Video Tour of High Moon Studios Offers Sneak Peek at Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Baneblade wrote:

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:I'd love a deeper toyline than the first one. WFC Optimus' and Megatron both were fantastic toy (I bought the former for myself, the latter for my little cousin for christmas) Some (widely released) Seeker toys would be sweet for this, as well as a Grimlock toy (because there can NEVER be enough Grimlock toys :3)

As for the game, I'm hoping for a combiner boss battle, for both sides. (as well as maybe revamped versions of the Omega Supreme/Trypticon fights, perhaps as bonus battles- imagine the former but with MORE DAKKA)

one can argue about the storyline for WfC because (and i'm going out on a limb here /sarcasm) those that would play it the most would already know about the history of transformers either being with watching the original series, reading the comics (all incarnations) so there was no need to really expand and give it as much depth - but the dark energon twist was very very well done - just an alternative as to how the downward spiral began to happen (and it does make a lot of sense that way i think, my opinion you don't have to like it if you don't want to!)

More dakka would definitely be a requisite - hands up who loved stomping around with the heavy weapon platforms?

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:

Baneblade wrote:

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:I'd love a deeper toyline than the first one. WFC Optimus' and Megatron both were fantastic toy (I bought the former for myself, the latter for my little cousin for christmas) Some (widely released) Seeker toys would be sweet for this, as well as a Grimlock toy (because there can NEVER be enough Grimlock toys :3)

As for the game, I'm hoping for a combiner boss battle, for both sides. (as well as maybe revamped versions of the Omega Supreme/Trypticon fights, perhaps as bonus battles- imagine the former but with MORE DAKKA)

one can argue about the storyline for WfC because (and i'm going out on a limb here /sarcasm) those that would play it the most would already know about the history of transformers either being with watching the original series, reading the comics (all incarnations) so there was no need to really expand and give it as much depth - but the dark energon twist was very very well done - just an alternative as to how the downward spiral began to happen (and it does make a lot of sense that way i think, my opinion you don't have to like it if you don't want to!)

More dakka would definitely be a requisite - hands up who loved stomping around with the heavy weapon platforms?

Well I was arguing over the contunity a few posts back, but this is about the toys. I'm just drooling over having a WFC styled Grimlock on my desk at school alongside my good ol' WFC OP. *drools*

funeralthirst7 wrote:While watching the tour video from High Moon Studios it appears they have concept art for Wheeljack, an updated concept for Arcee (she was in WFC as an unlockable character in Escalation mode only), and what appears to be Shockwave. With Shockwave and Grimlock could the other dinobots be far behind?

MINDVVIPE wrote:

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:

Baneblade wrote:

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:I'd love a deeper toyline than the first one. WFC Optimus' and Megatron both were fantastic toy (I bought the former for myself, the latter for my little cousin for christmas) Some (widely released) Seeker toys would be sweet for this, as well as a Grimlock toy (because there can NEVER be enough Grimlock toys :3)

As for the game, I'm hoping for a combiner boss battle, for both sides. (as well as maybe revamped versions of the Omega Supreme/Trypticon fights, perhaps as bonus battles- imagine the former but with MORE DAKKA)

one can argue about the storyline for WfC because (and i'm going out on a limb here /sarcasm) those that would play it the most would already know about the history of transformers either being with watching the original series, reading the comics (all incarnations) so there was no need to really expand and give it as much depth - but the dark energon twist was very very well done - just an alternative as to how the downward spiral began to happen (and it does make a lot of sense that way i think, my opinion you don't have to like it if you don't want to!)

More dakka would definitely be a requisite - hands up who loved stomping around with the heavy weapon platforms?

Well I was arguing over the contunity a few posts back, but this is about the toys. I'm just drooling over having a WFC styled Grimlock on my desk at school alongside my good ol' WFC OP. *drools*

There is really SO much potential for high moon to go nuts over... Could play as a smaller bot who pilots a sweet cybertron fighter jet only to land, and out of no where, have the jet turn into a robot and the little bot become the headmaster... seriously, theres just so much they can do with transformers, I can't wait to see whats next for the game. I also don't care too much about story as long as it goes along the general storyline from WFC and G1 leading to tf prime. It'd be really cool if they focused on some individual skirmishes of side stories that tie into the greater scheme of things, like Blurr becoming an autobot soldier (Blurr Spotlight ish)

Sabrblade wrote:

funeralthirst7 wrote:While watching the tour video from High Moon Studios it appears they have concept art for Wheeljack, an updated concept for Arcee (she was in WFC as an unlockable character in Escalation mode only), and what appears to be Shockwave. With Shockwave and Grimlock could the other dinobots be far behind?

