Review: Transformers: War for Cybertron
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Really? How many trucks like this have you seen on Earth?
They're supposed to be similar I think to the earth forms in relative size and shape, so Bumblebee looks like he could be close to a bug, but the design is cybertronian/alien. Or they just wanted something that looks cool.
The classes aren't badly balanced at all, really. You might think soldiers are OP compared to scouts if your tactics as a scout are to try and take the soldier on face to face. Leaders can do that, especially with war cry (and their utterly brutal melee attack), Scouts and Scientists, well, can't. But if you're a scout, you have cloak, so you don't need to take the Soldier on face to face, and if you do then you deserve to lose, you cloak, run up behind him, whack him with your melee and then finish him with your shotgun. Or you can snipe him, a headshot with the Null Ray takes half the soldier's health off, and it doesn't exactly have a slow refire rate.Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon said:
Indeed, the scout is basically the counter to the soldier, it's the one class the soldier is least able to deal with.
The classes aren't badly balanced at all, really. You might think soldiers are OP compared to scouts if your tactics as a scout are to try and take the soldier on face to face. Leaders can do that, especially with war cry (and their utterly brutal melee attack), Scouts and Scientists, well, can't. But if you're a scout, you have cloak, so you don't need to take the Soldier on face to face, and if you do then you deserve to lose, you cloak, run up behind him, whack him with your melee and then finish him with your shotgun. Or you can snipe him, a headshot with the Null Ray takes half the soldier's health off, and it doesn't exactly have a slow refire rate.Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon said:
Indeed, the scout is basically the counter to the soldier, it's the one class the soldier is least able to deal with.
The game is very balanced. Nothing is over or underpowered in this game. Almost every time I play the Scout, I'm either top or close to the top of my teams scoreboard. Hell, I went 10-2 in my very first match with the Scout.Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon said:
The ticket to the scout is being versatile. Don't stop moving. Jump, barrel roll in car form and dash as much as you can when facing an enemy to throw off their aim. Tactically use your cloak ability so you don't get slaughtered.
OT: This game is the most fun I've had in a long time. Co-op is a freaking blast with friends and multiplayer is pretty easy to get the hang of. The only complaint I have is that they really need to work some connection issues that have been annoying me.
This looks pretty fun. Simple but full of robot on robot action and that's how I like it. Only thing though. How can they transform into vechiles if they haven't visited earth yet? I mean this guy was a transformers fan didn't he know they just transformed into generic space vechiles before hitting earth? Oh well I suppose that would kinda make things more generic looking and iconic designs a little less iconic. And that's all to the game? Just a dozen levels and multiplayer? Where's the sidequest invovling the dinobots or a secret level in which you can play as beast machines?
QFT. I mean, yea, they're "hovercars" or something, but I dunno... cars just seems weird on Cybertron well before earth came into the picture. I suppose you gotta stay within the canon, though, as seeing Bumblebee turn into a strange techno-speeder would feel wrong, too.tehroc said:
Of all the things reviewed though, the multiplayer sounds the most appealing. I, too, will have to rent it and check it out.
Anyone who is boggled as to why the Transformers turn into cars and stuff on Cybertron, ask yourselves this:
What should they transform into?
What should they transform into?
there's a button you can press that stops them hovering and uses there wheels for the extra speed >_<Pipotchi said:
while hovering you get to strife, but its much slower, with wheels down your pretty much limited to going forward.
also good review, I been playing this almost every day since it came out, and you really did the game justice. which makes since if your a TF fan like you seem to be.
Damn good point. I own and have completed this game, big fan of the original series and for the first time since the ps2 game, I can say I really enjoyed a transformers game. Going back to the quote I copied, I read some of the Dreamwave comics and the designs the game team came up with aren't that far removed from what dreamwave depicted when they reinvented the cybertronian forms. Personally I liked the fact that the vehicles in the game (well the fast sporty ones anyway) hovered and drop down their wheels to a kind of magnetic wheel to stick to the planet as they thrust along. I thought it was clever and an interesting way of showing the old forms in new ways.GloatingSwine said:
Anyways fantastic game and fast, frantic and fun multiplayer, I recommend it heartily!
Oh I saw this and thought I would share it with you guys, fantastic ad for those who get the reference!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctkjNF9JSPE&feature=player_embedded
I got this yesterday. Totally lived up to the promises too. My only 2 complaints are the totally useless buddy AI and the relatively short amount of time you get to kick-ass in jet form. Could've done with a little bit more of Starscream, IMHO.
EDIT: Fortunately though, it's an Activision game (something I never thought I'd hear myself saying) so a sequel is probably already in the works.
EDIT: Fortunately though, it's an Activision game (something I never thought I'd hear myself saying) so a sequel is probably already in the works.
Exactly. Why would technology such as cars and jets be off limits to a race of hyper-advanced sentient robots? Besides, this is possibly the best way to deal with both transit and transportation - every bot has a fast and reliable way of getting from A to B much quicker than on foot, and extremely big bots could even transport smaller ones.GloatingSwine said:
OT: As of right now, this game is my personal GotY. Even without the attached license it's a pretty good game, but the fanboy/nostalgia factor pushes this title right to the top for me. (That said, Darksiders and Alan Wake aren't far behind.)
Just literally completed the game and it's the best I've played to date, campaign is fun, not repetitive at all, the characters are good, but i would like the option to play as more transformers in the story mode and not just a choice of 3 for each mission. Multiplayer is great, although they have copied of MW2 a little with the kill streaks...but at least they are not over powered.
I also like how Optimus is the only transformer with the proper sound from the cartoons, or just about, meh Bumblebee should have that sound, isn't he like, the mascot of transformers? But mehh, still awesome XD
aside from little bugs it's amazing and i hope High Moon Studio's make more, or maybe Beast Wars?
Oooh btw the song at the end of the game is unreal, for geeks like me anyway XD
I also like how Optimus is the only transformer with the proper sound from the cartoons, or just about, meh Bumblebee should have that sound, isn't he like, the mascot of transformers? But mehh, still awesome XD
aside from little bugs it's amazing and i hope High Moon Studio's make more, or maybe Beast Wars?
Oooh btw the song at the end of the game is unreal, for geeks like me anyway XD
The gameplay itself is really kind of mediocre. But the story combined with the nostalgia of a real TF world make it a great game.
Was pretty freakin' awesome the first time I was playing co-op campaign with friends and we all transformed into car mode and sped away. Almost brought a tear to my eye.
Was pretty freakin' awesome the first time I was playing co-op campaign with friends and we all transformed into car mode and sped away. Almost brought a tear to my eye.
Wow, this is miraculous news. I'm sure Transformers fans were counting on having the franchise redeemed one of these days, but this soon? And with property used in the movie?? (Those butt-ugly designs look much better in a video game than they do on the silver screen.)