12/7/2023 0 Comments Transistor game reviewI’m not especially clever but by Jove, Transistor made me feel like a combat genius.Īs the story progresses you’ll acquire more skills and this is where the combat evolves from those mechanics set down originally by Bastion. There’s nothing quite like positioning yourself correctly, freezing time and then delivering a quick series of moves to destroy everything. In this frozen state you can see the damage you are likely to cause, the effect different attacks can have in combination with each other and use it to quickly get behind enemies to deliver backstab moves. This appears at first to just be a cool looking feature to break up combat scenarios but very soon it becomes essential to besting The Process. Once done you can unfreeze the game and Red will perform her balletic combat attacks with the Transistor. You can freeze the action once your Turn() bar has filled at any time and then plan out your attacks methodically. The art style has evolved to be not just gorgeous, moody and atmospheric, it now conveys the spirit of Cloudbank without ever explicitly showing it in such a way that you feel part of that city, not just an observer with a controller.Ĭombat is real time action-RPG based with four main skills available at one time. While those similarities may appear as merely iterative steps on paper for Transistor, they are in practice the opposite. That’s because its influences are plain to see with the same isometric-style viewpoint, similar art-style and even the same narrator. It’s difficult to review Transistor without referencing Supergiant Games previous work - Bastion. Supergiant games have deliberately kept details of Transistor to a minimum until release and it’s thanks to this blackout that’s made discovering the games systems, people and places a genuine joy. To say any more would spoil the joy of discovering the details for yourself. This is how it all begins - a glamorous girl and a sword stuck in a guy Just a fade from black opening up on your journey with the Transistor, voiced by the rich tones of Logan Cunningham, against The Process and their mysterious overlords - The Camarata. This is made all the more acute by how Transistor welcomes you into its world with no fanfare, no menu screen. That reference is deliberate as there’s a little touch of Bioshock within Transistor - a fallen city, the mystery of its unravelling and tragedy yours to discover if you’re willing to put in the work to unlock its true secrets. From there you begin to uncover the city of Cloudbank, why everyone has gone and what The Process is - sentient machine aggressors within this fallen Rapture. The story begins with you, Red, claiming the Transistor from the body of a dead man. Yet that would be just half of Transistor's charm as the world, characters and narrative unfolds like an origami swan, leaving you to marvel at its gorgeous art design, intricate architecture and unique atmosphere. Supergiant Games have exceeded their previous work with a game that marries fluent action RPG combat with sublime tactical planning & customisation. Uniting both action RPG mechanics and an engrossing world, Transistor isn’t just a spiritual successor to Bastion, it’s a full blown messianic triumph of beautiful art and sublime game design.
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