There’s a network test on PS4 and Xbox One
[Update: TheCode Veinnetwork test will run from May 31 to June 3.Get in there!]
Bandai Namco’s vampire-themed action-RPGCode Veinmissed its 2018 release window and promptly slipped out of my mind. Now it’s back and hopefully better than ever. The developers chose to delay it to “refine its gameplay,” but they haven’t committed to a replacement date. It’s still just “2019.”
That said, the time draws near. Bandai Namco is running aCode Veinclosed network test in May not unlike what From Software has hosted in the past for theDark Soulsseries., but PC users are going to be left in the dust.
Even now, I’m not sure what to make ofCode Vein‘s dramatic post-apocalyptic tale, but those worries won’t hold me back. It’s an action-RPG about timing and reflexes and taking down big anime-lookin’ bosses. You can customize your hero, which, given the theme,I’m thinkingVampire’s Kiss-era Nic Cage. The game also emphasizes fighting side by side with your AI partners. I’m into all of these things.
Coinciding with today’s news, there’s a glut of gameplay footage captured from a recentCode Veinmedia event. None of the videos have swayed my opinion one way or another, but they’re a great reintroduction. I am one-hundred percent going for a caster build, though. My mind’s made up.
I just finishedSekirofor good (I’m free!), so this network test is landing at the exact right time. Assuming we’re at least a few more months out from the full release, if not longer, I’ll be ready to lose myself in yet another tough, frustrating, rewarding action-RPG whenCode Veinrolls out proper.
Please be good! Bandai Namco surely has high expectations for this IP, but I’ll settle for “good.”
