Bound By Flame likes RPG tropes so much, it features every single one of them. They're all here, including choice-driven narrative and karma-determined character appearance. It can be justifiably described as the poorer cousin of almost every RPG that's been released in the last 15 years.

Flames aren't the only binding thing in Bound by Flame . This shallow, awkward action RPG is an exercise in limitations, as one might guess by the introductory character creator.

Bound by Flame has its share of issues, it's clearly a low-budget game and it wasn't optimized for next-gen but regardless of what version you play, there are some good ideas and although they don't always pan out that well, what does work works well.

This game is truly great. All these people saying it looks terrible are wrong.1080p 30-60fps from a 20person studio is really impressive. But this game plays like something from a much bigger studio. Combat is amazing and even more involved than the witcher 2.

I have a soft spot for Spiders, a young French indie developer with ambitious ideas limited by the realities of budgets. While their existing catalogue isn't exactly raved about by critics, their previous role-playing title -- 2013's Mars: War Logs -- gathered a cult following for its complex...

+ Crafting and equipment customisation; + Deep character relationships and choices; + Human or Demon paths = multiple endings

- Lack of abilities; - Varying quality in voice-acting; - Companion A.I.

In Bound by Flame, players can choose their own destiny and carve their own story path by selecting whether or not they can stay being human or, follow the path of the possessed as a demon can tempt and grant the protagonist with additional powers.

" Bound by Flame " is a real chance for developer Spiders . They've been producing low budget games for the last five years, and whilst some of their titles have been well received - their adventure games such as Gray Matter and Sherlock Holmes, for instance - they've all flown under the radar.

Bound by Flame is a little overpriced considering its gaming flaws

The fantasy RPG is more than a little crowded, and breaking into that genre is likely to be a difficult task. With the help of Focus Home Interactive, the marketing campaign behind 'Bound by Flame' raised more than a few eyebrows, including my own.

Not a skyrim or dark souls beater. Looks good but doesn't wow just a solid action adventure game some interesting features but is let down by very cheesy voice acting and a very thin plotline.