Platforms
- PCMay 09, 20146.2playscore5.521 Critics6.53.06K Players
- PlayStation 4May 09, 20146.2playscore5.415 Critics7.26.91K Players
- PlayStation 3May 09, 2014NAplayscoreNA1 Critics8.1797 Players
- Xbox 360May 09, 2014NAplayscoreNA0 Critics6.01.66K Players
43 critic reviews · 4 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- If you can look past the poor narrative and weak character dialogue Bound By Flame is a solid action RPG. The combination of fire and sword is an exciting duo which flows seamlessly in battle. However, you can’t help but feel that, with the PS4 in mind, Bound By Flame has been rushed to fill a gap in the market.
Dan Jones · May 23, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Bound by Flame is a great, terrible game. Something about it kept me wanting to push through its problems to find the enjoyment buried within. I can’t explain why a game that does so much wrong entertained me so much. I couldn’t stop playing it despite its issues. There is just something endearing about this game.
Ken McKown · May 22, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Bound By Flame is a frustrating game to write about as it is frustrating to play. It's not a terrible game, though, but an uneven one that could have used a lot of extra development time. It prizes the idea that you can play your own way, but it is heavily biased toward one style. As a mid-range title it would have been fine with the amount of content, but released at near full retail, it's bitten off more than it can chew; something that tastes especially poor when the meal hasn't been fully cooked.
Blake Peterson · May 19, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Conclusion: There's a strange charm to Bound By Flame that helps paper over the performance issues. There's a well-acted but profoundly bewildering script, a baroque crafting system, and drawn-out boss battles. It's not great, but it's fairly... interesting.
Jon Blyth · May 16, 2014 Reviewed on X360 - Bound By Flame strives to live up to its forefathers, and while it doesn’t exactly fail, it does make some serious mistakes that drag the experience down.
Alex Langley · May 14, 2014 Reviewed on PCRead full review - In reality, there isn’t much to say about Bound By Flame. It’s not a horrendous travesty that all action RPG players should avoid, and similarly it’s not a stellar blockbuster that all Dark Souls addicts should pick up. It just feels very mediocre and generic. Nothing stands out about the game and nothing really holds it down aside from its graphics at points. It’s a simple fantasy action RPG that won’t replace any of the big names out there, but will keep you amused for 10 hours if you have some money to burn.
Angelo M. D'Argenio · May 13, 2014 Reviewed onRead full review - Bound by Flame is an RPG that has a few good ideas that are never fully realized, leaving gamers with a rather empty experience that never picks up any sort of steam. The combat is adequate, but never does anything to elevate itself. ...It’s not the worst game to pick up and play, but it is a game that doesn’t feel complete and might have been rushed to the table. Rent it if you must, but I am hard pressed to advocate that anyone purchase this mess.
Cameron Teague · May 13, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Right off the gate, Bound by Flame features a combat and leveling system that shines among the competition, and the crafting side to the game gives RPG fans more than enough to keep them playing. The narrative sees a drop in overall quality, but it's enough to see exactly what developer Spiders has given gamers with its gameplay elements. The future is bright for Bound by Flame.
Timothy Nunes · May 13, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Bound by Flame is far from perfect, but underneath a few rough edges, a memorable journey awaits, defined by an unpredictable storyline
Michael Huber · May 13, 2014 Reviewed on PC - Bound By Flame has one huge strength: the harmony between its entertaining combat and role-playing systems. Granted, its weak storytelling does weigh it down, and its performance on PS4 is a bit of a bummer, but the strong core of its gameplay powers it through to transcend these flaws. Bound By Flame’s combination of progression and action ultimately make it greater than the sum of its parts.
Rowan Kaiser · May 12, 2014 Reviewed onRead full review
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Community Reviews
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
In the action/RPG Bound by Flame, you are a mercenary possessed by a flame demon in an ambitious Dark Fantasy universe. As a victim of this demonic influence, players will have to choose between the powers offered by this evil or rejection of the demonic influence in order to develop heroic talents instead. Dangers, and enemies becoming more terrifying and fearsome in battle, will be temptations to acquire more power by giving up part of the hero's soul to the demon. Progression of the demonic influence will be reflected by the transformation of the hero's body.
Developer: Spiders