FextraLife on MSN

The 2026 RPG showdown: Why Code Vein 2 and Crimson Desert will define your year

Code Vein 2 or Crimson Desert? We compare the two biggest RPGs of 2026. Discover which combat system reigns supreme and which ...

Code Vein 2 is a blood-curdling Souls-like that's looking like a 2026 sleeper hit

Would you believe me if I told you Code Vein 2 is one of the most enjoyable Souls-like games I've played in years? That it ...

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

Bandai Namco has developer FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Dark Souls franchises under its wing, but that hasn't stopped the ...

Code Vein 2: The Final Preview

With improved combat, a refinement of existing systems, and and a couple of brand new twists, Code Vein 2 is shaping up to be ...
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 ...
GameSpot

Code Vein 2 Seeks To Expand The Souls-like Genre Without Reinventing It

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After the 2019 release of Code Vein, Bandai Namco staked its claim in a genre it helped popularize as the publisher of games like Dark Souls. Code ...

Code Vein 2 doesn't use generative AI because its dev values "art style" and the "cohesiveness" of its world

Code Vein 2 producer Keita Iizuka tells us how the 'dramatic exploration action-RPG' sequel has evolved, and why ...

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.
Sportskeeda

5 best souls-likes to try out before Code Vein 2

There are quite a few souls-like games that you can try while waiting for Code Vein 2. The sequel to the original Code Vein ...

Code Vein II’s Tragic Approach To A Soulslike Is Effective, Even If You Missed The First Game

The Code Vein II preview held by Bandai Namco highlighted how effectively bittersweet the souls-like has become.

Make new friends and immediately kill them in Code Vein II

Code Vein II wants you to kill your friends, but, like, in a good way? We go hands-on with Bandai Namco's upcoming Soulslike.
Dread Central

CODE VEIN Review – Anime Vampire Dark Souls Apocalypse

I’m always surprised that anime manages to keep getting away with the same terrible bullshit time and time again without any repercussions. It’s rampantly misogynistic, insipidly trite, ...