WFC2 - Fall of Cybertron game revealed

[Sam]

Metroplex is in the game? Awesome Although he will probably be a boss battle like Omega in the first game.

Hell yeah Awesome! , though, I agree that he'll likely be a boss character like Omega at the same time I wouldn't be surprised by that; just having him in the game will be sweet!

The Game Informer article says that he will be in the stage where you play Optimus (when the situation against Decepticons is looking dire, and you have to help buy time for the other Autobots). It also states that Metroplex will be around two to three times the size of Omega Supreme from WFC1.

So I don't know if we will only end up seeing part of him, maybe like his fingers flicking Decepticons into outer space.

I also wonder if this means he is bigger than Trypticon from WFC1 (since I am only playing Decepticon campaign from the first one, and not very far at all) ?

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@Sam: Cheers for the heads up mate, I found and bought the Magazine this evening so I'll be giving it a damn good read.
(Argh! - I want this game already... On PC! )

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Today, Gameinformer.com provides us with High Moon Studios' and Hasbro's conferred Timeline for the Transformers: War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron games, in the form of a picture. (Requiring Saving & Zooming)

Below is quoted from Gameinformer.com:

In the last couple of years, Hasbro has been making a significant effort to clarify and codify these many disparate fictions into a meaningful new timeline. These days, the novels, cartoons, and games share a history that is generally consistent with itself, and one might even reference events in another.

In the interest of offering an official history, we asked High Moon Studios, in cooperation with Hasbro, to prepare a timeline that explains the emerging fiction. If you've been paying attention to the Transformers for many years, you'll notice elements of the story drawn from the original generation of stories, not the least of which is the tracing of a history that takes the Transformers from Cybertron to Earth. Careful readers will also notice some new hints about the direction of the Fall of Cybertron storyline.

Pic Mirrored for Posterity:

[GoktimusPrime]

Transformers Prime seems to be curiously absent from that timeline

[Hursticon]

Transformers Prime seems to be curiously absent from that timeline

Why would it be a part of it?, beyond sharing similar narrative instances they're unrelated.
(RE: My point about them not being direct sequels/prequels )

Personally, I do like the that a good helping of G1 has been thrown into the mixture and also that there is quite an interesting scope available for the post Transformers: Fall of Cybertron sequel.

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Why would it be a part of it?, beyond sharing similar narrative instances they're unrelated.
(RE: My point about them not being direct sequels/prequels )

Because that's what Hasbro have been stating. Both are part of the one universe, but telling the story from different ends of the spectrum... which unfortunately meant they didn't meet up exactly in the middle.
In other words, Hasbro wouldn't be good bridge builders.

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Because that's what Hasbro have been stating. Both are part of the one universe, but telling the story from different ends of the spectrum... which unfortunately meant they didn't meet up exactly in the middle.
In other words, Hasbro wouldn't be good bridge builders.

Pfft, when have we ever taken what Hasbro says as accurate?
I agree with the bridge comment though.

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Because that's what Hasbro have been stating. Both are part of the one universe, but telling the story from different ends of the spectrum... which unfortunately meant they didn't meet up exactly in the middle.
In other words, Hasbro wouldn't be good bridge builders.

mostly because they don't have any civil engineers on their staff...

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The story in that 'timeline' is very generic and doesn't specifically fit anything but it can generally apply to all.

It's basically a story that says 'Transformers are robots from Planet Cybertron who are having a civil war'.

That's pretty much every single TF franchise story to date...

Not much bridge building as it hasn't changed or enlightened us with anything .

In a way I guess that's good since the timeline is so basic that it allows for writers or developers with more creativity to make something out of it...as long as Hasbro allows them too.

[Sam]

@Sam: Cheers for the heads up mate, I found and bought the Magazine this evening so I'll be giving it a damn good read.
(Argh! - I want this game already... On PC! )

Same here!

I emailed High Moon Studios about whether there will be a PC version, haven't heard back (don't think they reply to every single email anyway).

PS. Accidentally edited your post instead of quoting it, all good now though, sorry!