The first Code Vein was a moderately well-received soulslike with a lot of anime overtones. I appreciated its willingness to embrace the soulslike subgenre, and the twist on vampires was fun enough.

The Summer Game Fest 2025 and its surrounding showcases gave us a lot of exciting new games and surprising sequel announcements—but one of the sequels absolutely no one expected was Code Vein 2. Back ...

The idea of an anime-style soulslike releases plenty of good chemicals in my brain, but the first Code Vein back in 2019 turned out to be just okay in my book. Like a number of Bandai Namco's original ...