Bastion and Transistor Headed to Switch - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 September 2018 / 3,156 Views
Developer Supergiant Games announced Bastion will launch for the Nintendo Switch via the eShop on September 13 for $14.99 and Transistor will launch on the Switch on November 1 for $19.99.
Here is an overview of Bastion:
Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.
Bastion is an action role-playing experience that redefines storytelling in games, with a reactive narrator who marks your every move. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat. Finish the main story to unlock the New Game Plus mode and continue your journey!
Key Features:
- Action-packed combat rewards playing with finesse.
- Hours of reactive narration delivers a deep story.
- Stunning hand-painted artwork.
- Critically-acclaimed original music score.
- 10-plus unique upgradeable weapons to be used.
- Six powerful Bastion structures to be discovered.
- New Game Plus’ and ‘Score Attack’ modes unlocked after finishing the story.
- ‘No-Sweat Mode’ lets players of any skill level enjoy the story.
Here is an overview of Transistor:
Take the Transistor.
Transistor is a sci-fi themed action RPG that invites you to wield an extraordinary weapon of unknown origin as you fight through a stunning futuristic city. Transistor seamlessly integrates thoughtful strategic planning into a fast-paced action experience, melding responsive gameplay and rich atmospheric storytelling. Fight your way through the streets of Cloudbank, and piece together the Transistor’s mysteries as you pursue its former owners.
Key Features:
- Action-packed real-time combat fused with a robust strategic planning mode.
- Configure the powerful Transistor with thousands of possible Function combinations.
- Vibrant hand-painted artwork.
- Original soundtrack changes dynamically as the action unfolds.
- ‘Recursion’ option introduces procedural battles after finishing the story.
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Get Bastion people, it has great gameplay, an awesome soundtrack and the narration is fantastic, it really enhances the experience.
Lots of Indies being ported to Switch. Can we call them Swindies?
Bastion is great, while Transistor didn't appeal to me.
Which of these should I get!?
If you're limited to one then bastion is a pretty awesome title if you've never played it before, that said hyper light is also meant to be great but I've not played it personally.....
Do what I do, wait a couple of weeks and buy them all as they go on offer, that way I end up having tons on games to play, just a few weeks after launch, will put it like this, bastion is already around a decade old, will it matter all that much if you play it a month or so later at this stage.
Both.
two face it up, I like it!
Wow, I was just thinking the other day that I wished they would port Bastion. It's something I always wanted to play, but my PC was too crap to play anything but the most basic flash games. Definitely getting this at some point.
Good games!
