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Code Vein 2 review: An early contender for 2026's worst Soulslike

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 ...
DualShockers

Code Vein 2: All Jails, Ranked

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 ...
Game Rant

What Time Does Code Vein II Come Out?

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 ...
The Sixth Axis

Code Vein II Review

Code Vein II is so much more than I expected. As much as I loved the first game, it was pretty plainly “anime Dark Souls” at a time when soulslike competitors were still relatively few in number. It ...
Bleacher Report

Code Vein II Review, Gameplay Impressions, Videos and Top Features

Code Vein II from developer Bandai Namco Studios represents something of a fresh start for the ascending series. A sequel to the 2019 debut, Code Vein II is a Soulslike RPG in the same, well, vein as ...
DualShockers

Code Vein 2: How to Unlock Parry

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 ...
IGN

Code Vein 2 Review

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 ...
PCGamesN

Code Vein 2 may not be a soulslike masterpiece, but it proves that the rule of cool is much more fun

For the first hour or so of Code Vein 2, I was bored out of my mind. The intensity and dance of combat that I had found in other games on our best soulslike list weren't there, and amidst a barrage of ...
VideoGamer

Here’s how I unlocked all Code Vein 2 Blood Codes

Blood Codes are a core pillar of Code Vein 2‘s character build system, and during my playthrough, I spent quite a bit of time gunning for them all. Put simply, they are Code Vein 2’s much more ...
Push Square

Code Vein 2 Review (PS5)

Code Vein 2 is the latest in a long line of action RPGs chasing the lofty heights of FromSoftware's immortal Dark Souls series, and like so many others before it, falls well short of the mark. Bland ...
Game Rant

How to Change Appearance in Code Vein 2

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 ...