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shinobi602 · Feb 13, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtB70ZGnGao

Coming between April-June 2014. (Also to 360, PS3, and PC)

For those wondering, it's an action RPG in development by Spiders Studio based in Paris (around 20-30 devs), known for making games like Of Orcs and Men and Mars: War Logs. It's not meant to be the next Skyrim or Witcher, but it's nice to see them put devotion into it. Personally wish them success.

You can read a lot more on the game (story, gameplay, RPG elements, etc) here: http://boundbyflame.com/#p1

Throwing in some screenshots for fun:

botty · Feb 13, 2014

Bound by Dark Souls

Diseased Yak · Feb 13, 2014

They have my attention.

Mondy · Feb 13, 2014

This game reminds me so much of Fable, it's scary.

Also, terrible trailer.

GianFrom1987 · Feb 13, 2014

that voice over

Krakn3Dfx · Feb 13, 2014

That voiceover guy is hilariously bad. They should have just played the music louder.

Mifune said:
It might help that you are being possessed by a flame demon.

That's every afternoon after I have Taco Bell for lunch.

And it most definitely does not help at all.

Mifune · Feb 13, 2014

It might help that you are being possessed by a flame demon.

UnrealEck · Feb 13, 2014

Also on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Raxus · Feb 13, 2014

Checkboxes the trailer.

At least the art design for the enemies are interesting.

Kuro · Feb 13, 2014

Is this a full priced retail game?

The_Darkest_Red · Feb 13, 2014

Reminds me of Kingdoms of Amalur. This could turn into a pretty enjoyable b-tier RPG.

HK-47 · Feb 13, 2014

Mifune said:
It might help that you are being possessed by a flame demon.

The perks are sweet!

schwabdizzle · Feb 13, 2014

All these Dark Souls rip offs are cracking me up.

2San · Feb 13, 2014

botty said:
Bound by Dark Souls

It doesn't even remotely look like Dark Souls.

schwabdizzle said:
All these Dark Souls rip offs are cracking me up.

Yeah, these rip offs that don't even look like Dark souls...

AmethystEnd · Feb 13, 2014

The way he said "sidequests" made me laugh. The emPHAsis was odd.

But yeah, I'll keep my eye on it. I'm sure the game will be better than the trailer voice over. My god it was bad.

"Keep tuned."

Lol.

outunderthestars · Feb 13, 2014

That was the worst narration I have ever heard in a trailer.

FairXchange · Feb 13, 2014

I love it, more dark RPGs and more competition thanks to Dark Souls. I know the time will come when people associate dark RPGs with the shooter fatigue we all know of, but I think that time is far off into the future and there's tons to innovate in the mean time.

2San said:
It doesn't even remotely look like Dark Souls.

Yeah, these rip offs that don't even look like Dark souls...

It doesn't need to be a clone to clearly be influenced by Dark Souls.

Dreamgazer · Feb 13, 2014

GianFrom1987 said:
that voice over

"when is the punchline coming?"

Bunta · Feb 13, 2014

Mifune said:
It might help that you are being possessed by a flame demon.

I was going to post this, lol.

v1lla21 · Feb 13, 2014

Looks last-gen!!!

I honestly need to see more of this game. The trailer was bad.

Edit: by that I mean the narrator.

Cidd · Feb 13, 2014

Such a cheesy narrator lol, but game looks great. I'll keep an eye on this.

Futurevoid · Feb 13, 2014

It sounds like a Saturday morning cartoon trailer or a toy commercial from the 80's.

I feel like I want to watch this now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtEBHakEO0A

kitsuneyo · Feb 13, 2014

Krakn3Dfx said:
That voiceover guy is hilariously bad.

Isn't he just. What were they thinking, it ruins any kind of atmosphere the trailer might've had. Doesn't bode well if the developers think this makes a good announce trailer.

Owzers · Feb 13, 2014

I will play this if it is real and not terrible.

Blackthorn · Feb 13, 2014

RPG: The Role Playing Game

TrueCoins · Feb 13, 2014

Trailer felt like Rockstar Gameplay Series trailers they had with Red Dead Redemption.

Z3M0G · Feb 13, 2014

Lower budget Witcher? Not bad, not bad. If it's $60, it may be worth waiting for an inevitable price drop.

2San · Feb 13, 2014

FairXchange said:
It doesn't need to be a clone to clearly be influenced by Dark Souls.

How is it influenced by Dark Souls? It doesn't look, sound or play like dark souls. Just because it is a RPG with swords doesn't make it Dark Souls.

