PAX East 2014: Transistor (Supergiant Games)

Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up, inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston, all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.  We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of what was there on the showfloor!

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In less than a week, gamers will be able to experience the second title from the hit indie developer Supergiant Games: Transistor. The game looks to retain similar gameplay elements from Bastion, the company's first game, while adding in a new strategic twist to the mechanics.  We did not get to play the game ourselves (the line was very long pretty much the whole convention), but we have a snippet of gameplay taken while making our trip around the showfloor.  Enjoy!

Indie Game Bastion to be shown at PAX

GameBomb has spread the word regarding one of this year's PAX 10 games: A unique action-adventure title called Bastion, developed by new developer Supergiant Games.

Bastion is an action-adventure title which takes place in a world that has been completely torn apart. Players take the role of a sole adventurer whose goal is to bring the world back together, better than ever. Unfortunately, there are monsters and other evil forces which would rather leave the world in chaos, and you will have to defeat them in order to help restore harmony. Thankfully, as the trailer suggests, you are not alone.

The world, being torn apart, does not appear all at once, but rather, it appears in segments that surround the player-character, making the world that much more complicated to navigate. Item collection appears to be a major point to progress, and over time, whole kingdoms and world will be recollected back together, thanks to your efforts.

Bastion will be playable at PAX Prime this week, and it is expected to be released 2011 for PC and consoles.

Supergiant Games is a new independent developer created by Amir Rao and Gavin Simon who left Electronic Arts Los Angeles in order to create their own development company. The team also consists of Darren Korb and Jen Zee among other friends the team knows. This is the company's first title.

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SOURCE: GameBomb