Match Weapons and Blood Veils
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The publisher describes two halves of the CODE VEIN loadout: weapons including bayonets, axes and spears, and Blood Veils, described as powerful blood-draining tools each with their own unique visual and attack style.
Weapons define your reach
Bayonets, axes and spears are named as examples rather than a full list, which tells you the choice is about how you like to fight rather than which item is strongest. Because new gear is acquired as you progress and characters level up, the weapon is a long-term direction.
The Blood Veil finishes fights
Blood Veils are described as what you finish opponents with, and as opening up a myriad of combat strategies through their attack styles. That makes the veil the piece that decides how a wounded enemy actually dies, which is worth matching to your weapon rather than choosing separately.
Level up against the Lost
The store pairs acquiring gear and levelling with becoming powerful enough to rise up against the Lost. If a fight is out of reach, both halves of that sentence are open: better equipment, or more levels before you try again.
Gear only pays off inside a build you can change freely, covered in Blood Codes and Gifts. And take a partner into the fights that need one: fighting beside a partner.