<s>
Bastion	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
Supergiant	O
Games	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
dynamic	O
voiceover	O
from	O
a	O
narrator	O
(	O
Logan	O
Cunningham	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
camera	O
and	O
a	O
hand-painted	O
,	O
colorful	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastions	B-Application
story	O
follows	O
the	O
Kid	O
as	O
he	O
collects	O
special	O
shards	O
of	O
rock	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
structure	O
,	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
Calamity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supergiant	O
Games	O
made	O
it	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
for	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastions	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
composed	O
by	O
Darren	O
Korb	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
copies	O
,	O
200,000	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
has	O
won	O
many	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
for	O
best	O
downloadable	O
game	O
and	O
best	O
music	O
,	O
from	O
review	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
level	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
plane	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
viewed	O
isometrically	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
Kid	O
visits	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
fragments	O
—	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
form	O
of	O
currency	O
—	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
accrued	O
to	O
buy	O
materials	O
and	O
upgrade	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
core	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
add	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
structures	O
to	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
shrine	O
,	O
an	O
armory	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
distillery	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
shard	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
expand	O
a	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
the	O
player	O
leaves	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
they	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
regular	O
levels	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Kid	O
can	O
fight	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
while	O
the	O
narrator	O
tells	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
backstory	O
by	O
journeying	O
to	O
"	O
Who	O
Knows	O
Where	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Kid	O
,	O
a	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
who	O
awakens	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
remaining	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
world	O
and	O
sets	O
off	O
for	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
where	O
everyone	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
go	O
in	O
troubled	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
can	O
use	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
crystalline	O
Cores	O
to	O
create	O
landmasses	O
and	O
structures	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enable	O
the	O
Kid	O
to	O
travel	O
farther	O
afield	O
via	O
"	O
skyways	O
"	O
that	O
propel	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
them	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
but	O
upon	O
reading	O
a	O
journal	O
that	O
the	O
Kid	O
discovers	O
,	O
Zulf	O
intentionally	O
damages	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
's	O
central	O
device	O
(	O
the	O
monument	O
)	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
Ura	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
repair	O
Zulf	O
's	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Kid	O
starts	O
collecting	O
Shards	O
,	O
a	O
lesser	O
form	O
of	O
Cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
obtains	O
the	O
penultimate	O
shard	O
needed	O
,	O
the	O
Ura	O
attack	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
,	O
damaging	O
it	O
and	O
abducting	O
Zia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
finally	O
blasts	O
through	O
an	O
Ura	O
outpost	O
and	O
meets	O
Zia	O
,	O
she	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
left	O
with	O
the	O
Ura	O
voluntarily	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
their	O
intentions	O
;	O
Rucks	O
had	O
previously	O
told	O
Zia	O
that	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
somehow	O
fix	O
the	O
Calamity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
he	O
chooses	O
to	O
carry	O
Zulf	O
,	O
Ura	O
archers	O
initially	O
open	O
fire	O
on	O
them	O
but	O
ultimately	O
cease	O
fire	O
and	O
watch	O
silently	O
as	O
the	O
Kid	O
and	O
Zulf	O
take	O
the	O
skyway	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Kid	O
returns	O
and	O
recovers	O
,	O
Rucks	O
gives	O
him	O
another	O
choice	O
:	O
He	O
can	O
have	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
rewind	O
time	O
to	O
before	O
the	O
Calamity	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
preventing	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
evacuate	O
the	O
survivors	O
and	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
somewhere	O
safe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
seven	O
people	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
studio	O
Supergiant	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
co-founders	O
of	O
Supergiant	O
Games	O
,	O
Rao	O
and	O
Simon	O
,	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
helped	O
develop	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
the	O
design	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
fractured	O
,	O
floating	O
world	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
wish	O
to	O
portray	O
a	O
sky	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
camera	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
always	O
points	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hand-painted	O
style	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
soften	O
the	O
sharpness	O
she	O
saw	O
as	O
typical	O
in	O
isometric	B-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
colorless	O
,	O
harsh	O
depictions	O
of	O
most	O
devastated	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zee	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
pixel	O
art	O
landscapes	O
of	O
earlier	O
Japanese	O
isometric	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Bastion	B-Application
was	O
chronicled	O
in	O
the	O
monthly	O
Building	O
the	O
Bastion	B-Application
video	O
series	O
from	O
October	O
2010	O
to	O
May	O
2011	O
in	O
which	O
Supergiant	O
Games	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Kasavin	O
's	O
former	O
GameSpot	O
co-workers	O
at	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
a	O
publisher	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
digital	O
distribution	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
for	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
SteamPlay	O
update	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
followed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastions	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
composed	O
by	O
Darren	O
Korb	O
,	O
a	O
songwriter	O
and	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
Korb	O
had	O
scored	O
;	O
prior	O
to	O
it	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
few	O
smaller	O
television	O
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastion	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
copies	O
during	O
2011	O
,	O
200,000	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
at	O
the	O
PAX	O
East	O
gaming	O
convention	O
,	O
Bastion	B-Application
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
combined	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxwell	O
McGee	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
crafted	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
amazingly	O
good	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Greg	O
Miller	O
of	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
Bastion	B-Application
"	O
is	O
amazing	O
and	O
you	O
owe	O
it	O
to	O
yourself	O
to	O
download	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
gave	O
Bastion	B-Application
their	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
RPG	O
Innovation	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
narration	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
Bastion	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Song	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Build	O
That	O
Wall	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Download-only	O
Console	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
termed	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
XBLA	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
2011	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
RPGamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
awarded	O
it	O
their	O
Best	O
Music	O
award	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
,	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
XBLA	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
