RAVENBOUND REVIEW - NEVERMORE
Ravenbound Review
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Systemic Reaction's new action roguelite RPG Ravenbound is flattering the hell out of a lot of recent games. While it aims to combine many elements in an original way, it's hard to ignore that a lot of those elements are familiar. But let's be honest. Every game largely iterates on other titles in its genre. The question is whether Ravenbound's patchwork quilt of borrowed game ideas is a warm and cozy comforter or a threadbare blanket.
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Fly Away
Ravenbound's limited successes do not come from an abundance of new ideas, but combining or juxtaposing old ones. If Ravenbound was a full-price, triple-A game I'd be a lot less forgiving of its flaws. No matter the price, it's still derivative, janky and in serious need of optimization and bug fixes. But at less than 30 bucks, it's maybe worth a gamble for fans of open world RPGs and action roguelikes. Provided, that is, that they temper their expectations and can overlook the game's sometimes messy mechanics and other shortcomings.
Score: 68/100
