Discover our first impressions of Code Vein 2. We analyze its new time travel mechanics, improved combat, and release date for PS5, Xbox, and PC.

Aside from its proper noun-heavy time travel anime plotting, Code Vein 2 is a soulslike hyperfocused on layered combat systems, with seven distinct weapon classes and a slew of abilities to find and ...

Bandai Namco has developer FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Dark Souls franchises under its wing, but that hasn't stopped the publisher from pursuing other takes on the Souls experience. The upcoming ...

While traveling through the lonely, desolate world of Dark Souls nearly a decade ago, a thought suddenly crossed my mind. “Man, I wish someone would make an anime-style version of this game.” Fast ...

An anime-infused riff on Dark Souls, the original Code Vein didn't command my attention for long. However, a recent hands-off preview at Summer Game Fest immediately got me more invested in its ...

While weapons are their own set kind of equipment and involve one-handed swords, two-handed swords, rune blades, twin blades, bayonets, halberds, and hammers, the Code Vein II Blood Codes determine ...

Code Vein getting a sequel, as announced at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, was a pleasant surprise. The original was good! It was one of those games that necessarily didn’t blow people away, but ...

The Revenant Hunter has a problem. To destroy their current target, the warrior has to break open the impregnable cocoon that shields their prey. The only way to do that is to go back in time through ...