Oh where do I begin? This is my favourite game and I think it always will be. The music is the best in any game ever made, the graphics are excellent (albeit repetitive) and the story, my God the story kept me awake from how heart-wrenchingly bittersweet it is. I have never felt so sad for a main character nor do I think I ever will. This game is an absolute masterclass in weaving a rich tapestry of story-driven gameplay and evoking emotion from the player.

The game itself revolves around you traversing Cloudbank and killing robotic creatures with your sword. You have an arsenal of abilities and each ability can be used as either an active ability (used to attack with) an upgrade to an active ability (improvement on an attack) or as a passive (health up, better dodge etc). This leads to a lot of customization and adds depth to the game. Enemies also get progressively harder as well.

You play as Red, a singer from Cloudbank who has had her voice stolen and her lover killed. She is on a mission to track down the people who stole her voice but as you play you realise things aren't that simple.

As you play you'll find people deceased and you'll have the chance to absorb their trace into the Transistor. You'll see what I mean if you play it. In short, this gives you new abilities that you can use. Each ability is tied quite deeply to the personality of the person from whom it came and, when you use it as either a passive, active or upgrade, you can learn more about that person. Each person has a history behind them that is worth exploring.

The music is done by Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett. It is beautiful. I have the soundtrack on my computer and phone and listen to it at least thrice a week. The sadness contained within the vocals combined with the heavy beat of the ambient tracks is exceptional. I hope Supergiant never stop choosing Korb for their music.

Overall I may be slightly biased as this is my favourite game but this game made me love Supergiant and acquire Pyre so I hold it dear to my heart.

GAMEPLAY - 9
GRAPHICS - 9
MUSIC - 10
STORY 10
REPLAYABILITY - 9
CONTROLS - 10

OVERALL - 9.8