The First Bastion

This is my first ever post to this blog and perhaps fittingly, it is about the game that has delayed this post for the past five days, since it's July 20th release.

And it is this preoccupation, nay addiction, that makes Bastion the fantastic game that it is. Everyone knows that an RPG, by it's very nature must be engrossing, an epic story, a protagonist coming of age.

But, with regret looking back, I was somewhat sceptical. In recent years, indie game developers have struggled to add as much to RPG as the big studios. This isn't through lack of creativity or intelligence, but simply a lack of resources. Without the intricate cut-scenes or High-definition first person graphics, recent indie RPG's have just felt, well, a little less real. 

Bastion not only overcomes this potential flaw, but sticks two metaphorical fingers up at practically every other attempt at an indie RPG. Overcoming the need for cut-scenes, is the fantastic and powerful vocal narration of Logan Cunningham. In fact, it is so powerful that writing this blog, I almost wish he was narrating my actions. Overcoming the need for the afore mentioned HD first person graphics, is an absolutely beautiful anime hand-drawn art style, which combined with the way the world gradually reveals itself, makes exploring an intensely gratifying experience.

Gratifying is perhaps the best way to describe Bastion. It is one of those games that takes you on a journey that once played, gamers will remember forever. Indeed, Bastion is also a reminder to the rest of the industry, that Indie Games and their fans still have the power to revolutionise the gaming experience. 


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Bastion is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 1200 Microsoft Points