Code Vein 2 Dev Promises Swift Improvements For The Game

Code Vein 2 hit PlayStation 5, Xbox series X|S, and PC at the end of January, and so far, the response hasn’t been everything that Bandai Namco had hoped for after a seven-year gap between games. The publisher has now acknowledged that Code Vein 2 needs a major tuneup to address its issues, and Bandai Namco wants players to know that those fixes are on the way.

In a message shared on social media, Bandai Namco said the dev team is “committed to improving the game for a better experience” before promising to make “major adjustments” to Code Vein 2 in the near future.

Players have criticized Code Vein 2 for various performance issues, including frame rate during combat and other bugs. Bandai Namco’s message put forth a late-February and March time frame to address these complaints, with an emphasis on improving the game’s stability. Specifically, the publisher is aiming to reduce stuttering and lag, and get the frame rates to perform better during combat sequences.

The second item on Bandai Namco’s agenda is action balance adjustments, specifically when it comes to making the controls more responsive to evasion and guarding moves. Enemy behavior is also slated to be adjusted. Outside of those notes and general bug fixes, the company noted that the character-creation tool will be adding the option to give players’ characters “front hair” like bangs.

According to Bandai Namco, these changes will be implemented across multiple patches. However, there isn’t a set date for any of them to arrive yet. GameSpot’s review for Code Vein 2 gave it 6/10, and noted that its “bland enemy encounters, dreary environments and level design, combat inconsistencies, and poor technical performance ensure that Code Vein 2 is a stagnant sequel rather than a triumphant follow-up that improves upon its predecessor.”