Bandai Namco Reveals Code Vein, God Eater Team’s New Action RPG With a Touch of Dark Souls

Bandai Namco recently teased a new game and those of you who got vibes of Dark Souls and God Eater from it weren’t too far off, as the game has been announced in this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine as Code Vein, a dungeon-exploring action RPG.

Code Vein is a completely new title by Bandai Namco. It is described as a dungeon exploring-type hard action RPG. Players take on the role of “Revenants,” vampires with supernatural abilities, and team up with allies to seek out the truth of the world.

The Revenants are part of an isolated company called “Vein” that helps them survive. While the Revenants are beings that transcend human beings, they’ve lost most of their memories. When Revenants face blood deficiency, they transform into monsters called “Lost.”

The main characteristic of Code Vein is “Buddy.” This allows you to take one partner while exploring dungeons.

Revenants mostly use great swords, single-handed swords, and other close-ranged weapons as their go-to in battle. There are also other weapon types such as spears and hammers.

Here are some key words:

Blood Veil – The Blood Veil is an equipment unique tot he Revenant, used to suck up blood from the Lost. While in use, it appears in the form of clothing, and also functions as armor. While in use to suck up blood, it uses a mechanism for the purpose, and we see a change in the user’s mask as well.

Special Ability: Blood Smelting – This action becomes possible after acquiring blood from the Lost after successfully sucking up their blood using Blood Veil. This allows you to power yourself up, debuff enemies, do direct attacks, and other uses.

Staff includes Keita Iizuka as the producer, Hiroshi Yoshimura as the director, and Yusuke Tomizawa as the project leader.

Its development is currently 35% complete and we’ll see a new trailer for the game in the near future.

Code Vein releases in 2018.

The game is being made as a new challenge on a separate development line from the God Eater series.

Regarding whether it is related to God Eater, Iizuka said: “We are developing it as a new title that offers a new game experience.”

“Vein” refers to the English word “vein.” “Code” is “code.” The impression here is “codes of blood.”

The title implies there is a hidden truth in the closed world players will explore, Vein.

The name of the genre is “dramatic exploration action RPG.” The “exploration action RPG” genre has players tensely exploring seamlessly

connected areas on foot, which offers a great sense of accomplishment. The team put a lot of thought into how it could improve on that formula.

By traveling with a buddy, you can overcome great challenges that you might give up on if you were playing a highly difficult game on your

own, and feel a greater sense of accomplishment.

Buddies act on their own, but it will also be necessary for the player to take action to help their buddy.

The game engine is Unreal Engine 4.

They still can’t say which platform(s) it will support. But it will be released for console.

A gameplay trailer will be released in early May.

This is a Japanese title aiming for a worldwide release.

As team leader, Tomizawa will oversee both God Eater and Code Vein.

Kena hit also like feel nothing no animation kena hit.... no no how about no

And... publisher not developer

Nehhh i buy darksouls2 better haha i slowpoke

no hype for code vein?

Been playing this game on PC, I'd say not bad, good effort. Nothing too remarkable though.

Choice of weapon is pretty limited, and Im not quite sure about the dodging, whether there's Iframe or not.. I seems to get demolished when I play it Bloodborne style..

Got multiplayer coop or not?

Got multiplayer coop or not?

you plan to buy?