I disagree.

Comparison pics between G1 and TR Overlord - G1 Overlord has 2 points of articulation. Titans Return Overlord has 15 points of articulation!

See here: Ginrai vs Overlord

G1 Overlord is definitely a brick that's comparable with Star Convoy, Ginrai and Ultra Magnus. But TR/LG Overlord? Really? I highly doubt that I'd be able to get even half of those poses in that battle sequence that I made using G1 Overlord!

Let's compare G1 and TR PPOP/Ginrai for a moment. Here's a shot I made using G1 toys, obviously recreating that famous moment from the Matrix Quest where Thunderwing blasts Optimus Prime with the Matrix.

Now compare it with TR figures...

Even lying in defeat, I was able to get a more dynamic pose out of Magnus Prime than I ever could out of my G1 Powermaster Optimus Prime.

I don't own G1 Overlord - I borrowed a friend's to take those comparison pics. But having handled this toy on several occasions I can tell you that, as an action figure, TR/LG Overlord is a VAST improvement. G1 Overlord is still the better play set, but TR/LG Overlord is by far the better action figure. The combined vehicle mode is no better or worse than the G1 toys' -- it's daft, but it's meant to be daft. Even in the cartoon it looks silly! Yeah, the base mode really isn't as good. The designers have really just whacked it in there as a homage to the G1 toy's ability to become a base, but it's not really a main feature of the contemporary toy. G1 Overlord is a play set that transforms into a robot. TR/LG Overlord is a robot that transforms into a play set (and a one that's meant for those little Titan Masters).