The Energon Pub

budmaloney wrote:That looks beautiful
Finally some explanation to Dark Energon and going deeper into this stuff other than saying it's just Unicron's blood.

What more needs to be explained beyond it being Unicron's equivalent of energon?

Plenty has already been explored about Dark Energon in all the fiction we've gotten about it.

What do they mean too dangerous? Wouldn't Megatron or a number of other Decepticons want it?

TK415 wrote:What do they mean too dangerous? Wouldn't Megatron or a number of other Decepticons want it?

If it's as cataclysmic as it's believed to be, Megs would be wise to stay away from something that could end up being his own undoing.

Sabrblade wrote:

TK415 wrote:What do they mean too dangerous? Wouldn't Megatron or a number of other Decepticons want it?

If it's as cataclysmic as it's believed to be, Megs would be wise to stay away from something that could end up being his own undoing.

well megatron did take in dark energon to enhance himself with the risk of killing himself. the dark spark is no different

dreadwing95 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

TK415 wrote:What do they mean too dangerous? Wouldn't Megatron or a number of other Decepticons want it?

If it's as cataclysmic as it's believed to be, Megs would be wise to stay away from something that could end up being his own undoing.

well megatron did take in dark energon to enhance himself with the risk of killing himself. the dark spark is no different

How do you know this information?

Nice to see we're finally getting some updates.

E3's in three days... what are the chances that we'll finally see some actual gameplay outside of trailers?

Sabrblade wrote:

dreadwing95 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

TK415 wrote:What do they mean too dangerous? Wouldn't Megatron or a number of other Decepticons want it?

If it's as cataclysmic as it's believed to be, Megs would be wise to stay away from something that could end up being his own undoing.

well megatron did take in dark energon to enhance himself with the risk of killing himself. the dark spark is no different

How do you know this information?

it was in the decepticon campaign in war for cybertron. starscream claimed that it would destroy him but he survived a very unhealthy dose of dark energon. im making a guess here but i think it might be safe to say that if he can survive the essence of unicron i think he can handle the dark spark pretty well

First look at Transformers Rise of The Dark Spark Strategy RPG on Nintendo 3DS

From Siliconera: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/06/06/fi ... tendo-3ds/

G1 Awakening much?

Let's take a break from the console version of the upcoming video game Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark by Edge of Reality, shall we? Thanks to Siliconera.com, we have some details of the upcoming game's 3DS counterpart. Here's the breakdown:

* Gameplay seems similar to the Transformers mobile game, Transformers: G1 Awakening, in which characters move around on a 2D landscape, and switches to 3D during battles between characters.

* Each character has seven different attacks of varying strength, each one needing an escalating number of points to use.

* Points are earned by a character each turn, with bonus points awarded for blocking enemy attacks.

* Part of the strategy sounds set to revolve around picking whether to employ low-level attacks to harass enemies, or to take a few rounds to stock some points to bring out a more powerful attack.

* Each character has a character-specific super move, which is activated by using a specific amount of Energon, limited for each mission, so strategizing when to use these moves are paramount. An example of this is Optimus Prime's Vanguard ability, which makes enemies focus on Optimus to give other allies time to withdraw or regroup.

Also included in the article were three in-game images, which have been mirrored below for your viewing convenience:

Mindmaster wrote:Let's take a break from the console version of the upcoming video game Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark by Edge of Reality, shall we? Thanks to Siliconera.com, we have some details of the upcoming game's 3DS counterpart. Here's the breakdown:

* Gameplay seems similar to the Transformers mobile game, Transformers: G1 Awakening, in which characters move around on a 2D landscape, and switches to 3D during battles between characters.

* Each character has seven different attacks of varying strength, each one needing an escalating number of points to use.

* Points are earned by a character each turn, with bonus points awarded for blocking enemy attacks.

* Part of the strategy sounds set to revolve around picking whether to employ low-level attacks to harass enemies, or to take a few rounds to stock some points to bring out a more powerful attack.

* Each character has a character-specific super move, which is activated by using a specific amount of Energon, limited for each mission, so strategizing when to use these moves are paramount. An example of this is Optimus Prime's Vanguard ability, which makes enemies focus on Optimus to give other allies time to withdraw or regroup.

