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[SolVanderlyn]

Raph's bandanna is so stupid here, lmao

It literally has a cutaway to show how angry he is

 

[HUELEN10]

I like platinum, hate turtles, and love IDW.

I am going to like this, I'm in!

 

[Boss Doggie]

Yeah people underestimate the comic's popularity back then. Yeah the cartoon did have international and mainstream success, but the comic was quite doing its name as well. Hell, prior to the cartoon they already have merchandising for the comic... which started the whole mutant shit.

Was hoping for an 80's TMNT for a great throwback with aesthetics and voice overs, but can't complain since it's based off IDW because it seems awesome. It has most of the 80's characters and doesn't have that Utrom Shredder. IDW really has it all. Hun, Testu, Krang, Beebp, Rocksteady and most of the 80's crew.

Ironically I believe Ultrom Shredder is the best incarnation to date.

 

[G0DLIKE]

Oh, cool. I expected the Nickelodeon turtles.

Looks like Santolouco's art. He's a boss comic artist.
http://santolouco.tumblr.com/archive

 

[ZealousD]

Looks like the original comic style, only made chibi, pouty, agnsty and overall way worse.

Somebody hasn't seen the original comics.

 

[SparksterMeta0]

Wait. If this really is going to be in the IDW setting, based on a few of the issues I read, does that mean we'll be seeing this character:

 

[Host Samurai]

Yeah people underestimate the comic's popularity back then. Yeah the cartoon did have international and mainstream success, but the comic was quite doing its name as well. Hell, prior to the cartoon they already have merchandising for the comic... which started the whole mutant shit.


Ironically I believe Ultrom Shredder is the best incarnation to date.

Best Shredder but him being an Utrom killed it for me. I did love the fact that he was threatening and not a push over. But like I said, him being an Utrom takes the bad ass out.

 

[ZarKryn7]

Transformers Devastation.

Now I'm no platinum animator nor artist. But my intuition tells me the art style of the IDW comics gels well with their game devoloping style in terms of aesthetics ,animation style ,combat fluidity and what not. And I guess that's where the 80's transformers fits their bill as well.

Just an intuition. Don't kill me.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Wait. If this really is going to be in the IDW setting, based on a few of the issues I read, does that mean we'll be seeing this chick:

I sure hope so. Alopex is probably one of the best additions from the IDW series.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Why are people using Devastation as some sort of "80s!" answer that PG should stick to the design? Don't they know many of the TF characters use those designs outside of the 80s? It's why they are called G1 designs.

Best Shredder but him being an Utrom killed it for me. I did love the fact that he was threatening and not a push over. But like I said, him being an Utrom takes the bad ass out.

I dunno, I like it. I mean, outside of Movie!Shredder, all human Shredders have been crap, so it's kinda fitting in a meta way.

 

[TreIII]

Ironically I believe Ultrom Shredder is the best incarnation to date.

But even he was just a pretender to the throne that Tengu Shredder left behind!

 

[duckroll]

Do we know who is directing this one yet? I guess it hasn't even been officially announced yet right? Lol.

 

[Boss Doggie]

But even he was just a pretender to the throne that Tengu Shredder left behind!

Who himself was a demon, so it still counts as "human shredder sucks" commentary outside of the movie

 

[Warxard]

Looks like the original comic style

You have never read the Laird comics have you

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Do we know who is directing this one yet? I guess it hasn't even been officially announced yet right? Lol.

At the rate the game will be released before its announced.

 

[Some Nobody]

Best Shredder but him being an Utrom killed it for me. I did love the fact that he was threatening and not a push over. But like I said, him being an Utrom takes the bad ass out.

You mean '03 Shredder? The one who broke both Michaelangelo's legs, cracked Leo's shell by impaling him, and burned Splinter alive, all in a single episode? THAT guy's not bad-ass? I hate villains, but come on. Dude gave out that work.

 

[NightShift]

Weird that the title looks like the Nick cartoon but the art is totally different.

 

[lovely ladies]

Oh, cool. I expected the Nickelodeon turtles.

Looks like Santolouco's art. He's a boss comic artist.
http://santolouco.tumblr.com/archive

Good find, it's definitely him. They used his side shot of Splinter.

 

[Warxard]

Do we know who is directing this one yet? I guess it hasn't even been officially announced yet right? Lol.

