You can't swing a chainsaw bayonet in a video game these days without hitting a choice that has consequences for you further down the line. The last three games I completed ended in 'kill him or don't kill him' showdowns, and most of the stuff on my wish list for the rest of the year will test my moral compass as much as my dexterity.
If you ask me, at some stage we are going to have to consider the consequences of our choosing nothing but games about nothing but choice and consequence. In the meantime, a game like Bastion, which blurs the line between agency and fate in new and interesting ways, is rather welcome.
Bastion is an isometric action role-playing game where you pick up the pieces after an apocalyptic event - called the Calamity - which has splintered the beautiful lands of Caelondia into floating fragments in the sky and filled them with angry critters. It's your job, as a hero known only as The Kid, to discover what happened by picking through ashes and memories with a range of increasingly devastating weaponry.
The game has two neat gimmicks. The first gimmick is that your actions are accompanied throughout by the throaty narration of a wise old man (wonderfully voiced by a chap called Logan Cunningham), who mixes soulful commentary on the tortured world around you with weary observations about The Kid's weaponry and behaviour in the game, wheezing poetry into your motion.
For the second gimmick, which you encounter right after you wake up on a platform in the sky at the start of the game, we might as well quote the old man: 'The ground starts to form up under him as if leading the way. He don't stop to wonder why.'
At Bastion Technologies the department I worked for educated groups of people from the age of 12+ how to escape a simulated helicopter crash. The beginning of the day starts out with a presentation on helicopters and the safety protocols, and the general awareness people should have in there day to day lives. Now $119 (Was $̶1̶7̶3̶) on Tripadvisor: Hotel Bastion, Zadar. See 644 traveler reviews, 507 candid photos, and great deals for Hotel Bastion, ranked #6 of 30 hotels in Zadar and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor.
As you venture through the steampunk fantasy platforms of stricken Caelondia, the old man's commentary and the way your pathway through the clouds rises up beneath you quickly become incidental details that add depth and texture to your activities, and neither is without poignancy or symbolism.
You can leave the contemplation for later, though, because beneath (or perhaps above) this artifice lurks simple and elegant hack-and-slash combat that requires most of your attention. Initially using a hammer, a bow, a shield and a whirling dervish style special move - your arsenal grows to encompass everything from a spear and a machete to a pair of duelling pistols and even a mortar, while special attacks include tripmines and a hand grenade - you have to hack up critters and angry flora while you hunt for six cores, pieces of rock that will restore the Bastion.
The Bastion, to which you return between levels, is the hub of your activities, and each core allows you to build a different structure to manage everything from your weapons loadout and upgrades to secondary objectives. The Kid embodies the game's aesthetic - strong, silent, with a touch of the Old West about him - and this is reflected in the things he builds and their functions, like a Distillery where you accumulate potions and liquor that act as passive modifiers in combat. Everything you touch is narrated by the old man - named Rucks - who will growl knowingly about how a whale tonic ain't made from whales, but might make you as tough as one.
No, not that Bastion.
Bastion is an action RPG set in a dystopian world that is slowly crumbling away thanks to an event called ‘The Calamity’. You play as a young boy who’s led on a journey by a mysterious narrator, all to restore a machine called ‘The Bastion’. Along the way you come across people like you, survivors, who are doing their best to live in a harsh world.
Bastion is the very first title from Supergiant Games, and one of their best. From the get-go, you are pulled into a story where you not only don’t have all the answers, but get a rampant desire to look in every nook and cranny to find them.
Each level provides something different; a new enemy, a new challenge, a new weapon and a new part of the puzzle that will help complete the Bastion. If you’re worried about getting bored, then don’t be. You’re forever pushed to the limit, and with the level of variety you encounter, you’re simply never allowed to stagnate. Whether that is exploring, playing mini-games to get better gear or speaking with other survivors, there is always something to do.
As you progress, the enemies you encounter will get more difficult – the perfect indicator that you’ll need to upgrade your arsenal. What’s more, the game doesn’t punish you for what weapons you choose either. Each weapon in Bastion is a solid pick – so take your time in choosing the loadout that’s best for you. Of course, if you complete the game and you feel like you’ve not had enough time to experience everything the weapons have on offer, New Game Plus fixes that.
But what makes Bastion stand out from the crowd is how its story, music, and gameplay blends together. Supergiant Games’ music has always been good, but with Bastion and its story, it is downright haunting. There’s nothing more thrilling than fighting through the scraps of a destroyed civilisation, uncovering terrifying truths and having a whimsical, heart-wrenching song in the background. It’s rare for games to make the player cry and feel as though they’ve learned something about humanity. Bastion does that and more.
There are just two complaints. After playing games like Pyre and Transistor, character interaction in Bastion is rather limited and usually revolves around you finding a certain item each level. While it gets you to talk to other survivors, the conversation feels more like world-building than an actual relationship. Because of that, conversations often feel static.
The second is that the decision making feels like it has been tacked on late-on. Decision making in RPGs is to be expected, but Bastion’s implementation of it is so sloppy that I didn’t feel connected when making the decision. If I’d had the option to decide which route I’d go down earlier on in the game, I’d have felt as though my decision would have mattered more.
Nonetheless, Bastion is a game that feels as though it was made to be played on the Switch. It has everything that makes up a great game but goes an extra step further to give you an emotional, exhilarating experience that makes it an essential.
Summary
Bastion is a thrilling action RPG. Supergiant Games’ fans will love it, but it’s definitely for those who want a story with incredible music, fascinating characters and incredible gameplay.
