Transistor

Transistor is a 2014 action role-playing video game developed and published by Supergiant games, developers of Bastion. The game follows and opera singer named Red, who's had her voice stolen by a conglomerate known as the Camerata. While evading their robot enforcers, known as the Process, she bonds with a talking sword containing the soul of a deceased man, called the Transistor, and sets out to stop the forced evolution enacted by the Process slowly going rouge.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Amazing soundtrack with many standout tracks, some of which are sung by Red's voice actress.
 * 2) Beautiful graphics with fluid character animations and a unique art style that's very eye-catching.
 * 3) There's a safe area you can access at several different points where you can play with a Process dog, listen to the soundtrack on a record player, and practice your skills.
 * 4) Logan Cunningham delivers a fantastic performance as the Transistor, one that almost won him the BAFTA for best performer.
 * 5) Very creative gameplay, wherein the Transistor pauses time so that you can plan out your strategy against enemies, though it can only do a certain amount of movement before it turns back to real time, leaving Red vulnerable.
 * 6) Interesting world the game takes place in.
 * 7) In the PS4 version, the light-up bar blinks in sequence with the Transistor.
 * 8) Fun boss fights, especially the final one against Royce, where he also has a transistor.
 * 9) Interesting storyline.
 * 10) Lots of different extra-curricular activities, like answering a poll to the entire city, changing the weather, and ordering a pizza (which Red will eat later).
 * 11) Lots of different add-ons for the transistor that add new abilities, and some even detract from your performance. Using some long enough will even reveal elements of the story.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The storytelling style sometimes doesn't fit in with the game. It has a very philosophical "show-don't-tell" style, similar to a Christopher Nolan movie, only the story gets more complex as time goes on, and the style makes it a little unnecessarily confusing.
 * 2) A rather confusing ending that leaves some loose ends.