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Transistor's overarching combination of the design, music and art, came together with such impact. The soundtrack is still in my rotation, and will probably always will be.

Jen Zee: I love drawing girls
Us: FAIR

I'm glad that Red became the protagonist. She is easily my favorite character of all Supergiant games.

The only gripe I've ever had with Transistor was just the fact that I was so desperately craving more from the world by the end. It was innovative and stylish and unlike anything I'd been a part of before as a player. Even to this day, I yearn for more from it. I wouldn't necessarily want a sequel, because the story of Red and her sword boyfriend was wrapped up in a way that definitively closed the door on further character exploration, but I had so many questions about Cloudbank, about the country, about Royce and the Camerata and more! And after watching this video I really can see the ways that maybe Supergiant was scared and more focused on getting it done at the time.

But man. This was Supergiant in the throes of anxiety, in the midst of some of their worst growing pains as a studio... and they still pulled Transistor off. What a fucking game.

You can't have a demonic rune sword in a science fiction setting
Jen: Hold My Beer

These devs deserve all the love and success they have recieved. Such geniune people, making games with true passion to make a good game, to tell a story. They give their games a soul, ive always been stunned by their work and im very excited for the future of Hades and any future games. Thank you Supergiant Games <3

"Hey, I have a fabor to ask: Let me go"

immediately starts crying

32:38  No way.  I'm 36, so let me tell you that it has nothing to do with nostalgia.  Bastion was great, but Transistor is truly magical.  It's the kind of game that people will love forever, and new people will keep discovering it down the line.

Very happy you were able to interview Ashley for this one. She's such an important part of Transistor's soundtrack, it's great to hear some insight from her. :)

"eat your vegetables game design" is genius

Transistor is one of my most cherished gaming experiences. Everything from the soundtrack to the narrative and the visuals is just so masterfully executed.

I bought this very soon after it came out, knowing nothing of Bastion - and it became and is my favourite game (literally, the experience of playing it for the first time is such a strong memory it will still be my favourite game), and was the game that made me aware of Supergiant. The music was transportative, Red is one of my alltime favourite characters, especially combined with the art, story and interesting strategy gameplay. The doc' is brilliant, so so interesting to see the deliberations behind the decisions that eventuated in a final creation that looked so seamless from my perspective, and triggered a paradigm shift in how I viewed and played games.

Transistor is definitely one of the best games of the decade.
I like how the devs speak plainly about their experiences and are very aware of what the players may think they are doing vs what they are doing vs what they want to do vs how they want to be different.

I've watched all of these Supergiant docs dozens and dozens of times, but one thing I want to call out here specifically is around 18:50. Greg is talking about how they solved the confusion around the talking sword, and specifically remembers and credits the engineer responsible by name (even though he's not with the company anymore) and then amends his statement to also say "with the help of the rest of the engineering team".

This is rather shocking probably for any company, but I'm in software so it stands out to me on a personal level. To have a top-level leader give credit years later to an ex-employee for a very specific implementation by name, honoring his contribution, and to do it in a way that acknowledges that individuals should be acknowledged for great work and that in practice they do it with the help of a team, so no one else's help is diminished...you just don't see this from senior leaders, even at small companies. This is the type of culture we're all desperate to work in. I'm really glad this bit made it in.

I haven't played Hades yet, but Transistor is 100% my favorite Supergiant game. The mood, the art, the mechanics, the music, it's all precisely hitting the right spots. I would say that this is the least approachable and hardest to understand, but that's what makes it so rewarding, fulfilling and interesting.  I love the original male character's design but I'm glad we got to play as Red instead, really clutch decision.

I wish Supergiant released some sort of Art work collection, I love the mix of Mucha and Klimt and would love to see all the concept art for all the games.

Transistor was almost the only thing I played in the back half of 2014. I used to come home from work in some sort of mood, but once I loaded up the game and Darren's score kicked in, I was immediately transported. What a phenomenal work of art. I still think it's Supergiant's best game.

Every single frame in this Game is an artwork

It makes me so happy to hear other people used Paper Boats as their first dance. My husband and myself actually bonded over Transistor before getting engaged and I used to make him paper boats before I'd leave after I'd come to visit him. I still make them once in a while.
This game, even after all the this time, means the world to me <3

The discussion of “player failure” at 29:00 (ish) - is it any surprise that they went on to make a rogue like? Haha. One of my favourite studios, amazing quality games.