Hashimoto's working on Star Fox
Yosuke Saito's doing Nier Automata
Kamiya's doing Scalebound
...Yamanaka or another Kenji Saito game maybe.

 

[unknownstranger]

Why are people using Devastation as some sort of "80s!" answer that PG should stick to the design? Don't they know many of the TF characters use those designs outside of the 80s? It's why they are called G1 designs.


I dunno, I like it. I mean, outside of Movie!Shredder, all human Shredders have been crap, so it's kinda fitting in a meta way.

Nicktoons Shredder isn't that bad. Biggest issue with him is he's extremely simple minded. He really doesn't give a shit about anything except destroying the turtles and Splinter (

Spoiler

Hamato Yoshi

).

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

I feel these are the turtles most of know

Probably those and the recent Nick versions are the most popular. At least from what I see. I dont' know, I was too young to be an indie comic nerd back when the original TMNT Eastman/Laird run happened, though the comics never interested me.

 

[10k]

Time to get rekt with Raphael.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

I see Krang with his android body in the background of that image (along with Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady, and Splinter).

 

[jmizzal]

Is there like any particular time to expect them to announce this? Transformers was supposed to be on Keighley's stream at E3, but there doesn't seem to be any events until next E3 that'd make sense for it. Especially since the trademarks/ratings whatever leaked before The Game Awards/PSX even...

Is there a Turtles anniversary coming up?

The new movie comes out in June, I would hope the game is out by then, so we should see something early next year

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Looks like a mix of the comics & the recent cartoon on Nick. Not bad, Platinum.

That being said, I am curious to see the actual in-game models.

I wish they would unmix the current cartoon right out. Just a straight influence from the other comics would suffice.

 

[Llyranor]

Do we know who is directing this one yet? I guess it hasn't even been officially announced yet right? Lol.

No, but I'm guessing it's the Transformers team/Saito.

 

[duckroll]

No, but I'm guessing it's the Transformers team/Saito.

While that would be great, shouldn't we be worried about the timeline? Transformers just came out a couple of months ago. Even if it was in the can a couple of months before that, does that really give them enough time for another game? This is already rated by multiple boards, so it is presumably pretty done even though it hasn't been announced. If it really is a DD only game like Korra, maybe it's a smaller project on the side? Hopefully not though...

 

[VolticArchangel]

I was interested obviously because TMNT & P+ but IDW has me hyped even more. I'm liking this trend. Devastation based on G1 and now this.

Obvioualy I want this entirely new but just imagine Raph's gameplay in this artsyle and the design of Monsoon from MGR, Mistral's moveset for Donnie and Sam's for Leo. HNNNNNNNNG

 

[OnPoint]

I could get behind this.

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Not the best style they could have gone with, but far from the worst. Day one.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

No thank you.

 

[odhiex]

If it's true... and it will be done by Platinum Games, then I have some concerns (looking at the latest Avatar and Transformers games).

Platinum were lacking on their small-budgeted games, especially the liscensed ones. I really hope that this one will delivers, cause I love TMNT.

 

[Call Me A Hero]

Honestly, looks good to me.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

80s cartoon is awful. Worst version of the turtles.

If you had mentioned "Animated", I might have agreed, but when "The Next Mutation" exists, there's no way the 80's cartoon is the worst version.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Ahh right, TNM crossed paths with Power Rangers In Space

 

[Skilletor]

If you had mentioned "Animated", I might have agreed, but when "The Next Mutation" exists, there's no way the 80's cartoon is the worst version.

Don't know if I've seen Next Mutation. So I'll amend to the 80s is the worst version of the turtles I've ever seen or read.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Somebody hasn't seen the original comics.

You have never read the Laird comics have you

I own the four volumes of the original comics, dating back to 86. Unless there's something earlier than that. Honestly, the art style seemed to very a lot. Sometimes the turtles looks really short, other times they look bulkier and without the beak nose.

Anyway, I still stand by my comment.

 

[TreIII]

While that would be great, shouldn't we be worried about the timeline? Transformers just came out a couple of months ago. Even if it was in the can a couple of months before that, does that really give them enough time for another game? This is already rated by multiple boards, so it is presumably pretty done even though it hasn't been announced. If it really is a DD only game like Korra, maybe it's a smaller project on the side? Hopefully not though...

