Code Vein II Tells A Time-Traveling Story That Will Tug On Your Heartstrings

The souls-like genre has exploded in popularity since the dawn of From Software's Souls franchise, with multiple companies taking a stab at the format--and some companies taking multiple stabs. Bandai Namco, who publishes FromSoft's Souls games as well as Elden Ring, dropped an anime-style version of the genre in 2019's Code Vein, and now it's back for more in Code Vein II.We spent a few hours with the next Code Vein adventure during The Game Awards week, and we came away impressed with its impr