That’s part of its charm, and while it wants to be compared with the Souls games, it’s a lot more approachable, as well as being stylistically different to Dark Souls' quiet, dark atmosphere. Here, the world has fallen prey to vampire-like monsters that can emit a deadly miasma, and you are among a group of young, stylish and superpowered people trying to get the monster population under control using massive weapons.Īs is so often the case with anime games, this is a very simple description of all the unusual things that happen in Code Vein, most of which don’t make sense.
From never before seen monster designs to teenagers wielding magic, Japanese games have leaned fully into the idea that more is sometimes more, and Souls-like Code Vein is a great example of that. Anime and anime games are popular for combat with lots of flair.