Bastion

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1641 Ratings

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  1. Coinstar
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    Great soundtrack, very cool artwork and ambient, great gameplay! It's a timeless piece.
  2. Magikcarp
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    Gameplay - 8
    Plot & Characters - 7
    Storytelling - 8
    Pacing - 8
    Music & Sound - 10
    Replayability - 5
    Performance - 10
  3. BenjaminMettang
    Jul 14, 2023
    8
    My second SuperGiant Games game after Hades. Very nice art style, music and story. Maybe a bit easy.
  4. AbaddonMason
    Jun 17, 2023
    9
    Отличная игра! Интересный и необычный мир с нотками вестерна и трогательная история с моралью. Геймплейно прям вдохновитель Hades я полагаю.
  5. PunchBunnie
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    an amazing story told by an amazing narrator set in a beautiful world combined with fun level design and combat, combined with a new game plus that makes it incredibly replayable and multiple endings which are all beautfiul ends to the amazing story
  6. Dco326
    Jan 23, 2023
    8
    Meni je bila okej zanimljiva za jednom prica nista wow gemplej okej nista specijalno eto osmica bolja malo od proseka :)
  7. Hyperfailure
    Nov 27, 2022
    8
    
  8. nfs7379
    Aug 30, 2022
    10
    10/10........................................................................................
  9. Topoide
    Jul 18, 2022
    8
    Es un poco difícil entender la historia si no entiendes ingles ya que es difícil seguir la acción y leer al mismo tiempo, además de que a veces los subtítulos pasan rápido, sacando eso es un juego dinámico y divertido con un buen gameplay
  10. Karlsefniy
    Jul 13, 2022
    8
    Cheap price, narrating, art, story, gameplay and many other things pushed me to give Bastion such a high score.
  11. Wrathzo
    Mar 20, 2022
    8
    Bastion is an action role-playing video game developed by independent developer Supergiant Games and originally published in 2011 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In the game, the player controls "the Kid" as he moves through floating, fantasy-themed environments and fights enemies of various types. It features a dynamic voiceover from a narrator (Logan Cunningham), and isBastion is an action role-playing video game developed by independent developer Supergiant Games and originally published in 2011 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In the game, the player controls "the Kid" as he moves through floating, fantasy-themed environments and fights enemies of various types. It features a dynamic voiceover from a narrator (Logan Cunningham), and is presented as a two-dimensional game with an isometric camera and a hand-painted, colorful art style. Bastion's story follows the Kid as he collects special shards of rock to power a structure, the Bastion, in the wake of an apocalyptic Calamity.… Expand
  12. Ave-Nar
    Nov 17, 2021
    9
    Wholesome characters and story with fitting music and artstyle. The story-telling is unusual. You have to experiment with different weapon combos and fighting strategies. On highest difficulty the game can be quite challenging.
  13. Qarren
    Apr 13, 2021
    8
    I want Bastion's narrator to narrate my life. He has a line early on if you smash random decoration that goes "the kid just rages for a while." So I've already got proof of concept. Just imagine in his deep, sexy voice he whispers line like:
    "The kid tries to make a joke. This will be the saddest moment of his life"
    "The kid plays a video game" "The kid still plays a video game" "The    I want Bastion's narrator to narrate my life. He has a line early on if you smash random decoration that goes "the kid just rages for a while." So I've already got proof of concept. Just imagine in his deep, sexy voice he whispers line like:
    "The kid tries to make a joke. This will be the saddest moment of his life"
    "The kid plays a video game"
    "The kid still plays a video game"
    "The kid, forgetting why he came into this room, stares out a window for a while so those around don't realise he's a dumbass"
    "Christ, the kid is still playing a video game"
    "The kid just pretends for a while that his life is interesting enough to narrate. The moral of this story is - don't be this kid"
    And other such epic tales from the sagas of my life.
    But besides the legendary voice acting of Oh-Wait-That's-Not-Ron Perlman, you may notice that this game is an isometric hack and slash. You might have noticed that. I don't know. Depends if you have eyes or not.
    It's a genuinely fun one too. The only real complaints to make about any aspects of it are:
    A) The combat can be a little loose and undefined, with multiple enemies with very varied attack patterns just sort of shoved into a small area
    2) Despite having a decent number of varied enemies, you'll find yourself in the same situations whether it be nothing but the same gas enemies at the beginning, the same plant enemies in the middle and the same ninja enemies at the end in the same combinations
    Both these problems somewhat solve themselves though, which is incredible. While the same combo of enemies gets old faster than Benjamin Button, the game has a short and sweet runtime, and the situations surrounding that combat can often change. Like scrolling sections, ship sections and more. And for the loose combat, the game is fairly generous with health drops and interesting weapons and abilities that means most players shouldn't have too much trouble with this game during a standard playthrough. There are also options for a harder experience that is balanced out with extra rewards, which is nice.
    And for once I can safely say that that's all I have to complain about. This worries me. I am making a career out of complaining. F%ck you, Bastion. F*ck you.
    I bloody hate it when games are well thought out.
    Fine then, what else is there to praise?
    The music is goddamn beautiful. There aren't many tracks, but the few that are there definitely carry this fairly short experience. I can't even make a joke about them, because I genuinely find them that nice. I suppose I could work one of my usual self-deprecating jokes into it somehow...
