Transistor is yet another masterpiece from SuperGiant Games. The story has players in control of Red, a widely beloved singer of the setting city, Cloudbank, where all voices are heard so to speak. When our Heroine finds herself trekking throughout the city without her voice after being attacked by a secret group that wishes to use her voice for their master plan for the city, Red must take use of the Transistor, a oddly sword that downloads the data of people in order to store them inside.

Within the first fewminutes of the game, we see this in action as the swords main entity is Red's boyfriend, a figure unknown by not just the player but the also the city itself. With him guiding her along the way the game really opens up some interesting dailogue between them that range from comedic relief and worry. the Characters are all fairly written and the background data on the people you download into the sword keep you playing to find out more on why they were killed and the truth behind the Transistor.

The Combat is great, and engaging; combining elements of strategy and action. You have a feature called turn which in essence allows the player to stop time, plan their next move, and then re-initiate time and watch your plan play out. THe best part about this feature is that it's mostly optional save for some bosses and puzzles. The most of the game can be played without ever activating Turn for the more hardy of players looking for a decent challenge. Not enough you say? well how about the added limiter that allow you so make the game harder in order to earn even more experience. Limiters are a great way to give that extra wager to your skills from making enemys immune to status effects to giving them more health and power to having them break your skills should you get hit with no health.

Darren Knob Has outdone himself again with Transistors Soundtrack. This and Bastion are two example of just how good Game OST's are getting, and I'd recommend picking it up like I did. I could sit here all day trying to sweeten up music for you, but my moto on music is the only way I could get someone to like music is to have them hear it for themselves, and that's just what you need to do. Check some of it out on Youtube, and if you enjoy the jazzy/blues tunes of the game then you simply must purchase the soundtrack.

All-in-all, Transistor is a great game for those that enjoy a great action game, with a few twist here and there, a interesting story, and great soundtrack. Overall i'd give the game a 8.5/10, and I'd reccomend it to anyone who does and doesn't hold interest in the title already. Trust me, it is a well worth buy.

Transistor is yet another masterpiece from SuperGiant Games. The story has players in control of Red, a widely beloved singer of the setting city, Cloudbank, where all voices are heard so to speak. When our Heroine finds herself trekking throughout the city without her voice after being attacked by a secret group that wishes to use her voice for their master plan for the city, Red must take use of the Transistor, a oddly sword that downloads the data of people in order to store them inside. Within the first fewminutes of the game, we see this in action as the swords main entity is Red's boyfriend, a figure unknown by not just the player but the also the city itself. With him guiding her along the way the game really opens up some interesting dailogue between them that range from comedic relief and worry. the Characters are all fairly written and the background data on the people you download into the sword keep you playing to find out more on why they were killed and the truth behind the Transistor. The Combat is great, and engaging; combining elements of strategy and action. You have a feature called turn which in essence allows the player to stop time, plan their next move, and then re-initiate time and watch your plan play out. THe best part about this feature is that it's mostly optional save for some bosses and puzzles. The most of the game can be played without ever activating Turn for the more hardy of players looking for a decent challenge. Not enough you say? well how about the added limiter that allow you so make the game harder in order to earn even more experience. Limiters are a great way to give that extra wager to your skills from making enemys immune to status effects to giving them more health and power to having them break your skills should you get hit with no health. Darren Knob Has outdone himself again with Transistors Soundtrack. This and Bastion are two example of just how good Game OST's are getting, and I'd recommend picking it up like I did. I could sit here all day trying to sweeten up music for you, but my moto on music is the only way I could get someone to like music is to have them hear it for themselves, and that's just what you need to do. Check some of it out on Youtube, and if you enjoy the jazzy/blues tunes of the game then you simply must purchase the soundtrack. All-in-all, Transistor is a great game for those that enjoy a great action game, with a few twist here and there, a interesting story, and great soundtrack. Overall i'd give the game a 8.5/10, and I'd reccomend it to anyone who does and doesn't hold interest in the title already. Trust me, it is a well worth buy.