Code Vein 2 may not be a soulslike masterpiece, but it proves that the rule of cool is much more fun

For the first hour or so of Code Vein 2, I was bored out of my mind. The intensity and dance of combat that I had found in other games on our best soulslike list weren’t there, and amidst a barrage of tutorial pop-ups, I was struggling to get into the narrative or the battles. It was disappointing, as a fan of the original, until something clicked. After unlocking a pair of floating dual swords that sliced across the air and witnessing the raw power of my character’s Drain Attack, I was all in. Even if Code Vein 2 isn’t a masterpiece like Elden Ring or Dark Souls, it’s an adrenaline rush of fun, and sometimes, that’s more important than being art.

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