“Sitting in front of his keyboard, the reviewer feels the pressure of anticipation as he begins to review Bastion.” The calm cool voice of the narrator expounds.
Bastion is an action game that begins with the player being dropped into the role of “the Kid.” Who will be the hero of the game. The player is given a variety of weapons and tonics to choose from, along with many other enhancements that can be obtained through building different structures throughout the Bastion. Which is a small island of safety in the Post apocalyptic world of the Calamity. Of course, throughout this process a wonderful Narrator tells your entire story, fills in backstory, and even comments on your actions. The player can make the game harder or easier based on how many idols they turn on in the Shrine. Doing this will make the enemies much tougher and can certainly change things in the game drastically. Bastion is a very fair, but not necessarily easy game. There is definitely a learning curve, even without the idols. There are no difficulty settings, so you just need to learn the game or die. The game also has a NEW GAME PLUS feature, which while virtually unheard of in XBLA games; it has made just about every premium title that has ever come out at least 25% better. And in Bastion it is no different, this feature is like the frosting on the all ready incredibly delicious cake.
I have to say that I loved everything about Bastion. The art, the music, the gameplay, the story, everything! I wasn’t a big fan of the automatic save system, I would have much preferred a manual save system. But as the rest of the ENTIRE game is better than just about anything else I’ve EVER played, I will give it a pass. Unless you are a horrible, crazy person, you will love Bastion. And even if you are, you may still love it. 10/10!
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