No wait, rock
#transistor
languid trail
modern meteor
sword
rare moth
process, camerata, transistor
modern meteor
red: these hands
rare moth
YES
languid trail
I came here to appreciate Asher, make fun of Darzi, and make friends so I guess 2 out of 3 isnt bad 🤣
Making enemies is kind of like making friends
wraith palm
an enemy is a negative friend, checks out
modern meteor
you kill me once i kill you once
its a bond for life
languid trail
"kill me once, shame on you. kill me twice, shame on me," -boxer, probably
random saddle
“gets stabbed are you gonna want this back, or...?” -boxer, definitely
fresh void
👀 Mind sharing the character sheet?
bitter sphinx
ye
It's on D&D Beyond, trying to export it.
There are a few details I hammered out with the DM(also a Supergiant fan) so not everything is 100% accurate - The homebrew Transistor is gonna appear further down the campaign.
bitter sphinx
(It's in #fan-works by the by)
fringe ledge
@dim trail for your all limiters run, keep load in the passive slot so you just get random bombs dropped on the field. As long as you have a quick way to detonate them (get, ping are great functions for that) you'll have an ace up your sleeve the whole time.
dim trail
Thanks, might try it again sometime
full peak
i can t be the only one who replayed transistor over 10 times
fringe ledge
@full peak revisit it every summer 😃
foggy fable
Always find something new to get Upset over tbh
IN FACT
http://headphonescinderella.tumblr.com/post/142372307733/after-a-couple-times-in-recursion-red-starts-to
http://headphonescinderella.tumblr.com/post/142379279828/the-first-three-or-four-recursions-red-starts-to
An anon posted a mini fic in my inbox after I started moaning in the tags about Red getting sick of flatbread and they set out to break my heart
bitter sphinx
Hey all, I have a question that you guys might be able to answer - Does the Transistor speak exclusively to Red telepathically, or can it speak to everyone in range? Is that even answered in the game? Again, trying to work the Transistor into D&D.
warped jasper
you only hear those who you knew in life
red knew boxer
thus
she hears him
Royce didn't know this nobody so he couldn't hear him
dim trail
Sees guy referred to as Boxer Who the heck decided that? Was it just in some really popular fanfic?
Replays game, sees handwraps he wears in cutscene OOoOOOOooOOoooh
spring plover
It's also how he's referred to in the game's code, which, of course, doesn't make it correct
Red's called "Muse"
dim trail
Interesting, did not know. Thanks for sharing
bitter sphinx
Thank you, @warped jasper. Making sure the DM knows. 😃
blissful blaze
what are you talking about, this is a masterpiece
inland mirage
at least they didn't defile she shines
bold orbit
I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't this
rare moth
darren korb : (turns 2 face u but his face is an otomatone)
random saddle
nightmare fuel
shell widget
devout ledge
I'm not gonna lie.... good otamatone covers are really good. But.... 👀
Though I can attest to the actual legitimate difficulty of otamatones!!!
Playing them is based on pressure on a long & thin sort of touchpad? So it can be really difficulty to be consistently precise.
analog canopy
Fair
jolly radish
i want the supergiant royce gps but you'd miss all your exits because it takes him five minutes to finish a thought
somber nebula
I looked up what an otamatone is and I'm still confused.
languid pawn
the strange toy instrument?
languid pawn
DO IT
granite bison
I didn't see any reason to buy an otamatone before. My eyes have been opened
viral token
That kazoo...thing...of In Circles is at times hilarious but also...just /wrong/, lol....
languid trail
it causes a lot of feelings
viral token
that's certainly true, lol....
languid trail
the end of the chorus makes me want to cry...from laughter? from sadness? who knows
full peak
Sooo, judging from current industry trends... Transistor: Battle Royal when?
boreal lily
please no
full peak
Hahah, I joke
bold orbit
Compete with various transistor users. Only one will survive.
full peak
As a battle royale enthusiast I approve
foggy fable
Honest truth: id pay so much money to have a chance at playing Lillian w/ darzi in the transistor
But I’d pay billions to see a niola v. Royce no holds barred match
viral token
Nuuuuuuuu.
languid trail
Yeeeeeeeee
oak geode
Hey anyone know how do I enable vsync in this game?
I'm getting really bad screen tearing in the game. The framerate is ok.
Also, I can't launch the game via transistor.exe
I have to use "launch transistor"
boreal lily
You can upload to imgur and post the link
We'll get a preview :)
granite bison
Ok im sorry but i hate the mobile app so no pics
blissful blaze
you can upload pics in #fan-works
full peak
You can upload pictures on Dropbox and then share the links. It doesn't get much easier than that on a PC.
manic lava
they mentioned being on mobile
full peak
Apologies. Still. Dropbox is similarly easy to use on mobile as well.
hollow sable
hey @worthy horizon
worthy horizon
welcome!
hollow sable
thanks!
