gamrReview's Joseph Trotter: "Bound by Flame is a victim of its own homage to stalwarts of the genre. A limited world RPG featuring vast expanses of wilderness and corridors, the game is so reminiscent of its influences – The Witcher series in particular – that you spend most of the time wishing that you were playing one of its rivals. It is not that Bound by Flame is a particularly bad game, it just reminds you of better games that you ought to be playing instead. In attempting to replicate its rivals, it has created a world devoid of any real interest or charm but has enough about it to please fans of the genre. This probably makes Bound by Flame the gaming equivalent of a fan-fiction; whether you see this as praise or an insult may impact how you view the end result."
The Humble Focus Entertainment Legends and Visions Bundle just launched today. It includes seven different games on multiple operating systems that you can redeem and play on Steam. As always, a portion of proceeds from the bundle supports charity.
Neil writes: "Over the course of the last week or so, Xbox gamers have had the opportunity to embark on new adventures, take in additional journeys and be wowed by magical worlds like no other. Of course, that's pretty much the case for 52 weeks of the year in gaming circles, but in these times these new objectives come to the fore like never before. But that said, thanks to the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale those adventures, journeys and worlds can be taken in at cut-price levels and once more the sale for 12th-18th January 2021 is opening up the landscape in various ways. Want to check out the full list of brilliant bargains that can be had across Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S titles for the next week?"
Neil writes: "Black Friday may have been and gone in a flash, but that doesn't mean you can't still get in on a bit of discounted gaming action, with the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 3rd-9th December 2019 delivering a ton of bargains the way of all Xbox gamers - adn this time around there is a huge emphasis on the party scene. Fancy taking a look at the full list of discounts for the next week or so?"
This is what I like to see, reviews posted a few weeks after release. You know then the author has had more than enough time to give the game a fair chance, and obviously hasn't been influenced or rushed by anyone to get a review out.
Good review, game sounds alright and may be worth a rent if I didn't have such a big (and steadily increasing) back catalog to plough through.