Every September 2019 Video Game Ranked By Anticipation

5. Code Vein

Release Date: September 27

Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One

Certainly, the Souls-like craze has cooled, with even From Software vastly reinventing the genre for their recent Seikiro: Shadows Die Twice. But what about gamers hungry for that original and simple thrill of the older formula?

Namco Bandai has them covered as this new I.P returns back to the traditional recipe; checkpoints, boss battles and tough gameplay.

Whilst the aggressive anime style and new mechanic of a constant AI companion, shake thing up ever slightly, it is obvious the publisher want this to mark a welcome return to the tried and true gameplay style.

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