Bastion

I didn't expect anything when I bought this game in a sale. I saw it and thought that it looks nice. After a while playing the game, I got sucked right into its world. The first thing you are going to realize is that the art and narration is quite unique. The background, plattforms and characters are very brightly, diverse and colorful drawn. It might not be everyone taste, but I liked it. The best thing is actually the narrator and the OST. I could listen to his deep soothing voice telling stories of and around the Kid (the protagonist) for hours. The Kid himself is mute, everything he does or things which happens in the story is told or commented by the narrator. The story alone is unfortunately short and nothing really breathtaking. In my opinion a shame because the settings itself was interesting and there was a lot of potential. Luckily the story is accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack and the narration add its part too, so it makes it a little bit up. The gameplay is fun and motivating. There is a nice variation on weapons and upgrades so you may choose your playstyle. The control is on spot and it reminds me a little bit of Devil May Cry. If the game is not challenging enough for you, you may activate gods in the shrine which has the same function as the skulls in Halo or the different difficulties in Diablo. The activated gods strengthen the monsters, in exchange you get more exp and money. If you are completionist and you would like to unlock everything or if you just want to have blast then this game may last more than ten hours, thanks to a new game+ and some other game mods. Otherwise it will not take more than five or six hours. My conclusion/ tl;dr : 4/5 Yes it is short and the story is not going to knock you out your boots. But the gameplay is fun and the narration and the soundtrack are beautiful. Besides, you can double the length if you want to unlock all the stuff. If this still does not convince you, pick it up on a sale for a few bucks.

Get it, play it, it's great. It was my Baldur's Gate 3 before there was BG3 and my Fallout 1/2 after Fallout 1/2.

great game, highly recommended. If you feel you need a detox from AAA games, this is your game. Deep story and fun mechanics

Haven't played Bastion in several years, it's fun getting to replay it.

The gameplay is great, but what really is the artwork and audio. Every level is a work of art, the music is fantastic, and the Narators writing and delivery is outstanding.