When Project X Zone was released in Japan on October 11, 2012, many felt that the game would never see the light of day in North America because it was a game that had three companies (Namco Bandai, Sega, and Capcom) fusing their IPs into this RPG mixed with fighting gameplay somewhat. However, not to long after the release it was announced that the game would launch in North America. Will having a huge crossover game get you hyped or will it be fan service overload?
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When Supergiant Games announced their second title, Transistor, gamers were excited due to the success of their first game, Bastion. Bastion was widely praised by gamers, and the immediate question of whether Transistor would live up to the standards of Bastion became a huge topic of discussion. The initial trailer featured part of a song by Darren Korb with Ashley Barrett on vocals, who did the music for Bastion, and that alone caught a lot of interest due to the widely popular soundtrack of Bastion. Another factor that raised the expectations was the fact that Supergiant games made so much money off of Bastion (published by Warner Bros.) that they were able to publish Transistor on their own, thereby taking full control of their product. Did Transistor live up to the high expectations set by the success of Bastion?
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