BASTION

The Bast Guardian loves old-school RPGs

INFO FORMAT PS4 ALSO ON PS VITA ETA OUT NOW (PS4)/TBC (PS VITA) PUB SUPERGIANT GAMES DEV SUPERGIANT GAMES There are a great many instances in which having a disembodied voice narrating your every move would be profoundly irritating: public speaking, late-night toilet trips, assembling furniture… But as Bastion demonstrates with whiskey-soaked ease, hacking and slashing your way through an isometric apocalypse isn’t one of them. Supergiant Games’ debut garnered plenty of deserved praise when it debuted on PC back in 2011, and what you’ll find here on PS4 is like-for-like in all but its controls. Which is great news, because even after nearly four years, Bastion remains as impressive in its mechanics as in its unique, narrator-driven storytelling. BAST IN SHOW It’s the surface-level pleasures that hit you first. The way the world…

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Official PlayStation Magazine - UK Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 1, 2015

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