The first thing you need to know about Bound by Flame, the new action-RPG from developer Spiders, is that it's basically a low-budget Witcher 2. Spiders is not the power-house studio that CD Projekt ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When you first start playing Bound by Flame, you're asked to enter a name for your character--a name that is then summarily ignored by the game's ...

At first, Bound by Flame was just generic. Those were the good times. Bound by Flame's dark fantasy draws clear inspiration from the adult themes of popular franchises like Game of Thrones and The ...

Bound by Flame is the new morally-charged RPG from Mars: War Logs studio Spiders. Dave Cook talks with project manager Walid Miled about how the thirst for power can irreparably corrupt even the ...

For a game that we’d never seen in action until now, there’s been an impressive amount of hype already generated for Bound by Flame. Thanks to a combination of a very impressive debut trailer and the ...

'You got this one, right?' So, aside from a lack of interest in the first place, that means it's up to the gameplay to carry Bound By Flame to the finish line. While the battles provide some ...

It takes something special for potential to overtake shortcomings, and that notion holds fast in the gaming industry, where even the smallest of faults can deteriorate the perception of AAA titles.

A couple of hours into Bound By Flame, Spiders' latest RPG outing, I was assaulted by deja vu. At first I chalked it up to the game's reliance on all manner of tired fantasy troops from busty witches ...

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A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...