Rebel Transmute Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · March 14, 2024

Rebel Transmute Review, In this modern metroidvania you play as Moon Mikono, a space scrapper turned adventurer on a mission to uncover the true fate of her missing mother. To accomplish this mission in your own, unique way you’ll be swapping out game-changing augments to suit your playstyle. Aggressive and greedy? Inquisitive and cautious? Maybe you just want an army of friendly creatures! With over 50 unique upgrades, Rebel Transmute allows you to play through a classic sci-fi adventure in your style.

Rebel Transmute Review Pros:

Nice pixel art graphics.
213.2MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Video settings – screenshake, particles, and brightness.
Speed run timer – on/off.
Accessibility options – game speed, jump visualized, auto shoot, and HD font.
Game assists options – hazard damage, infinite spark blood, and extra health.
3 save slots.
2D Metroidvania gameplay.
Tips its hat at other video games.
Three-way shooting and you can duck and shoot.
In-game cutscenes and character interactions. You can skip and fast-forward them.
Health bar system.
Enemies and plants can drop sparkblood which fills up your device to heal yourself one heart.
Save pods let you adjust augments, save, and use it as a respawn point.
Tutorial pop-ups can happen.
Enemies drop red flux (currency).
Scavenger Clang is the shop where you can buy new upgrades and enhancements.
A lot of the world is open initially.
Play how you want.
Easy to learn controls.
When you die you leave behind a health core which you can get back.
Once collected the map fills in as you explore adding in points of interest and mission markers.
Repair stations can be fixed and these house save pods.
Find and use fuses to open up new areas.
Boss-like encounters.
You can pay to have your dropped healthcore returned to you straight away, it also tells you the healthcores location.
Collect space suits of Fallen comrades for a bonus reward from a Dr who happens to be a robot.
Tight responsive controls.
No loading times once in the game.
Unlock new shortcuts.
Collectible disks.

Rebel Transmute Review Cons:

Cannot remap controls.
HD font makes some words unreadable.
Any tutorial text is sparse and even then it’s only to tell you an action button.
Horrible knockback off enemies.
The shooting-up action is very sensitive and easily done.
Can only heal when the device is full.
The game doesn’t do a good job of helping you navigate your way or even know where to go.
Slow to get going.
Wave-based sequences can happen in very tight rooms and it’s hard enough.