Bandai Namco’s Code Vein 2 sets out to redefine what the role-playing game series can be, shedding the narrative baggage of its predecessor in favor of an entirely new world, cast, and thematic ...

In Code Vein 2, the enigmatic Blood Code system serves as the beating heart of character customization. Rather than classes or fixed roles, your Revenant’s combat identity is shaped by Blood ...

Bandai Namco has celebrated the seventh anniversary of the Code Vein series with a new illustration by character designer Kurumi Kobayashi. This new artwork unites characters from both numbered ...

Code Vein II, the sequel to Bandai Namco’s 2019 anime Soulslike, is here. While it’s pretty easy compared to other games in the genre, the bosses can still be challenging if you’re careless or don’t ...

When Code Vein launched back in 2019, it carved out a strange little niche for itself. It was coined anime Dark Souls. The result was divisive, but I actually adored its flashy aesthetics and ...

Dode Vein was being hailed as the first ‘anime souls’ game when it came out, and honestly, that wasn’t an entirely misleading moniker. The genre was dominated by stoic characters with sparse dialogue ...

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 ...

Having recently replayed the original Code Vein to get up to speed with the sequel, I find myself quite happy with how Code Vein 2 builds on what was great in the first game while managing to bring in ...