Jun 20, 2012

Welcome back to No Tune Unturned, a feature in which some dude with no musical training beyond boring childhood piano lessons elaborates on why, precisely, he likes videogame music so much. You can catch last month’s conversation with Chainsaw, the benevolent audiological mastermind at Twisted Pixel, or move onto the fourth episode of No Tune Unturned...

Jul 29, 2011

Having played through Bastion and come out the other end with a praiseful grin on our collective face, Critical Gamer accosted writer and level designer, Greg Kasavin, for a chat about Supergiant Games and their latest release. Critical Gamer: Bastion is your first game, which means there’s a lot riding on it. Was it difficult balancing elements proven to...

Jul 28, 2011

As with many new studios, Supergiant Games have opted for digital distribution with their first game, Bastion. Explaining the decision to Critical Gamer, writer and level designer Greg Kasavin emphasises the power and independence it affords the team. “Many of us used to work on retail games. Amir, Gavin, and I met while working on the Command...

Jul 26, 2011

Format: XBLA, PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: Supergiant Games Players: 1 Site: http://supergiantgames.com/?page_id=242 “Proper story’s supposed to start at the beginning,” rumbles the narrator, as Bastion’s albino-haired hero slumbers on a chunk of rock in the sky. “Ain’t so...

Jul 18, 2011

Boasting a handful of awards before it’s even been released, gorgeous looking RPG Bastion could be one to watch. In fact, you can watch it right now – just play the latest trailer that we’ve kindly stuck up there for you. Players will take control of the Kid, who is destined to explore and fight his way through a devastated world depicted in that...