Bookbound Brigade

Critic reviews

• GameSpace.com

  Emily Byrnes · Apr 07, 2020

  7.5

  All in all, Bookbound Brigade is a pretty fantastic and enjoyable platformer. Don’t let its colorful exterior fool you, this little game has enough challenge to hang with other big boy Metroidvania titles. If you’re new to platformers, you might find it a bit too difficult, but finally beating that stage or figuring out how to cross a particularly difficult platform feels so satisfying when you succeed.

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• 3rd-strike.com

  SebastiaanRaats · Feb 08, 2020

  7.0

  Bookbound Brigade doesn’t bring anything new to the table. It may be a by-the-numbers game, but it is a good by-the-numbers game. The character designs are fantastic and the detail-work really brings the Literary World to life. There are a couple of design flaws, such as the way too tiny character sprites and the disorganized hub. These prevent the game from reaching excellency, but overall, Bookbound Brigade deserves to be looked at.

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• Nintendo World Report

  Matthew Zawodniak · Feb 07, 2020

  4.0

  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

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• GameSpew

  Kim Snaith · Jan 30, 2020

  4.0

  It has a lot of character and some nice work has gone into its visual design. But its problems are insurmountable and ultimately you’re left with a game that’s too frustrating and filled with too many issues to ever be fun to play. At least Bookbound Brigade tries some different ideas on for size. They don’t fit, but at least the developer tries. Isn’t that what counts? “It’s not the winning, but the taking part.” Sadly, nobody’s a winner playing Bookbound Brigade, and there’s nothing to celebrate by taking part, either.

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• Way Too Many Games

  Aaron Price · Jan 30, 2020

  7.5

  If you’re stuck in the current lul of games until things start dropping in March, Bookbound Brigade is a great game to give a shot and spend some time with.

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• Pure Nintendo

  Heath Shusterman-Zimmerman · Jan 29, 2020

  4.0

  Bookbound Brigade had the potential to be a good or even great game. Unfortunately, it fell victim to being dull and obnoxiously difficult. If the new take on the Metroidvania genre is being as boring and frustrating as possible then Bookbound Brigade met it’s goal. I would suggest saving your money to buy the book of the character you find the least interesting. Reading it would probably be more enjoyable than playing this game.

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