Bastion Game Information

Game Information

Overall Rank: 1898

Average Rating: 4/5

# of Ratings: 1

US Release Date: 08/16/2011

Platform: PC (Steam)

Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)

ESRB Rating: E10+

Developer: Supergiant Games

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive

Also Available On: PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade

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Nelson Schneider
Nelson Schneider
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Definitely Not Supergiant

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 11/28/2013

“Bastion” is the inaugural attempt by Indie developer, Supergiant Games, a company formed around a core of ex-EA employees who wanted to escape that controlled, mainstream environment to experiment with novel game ideas on a rapid development schedule. Mysteriously, unlike most Indie games, “Bastion” was picked up by semi-huge publisher, Warner Bros.

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“Bastion’s” graphics are all retro-style isometric 2D. Isometric games are separated from their non-isometric kin by the angle of the game’s camera, which in isometric games always stays at a diagonal angle in relation to the game’s environments, creating the illusion of 3D using only 2D assets. The sprite-based environments all float in space in front of a hand-drawn sky backdrop. Characters and enemies …

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