Bastion
Bastion uses reactive narration, a forming world, and multi-weapon action to tell a post-calamity rebuilding journey. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.8 / 10
About this game
Bastion uses reactive narration, a forming world, and multi-weapon action to tell a post-calamity rebuilding journey. Reactive narration and forming world are distinctive, while weapons, challenges, and music are excellent. Late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat, and some attacks are hard to read on a small screen. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. This description covers the original ps-vita release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Bastion uses reactive narration, a forming world, and multi-weapon action to tell a post-calamity rebuilding journey.
Reactive narration and forming world are distinctive, while weapons, challenges, and music are excellent. Late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat, and some attacks are hard to read on a small screen. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. Overall, its main strengths are Reactive narration and forming world are distinctive; Weapons, challenges, and music are excellent. Its material limitations are Late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat; Some attacks are hard to read on a small screen. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Reactive narration and forming world are distinctive
- Weapons, challenges, and music are excellent
Weaknesses
- Late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat
- Some attacks are hard to read on a small screen
Who it is for: Players who value reactive narration and forming world are distinctive and accept this handheld release's limits.
Play notes: Expect late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat and some attacks are hard to read on a small screen.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Weapons, challenges, and music are excellent; Some attacks are hard to read on a small screen. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Reactive narration and forming world are distinctive; Late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Weapons, challenges, and music are excellent; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps-vita release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Late enemies and objectives repeat somewhat. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Supergiant Games
- Release date
- 2011
- Platforms
- PlayStation Vita
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story Under 10 HoursGear GrindingLinear LevelsReal-time CombatFantasyStory-drivenThird Person3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2011
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
- Xbox 360Worldwide2011
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2011
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Sources
- www.supergiantgames.com