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

Aside from its proper noun-heavy time travel anime plotting, Code Vein 2 is a soulslike hyperfocused on layered combat ...

Code Vein 2 is largely more of the same despite its story reset, but I think I'm okay with that

After three hours with Code Vein 2, the anime soulslike feels like a smart evolution of its predecessor that sticks to what it knows best.
GameSpot

Code Vein II Tells A Time-Traveling Story That Will Tug On Your Heartstrings

Code Vein II takes place in a world on the edge of ruin, and where humans and Revenants, a human-like species of beings with ...
The Outerhaven

Code Vein II Hands-On Preview After Three Hours With the Anime Souls Sequel

Hands-on with Code Vein II preview after three hours of gameplay, exploring combat changes, partner improvements, and how ...
Comicbook.com

Code Vein 2 Interview: Doubling Down on Its Best Traits in a Sea of Soulslikes

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “We certainly look at a lot of the other Soulslikes for research purposes, but we can never forget ...
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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 ...
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3 Things Code Vein 2 Needs to Have This Time (to Get Better Reviews Than the First Game)

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s been years since Code Vein first tried to carve out its identity in the Souls-like space.