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, ...

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 ...

The anime part of Code Vein comes out before the Souls part does. Every character is inexplicably beautiful despite being undead in an apocalyptic setting, and everyone’s anatomy seems like it’s ...

Ever since the release of Demon's Souls in 2009, developers have continued to release games in this same vein. These titles don't hold your hand and typically offer a sizable challenge. Following 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 ...

Code Vein reviews have dropped and we rounded up all the scores. Code Vein, Bandai Namco’s action RPG inspired by the Souls series, is out today and so are the reviews. Announced in 2017 with a ...

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, ...

While traveling through the lonely, desolate world of Dark Souls nearly a decade ago, a thought suddenly crossed my mind. “Man, I wish someone would make an anime-style version of this game.” Fast ...

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 ...

Peter Grimm has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. Since 2011, he has channeled that passion into writing about games, culminating in his current role as a writer and editor for ...

You find yourself revived by an emotionless woman, whom you later learn calls herself Io. The world now finds itself engulfed in red mist with monsters roaming across desolate and dilapidated ...