Bastion now on chrome

ThestigGT999 · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:00

http://gamerabies.com/gaming-on-google-gets-an-overhaul-with-google-native-client/

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oohphhdkahjlioohbalmicpokoefkgid

*goes of to try it*

you guys you should try it as well

.temp · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:03

currently playing this on Steam, such a good game. Only wanted to test it out and I ended up staying for 4 hours!

Hope this brings the game to a wider audience

dirtybeatfreak · 9 Dec 2011 at 17:36

Trying the free version through Chrome right now

Daichin · 9 Dec 2011 at 18:36

Very neat and works surprisingly well.
I wonder if we'll see any more indie games going down this route in the future? I can see it opening them up to a wider audience.

OminousLatinNoun · 9 Dec 2011 at 19:26

Just tried it out, works really well, loving the narrative.

Axleuk · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:03

OminousLatinNoun said:
Just tried it out, works really well, loving the narrative.

I played 5 mins and had to stop before I got carried away. The narrative really works well in this game.

Afran · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:10

Was going to get this too, but missed the sale

Guess I'm waiting

ic1male · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:26

How the buggery does that work then? It's like magic!

m4rk84 · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:34

This works so surprisingly well, it's a full fledge beautiful game working in a browser, and my god it works well. Kudos to google with this one.

ThestigGT999 · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:18

more games coming to chrome
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/09/mini-ninjas-playable-in-chrome-soon/

Google's "Native Client" isn't merely a technology used to play Bastion in a browser window. It will also allow you to try ... Square Enix and IO Interactive's 2009 game, Mini Ninjas. The publisher announced that Mini Ninjas for Chrome is going into open beta sometime this month. It's designed to run in the upcoming version 17 of the browser.

Square Enix plans to make more games from its "group-wide lineup" playable in Chrome in 2012. Perhaps those will include some more memorable fare.

SQUARE ENIX GROUP LEADS CONSOLE-QUALITY BROWSER GAMING WITH GOOGLE CHROME

TOKYO (Dec. 8, 2011) – The Square Enix Group, an integrated entertainment group, today announced its first game title developed with Native Client, an open-source technology for running native compiled code in the browser. Launching with Native Client was made possible by the close work between the Square Enix Group and Google, who share a similar vision for bringing immersive applications to the web within the browser. Yoichi Wada, chief executive officer of Square Enix Holdings, presented the group's first title, Mini Ninjas®, at a Native Client event held at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California to showcase the Square Enix Group's commitment to industry-leading innovation in the browser.

"Gaming in the browser greatly expands the video game market to new consumers, devices and platforms," commented Mr. Wada. "Native Client enables the same consumer experience in the browser as in a native application. With the power of this technology, Square Enix is pushing the boundaries of the browser gaming market to include high quality games in addition to our popular portfolio of casual games."

"We're excited to see developers such as Square Enix bring their rich, immersive content to the web with Native Client," said Ian Ellison-Taylor, Director of Web Platform at Google. "Online games are a great showcase for the power of the open-source Native Client technology as it enables demanding applications such as console-quality games to run seamlessly and securely inside the browser."

The first title to be launched, Mini Ninjas will be entering an open beta in December without download or installation of game software, bringing high definition, console-quality gaming to the Chrome Web Store.* Mini Ninjas charts the journey of Hiro, the world's smallest hero on his biggest quest, as he embarks on an epic quest to restore harmony to a world on the brink of chaos. Guests invited to today's Google launch event are able to play a demo of Mini Ninjas for Chrome.

Additional titles from Square Enix's group-wide lineup are planned to be made available in the browser within the next year.

To learn more about Mini Ninjas for Chrome, please visit www.minininjas.com.

*In order to play the Mini Ninjas open beta, you will need an upcoming beta version of Chrome (Chrome 17), which will be available in the coming weeks.

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bhavv · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:54

I finished downloading this on Steam last night along with Shogun 2 and Orcs Must Die, I'll have to give it a try

PixelChef · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:07

I don't get it, you can play it for free by downloading it from Chrome?

GTRacer · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:12

oL said:
I don't get it, you can play it for free by downloading it from Chrome?

It's just the demo version as far as I can tell, there's an option to buy the full game. There aren't any graphics options like on the proper PC version though, and it feels a bit laggy compared to the real thing (though that could be my connection).

PixelChef · 9 Dec 2011 at 23:36

GTRacer said:
It's just the demo version as far as I can tell, there's an option to buy the full game. There aren't any graphics options like on the proper PC version though, and it feels a bit laggy compared to the real thing (though that could be my connection).

Ah ok, thanks