Limiters themselves are earned by leveling your character. The more you level up the more functions you have, and access to memory points that allow you to stack more functions on one another. The reward is that you get a bonus towards leveling your character. These Limiters all have varying effects on the gameplay, and make it more difficult. There are an entirely optional set of Limiters that can used at any time though. Without the combat system in Transistor you could make a case for sightseeing in Cloudbank, its a beautiful game. Narrative queues are similar to the system that was seen in Bastion, contextual bits of information color the world at opportune moments, and music sets the overall tone. Narration and music are used effectively, and again, those who played Bastion will at least find some similarity between the two games.
The art has a hand drawn feel to it, and color is used masterfully to paint Cloudbank as a place you want to get know better. Transistor’s presentation rivals Bastion in its beauty, and it’s probably the most similar aspect between the two games. From there, it’s a story best worth experiencing on your own, and anything more on what the sword is, and why you have it, would likely be taking away from the experience. You’ll need it to fight off The Process, and the organization pulling their strings, the Camerata. You pull a mysterious sword, known as The Transistor, from a body in the opening moments of the game.
You play as Red, a celebrated entertainer in the city whose voice is stolen from her. Its story is told in bits and pieces during the 3-4 hour playthrough, through narrated cutscenes, contextual narration as seen in Bastion, and through Terminals scattered throughout the city of Cloudbank. Add to this the beautiful visuals and the clever interplay between image and music and you have an intriguing game that is also fun to play.Transistor is a mysterious love story at its core, one that provides plenty of opportunity for player interpretation. This game manages to perfectly balance together a well thought out combat system with an intriguing story that develops as you play. As you develop, so the enemies develop keeping the combat challenging all the way through the life of the game. You uncover secrets about the character and the world around her by exploring, finding upgrades and fighting a myriad of digital enemies.Īs the game develops, you can equip your character with a wide range of upgrades that can be applied actively and passively to achieve different weapons and combat advantages for your character. The game starts by throwing you immediately into a mystery, which involves the main character discovering a talking weapon on a dead body - the Transistor. Running through this is a game about the distractions of social media and the allure of celebrity. It mixes real-time fighting with an unusual turn-based system that allows you to pause time, plan out your combat in advance, before unleashing your powers on to unsuspecting enemies. Transistor is an action role-playing game where you explore a futuristic fantasy world.
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