Code Vein Preview
Code Vein is the upcoming RPG from Bandai Namco that attempts to fill the hole left by the Dark Souls series. We got to take an early look and here is what we think.
Code Vein brings Dark Souls combat and mechanics to a Japanese-style RPG. With a more accessible story and familiar themes, an extremely expansive character creator and a wide array of weapons and builds to try, Code Vein is shaping up to be a very impressive title.
Every now and then a game comes along that creates a new genre. Demon Souls, developed by From Software and published by Bandai Namco, did this back in 2009 as it brought forward a style of RPG that focused on being technically and mechanically challenging.
This was followed by the Dark Souls series which drew much more attention and brought this hardcore-focused genre further towards the mainstream - although this was mostly because of its notorious difficulty rather than its mass appeal. Dark Souls 3 saw the conclusion of the series in 2016 which left a gap in Namco Bandai's stable of games for that challanging .
Code Vein is attempting to fill this gap keeping the challenging gameplay than people love about the Souls series, whuke fusing it with systems and mechanics found in Japanes style RPGs.
While Bandai Namco published the Souls Series and is responsible for the development of Code Vein, From Software was responsible for the development of the games, and their recently released title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is more of a direct successor to the Dark Soul's series.
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