Let's take a peek at: "Transistor"
Transistor is an action RPG made by the same guys who made the magnificent title: Bastion. It was just released yesterday and it's available now on PS4, Xbox One and Steam. And while it certainly resembles Bastion a lot, it is a very different masterpiece altogether.
As far as plot goes, the story is told in a fashion very reminiscent of its predecessor, only this time around, cut-scenes are more frequent and since they are comprised of amazing art and genius portrayal it becomes a delight to witness every single one of them. To put it bluntly and spoiler free, you assume the role of Red, a former high class member of the Cloudbank society who's now on the run after a tragic event. The only thing to keep you company is a very sci-fi looking great sword that can speak, and oh boy does it sound sexy as hell. (In the PS4 version you can have it speak through your controller)
cut-scenes riddled with this amount of detail, impressive artistic direction and totally rad script are really one of the highlights of the experience
The game's visuals are stunning and its art style is outstandingly charming and colorful, it also does not sacrifice the slightest shred of complexity and seriousness where it is needed, and it is needed a lot, trust me. A soundtrack just as beautiful and varied as in Bastion accompanies you throughout your journey and often interacts with the way you traverse the city and battle your way through waves of evil technological monsters spawned by a phenomenon called "The Process".
It is often difficult to praise a game's design as well as its aesthetics and soundtrack when it looks and sounds as beautifully as Transistor does but it undoubtedly surpasses the latter. Transistor's strongest suit is it's refined gameplay, and here's why:
it's not only spectacular, it looks and feels frigging cool too.
Where as Bastion felt as if it was catered to a western audience, Transistor is heavily motivated to please the complicated strategist palette of the JRPG audience. Dozens if not hundreds of more numeric, priority focused and positioning tactics plague Transistor's combat system, and that's a good thing. Instead of being chained to an optimal dps model, you are given multiple choices when it's time to address your encounters. Be it through sheer fortitude, stealthy obliteration, multiple target barrages, ally recruitment subterfuge or even kiting methods. Virtually any wave can and should be addressed differently than the last and the amount of substantial change is chosen by you!
To better portray it all: You have 4 abilities that you can map to four buttons, but every ability can be turned into a passive for you, or an upgrade for another ability. The way you use these is just like you would in any action RPG game by pressing the button, duh. You also have a technique called "Turn" which stops time and allows you to program and deliver a sequence of abilities and movements in order to turn the tide of battle, dodge an obviously fatal blow or deliver the final one yourself.
this is just a sneak peek of the full ability roster but the amount of possible combinations and customizations is almost unfathomable, you'll most likely finish the game using a very different kit than any of your friends, seriously
Ultimately a story with an astonishing setting, compelling lore and characters, wonderful soundtrack and sound design, intricate strategic combat that doesn't sacrifice flow or immersion and rewards the player for learning its ropes all the while respecting his or her intelligence, cool boss battles and a nice amount of extra content. This is what makes Transistor a game very well worth it's price tag and a title you must have. Whether you're into action RPGs or not, give it a go. I promise you, you wont regret it.
come on man, what are you doing!? Red is waiting for you! hurry up!
Here`s some contact info you might like to know in case you wanna add me up and play or just have a chat with me, I must not seem like it now and I don`t think I`ll seem like it any time soon, but I`m not a company, I`m a kid who enjoys playing video games and is very excited to share them with you guys.
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Guild Wars 2: Vitesong
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