Game Review: Transistor

Based on Transistor and Bastion, I'd say that Supergiant has a type. Both games begin after something has gone catastrophically wrong, with the protagonist left in the ruins trying to piece together what happened. Both games have a silent protagonist. Both games are isometric action games. Both games have a vibrant, beautiful art style that complements a world full of nooks and crannies containing their own fragments of story. Both games explain almost nothing at the beginning and allow the player to discover the background as they play. Both games have combat systems that emphasize player choice and quick response to changing situations. Both games are narrated by Logan Cunningham.

Though I can't blame them for that. Everything should be narrated by Logan Cunningham.

This would make a very good album cover.

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