Code Vein 2 is Dark Souls through an anime lens, and one surprisingly emotional dungeon proves Bandai Namco has raised the stakes

Bandai Namco has developer FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Dark Souls franchises under its wing, but that hasn't stopped the ...

Playing Code Vein 2 made me wonder why more soulslikes don't have guns, even if I could do with a bit less anime melodrama

Aside from its proper noun-heavy time travel anime plotting, Code Vein 2 is a soulslike hyperfocused on layered combat ...
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Code Vein II Tells A Time-Traveling Story That Will Tug On Your Heartstrings

Code Vein II takes place in a world on the edge of ruin, and where humans and Revenants, a human-like species of beings with ...

Code Vein 2: The Final Preview

With improved combat, a refinement of existing systems, and and a couple of brand new twists, Code Vein 2 is shaping up to be ...

Code Vein II’s Tragic Approach To A Soulslike Is Effective, Even If You Missed The First Game

The Code Vein II preview held by Bandai Namco highlighted how effectively bittersweet the souls-like has become.
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Code Vein 2 Seeks To Expand The Souls-like Genre Without Reinventing It

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After the 2019 release of Code Vein, Bandai Namco staked its claim in a genre it helped popularize as the publisher of games like Dark Souls. Code ...

Code Vein 2 is largely more of the same despite its story reset, but I think I'm okay with that

After three hours with Code Vein 2, the anime soulslike feels like a smart evolution of its predecessor that sticks to what it knows best.
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5 best souls-likes to try out before Code Vein 2

There are quite a few souls-like games that you can try while waiting for Code Vein 2. The sequel to the original Code Vein ...

Make new friends and immediately kill them in Code Vein II

Code Vein II wants you to kill your friends, but, like, in a good way? We go hands-on with Bandai Namco's upcoming Soulslike.