Pretty fun! It was pretty short, as well as pretty easy. That didn't bother me much, but your mileage may vary.
My favorite part about Transiruby is how quick and snappy Siruby feels. She's FAST, and it feels GREAT. Combat on the other hand is pretty simple, there isn't a whole lot going on. You've got a sword and a gun. Gun stuns enemies sword kills them. Kill enemies with the sword to get ammo, stun enemies with the gun and then kill them with the sword, and you get health 30% of the time. You've also got a down stab which kills every regular enemy instantly. Very handy.
I love the way combat and platforming are sewn together with the Element Gun. Letting you create platforms out of literally any enemy you come across creates some interesting platforming challenges.
Because this is a Metroidvania, there's also tons of items scattered about to grab. Unlike Metroid, however, only a handful actually power up the player character, the others are essentially useless, which was honestly pretty lame. You get some special art for 100%ing the game, but that's really about it. The Mega Tranchips and the Dark Quartz aren't even listed on the map, which makes it extra annoying. The abilities you get aren't even anything special, really—it's pretty standard fair. There is ONE, and I mean EXACTLY one ability that is super cool, but 1/13 isn't a great look.
The tutorial at the very beginning is a little intrusive, but it doesn't last long and the dialogue is pretty fun so it gets a pass. In fact, the dialogue throughout the whole game is pretty great. Siruby and her cat AI have some entertaining banter throughout the game, and there's a handful of other characters that add their own flair as well.
Occasionally they'll switch it up and give you an environmental puzzle, where there's a code is hidden somewhere in the environment. Now, this ain't no Phoenotopia, but some of them are pretty clever.
Music is pretty good, although there's only like... seven tracks in total. The last area's theme is easily my favorite. The last area in general is probably my favorite. It puts a unique twist on the game that I won't spoil, but it's a lot of fun. It's also super pretty. This whole game is gorgeous, really. I have like 50 screenshots of just the environment itself lmao.
My favorite part about Transiruby is how quick and snappy Siruby feels. She's FAST, and it feels GREAT. Combat on the other hand is pretty simple, there isn't a whole lot going on. You've got a sword and a gun. Gun stuns enemies sword kills them. Kill enemies with the sword to get ammo, stun enemies with the gun and then kill them with the sword, and you get health 30% of the time. You've also got a down stab which kills every regular enemy instantly. Very handy.
I love the way combat and platforming are sewn together with the Element Gun. Letting you create platforms out of literally any enemy you come across creates some interesting platforming challenges.
Because this is a Metroidvania, there's also tons of items scattered about to grab. Unlike Metroid, however, only a handful actually power up the player character, the others are essentially useless, which was honestly pretty lame. You get some special art for 100%ing the game, but that's really about it. The Mega Tranchips and the Dark Quartz aren't even listed on the map, which makes it extra annoying. The abilities you get aren't even anything special, really—it's pretty standard fair. There is ONE, and I mean EXACTLY one ability that is super cool, but 1/13 isn't a great look.
The tutorial at the very beginning is a little intrusive, but it doesn't last long and the dialogue is pretty fun so it gets a pass. In fact, the dialogue throughout the whole game is pretty great. Siruby and her cat AI have some entertaining banter throughout the game, and there's a handful of other characters that add their own flair as well.
Occasionally they'll switch it up and give you an environmental puzzle, where there's a code is hidden somewhere in the environment. Now, this ain't no Phoenotopia, but some of them are pretty clever.
Music is pretty good, although there's only like... seven tracks in total. The last area's theme is easily my favorite. The last area in general is probably my favorite. It puts a unique twist on the game that I won't spoil, but it's a lot of fun. It's also super pretty. This whole game is gorgeous, really. I have like 50 screenshots of just the environment itself lmao.