Well, Shockwave was in the first game as a DLC character, and as an unlockable in the console game.


And Swoop was in the DS game as well.

Zequem wrote:Watching the tour video, I wish I could work there someday.

Two new concept arts were shown. One was obviously Wheeljack, but could the second one be Sunstreaker? For me, it looks like him, and right now I can't come up with any other yellow transformer. I hope it is him, it's been so long that he has been in any series/game while Sideswipe has been there.

Sabrblade wrote:

Zequem wrote:Watching the tour video, I wish I could work there someday.

Two new concept arts were shown. One was obviously Wheeljack, but could the second one be Sunstreaker? For me, it looks like him, and right now I can't come up with any other yellow transformer. I hope it is him, it's been so long that he has been in any series/game while Sideswipe has been there.

It might be Swindle.

Also, they mentioned a GRIMLOCK LEVEL!!!

Sabrblade wrote:It might be Swindle.

Also, they mentioned a GRIMLOCK LEVEL!!!

funeralthirst7 wrote:Ok, nevermind. I just realized he was a Gamestop exclusive.

cannonfodder4000 wrote:

funeralthirst7 wrote:Ok, nevermind. I just realized he was a Gamestop exclusive.

You can unlock him by downloading the first Character Pack, which also has Jazz, Onslaught and Scattershot.

noctorro wrote:Seeing the tour, I cannot understand why people in america would live anywhere else than California. I mean, all the awesome stuff comes from there and you have a beach!

Love the huge concept art posters on their walls.

I hope Fall of Cybertron will be a huge succes.

starwarrior1227 wrote:sabrblade i believe this is supposed to be related to g1

Hasbro wrote:The official story of the original 13 and specifically Alpha Trion has not been explored fully in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of. Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity.

Hasbro wrote:The TRANSFORMERS brand team would like to confirm that Transformers War for Cybertron video game, Transformers Exodus novel, and the Transformers Prime television show are in the same aligned continuity. Hasbro is creating a single continuity to tell the bulk of our TRANSFORMERS stories going forward.

Hasbro wrote:The Transformers have lived for millions of years between the War for Cybertron events, and the events seen in PRIME. The Transformer characters have been through a lot in between, battles, new planets, and space journeys etc. As more stories are told, we will reveal exactly how it all connects and that is the fun of the new continuity, no one should feel they know what is coming next. It is a valid point to request that Hasbro helps topline the connections for fans that want to follow the progress of the new continuity.

Sabrblade wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:sabrblade i believe this is supposed to be related to g1

Hasbro says it is not.

Hasbro wrote:The official story of the original 13 and specifically Alpha Trion has not been explored fully in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of. Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity.

Hasbro wrote:The TRANSFORMERS brand team would like to confirm that Transformers War for Cybertron video game, Transformers Exodus novel, and the Transformers Prime television show are in the same aligned continuity. Hasbro is creating a single continuity to tell the bulk of our TRANSFORMERS stories going forward.

Hasbro wrote:The Transformers have lived for millions of years between the War for Cybertron events, and the events seen in PRIME. The Transformer characters have been through a lot in between, battles, new planets, and space journeys etc. As more stories are told, we will reveal exactly how it all connects and that is the fun of the new continuity, no one should feel they know what is coming next. It is a valid point to request that Hasbro helps topline the connections for fans that want to follow the progress of the new continuity.

And, when I did that big analysis of Exodus, I analyzed War for Cybertron as well, revealing that it was just as much in defiance with G1 as Exodus is.

starwarrior1227 wrote:so it is true:you are a human encylcopedia and a genius when it comes to cartoon info.

sucks i had to learn it the hard way.

Sabrblade wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:sabrblade i believe this is supposed to be related to g1

Hasbro says it is not.

Hasbro wrote:The official story of the original 13 and specifically Alpha Trion has not been explored fully in the modern continuity that Transformers War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are a part of. Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity.

Hasbro wrote:The TRANSFORMERS brand team would like to confirm that Transformers War for Cybertron video game, Transformers Exodus novel, and the Transformers Prime television show are in the same aligned continuity. Hasbro is creating a single continuity to tell the bulk of our TRANSFORMERS stories going forward.

