A friend of mine gifted me Blue Fire and so I just installed it and started playing. I had heard of the game before because people made comparisons to Hollow Knight and Zelda, two of my favorite franchises. Right from the start, moving around the world felt good, which is always a good sign for me. When the base movement of a game feels good, I instantly get more interested in it. Navigating through and exploring Penumbra, the world of Blue Fire, remains fun and exciting the whole time. You get constantly more abilities and better gear, so that later in the game, you move very differently and much quicker trough the world in comparison to the first few hours of the game. What I found lacking is the combat. It is serviceable, but nothing more. The same goes for the bosses, some are alright, some are questionable. At least I had no trouble with any of the bosses so it did not bother me much that some fights were a bit clunky. I was kinda intrigued by the lore, not nearly as much as in a Hollow Knight or Dark Souls though. The sound design is noticeably well done, while the visuals of the game do not hold up that well. Some areas lack detail and clutter, but the graphics never bothered me while playing. I enjoyed my time with the game and wholeheartedly recommend it to any fan of Hollow Knight and The Legend of Zelda.

Reviewed on Apr 07, 2023


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