About a week ago, Blizzard teased that they had a new animated short in the works called “The Last Bastion”, which in case the name wasn’t already obvious, would be focusing on the Bastion character in the game. The good news is that if you were looking forward to its release, you’ll be pleased to learn that Blizzard has made good on their promise and has since launched the short on YouTube, which you can check out for yourself in the video above.
According to the description of the short on YouTube, “‘The Last Bastion’ follows the forgotten battle automaton, Bastion, as it unexpectedly reactivates after laying dormant in the wilderness for over a decade. Fascinated by its unfamiliar surroundings, the curious omnic begins to investigate, but quickly discovers its core combat programming may have a different directive…”
As always, Blizzard’s animations are top notch and The Last Bastion is no different. It also seems to exude some kind of Wall-E-esque vibe which isn’t a bad thing. Blizzard has been taking to creating animated shorts and releasing comics as a way to provide some background story for its Overwatch universe. Given that the game has no single-player mode, this is probably one of the better ways to develop its characters. In any case if you have a few minutes to spare, you definitely won’t want to miss this short.