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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Ghost Starscream » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:02 pm

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This IS the screen accurate version. The retail on is nasty neon colors and the Amazon exclusive is G2 colors.
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Fires_Of_Inferno » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:13 pm

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Ghost Starscream wrote:@Fires_of_Inferno
This IS the screen accurate version. The retail on is nasty neon colors and the Amazon exclusive is G2 colors.



Yeah, that's what I was saying.

EDIT: Wait. Ok so there's the screen accurate one and the G2 one that I already knew about, the G2 one is an Amazon exclusive? And then there's ANOTHER one? I only knew about this one, the G2 one, and the Wreckers one.
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Va'al » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:19 pm

Motto: "Fnargh."
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:
Ghost Starscream wrote:@Fires_of_Inferno
This IS the screen accurate version. The retail on is nasty neon colors and the Amazon exclusive is G2 colors.



Yeah, that's what I was saying.

EDIT: Wait. Ok so there's the screen accurate one and the G2 one that I already knew about, the G2 one is an Amazon exclusive? And then there's ANOTHER one? I only knew about this one, the G2 one, and the Wreckers one.


There are three official Bruticus releases:

- SDCC videogame accurate
- Retail in bright colours
- G2 Amazon and BBTS Exclusive

Then Ruination, the Wreckers repaint/remold.
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Cyber Bishop » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:54 pm

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It looks a little better then I thought.. However the arms look too long or something...

I dunno... I am not liking some of the aesthetics and features of a couple of the bots..

I am still on the fence with this guy though...
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby TheDownshift » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:03 pm

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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby MINDVVIPE » Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:23 pm

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Looks like a big ol'pile of meh.
It might have been saved by some better arm articulation and looks in gestalt mode, but since its a fail there, none of the other aspects are worth it.
The individual bot modes of some are pretty nice, like onslaught and blastoff... And I actually REALLY like that tank mode for Brawl. But its really too crappy for me to even consider for the wreckers repaints.
They just need to maybe simplify some things. I feel some of the transformations are too complex for keeping the simple joints. I don't care if some pieces look broken up in vehicle mode, or overly blocky in robot mode, but the gestalt has got to have all the articulation and looks to make them all worth it.
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Philthy » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:49 pm

Dude seems confused that the game takes place on cybertron.
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby noctorro » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:03 am

MY GOD, it's horrible. All the scalpers are morons.

Normally most of the ebayers ship international but when SDCC is going on no one ships international :s

Still, I will get my SDCC set from ebay. The importshops can't get their hands on it and I have little faith they will.

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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Va'al » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:02 am

Motto: "Fnargh."
He posted an update with swapped limbs, and actually looks better in my opinion!

Ruination may be the better choice between the two after all..
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Re: Optibotimus Reviews: 2012 SDCC Bruticus

Postby Sodan-1 » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:56 am

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Va'al wrote:...and actually looks better in my opinion!

Ruination may be the better choice between the two after all..

Agreed. Vortex and Blast Off are slimmer as legs than Swindle and Brawl and so they look better attached to the thin thighs of Onslaught.

I'll admit this set appears better than I thought it would. The individual Combaticons aren't too bad. I don't think they make a good Combaticon team but they're pretty good purely from a figure stand point.

As far as Bruticus goes; he's not terrible and is easily the best official combiner in a long time, but I have no desire for him. He's too much of a stretched, dangly mess. Two hip joints on each leg and the gorilla arms three metres from the body are complete turn-offs. I doff my cap to Hasbro for allowing any limb to be used in any position, (especially with the two hands or thumbs business) but all the hands are generally kind of poor. Also weird how three of the limbs have bright purple connectors but only Vortex gets black.

Would have loved a size comparison with any of the 3rd party combiners, but thanks for posting your review Optibotimus. The hour just flew by.
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