"Bastion" is one of the year's most satisfying releases, and a very promising debut for Supergiant Games. Late in the game you're asked to make some tough choices, and the path I took led to a truly breathtaking moment. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but it takes on some issues - like remorse, redemption and forgiveness - that big-budget games typically neglect. And the narration, which reminded me of Sam Elliott's cowboy in "The Big Lebowski," is quite effective. While the combat is fairly straightforward, the levels are lushly illustrated and the controls are smoothly precise.Ĭomposer Darren Korb's soundtrack, which he calls "acoustic frontier trip-hop," is a welcome departure from the orchestral bombast that usually accompanies role-playing games. The floating dungeons are filled with whimsically named beasts like gasbags and anklegators, as well as a dozen or so increasingly powerful weapons, most of which can be upgraded. The Kid's education requires venturing out into the world to recover shards, which are used to rebuild Bastion's central monument. Eventually he makes his way to Bastion, a safe zone where a few other survivors have gathered, and learns about the Calamity that ruined his world. Each step he takes restores a small bit of his homeland, Caelondia, while a narrator comments on his every action. Why arent the Beasts of Bastion (rare spawns by Puritys Pinnacle) classed as spirit beasts For Heavens sake, they are all spectral so would seem to be. When the protagonist, known simply as The Kid, wakes up, the world outside his bedroom has vanished. It's a somewhat humble offering from a new studio, but it delivers a devastating emotional punch. There's something haunting about such scenarios, but few games invite you to ponder the tragedies that have left humanity in such dire circumstances.Īnd then there's "Bastion" (Supergiant, for Xbox 360, $15). Spawning 4 Rares that give 20 progress each on the calling, this provides an easy way to complete 4/5 of it in one spot. From the crumbling Washington landmarks of "Fallout 3" to the alien-infested planet Sera of "Gears of War," the post-apocalyptic wasteland has become a familiar setting for video games. After each successful event, the next beast in the rotation is shown. The Beasts of Bastion should be of interest to anyone doing callings on multiple characters because they are a quick way to complete the calling to defend Bastion.
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