Possible Images from Transformers Rise Game Showing Possible Character Designs and Gameplay
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“Transformers Reactivate News” (@TFR_News) has shared a “gallery screen” which may be character selection for the game. The tweet is here: https://twitter.com/tfr_news/status/160 ... 1k6UR4l5ow. This gallery shows seven Transformers in robot mode with smaller images of the alternate forms. Characters featured are Starscream, Slipstream, “Hotrod”, Soundwave, Sunstreaker, Ironhide and Windblade. The fliers’ altmodes are very Cybertronian in design whilst the other bots and cons have vehicle modes more akin to Earth vehicles (including an off-road 4X4 truck Soundwave).
A video by RoboGamer1HD is also doing the rounds where the YouTuber talks about what we’ve seen and heard both officially and unofficially, and hypothesizing about the beta. This video includes glimpses of gameplay footage which indicates the game uses a third-person view rather than the first-person seen in the announcement trailer. The video is here:
Another Twitter account, “Is Transformers Rise of the Beasts Trailer 2 out?” (@ROTBTrailer), has shared screenshots of the gameplay footage from RoboGamer’s video from 2018 here: https://twitter.com/rotbtrailer/status/ ... l2JArcjztA. Another tweet from the same account (https://twitter.com/rotbtrailer/status/ ... 1k6UR4l5ow) suggests the game‘s development started with Certain Affinity in 2017 before moving to current developer Splash Damage. The poster is adamant all leaks confirm that Reactivate is a third-person perspective game.
One can only hope more official reveals are coming and, for this fan at least, that we see toys based on these designs!
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Posted by SpaceEagle on December 18th, 2022 @ 3:42pm CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 18th, 2022 @ 3:45pm CST
SpaceEagle wrote:These designs look very slick, very excited to see more of this game.
I'm not exited at all for the game itself. But if they ever make Generations toys out of these designs, I'd be all over them.
Posted by SpaceEagle on December 18th, 2022 @ 3:46pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:These designs look very slick, very excited to see more of this game.
I'm not exited at all for the game itself. But if they ever make Generations toys out of these designs, I'd be all over them.
Heh, fair! But yeah, the toys are definitely something I'm looking forward to as well!
Posted by First-Aid on December 18th, 2022 @ 5:16pm CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 18th, 2022 @ 6:41pm CST
First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....
It's right in the title.
And I bet that will be some sort of Overwatch clone full of predatory microtransactions.
I expect that game to be a steaming pile of hot garbage but if we can get Generations toys out of it, all will be forgiven.
Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 18th, 2022 @ 7:43pm CST
First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....
The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.
I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.
Posted by First-Aid on December 18th, 2022 @ 8:08pm CST
RotorstormNZ wrote:First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....
The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.
I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.
Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 18th, 2022 @ 8:34pm CST
First-Aid wrote:RotorstormNZ wrote:First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....
The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.
I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.
Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.
I bet a buck that you'll barf using a VR set.
Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 18th, 2022 @ 9:31pm CST
First-Aid wrote:Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.
In his video RoboGaming1HD explicitly states several times that material he has seen from as far back as 2017 consistently describes this as a third-person shooter. "Anyone claiming the game is an FPS is very much wrong. The game is in third-person perspective very similar to the looks of Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron by High Moon Studios."
Posted by First-Aid on December 18th, 2022 @ 9:48pm CST
RotorstormNZ wrote:First-Aid wrote:Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.
In his video RoboGaming1HD explicitly states several times that material he has seen from as far back as 2017 consistently describes this as a third-person shooter. "Anyone claiming the game is an FPS is very much wrong. The game is in third-person perspective very similar to the looks of Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron by High Moon Studios."
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Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 18th, 2022 @ 9:49pm CST
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Posted by First-Aid on December 18th, 2022 @ 9:50pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:First-Aid wrote:RotorstormNZ wrote:First-Aid wrote:What type of game is this? Please don't say first-person shooter....
The teaser suggests first-person, but the leaks all seem to confirm third-person. Hopefully it won't be long until we find out officially.
I need toys of these guys and girls. Soundwave in particular is a very cool take on the design, IMO.
Heres hoping. There actually is a significant percentage of the population that gets severe motion sickness with FPS games, myself included. As niche as this game is, they should minimize the loss of sales if possible.
I bet a buck that you'll barf using a VR set.
Yes I have
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 19th, 2022 @ 4:47am CST
First-Aid wrote:Yes I have
Oooffff.......
For me using the VR set I will be just fine. It's seeing the initial bill, pay it, then find out I'll have to buy a new one in two years because no retro-compatibility, that would make me barf.
(Starring daggers at you, Playstation.)
Or being locked out of it because I posted the wrong opinion on Facebook.
