As I said in my Code Vein review, Bandai Namco's vampiric dungeon-crawler excels at the most surprising things but fumbles the basics. Its superb character customization helps make up for its ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

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, ...

Ever since the release of the first Dark Souls we’ve seen near countless attempts to try and harness that same essence, although few actually have. Code Vein is the most invested I’ve gotten in a ...

There are a few things most players associate with the Soulsborne titles: challenge, level design, and world-building. A good Soulsborne title has these, but a great one adds a new spin to the formula ...

Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...

Code Vein mixes anime and Dark Souls - and in doing so, an uneven hybrid that emphasizes much of the best and worst of both is born. When people say Code Vein is 'anime Dark Souls', the developers ...

One of the biggest differences Code Vein brings to the Souls-like genre is the ability to bring an NPC ally with you at all times. Each of the partners you can bring have their own strengths and Gifts ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Code Vein establishes its own identity from the outset. It may latch onto a Dark Souls formula that has come to define a generation of action-RPGs, ...