Bastion

[wallwalker]

Okay, so just so you all know?

Bastion is a fun game with awesome visuals. It is also basically everything I've ever wanted out of a post-apocalyptic fantasy narrative.

Short, spoiler-free summary: A young soldier wakes up on a rock floating in the sky, having miraculously survived a Calamity that has destroyed his city and turned most of the people he finds into ashes. He has to fight off wild angry beasts, search for whatever survivors he can find, and collect power sources for the Bastion - the place that is supposed to be the city's last refuge in case of trouble. But as he searches, he quickly finds out that things aren't nearly as simple as he's been told.

Seriously, this is a wonderful game. The only real quibble I had was with play control, which might've been due to me not being used to playing on my laptop. The combat system is fun, the sounds (both music and narration) are incredible, the graphics and art are beautiful and otherworldly. The story is excellent, and is told in a way that manages to be far-reaching without diminishing the emotional impact that comes with having a small, close-knit cast. It's just a really great game, all around, and I wish that a lot more people would play it.

Comments

[stealth_noodle]

I've played about ten minutes of it and was having a great time. I really ought to pick it back up! About how many hours would you say it takes to complete?

[wallwalker]

It's fairly short - I finished the main plot twice (and a fair amount of sidequests on the NG+ playthrough) in about three days. I wasn't really keeping track, but if I had to guess... twenty-five to thirty hours? Maybe?
(And there's an easymode that probably takes less time, at least on the copy I got from the Humble Indie Bundle. I didn't try it, though.)

[stealth_noodle]

Ooh, that should be doable for me! Thanks!

[vilkacis]

I actually bought Bastion a while ago and have it installed, but for some reason haven't got around to starting it. Should probably get on that in the near future!

[intaglionyx]

It really is a fantastic game. Without going into details, I thought that the closing portion of the game in particular was quite well done. The soundtrack is also excellent; I honestly think that the last indie game Humble Bundle was worth it just for Bastion's OST.