Loudninja · Feb 13, 2014

Im very proud to tell you about Spiders latest game, and our first RPG for PS4: Bound by Flame. Were planning to release our baby in Q2 2014 for PS3 and PS4. Today, we chose to unveil an overview trailer to show you some of the most important features of the game.
After watching this trailer, we can dig a little deeper into what this is all about!

Bound by Flame is an action-RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. In this world, evil wizards, the seven Icelords, have taken over, raising an army of undead and wiping out the living. Your character, who can be male or female, is named Vulcan. Vulcan is a mercenary and explosives expert a very unlucky one, might I add that gets himself possessed by a powerful fire demon. I wont go into details on how that happens; youll have to play to find out yourself.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/13/bound-by-flame-coming-to-ps3-ps4-in-2014/

We need more rpgs.

DeviantBoi · Feb 13, 2014

Yes, more RPGs on the PS4, please!

botty · Feb 13, 2014

2San said:
It doesn't even remotely look like Dark Souls.

Yeah, these rip offs that don't even look like Dark souls...

The influence is clear and present. Speeding up the combat isn't going to hide the truth.

MaximusPrimus · Feb 13, 2014

too many boing looking action RPG's these days...

Bunta · Feb 13, 2014

I laughed my ass off at this part.

Saint Gregory · Feb 13, 2014

2San said:
It doesn't even remotely look like Dark Souls.

Yeah, these rip offs that don't even look like Dark souls...

It reminds me much more of Kingdoms or Amalur than Dark Souls. KoA was pretty fun so that would be nothing to be ashamed about.

The_Darkest_Red said:
Reminds me of Kingdoms of Amalur. This could turn into a pretty enjoyable b-tier RPG.

Oops, looks like you beat me to it

2San · Feb 13, 2014

botty said:
The influence is clear and present. Speeding up the combat isn't going to hide the truth.

What influence?

Saint Gregory said:
It reminds me much more of Kingdoms or Amalur than Dark Souls. KoA was pretty fun so that would be nothing to be ashamed about.

I get the same feeling here. I honestly have no idea where people are getting Dark Souls from.

Farslain · Feb 13, 2014

Looks interesting, Dragon Age meets Fable.

Shame about that voice over on the trailer, was expecting him to crack a joke any moment, made it very hard to take the game seriously.

"Tons of weapons"

outunderthestars · Feb 13, 2014

Coming to PS4 Q2 2014, coming to PS+ Instant Collection Q4 2014

Carcetti · Feb 13, 2014

Hilarious voiceover. Rest was a bit generic.

'FIVE unique companions, each with their unique buttocks'

Kuro · Feb 13, 2014

Bunta said:
I laughed my ass off at this part.

I laughed at the expressionless doll woman touching part.

BakedYams · Feb 13, 2014

Wish they went for a dark tone. Also, the UI looks horrible but everything else is great. Will keep my eye on it.

HK-47 · Feb 13, 2014

Not only is the narration bad but the voice over script is written like a late 90s game preview.

D4Danger · Feb 13, 2014

JimtotheHum · Feb 13, 2014

It looks like Dragon Age to me. I'm definitely interested. There are a lot of games similar to this coming out soon. Dragon Age, Witcher, Lords of the Fallen, Dark Souls 2, and now this...I love these types of games, so I am pretty excited.

hey_it's_that_dog · Feb 13, 2014

Mifune said:
It might help that you are being possessed by a flame demon.

I don't know whether to keep my humanity and my heroric abilities, or let the demon dominate myself!

matrix-cat · Feb 13, 2014

He clearly says "...and your heroric abilities" at 0:34. Could they not just get him to read the line again?

TheRealTalker · Feb 13, 2014

Trailer narrator is the Pegi speakers twin american accent speaking brother

same toned voice

Allywidd · Feb 13, 2014

The_Darkest_Red said:
Reminds me of Kingdoms of Amalur. This could turn into a pretty enjoyable b-tier RPG.

I was getting that Amalur vibe. Not that I'm complaining, easy as that game was it was still a good game.

EvilKatarn · Feb 13, 2014

Show, don't tell.

Grinchy · Feb 13, 2014

GianFrom1987 said:
that voice over

haha yeah I have to admit that that was cracking me up. I was pretty distracted by it, actually.

Zetta · Feb 13, 2014

The voice over reminds me of the good old Saturday morning cartoons. The trailer could have been a lot better without it.

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