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You can't swing a chainsaw bayonet in a video game these days without hitting a choice that has consequences for you further down the line. The last three games I completed ended in 'kill him or don't kill him' showdowns, and most of the stuff on my wish list for the rest of the year will test my moral compass as much as my dexterity.
If you ask me, at some stage we are going to have to consider the consequences of our choosing nothing but games about nothing but choice and consequence. In the meantime, a game like Bastion, which blurs the line between agency and fate in new and interesting ways, is rather welcome.
Bastion is an isometric action role-playing game where you pick up the pieces after an apocalyptic event - called the Calamity - which has splintered the beautiful lands of Caelondia into floating fragments in the sky and filled them with angry critters. It's your job, as a hero known only as The Kid, to discover what happened by picking through ashes and memories with a range of increasingly devastating weaponry.
The game has two neat gimmicks. The first gimmick is that your actions are accompanied throughout by the throaty narration of a wise old man (wonderfully voiced by a chap called Logan Cunningham), who mixes soulful commentary on the tortured world around you with weary observations about The Kid's weaponry and behaviour in the game, wheezing poetry into your motion.
For the second gimmick, which you encounter right after you wake up on a platform in the sky at the start of the game, we might as well quote the old man: 'The ground starts to form up under him as if leading the way. He don't stop to wonder why.'
At Bastion Technologies the department I worked for educated groups of people from the age of 12+ how to escape a simulated helicopter crash. The beginning of the day starts out with a presentation on helicopters and the safety protocols, and the general awareness people should have in there day to day lives. Now $119 (Was $̶1̶7̶3̶) on Tripadvisor: Hotel Bastion, Zadar. See 644 traveler reviews, 507 candid photos, and great deals for Hotel Bastion, ranked #6 of 30 hotels in Zadar and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor.
As you venture through the steampunk fantasy platforms of stricken Caelondia, the old man's commentary and the way your pathway through the clouds rises up beneath you quickly become incidental details that add depth and texture to your activities, and neither is without poignancy or symbolism.
You can leave the contemplation for later, though, because beneath (or perhaps above) this artifice lurks simple and elegant hack-and-slash combat that requires most of your attention. Initially using a hammer, a bow, a shield and a whirling dervish style special move - your arsenal grows to encompass everything from a spear and a machete to a pair of duelling pistols and even a mortar, while special attacks include tripmines and a hand grenade - you have to hack up critters and angry flora while you hunt for six cores, pieces of rock that will restore the Bastion.
The Bastion, to which you return between levels, is the hub of your activities, and each core allows you to build a different structure to manage everything from your weapons loadout and upgrades to secondary objectives. The Kid embodies the game's aesthetic - strong, silent, with a touch of the Old West about him - and this is reflected in the things he builds and their functions, like a Distillery where you accumulate potions and liquor that act as passive modifiers in combat. Everything you touch is narrated by the old man - named Rucks - who will growl knowingly about how a whale tonic ain't made from whales, but might make you as tough as one.
No, not that Bastion.
Bastion is an action RPG set in a dystopian world that is slowly crumbling away thanks to an event called ‘The Calamity’. You play as a young boy who’s led on a journey by a mysterious narrator, all to restore a machine called ‘The Bastion’. Along the way you come across people like you, survivors, who are doing their best to live in a harsh world.
Bastion is the very first title from Supergiant Games, and one of their best. From the get-go, you are pulled into a story where you not only don’t have all the answers, but get a rampant desire to look in every nook and cranny to find them.
Each level provides something different; a new enemy, a new challenge, a new weapon and a new part of the puzzle that will help complete the Bastion. If you’re worried about getting bored, then don’t be. You’re forever pushed to the limit, and with the level of variety you encounter, you’re simply never allowed to stagnate. Whether that is exploring, playing mini-games to get better gear or speaking with other survivors, there is always something to do.
As you progress, the enemies you encounter will get more difficult – the perfect indicator that you’ll need to upgrade your arsenal. What’s more, the game doesn’t punish you for what weapons you choose either. Each weapon in Bastion is a solid pick – so take your time in choosing the loadout that’s best for you. Of course, if you complete the game and you feel like you’ve not had enough time to experience everything the weapons have on offer, New Game Plus fixes that.
But what makes Bastion stand out from the crowd is how its story, music, and gameplay blends together. Supergiant Games’ music has always been good, but with Bastion and its story, it is downright haunting. There’s nothing more thrilling than fighting through the scraps of a destroyed civilisation, uncovering terrifying truths and having a whimsical, heart-wrenching song in the background. It’s rare for games to make the player cry and feel as though they’ve learned something about humanity. Bastion does that and more.
There are just two complaints. After playing games like Pyre and Transistor, character interaction in Bastion is rather limited and usually revolves around you finding a certain item each level. While it gets you to talk to other survivors, the conversation feels more like world-building than an actual relationship. Because of that, conversations often feel static.
The second is that the decision making feels like it has been tacked on late-on. Decision making in RPGs is to be expected, but Bastion’s implementation of it is so sloppy that I didn’t feel connected when making the decision. If I’d had the option to decide which route I’d go down earlier on in the game, I’d have felt as though my decision would have mattered more.
Nonetheless, Bastion is a game that feels as though it was made to be played on the Switch. It has everything that makes up a great game but goes an extra step further to give you an emotional, exhilarating experience that makes it an essential.
Summary
Bastion is a thrilling action RPG. Supergiant Games’ fans will love it, but it’s definitely for those who want a story with incredible music, fascinating characters and incredible gameplay.
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