    This music is better than I am.
    There you go. Makes sense...
    The art style is also quite beautiful. Sh*t. That's not good for me, either. Umm, well I suppose it could make more use of colour. But that goes for anything. Always love more colour. This game gravitates a lot to greens and whites and blues. Would have been nice to see more red balance things out somewhere.
    There you go...
    Take that, Bastion...
    I give up.
    The game is too well rounded. Even the story, while nothing that breaks boundaries still does more than most games. Meaning that this game follows a good, solid structure to tell it's story the same way a film would. It has a clear inciting incident, increasing tension, a middle point which reframes it and serves as a small loss meant to further motivate and develop, before escalating to a climax and a thoughtful resolution. This is the flow of story, and even games that try to tell one forget to hit on all these important plot points. Also, despite having a narrator, there are many moments where the game uses its nice art to show rather than tell certain plot points. And the story has greater themes of war, hatred and regret.
    All this to say...
    Cool story, bro.
    I keep mentioning that the game is short, and that this fact is to its benefit. There's little chance of feeling cheated with this runtime. This game is nice and self-contained. You may even find it could be a couple of levels shorter when the tedium sets in towards the end after completing fetch quest after fetch quest.
    Wait, did I just find another complaint?
    Hells yea!
    On the other hand, the individuals levels are small, focused experiences that nicely break up and pace the game so the fetching doesn't become too daunting.
    Oh, f#ck me.
    Can I just find one more complaint, please?
    If the gameplay is fun and varies just enough to not annoy, the music is so melodious it could send even the most aggro baby to sleep, the art style isn't perfect but satisfies regardless, the story isn't ground-breaking yet very grounded in appropriate formula, and the game's length and pacing are like porridge that's just right, then what?
    Wait
    I've got it!
    Everything is good, but not revolutionary!
    Ha Ha, got you now, Bastion. How dare you be a good example of the foundational skills of video game design, and not also break the wheel!
    Hold on a second
    Ahhh...
    crap...    … Expand
  14. Andromeda707
    Feb 27, 2021
    9
    8.5/10
    Ну что тут можно сказать. Маленький шедевр от маленькой студии, которой ещё только предстояло (в 2011 году) стать известной на весь мир. Довольно простой, но интересный геймплей (немного не понимаю, почему эту игру называют ролевой, хотя ролевых элементов в ней не больше, чем в каких-нибудь метроидваниях в духе Ori and the Will of the Wisps), заключающийся в повествовательном    8.5/10
    Ну что тут можно сказать. Маленький шедевр от маленькой студии, которой ещё только предстояло (в 2011 году) стать известной на весь мир. Довольно простой, но интересный геймплей (немного не понимаю, почему эту игру называют ролевой, хотя ролевых элементов в ней не больше, чем в каких-нибудь метроидваниях в духе Ori and the Will of the Wisps), заключающийся в повествовательном экшене или даже слэшере, подкрепляется невероятно необычным и крутым визуальным стилем и музыкой. Внешний вид и происходящие в игре события действительно очень психоделичны и необычны, и при этом в них нет ничего лишнего (наоборот хочется бОльшего, так как игра очень коротка, и состояние потока способны продлить лишь достижения-челленджи). Ну и снова повторюсь, музыка просто отличная. В какой ещё игре можно бомбить газовчан и мусороглотов катастрофной пушкой и охранной турелью из Portal под индастриал-даунтемпо-фолктронику с элементами индийской музыки?    … Expand
  15. Torgall
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Wonderful indie game, little weird at first but you will quickly get sucked into it. The narrator's voice-over and music is one of the major things that make this game a memorable experience.
  16. RaisharSarwar
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    I don't know where to begin, the soundtrack is amazing, the level design is so creative, the art style is so colourful. Honestly the team outdid themselves with this masterpiece
  17. Dustfoxx
    Oct 8, 2020
    8
    The game's good but the gameplay just isn't for me. Love the music. Still listening to it. Narrator has a nice voice.
  18. Thejodjeremie
    Jun 6, 2020
    9
    A very fun and unique experience. The games art style is awesome and the gameplay is great as well. The story is interesting.
  19. jtma7ster
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    One of my favorite games of all time. Played it near its release date when it came out (featured in Humble Bundle 1 I believe). Best soundtrack ever, it's simply amazing. Characters were good too.
  20. DavidMaganaMx
    Mar 29, 2020
    8
    I bought this game on 2012 during a Humble Bundle sale. I installed and liked it but I kept losing so I uninstalled it. 8 years later I decide to give it another go.. and oh boy, what I ride. Not only I can see how i've matured as a vg player since the things that made me lose over and over now I see them as regrets. The soundtrack, the audio, the art, all of them blend together in aI bought this game on 2012 during a Humble Bundle sale. I installed and liked it but I kept losing so I uninstalled it. 8 years later I decide to give it another go.. and oh boy, what I ride. Not only I can see how i've matured as a vg player since the things that made me lose over and over now I see them as regrets. The soundtrack, the audio, the art, all of them blend together in a really great experience. I never tend to play a game two times, I always say that I'm there for the story, but I wouldn't mind replaying this one on the future.… Expand
  21. Tomicsavo
    Feb 5, 2020
    8
    Fun game, good atmosphere.-------------------------------------------------
  22. ILOVEGAMES84
    Jan 27, 2020
    9
    Another Positive review because this game deserves it.

