The soulslike genre revolves around challenge and skill mastery, both of which hold true for Code Vein 2. From the opening hours, it is clear that it is designed with mechanical depth in mind. Combat ...

When Bandai Namco launched Code Vein in 2019, I gave it an earnest try. More than just an anime-looking and occasionally over-the-top riff on Dark Souls, Code Vein’s world of vampires and absorbed ...

Code Vein II from developer Bandai Namco Studios represents something of a fresh start for the ascending series. A sequel to the 2019 debut, Code Vein II is a Soulslike RPG in the same, well, vein as ...

Code Vein II does not set out to reinvent the wheel, and in many ways that is both its greatest strength and its biggest shortcoming. Bandai Namco’s follow-up sticks closely to what worked the first ...

Code Vein II starts off with a fairly standard story trope that requires the player, as the silent protagonist, to travel to the past to save the future. The present is currently doomed by the Luna ...

When the original Code Vein came out back in 2019, the Soulslike genre was still somewhat in its infancy. FromSoftware, the creator of the genre, via their Dark Souls series, had successfully made its ...

If you’ve been looking forward to playing Code Vein 2, then good news! The pre-load for Code Vein 2 on Xbox is now live and it is nearly 70 GB (it’s 68). Code Vein 2 has had its pre-load go live on ...

The idea of an anime-style soulslike releases plenty of good chemicals in my brain, but the first Code Vein back in 2019 turned out to be just okay in my book. Like a number of Bandai Namco's original ...

The future is dead. Humans and vampire-like creatures known as Revenants co-exist in an uneasy peace, forced to work together after an apocalyptic force known as the Resurgence ruined the world. A ...

Weak characters kill loftier ambitions, but a brisk pace keeps the combat lively. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what ...