worthy horizon
hey everyone eggmil just finished transistor
let's talk about how heckin good the music was
worthy horizon
same
lmao remember when you were like "this bisoshock dlc is making me sad ill play transistor instead" and then
i was too scared to tell you
that transistor might make you even more sad
hollow sable
i don't know whether to love or hate u for it
worthy horizon
¯_(ツ)_/¯
hollow sable
now im doubly sad! yay
worthy horizon
i think me not telling you anything was for the best
hollow sable
ok but the end credits were beautiful+ PAPER BOATS
worthy horizon
yEA
hollow sable
yeah i went into it mostly blind so the ending was pretty uhh unexpected
worthy horizon
i swear first playthrough i was crying when the credits rolled
hey at least they're together
so it's happy in a way
worthy horizon
yes
hollow sable
ok nice
so i thought the ending was happy when i first saw it
i just saw it as them living together in the transistor?? like yeah they can never return to cloudbank but i saw it as them still living
worthy horizon
have you heard the theory that cloudbank itself is a simulation
hollow sable
but then i messaged my friend during the credits and he was like "they died" and i realized that they kinda did and
yEAH
worthy horizon
and that red was escaping the simulation in the end
hollow sable
i absorbed so many theories after finishing hahaha
hollow sable
that theory was pretty interesting although if it was a simulation why would the guy & red be so concerned over losing his "physical" body? but ig maybe they didn't know it was one, if it is
yeah that's pretty much how i see it too
which is still death in a way but as long as they're together :')
hollow sable
yeet
worthy horizon
i kept hearing about how the ending was 'sappy' and 'cliche' back then but
i disagree strongly lol
hollow sable
and they're in the Country now right? which sounded like an euphemism for the afterlife but maybe it is some kind of place where people still..live
worthy horizon
yea maybe
hmmm i invited you here with the intention that more transistor fans would join in and tell us their thoughts but
seems like everyone's busy lmfao
hollow sable
theyre all dead at this hour
worthy horizon
amazing
hollow sable
yeah lol
hollow sable
also i know some people didn't like the ending bc it seemed out of character for red/ just for the sake of a sad ending but if you interpret it was them still living (like i did) then her decision really does make sense
asdfghjkl
worthy horizon
she already had a lot of personality as a silent protagonist but
that choice she made in the end solidified it
hollow sable
i love her & her sword bf
also she's beautiful
the whole game is beautiful though omg
worthy horizon
also the fact that you couldn't choose anything else, you couldn't walk away and get another ending
it reminds you're playing a character and that you're not playing yourself
eeyyyyy welcome fellow sword fricker
boreal lily
I always cry when I finish a SGG game, no matter how many times i did
also, eggmil = best name
hollow sable
THANKS
spring plover
i wrote a whole essay on red as a silent protag :3c
spring plover
also i cry every single time i listen to paper boats
hollow sable
oooh can i read it
boreal lily
i want to read it 😃
hollow sable
gosh me too
worthy horizon
yes pls link it ven
spring plover
this will be the third time i've linked,,
boreal lily
pls
worthy horizon
i l OVE HEARING YOUR OPINIONS VEN
hollow sable
also the entire ost is so good but In Circles just,,
spring plover
worthy horizon
ooo H MY GOD HAVE YOU HEARD
that one version of in circles
with sybil's vocals over red's
hollow sable
oh wow i've seen this article?? somewhere. i didnt read it bc i wasn't done with the game yet at the time
worthy horizon
it's so.............haunting
worthy horizon
it's sO HECKIN GOOD
hollow sable
"In the beginning of the game, she does not let us avoid the turn. This is echoed at the end of the game, when she does not let us save her life." omg this line
worthy horizon
woah.......
hollow sable
this is so deep.. you're an amazing writer/.. game analyzer?
boreal lily
😭
hollow sable
i never thought about these moments like this but you're right
boreal lily
i want to replay it now
hollow sable
and i really was thinking the same things you said in your essay when I found out that Red turned left, it's like you were reading my mind haha
and i agree with how red is a "silent protagonist" but she doesn't follow the player's expectations
that makes her feel much more real than the silent protagonists we usually see in games
worthy horizon
same
i also wanna replay it, because i feel like with all this new info i could see it in a different light sort of
spring plover
transistor's one of my favorite games ever, i love it to death so i wanted to write a solid long essay for it
foggy fable
It’s an art form that you broke down one of the bigger points in the game using a five minute cutscene, tbh
That can be difficult to explain to folks
spring plover
My first goal is always to be accessible. So much academic writing is just too dense for anyone outside academia to understand and while that has its place, there's got to be readable stuff too
inland mirage
the processed tracks are really good at their job
listening to Gold Leaf and then G_ld L__f is so unsettling
past nacelle
The contrast between In Circles and _n C_rc_l_s makes the Sybil fight my favorite boss ever
boreal lily
same
quick spruce
all of the processed tracks are really powerful, i almost prefer them to the originals
viral token
I agree, fighting Sybil is /incredible/!!!!!!!
And ALL of Transistor's music is my favorite, I love th humming tracks too ❤ ❤ ❤ I mean, who knew just humming could sound so beautiful!?
past nacelle
What if... alternate universe where Sybil was the one to stop Red’s execution
I mean she ends up in the Transistor
It’s obvious she’s a fan of Red’s, so it just makes me wonder why she was okay with the plan
ebon scarab
I think she did it to achieve one of two things out of the group. 1: Being a member of the Camerata, Red would be spending ALOT more time with the group, Sybil specifically. Or 2: She did it in the hopes of something happening to her husband. Well...if that second one is what she wanted, she got it. So spontaneous confirmation: Sybil DOES in fact introduce the idea of recruiting Red to the Camerata, and...honestly? Under different circumstances, she might have said yes.
The Camerata exist because they grew sick of the dullness of everyday life in Cloudbank. Which is EXACTLY what Red's music is trying to express*. Signels and We All Become are huge examples of that.
hollow sable
The data in her profile said she purposely lied about Red being alone (well, 85% chance she lied) and was jealous of Red's partner so she most likely set it up to kill him :/
past nacelle
Sybil’s husband?
ebon scarab
Yep. The second one makes more sense. I think Sybil was crazy enough to want both. Not only would she get more time with Red, but the competition was now dead.
Not Sybil's, Red's.
fervent slate
Well, it's also possible that she just wanted to get Red processed as soon as possible and if the Camerata had been made aware of Red's partner's presence they probably wouldn't have made the attempt right then
ebon scarab
No. Sybil liked Red. REALLY Liked. She wouldn't have wanted that.
past nacelle
...are we talking about Blue here, because I’ve never heard of him being her husband... or anyone else for that matter
ebon scarab
Yep. They have matching rings. They're either married, or engaged.
Atleast, I know for certain Red has the ring. I need to double check where you can see Blue with it.
fervent slate
You're assuming that Sibyl equated being processed to being killed, which seems unlikely considering that, well, she was a member of the Camerata
ebon scarab
Eh. That's true...Perhaps she simply wanted 'What was best for her' and 'best' was getting out of Cloudbank...Sybil, like any other Camerata member, despised life in the Cloudbank, and..Red probably did too.
fervent slate
"Despised" is a strong word. If the Camerata had despised Cloudbank they simply would've let the Process run its course
ebon scarab
Yeah, Red had hoped to change Cloudbank. If she despised it, she wouldn't be sharing her message. Hmm..It was the Camerata who were ok with 'the reset' so maybe Red would have said no to the invite anyway. Or atleast, she would have once she knew what their plans were. But that aside...yeah you're probably right. Despised is definitely too strong a word for how Red felt. The Camerata? Maybe. But not Red.