    This game starts with the world unfold around you, with great visuals and a fantastic narration that follows along your journey. It also had a decent weapon selection that was complimented with some light upgrading, and I loves my weapon upgrading in games. While your traverse these well made dungeons you're accompanied by a great    Another Positive review because this game deserves it.

    This game starts with the world unfold around you, with great visuals and a fantastic narration that follows along your journey. It also had a decent weapon selection that was complimented with some light upgrading, and I loves my weapon upgrading in games. While your traverse these well made dungeons you're accompanied by a great soundtrack that hits all the right notes. The whole time the game has a slight western theme and the music will keep a sombre tone at times and then kick in for battling at other times, fitting extremely well with the game. Whoever made the music for this game deserves a ton of praise.

    The game can feel clunky at times especially with the strange controls, at least for me, I'm not that used to these click in the direction you want games and often found myself swinging in the wrong direction. Also the skill level felt low for your progression, I always has the feeling like I was ahead of my enemy in terms of strength and the game felt a bit easy for how short it was.

    The verdict though being the game is great and deserves a spot in everyone's library and will easily invite everyone in for a great time, be it with the music or game-play, the game is just great.    … Expand
  23. blutank24
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    A true adventure game. The music and artwork is just fantastic. The game looks simple on the surface, but you get a great story and unique story-telling experience, with a superb and creative choice of weapons, upgrades, and skills making it quite the experience however you want to play it! Definitely recommend it highly!
  24. ArcanaThe4th
    May 25, 2019
    10
    This is a game that truly showed what SuperGiant Games had to offer. Beautiful music and art are just the very top of a game that has interesting characters, a cool gameplay full of action and an amazing story that truly made me cry in the ending.
  25. Misza123
    Apr 10, 2019
    8
    I didn't know what to expect about Bastion and the game took me by surprise. Fresh, but simple gameplay, with original setting and cool graphic. Great idea with a narrator who comments your actions in humorous way. And add to this big replayability, possibility of developing your "base", superb soundtrack and challenging gameplay - you've got a great hit.
  26. DoomCronos
    Sep 7, 2018
    10
    Creative storytelling, beautiful concept art, Heart-warming original music, beautiful sound design, etc.. whatever we put our finger on Bastion , the first game made by indie company Supergiant games is just confirmation on how this game is a pure masterpiece. In other hand, Bastion is not just a Fantasy game but a magical realism that can be talked about years after it released.Creative storytelling, beautiful concept art, Heart-warming original music, beautiful sound design, etc.. whatever we put our finger on Bastion , the first game made by indie company Supergiant games is just confirmation on how this game is a pure masterpiece. In other hand, Bastion is not just a Fantasy game but a magical realism that can be talked about years after it released. Definitely Bastion is a top-notch game and supergiant games just did a giant leap by their first small step… Expand
  27. Kosama
    May 19, 2018
    10
    Historia de 10, el narrador de 11 xD, jugabilidad muy buena, banda sonora genial.
    Uno de mis juegos favorito.
  28. Glacialangel
    Feb 11, 2018
    10
    Easily in my top 3 games of all time. Fantastic art, story(with amazing narration), the BEST ost of any game I have ever played bar none, and well-written characters all rolled-in with a solid isometric action game. Recommended for anybody without a pretentious opinion.
  29. RagingPoet
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    Bastion is amazing storydriven action with few RPG elements, highly recommend it to anyone who is even slightly interesting in videogames. Music, visuals, atmosphere, characters and story - everything is amazing. Combat and movement may be a little clunky at times, but it is very minor flaw.
    It has a perfect length: main quest is short, 5 hours or so, but there are a lot of additional    Bastion is amazing storydriven action with few RPG elements, highly recommend it to anyone who is even slightly interesting in videogames. Music, visuals, atmosphere, characters and story - everything is amazing. Combat and movement may be a little clunky at times, but it is very minor flaw.
    It has a perfect length: main quest is short, 5 hours or so, but there are a lot of additional activities like challenges and new game+ that can take up to 20 hours.    … Expand
  30. aditya1101
    Oct 5, 2017
    9
    Great art/OST, but the narrator was truly the highlight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Awards & Rankings

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#14 Best PC Game of 2011
17
#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
23
#23 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. ActionTrip
    Jan 24, 2012
    83
    It's a highly polished, bug-free bundle of fun and at $15, it's a steal. Kudos to Supergiant Games.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 30, 2011
    70
    Visually stunning independent action RPG impresses you with a captivating world but will disappoint you with a dull and boring combat system. [Oct 2011]
  3. Everyeye.it
    Oct 9, 2011
    75
    Bastion hides a fun traditional gameplay under gorgeous and innovative visuals, that on the long run could come short in variety.
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