Bastion App Reviews

The graphics are great, but the story is poorly told and the gameplay just isn’t very satisfying. I seem to be alone in a sea of positive reviews—and I do see the appeal—but I really wish this game was more fun. I played with a 360 controller, by the way, which worked flawlessly on my Mac Air. I think the reason I didn’t like it is because battle is not strategic in the way it should be. It’s both chaotic and formulaic, and feels like you’re grinding through enemies just to move forward to the next set of enemies. The best games knows how to “hide” this feeling. The quirky presentation was an interesting experiment, but it didn’t work for me. It’s more of a gimmick than a benefit to storytelling, and I felt like the narrator kept referencing people and places I’ve never heard of… The presentation is very polished, but underneath is a pretty shallow game. I couldn’t even tell much of a difference in battle when I applied enhancements to my weapons. All in all, I think this game is more for casual gamers than hardcore gamers. Oh, and I hate how the ground is placed in front of you as you move forward. It’s distracting.

I’m not a big gamer, so I suppose I’m just not the target audience. Overall, the gameplay had absolutely nothing unique about it. (The only exception being the overhead narration, which was entirely unnecessary and I turned it off just a few minutes into the game.) The art was good, though!

….This game is masterful. I’ll leave the rest for you to discover when you make the purchase.

Love this game! I stay up all night playing it.

Every time I train in “Who Knows Where”, I break open a stone full of fragments. Before the game, I’ll have, say 700 fragments. After playing for sometime, I get to 850, and then I die. When I go to the forgery to purchase new upgrades, I can’t, because somehow, the 150 fragments that I earned weren’t processed. This is very frustrating, because I cannot continue playing if I can’t earn fragments through “Who Knows Where”.

Does not save the game with Yosemite 10.10.4 , what a drag . needs updates to be compatible with Yosemite ,