Transistor
- May 20, 2014
- Supergiant Games
- 9h median play time
If you can believe it, Transistor surpasses the quality of Bastion in nearly every respect, making it a near perfect game. Easily the best game of the year so far.
An unconventional tactical action RPG in which after a powerful group called the Camerata cause measureless destruction through the ambiguous settlement of Cloudbank, Red, a famous singer in the city, goes on a journey along with her lover who is trapped inside the Transistor, a powerful machine with mysterious properties, to get to the bottom of the situation and get her lost voice back.
Reviews
- story20,929 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- music18,175 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 37 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- gameplay12,805 mentions
- 49 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
- graphics8,600 mentions
- 68 % positive mentions
- 32 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- atmosphere1,828 mentions
- 66 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- emotional1,481 mentions
- 99 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- replayability1,207 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- grinding253 mentions
- 4 % positive mentions
- 3 % neutral mentions
- 93 % negative mentions
- character development234 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
- optimization186 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- stability133 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 2 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
- funny123 mentions
- 98 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- ads4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Transistor Review
Transistor is a fantastic follow-up to Bastion that features incredible art design, wonderful music, deep, customizable, strong storytelling and one of the best plots in recent memory. It’s a thoughtful, beautiful, and well-designed game that should be played by everyone with a passing interest in RPGs. Go buy it. Now.
85%Transistor Review
People were looking for a really good follow up to Bastion, and that�s what they�ve got here. Transistor is really smart, looks and sounds great, and will leave you wanting more when it�s all over.
84%a girl and her sword
Transistor's grace and beauty go far below skin deep
85%