STG's

Bastion is a action RPG game. The game's description says that they redefine storytelling in the game. I guess that is fair, as the narrator reacts to what you do. As far as I can see, that mostly changes the timing and simple branching on the action, however. Still, I can't remember anyone doing this before. Graphics are beautiful - hand painted, and it really shows - and the music is quite pleasant. Visuals are quite unusual, as objects keep coming up or down from the sky, and walkaways appear as you go into a direction. The gameplay itself is not very different from the average action RPG - you go around smashing your enemies and conquering objectives. The RPG part so far is pretty minimal - basically you pick tonics that enhances your character, such as more health, extra critical chance, etc. You also choose between a few weapons and special skills. Very much worth taking a look at the demo, if you like RPGs at all. 4/5 Stars.