Transistor is the latest action rpg developed by Supergiant Games. You play as Red, a singer who after being attacked, stumbles upon the Transistor, a sword like object that enemies known as The Process are after. The world of Transistor looks stunning and futuristic. Everything has a high contrast look to it with extremely vibrant colors.
The gameplay in transistor is a combination of real time combat and a special planning mode. Red can enter a planning mode, which stops time and allows her plan out which attacks she is going to do. However the amount of moves she can do is relevant to how much time she has in her turn bar. Once the attack is executed, Red does all the attacks in super speed, which adds for a really cool effect. After Red finishes the attack she has to wait for her turn bar to replenish before she can do it again.
Red also gets new abilities when she levels up. These abilities can be used as stand alone attacks or they can be combined with other abilities to get different effects. Every skill can be mixed and matched allowing for some powerful combinations. For example you can combine your breach attack with another skill that allows it to bounce off objects, and at the same time combine it with another skill that will make enemies your allies. Effectively gaining multiple allies with one shot.
These are really fun gameplay mechanics. Pulling off a successful string of attacks looks awesome and makes you feel really powerful. Experimenting with different skill combinations to see what effects you can get makes for a different combat experience with every battle. However, the turn bar replenishes pretty quickly, and the insane amount of ability combinations makes the game a little too easy. Also, when Red looses all her life an ability gets taken away, but she gets it back after going to an upgrade station making the penalty for dying not all that steep. These made the game feel shorter than I would’ve liked, clocking in at around 4 - 5 hours of gameplay. There are limiters that the player can activate, making the enemies stronger, but there isn’t a lot of incentive to use them other than to level up faster or to get trophies, if you’re playing the PS4 version.
Transistor is an incredible game with amazing graphics, super fun gameplay, and a surprisingly insane amount of customization. Although it may be short and not very challenging, this game should not be ignored.
Transistor is the latest action rpg developed by Supergiant Games. You play as Red, a singer who after being attacked, stumbles upon the Transistor, a sword like object that enemies known as The Process are after. The world of Transistor looks stunning and futuristic. Everything has a high contrast look to it with extremely vibrant colors.
The gameplay in transistor is a combination of real time combat and a special planning mode. Red can enter a planning mode, which stops time and allows her plan out which attacks she is going to do. However the amount of moves she can do is relevant to how much time she has in her turn bar. Once the attack is executed, Red does all the attacks in super speed, which adds for a really cool effect. After Red finishes the attack she has to wait for her turn bar to replenish before she can do it again.
Red also gets new abilities when she levels up. These abilities can be used as stand alone attacks or they can be combined with other abilities to get different effects. Every skill can be mixed and matched allowing for some powerful combinations. For example you can combine your breach attack with another skill that allows it to bounce off objects, and at the same time combine it with another skill that will make enemies your allies. Effectively gaining multiple allies with one shot.
These are really fun gameplay mechanics. Pulling off a successful string of attacks looks awesome and makes you feel really powerful. Experimenting with different skill combinations to see what effects you can get makes for a different combat experience with every battle. However, the turn bar replenishes pretty quickly, and the insane amount of ability combinations makes the game a little too easy. Also, when Red looses all her life an ability gets taken away, but she gets it back after going to an upgrade station making the penalty for dying not all that steep. These made the game feel shorter than I would’ve liked, clocking in at around 4 - 5 hours of gameplay. There are limiters that the player can activate, making the enemies stronger, but there isn’t a lot of incentive to use them other than to level up faster or to get trophies, if you’re playing the PS4 version.
Transistor is an incredible game with amazing graphics, super fun gameplay, and a surprisingly insane amount of customization. Although it may be short and not very challenging, this game should not be ignored.