fervent slate
An important thing to remember when it comes to Sibyl's character is that she was willing to put the Camerata's entire strategy in jeopardy in order to get close to Red. I suspect that that was her motive for joining the Camerata in the first place instead of the grandiose ideals they offered
past nacelle
Which kind of brings us right back to the beginning
Why she was willing to effectively kill her favorite singer/crush
Also I’ve stared at the Red art for so long, I can’t believe I never noticed the ring
That’s also what I get for missing the fandom
blissful blaze
personally i thought they were together and that boxer had been planning to propose, because red's not actually wearing the ring in the flashback to when they were attacked
quick spruce
sad headcanon about the rings: Blue/Boxer was going to propose the night of the ambush and Red finds the ring in the pocket of his jacket. she's not wearing the ring in the scene where she gets attacked
the ring is also seen on different fingers on different pieces of official art so who knows~
exactly @blissful blaze
languid trail
well who knows if "marriage" "existed" in cloudbank because honestly the devs are really vague about things like that
they were obviously involved but who knows what the terms would be or the extent
also i doubt sybil thought too much about targeting red beyond 'get rid of that dingus boxer'
if she couldn't have red, nobody could have her
pulsar lily
i think the most the devs have said on marriage is "it wouldn't be the same as we know it" which could mean just about anything
(grant and asher are totally married in whatever way cloudbank does marriage, though)
languid trail
bless you for the truth you speak
full peak
@gritty ether Recursion, NG+, gives you the additional abilities to make new combinations, the opening lines are different, the environoment you play through is different, there are new tests you can do, that's mostly it I think though. The story events you play through are the same though, I think.
The tools at your disposal and the enemies are way different in combination, so I really liked it, since the combat was what kind of hooked me.
gritty ether
OH I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THAT!
The ability thing alone was mind blowing. By the end of the first go around you kind of think "okay I've got this whole ability creating down now". Then you realize there are even MORE possibilities
full peak
yeah seriously!!! I went from pro to clueless pretty quick hahah
I love when you make a small change to your load out and then suddenly you're screwed xD
random saddle
also can’t forget about royce at the beginning of recursion... i still think about it
jolly radish
thinking about royce 🤔
manic lava
:roycethink:
rare moth
roycing about think
full peak
Royce at the beginning of recursion huh
I wonder if that actually is hinting at something deep or not ,,
full peak
it better be
blissful blaze
in recursion, it begins and ends with a bracket
full peak
HA!
dim trail
Got to say, as a CompSci Major, I love all of Transistor's little nods to CS concepts
foggy fable
I can tell, I see that twa icon.👀
Ngl, I like the Royce addition in an ‘it’s an ironic twist’ sort of way
- The camerata was all about ‘when everything changes, nothing changes’ and Royce being there is a big change, and you can change your decisions in the game, but it doesn’t really -change- anything major. V edgy.
- I love the idea of the two pettiest people in cloudbank alive (ha) locked in a battle of stubbornness.
random saddle
i forget, in recursion are there any other changes besides the very first line said by royce?
past nacelle
Anyone ever noticed how Sybil crawls away after you defeat her until you finally smash her for good?
solemn bloom
Yeeeep it’s really creepy
past nacelle
I really tried to let her live once. She gets stopped by an invisible wall at the edge of the turn() space
Guess that’s Red taking away our agency again
past nacelle
If I remember correctly, she crawls toward one side of the stage
She should have been able to keep going
full peak
ohh yeah the area beyond the stage is off limits
past nacelle
Yep
full peak
her crawling is heart breaking though by all means 
past nacelle
Even as I crushed Sybil, my soul was crushed too
That would have been such a cool easter egg though to let her live
It takes a while for her to crawl over there
So your patience could be rewarded... by letting the Process finish her off I guess
foggy fable
You say that, and the first thing that comes to mind is Sybil somehow crawling her way to the final boss battle, like some sort of callback gag
I haven’t thought of not getting to spare Sybil as one of those ‘Red takes away the player’s agency’ things, but if it’s true, Jesus Christ
It would change red’s potential motivations for me, tbh. Like, she has the option to go to the country and hang with her sword bf, why do this?
spring plover
If I had to guess? She's mad
wispy stratus
i second that
spring plover
But also you could view finishing Sybil off as a mercy-killing
Because honestly at that point how much of "Sybil" was even left? She was 99% processed
hollow sable
Haha I tried to run away at that point but it wouldn't let me :/
And sword bf did say "we can't leave her like this" so I guess it maybe was better to kill her :c
manic lava
i do think it was a mercy kill. bc yeah red is definitely mad but it'd be messed up to let her like... basically waste away
she was nothing. it'd be cruel to keep her alive
fallow tide
I mean just look to In Circles for your answer to Red's opinion on the matter
"I'll do what I can, but I won't save you."
full peak
There's being friendzoned, then there's that haha
inland mirage
I wish we got more to do with the Camerata, the trailer makes it seem like they'd be more involved but in the end you only really interact with two, two die before you get to them, and the surviving members are bosses
hollow sable
ayyy i got my friend to play transistor
and she just said "i would die for sword bf"
me, sweating, trying to resist typing "u do"
true tho
blissful blaze
You Will
fathom scarab
pulsar lily
What about it?
inland mirage
not sure why you linked that
but I was just reading it
languid trail
Been there read that XD
fringe ledge
Anybody got any wisdom they would like to share for the last two performance tests? I'm stuck on the one with multiple Men that spawn in larger numbers for 12 waves
waxen saffron
I remembered that I used Tap(); a lot to keep me alive, and I used Void(); mounted with a gravity-like passive function to drag them together.
devout sandal
I think you're talking about Get(); but I'm not sure if that's the correct name of this function
Also I'm not sure how the function was named but it was changing an enemy to your side. I used it on Man's Haircuts (at least I think they were called like this) and that actually helped me a lot
spring plover
Switch()
rare moth
OH yeah that works rly well w haircuts
fathom scarab
@inland mirage some really interesting stuff there
I never really understood how tap() works
But it sure did help
cedar grove
tap() gives you a certain amount of the damage it does to enemies as health
fathom scarab
And void()+tap()?
inland mirage
super lifesteal void is void(purge, tap)
foggy fable
Aren’t those grant and Asher’s superpowers?
