Bastion

Release Date: July 20, 2011

RPG, fantasy, hack'and'slash, post-apocalypse, isometric view, 2D, indie games, action RPG, singleplayer

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An action RPG developed by Supergiant Games - a studio established by Amir Rao and Gavin Simon, who both are former employees of Electronic Arts. In the game, the player assumes the role of a hero named Kidd, who one day wakes up in his bed drifting among the remains of the world, in which he used to live before. The young lad embarks on a journey to find other survivors and provide them with shelter.

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After Electronic Arts shut down an internal studio from Los Angeles, several of its employees, including Amir Rao and Gavin Simon, decided to start their own company – at Supergiant Games, the video game industry giants started creating games based on their own ideas. Bastion is their first independent production, inspired by classic action-RPGs such as Diablo and Torchlight. Bastion has been published by Warner Bros.

Plot

The plot revolves around the apocalypse, referred to as The Calamity. One day the main protagonist – a boy named Kidd – wakes up and to his terror he finds out that he, his bed, and part of his room are drifting amongst the remains of the world, in which he used to live. The young lad embarks on a journey to find other survivors and provide them with shelter.

Mechanics

As befits an action-RPG, on his, journey the main protagonist has to beat many obstacles. The shattered world crawls with various monsters he has to face. Of course, Kidd can use an arsenal featuring diverse weapons, both in close and in ranged combat. The game is also full of simple logical puzzles, diverse quests, and character development mechanics.

In comparison to similar games, the PC, PS4 and etc. release of Bastion stands out because of its method of delivering the story – the actions of the main protagonist are described in real time by the narrator. It was an intention of the developers to make a player feel as if they were a part of the legend himself.

Technical aspects

The PC, PS4 and etc. release of Bastion features high-quality visuals. The fairy-tale-like and colorful world can be observed from the top-down perspective, typical for cRPG games from the first decade of 21st century. Colorful, hand-painted sceneries are subject to dynamic transformations with Kidd's every move.