Also included in the article were three in-game images, which have been mirrored below for your viewing convenience:

If only I owned 3ds. hmmm *goes to amazon.om to check prices and see how much these things cost*

I just might have to buy myself a 3ds lol

The 3DS is capable of a much more exciting and fast-paced game. kinda disappointed :/

Thalack wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Let's take a break from the console version of the upcoming video game Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark by Edge of Reality, shall we? Thanks to Siliconera.com, we have some details of the upcoming game's 3DS counterpart. Here's the breakdown:

* Gameplay seems similar to the Transformers mobile game, Transformers: G1 Awakening, in which characters move around on a 2D landscape, and switches to 3D during battles between characters.

* Each character has seven different attacks of varying strength, each one needing an escalating number of points to use.

* Points are earned by a character each turn, with bonus points awarded for blocking enemy attacks.

* Part of the strategy sounds set to revolve around picking whether to employ low-level attacks to harass enemies, or to take a few rounds to stock some points to bring out a more powerful attack.

* Each character has a character-specific super move, which is activated by using a specific amount of Energon, limited for each mission, so strategizing when to use these moves are paramount. An example of this is Optimus Prime's Vanguard ability, which makes enemies focus on Optimus to give other allies time to withdraw or regroup.

Also included in the article were three in-game images, which have been mirrored below for your viewing convenience:

If only I owned 3ds. hmmm *goes to amazon.om to check prices and see how much these things cost*

I just might have to buy myself a 3ds lol

I wouldn't get a 3ds for this game. If you want a Turn based strategy game, get the 3ds for Fire Emblem:Awakening, not this. A transformers TBS on the 3ds is a waste of potential.

Uncontrolable_myosin wrote:The 3DS is capable of a much more exciting and fast-paced game. kinda disappointed :/

I know right? The DS could handle 3rd person and first person shooters and the 3ds does those even better. Why not a shooter? It could be because most people aren't conformtable playing shooters with the 3ds without an additional circle pad and i'm sure no one will go out of their way to get that and a 3ds just for this game. I won't even do that. We can look at KidIcarus:Uprising and the wide criticism it received for awkward controls. I know you weren't specifically meaning a shooter, but that's really the only other genre I can see this game as (and prefer it to be). What would you rather it be?

Am I the only one who thinks the 3ds can handle better graphics than this?

starwarrior1227 wrote: Am I the only one who thinks the 3ds can handle better graphics than this?

No. The graphics on this are first-generation-DS quality at best. It looks more like a cheap iPhone/Android app than an actual video game.

Metro Prime wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote: Am I the only one who thinks the 3ds can handle better graphics than this?

No. The graphics on this are first-generation-DS quality at best. It looks more like a cheap iPhone/Android app than an actual video game.

I'm not sure. The graphics in MGS3d and KI:U looked better than this. Maybe it's the size of pic.

Another trailer for ...wait, it's Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and not the movie! And it's a big one, as Fall of Cybertron and Age of Extinction both show up their fierce brawling, metal chomping, fire breathing warrior: Grimlock. Check him out in the embedded clip below, courtesy of the GameStop YouTube channel.

Am I the only one who's happy Grimlock can use guns now? Also looks like he might get to change at will rather than having to "hulk-out"

Va'al wrote:Another trailer for ...wait, it's Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and not the movie! And it's a big one, as Fall of Cybertron and Age of Extinction both show up their fierce brawling, metal chomping, fire breathing warrior: Grimlock. Check him out in the embedded clip below, courtesy of the GameStop YouTube channel.

Did they use Megatron's soundclips for Grimlock?

So AoE Grim re-uses FoC Grim's playstyle/animations while FoC Grimlock plays like a normal person?

Looks like it,

Not bothered by the re-use of FOC models/anims. Hopefully they focus on the gameplay and not some high graphics standard set by the new-gen consoles.

End of this month, game time!

noctorro wrote:Looks like it,

Not bothered by the re-use of FOC models/anims. Hopefully they focus on the gameplay and not some high graphics standard set by the new-gen consoles.

End of this month, game time!

Reuse of models isn't a big deal to me. I imagine they did try to optimize it for next gen/ PC.

I'm probably not getting the game but I'm happy to finally see some form of AOE Grimlock's robot mode other than the toy. Hopefully it's a good enough representation of what to expect should he transform in the movie. AOE Grimlock's head looks a bit different from the figure though. Looks like he has some kind of visor.

Still standing by my resolution: no competitive multiplayer with customization, no immediate buy from me.

Mindmaster wrote:Still standing by my resolution: no competitive multiplayer with customization, no immediate buy from me.

I'm not happy by no competitive MP, but I always get TF games day 1, gotta keep up the tradition.