Bastion Game Information

Game Information

Overall Rank: 473

Average Rating: 4.2/5

# of Ratings: 3

US Release Date: 07/20/2011

Platform: Xbox Live Arcade

Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)

ESRB Rating: E10+

Developer: Supergiant Games

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive

Also Available On: PC (Steam), PlayStation Network

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Jonzor
Jonzor
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There's a way to put 'er back together...

Jonzor - wrote on 03/31/2013

Bastion is about watching a story being told. It does this literally, and also metaphorically. The game narrates itself... there’s your literal story-telling. As you walk through a level, the narrator tells the story of the game. It’ll also react to your actions; fall off of a cliff too much and the narrator will mention how clumsy you are, leave town with a certain set of weapons and the narrator will remember a certain group of soldiers that preferred that loadout.

Metaphorically, you watch the story be told as you watch the levels literally build themselves. The game is a top-down action/adventure, but in true Melted Joystick fashion I’ll refrain from calling it an actual action-RPG. Upon entering a level, you find yourself essentially floating above a bottomless pit on …

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