Ravenbound

"Ravenbound is a highly ambiguous game that fully allows players to explore its vast ever-changing landscape. Despite its ambition, the game lacks refinement and makes the game feel underbaked and not fully developed. The game has had a lot of …"

"Ravenbound is a striking Scandinavian fantasy, and one that&s;s often a delight to experience. However, this particular open world can often feel too empty and lifeless, relying on a player&s;s thorough involvement in its collection of gameplay ideas to stay …"

"On the surface, Ravenbound’s simple combat and dour setting might make the game look at bit bland, but what it offers is anything but. In a sea of Roguelikes, Ravenbound remains fresh and engaging and offers a unique experience that …"

"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 …"

"Ravenbound is clear proof that to make a successful video game it is not enough to have a good idea. While offering a decent combat system, the title of Systemic Reaction is plagued by a series of hitches that cannot …"

"Ravenbound is a roguelike that starts out promising before being grounded by obtuse systems, frustrating loot, and lots of bugs."

"While Ravenbound has a great story and a few good features on the mechanics front, it still needs some improvement. What would help this game shine would be a world overhaul with a randomly generated terrain to keep things interesting …"

""Ravenbound has all the elements of an excellent roguelite but they never come together.""

"Ravenbound is a game filled to the brim with unique ideas. It marries the open world and roguelike/lites genres in an interesting way, but doesn’t quite hit the mark, and feels incomplete at almost every step. The open world feels …"

"Summing up Ravenbound was a challenge because, despite its flaws, the game isn&s;t bad and I did have a good time when it worked as intended. However, it&s;s just badly executed with the lack of missions, explorations, and many frustrating …"

"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 …"

"Ravenbound presents an intriguing world that simply doesn&s;t live up to its potential. It&s;s a decent enough adventure, but lacks the nuance needed to stand out."

"Ravenbound strives to conquer the gaming skies, but its ambitiously fragile bones break underneath the weight of its own unpolished body. The world is an empty shell which desperately needs the mighty soul of some open world God, that will …"

"Ravenbound has the potential to be something good, if not great. However, it needs some serious overhauls and improvements to even start down that path."

"There&s;s merit in Ravenbound&s;s kinetic combat, but the game&s;s ambition is undermined by technical issues and an empty world."

"Ravenbound mixes some great ideas and beautiful scenery to intrigue the player, but fails to come through on many of the promises made."

"There isn&s;t much for me to recommend in Ravenbound - its beautiful landscapes and somewhat fun combat won&s;t be worth the hours of fighting RNG, a lack of deck-building mechanics, and basically non-existent healing options."