I think that it’s a little cool that they work so well together
That and the way that grant’s function works-it’s pretty weak on its own, but if you attach it to another function, it amplifies its attack
lime schooner
Storm() with Void() and Purge()
👌
Oh wait
I actually might have Get() instead of Purge()
dim trail
Always been a fan of Get()+Crash teamed up with Cull() and Void ()
inland mirage
I don't own an Apple TV and I never will, but for those who do, when does She Shines show up?
blissful blaze
from the blog post where it was announced: 'She Shines' is the centerpiece of a new interactive download experience used when the game streams in data.
i have no idea what that means as i'm in the same boat as you
cold crypt
Probably something about the game loading the first time.
inland mirage
there were so many buzzwords in that sentence that I understood none of it
rare moth
sounds like "it plays while the game downloads" i think?
foggy fable
...that’s pretty much what it does tbh
I never figured out the story element to its addition, though 😅
urban creek
cedar grove
irt cloudbank being a simulated/digital world, i know theres a lot of debate about it in the fanbase and i was wondering about the description of transistor's summer sale item. 🤔
"Originally tailored from the finest digital materials exclusively for Cloudbank's most famous singing sensation, this luxurious gown is now available in sizes suitable for all Saliens."
digital materials.. 🤔
low cypress
🤔
spring plover
I like the idea of it being a post-singularity world
frigid raven
Yeah, did you ever play SOMA, from the Amnesia folks...?
spring plover
Where technology has become so integrated with human life that it's as natural as the laws of physics
cedar grove
i have! i love SOMA a lot
low cypress
I played it, despite hating horror, simply because I was intrigued by the concept
cedar grove
its amazing
spring plover
I haven't, couldn't get through Amnesia and haven't worked myself up to soma yet
frigid raven
I dunno if SOMA spoilers are appropriate here but from my standpoint just as a fan of that game there's some fun possibility of Transistor / SOMA crossover to think about.
cedar grove
oooh
frigid raven
If you liked Transistor's themes or like Philip K Dickian sci fi I'd definitely recommend SOMA just as a great work of sci fi storytelling.
spring plover
I'll watch for it to go on sale then!
cedar grove
also it has an official safe mode now where monsters arent hostile, for weenies like me
frigid raven
They added a mode that removes the danger / survival horror aspects so you can just experience the story if that's appealing.
spring plover
Oooh that's extremely appealing
inland mirage
that's kinda cool actually
cedar grove
there was a really popular mod that did that, and now its official
low cypress
As in, removed the deranged robot-people?
frigid raven
I really liked SOMA's ending anyhow so if you're up for more sci-fi game stories, worth checking out.
spring plover
Bioshock couldn't stop showing off its hostile mobs long enough for me to enjoy it >(
cedar grove
personally i think that if something feels real, it should be treated as real
spring plover
And tbh it was a problem I had with Bastion too, the constant enemies or threat of ground falling had me moving through the story too quickly to absorb it...
low cypress
I love how we switched to #transistor and promptly started talking about SOMA
cedar grove
so even if cloudbank is digital or simulated, does it matter?
spring plover
See I'm fine with a simulation, what gets me is when people say it's JUST a simulation or JUST the inside of a computer
If you're going to remove the reality or complexity by treating it as anything other than Actual Humans Dying or whatever, don't bother
cedar grove
well the moment real people are put in there it becomes more than that, no?
or like, self aware? not necessarily real
yeah the complexity is what makes it
spring plover
The sense of consequence
rare moth
even if its completely ai youre playing as one of them
low cypress
I don't think that anyone thinks that the people of Cloudbank are AI, though
rare moth
these are YOUR people!! YOUR city!! if it is computers thats how your humans are!
low cypress
It's only the Process who are
rare moth
tbh my headcanon is theres no one outside cloudbank....its a computer that grew organically into cloudbank's programming
big bang and planets or growing circuits, its just differe.t material
low cypress
I think that whatever is outside of Cloudbank (or that simulation) is irrelevant, unless it's the Country
spring plover
Well its certainly implied to be
Where does Boxer think they're gonna run away to, there in the beginning of the game?
rare moth
Microsoft Word
lethal crow
Clippy will save us
spring plover
Lol
rare moth
srsly tho i think....other cities
spring plover
🤷 could be
cedar grove
maybe the country..?
rare moth
other programs that function as cloudbank does
low cypress
It's never implied that Cloudbank is more than just a city
As in, there are likely other cities too
lethal crow
Clippy == Wizard of Oz?
inland mirage
Clippy is
d i s p l e a s e d
cedar grove
confirmed
spring plover
i have like
god knows how many pages of transistor meta and i've forgotten all the details in the ensuing years
low cypress
I would love to watch some video of someone just explaining everything about Transistor
spring plover
There are a few summaries on youtube
low cypress
Like what Noah Caldwell-Gervais does, like a three-hour video of just someone talking about every minute detail
cedar grove
theres one really good guide on steam that helped me make sense of a lot of it
spring plover
It becomes difficult to summarize or make sense of it without inserting your own theories
rare moth
nah dude!!! its imp ossible!!!
young yew
This one guide is quite good https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=337587422
spring plover
Any "explanation" will by necessity be "well this is what I think" because there isn't an objective answer to be wrung out of it, we don't have enough info
I am the kind of person to try to sit and explain things for three hours though, the issue is anybody listening lmao
I wrote my big Transistor essay, I'm at peace for now.
rare moth
i have a confession. i didnt realize anything computery about it on my first playthru
low cypress
wow
rare moth
(a year later, second playthru) OH MY GOD..... LIKE A COMPUTER
cedar grove
i dont remember at this point but probably same
smoky zealot
It’s been years since I’ve played it so same
low cypress
I am a bit ashamed about not being enough of a fan of Transistor to theory-craft, but in reality, I'm just not into that
frigid raven
@rare moth We wanted that aspect to feel subtle for sure, so you could experience it from the point of view of the characters -- it's just the world around them and they don't necessarily stop to think about that stuff.
cedar grove
for someone who probably spends more time on a computer than i dont, its a shame that i dont know all the technical computer speak
low cypress
I guess that's my view as a programmer though
frigid raven
It's subtle to the extent that characters never stop to talk about it.
rare moth
thank you, official confirmation im not really stupid 😊 😂 😂
smoky zealot
I don’t think I have the mental ability to theory craft
cedar grove
its really nice to have that "OHH" moment when you realize though
rare moth
YEAH
low cypress
Ok, so the world-building is subtle from that regard, but the game experience itself I wouldn't call subtle
frigid raven
Compared with say something like The Matrix, the world is never straight-up explained to you.
