This game was really well executed. I had a lot of fun during my playthrough. There was enough variety for it to not get old super fast. Had enough of a challenge to not be boring.
Good story, fun mechanics. Definitely buy it and play it if it's on sale
Bastion is a fairly simple game made on a budget, but it never feels cheap or half-hearted. The stand-out feature of the game is the way the story is told- though you control The Kid, the mute hero of the game, everything that happens is through the lens of a narrator, telling a story to an (at first) unknown listener. Every time you accomplish a goal, explore an area, find an item or do anything else of note, the narrator comments on it, and bit by bit you gain more information on the world, characters, technology and lore of Bastion. The rough, husky voice is a little over-the-top at first, but soon becomes a familiar companion on your journey, and rewards you for your efforts with new clues, sometimes even foreshadowing events that have yet to occur. It's a novel approach, and the game is worth playing for that experience alone.
The rest of the game is pretty solid too. There's a wide variety of upgradeable weapons and passive bonuses you can use in any combination you wish, special moves, and a variety of modifiers you can use to add more challenge to the game- which is quite easy without them, but fairly hard with all of them activated. Almost every area introduces a new weapon, enemy or game mechanic, keeping things fresh all the way to the end. The story is decent if not spectacular, and the New Game Plus mode is a fun way to add some replay value. The soundtrack and narration are both great, and really help immerse you in the game. There are lots of extra things to do, but never so many that it feels like filler or busywork, and most of them give you useful items as a reward.
The only downsides are that some of the weapons are just better than others, regardless of upgrades, and the SD-style characters look a little too cartoonish and cute for the grim, post-apocalyptic feel of the story. Many of the enemies are also very similar to each other. But overall, this game does almost everything right and is a joy to play. Highly recommended.