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Title: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 07 May 2014, 06:19
Transistor is now available for pre-order. (http://supergiantgames.com/index.php/2014/05/transistor-preorder-soundtrack/)

For those of you uninitiated, Transistor is the second release of indie studio Supergiant  (http://supergiantgames.com/) Games, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergiant_Games) creators of the surprise success Bastion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_(video_game)), which you can (and should) get here. (http://store.supergiantgames.com/collections/frontpage/products/bastion-pc-mac-linux-game-download) (It's also available on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/107100), Xbox Live Arcade (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Bastion/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b66) and Ipad/Iphone (http://itunes.apple.com/app/bastion/id537773100?mt=8))

Bastion featured a wonderful world, engaging isometric hack'n'slash gameplay, a wonderfully created world with a story that will last on you for longer than you expect. And the soundtrack features songs that will definitely break your heart (especially if you know the back-story that led to those songs being sung in the first place! But I don't wanna spoil.) By the looks of it, Supergiant Games is about to repeat the same feat they did with Bastion with Transistor:


Transistor is slated for release in two weeks.

Some trailers for Bastion:

Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 07 May 2014, 06:51
Really excited for this. Only the most scathing review is going to be able to stop me from picking this up at launch.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: RedWolf4 on 07 May 2014, 07:00
Same here. Now if only Capybro's Below will come out. . .
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 20 May 2014, 05:57
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ONE DAY LEFT:

Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: ev4n on 20 May 2014, 08:06
Interested.  Will try to watch later.

Bastion touched me.  One of my favorite video games of all time, period.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: snalin on 20 May 2014, 10:36
But I have exams in two weeks!

My desktop background for the last months has been this (http://supergiantgames.com/site/wp-content/uploads/Transistor_Wallpaper_1920x1080.jpg). Pretty damn exited!


EDIT: fuck exams, it's downloading.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Pilchard123 on 20 May 2014, 11:23
Bastion touched me.

To the Yewtree-mobile!
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: RedWolf4 on 20 May 2014, 13:49
Crap, I forgot this was coming out. Now I have to wait until next pay, dammit.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: maxusy3k on 24 May 2014, 05:21
Grabbing this on Friday when I get paid but passing a LOT of my time by listening to the soundtrack. Supergiant have it available for streaming on the store page (http://store.supergiantgames.com/collections/frontpage/products/official-transistor-soundtrack) (digital copy also available) but they've also been kind enough to upload it to Youtube! Either track by track on their channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/supergiantgames) or in one long video (below).

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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Nikolai on 24 May 2014, 05:51
I've discovered, much to my chagrin, that my laptop does not possess a powerful enough graphics card to run Transistor.

Chalk up one more excuse to build a new desktop...
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 24 May 2014, 06:08
The soundtrack contains HUGE spoilers. (I've finished the game.)
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: RedWolf4 on 24 May 2014, 06:29
Great, now I have to avoid music.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN'T RUIN, SPOILERS!?

*Shakes fist at the sky*
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: de_la_Nae on 24 May 2014, 09:19
oh hey.

So...is it yay?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 24 May 2014, 09:40
My thoughts on the ending. (https://twitter.com/TheNoyanSahin/status/469903266781093888)
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: ankhtahr on 24 May 2014, 09:43
I've discovered, much to my chagrin, that my laptop does not possess a powerful enough graphics card to run Transistor.

Chalk up one more excuse to build a new desktop...

My notebook didn't even run Bastion. Sadly I don't spend enough time at home to play it on my Desktop.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 26 May 2014, 01:27
I'm so hooked on the soundtrack, jeez Darren Korb, y u do dis?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Nikolai on 27 May 2014, 08:50
So comparatively, would you say Transistor's soundtrack is on par with, or better than, Bastion's?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 27 May 2014, 10:15
I can't say. I really loved Bastions soundtrack to bits, and Transistor's soundtrack is no exception. There are some really cool instrumentals in there, more songs with vocals than there are in Bastion and they're all very well made (and are the ones I'm hooked on right now.)

But there's no equivalent to "Mother, I'm here", and in the right mood that song is so powerful it can make me cry.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Schmee on 29 May 2014, 04:25
Just bought the game. It's super super cool.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Pilchard123 on 01 Jun 2014, 13:26
Bought this as a reward (aside from the - hopefully good - grade) for finishing my uni work for this month. Have to wait until tomorrow for the download to finish though. :(
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 02 Jun 2014, 13:49
I bought this yesterday in the middle of the night. It's like I wandered into an alternate universe where Dresden Codak makes videogames instead of comics. It's great!

I like that failure forces you to experiment with your loadout. I was on the verge of defeat in a battle where I had all my limiters active, and when it was over, it wasn't like I had to keep battling with the single function that I had. I found a save point and was forced to recombine my functions in a way I didn't do previously to compensate for the overloaded functions. There's layers of self-imposed challenge: you don't just hit your skill ceiling where you are killed and have to restart, but you are allowed to explore your limits and are able to recover if you overextend yourself, which simultaneously means being forced to broaden your skillset by using your functions in different ways, paving the way for allowing you to play at a yet higher difficulty level. Isn't that incredible?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: snalin on 02 Jun 2014, 15:06
There's also that you need to use every function as an active, buff AND passive in order to get their details. So you kinda want to do that all the time.

