“Anime Souls” is a term often used to describe the original Code Vein. And while that is a very simple but fair descriptor – it is after all one of the very few soulslike games with an undeniably ...

Waseem is a writer here at GameRant. He can still feel the pain of Harry Du Bois in Disco Elysium, the confusion of Alan Wake in the Remedy Connected Universe, the force of Ken's shoryukens and the ...

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 ...

William Parks is a Game Rant editor from the USA. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, ...

The Code Vein 2 map is one of the game's key features, and follows a design similar to Elden Ring. There are landmarks to draw your attention, tall buildings that hide dungeon entrances, and old ...

Once I beat Code Vein 2 and scrolled through the credits, I found myself back at the title menu screen, fully expecting to shelve the game for good. But once there, an option to continue popped up, ...

In Code Vein 2, besides fighting tough bosses in the traditional Soulslike sense, you travel back and forth between timelines, trying to save the world. All of that might sound outside a revenant ...

Code Vein 2 is right around the corner, and it's poised to deliver both a mechanical evolution and a narrative reset for the anime RPG. Bandai Namco's latest keeps the fundamentals that made its ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Code Vein 2 features a variety of hot springs your character can find and bathe in throughout your adventure. It's a good idea to do this if you want ...

While a vampiric Souls-like is always welcome, this one seems to have been rushed out the door. Code Vein II is Bandai Namco’s long-awaited sequel to the 2019 sleeper hit Code Vein, which slowly but ...