I'm moving into my new apartment with no Internet access until next week. I need a good RPG to keep me entertained until then. Should I get Bastion or Avadon: the Black Fortress?
Posted Nov 17, 2012, 5:17 PM UTC
Bastion if you want a modern, action RPG.
Avadon if you want an old-school, strategic RPG.
Bastion is a solid choice and you will definitely enjoy it. Avadon... you gotta be careful about. It's going to appeal to certain types of people, and to others it's gonna be boring. Watch some videos of it and judge it for yourself. If you really get into good storytelling through words, you will love Avadon.
Bastion hands down
consensus seems to be bastion, thanks all :)
Bastion is awesome. It's a bit too squished on an iPhone, but if you have an iPad, it's probably one of the best RPGs on the platform.
Don't forget Aralon: Sword and Shadow, and Ravensword. Both by the same developers, and are immense swordplay RPGs. Aralon looks a hell of a lot like an Elder Scrolls game, if that helps describe it. Oh, and I run it nicely on my dated 3G. EDIT: derped up my words.
What do you prefer? Ravensword or Aralon? I already have Aralon but Ravensword looks fun
I prefer Aralon, as it's MUCH more detailed and in-depth than Ravensword. In Ravensword, you pretty much have an attack button, and a block button. It's an excellent game, but doesn't come close to Aralon's standards IMO. However, the Ravensword sequel is looking pretty fantastic. Not sure whether or not it'll play off of the story (what little there is) of the original Ravensword.
Yeah i saw the trailer for Shadowland, its looks amazing
Go old school with lunar silver star story.
Bastion is amazing. One of the coolest games I've ever played.
I dont know about Avadon, but I wasn't HUGELY impressed with bastion. The production was great no question; the music, art style and narration, etc.; but the actual gameplay was just... idk, too easy I think. I beat it in 1 (admittedly long) sitting (even using a bunch of god icons to make it more difficult), and just kind of went "eh?" when it was over.
That doesn't mean that Adavon is better or that you shouldn't get Bastion, just that it didn't live up to the hype for me.
Bastion is a really great game, but to me it plays more like a Diablo-style hack and slash than what I typically think of as an RPG...if you're looking for a more "traditional" RPG, Avadon is probably closer to that.
Aralon: Sword and Shadow
While I can't speak for Avadon because I've never played it, if you have never played Bastion before then I fully recommend it.
one more vote for Bastion!
Thanks for the endorsement :)
Another rpg-type is an old ipod game called Caligo chaser, which came out way before bastion but the two main characters look exactly alike. Every time I see people talking about bastion,CCs the first thing I think of.
I heard from the AppSpy review that the controls in CC are pretty unresponsive though.
I've played it a lot recently,it's not very noticeable. The only issue I'd have is the combat,where it might get a little repetitive depending on your strategies. Nice game overall though.