Transience

Quite enjoyed it, definitely would like to see more. The storytelling is definitely an interesting take, but it is an interesting enough world they've created and I would not mind seeing more. I have some thoughts on what could be a good addition to this game and / or a sequel: - More guns - Limited selection unfortunately - Better gun sounds - When shooting loud it definitely does not have the impact you would expect, audio-wise. - A 'Contracts' mode - You have the campaign and a wave-based survival mode. Some form of 'contracts mode' where you complete contracts, upgrade your hideout, and upgrade your stash would be phenomenal. Even better if it's a mode where you take the reigns of an Accountant that you have full control over the gender and looks of.

I thought the game play was extremely engaging and fun and the story was pretty sweet too. It seems like they set up for a sequel and Im looking forward to playing it.

this game is basically Intravenous 2 but 3D with dumber Ai. other stuff like gun play is pretty good to me. i bought this game on sale so i think it's worth it but the Ai is too bad i won't recommend you to buy with the full price.

This game is a fun tactical FPS, albeit with a few quirks. The stealth mechanics in this game are okay, but the enemies are pretty slow to react to things that happen around them. You can often wipe out an entire room full of enemies before any of them react. It's also pretty easy to cheese most enemy encounters by just hiding in a corner, alerting the enemies and then picking them off one by one as they all try to slowly move towards you through the same chokepoint and there are some levels where you're basically forced to play this way. Aside from that, the levels in this game are pretty fun to navigate. The gunplay is quite good and the gun customization features can add a bit of variety to the gameplay, although it's a bit of a shame that the game constantly takes away your gun and forces you to use a different one at the start of many levels. The story and writing in this game are a bit lackluster, but still passable. The art style looks nice and the soundtrack fits the game's setting really well. Barring some occasional stutters, the game runs decently fine, but it could use a bit more optimization.

I gave Transience a shot because I watched BigFry's content. At it's core, Transience is a linear, stealth-based shooter with gunplay similar to what you'd find in any tactical shooter (think Tarkov, R6, Arena Breakout Infinite). While you CAN go in gun's blazing, it's heavily incentivized to go in with a stealth-first approach. Similar to the old-school FEAR games, Transience's AI is DEADLY accurate. Overall, I think it's a really fun shooter. It's not a BAD game by any stretch it is worth the $20 USD, but if you're unsure, wait until there's a sale. For their first title, BigFry & RESURGENT are tapped into the market, knows what the audience wants, and can develop a decent experience. You can tell that the developers put the majority of the effort into the gunplay experience and ultimately, I think it was the correct move. Now here's what I don't like about the game, perhaps nitpicky. While the gunplay is great, the rest of the game is a little messy. [list] [*]Transience is narratively confusing. Perhaps I missed it but, why does an accountant have to parkour and mess with vents on their way home? Gameplay wise, I understand it serves a purpose but story-wise it already took me out of the immersion. Especially for their first indie title, first impressions mean EVERYTHING and it was not paced very well. As you progress the pacing gets better but it's a slow, confusing start. Also not a big fan of the comic book style cutscenes but that's my personal opinion. I really didn't care for the story. I wasn't particularly grappled by the insane storytelling and character development. [spoiler] You're a dude that works as effectively a PMC for a corporate company. The company blacklisted you, and now you have to figure out why and how much money is on your head. [/spoiler] [*]The AI in the game seems to be one of two modes. Undetected, where the AI are incredibly incompetent and stick to their normal routing behavior. In Alerted status, the AI will look at you through walls and start aggressively making their way towards you. There is no in-between. [*]The stealth mechanics in the game feel half-baked. There isn't any dedicated stealth takedowns which was a really big letdown for me. Instead, you rely on the non-lethal gadgets that you obtain in the game. Your gadgets operate on a cooldown which in a game like Transience it doesn't make too much sense. The cooldown also impacts the pacing of the gameplay. [*]Speaking of non-lethal, there really isn't any incentive to be non-lethal. I found myself more often than not just shooting the heads off of people. It's just more effective at the end of the day. [*]I started this game after 6 months of it's release and there are still bugs. Particularly with the sound. Either it would be incredibly muffled and I can't hear a thing that's being said, or it sounded like I had slo-mo on, when I didn't. [/list] Overall, it's a fun experience, but it definitely needed some more TLC in more parts of the game. They invested heavily in the gunplay and it shows. But the heavy investment also meant sacrificing key parts of the core experience that also hurt the game's overall enjoyment.

upon looking at other review people have said alot about bugs but during my playthrough i got ZERO bugs 2026 july. Its a pretty solid single player experence the gunplay feels good story is easy to follow it ran suprising well on my old rtx 1080 pc. its got crysis weapon style customisation, for attachments you have to find then throughout each level makes looking for sercts rewarding another thing the game doesnt tell you what some buttons do so best look at the controls before you start things like disable hud, weapon inspect and night vision