(Starring daggers at you, Oculus.)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 19th, 2022 @ 5:32am CST
What we really need is more official information to clear this up, but we're probably not going to get that till January at the earliest (unless the developers give an interview somewhere in the mean time)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on December 19th, 2022 @ 9:33am CST
Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 19th, 2022 @ 2:36pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:A disclaimer though, it's relatively easy to change the position of the camera when programming so the game may have started out in 3rd person but in the years since that footage could have easily changed. Especially if hasbro came along and said "that overwatch/fortnite is popular! Give us that"
What we really need is more official information to clear this up, but we're probably not going to get that till January at the earliest (unless the developers give an interview somewhere in the mean time)
Agreed. I’m taking everything with a grain of salt until Splash Damage says otherwise.
Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 21st, 2022 @ 10:22pm CST
Posted by Nemesis Primal on December 22nd, 2022 @ 3:27am CST
-Seeker designs look cool, but I'd like to see the full bodies
-Windblade (hey Hasbro remembered her, look at that)....sure looks like Windblade, not really seeing any unique tweaks here
-Ironhide is looking surprisingly like his Prime design, I'm into it
-Hotrod and Sunstreaker I definitely need to see more of to be certain, but initial reaction is definitely no thank you, I'll pass
...every time someone in this thread treats these two as interchangeable/comparable I die a little inside.ZeroWolf wrote:overwatch/fortnite
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 22nd, 2022 @ 3:59am CST
Nemesis Primal wrote:-That is a VERY WfC/FoC looking Soundwave, so I love it by default of nostalgia
-Seeker designs look cool, but I'd like to see the full bodies
-Windblade (hey Hasbro remembered her, look at that)....sure looks like Windblade, not really seeing any unique tweaks here
-Ironhide is looking surprisingly like his Prime design, I'm into it
-Hotrod and Sunstreaker I definitely need to see more of to be certain, but initial reaction is definitely no thank you, I'll pass...every time someone in this thread treats these two as interchangeable/comparable I die a little inside.ZeroWolf wrote:overwatch/fortnite
Oh I know the games are nothing alike, but I was thinking more of popularity (though Overwatch 2 has caused that to dip thanks to Activision Blizzard predatory business practices and shoddy launch). Hasbro executives won't care about how the game works, they'll just care about the green it brings in.
Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 23rd, 2022 @ 9:48pm CST
RotorstormNZ wrote:Again I apologise for not being able to share this in more detail (on my phone) but Redditor LuizFelipe1906 has shared several interesting gameplay and character customisation screens reportedly for Transformers: Reactivate: https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/c ... ame=iossmf
Here are the said screenshots:
via LuizFelipe1906 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 02 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 03 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 04 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 05 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 06 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 07 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
via LuizFelipe1906 08 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on December 24th, 2022 @ 2:55am CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 24th, 2022 @ 3:21am CST
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It does have a "WFC on Earth" look the aesthetic. A true third game to WFC/FoC, not like the awful RotDS. Fingers crossed it pans out that way. I suppose, as it is on Earth, you can't avoid some level of human involvement. Although Devastation did that well enough.
I'd expect human involvement to be extremely limited especially if there's no single player mode (the developer is only known for multiplayer games like Enemy Territory)
The free to play aspects are on full display with these screenshots, but we were all fully prepared for that.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on December 24th, 2022 @ 3:23am CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 24th, 2022 @ 4:05am CST
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Yeah, that's the deal breaker for me. I don't do (non-local) multiplayer games anymore.
Same, I probably won't get it because of the free to play stuff either.
Its my old man yells at clouds moment but I long for the days of old where everything was unlockable within game without having to grind useless in game currency (while the carrot of real world currency to quick unlock dangled).
Posted by First-Aid on December 25th, 2022 @ 10:34pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Yeah, that's the deal breaker for me. I don't do (non-local) multiplayer games anymore.
Same, I probably won't get it because of the free to play stuff either.
Its my old man yells at clouds moment but I long for the days of old where everything was unlockable within game without having to grind useless in game currency (while the carrot of real world currency to quick unlock dangled).
I'd like it if it were storyline only.
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 26th, 2022 @ 3:00am CST
First-Aid wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Yeah, that's the deal breaker for me. I don't do (non-local) multiplayer games anymore.
Same, I probably won't get it because of the free to play stuff either.
Its my old man yells at clouds moment but I long for the days of old where everything was unlockable within game without having to grind useless in game currency (while the carrot of real world currency to quick unlock dangled).
I'd like it if it were storyline only.
While I doubt that they'd put blatant pay to win options in (like say elite weapons that deal double or triple damage), the micro-transactions will be designed for multiplayer mode.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 26th, 2022 @ 5:57am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:First-Aid wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Yeah, that's the deal breaker for me. I don't do (non-local) multiplayer games anymore.
