lines and S-rank blood codes.

Josee (Blind)

Lyle (Artificial Arm)

Holly (Condemned)

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100% for Code Vein/Code Vein 2

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Reaper is the goodest of boy's

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Finished Code Vein 2, with 48 hours and all three endings. So here's a little review, personally I love it! But...yes it has some issues. (What doesn't tho?) Spoiler free aside from some very minor gameplay things.

While I prefer the setting of the first game I think the second is better in the end. However certain characters get sidelined (Noah), but I love all of them, even the ones I didn't think I would. This includes all the side characters.

Zenon is the best thing ever.

The combat is fun for the most part a few things get annoying though, you get stuck on environment pieces and on larger bosses limbs.

Boss difficulty is all over the place, the first few were far harder then some in late game. Who ever designed Metagen I hate you.

The partner system is a definite upgrade in my opinion, plus the amount of characters that can join you.

Combat abilities are found in the open world(why?), not by upgrading blood codes. The new jails are fine but I ended using with Ivy again.

The open world is just fine, I looks nice, plenty of things to find and enemies to fight, without feeling completely empty or bloated. A few areas can be a pain to get through, lure enemies to you with the bow and pick them off.

My personal rating 8/10, will be playing it again.

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Lou MagMell - Code Vein 2 - Collectors Edition

Plus Io