

Transistor is worth a second playthrough for the more difficult default mode, but there’s really less incentive for tracking down all the game’s terminals and story seasoning on the second playthrough. There’s also a new game plus mode when its all said and done, but a lot of the mystery is gone at that point. Though more importantly, it lets you get more time with the combat system, which is arguably underused if you mash straight through in a linear fashion. Beating them will let you unlock the entire soundtrack for the game.

The challenge system has a number of different types of events, which get progressively harder. As the story progresses, you’ll find numerous backdoor entry points, which will allow you to tread deeper into the challenge system. Play challenge modes that serve as introductory and mastery courses for the combat mechanics. Here she can bide her time in this beautiful locale and listen to the music of Transistor. There’s a good bit of side content to be explored in Transistor, and a lot of it comes from the Backdoor mechanic which serves as a central Hub for Red. Being optional, these things can be blown by, without you even knowing. Spending time in the optional Backdoor areas, and looking for all of the interactive points on the map will fill you in on who Red is, and what her life was like before this journey began. Terminal are scattered throughout the game which add color to Cloudbank, but you’ll need to seek them out. Well, that is if you stop and smell the roses in Transistor.Ī lot of what fills in the blanks in Transistor is entirely optional.

By the time you finish the game, you should have access to a number of different Limiters, by the end of New Game Plus, you should have them all. Limiters themselves are earned by leveling your character. The more you level up the more functions you have, and access to memory points that allow you to stack more functions on one another. The reward is that you get a bonus towards leveling your character. These Limiters all have varying effects on the gameplay, and make it more difficult. There are an entirely optional set of Limiters that can used at any time though.
