The biggest release of the week, Code Vein II, Bandai Namco’s new action RPG/Souls-like game, officially launches on January 30, 2026, but the first reviews are already out.
Scores vary widely depending on the media outlet: while the majority seem to give scores between 7 and 8 out of 10, others have gone lower with a modest 5/10. Overall, the consensus is that the game does not revolutionize the genre but is still decent, although performance is far from being top-notch.
The aggregator Metacritic, which has become a staple in the rating system, shows an average of around 73/100, reflecting generally mixed impressions, but not bad ones either. It’s still too early to tell.
