E3 2017: Code Vein Announcement brings Bloody Action to E3 Xbox Conference

<p>Today at the E3 2017 Xbox Conference&comma; true to Microsoft’s word there was a very mixed bag of games on offer&period; From indie games to <em>Minecraft<&sol;em>&comma; all the way to a new Bioware IP&comma; there was something for everyone&period; This includes fans of the From Software style of games&period; <em>Code Vein<&sol;em> is a new game announced for release in 2018 by Bandai Namco&period; This wasn’t the only thing that Bandai Namco brought to the table&comma; also announcing <em>Dragonball Fighters Z&semi; <&sol;em>however&comma; I think <em>Code Vein<&sol;em> is still a fascinating reveal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;bz8uEZ&fjlig;7a8" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The trailer showcased at E3 wasn’t very long&comma; but it is clear that there is an obvious <em>Dark Souls<&sol;em> flavor to the gameplay&comma; from the way enemies move to the way attacks are launched&period; However&comma; <em>Code Vein<&sol;em> sets itself apart from this by showcasing not only an anime-esque imagery but also a gothic or vampiric feel as well&period; In the short reveal trailer&comma; vampiric imagery&comma; large enemies&comma; weapon transformations and a ton of other concepts and ideas are thrown at you quickly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is very little gameplay shown other than a few glimpses of combat&comma; and yet there is enough substance there to really get me curious&period; It seems to blend <em>Dark Souls<&sol;em>-esque combat and atmosphere&comma; with a cast of characters that are unique and more than just bosses you encounter or NPC’s&period; It feels like a unique look at the genre&comma; with a supernatural twist and a lot of blood&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is no word as of yet WHEN we will see <em>Code Vein<&sol;em> launch in 2018&comma; however&comma; we know that <em>Code Vein<&sol;em> will release on Xbox One X&comma; the Xbox One Store&comma; Playstation 4&comma; and PC&period; A Nintendo Switch release was not announced but anything can happen between now and next year&period; Bandai Namco has been bringing their A-game with <em>Dragonball Fighters Z<&sol;em>’s announcement&comma; and <em>Code Vein<&sol;em> just sweetens the deal even more&period; I am incredibly excited to see what comes out of this announcement next year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Microsoft E3 Conference<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;