Same as the world we live in is never explained to any of us, or at least that's my general mindset around it.
low cypress
Right
Part of what I love about your games is how you don't explain anything
You explained a whole bunch about how to play Pyre in the beginning though, but I do like how you managed to make it realistic in-world
rare moth
this was me, essentially
low cypress
But yeah, compared to your other games, that tutorial feels a bit off
spring plover
Transistor also had a tutorial
cedar grove
pyre in general was pretty different
low cypress
Tell me about it
spring plover
Yeah, it wouldn't make much sense to put a Transistor type tutorial in Pyre
low cypress
took me a year to actually get to playing it
I restarted yesterday without even realizing it was the birthday
spring plover
You can like a game's style better than another's and still acknowledge that what it does works in its context :P
low cypress
I tried at launch, but it just wasn't my deal, and I felt really bad about not having played it
yeah, for sure
I'm not saying that it's bad game-design
I just have a boner for hidden tutorials
oh bugger
I have to finish Pyre before the stream!
rare moth
u open trna, aj yells at you for tutorial, youre like WHAT bc its 2014 and u dont know what pyre is
spring plover
It's a joke dude :')
low cypress
I have no idea what most of those letters mean
young yew
What is a trna? What is an aj? 🤔
rare moth
OH SORRY, trna's an abbreviation for transistor that was picked up
young yew
d,mhgsdgh
rare moth
and aj is archjustice from pyre!
low cypress
a?
rare moth
?
spring plover
J!
rare moth
yeah!
low cypress
TRA I would get, but where does the n come from? Transistor works I guess, but still missing an a.
rare moth
idk it just kinda grew
spring plover
It was a typo
low cypress
AJ I guess is the actual name of The Voice?
rare moth
it was used like, exclusively in the fanserver, i have to always rewrite transistor here cause i forget
yea
low cypress
Haven't gotten far in Pyre yet, so I wouldn't know
rare moth
youll see!
rare moth
no?
low cypress
I haven't even played Pyre D:
languid pawn
Well, there's a sale now!
rare moth
Anyway ykno what was great abt transistor????? LIMITER UNLOCKABLES
spring plover
Oooh well that explains the confusion!
rare moth
loooove that written roycevoice
low cypress
I have the game, bought it on launch obviously, just dropped it after three hours
Royce is almost as good as Rucks even
It's insane
I can just sit and listen to him talking for hours
Who did that voice?
rare moth
sunkrish bala, right?
young yew
Yes!
low cypress
Oh wow, an actual person who is known for stuff not SGG-related
cedar grove
Super Giants..?
low cypress
who is known for stuff not SGG-related
rare moth
im kidding dw
low cypress
Yeah, that wasn't apparent at all /s
wintry trench
Hey, speaking of being crazy: the voiceover at the beginning of the second playthrough is definitely not who it is the first time, right?
low cypress
Hey, look, it's AJ
young yew
"sggple" kam..
low cypress
No, it's Royce that time
rare moth
"ess gee geople" pronounciation jcncnvn
low cypress
It does, but it's a fantastic touch
All the tiny little differences really helps with getting through the game a second time
wintry trench
There are more differences?!?
*looks at unfinished Pyre playthrough*
*looks back at Transistor*
low cypress
Urgh, too relatable
rare moth
u think trna has differences on ng+, YPU SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH TEXT PYRE HAS
wintry trench
I'm not at a point where I'm in love with Pyre yet... Idk if anything will ever compare to Transistor in my heart...
low cypress
I found that upping the difficulty is crucial for my enjoyment of the game
rare moth
sry, hadnt considered that to be spoiling info!
low cypress
No, it isn't, that's not what I meant
rare moth
ohhh....transistor really is good at that!
low cypress
I was just asking you to not say more than that
wintry trench
Transitor is the first game that made me cry.
low cypress
Since I'm gonna try to finish Pyre before the stream
rare moth
oh, sure!
wintry trench
I cried... Every time I played.
low cypress
So far no game has made me cry, but storms does Clannad make me weep
wintry trench
What's the difference?
rare moth
ok im leavin this convo for now...gonna chill seeya!! 👋
low cypress
Clannad, AnoHana and OnePiece all made me weep, in order of sadness
rare moth
not in this channel you arent
low cypress
OnePiece is an odd one, but the scene where the huge robot guy comes and warps them to their own islands was tragic before we knew what was going on
wintry trench
You were going.
wintry trench
Shoo shoo
languid pawn
low cypress
Well, that conversation is over
wintry trench
I've got DMs.
low cypress
and it was tangential to Transistor, so it would be awkward to switch
spring plover
There's?? Literally an off topic channel y'all, don't be rude
You can do your DMs or off topic, I don't care but keep this to Transistor stuff
wintry trench
We're stopping. Please don't chew us out.
spring plover
Be nice and I won't have to!
wintry trench
You already diiiiid!😭 😭 my fragile heart!
It's still raw from Transistor's ending!
Weep with me, friends.
So what will we talk about now?
pulsar lily
Which Process has the nicest butt
stray eagle
so anywayssss uhhhh
transistor. goodt game. love it . love the aesthetic
wintry trench
Do we see their butts?
rare moth
yes!!! klimpt inspiration was beautiful uou
low cypress
It is very hard for me to calm down from this level of energy!
spring plover
Do your best, mate
stray eagle
this game has my favorite character designs ive gotta say
wintry trench
I guess the Man would have to.
spring plover
Man was copying Royce so the obvious followup is.......do he got the booty
low cypress
I don't expect anyone to get that reference, but if you do, I will love you for life
blissful blaze
i came back from trying to sleep to say: there is no possible way royce has got any kind of booty
wintry trench
We do see Royce's backside.
low cypress
I feel like with a voice like Royce's, butt is irrelevant
wintry trench
Doesn't he have tails though?
spring plover
The Man saw Royce and thought "I can do better"
rare moth
HFNGLGMG
stray eagle
i almost thought u meant "royce has a tail"
rare moth
AAAAAAAAAA
stray eagle
and thats true!
wintry trench
😂
blissful blaze
i need to be awake in 5 hours and here i am, laying down the law by declaring royce to be booty-deprived
wintry trench
Wait people like Royce's voice?
stray eagle
I DO
rare moth
Yes!!!!
wintry trench
......HUH.
