Coming off of From Software's Elden Ring (which Bandai Namco published) not too long ago, pulling up the map of Code Vein 2 ...

The Soulslike genre -- difficult action games built on the formula established by FromSoftware's Dark Souls series -- is a ...

Code Vein 2 starts as the world is about to end. In the past, a catastrophe ravaged civilization and turned people into monsters until a group of heroes sealed its cause away. Now their seal is ...

TL;DR: Cool ideas, uneven execution. Code Vein 2 has flashes of brilliance, but jank, repetition, and missed emotional beats ...

Code Vein II from developer Bandai Namco Studios represents something of a fresh start for the ascending series.

Review: A sequel obviously inspired by Elden Ring, Code Vein 2 is an engrossing open world Soulslike with some nifty time travelling.

After creating a custom Revenant Hunter in Code Vein II’s excellent character creator, I was quickly thrown into a world-ending story filled with proper nouns and jargon that immediately bounced off ...

Code Vein II builds meaningfully on the original, with stronger companions, more flexible builds, and a story that feels more ...

The Escapist reviews Code Vein 2’s fun Soulslike combat and bold ideas, but uneven story pacing, dated visuals, and ...

After Dark Souls 2, Code Vein 2 is arguably the most conflicted I have felt while playing a Souls-like RPG. The game gets a ...

Breaking from the confines of a city into an open world with different time eras, Code Vein 2 is an ambitious escalation of ...

With Code Vein, Bandai Namco sought to brave new territory no developer had ever thought to explore – “What if Dark Souls, ...