PeterVenkman
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this is hysterical. Seriously I'm dying.
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Transistor Review Thread
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this is hysterical. Seriously I'm dying.
DS4 + TV = delayed edition. 3PM Eastern, the far future. Buy it now on Steam. As the coupon code use GiveGriefGrief and get an exclusive Transistor hat.
Canis lupus
Member
wut?
It seems like you would have expanded on that.
Sir Griffith
Member
To keep the experience fresh, I usually don't read reviews on games I've been anticipating. My assumption was more based on that as opposed to purposely not reading it because it was a low score. Still, I wasn't being fair to the author's right to his opinion, and for that I apologize.
Beyond that, we are still at least 120 minutes away from unlocking the PS4 version.
In case you don't quite understand the concept of time, that's actually quite a long while.
Thornton Reed
Member
Wow Marty's review over at ign has got me hyped for this game
I'm trying to explain without it becoming a main topic in this thread.
TetraGenesis
Member
Hahahaha, Benny.
My review: Gamereactor UK - http://www.gamereactor.eu/reviews/123374/Transistor/ [8/10]
I'm torn on whether to pick this up. I had to force myself to finish Bastion because I found it very shallow in terms of world building and far too linear due to the "construct the world around you in small pathways" gimmick. The levels were little more than pacman mazes. The guns were well balanced and fun but the combat itself was very one note w/ different enemy types requiring very little in the way of different strategic or mechanical approaches. Very little about that game resonated with me except the great western themed music and the artstyle.
And now it's largely the same people who praised Bastion praising this game but at the same time claiming it's entirely different and I don't know what to make of that. Wish there as a demo on Steam.
And now it's largely the same people who praised Bastion praising this game but at the same time claiming it's entirely different and I don't know what to make of that. Wish there as a demo on Steam.
Why so low?
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
BTW the game is up on the mobile PSN store. I just got to it from the PS app and bought it. Didn't click download though because I don't want it to slow down my Wolfenstein DL.
Tom Chick has never written a single review that indicates he has "ridiculously high standards" as you guessed, or that sounds like a "troll" as others have done. The only thing for certain here is that people are mad that he doesn't immediately conform his opinion to that which anyone else holds, and certainly not necessarily what your preconceived opinions are before even touching the thing.
8/10 is low? That's a pretty solid score.
The second quote was specifically about buying a PS4 THEN the game. While I can't deny he's championing Steam pretty strongly it is sort of crazy to buy a $400 machine if you have another that can run the game as well.
Personally, PS4 first (had credit which helped) then PC whenever a mind blowing sale or humble bundle has it. Given how Plus has been I could'v ejust done the inverse, but this way may enable me to own it on both since buying a Humble Bundle's a crazy value.
EDIT: Though it is worth noting that it's common to be able to get stuff before the site properly updates. Would've been funny if Transistor showed up already, though it could still be only an hour or so late rather than multiple hours.
GuitarAtomik
Member
wrong thread lol.
Riderz1337
Banned
Yay great scores! It feels weird this gen. My favourite games so far are all Indie lol.
Thornton Reed
Member
Yeah I agree anything 7 and above is worth checking. I would give infamous second son nothing more than a 7.5/8 and I loved that game
Oh, yeah. Haha. Amazing throwback.
That's because people are largely braindead when it comes to reviews and spout out whatever bullshit they want when a review disagrees with them. That doesn't make him a troll, that might just mean he has different tastes and finds certain things important that others might ignore. If you don't agree with him in general, toss his reviews aside. But don't tell others to ignore him just because his thoughts don't line up with yours.
I hope so.
Thornton Reed
Member
Why bother even finding the effort to post that
krypt0nian
Banned
GOGOGO! It's up on SEN!
Edit: still getting error code too. Seems its in limbo. Half up half not.
Edit: still getting error code too. Seems its in limbo. Half up half not.
Vire
Member
Any digital purchases you made on PSN last gen are stuck on PS3 hardware.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Thanks for the heads up. Downloading it now.
Maybe if you have a bookmark.
Try typing store dot sony entertainment network dot com into a browser!
Yes, that URL is ridiculous.
Not true. Try rephrasing it.
This will be my first game after Dark Souls II, need to ease myself back into other games.
After playing Dark Souls I, I jumped into Assassin's Creed II and I was thoroughly disgusted by it. I remember somewhat enjoying myself at the beginning, but the one button combat and platforming was just mind numbing after ~20 hours.
After playing Dark Souls I, I jumped into Assassin's Creed II and I was thoroughly disgusted by it. I remember somewhat enjoying myself at the beginning, but the one button combat and platforming was just mind numbing after ~20 hours.
So you're just going to take his word for it instead of trying it yourself?
I understand we need filters, but maybe you wouldn't agree with him if you tried it.
Just bugs me when someone quotes a single opinion and says "there, no way am I playing this now! It's obviously terrible because this one person said so!".
Nice scores, but I still have to play Bastion first, it's been sitting in my log for some time. How long is that game?
Someone thought the game was crossbuy with Via.
Someone thought the game was crossbuy with Via.
So you're saying he should pirate the game before buying it, right? That's what you mean by "trying it yourself", right?
And your depending on this game to "ease you back in"? I'm not trying to be coy, but I don't see what is so promising about this game offering the type of depth and combat awareness of Dark Souls 2. I think I'm waiting for Watch Dogs and just hoping the shiny shinies and a (hopefully) decent unique narrative can distract me enough from what is likely to be fairly standard, shallow gameplay.
Well, if some critic could offer counter points to those objections or demonstrate how they aren't true, I'd be willing to listen. It's just that those particular criticism are very specific and are also very much the kind of things I hate in games. It also does seem to me that the gaming press in general is bit starry eyed for SuperGiant because Greg Kassavan was their buddy and fellow game journalist. I'm not saying it was a bad game but it sure as hell got more of a glowing free ride to amazing press than it should have.
It's a bit presumptuous to assume that other people are biased based on your personal preferences, no?
You're going to have to elaborate for me here.