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With the passage of time, computer graphics have improved a lot since good old pixelated Super Mario games. But, today virtual worlds try their best to imitate the real one. It's where Bastion comes to the rescue and saves us from all this gloomy realism.
Enlisted among the Action-RPG, Bastion is very beautiful with amazing graphics to look at. Jen Zee's creativity and choice of vibrant water colors make the game an instant hook. In RPGs, there's nothing new when it comes to top-down, isometric view. But Bastion goes a step ahead with its distinctive and memorable style. Further, the interruption of the narrator's gravelly voice made at every move you take, adds to the game's uniqueness. The narrator is your guide, critic, mentor and father-figure, all rolled into one. Followed by the narrator like a shadow throughout the game makes Bastion a deeply emotional story to live through.
You are Kid, a white-haired resident from the city of Caelondia, and you wake up on a small piece of land floating high above the earth. The first thing you notice is that with every step you take, you create a world around you. You also come to know that the city has suffered from a great calamity and in this situation, the survivors were told to gather at the Bastion. Here you meet Rucks, our narrator, who's the only survivor to come to Bastion.
You're asked to collect cores that will help rebuild the buildings on the Bastion. These cores can be found on different corners of the world. With varying difficulty levels, you earn fragments on killing the enemies. Later, these fragments can be spent to upgrade your character and weapons. You can earn more fragments by worshipping different Gods in the Shrine and craft your weapons to the perfection in the Forge.
Depending on the progress you make, you may find various types of melee as well as ranged weapons, each boasting its own special skills, that prove useful when you're caught in a bad situation. There are special training areas called 'Proving Grounds' where you can practice all different weapons and master each successfully. If you manage to finish certain achievements with skill, then the Proving Grounds rewards you with experience points and secret weapon skills.
The combat in Bastion is fluid and challenging. Enemies usually have a power-up animation before they attack you. Depending on the situation, you can either block with your shield or dodge them if you were too late. These skills are tested even more in dream-like stages where 20 waves of different enemies are thrown right at you.
Bastion frequently judges you by laying down some tough choices to make as you proceed through the game. A single player will cost you 6-8 hours, depending on how much of the world you choose to explore. And for the gamers who like to pick up their upgrades even after the game is over, Bastion offers a New Game Plus option.
Bastion is a MUST for every RPG fan. So, go ahead and lose yourself in the colors of Bastion.
PROS: Amazing water color style graphics, story and soundtrack
CONS: none!
SCORES: 9/10
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Supergiant Games
Platform: PC, Mac, Xbox Live Arcade,
Enlisted among the Action-RPG, Bastion is very beautiful with amazing graphics to look at. Jen Zee's creativity and choice of vibrant water colors make the game an instant hook. In RPGs, there's nothing new when it comes to top-down, isometric view. But Bastion goes a step ahead with its distinctive and memorable style. Further, the interruption of the narrator's gravelly voice made at every move you take, adds to the game's uniqueness. The narrator is your guide, critic, mentor and father-figure, all rolled into one. Followed by the narrator like a shadow throughout the game makes Bastion a deeply emotional story to live through.
You are Kid, a white-haired resident from the city of Caelondia, and you wake up on a small piece of land floating high above the earth. The first thing you notice is that with every step you take, you create a world around you. You also come to know that the city has suffered from a great calamity and in this situation, the survivors were told to gather at the Bastion. Here you meet Rucks, our narrator, who's the only survivor to come to Bastion.
You're asked to collect cores that will help rebuild the buildings on the Bastion. These cores can be found on different corners of the world. With varying difficulty levels, you earn fragments on killing the enemies. Later, these fragments can be spent to upgrade your character and weapons. You can earn more fragments by worshipping different Gods in the Shrine and craft your weapons to the perfection in the Forge.
Depending on the progress you make, you may find various types of melee as well as ranged weapons, each boasting its own special skills, that prove useful when you're caught in a bad situation. There are special training areas called 'Proving Grounds' where you can practice all different weapons and master each successfully. If you manage to finish certain achievements with skill, then the Proving Grounds rewards you with experience points and secret weapon skills.
The combat in Bastion is fluid and challenging. Enemies usually have a power-up animation before they attack you. Depending on the situation, you can either block with your shield or dodge them if you were too late. These skills are tested even more in dream-like stages where 20 waves of different enemies are thrown right at you.
Bastion frequently judges you by laying down some tough choices to make as you proceed through the game. A single player will cost you 6-8 hours, depending on how much of the world you choose to explore. And for the gamers who like to pick up their upgrades even after the game is over, Bastion offers a New Game Plus option.
Bastion is a MUST for every RPG fan. So, go ahead and lose yourself in the colors of Bastion.
PROS: Amazing water color style graphics, story and soundtrack
CONS: none!
SCORES: 9/10
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Supergiant Games
Platform: PC, Mac, Xbox Live Arcade,
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