pulsar lily
Absolutely!
blissful blaze
he talks the way i think
low cypress
COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH IT
wintry trench
I yelled "shut up" at him a lot....
stray eagle
i love ashers more but like
he gotta a very dry voice. give royce some wator
hes gotta sore throat because of the transistor
low cypress
I only like Rucks and Blue more than Royce
stray eagle
AJ is the number 1 for me tbh i would die for AJ to say ligma
wintry trench
I like Mr. Nobody... Which is apparently not the top choice?
low cypress
I'm really not a fan of The Voice so far
pulsar lily
Boxer has a nice voice
rare moth
oh i love mr nobody toooo 💗 💗 good voices all around!!!
pulsar lily
Speaking of 
low cypress
What I love is Logan Cunningham, but then, he's AJ too, so I'm having a bit of an existential crisis finding that out
pulsar lily
Red, tho
wintry trench
Oh, he is? That's neat.
pulsar lily
That's range
wintry trench
Voice actors are amazing.
low cypress
I love the voices of the general voices of Pyre. The tiny abstract sounds they make are fantastic
wintry trench
I like parsing them but that's for another channel.
Reader is always the same syllables I'm done sorry
languid pawn
I can't think of a VA I don't like in these games, which is weird because there's almost always that ONE character whose voice I can't stand. Good job to the VA, but RIP my ears.
Even the characters with voices that put me off in some way are so good I'm compelled by them anyway
pulsar lily
re: parsing: sgg actually had a constructed vocab for the VAs to use! The spoken lines don't always mean the same as what's on screen but they mean something, there's a pattern to it
languid pawn
I'll admit I'm a sucker for great character work
pulsar lily
Don't ask me to dig up the article right now lol
blissful blaze
sahrian, yes, and that's in pyre
wintry trench
You're not wrong.
low cypress
But it's not realistic to expect a conversation to stay 100% on-topic
If anything, this whole convo should be in #supergiant-games
Since it's just about their games in general
wintry trench
I'm in a huge server and everyone just gets used to switching channels to messages into a topic switch.
rare moth
different servers have different rules! things just run differently, its fine
devout ledge
It can be kind of a weird thing to adjust to, but I think it's worth working toward - it makes things way easier for new people coming in to the server to find people they can talk to about the games they've played, since not everyone has played all three.
low cypress
I'm not criticizing the rules themselves, I think they make sense
It's just a question of leeway
devout ledge
Not at all! And I agree that it's not realistic for it to constantly stay on topic - it's just identifying when you want the conversation to continue, where it should go.
low cypress
Yeah, and I for sure feel like the rules keep you from straying from the topic for too long
low cypress
Nice picture dude
devout ledge
Mine too! Welcome! 😄
full peak
transistor very good
welcome to the server
rare moth
same here!! hello!!!
silk palm
Nice to be apart of a group dedicated to it and other supergiant games 😃
I fell in love with the art style at the beginning. Then the gameplay is so fun. Then the music is awesome. Then tHE STORY!??
Such an amazing game.
devout ledge
I think when I first fired up Transistor, I sat at the opening tableau art for like 15 minutes.
silk palm
Yes!
upper portal
Same
devout ledge
and the last part of the game you have control over, as well. sat there for a while too 😭
low cypress
So, there's this guy, Rythian, who made a YouTube let's play of Transistor, and as soon as he starts it up and gets control, he goes "Aaaah, this is already hitting all the heart-strings that Bastion did", and I just felt exactly the same way in that moment
rare moth
what really got me in transistor was the bit where boxer tries yelling out to the city
its.....he yells and its all empty.
😭
silk palm
My mouth was just hanging open for the whole credit scenes 😭
rare moth
SAME
fickle aurora
"How about... me?" really shook me up
low cypress
https://youtu.be/nxKFS2vck5o?t=56s link to video
low cypress
Yeah, it REALLY was
Holy crap that moment
So cool to have a boss use your own abilities
rare moth
yes!!!!
fickle aurora
It's really just perfectly executed
fickle aurora
the perfect amount of time to adjust to the fact that, yes, Royce has turn() while still feeling like you're on your toes
rare moth
what stood out to me was like ... your power can be matched by the game, you know?
its not you vs a whole different species, its you vs your own power ..... puts you in your place a little
low cypress
Like, the Turn() mechanic is to make execution possible for players, it doesn't have much of a canon reason for being a thing, yet here's the boss, pausing the game so that they have time to think about their next move
rare moth
mmhm!!!!
silk palm
Then feeling kind of bad for Royce, even after everything 😔
low cypress
It sends shivers down my spine every time
fickle aurora
The Royce fight is superb. I love all his voice clips for getting his functions burned out.
"Didn't care for that."
silk palm
So good 😩
spring plover
I was asked for previous Transistor anniversary chat transcripts so here's the one from 2016!
http://transistored.tumblr.com/post/146904912929/anniversary-chat-transcript
Here's a partial transcript from 2015!
http://transistored.tumblr.com/post/119537463723/transistor-devs-qa
also in a bit of shameless self-promotion here's a timeline I made using dates from OVC terminals and my own speculation
http://venhediss.tumblr.com/post/142693943011/a-transistor-timeline-sort-of
cold venture
@low cypress I love the fact that you mentioned Rythian because he is the reason I know about SGG
frail fulcrum
frail fulcrum
I've played this game so many times and this still opened my eyes to more
jolly radish
ahhh the anniversary chats 💕
low cypress
Ellis: Greg, if people are free of ailments, what are the “clinic” type buildings we see, with the blue signs with the wheat? Are they for mental health, or accidents maybe?
Greg: Ellis People still end up needing help.
I love this
spring plover
Good times
I always shoved as many questions into those chats as I could ahaha
It is interesting to think about, like, how Country symbolism is used, or what it means to people
low cypress
TransistorChat: Speaking of the Process, when Q Precht tells you that he was killed by the Process, how does he know what to call them? Or is that just a plot device to let you know?
Greg: Good question. Maybe he ran into someone who knew what they were called.
