Deathbound Reviews

I really liked it!

Here's a spoiler-less review of the game Good: - Original gameplay - An interesting way of telling the story - Some interesting characters (both in terms of writing and gameplay) - The upgrade system for your character and items is different from what we're used to - The game has a Brazilian touch, which becomes more apparent as you play - The game is in great shape now (or I was lucky), as I didn’t encounter any bugs during either playthrough OK: - Hard on the beginning then easy when you understand the mechanic - The main story is OK Bad: - It’s short for a Souls-like (~10 hours for a first playthrough) - It could benefit from some graphical improvements (for example, there are no facial animations, which makes some of the cinematics a little weird) - The level design is basic in terms of its mechanics (this door cannot be opened from this side) - The price is a little high To sum up, don't expect a AAA game (whatever that means now). This game is a good example of an AA game: big passion, small budget. If you can forgive the flaws, you'll likely enjoy the experience

Well, it's not bad, but it's complicated. the mechanic of changing between characters at all times, even during combos, it's really fun and interesting, especially because there are a good amount of choices and variety of fighting styles, and adding up the affiliation for synergies is great in every way. The exploration is... good I guess, rewards are mostly consumables but there are a lot of paths to take with shortcuts and points of interest. Equipments and upgrades are really big in options, each ring and artifact can be upgraded in two ways, and the modifiers by finding memories can greatly change the way to use the character. Sadly, it's janky, the combat feels slippery and some decisions are more annoying than engaging. The biggest problem is that our attacks don't feel heavy and/or the enemies don't usually react to them, while also the collisions of theirs are hard to understand. Also, except for 1 or maybe 2, most members don't really have an interesting moveset, being their combos of just one or two different attacks, and the whole system of "life = max stamina" limits a lot the possibility of more exciting fights. It's fine, short and entertaining souls-like, the inconveniences sour a bit the experience but it's okay overall. Esp: Bueno, no está mal, pero es complicado. La mecánica de cambiar entre personajes en todo momento, incluso durante los combos, es bastante divertida e interesante, sobre todo porque hay una buena cantidad de opciones y variedad de estilos de pelea, y sumando las afinidades para las sinergias es genial. La exploración es... ok supongo, las recompensas son por lo general consumibles pero hay un montón de caminos que tomar con atajos y puntos de interés. Los equipamientos y mejoras tienen un montón de opciones, cada anillo y artefacto se puede mejorar de dos formas, y los modificadores por encontrar recuerdos pueden cambiar mucho la forma de usar al personaje. Tristemente, es un poco tosco, el combate se siente resbaladizo y algunas decisiones son más molestas que llamativas. El mayor problema es que nuestros ataques no se sienten pesados y/o los enemigos no suelen reaccionar a ellos, mientras que las colisiones de los suyos son difíciles de entender. Además, salvo 1 o 2, la mayoría de los miembros no tienen realmente un moveset interesante, siendo sus combos de sólo uno o dos ataques diferentes, y todo el sistema de "vida = estamina máxima" limita mucho la posibilidad de combates más emocionantes. Está bien, es corto y entretenido siendo un souls-like, los inconvenientes amargan un poco la experiencia pero en general está pasable.