Building the Bastion: Part 05

@elrond1999 said:

@Troncek: You mean the standard xbla menu? Thats an XBLA requirement that they all look the same, honest. No menu no xbla..

No, I mean the actual in-game UI for weapons and stuff. It's kinda strange and big and weird. :)

@Troncek: You mean the standard xbla menu? Thats an XBLA requirement that they all look the same, honest. No menu no xbla..

Such an amazing game

I want to thank Giant Bomb and the developers for doing the incredible in depth 5 part series... It was incredible to be able to see the emotions, hardwork and especially getting to see Jen doing the artwork... I do not currently own a 360, but will get it on PC or PSN... but I wish you nothing but success... Def some talented individuals... hopefully they make some money so they can start another project! -4DX

Such a beautiful game, but the GUI is a bit odd, disconnected from the great, hand-drawn world.

                One hundred twenty five different load screens... god bless you Greg Kasavin.
           

I just want to say there was zero chance I was going to buy this game, but because of these videos, I'll be buying it day 1.

I just want to say there was zero chance I was going to buy this game, but because of these videos, I'll be buying it day 1.
 
Edit:  As promised, I bought it yesterday.  Only got about an hour in, but I  did enjoy what I played.

YES! I can't wait for the PC version. That's pretty much the biggest news for me in this (awkward) half hour.

Great series of vids guys!  Awesome look inside of small dev teams XD

This has been a really really awesome running feature at GB. It's great to see behind the scenes at how the stuff we love gets done.
 
MORE I SAY!
Also Jen would be an awesome girlfriend.

"Got the achievement"? You mean there's an achievement for playing the demo then buying the game or just buying the game?

They said at the very start of this process that they can't objectively review Bastion, because they've followed the development from start to finish (and because one of their old GameSpot buds is leading the charge), so they're not going to even try.

All really interesting stuff. Thank you Supergiant and Giantbomb for this amazing series. This kind of original content is a massive boon for the site.

I love Greg's face in the thumbnail!

As soon as they announce a PS3/PSN version, I'm in!!!

I have always enjoyed listening to Greg K, So with that in mind i had huge interest in Bastion from the start but the game looks to have far outweighed my expectations and I cannot wait to play this.
 
That what is great about XBLA we get games like this that remind me of my younger days as a kid as this is what games were like except with poor graphics, Developers had to use more imagination and i love the style of this game, It really is a beautiful game.
 
Cannot wait to pick this up, I am assuming this will be part of summer of arcade, Be great if this game was released the night of MS press event or during E3.

Great video!  Just don't forget about a PS3 version so I can give you my money!

At first I was pretty uninterested in this game, but I have to say the finished product looks really cool. Can't wait to play the final product on XBL.

I love this feature. I loved seeing the process of making a game from a very personal view. It's really neat and I can't wait to check out this game. It reminds me of Lunar Knights or something.

PC version = SOLD!

Sounds like Summer of Arcade is very close to a lock!

The thing that drew me in about this game was it's art style. I honestly hope I get the chance to buy a poster of the box art. Were it not for Giant Bomb and a great development team, I probably wouldn't know about this game, but now I can't wait for it to come out! Good work, everyone!

very cool!

I will buy this game because that Asian chick is super cute!

The artwork alone is good enough for my XBLA needs.

The game looks great so far, the only problem I had was that dude holding the nail clippers..why does he have them at work! This fat bitch I used to work with would clip her nails at work too the noise is horrible if it's not coming from you and then your nails are getting places. I know it's a weird comment but dude it's gross.

Man, what a fuckin pain in the ass. TCR in my anus. "You have not started playing the game, but we should tell you relevant things immediately." 
 
I guess I DO understand why the strict hand-holding occurs, but what the fuck: we're not all fucking retards. We can figure it out for fuck's sake. We don't all have fucking ADHD for fuck's sake.

 
it may be because i've just played god of war in one sitting but Greg really looks like Kronos 
 
also this game looks great, really enjoyed these videos

Just want to say how fun and fuzzy inside I felt watching this video...after 13 years in the industry, and rising to ranks that removed me somewhat from this type of in the trench grind, it put such a smirk/smile on my face to see these guys doing this...love it...

the game itself aside (which I'll def. buy), I just have to say that I absolutely loved this series of videos. More please, Giantbomb? Game dev. diaries + interviews is an amazing combo. 

Sweet, I'm reading Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy right now!  Maybe I'll be done with it by the time this game is out.

Holy shit! I know where that Scramblz is at!

I look forward to giving these guys my money. This has been a great series on Giantbomb and these guys seem like people that deserve success.

If I had been there live I totally would have wanted Kasavin to answer the question:
 
"Are you going to do a Skyrim marathon for Giant Bomb?"
 
Bastion, at this point, is a no-brainer for me. Looks great and it's a dungeon crawler, I'm in...(though I'm tempted to wait for the PC version).

@Blubba: Pretty sure that's Schubert's Ave Maria.  On a viola.  I think.

The best part about missing the live show is that I can skip the stupid fucking ComicVine segments. I really wish they'd talk about some non-super hero comics.

All sorts of bugs in the studio.

Oh hey, Jen and I share a birthday.

Where is the first part of "Building the Bastion"? 
Does anyone know?

Does anybody know the dramatic song being played on some string instrument (sorry don't know strings very well, I'm more of a trombone guy) at 9:30 of the video? I like it

I found the certification process really interesting. 

The Bastion has been built.