Example of a question Greg wouldn't answer. He asked about that yesterday.
prime flint
we only hear the guy saying that he was killed by the process
spring plover
And says "He says...the 'Process' wiped him out"
prime flint
the guy could have figured out that it was the process
spring plover
He could've. 🤷
prime flint
No its the guy that says that
spring plover
Hmmm 🤔 I could def be misremembering so I'll check it later
I just remember that being the first place we hear them called the process
spring plover
Before that, Boxer calls them "old friends" or by their nicknames
prime flint
we never hear precht talk
spring plover
His trace talks though
Like Lillian's does
When they're integrated, Boxer can talk to them
prime flint
yeah but does they ever say process?
prime flint
oh does boxer interpreate they are talking about the process
spring plover
Boxer seems to be quoting Precht
It's the first time anyone in the game uses the word Process for, well, the process. I'm pretty sure
low cypress
If we are asking stuff like that, we might as well also question if anything in Bastion actually ever happens, or if it's just Rucks telling a good story and in reality the Kid isn't nearly that heroic
prime flint
havent we used a terminal to talk with the camerata at that time?
i could have sworn we had
prime flint
I believe that boxer interpretiated it as the process from what precht says
but its all guesses xD
wintry trench
Who are all these people?
spring plover
Which people, the ones in the transcript?
wintry trench
No, all these names that are getting thrown around. I don't remember anybody called Boxer... It' hasn't been that long since I played!
vague sand
Boxer is the name people use for Logan Cunningham in his sword boyfriend form
I don't recall why, but there's a reason for it
vague sand
I believe various others have made the joke before me, but I will absolutely take credit for it
spring plover
Some of us call him Boxer because of his arm wraps
Mr. Nobody and Blue are also names that are sometimes used
spring plover
Boxer is also, I think, the name he's given in the code, but that's not representative of a real name
Yeah, to go with Red
wintry trench
I'm glad you said something. I'd gotten the impression Blue was a character in Pyre I hadn't met yet.
wispy stratus
Not to be confused with a pair of Pokemon trainers
wintry trench
Usually Red and Blue are opposed. It's interesting they go together in this case.
vague sand
Transistor Pokemon AU
The Transistor is a pokeball that just fits lots of pokemon into it, and also the pokemon are people
wintry trench
You know, I have a bucket for situations like this.
I put people who make terrible jokes into it.
;P
(It's like how you groan about a really good pun, y'know?)
vague sand
Is my Pokemon AU going into the bad joke bucket
vague sand
That's a Really Big Bucket
Must be tiring to carry that around everywhere
I mean, if I could fit in it
wintry trench
It's connected to Hammerspace! Everything fits.
vague sand
Well, I'll be damned
If you thought that joke was bad, I'm sure you'll find some of the others just as atrocious, so I look forward to getting to see the inside of that bucket some day
vague sand
Absolutely, assuming I remember to do something other than lurk
inland mirage
Does anyone have a save file with all the limiters unlocked?
devout ledge
I believe I do! I've played through Transistor a few times, I think I have all the unlockables. 🤔
pulsar lily
Pokemon trainer AU
Asher just has a team of all the cat Pokemon
random saddle
red has honedge of course
calm jackal
Aw man I'm gonna miss the transistor stream
plain current
I was actually thinking of drawing Transistor as a Pokemon AU, I mean the main character is silent and named Red, what else do you need xD
I actually had a sketch in my old computer but died along with my external hard drive but one day I'll remake that, one day...
low cypress
Is that Michael next to Amir or Greg or who?
pulsar lily
Royce stumbled upon an Ultra Beast maybe... they've got enough of an alien/robotic thing going to stand in for Process
plain current
The cells are kind of like pokeballs?
low cypress
Is this the wrong thread to discuss the livestream?
knotty moth
The one thing that I was sorry to see missing from Transistor is some of the backstory from the launch trailer. It's fine for everyone who followed the game and bought it at release, but I found myself having to link the launch trailer to people who picked it up subsequently just to give them some context.
calm jackal
That one jellyfish ultra beast might make a good sybil
pulsar lily
This is the perfect place to discuss the livestream
low cypress
Who is next to Amir?
I have seen him before but I'm not sure who it is
Do we know who that guy on the poster is?
Could be a cool addition to the ÌÕMPÆØË poster
cold crypt
That's the gregman!
random saddle
did you mean: our lord and savior
low cypress
What's up with the Camerata having a circle instead of an arrow on their symbol?
cedar grove
oh thats what you meant
low cypress
Yup
cedar grove
well why not
rare moth
it looks like the eye of the sword!
low cypress
So we don't know
cedar grove
its not exactly like the transistor symbol anyway
low cypress
Sybil has it on her belly
low cypress
Many of the process has it somewhere
cedar grove
so maybe it represents the process
low cypress
I'd like to have Greg's view on it, but steam won't let me ask
cedar grove
you could ask jen maybe
low cypress
Amirbelly
pulsar lily
anyone know where I could find the level-up bg (with that gorgeous sketchy outline of Red) without all the "pick your new function" etc. on top of it?
low cypress
Datamine
blissful blaze
@pulsar lily i can probably get it to you if nobody else has done it by the time i get home
unfortunately it usually takes me an hour and a half at minimum (thanks public transport) so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
pulsar lily
thanks! i was just thinking it'd make a lovely desktop bg
i didn't have a car until last year, I know the struggle 
cedar grove
sorry sparrow
prime flint
that is just beautiful
cold crypt
"All Friends Expire" - Supergiant 2018
cedar grove
well they do
pulsar lily
@cedar grove thanks!!
prime flint
Saved as a wallpaper maybe :>
blissful blaze
nah alma it's fine
i did point out how long it'll take me to get to a Real PC
;p
iron atlas
guys is there a picture of the limiter screen with all limiters unlocked?
full peak
Watch yo profanity
iron atlas
me bad
full peak
it s oki it was funny
young yew
I might also be able to take those screenshots but I bet I would be too late
iron atlas
lets go lesbians lets go!!! lesbians lets go!!! take those screenshots lesbians!!!
