Code Vein 2 makes all the same mistakes as the first Code Vein, adds a bland open world, and misunderstands what makes ...

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

After roughly 60 hours for a thorough playthrough, Code Vein II left me with a clear impression: it is, in many ways, a less ...

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

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 ...

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

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 lot right, but at the same time, it's flawed in many ways.

Code Vein II feels like a direct response to that feedback. It’s more confident, more ambitious, and more willing to push its identity beyond simply being “anime Souls”. With time-bending storytelling ...

Code Vein 2 is a rock-solid open world Soulslike experience that will keep genre fans busy for dozens of hours.

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