With the combo of voiding, decloaking and backstabing someone, you can get several thousand points of damage in one go. Equiping Jaunt() with Purge() is also craaazy - every time you Jaunt away from someone while waiting for Turn(), you spawn a thing that stuns and damages them. Neato!


I'm going to have to do the new game+ now. The limiters are much more forgiving than the tonics from Bastion, so grabbing new levels is pretty fast. The limiter that spawns the thingies with a shield, though, is just the worst thing.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Schmee on 02 Jun 2014, 18:38
At level 20, my loadout normally looks like this, though of course it changes a lot:

1) Void() + Crash() + Purge() - AoE debuff to attack and defence, stun, slow, and damage over time.
2) Cull() + Breach() + Ping() - The heavy-hitter, with Breach() for extra range and Ping() to make it faster.
3) Jaunt() + Mask() - For mobility and extra damage on unmasking.
4) Some kind of weak attack that hits multiple enemies, like Bounce().

As passives, I keep another Crash(), as I like that damage resistance and not being slowed, and Jaunt() for faster Turn() regen, along with a few others I've forgotten. I think I have the one which boosts your health.

For big enemies, like a Man or a Jerk or a YoungLady, I can Void them, Jaunt to a good location for a backstab, then Cull them for >2000 damage. Smaller enemies fall prey to Void and Bounce.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Pilchard123 on 02 Jun 2014, 23:48
I'm going to have to do the new game+ now. The limiters are much more forgiving than the tonics from Bastion, so grabbing new levels is pretty fast. The limiter that spawns the thingies with a shield, though, is just the worst thing.

Help() with the explode-y(*) one as a buff helps a lot with those.

(*) The one introduced as "They got that loudmouth Tennegan. Figured he retired."
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Schmee on 03 Jun 2014, 00:03
Help() with the explode-y(*) one as a buff helps a lot with those.

(*) The one introduced as "They got that loudmouth Tennegan. Figured he retired."
Load()?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 04 Jun 2014, 02:24
Hoo boy. I just beat the final boss with only three functions active. I had to finish the job with just Breach + Get,  without anything to follow it up with. I wouldn't have survived another second, I think.

Time for a second run!
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 04 Jun 2014, 06:44
Just wanted to write this as a general rule of conduct: Let's write story spoilers under spoiler tags from now on. OK?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 04 Jun 2014, 06:54
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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: ev4n on 04 Jun 2014, 06:58
So glad I read those last few posts backwards!
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 04 Jun 2014, 09:47
Yeah, I noticed that particular combination is good for stunlocking. Used it a fair bit in the early game.

I've fought her twice now and I still don't understand what happened to Sybil.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Schmee on 04 Jun 2014, 17:33
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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 05 Jun 2014, 00:54
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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 05 Jun 2014, 02:46
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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Pilchard123 on 05 Jun 2014, 02:59
Mask() + Load() is useful and somewhat OP.

I hate Fetches.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Schmee on 05 Jun 2014, 04:33
Cheerleaders are the worst. Especially the Mk. 3, which has its own forcefield half the time.

Seriously thought, Cull() + Breach() is your best friend for pure damage.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 05 Jun 2014, 15:29
Oh my god.

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That hits the feels way harder than any combo.

Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 07 Jun 2014, 16:47
Huh. Okay, recursion finished.

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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: de_la_Nae on 07 Jun 2014, 17:46
So I guess it's settled: I'm buying it eventually.

If only so I can come back and read the spoilers.

(like we didn't know it was sort of a foregone conclusion anyway)
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: ev4n on 08 Jun 2014, 04:46
Did finally buy it.  I am playing through it now.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 08 Jun 2014, 14:56
Any chance someone knows where to find the lyrics? Having trouble understanding a lot of the vocals.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 08 Jun 2014, 15:03
There ya go (SPOILERS!) (http://lyrics.wikia.com/Darren_Korb)
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: LTK on 09 Jun 2014, 07:39
Thanks, that makes things a bit clearer. I still don't know what In Circles is supposed to convey, though.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: de_la_Nae on 14 Jun 2014, 20:02
Geometry maybe?
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 15 Jun 2014, 06:45
(http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130501083527/questionablecontent/images/8/8b/Claire_gotcha_face.png)
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Schmee on 15 Jun 2014, 07:55
Great, now I'm imagining the entire game, only with Claire instead of Red. THE PUNS.

...I think I should go to sleep now.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: ev4n on 19 Jun 2014, 07:13
Question - how close am I to the end?

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Been too busy to play anything lately, but if I know I'm close, maybe I can fit the time in...
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Pilchard123 on 19 Jun 2014, 09:50
Pretty close.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Masterpiece on 19 Jun 2014, 14:33
Still got a major twist coming.
Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: Pilchard123 on 19 Jun 2014, 14:50
Oh yeah. Probably best to wait until you have a fair bit of time to appreciate it.

You mean the bit where

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Title: Re: Transistor
Post by: ev4n on 20 Jun 2014, 05:55
I'm telling myself I won't work until 9pm tonight so I'll have time to play.  Of course, I say that NOW.

Ok thanks for the feedback.  Will try to sit down with it when I have time to give it my undivided attention.