Developer: SuperGiant Games
Official website: http://supergiantgames.com/?page_id=242
Platforms: PC & XBLA (at this moment)
Release ETA: 2011
Background plot: Something went wrong with your world & everything goes kapoot! You must now make your way to the Bastion & armed with a hammer (& most probably a shield), you'll have to traverse across the sea of nothingness... WHAT?!

I've been following Bastion since late last year & after going through 2 of the clips posted up in YouTube, I was totally in awe! Some of the main points that immediately set Bastion apart from all the RPGs out there are:

1. All levels in Diablo II are randomly generated? Meh... that's nothing. The world & environment in Bastion are constructed / build up around you as your avatar pushes onward across the plain / fabric.
2. There is no dialogue texts that peel your eyes away from all the action on the main screen. Instead, a narrator will accompany your avatar's adventure by describing all the things you do & see in the game. Make no mistake, the narration doesn't repeat itself twice & based on the review so far, it goes pretty smooth too.
3. The art! We've seen too many developers that tried too hard in making their games to appear as realistic as possible. When it comes to fantasy & with no sex innuendo involved (*cough* BioWare *cough*), nothing should appear realistic! Catch the screenshots here & drool your hearts out: http://supergiantgames.com/?page_id=242

Oh by the way, if you really appreciate the art, you might also want to pay the Jen a visit: http://jenzee.deviantart.com/

Pic Vid or GTFO? OK OK!



This post has been edited by memphiz_zero88: Oct 27 2014, 06:37 AM

Hahaha... somehow when I first saw it, Bastion reminds me of Final Fantasy Tactics instead. Perhaps it's got something to do with the hero's midget size.

Should be summer this year but I don't mind waiting a little longer if that will make the game better.

Yeah, I read your reviews in Supergiant Games' Facebook page & I have to admit that I'm filled with nothing but envy.

Did you managed to secure the bandana from Supergiant Games when you visited their kiosk? I was so desperate to get 1 for myself that I actually wrote a Facebook message to Greg Kasavin. It was very unprofessional of me to do that & I totally deserved the no-reply.

Yeah, I really can't wait to get my hands on this game. I wonder if there's going to be a demo soon.

According to Ocke, it's awesome but I'm not too sure about the world-building part. IINM, we played no role is constructing the world.

Yes, he can fall off the cliff but I'm not sure if that will kill him. I'll have to ask my friend but according to her article in Indiegames.com:

No info on the price at the moment. Will update here if I happened to receive any reliable news.

Here's the update I promised. Yes, your avatar, The Kid can fall off the edge of the floating platforms & will suffer a certain degree of health penalty when he's been brought back on top.

The similarity of city-building element is there but the main catch here lies with the narrator's ability in matching your actions on the screen in real-time.

The game is still in development & expected to be released this year. Hang on there, we're in the final stretch... where did I read this line before?

Thanks kianweic for bumping this thread. I was too sleepy & ecstatic last night to miss out on pasting the news here as well.

Guys, pre-order it NAO!

This post has been edited by talexeh: Aug 6 2011, 02:05 PM

Oi, you're giving people the wrong impression of me.

OK, ask for your copy from FrostLance.

OK, ask for your copy from alex82.

Only not-so-good games need pre-order discount to keep the sales moving.

The game has yet to be released. Currently still in pre-order phase.

Supergiant Games have made it known that they're gonna release the game on Steam even before the game was out on Xbox.

The developer said that the file size is pretty small, less than 1GB so pre-loading is not required.

It's out now!

You mean 3rd page?

By the way, you've finished the game? So fast?

The developer mentioned in an interview that the game is meant for PC from the very first day. For the first few expos they joined, Bastion was running from PC, not Xbox.

Apart from falling down the skies while using Spacebar, I'm pretty comfortable with the WASD+mouse setting.

By the way, minor update worth 3.8MB in size:
- Fixed an issue causing the game to display unsupported resolution settings in certain conditions
- Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on a free-floating tile in the The Singer's Dream sequence
- Fixed an issue where the game was not loading custom-mapped mouse control settings

New updates!

- Fixed an issue in which the game would not detect local saved data if players lost their connection to Steam cloud storage

- Fixed an issue where remapping the Left Trigger and Right Trigger gamepad controls fired the default commands unexpectedly

- Fixed an issue in Roathus Lagoon that could cause players to get locked out of the level's final area

- Added support for several advanced command-line parameters (aka Launch Options in Steam).

To set Launch Options in Steam, right-click on Bastion inyour game library, select Properties, then select Set Launch Options.

NOTE: Please be advised that these settings are recommended for advanced users and may adversely affect your game experience.

The parameters are:

-isomovement
Using the default Slinger-style WASD controls, diagonal movements will more closely adhere to the isometric perspective. We would appreciate your feedback about this change.

-windowed
Forces the game to start in windowed mode.

-x [value]
Forces the game to a specific X resolution.

-y [value]
Forces the game to a specific Y resolution.

Example: to run the game in 1280x720 (720p) resolution:"-windowed -x 1280 -y 720"

-noborder
Runs the game in windowed mode but with no windows titlebar or border. (This may improve compatibility or performance versus full-screen mode in some cases or provide a preferable experience.)

-deadzone [value]
Allows a custom joystick dead zone for players experiencingissues with their gamepads. Value is the fraction at which input should register. Example: "-deadzone 0.4".

-lang [value]
Forces the game to load a specific text language. Available options are "en", "fr", "it","de", and "es" for English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, respectively. Example: "-lang de"

-nofixedstep
Turns off fixed time step so that the game no longer dictates the frame rate. (This may improve performance for some users but may also lead to erratic performance in other cases.)