The first Code Vein was a moderately well-received soulslike with a lot of anime overtones. I appreciated its willingness to embrace the soulslike subgenre, and the twist on vampires was fun enough.

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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 ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Code Vein II may be a sequel, but that shouldn’t be a hold-up for anyone who missed out on the ...

The end of the world is nigh in Code Vein II, as the calamitous Luna Rapacis progresses and corrupts the Revenants who had, until this point, been able to live in harmony with mankind. But there’s ...

Code Vein 2 is coming soon, and thanks to a pre-holiday season preview event, I’m more excited than ever, and I think you will be too. The original game was a bit of a niche pick: fun, but not as ...

The Soulslike genre is one of the most influential in video games. Games like Lies of P, Nioh, and The Surge have all taken their own stabs at the genre with their own unique twists, such as Nioh’s ...

In 2019, a new proposal burst onto the soulslike genre scene with a dark anime aesthetic and a dynamic class system. Code Vein not only managed to captivate enthusiasts of extreme challenges, but also ...

What gets me are her eyes. They’re purple. You can see them through the gas mask. I didn’t know that initially when I selected her; I picked this woman as my base character because she wore a black ...

Paired with a new 8-minute gameplay video, the Code Vein 2 character creation demo was also announced. In this demo, you’ll be able to create your starter character. Compared to the first title, this ...

With improved combat, a refinement of existing systems, and and a couple of brand new twists, Code Vein 2 is shaping up to be a promising sequel that iterates upon its already promising core. Here's ...

After trying out a three-hour demo of the game, I got to ask some questions to Code Vein II director Hiroshi Yoshimura and producer Keita Iizuka in a media roundtable interview. There, the director ...