Once you start the tutorial level in Code Vein, you’ll be given three basic Blood Codes: Fighter, Ranger, and Caster. They’re meant to cater to your general play style, but you’ll most likely leave ...

Code Vein has all the trappings of a Souls game you’d expect. Your character slays enemies who drop souls, although here they're known as Haze. If you die, you have to make your way back to the Haze ...

Because this is an RPG, you’ll eventually need to level up your character and even strengthen your gear if you want to keep up with the tougher enemies that you’ll come across in Code Vein. Here’s how ...

Rather than gently dip you into its bloody world, Code Vein chucks a bucket of jargon and gameplay mechanics in your face almost immediately. It has a lot to teach and does so at blistering speed. The ...

Bandai Namco title lets players freely switch classes and add partners during campaign. “Dark Souls” has grown popular enough that it has spawned its own subgenre. Several games ape its slow-paced ...

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 ...

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, ...