Transformers: Devastation Gameplay Video - Motormaster

So you can't actually play as him, he's just a level boss? All the gameplay footage thus far has seemed really kinda tame for a hack'n'slash, it leaves me bored, especially since I don't really like any of the autobots they feature.

Sigh....... This will get an average 6/10, 3/5 rating at best! It's like all of the backgrounds are the same and the button mashing gets old quick!

I'm as G1 as they come but this game isn't shaping up to be much.

SillySpringer wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Sigh....... This will get an average 6/10, 3/5 rating at best! It's like all of the backgrounds are the same and the button mashing gets old quick!

I'm as G1 as they come but this game isn't shaping up to be much.

Oh shadup. This is more story based.

Make me....

SlyTF1 wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Sigh....... This will get an average 6/10, 3/5 rating at best! It's like all of the backgrounds are the same and the button mashing gets old quick!

I'm as G1 as they come but this game isn't shaping up to be much.

You honestly want them to show you every area in the game before its released?

You're reaching with that comment... So far we've seen battles against Megatron, Motormaster the Seekers and Devastator all of which have been in that cheap lifeless city. The only other location that I've seen has been wherever the cassettes and insecticons were fighting which doesn't look much better.

This is a $60 game, the same asking price as Metal Gear Phantom Pain! And since this game releases in a little over a month, so I don't think I'm off base when asking for a little more than 2 lackluster maps if there's actually even more scenery in this game.

Shadowman wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Sigh....... This will get an average 6/10, 3/5 rating at best! It's like all of the backgrounds are the same and the button mashing gets old quick!

I'm as G1 as they come but this game isn't shaping up to be much.

Oh shadup. This is more story based.

First off, telling people to shut up when they don't agree with you: Cute!

Second, how do you know it's going to be "more story based"?

First of all I tell everyone to shadup, cuz that's my joking style, so shadup.

Second, that's what they said in an interview. As long as it's not just "go defeat the bad guys" and nothing else, I'm okay with it. If it's more story based, it's okay to me if most of the backgrounds are similar.

YoungPrime wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Sigh....... This will get an average 6/10, 3/5 rating at best! It's like all of the backgrounds are the same and the button mashing gets old quick!

I'm as G1 as they come but this game isn't shaping up to be much.

You honestly want them to show you every area in the game before its released?

You're reaching with that comment... So far we've seen battles against Megatron, Motormaster the Seekers and Devastator all of which have been in that cheap lifeless city. The only other location that I've seen has been wherever the cassettes and insecticons were fighting which doesn't look much better.

This is a $60 game, the same asking price as Metal Gear Phantom Pain! And since this game releases in a little over a month, so I don't think I'm off base when asking for a little more than 2 lackluster maps if there's actually even more scenery in this game.

It could be a 'demonstration level' or a level where you test the various aspects of the game. You create a 'standard' level and then use it to test for collision, transformation, animations, attacks, and various other mechanics. They probably have an executable made with just that level ready to go, which makes it pretty convenient for video capture.

Don't get me wrong, I noticed it, and thought it was kinda off-putting too, but I know there are a multitude of reasons for this. I think if the city weren't cel-shaded, it wouldn't be as noticable, as it does look like they used some fairly lazy textures on it, but again, it's probably a test level, that may show up in the game.

I agree, it still doesn't look like it's worth the asking price; nor does it look like it'll be very good as a hack'n'slash game either. If it comes down to it, I'd sooner buy more dlc for Dynasty Warriors 8 XL

YoungPrime wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Sigh....... This will get an average 6/10, 3/5 rating at best! It's like all of the backgrounds are the same and the button mashing gets old quick!

I'm as G1 as they come but this game isn't shaping up to be much.

You honestly want them to show you every area in the game before its released?

You're reaching with that comment... So far we've seen battles against Megatron, Motormaster the Seekers and Devastator all of which have been in that cheap lifeless city. The only other location that I've seen has been wherever the cassettes and insecticons were fighting which doesn't look much better.

This is a $60 game, the same asking price as Metal Gear Phantom Pain! And since this game releases in a little over a month, so I don't think I'm off base when asking for a little more than 2 lackluster maps if there's actually even more scenery in this game.

They've shown a city, a city at night, a city at night in the rain, a bridge, a river section under a bridge, a tunnel, 2 or 3 Cybertronian locations, and it looks like the Starscream fight takes place inside of a space bridge while it's warping.

Shadowman wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:They've shown a city, a city at night, a city at night in the rain

You understand that's only one map, right? Day/Night cycles and weather effects are old techniques, they were mastered with Ocarina of Time in '97. Free-roam games will include them standard. If they are treated as separate maps, well that's just lazy copy/pasting.

SlyTF1 wrote:a bridge, a river section under a bridge

Again, probably one map. Might even be part of the City map.

SlyTF1 wrote:2 or 3 Cybertronian locations

Or one Cybertronian location that we've seen different parts of.

SlyTF1 wrote:and it looks like the Starscream fight takes place inside of a space bridge while it's warping.

Which would make it a Boss Arena and not a proper map.

I wasn't aware this was a free-roam game. And I'm talking locations, not entire maps.

For the record I'd like to put out there for the mindless drones that I'm not "hating" for the sake of hating. I'm only stating the obvious. Activision is notorious for playing it safe and cheap. Which is fine if this was a $30 game. But when you're asking the same price as Metal Gear or Witcher III for a game that clearly doesn't have a 3rd of the budget of those then I'm going to look at you sideways.

War For Cybertron is the best TF game to date but then you have to take into account that HighMoon was doing their own thing back then. Once activision sank their claws into HighMoon things were never the same. Fall of Cybertron had a cool Story mode but the online content was paltry at best. Tieger tried all he could but you can tell some other greedy jack@ss was calling the shots.

Rise of the Dark Spark is more proof of Activision taking what had great potential and making it a cheap movie cash grab.

Thus the reason I'm wary but if this game proves to be better than what I've seen then I suppose we all win.

I played a level at comic con. I went from excited and will buy it to when it's on a severe sale. Combat was bland and repetative. Just simple button mashing. Controls are clunky. Transforming and controlling vehicle mode was not as good as I hoped. Shooting was bad and limited in terms of ammo. Game was too easy. I should not be beating devastator on my first try without even taking serious damage. And story? Even in the level, giving exceptions to incomplete levels, I saw nothing about story.

Call me me a hater but unless it changed around almost completely this is a cheap cash in at full price.