Same, I probably won't get it because of the free to play stuff either.
Its my old man yells at clouds moment but I long for the days of old where everything was unlockable within game without having to grind useless in game currency (while the carrot of real world currency to quick unlock dangled).
I'd like it if it were storyline only.
While I doubt that they'd put blatant pay to win options in (like say elite weapons that deal double or triple damage), the micro-transactions will be designed for multiplayer mode.
How naive you are!
I expect loot boxes, paywalls, and "energy crystals" aplenty.
My expectations for this game are so rock bottom, they actually reach the magma layer.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 26th, 2022 @ 5:50pm CST
I already dislike MMO games for the types of players they attract, mind you... And I'm already antisocial
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 26th, 2022 @ 6:25pm CST
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:So like any other game (and a certain RL principle) not spending money means you stay weak and low on the proverbial ladder. Got it.
I already dislike MMO games for the types of players they attract, mind you... And I'm already antisocial
I'd say more like if you don't pay you're stuck with default characters/skins while those who flash the cash get the better characters/skins that you probably want (thus trying to influence you into spending money as well)
Posted by JessieCruz on March 23rd, 2023 @ 11:11pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 11th, 2024 @ 8:48am CDT
This will probably not be the cutscene we get when Reactivate finally comes out but it gives a sense of the kind of game it is and its budget. More importantly, it reveals what the generic enemy is. It is a swarm of nanobots from space that can take the form of one eyed enemies. When that form is killed, the nanobots disperse to reform into another enemy at a later time. That’s the storytelling behind the gameplay loop to explain the endless enemy fodder.
https://twitter.com/PlaysTFR/status/1789047570997661916
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 11th, 2024 @ 9:33am CDT
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on May 11th, 2024 @ 10:19am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I just hope it's not just a live service game that is online multi-player only with zero story.
I can’t imagine this game will be anything but. Season passes. Wildly overpriced skins. Shooter with vague TF skin. Of course I could be wrong, but the history of attempts at these online TF games does not inspire hope.
All I (we?) want is a single player open-world space/combat/base builder
sim where I can play as a fully customized character, on both an Autobot and Decepticon campaign.
Posted by william-james88 on May 11th, 2024 @ 11:18am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I just hope it's not just a live service game that is online multi-player only with zero story.
That’s exactly what this is.
As soon as its confirmed, I’ll make a news article with the words “live service” in the headline
Posted by william-james88 on May 11th, 2024 @ 11:19am CDT
Stormshot_Prime wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I just hope it's not just a live service game that is online multi-player only with zero story.
I can’t imagine this game will be anything but. Season passes. Wildly overpriced skins. Shooter with vague TF skin. Of course I could be wrong, but the history of attempts at these online TF games does not inspire hope.
All I (we?) want is a single player open-world space/combat/base builder
sim where I can play as a fully customized character, on both an Autobot and Decepticon campaign.
Sounds like you want Fallout 4 with a TF theme.
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on May 11th, 2024 @ 11:30am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I just hope it's not just a live service game that is online multi-player only with zero story.
I can’t imagine this game will be anything but. Season passes. Wildly overpriced skins. Shooter with vague TF skin. Of course I could be wrong, but the history of attempts at these online TF games does not inspire hope.
All I (we?) want is a single player open-world space/combat/base builder
sim where I can play as a fully customized character, on both an Autobot and Decepticon campaign.
Sounds like you want Fallout 4 with a TF theme.
Not quite, perhaps something more comparable to Outer Worlds? Different gameplay, Devastation-like 3rd person perspective and movement. A starship that acts as a hub/base to travel between different worlds like Earth, Nebulos, etc. would be cool to assemble a custom combiner team. I could go on and on.
What WOULD be nice, is some more info on Reactivate in general. Another trailer or some gameplay, anything. But we’ll see ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 11th, 2024 @ 11:46am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I just hope it's not just a live service game that is online multi-player only with zero story.
That’s exactly what this is.
As soon as its confirmed, I’ll make a news article with the words “live service” in the headline
Ugh....
At the very least, the toys will be cool.
Too bad the times of the stellar Activision games are long gone.
Posted by Deadput on May 12th, 2024 @ 1:11pm CDT
Having looked around on other websites/social media, it's kinda crazy how the opinion on Jon Bailey and other Peter Cullen impersonations have turned around in the last few years, back in say the 2010's people thought impersonations were cool and such or at least had less of a pushback as they do now.
Not that Jon's a bad VO, his Shockwave/Soundwave in Bumblebee were great and I'll always adore his portrayal of the Council Spokesman in Xcom Enemy Unknown/Within and Xcom 2. Although it seems people are especially touchy on Optimus Prime voices that aren't original takes like Garry Chalk or David Kaye.
