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Bookbound Brigade

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55%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
73% User Score Based on 15 reviews
Critic Score 67%Based on 4 reviews

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About Bookbound Brigade

Bookbound Brigade is a single player platformer game with fantasy, comedy and historical themes. It was developed by Digital Tales USA LLC and was released on January 30, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure. It will take the likes of Dracula, King Arthur, Queen Victoria, Nikola Tesla, Cassandra, Dorothy Gale, Sun Wukong the Monkey King and Robin Hood to assemble and avenge a world plunged into c…

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73%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
humor6 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions

  • Unique concept featuring a group of literary and historical characters with individual skills and a formation-changing mechanic that adds puzzle and combat strategy.
  • Charming and consistent art style with a humorous tone and clever literary references appealing to fans of literature and history.
  • Diverse gameplay combining platforming, puzzles, combat, and exploration across multiple distinct themed worlds, offering nostalgic Metroidvania elements.
  • Unresponsive and floaty controls leading to frustrating platforming sections with overly punishing hitboxes and poorly designed obstacles.
  • Combat is overly mash-heavy, unbalanced, and slow, resulting in tedious boss fights and physical discomfort for players.
  • Level design and navigation can be confusing and repetitive, with some areas looping back unnecessarily, lack of clear goals, and poorly optimized gameplay with bugs.
  • gameplay

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The gameplay features a unique group mechanic reminiscent of The Wonderful 101, blending metroidvania elements with literary-themed characters. While praised for its creative concepts and comedic tone, some users find the gameplay falls short or presents a challenging puzzle-like progression. Overall, it offers an interesting but occasionally uneven experience.

    • “The concept is great, playing as numerous literary figures, and the group mechanic is somewhat akin to The Wonderful 101, where you move a whole group at once.”
    • “Odd cast of characters, good comedic tone, great quality art, and the gameplay itself plays like a growing puzzle of actions that you learn to figure out ways to traverse the landscape or defeat enemies.”
    • “Funny metroidvania for literary people with unique play mechanics.”
    • “It has the chance to be great with its cool and unique concepts but just falls short when it comes to gameplay.”
    • “Sadly, Bookbound Brigade's biggest issues are related to its gameplay.”
    • “A metroidvania, but one with a special mechanic.”
  • humor

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is largely driven by witty dialogue and character interactions, especially appreciated by those familiar with literary and historical references. While it offers plenty of funny moments and unique comedic sounds, some jokes may feel forced or cringe-worthy, potentially alienating players unfamiliar with the source material or those expecting more polished humor.

    • “As you venture through the world of literature, you'll run into a large number of different characters, some historical, some made up, and this is where most of the game's humor comes from: the dialogue between your party of characters and the people you run into.”
    • “This is very funny, especially the sounds your heroes make, but might not be liked by purists.”
    • “Funny metroidvania for literary people with unique play mechanics.”
  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The story is a charming and lighthearted tale filled with amusing characters and engaging dialogue, blending classic literary references with exploration across five worlds. While it adds a fun narrative layer to the platforming gameplay, it isn't particularly memorable or deep but provides enjoyable moments amidst the combat and puzzles. Overall, the story enhances the experience without overshadowing the core metroidvania mechanics.

    • “Your first quest is to find fire-proof armor for Jeanne d'Arc (who has a little fire-phobia since meeting the British...), then you meet Don Quixote who of course fought windmills just for fun... and so on.”
    • “There is always something to smile at during your breaks of fighting hordes of monsters on your quest through 5 worlds.”
    • “Explore, fight, backtrack, grow your skills and tackle challenging quests and puzzles, as in any metroidvania.”
    • “Your first quest is to find fire-proof armor for Jeanne d'Arc, who has a little fire-phobia since meeting the British, then you meet Don Quixote who of course fought windmills just for fun... and so on.”
    • “Overall this game is not bad and is worth a try. It has fun and engaging dialogue from the characters and is a nice new addition to the platformer world, but it falls short of being memorable due to its mediocre combat and a few frustrating elements.”
    • “Explore, fight, backtrack, grow your skills, and tackle challenging quests and puzzles, as in any Metroidvania.”
  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a fun, simple, and consistent art style reminiscent of a kids' cartoon, which suits the game well. Character designs are distinct and easily recognizable, adding to the game's charm despite its heavy stylization.

    • “The art style is fun and simple, making you feel like you are in a kids' cartoon, which is a perfect fit for this game.”
    • “Bookbound Brigade has a distinct and consistent art style, and the character designers have done a good job, because despite being heavily stylized, most characters, even less famous ones, are easy to identify.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music features a classic, traditional fairytale soundtrack that perfectly complements the game's cartoon-style sound effects, creating an immersive and fitting audio experience.

    • “The soundtrack and sound effects are on point, with the music resembling a classic traditional fairytale soundtrack and sound effects that are perfectly matched, making you feel like you're in a cartoon.”
  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game is poorly optimized, leading to subpar performance and potential technical issues.

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development in Bookbound Brigade is highlighted by a distinct and consistent art style, with well-designed, easily recognizable characters, even among less prominent ones, due to their strong visual identity.

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Bookbound Brigade is a platformer game with fantasy, comedy and historical themes. Common tags for Bookbound Brigade include indie, surreal, exploration, family friendly, metroidvania and others.

Bookbound Brigade is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Windows and others.

Bookbound Brigade was released on January 30, 2020.

Bookbound Brigade was developed by Digital Tales USA LLC.

Bookbound Brigade has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Bookbound Brigade for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

Bookbound Brigade is a single player game.

Similar games include Indivisible, Mystik Belle, Super Neptunia RPG, Retro Machina, Cris Tales and others.