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Review: Bound By Flame | Destructoid

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What is the appeal of a role-playing game? A gripping, sometimes heartrending story that reaches into your very soul and doesn't let go? How about shallow level progression and a grind that won't quit?

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Lperry19914398d ago

Seems like a decent game , i think i will take a chance on buying it.

khellendros14398d ago

It's a good game. Give some money to the developer. Even if it means you wait til it's a little cheaper.

candy_mafia4398d ago (Edited 4398d ago )

Gamespot have called it a mess and scored it a lousy 4.0

...that's a bit harsh IMO, but I think 7/10 is fair.

morganfell4398d ago

Game Informer gave it an 8. It deserves at least a 7 or above. Its a great effort by Spiders.

LightDiego4398d ago

Gamespot reviews are a mess and a big joke.
This game looks cool.

Exies74398d ago

Jeez, the reviews are hot and cold. Sigh. IS it any good!?

candy_mafia4398d ago

Maybe it's good, just not good enough for me if I'm totally honest. I have 3 current gen systems to support.

I'm only paying for great, excellent and awesome games this time around :)

Sly-Lupin4398d ago

No. It's a mediocre RPG, and like most RPGs it has a very slow start and doesn't really hit its stride for several hours, prompting many people to give up on it (thus underrating it). It's also one of the (very few) releases for the new consoles, and the first big RPG, so you have console gamers overrating it due to a lack of competition.

And then there's the case of it being an RPG, and with each passing year the standard for RPGs gets lower and lower as younger people with less familiarity with the genre start writing about them.

So, yeah: Bound By Flame is not a good game, it's not a bad game. It's just a mediocre game. The only people who should be in a hurry to buy it should be XB3/PS4 gamers who don't own any other gaming platform.

candy_mafia4398d ago

@Sly-Lupin "Well Said"

That's exactly how I feel about it.

morganfell4398d ago

@Exies7,

Yes it is. You will find plenty of opinions on this board. You will serve your question better if you look for the ones written by the people that actually own the game rather than those that read reviews and watch videos then tell you what the game is like.

Is it a 10? No. A 9? No. But it still is a very enjoyable game with an in depth RPG system where even small intricate choices have consequences.

MadLad4398d ago

Pretty much.
Sly brings up RPGs getting weaker and weaker but, in all honesty, this is an example of a developer doing an action-rpg right. Both of those descriptors are well supported. You have good character progression as well as player choice that actually matters. The combat system itself is actually fairly complex and rewards strategy. I think they did a great job with it. It's a bit low budget, but a lot of thought is on show here.

morganfell4398d ago

I also like the fact that every swing of a weapon from daggers to a warhammer, to a Conan axe, every crossbow bolt, every kick to an enemy, every blow generates a physics based reaction.

The riposte system is very well done with the timed blocks.

Its been a long time since I looked at an item like a piece of tainted steel and wrestled over which way I am going to expend it because that one piece can matter a great deal. And that wrestling with decisions is a good thing.

sdozzo4398d ago

Stinks that if you go demon you can't wear some armor. And why does the combat look slow motion? Is that like when you're coming out of menus then it speeds back up.

Lperry19914398d ago

Yea the ratings are scattered about , seems like a game u either hate or love. Hope it doesn't dissapoint i had high hopes for this one.

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