Code Vein New Video Showcases Dark Souls Inspired Gameplay

A new video has been released for Code Vein, the upcoming action role-playing game launching on PC and consoles later this year.

The new video, which can be watched below, showcases more of the Dark Souls inspired experience of the game. Despite the similarities with the From Software series, Code Vein will feel like its own game thanks to a variety of different gameplay mechanics.

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Code Vein will be set in a world that has been destroyed by a mysterious disaster. Together with their partner, players will have to defeat hordes of enemies to remember their past and uncover the mystery behind the world’s destruction.

In the not too distant future, a mysterious disaster has brought collapse to the world as we know it. Towering skyscrapers, once symbols of prosperity, are now lifeless graves of humanity’s past pierced by the Thorns of Judgment. At the center of the destruction lies a hidden society of Revenants called Vein. This fi nal stronghold is where the remaining few fi ght to survive, blessed with Gifts of power in exchange for their memories and a thirst for blood. Give into the bloodlust fully and risk becoming one of the Lost, fi endish ghouls devoid of any remaining humanity. Wandering aimlessly in search of blood, the Lost will stop at nothing to satisfy their hunger. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.

Code Vein launches sometime this year on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.