Transformers Devastation game by Platinum Games!- Oct 2015!

po_pimpus · June 14, 2015, 10:01am

*“Why throw away your life so recklessly?”

“That’s a question you should ask yourself, Megatron.”*

***YOU’VE GOT THE TOUCH! YOU’VE GOT THE POWER!

YEAH!***

Femto_1 · June 14, 2015, 10:10am

The ones that are still alive , anyway. I want to see how the transformations look. P* has experience and talent with that, so it should look faithful to the source material at the absolute least.

Activision is the x-factor in all this, so hopefully P* got the proper budget.

Hecatom · June 14, 2015, 1:53pm

I’m totally glad this is not a Xbone exclussive as it was initially rumored

Diek_Stiekem · June 14, 2015, 2:32pm

I never expected a true G1 style game to surface in this age…
And by Platinum as well! I fear I’m getting expectations here…

I WOULD HAVE WAITED AN ETERNITY FOR THIS!

Activate the hype rainbow doomsday device!!

Snowman · June 14, 2015, 4:49pm

I’m sad if it’s just autobots playable only as a HUGE Decepticon fan but any G1 game is a must for me regardless.

Diek_Stiekem · June 14, 2015, 5:38pm

I agree wholeheartly, maybe they’ll be unlocks (like Jeanne in Bayonetta) or do some DLC bonus episode like Metal Gear Rising.
But still a full Decepticon campaign is what I would prefer.
At least Grimlock is a nice change of pace form the typical Autobot mold.

pedoviejo · June 14, 2015, 6:08pm

It’s Activision, there’s gonna be stupid dlc for sure.

Kinniku_Buster · June 14, 2015, 8:05pm

Not really. Korra was announced June last year and came out in October. This game for announced in June. Comes out in October.

So…I’m not holding my breath. Because the korra game was really bad

Rodimus · June 15, 2015, 4:03am

I see my prayers have been answered by almighty Platinum of course!!!

Oh Yes Prepare for extermination!!!
https://youtu.be/DK2qPxphJnM

This like the goat year for games!!!

Optimus124 · June 15, 2015, 8:28am

Vehicle Combat is my only concern about this title. If they intend to keep this G1, then the vehicle modes (for the Autobots) are nothing more than a sprint. I am cool with the stealth force concept that some of the other games have adopted. With the game being in Platinum Games hands, combat is going to be something awesome! Makes you wonder what happened to High Moon Studios though, as both War (for) and Fall of Cybertron games were really solid games.

Glad to see the OG cast back as well. I do hope they get Cullen to lighten the voice up a little.

Hawkingbird · June 15, 2015, 8:32am

I don’t think the Korra game was bad. At worst it was average. It’s poor production values and shitty camera did it in. The combat was solid and had some interesting ideas. I liked the charged attacks and the different mobility options which bending style provided.

rukawa_kaede · June 15, 2015, 8:49am

lol that sound when they transform I think I’ve heard it somewhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3yPyc5ZdNs

Femto_1 · June 15, 2015, 10:28am

I posted this back in the Korra thread and thought I’d post it here. This is why people are concerned.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ex-high-moon-studios-employee-on-deadpool-troubled-development

Diek_Stiekem · June 16, 2015, 12:08am

Teaser trailer is up!

https://youtu.be/5nqo4cwctqg

What was mentioned during the interview following the teaser:
Inspiration for the game came primarily from the G1 cartoon but ideas from IDW Comics and other media were taken in as well.
Develeopment team from Bayonetta and Legend Of Korra video games were involved in making Transformers: Devastation (which certainly explains the familiar style from both games).
Player will only control the Autobots.
After the introduction stage of the game, the player can choose whomever they want to play as.
The game is Single Player Only. That’s right; no Multiplayer capabilities.
The game will come to PC as well (along with PS3, PS4, Xbox360 and Xbox One).
Gameplay footage will be revealed tomorrow; Tuesday 16th June, 2015 at 6PM Eastern Time (as mentioned above).

Diek_Stiekem · June 16, 2015, 12:10am

Personal thoughts:

It’s a shame we don’t get playable Decepticons or Multiplayer… But who know with dlc these days…

Not much real gameplay can be seen but it sparked my intrest so far.
I’m hoping we get to see some Grimlock tomorrow!