Hasbro wrote:The Transformers have lived for millions of years between the War for Cybertron events, and the events seen in PRIME. The Transformer characters have been through a lot in between, battles, new planets, and space journeys etc. As more stories are told, we will reveal exactly how it all connects and that is the fun of the new continuity, no one should feel they know what is coming next. It is a valid point to request that Hasbro helps topline the connections for fans that want to follow the progress of the new continuity.

And, when I did that big analysis of Exodus, I analyzed War for Cybertron as well, revealing that it was just as much in defiance with G1 as Exodus is.

SirSoundwaveIV wrote:I don't think anything transformers can really escape G1 entirely

Baneblade wrote:when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

MINDVVIPE wrote:

Baneblade wrote:when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

I'd say thats a redeeming quality rather than a flaw. If people were all as disatisfied with nowadays rock music as I am since it didn't measure up to the greats of the 60s and 70s, we might actually have more of the good stuff and less of the garbage. For example.
I wonder if theres going to be another super limited toyline, or a full blown one. And if we'll be getting Voyager Prime and Megs.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron transports you to the final days of the planet Cybertron where you will experience the darkest hours of the apocalyptic war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey through a wide range of missions and massive environments designed around each character's unique abilities. With the stakes higher than ever before, you play as a variety of Transformers, including Grimlock's nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Fight through both sides of the Transformers' most epic battles leading to their legendary exodus from their homeworld. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron allows you to go head-to-head as Autobots and Decepticons with its multi-player online mode. Create your own personalized character and weaponry with the most advanced and in-depth customization ever before seen in a Transformers video game.

Baneblade wrote:

MINDVVIPE wrote:

Baneblade wrote:when something is that iconic, its the standard that we (as the flawed race that we are) expect everything that follows, to measure up to that iconic level... we're never happy unless it is really

I'd say thats a redeeming quality rather than a flaw. If people were all as disatisfied with nowadays rock music as I am since it didn't measure up to the greats of the 60s and 70s, we might actually have more of the good stuff and less of the garbage. For example.
I wonder if theres going to be another super limited toyline, or a full blown one. And if we'll be getting Voyager Prime and Megs.

grr... :p

since you put it that way, you could argue that it's both redeeming and flawed...simple

slugfest200x wrote:on a side note, my local toys r us has gotten a 3 pack of war for cybertron figures. it includes megatron( with a new purple paint job) opitums( with some new added paint apps) and from the looks of it the same old bumblebee figure. havent heard anything about this yet figure i would drop a line about em'

Blackstreak wrote:Do PC users get @#$%@%@# on this too?

MINDVVIPE wrote:Thats cool that its its own continuity, since it seems to be handled with care and is being done well, but it can't escape being G1 in some way as it trots along its timeline... the guys making the game have G1 videos playing next to their work monitors.. haha. Enough said.

Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity.

Supreme Convoy wrote:I was just thinking how awesome it would be to play as a combiner. They've appeared in previous games but I don't think you've been able to play as one.

I was thinking about playing a giant Transformer when you controlled Metal Gear Rex in Metal Gear Solid 4.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

Sabrblade wrote:A few homages do not equate to a canon connection.

Blurrz wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

No. Activision fails at marketing.

Blurrz wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Wait a minute, this is getting announced over a YEAR in advance, with pre-orders? is this normal for video games?

No. Activision fails at marketing.

MINDVVIPE wrote:
How is that? Marketing this early really doesn't cost them anything other than online costs. If anything, its good for them to market this early, since the movie just hit dvd and blu ray, and more people will remember Transformers now than in a year. I don't think many people are going to bother pre-ordering this early, but being before the christmas season, its a chance for high ROI sales.

Blurrz wrote:

MINDVVIPE wrote:
How is that? Marketing this early really doesn't cost them anything other than online costs. If anything, its good for them to market this early, since the movie just hit dvd and blu ray, and more people will remember Transformers now than in a year. I don't think many people are going to bother pre-ordering this early, but being before the christmas season, its a chance for high ROI sales.

It's senseless to try to gauge interest and seek payment in FoC this month, especially with additions to the Batman, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Gears of War, Halo, Saints Row, Skyrim, Lord of the Rings, and Mass Effect franchises that either have been released recently, or are going to be released in the near future. Regardless whether you have interest in these franchises, many gamers across the Earth are having a hit to the wallet from the amount of games being released in this year's Q4. I appreciate the game getting previewed and all, but asking for money to be put down now in this month? Just no.

Blackstreak wrote:Do PC users get @#$%@%@# on this too?