Bookbound Brigade Reviews
Overall, I enjoyed my playthrough, even though I yelled at the game a ton. It has some faults that need addressing like the input issues (which might not actually be the fault of the developer) and an improved combat system. It's still a fun take on the platforming genre and as such, Bookbound Brigade earns a 7 out of 10 in my books.
Unfortunately , the Bookbound Brigade is unable to catch up with its competitors on a number of issues
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Bookbound Brigade is nice, it really is. The humor in the game, the innovation of the mechanics and the freshness of the literary characters in a new guise make the gaming experience exciting. It's also worth mentioning that the experience itself is damaged by a totally useless map, an excessive difficulty in some parts of the game, an uninspired soundtrack and little attention to the looting system. Nonetheless, I feel strongly about encouraging the development and purchase of the game, which is worth the market price at which it is offered without discounts.
Review in Italian | Read full review
I want to like Bookbound Brigade more than I do. I like the concept of working in several references to classic literature and historical figures in a big ol’ side-scrolling adventure. As is, it’s a serviceable Metroidvania with somewhat awkward combat and levels composed of rooms that blend together and stretch on for way too long. It took almost 18 hours for me, in large part due to navigation problems. Like how every word in a good book is written with purpose, this game needs to better apply that methodology to its level design. It could easily scale back some rooms and/or improve navigation and trim a few unnecessary hours off its run time. If monotony isn’t an issue, you’ll probably find the $19.99 it costs to be worth it in the end.
Bookbound Brigade has a unique lore which includes some sense of humor which originates from Italy. To understand the full context of the story, gamers may require to go through each of the character backgrounds but the overall layout of the game allows new players to progress without having to concern about having to study the lore.
Review in Korean | Read full review
A colorful and engaging Metroidvania game with a unique gameplay premise.
As an English major and classical literature nerd of sorts the setup for Bookbound Brigade easily piqued my interest...
If you're looking for an impressively challenging Metroidvania then Bookbound Brigade is a game that you'll definitely want to play.
Bookbound Brigade is a Metroidvania that simply misses the point. It builds on all of the worst aspects of the genre while enjoying none of its strengths.
Sadly, nobody’s a winner playing Bookbound Brigade, and there’s nothing to celebrate by taking part, either.
Between it's poor writing, sloppy controls, and lackluster exploration, Bookbound Brigade has a lot of missed potential. With how long and difficult a linear corridor in the game can be and exploration overall taking a backseat, it doesn't succeed very often as a Metroidvania. Meanwhile the bad characterization and juvenile writing kneecaps a framing device that could've been interesting enough to make up for the bland gameplay. I can't see myself ever returning to the game, and I don't have much reason to say anyone else should bother with it either.
Bookbound Brigade brings some very interesting innovations to the already traditional metroidvania style, especially in the setting and design of a protagonist ensemble and not a lone hero. It has a very competent level design, but it fails in what could stand out the most: the combat system and the change of formation, leaving an almost contradictory feeling where the fun, from time to time, gives way to frustration.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Digital Tales latest title, Bookbound Brigade is a fun and easy to digest game in Metroidvania genre. But unfortunately there are a number of technical issues, that can spoil the fun and waste the high potential of this game away. Platforming is tedious and combat could be a lot better. Though the graphics are beautiful and the story is kinda unique. It absolutely feels fun to play this game, though it may not be your best Metroidvania experience.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Between the unreliable map, the tedious combat, the tired sense of humour, and the missed opportunity to do anything noteworthy with the "literary mash-up premise", Bookbound Brigade's good ideas are overshadowed by poor execution.
Bookbound Brigade is fun and implements some interesting ideas, although it suffers from some issues that could be fixed in the future.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
In a cartoon literary Metroidvania game, you try to save the Book of Books using a group of heroes. Well, it is not as funny as it seems.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
A solid game but arguably so. The story is not particularly great. Platforming sections range from great to artificially difficult and obnoxious. I would like to give the score a little higher but given that I ran into session ending bugs that forced me to reset the game a few times I believe I have to be cautious and dock its score a bit as I do not know how widespread the issues may be for those willing to buy the game and try it out.
Bookbound Brigade had the potential to be a good or even great game. Unfortunately, it fell victim to being dull and obnoxiously difficult.
Bookbound Brigade has a lot of brillant ideas, is funny and well painted, but the mechanics have some missing points, with frustrating platform moments and dull combat.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Bookbound Brigade feels less like a literary Avengers and more like a literary Suicide Squad. It simply has not done enough to justify itself. Strictly for diehard Metroidvania fans.