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Very little changes in the gaming industry over the expanse of years. And few titles ever see the light of day which are truly 'Steampunk' in flavor. Even the ones that do manage to hit the market tend to have things in the which detract from the overall experience.
There are MMOs like ARGO and a whole slew of micro flash games. Even Borderlands and the Sherlock Holmes 360 titles had enought to keep us engaged.
But Supergiant Games' Bastion is quite possible the first title I've ever had the fortune of playing which is truly...TRULY steampunk at its heart.
It has a solid, Arcade feel to it. But as you play, you don't feel like you're reaching around the edges of the game to find the seems. It's the first title I've played in a long time, which I feel playing in windowed mode would have been an injustice.
In the style of Diablo, it's a 3rd person, fixed perspective 2D/3D hybrid. You control your character by way of the WASD function, and use sister keys to use items and heal. The mouse clicking is reserved for weapon usage.
This game is the love child of Diablo and Legend of Zelda, all themed in a Six-shooter Steampunk universe. The score is unbelievably perfect, but not the thing which makes this title ground breaking...
The narration is alive. The game reacts to what you do with a real time narration that dictates your actions in the style akin to the old Dixon Hill detective stories.
My only hope is that this game has continued DLC story packs. At 20.00 on steam, this game was/is a must have.