Posted by Quantum Surge on May 14th, 2024 @ 1:17am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 15th, 2024 @ 7:22pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Going off of the leaked (old?) intro scene.
Having looked around on other websites/social media, it's kinda crazy how the opinion on Jon Bailey and other Peter Cullen impersonations have turned around in the last few years, back in say the 2010's people thought impersonations were cool and such or at least had less of a pushback as they do now.
Not that Jon's a bad VO, his Shockwave/Soundwave in Bumblebee were great and I'll always adore his portrayal of the Council Spokesman in Xcom Enemy Unknown/Within and Xcom 2. Although it seems people are especially touchy on Optimus Prime voices that aren't original takes like Garry Chalk or David Kaye.
At least with Jon, I think some of the backlash lately comes from what happened with Cullen's treatment by Travis Knight, his support of NFTs, and then his support of currently problematic Tara Strong
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 15th, 2024 @ 9:15pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:At least with Jon, I think some of the backlash lately comes from what happened with Cullen's treatment by Travis Knight, his support of NFTs, and then his support of currently problematic Tara Strong
Any artists who are considered "problematic" by oversensitive people are doing it right. However, supporting NFTs is deserving of a one way ticket to Hell.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 16th, 2024 @ 8:17am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:At least with Jon, I think some of the backlash lately comes from what happened with Cullen's treatment by Travis Knight, his support of NFTs, and then his support of currently problematic Tara Strong
Any artists who are considered "problematic" by oversensitive people are doing it right. However, supporting NFTs is deserving of a one way ticket to Hell.
I would argue Tara Strong is not even remotely doing it right, but sure.
Also, the Travis Knight thing is the reason Cullen actually hates Jon.
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 16th, 2024 @ 8:25am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:At least with Jon, I think some of the backlash lately comes from what happened with Cullen's treatment by Travis Knight, his support of NFTs, and then his support of currently problematic Tara Strong
Any artists who are considered "problematic" by oversensitive people are doing it right. However, supporting NFTs is deserving of a one way ticket to Hell.
I would argue Tara Strong is not even remotely doing it right, but sure.
Also, the Travis Knight thing is the reason Cullen actually hates Jon.
I feel like I'm missing something here....Well a few things really
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 16th, 2024 @ 9:11am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:At least with Jon, I think some of the backlash lately comes from what happened with Cullen's treatment by Travis Knight, his support of NFTs, and then his support of currently problematic Tara Strong
Any artists who are considered "problematic" by oversensitive people are doing it right. However, supporting NFTs is deserving of a one way ticket to Hell.
I would argue Tara Strong is not even remotely doing it right, but sure.
Also, the Travis Knight thing is the reason Cullen actually hates Jon.
I feel like I'm missing something here....Well a few things really
The way the story seems to have fallen, Travis Knight was not going to use Peter Cullen in Bumblebee, but then he got really upset, or someone got really upset on his behalf, and then it was found that he actually despises people impersonating his version of Prime, and when he did record, something happened with Knight to make him more pissy.
I am not 100% sure on those details, but that is general outline I've gathered.
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 16th, 2024 @ 9:35am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:At least with Jon, I think some of the backlash lately comes from what happened with Cullen's treatment by Travis Knight, his support of NFTs, and then his support of currently problematic Tara Strong
Any artists who are considered "problematic" by oversensitive people are doing it right. However, supporting NFTs is deserving of a one way ticket to Hell.
I would argue Tara Strong is not even remotely doing it right, but sure.
Also, the Travis Knight thing is the reason Cullen actually hates Jon.
I feel like I'm missing something here....Well a few things really
The way the story seems to have fallen, Travis Knight was not going to use Peter Cullen in Bumblebee, but then he got really upset, or someone got really upset on his behalf, and then it was found that he actually despises people impersonating his version of Prime, and when he did record, something happened with Knight to make him more pissy.
I am not 100% sure on those details, but that is general outline I've gathered.
Thanks D-Max, seems a very awkward situation.
Posted by william-james88 on May 24th, 2024 @ 11:21am CDT
"it is highly anticipated and I know that fans are waiting for it to come out and be released. Hopefully in 2025, we will have more to show"
So we should expect nothing for the rest of the year. But the game is still coming out.
Here is the full video where the quote comes from:
Posted by william-james88 on May 24th, 2024 @ 11:21am CDT
"it is highly anticipated and I know that fans are waiting for it to come out and be released. Hopefully in 2025, we will have more to show"
So we should expect nothing for the rest of the year. But the game is still coming out.
Here is the full video where the quote comes from:
Posted by TulioDude on May 24th, 2024 @ 11:40am CDT
Day 1606 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
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