I may be in the small minority of this game's audience that enjoyed this effort from Supergiant more than Bastion. While I did still enjoy Bastion a great deal, I felt that Transistor was a far more unique experience. The combat system is a unique blend of action + tactical elements which relies heavily on the latter during NG+. The soundtrack, not surprisingly, is just as ethereal and imaginative as Bastion's; if not more so. The story is a retelling of lost love and the tribulations of Red, the singer, as she tackles the Process in the city of Cloudbank. If I could fault the game, I would say that the story is a bit too short and the lack of an alternate ending (unlike Bastion) detracts slightly from the replayability. Still, the sandbox tests add a bit more of a challenge after the main story is complete.

Recommended.