Bastion is a really cool action game with some amazing environments, an excellent soundtrack, and a mysterious, but ever-so-intriguing narrator.
You play as a boy simply known as "The Kid." who lives in the world of Bastion, which suddenly suffers a catastrophic event only known as "The Calamity." Not much is known about The Kid, at first, but later on in the game, you'll be able to access an area where your backstory can be heard and explained.
In the world of Bastion, during The Calamity, the world started drifting apart, and islands started breaking up. Suddenly, monsters started to attack these various islands, and every single person in the game's world has been turned to stone... or is everyone?
In Bastion, the ground comes up under The Kid's feet as he walks; the ground that remains, that is. You must visit these broken-up islands, eliminate the enemies that attack you, and collect shards of power so that you can provide power to a large structure called "The Bastion," which becomes your player's home base. It also becomes the only safe haven, as well as the player's space for new buildings that can be built, which allow many different bonuses, utilities, and also some options that can provide different challenges.
The game's currency, fragments, can be used to purchase upgrades, make buildings, and improve weapons. Gaining experience also boosts the player's stats and gives them more health. Throughout the game, there are various weapons that you can collect, although you can only have two equipped at a time. You can also equip a special attack, and there are quite a few different types in the game. Enemies drop potions, that, when drunk, can restore some health or give you the special items needed in order for you to use your special attack moves. In order to change your weapons, you must use an arsenal at The Bastion.
The environments in Bastion are very nicely made and quite unique. Each one has a different look and feel to it, as well as different enemies. You'll often find structures and ruins, and places where life suddenly stopped; when The Calamity hit. You will come across many fun and challenging areas, as well as challenges that reward you with EXP and with other items.
Bastion's soundtrack, written by Darren Korb, is stellar. It's very fitting to the game and very immersive. It's got its unique style something along the lines of a hybrid of Western-folksy music, breakbeat, and acoustic.
In the game, you will meet some new characters as well, but I will not spoil anything about them in this review. Their personalities are quite varied, just like the landscapes in Bastion.
I would recommend Bastion to anyone who loves action games with fun combat and with a really cool story! Super fun play, though it can be quite difficult. ^^'
You play as a boy simply known as "The Kid." who lives in the world of Bastion, which suddenly suffers a catastrophic event only known as "The Calamity." Not much is known about The Kid, at first, but later on in the game, you'll be able to access an area where your backstory can be heard and explained.
In the world of Bastion, during The Calamity, the world started drifting apart, and islands started breaking up. Suddenly, monsters started to attack these various islands, and every single person in the game's world has been turned to stone... or is everyone?
In Bastion, the ground comes up under The Kid's feet as he walks; the ground that remains, that is. You must visit these broken-up islands, eliminate the enemies that attack you, and collect shards of power so that you can provide power to a large structure called "The Bastion," which becomes your player's home base. It also becomes the only safe haven, as well as the player's space for new buildings that can be built, which allow many different bonuses, utilities, and also some options that can provide different challenges.
The game's currency, fragments, can be used to purchase upgrades, make buildings, and improve weapons. Gaining experience also boosts the player's stats and gives them more health. Throughout the game, there are various weapons that you can collect, although you can only have two equipped at a time. You can also equip a special attack, and there are quite a few different types in the game. Enemies drop potions, that, when drunk, can restore some health or give you the special items needed in order for you to use your special attack moves. In order to change your weapons, you must use an arsenal at The Bastion.
The environments in Bastion are very nicely made and quite unique. Each one has a different look and feel to it, as well as different enemies. You'll often find structures and ruins, and places where life suddenly stopped; when The Calamity hit. You will come across many fun and challenging areas, as well as challenges that reward you with EXP and with other items.
Bastion's soundtrack, written by Darren Korb, is stellar. It's very fitting to the game and very immersive. It's got its unique style something along the lines of a hybrid of Western-folksy music, breakbeat, and acoustic.
In the game, you will meet some new characters as well, but I will not spoil anything about them in this review. Their personalities are quite varied, just like the landscapes in Bastion.
I would recommend Bastion to anyone who loves action games with fun combat and with a really cool story! Super fun play, though it can be quite difficult. ^^'