Gen1 Console game - Devastation

[griffin]

After 30 years, could we finally be getting a classic Gen1 Universe computer game?
A game site has released some images of a game being done by Activision, that has a very cartoonish style of colouring, featuring Gen1 characters.

The official announcement will be later at a gaming convention called E3 (June 16-18). A pity that there has been no indication of Activision being at BotCon this year, to give the fans a chance to find out more about it.

No idea about when it is likely to be released, so in a few days time, hopefully we find out.

The game should be called Devastation, and some of the images show Devastator, so if it comes out by the end of the year, I guess Hasbro might have planned it that way to help sell the new big toy.


(I want to get my hopes up on this, but the WFC game was originally planned as a pre-Gen1 game for the fans before Hasbro thought it would be good to make it part of TFPrime to help the marketing of the toyline at the time... so I'll wait until there is some reviews out there of the game-play and story first.)

[DELTAprime]

TFW has some leaked information on a upcoming Transformers video game call Devastation via a site called Pure Xbox. http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...vealed-183011/

E3 starts on Tuesday morning at 2:30am AEST with the Microsoft's Xbox press conference. Hopefully we will see concrete info on Tuesday either there or in Sony's press conference later on Tuesday. If there's no info at either of those events expect info on Wednesday AEST as the E3 show floor opens.

EDIT 16/06/15: Live on youtube.com/e3 Geoff Keighley had an interview with some of the guys from Platinum Games talking about the game. Firstly, it's coming in "Fall", don't ask me what the exact dates of "Fall" are because American's don't know how to use a calendar. It will have 5 playable charactes, all Autobot, you can't play as Cons. It's not actually Geewun based, they are pulling from the G1 cartoon, IDW and Hasbro Generations.

[Handsprime]

I hope there's a Playstation 3 (or even 4) version of this.

inb4 "It N33dz 2 b on PC cauz it5 da mast3r rac3!!1!!"

[AJ_Prime]

OMG this looks awesome. If it's as good as the WfC/FoC games incl multiplayer I would fork out for a next gen console just to own this game.

[Gofigure]

I'm dreaming right? G1 styled cell shaded aesthetic brawler game in 2015?

Instant buy

[Shirokaze]

That looks incredible! Any news on which developer is handling this?

[philby]

I hope there's a Playstation 3 (or even 4) version of this.

inb4 "It N33dz 2 b on PC cauz it5 da mast3r rac3!!1!!"

console n00b

[Shirokaze]

IMO There's enough Transformers titles on the PS3 alone that they should warrant spending $100 on a second-hand console without complaint.

[griffin]

A couple more promo videos for the game have been released fo/from SDCC... one featuring Grimlock and another featuring Sideswipe.

The Grimlock video is about 10 minutes and includes a lot of actual game play of Grimlock and Optimus, plus has Gregg Berger on the panel, who is voicing Grimlock.

The Sideswipe video is about 3 minutes and just plays one of the levels that was in the Grimlock video, but this time Sideswipe is being used instead of Optimus.
So at least you have some choice in characters, within the constraints of the plot's requirements. A bit like War For Cybertron, which had a small selection of characters you could use in each level, but certain characters had to be included.


I love how they really put a lot of effort into it having a "cartoon" feel to it, while I also get a bit of an Andy Wildman vibe from the detailing.
The cartoon colouring means that the chapter videos look like part of the game, instead of being something that is more detailed and out of place.
The person playing the game while they were talking makes it look easy, but I would hope that it only gets easy after playing it for a while... so that it can be a bit of a challenge first time you play it all the way through, but then it is a bit of quick easy fun when you pop in the game later to fill in some time.

[Alpha Supreme]

It was great hearing Greg Berger do Grimmy. The game play looks fun... and I suspect that your concerns of difficulty Griffen will be elevated by a simple setting. Cant wait for it to come out.