[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-bastion":3,"game-bastion":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":22},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":27,"platforms":31,"reviews":37,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":168,"userReviewCount":138,"previewCount":138,"publishers":169,"developers":170,"userReviews":171,"hasUserReviewed":22,"steamAppId":17},177577,"Bastion","A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.","177577\u002Fco1qlj_webp","177577\u002Fsc68yh_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=mX48y24t9iU","2011-07-20",91.25,1983,"bastion",107100,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"WB Games",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":23},{"name":26},"Supergiant Games",[28,29,30],"Role-playing (RPG)","Adventure","Indie",[32,33,34,35,36],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","Xbox 360","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch",[38,54,69,83,97,112,125,139,153],{"id":39,"author":40,"outlet":43,"summary":49,"review_url":50,"review_date":51,"original_score":52,"normalized_score":53},69992,{"id":41,"name":42},4771,"Greg Miller",{"id":44,"logo":45,"name":46,"website_url":47,"score_format":48},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","When I beat Bastion for the first time, I reloaded my save and played through for the second ending. When that was done, I started my new game plus. I'm not the repeat type of gamer, but Bastion's leveling, weapon upgrades, and difficulty tweaks are just too gosh-darn addictive. The story could've been better, but it doesn't matter. This game is amazing and you owe it to yourself to download it.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2011\u002F07\u002F19\u002Fbastion-review-2","2011-07-19","9",90,{"id":55,"author":56,"outlet":59,"summary":65,"review_url":66,"review_date":67,"original_score":68,"normalized_score":53},38353,{"id":57,"name":58},3757,"AOTF Staff",{"id":60,"logo":61,"name":62,"website_url":63,"score_format":64},50,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FAttack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","Attack of the Fanboy","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002F","5","Bastion is a multi-faceted experience that on first glance looks simple enough.  It'll definitely catch your eye with it's visuals, serenade you with it's melodic soundtrack, and usher you forward with an untested and unrivaled new way of story telling.","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002Freviews\u002Fbastion-review\u002F","2011-07-23","4.5",{"id":70,"author":71,"outlet":74,"summary":79,"review_url":80,"review_date":81,"original_score":82,"normalized_score":53},63939,{"id":72,"name":73},3923,"Kim Snaith",{"id":75,"logo":76,"name":77,"website_url":78,"score_format":48},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","I really cannot praise Bastion highly enough. There’s something about the dreamlike graphics and acoustic beats of the excellent music that keeps you entranced in this game. Though simple, the combat is gratifying, and a simple weapon\u002Fcharacter upgrade system means that even the most inexperienced of RPG players can jump right in and enjoy this game to the full. Whether or not you’ve played Bastion in the past, you should definitely revisit it on PlayStation 4. It has a charm unlike any other game.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2015\u002F04\u002Fbastion-ps4-review-2\u002F","2015-04-07","9\u002F10",{"id":84,"author":85,"outlet":88,"summary":93,"review_url":94,"review_date":95,"original_score":96,"normalized_score":53},52903,{"id":86,"name":87},4471,"Jamin Smith",{"id":89,"logo":90,"name":91,"website_url":92,"score_format":48},74,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideogamer-logo.jpg","Videogamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002F","Bastion is the perfect game to kick off Microsoft's Summer of Arcade, capturing that certain something that Limbo and Braid had in previous years.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fbastion-review\u002F","2021-06-05","9.0\u002F10",{"id":98,"author":99,"outlet":102,"summary":107,"review_url":108,"review_date":109,"original_score":110,"normalized_score":111},86047,{"id":100,"name":101},6844,"StuffTV",{"id":103,"logo":104,"name":105,"website_url":106,"score_format":64},78,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FStuff-Logo.jpg","Stuff","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stuff.tv\u002F","When a console game is ported to a mobile operating system, you expect there to be some sacrifices somewhere along the line. But that’s where Bastion, an action-RPG for iOS, breaks the mould.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stuff.tv\u002Freview\u002Fbastion-review\u002F","2012-11-28","5\u002F5",100,{"id":113,"author":114,"outlet":117,"summary":122,"review_url":123,"review_date":51,"original_score":124,"normalized_score":53},79633,{"id":115,"name":116},5929,"Cyril Lachel",{"id":118,"logo":119,"name":120,"website_url":121,"score_format":48},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","It's not always about the adventure you go on, but sometimes it's the way the story is told.  Bastion weaves an incredible story that goes places I wasn't expecting.  The game's narrations are unlike anything I've experienced before; improving what could have been an otherwise mediocre dungeon crawler.  With some clever twists and turns, Bastion stays interesting from beginning to end!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002FBastion\u002FItem3143.aspx","9.0",{"id":126,"author":127,"outlet":130,"summary":135,"review_url":136,"review_date":51,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":138},94080,{"id":128,"name":129},8037,"Alan Williamson",{"id":131,"logo":132,"name":133,"website_url":134,"score_format":48},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","Bastion is not just a great game: it’s a beautifully articulate, heartfelt and poignant work of fiction.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fbastion-review\u002F9294","0",0,{"id":140,"author":141,"outlet":144,"summary":149,"review_url":150,"review_date":151,"original_score":152,"normalized_score":111},136399,{"id":142,"name":143},11165,"Joel \"Gahoo\" Hankin",{"id":145,"logo":146,"name":147,"website_url":148,"score_format":48},148,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgamerescape-logo.jpg","Gamer Escape","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F","I found Bastion to be a great game. The visuals are beautiful, the narration is well done, the story feels solid and the soundtrack is so good that I even purchased the album to listen to when Im not playing the game. I beat the game in a day, but theres a New Game Plus mode thats sure to keep me entertained for quite awhile.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F2011\u002F08\u002F17\u002Freview-bastion\u002F","2011-08-17","10\u002F10",{"id":154,"author":155,"outlet":158,"summary":163,"review_url":164,"review_date":165,"original_score":166,"normalized_score":167},155748,{"id":156,"name":157},12920,"MonsterVine  Staff",{"id":159,"logo":160,"name":161,"website_url":162,"score_format":64},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","Hello readers! Want to get your hands on Supergiant Games action-RPG for free? There are two ways to win (you can do both to increase your chances): 1) Comment on our post (right here!) about why you would like to play Bastion. 2) “Like” our Facebook page: http:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fmonstervine and comment on our review link for Bastion. Contest entries end July 31, 2011 at 11:59pm PT and a winner will be selected August 1. Make sure to have valid e-mails\u002FFacebooks so we can contact you by!","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2011\u002F07\u002Fbastion-review-stitchin-it-all-together\u002F","2011-07-28","4",80,9,[21,26],[26],[]]