Let's Talk About How Short Transistor Is

8CN: Supergiant Games really hit on something special with their first game Bastion, but their follow up, Transistor, has been out for almost two weeks now. I've only gotten a chance to play through the game once, and it took me about six hours. I liked the game, I did, but I think we need to talk about the play time.

[admiralvic]

Extremely misleading title...

Anyway, I also hate when that happens, but sometimes it can be hard to find a good middle ground.

[NewMonday]

Good length for the price, better than watering down the game.

Played this straight after Child of Light and I want more focused games like these, enjoyed them much more than most bloated so called "AAA" games

[styferion]

That's the problem with narrative games if they have a great world, people always wanting to explore the world more, while if the developer open up the world it wouldn't be as narrative as they want it to.

[incendy35]

I only made it two hours in. Not for me, was so bored. I felt that way with Bastion as well. I guess constant narration and repetitive gameplay just isn't my thing.

[NewMonday]

This is the problem with a generation used to pick up and shoot, the gameplay is great in this game, you just need more strategy and use "planing", it's an RPG so how you set up is important.

One of favorite games and a joy to play, RPG developers should learn from it.

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

I love RPG's and strategy games. I thought the combat was great in this game. I'm still really disappointed though, I'm finding the game to be really boring. It is nowhere near as great as the reviews are making it out to be. The world just feels empty and sterile in my opinion and the story is a little meh so far. I thought the giant worm/tail thing was cool though. I like the beach place to with the challenges.

[NewMonday]

The story is subtle not elaborate, full of symbolism, it's a type of story telling some may not like, I thought it was well done in a surreal way.

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

I get that it's supposed to be subtle. Reading through all of the text though can become a real drag. I dunno it's just not what I was expecting.
I'm hoping there's some twists to come and stir things up a bit.

[user5669510]

repetitive, you defined every new game these days. this is not a shoot or a game that new explosions every scene to make you feel special.

and the other guy, stay away from every game that you you have to read. i hope devs is taking notes because if it was me i would keep my games thats like this off of consoles. no shadowrun for you.

how did yall like child of light?

[incendy35]

My favorite genre is RPG, I just got bored of this one. The movement felt so stiff and clunky which made the repetitiveness really stand out. I don't know, I wanted to like it.

[coolasj]

If it was any longer, I would've never finished it. Lots of fill in the blanks for that game though.

[joab777]

Thats the downside to small teams. I wonder if Transistor was their entire vision or if it would hav been longer if they had more resources.

[bennissimo]

I'm still hooked on Transistor.

The second playthrough opens up crazy possibilities, since you obtain duplicates of every function. Worth it, imo.

[Malphite]

Me too. Got it for the PS4. This game is crazy good. I can't believe people are complaining about it's length. Especially cause it has replay value.

[bennissimo]

The Process in 2nd playthrough can be hella hard, as can some of the backdoor challenges.

[KinjoTakemura]

The game seems to be lacking content and depth. Gameplay videos seemed to be lacking any real substance or details about the game. That's why I didn't buy it even though "IGN" and "Metacritic" gave it an 8 or 9. It looks pretty, but there's nothing else worth noticing.

[die_fiend]

Strange how you know that if you haven't played it. This game has a ton of depth, the battle system becomes very very deep the more you play. The 2nd play through just increases this further. There are 16 abilities which you can all combine as active / passive abilities

[KinjoTakemura]

How many hours of gameplay are in the game again? How many gameplay videos were available before it was released? How much information was anyone able to get about this game before May 20th? I'm not buying games based on the opinions of others. I'm buying games based on what I have seen and researched from articles, gameplay videos, and information directly from those who developed the game. The fact that there wasn't too much information around about the game before May 20th is telling in itself.

[die_fiend]

Some developers believe that intelligent gamers don't like to be told everything about a game before it's released, so that there's a little something called the element of surprise. They said intentionally that they didn't want to spoil it which is why there wasn't a load of information. The reviews indicate that it's a great game, which it is.

[KinjoTakemura]

Developers don't have to release all the details about the game, just enough details to create hype and interest. Drifter is another Indie game coming soon. It's gameplay is similar to Starflight and the developer even says that his game emulates it. That's the type of information i'm looking for. Child Of Light had great reviews too, and that's the main reason I decided to give it a try. It's length and side-scrolling gameplay left me not enjoying the game as much. Reviews are great, but I would hardly use them as the sole source of information when buying a game. Reviews are nothing more than opinions. Information is a lot more helpful than the opinions of reviewers who all have different tastes.

[die_fiend]

Ok those are fair points this time. I loved Child of Light so perhaps we're on different pages! Havent' heard of Drifter, is it on PS4?

[Cobberwebb]

I prefer games that leave you wanting more. These open world games like Fallout and Oblivion don't interest me. I recently started playing some JRPGs and they are even worse. The stories might be great, but I don't have time to put 60 hours in a game anymore. More original games like Tearaway please!

[Ripsta7th]

Smartphone games is the way to go for you my friend

[Cobberwebb]

Good god no. lol

[Rivitur]

Yea, go play monument valley good game.

[mahmoods26]

The problem isn't the game is too short the problem is you want more of it. Just go back and play it again, there's so many more secrets the game has to uncover about its story and the world.

[SoulSercher620]

That was why they through in Recursion mode which is a fancy way of saying New Game+. Trust me they made sure you couldn't blow through the game a second time.