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Transistor

Great game, but frustrating at times

Got it because I loved Bastion. If you're like me - lower your expectations, this is no Bastion. It's a great game with nice, innovative mechanics and an engaging story. The events have a lot of depth to them, and the relationship between the two main characters is shown amazingly. And because of the story, I would recommend it. Music is also great, and you get into the mood quite easily. There is one bad feeling that I associate with this game, though - lack of control. You don't get to learn the upgrade menu, you're just thrown at it with no explanation - and it took me the whole playthrough to understand it. There was one cutscene, to carry on with which I had to mash every key on the keyboard, until I gave up and pressed Escape (if I recall correctly). In the training levels you're sometimes given abilities you don't have yet with no explanation of how they work. The fights are dynamic, and one mistake can really hurt after a while - but predicting the exact outcome of your actions isn't at all easy, and the damage estimates sometimes don't work for no clear reason. Don't get me wrong - I really liked the game and recommend buying it, but it has its issues - it's no masterpiece.

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