Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...
When Bandai Namco launched Code Vein in 2019, I gave it an earnest try. More than just an anime-looking and occasionally over-the-top riff on Dark Souls, Code Vein’s world of vampires and absorbed ...
Code Vein 2 is a challenging Soulslike with tense and aggressive combat, as well as plenty of anime drama and compelling characters that should keep you invested throughout its fairly lengthy campaign ...
Weak characters kill loftier ambitions, but a brisk pace keeps the combat lively. PC Gamer's got your back Our experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what ...
The idea of an anime-style soulslike releases plenty of good chemicals in my brain, but the first Code Vein back in 2019 turned out to be just okay in my book. Like a number of Bandai Namco's original ...
Sequels carry certain expectations with them, like the promise of building on the promise of what came before and correcting past mistakes. Bandai Namco’s Code Vein 2 is exceptional in that it manages ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Later this month, Bandai Namco will send players on a time-traveling Revenant-fighting adventure in Code Vein 2. But if you want to get an early jump ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. The Soulslike genre -- difficult action games built on the formula established by ...
Christian has over three years of experience writing in the gaming industry, including guides and reviews, for publications such as DualShockers, Attack of the Fanboy, and PC Invasion. He has been an ...
If one would claim that the role of art is to create something wholly original, then Code Vein 2 stands in direct opposition to this. The opening minutes feel like the cutscene equivalent of a friend ...