Man talk about waking up on the wrong side of the bed....
there are no sides...
Aw man what is this kid gonna do... wait don’t walk off!....
Oh... sweet.
Well that works.
This is Bastion on PC!
Released in July of 2011 on Xbox Live Arcade, and then in August for PC, Bastion is an action
RPG developed by Supergiant Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
and if you haven’t heard of Bastion by now, I’m glad to be the one to tell you all about
it.
Since its release, Bastion has won over 70 different awards from dozens of different
publications, including Best Indie Game, Best Downloadable Game, Best Soundtrack and many
others.
And I definitely am not here to argue.
This is an awesome, innovative game with highly memorable style, sound and story.
So you play the silent protagonist known only as The Kid.
You wake up and the world is, well not how you left it.
But don’t worry too much.
As you travel the world will appear right underneath you.
This one of the first and most distinctive features of Bastion.
For the most part gameplay is pretty linear, but that line isn’t apparently visible at
first.
Before even that however is one of Bastion’s best qualities and that is the narration of
the story.
Through the entire game, the story is told by one of the characters you eventually meet,
Rucks, at The Bastion, you’re home base.
Rucks not only tells you the back story but will comment on actions in real-time based
on actions you take, such as which weapons you decide to use or how well, or not so well,
you’re dealing with Caelondia’s challenges post-calamity.
As far as the gameplay and combat are concerned, Bastion is pretty heavy on the action and
fast paced as well.
It can get a bit repetitive after a while.
But, with the dynamic story telling and variety of different weaponry, you can change it up
quite a bit.
The game also offers a lot of unlockables, such as weapon upgrades, passive bonuses in
the distillery, secret skills, achievements and challenges to undertake as well.
You can also tailor the game’s difficulty in unique ways too.
Shrines will grant bonuses to your enemies adding more challenge if you’re having too
easy of a time finding cores and shards.
Although if you’re finding it too hard, there’s a no-sweat mode that will give you
unlimited chances if you cut the story a little short prematurely.
The game is not terribly long.
You could finish in probably 5 hours making it the whole way through the story, if not
faster if you skip all the extra stuff you can do.
But once you have finished, new game modes are opened allowing you to return and try
saving Caleondia from a whole new perspective.
The world the Kid is saving and also smashing to pieces at the same time is beautifully
detailed and there are a variety of locations from forests, to bogs, to volcanoes, you venture
off to as well.
The soundtrack is one of the best I’ve heard in a long time too.
It further sets the mood while either sitting back and taking in the sights and sounds of
Rucks tale, or your going head to head against a barrage of squirts, gas fellas, and scum
bags.
Bastion is available on Xbox or PC not only through download like through Steam but even
as a Chrome browser game.
I have found that some weapons are easier to use with a controller, while a mouse makes
somethings like aiming way easier.
I can’t recommend Bastion enough if you haven’t played it yet.
If you need further convincing, demos are available for each system.