Abstrakt: Xbox 360"Kid gets up, sets off for the Bastion." These words spoken by the gruff-voiced narrator start my adventure in Bastion. As I make my way through the perilous world, a mellow acoustic track filling the background, the narrator makes quips about ...
Abstrakt: Bastion is the most interesting, most delightful, and most fun game I’ve played in 2011. That might sound like a high bar to set for a downloadable title, but the game really is that good. It has super tight controls, a beautiful world, fun mechanics,...
Abstrakt: It seems that “RPG” is being used to describe an ever broader category of games. I still remember the day when Dragon Warrior came around and that was what a Role Playing Game was all about. You chose what actions you took based on text commands. There...
Abstrakt: The story of Bastion revolves around a disaster called the Great Calamity, which wipes out nearly all of civilization, tears the world apart, and breaks it up into multiple floating islands. Players assume the role of The Kid, a white haired boy on a ...
Abstrakt: Bastion is a meditation on the nature of human society, but it's also a very fun, excellently crafted game. The first release of independent developer Supergiant Games, Bastion is kicking off Xbox Live's Summer of Arcade 2011, and it's a prime example ...
Abstrakt: Question: in all your years of gaming, have you ever said to yourself, “You know what's really missing from the interactive experience? A voice that describes everything I do.” No? Me neither. Well despite the near universal non-demand for such a th...
Abstrakt: The Kid types the intro to his review, knowing what must be done. He takes a pause to think of something devastatingly clever to say, but he's a videogame reviewer, so he knows he'll fail. He types another sentence. Another sentence still. The words ...
Beautiful artistic style, Varied stages offer unexpected challenges, Lots of weapons and other unlockables, Numerous ways to customize your character and your experience.
Leaderboard requirements are needlessly obtuse.
Bastion is a wonderfully diverse game that offers up a great deal of flexibility in how you approach its many challenges....
Abstrakt: Xbox Live Summer of Arcade is quickly becoming an annual tradition. Last year we were dazzled with Limbo and Lara Croft and this year we kick off a new summer of casual gaming with Bastion. Chances are you’ve already heard some buzz on this game. It’s ...
When I beat Bastion for the first time, I reloaded my save and played through for the second ending. When that was done, I started my new game plus. I'm not the repeat type of gamer, but Bastion's leveling, weapon upgrades, and difficulty tweaks are ju...
