2014-05-21, 03:41 AM
Beat it a couple hours ago.
It was really amazing and more than lived up to the hype. I played through Bastion a few days ago (I had played 2/3 of it forever ago but never finished) and enjoyed it a lot, but this blew Bastion away. I didn't expect to like the combat/skill system a ton, because Bastion's wasn't too great, but I ended up loving it because of all the ways you were able to experiment and change things, and how it encouraged you to try new things in a really interesting way. The narration/voice-over is honestly much better than Bastion's in my opinion, and it's integrated into the story in a way that makes much more sense. So basically, if you enjoyed Bastion, you'll probably enjoy this even more.
...and for what it's worth, it took me about 11 hours to beat. Though I plan on doing at least some of a Recursion/NG+ because there's some leveling-related stuff I didn't see yet.
It was really amazing and more than lived up to the hype. I played through Bastion a few days ago (I had played 2/3 of it forever ago but never finished) and enjoyed it a lot, but this blew Bastion away. I didn't expect to like the combat/skill system a ton, because Bastion's wasn't too great, but I ended up loving it because of all the ways you were able to experiment and change things, and how it encouraged you to try new things in a really interesting way. The narration/voice-over is honestly much better than Bastion's in my opinion, and it's integrated into the story in a way that makes much more sense. So basically, if you enjoyed Bastion, you'll probably enjoy this even more.
...and for what it's worth, it took me about 11 hours to beat. Though I plan on doing at least some of a Recursion/NG+ because there's some leveling-related stuff I didn't see yet.