Optimus124 · June 16, 2015, 12:49am

Welp, Vehicle combat question answered. The Vehicle component will either suck or be awesome. We shall see. Still hyped over 9K as the robot mode stuff looks fantastic.

Diek_Stiekem · June 16, 2015, 1:18am

I guess it will be something combo implemented just like Bayonetta changing shape mid combo, but we’ll see soon enough.

Dangerous_J · June 16, 2015, 3:32am

Some early impressions:

My hands-on time with Transformers: Devastation confirmed what the non-playable demo hinted. Anyone who has played a Platinum game will recognize the feel of the action, which flips between low-key periods of running and uncovering secrets in a series of corridor-like environments, and then opening up into large arena spaces where fights unfold. Playing as Optimus Prime, I quickly got a feel for the fighting. Combos are easy to complete, and after a few fights I got a handle on the timing needed to dodge and parry attacks.

Weapons are mapped to the d-pad, and you can have any four items equipped at one time, as long as at least one of them is melee and one is ranged. Prime’s ion blaster made short work of Decepticon jet seekers as they flew by overhead, while ground-based soldiers are easy targets for my energy axe. Platinum plans to include around 150 distinct weapons in the game, including everything from Wheeljack’s wrenches to sniper rifles, homing missiles, and weapons that fire slowing gel.

As I explored the Earth-based city, I occasionally found hidden item caches with randomized loot. Rewards are sometimes one-time consumables, which can apply effects like increased item-find rate, or a higher health total. Other drops are new weapons, all of which carry a quality rating between 1 and 99. Play on a higher difficulty setting, and the quality of the loot increases, offering a suitable reward for tackling the bigger challenge.

After defeating several smaller minion fights, I emerged into an open city square just in time to see the hulking mass of Devastator crawl over the opposite building and drop down in front of me. Fans will recall that Devastator is the combined form of the six Constructicons, and Platinum has gone out of its way to make the combiner robot look gigantic. His ground-smashing attacks wreck my health, but careful dodging allows me to get behind and slash his legs. From time to time, his attacks uproot large patches of earth, which act as a perfect ramp for Optimus Prime to transform and zoom up, before he transforms back into robot form to slash at the Decepticon’s huge head.

The battle against Devastator helped showcase the game’s leveling system, which harkens back to the original eight stats that once appeared on all the original Transformers toys: strength, intelligence, speed, endurance, rank, courage, firepower, and skill. By defeating enemies, each of the game’s five playable characters levels up in a pre-ordained upgrade path, slowly working them up toward a max 99 skill in each category, which in turn allows for easier tackling of the highest difficulties. Whichever character you’re playing gets the bulk of the experience and skill upgrades, but in order to keep everyone roughly at pace, your inactive characters also level at a slower pace as well.

In a later fight against Megatron, I switched characters and took on the role of spunky Bumblebee, who lacks Prime’s strength, but makes it up for it in agility and speed. His special attack allowed me to slip underneath Megatron’s legs and attack from behind, even as an NPC version of Prime attacked from the front. This fight also gave me the opportunity to try out the rush attack. Chiefly used to bring down an enemy’s energy shields, I transformed into Bumblebee’s VW bug form and sped around for a couple of seconds to build up speed before slamming into Megatron to unleash a combo attack.

Sideswipe offers a similarly fast play style, but with the distinct feel of a martial artist or ninja thrown into the mix. Sideswipe defaults to wielding dual swords against his enemies, and his special move allows for a near-instantaneous leap forward to crash into enemies. I also tried out his ultimate move (a slower charging attack distinct from each character’s special), which unleashed a bevy of shoulder-mounted missiles against nearby targets.

Low-Quality-UK · June 16, 2015, 3:53am

Wow , HighMoon games (WfC and FOC) were awesome for being based off G1.
Now Platinum games is going to up the ante and aesthetically look like the 80s animated G1 show ?
This is crazy , never thought something like this would be happening now.
Children of the 80s REJOICE !!!

It’s also good there’s no multiplayer … because that’s not what Platinum games excel at anyway … ever played Anarchy Reigns online ?

Gasaraki · June 16, 2015, 9:20am

I’m wary about getting too excited. This game looks like another $15 digital only title and that release date is really close. I did actually like Korra, especially considering that it was only $15, and I am sure this game will be good cause Platinum, but it probably won’t be crazy amazing or anything, and I’m not really a big TF fan.

The only real excitement I have is for P* at this point

Uh, Anarchy Reigns is amazing