Code Vein 2, first impressions: Time travel and a revamped combat system

Discover our first impressions of Code Vein 2. We analyze its new time travel mechanics, improved combat, and release date for PS5, Xbox, and PC.

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

The anime soulslike returns with a time travel story and, more importantly, firearms.
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Code Vein review: When Dark Souls met God Eater | Technobubble

While traveling through the lonely, desolate world of Dark Souls nearly a decade ago, a thought suddenly crossed my mind. “Man, I wish someone would make an anime-style version of this game.” Fast ...

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

Big in 2026 | Bandai Namco's Soulslike sequel already feels like a step up from its predecessor in many ways ...
PCGamesN

Code Vein 2 evolves its anime soulslike action with time travel and motorbikes

An anime-infused riff on Dark Souls, the original Code Vein didn't command my attention for long. However, a recent hands-off preview at Summer Game Fest immediately got me more invested in its ...
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Code Vein II Blood Codes and Equipment Detailed

While weapons are their own set kind of equipment and involve one-handed swords, two-handed swords, rune blades, twin blades, bayonets, halberds, and hammers, the Code Vein II Blood Codes determine ...
IGN

Code Vein 2 Preview: New Moon, Same Blood

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 ...
AV Club

Make new friends and immediately kill them in Code Vein II

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 ...