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Miss_Cleo
United States406 Posts
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PH
United States6173 Posts
Most amazing game I've played in recent memory. Story and soundtrack were amazing. | ||
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Lexpar
1813 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + To live in a fantasy, where you and your love (I presume) are the only ones left alive. You can live without responsibility, doing what you like, when you like, where you like. A dream. Or, sacrifice this and all that you've done to give the human race another chance, including those who caused the calamity. Do they even deserve a second chance? Who's to say this won't happen again? Gosh, I can't even think it over now without second guessing my choice. What a game! | ||
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askTeivospy
1525 Posts
On January 04 2012 08:03 Lexpar wrote: Really enjoyed this one. Probably the greatest game I've played for less than 10 dollars (steam sale). The narrator is pitch perfect, and the ending decision left me stumped for a few minutes. + Show Spoiler + To live in a fantasy, where you and your love (I presume) are the only ones left alive. You can live without responsibility, doing what you like, when you like, where you like. A dream. Or, sacrifice this and all that you've done to give the human race another chance, including those who caused the calamity. Do they even deserve a second chance? Who's to say this won't happen again? Gosh, I can't even think it over now without second guessing my choice. What a game! Definitely agree with it being best game played, altho i preordered it so i paid 15. still definitely worth it ^>^ + Show Spoiler + imo the selfish choice was to let the world restart only to have the calamity happen again instead of letting the world move forward. I chose the latter | ||
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NukeTheBunnys
United States1004 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
 there was only four real levels of monsters and none felt particularly harder than the last - except for that fucking giant green plant that spewed those fucking eye things which was annoying to kill with the weapons I had. I beat the game with War Machete + Musket and later War Machete + Mortar/Calamity Cannon. The story was good, but not great - but the execution of the story was some of the best I've seen. Probably a 7/10 for me. | ||
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DaNom
Poland144 Posts
On January 04 2012 22:20 Plexa wrote: Well after all the hype I thought I'd pick this up. The art and music was really good, but the lack of depth kinda annoyed me there was only four real levels of monsters and none felt particularly harder than the last - except for that fucking giant green plant that spewed those fucking eye things which was annoying to kill with the weapons I had. I beat the game with War Machete + Musket and later War Machete + Mortar/Calamity Cannon. The story was good, but not great - but the execution of the story was some of the best I've seen. Probably a 7/10 for me.Play with more Idols on and it will be much harder  I just finished the game, and i loved it! Gameplay was pretty fun, a lot of weapons (I used Hammer + Bow at the beggining, switched into Pike + Carbine when unlocked), very good story line, amazing graphics and soundtrack. But levels and the game itself was pretty short tho. | ||
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renkin
France249 Posts
However as soon as you start unlocking new weapons you can vary your gameplay and it's very interesting. Got me a fully upgraded war machete thats deals more DPS than a pack of stimmed marines, it's very enjoyable ! Fun goes crescendo and the question climax at the end is really great. I regret a little that this kind of very personal and hard question to answer didn't came earlier in the game but it might be asking too much from an indie game, even as good as Bastion. I'm totally going to recommend it after I beat the New Game+. In the meantime for everyone who liked the music : | ||
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Orpheos
United States1663 Posts
I was about to post build that wall, but i saw the comment above me. this song is one of the most memorable parts for the game imo. | ||
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On January 05 2012 03:16 DaNom wrote: I've done it with 4 idols on, now doing it with all 10 - just killed the Anklegator. I've found that other than the Hammer, none of the early game weapons can really cut it against the Ura/things with armor. So I'm basically using Hammer+Calamity Cannon or Hammer+Fire Bellows to kill everything. The "enemies will have vengeance in the thrones of defeat" idol is so fucking annoying omg. Play with more Idols on and it will be much harder I just finished the game, and i loved it! Gameplay was pretty fun, a lot of weapons (I used Hammer + Bow at the beggining, switched into Pike + Carbine when unlocked), very good story line, amazing graphics and soundtrack. But levels and the game itself was pretty short tho. | ||
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holdthephone
United States523 Posts
Completely loved the game by the way, just being honest with my only disappointment -- as well as the ending feeling a bit sloppy. | ||
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
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CrazyF1r3f0x
United States2120 Posts
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Maxyim
430 Posts
Basically, think Secret of Mana + Legend of Mana game system with a badass narrator. If you liked those games, Bastion will be a blast from the past. If you have not played those games, then do yourself a favor and make it happen. Some random tips from my first playthrough (no story spoilers): + Show Spoiler + The most powerful / overpowered thing in this game is your SHIELD. Practicing to get gold in the proving ground for it will give you a lot of mileage with respect of getting better at combat in the game (also, first prize is 2500 fragments!). When in doubt, block! The "enemies will recover life" idol is NOT a good idea for story levels, as it can make bosses unkillable with certain gear combinations. The lost-and-found is essentially a general store. I believe that it comes stocked with one of each weapon upgrade, with more added if you miss collecting them. After you upgrade a weapon, you can actually switch from the options; you do not get locked in. As the narrator tells you incessantly, it is a good idea to upgrade weapons before going for the gold in proving grounds. Werewhiskey and the "everything gets hit around you when you die" cocktail can be put to creative uses for proving grounds. Leechade is best used with damage-over-time attacks that are also fast-hitting (particularly FB with relevant upgrades). There IS such a thing as overpowered and underpowered weapons; this little indie game is certainly not as fine-tuned as our beloved Starcraft. All of the toys you get are dynamically different from each other, and it's more fun to mix it up than to have a "set combo." The most efficient weapon combos generally involve a hard-hitting attack and a fast attack or two hard-hitting attacks, with some armor penetration on either weapon to deal with various annoyances. Forget "melee" and "ranged;" the fang repeater + breaker bow for instance is arguably stronger / more fun than hammatime + one of the ranged. Building the monument will make your fragment problems go away for a long time. | ||
Saryph
United States1955 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
Overall, I had a bit of fun, a bit short (3.5 hours) and I thought it was challenging at times. The color scheme is what I liked most but I definitely wouldn't call this game that superb. Definitely excited for Transistor though | ||
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Zax19
Czech Republic1136 Posts
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