did ya'll just launch the game because of the stream? because i've got that urge
full peak
MOOD
rare moth
red running from a group of youngladies: LETS GO LESBIANS LETS GO
iron atlas
LOL
u guys, i wanna get the limiters or the actual process profiles as tattoos and i cant make up my mind. like, lookather https://d1u5p3l4wpay3k.cloudfront.net/transistor_gamepedia/b/bc/YoungLady.jpg
young yew
beautiful baby girl
iron atlas
ur saying that cuz ur gay
full peak
The spine s heart is also a really good tattoo choice
young yew
YEAH
iron atlas
full peak
Mhm ! I d give you a png but im Phone
cedar grove
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/330238921277571074/472486107590950922/limiters1.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/330238921277571074/472486119892582400/limiters2.png
iron atlas
a big kiss from me, Alma
cedar grove
i can also get the heart if you need it
i actually considered getting it as a tattoo but i think i want something smaller and simpler
iron atlas
yeah! grand images kinda scare me
plus they are pricey as tats
i thought that settling for separate models of the process, like the younglady, would be cool. and just accumulate them all later on
Alma pls.... if u'll get the pic of the heart i'll mail u the kiss
tender frigate
oof hot
low cypress
Nice profile pic
prime flint
ye xD
low cypress
smile
Huh?
love
her
smile
ah, I made a typo, that's why it worked
This profanity filter is a bit over-zealous
lethal crow
That's the first word I've seen that is probably actually okay
low cypress
👍
late dagger
Idk if this has been posted here yet but there was this really cool analysis on the subreddit for anyone who likes that kind of thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h4YEQqLqtY&t=1390s
cedar grove
sorry for the picture spam today but since they were talking about the camerata logo on the stream, and it reflecting their vision of the city
i dont think ive ever looked at them side by side like this before
iron atlas
is this the transistor logo? https://puu.sh/B4cjv/98a3c1f514.png
iron atlas
i mean, u posted the logos for the cloudbank and what the camerata use. i meant more like, the actual transistor
low cypress
Yeah, it's not really a logo per-se
weary pawn
Yeah, the teal version is the starter screen.
cedar grove
oh
lethal crow
low cypress
😍
low cypress
@iron atlas I don't see why you'd assume that the Transistor itself would have a logo?
lethal crow
Yep, it's same version as the game's logo
cedar grove
im sorry sparrow red is deluge's wife now 😔
blissful blaze
my wife
young yew
HGKDSVHDSL
random saddle
um excuse you, red is my queen
blissful blaze
(i can't find my nb reader pride icon, so i'm rocking the gold-and-greyscale hedwyn look again)
low cypress
I really love REDACTED though
blissful blaze
thank,,
cedar grove
i cant think about an actual logo for The Transistor, im not sure if it has one im forgetting
random saddle
the triangle is kind of logo-y
cedar grove
maybe the eye but thats also very process
blissful blaze
it's bc i like to keep the same Look between icons or else i turn into that comic w/ the dog every time i post
low cypress
Who in Cloudbank would think that the Transistor needs a logo?
random saddle
um, whoever the artistic one is, i dont remember all the function traces lol
low cypress
"that comic w/ the dog"
Dungeons and Doggos?
random saddle
also i havent changed my icon since probably december so i cant change it anymore
i basically am this hamster irl now
cedar grove
youre being kind of aggressive about a logo for the transistor being unnecessary, dude
iron atlas
anyway i just thought that the bottom part of that logo from the limiter screen is the same as the other logos
low cypress
It's likely related, yeah
jolly radish
iron atlas
its obviosly related because the other too logos have the transistor in them
low cypress
Xel?
Well, Cloudbank's logo doesn't have the Transistor in it
Just a transistor sign, not the weapon itself
They aren't quite the same thing
blissful blaze
loopy boxer is adorable
iron atlas
the transistor wasnt meant to be a weapon
cedar grove
he is.......
low cypress
Alma, I specified Cloudbank's logo because I know that it's in there. Your comment feels a bit unwarranted.
low cypress
I'm still a bit scarred from that scene, so I'm not sure I can agree with that
iron atlas
boxer as the cat who had too many loops?
young yew
fdklsjghldjfkghsdflkg
iron atlas
low cypress
What Greg is saying right now is very important to me in designing antagonists
inland mirage
ook can't wait to see the rest of the non-first hour
blissful blaze
give him ringlets
inland mirage
a c q u i r e h o o p s
cedar grove
"whats the difference between an administrator and a drunk? ...ive never been an administator."
low cypress
Steam only lets you buffer so much, then it starts throwing away the older parts
And it isn't long, it's a few minutes
Four, to be specific
Inside of the spine would be a dope live wallpaper if you could get it to loop well
cedar grove
i might try the next time im there.. i just got wallpaper engine
low cypress
The texture doesn't loop, so it would be a lot of work
Perhaps we could get Jen to do it
😛
low cypress
Well, like a constant running animation
With the background scrolling by
It's just such a beautiful moment
rare moth
THEY TALKED ABT SHE SHINES??
iron atlas
THATS WHY IM YELLING
low cypress
They just mentioned that it happened
rare moth
ohh ok
iron atlas
im gonna fricken die they are like 2/3s of the game and im passing out
low cypress
They are trying to answer my question but it was so long ago that the context is gone, and so they misinterpreted it...
low cypress
I really loved that moment
When the antagonists just turn out to be humans who made a major mistake
From the moment I met Sybil I expected four such bosses, and then two just turn out dead on their own
And I'm like "Oh. Okay. So, just one left, then? Huh. Weird."
Can you switch an enemy and have it be killed by a clucker's bomb?
cedar grove
HERE COMES GRANT IN A MECH SUIT
low cypress
I was so confused
I was just a few seconds behind you
so I hadn't heard it yet
"COWARDS" ❤ ❤ ❤
I never noticed!
lethal crow
Can you switch an enemy and have it be killed by a clucker's bomb?
-- yes, yes you can
jolly radish
somebody better be logging all the bracket trivia in the stream for me
cedar grove
its interesting that theres no profanity in cloudbank
low cypress
I might be a bit behind, so I guess my comments are off
inland mirage
there's royce trivia?
upper portal
Is anyone recording the stream?
inland mirage
who's the one currently recording
inland mirage
I have the first hour but it's being difficult to upload
cedar grove
let boxer say- well, you know
tardy slate
Name 👏 that 👏 cat 👏
inland mirage
yaay
upper portal
Ok
low cypress
These guys aren't very good at their own games though
inland mirage
darren supposedly can 10 idol bastion
low cypress
I guess they are distracted, but still
He kinda did yesterday
but not too well
Died a few times
And, well, didn't use all 10 as he hadn't unlocked them
but still
full peak
I can t wait til royce part happens A,,
cedar grove
its still impressive
upper portal
What did they say about She Shines?
cedar grove
i cant play bastion with idols regularly
upper portal
I always wondered how it fit into the canon