Well, if it means anything, Tom Waltz, one of the head writers of the IDW ongoing, has been hinting at a "big thing" for a while involving the IDW TMNT for well over a year, at least. The most recent one of these (to my knowledge anyway) being at SDCC earlier this year, where he again dropped a tease that SOMETHING was going to happen.

We know that P* is also very efficient when it comes to turnaround time for their games. So, it may not be surprising at all that Saito's team may have been working on multiple projects at once. We at least know he had two on his plate, already, in the form of Nier:Auto and Transformers: Devastation.

If you had mentioned "Animated", I might have agreed, but when "The Next Mutation" exists, there's no way the 80's cartoon is the worst version.

Again, I can only point to the likes of 80's toon's "European Vacation" series of episodes. I used to think NM was the low point in the TMNT pantheon, but there were a lot of eps for the Fred Wolf toon that were truly a special kind of bad. And even now, I don't think NM butchered the series quite as much as Fred Wolf, did.

To say the least, at least NM believed in actually making them a family unit. In the 80s, they were basically all "best friends living in a dorm, with Splinter as their flat/dorm master".

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Fuck outta here with "terrible art".

I say this as someone who grew up with the 80s cartoon Turtles. Someone who played the shit out of the games, owned turtles pajamas, dressed as them for Halloween, had a crap ton of toys, knew the movies like the back of my hand, had Turtles themed birthday parties where professionals dressed as the Turtles showed up in the Party Van and fought Shredder. The 80s cartoon is one of the worst incarnations of the Ninja Turtles. That cartoon was my world as a kid, but it does not hold up. It's terrible. Every cartoon since has been better and holds up more. The comics are way better. The movies (even the new one) are better. Take off your fucking nostalgia goggles and get over it lol. I get the appeal of wanting something based on that era specifically after Transformers: Devastation happened, but come on. This shit is cool looking.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Wow, this looks fucking awesome. Love the Turtle designs here. Made me actually want to read the comics. The 80's designs are nice, but I'm glad to see Platinum going with this.

 

[like.a.ser]

As someone who grew up with the 80's turtles I think the art looks fine. I was worried they'd be close to the ridiculous new movie designs.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Am I the only one who actually liked the 80's designs? Some of the modern designs are fine, but some look kind of scary.

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Am I the only one who actually liked the 80's designs? Some of the modern designs are fine, but some look kind of scary.

I'm with you I prefer the 80s design over the mean looking bad ass dude brow turtle...

 

[duckroll]

We know that P* is also very efficient when it comes to turnaround time for their games. So, it may not be surprising at all that Saito's team may have been working on multiple projects at once. We at least know he had two on his plate, already, in the form of Nier:Auto and Transformers: Devastation.

I'm not sure what you mean. Platinum is definitely extremely agile in terms of development, but part of that seems to be because these days they don't even have a strict "team" structure anymore. Kenji Saito directed Transformers Devestation, but the team that made it is not the Metal Gear Revengeance team. They're just made up of a bunch of Platinum staff from various projects. Are you sure they're all working on Nier? Is Kenji Saito working on Nier? I haven't really been keeping up...

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Am I the only one who actually liked the 80's designs? Some of the modern designs are fine, but some look kind of scary.

I really liked the 80's designs. But Santolouco Turtles are probably my favorite Turtles ever. It's a perfect mix of the cartoony Turtles and the gritty Turtles from the Eastman/Laird run.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

I'm with you I prefer the 80s design over the mean looking bad ass dude brow turtle...

Yeah, maybe I am just so used to the 80's style. Most of the new versions look almost like they are trying way too hard to look edgy.

 

[Warxard]

Am I the only one who actually liked the 80's designs? Some of the modern designs are fine, but some look kind of scary.

I'm with you I prefer the 80s design over the mean looking bad ass dude brow turtle...

You guys might fear the idea of the turtles shedding blood; god forbid, even KILLING people.

TMNT before the cartoon had ALWAYS had a menacing, dark look to them. That was the Mirage artstyle then. It was until the comics that the cartoon decided to give the turtles different colored bandannas

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

You guys might fear the idea of the turtles shedding blood; god forbid, even KILLING people.

TMNT before the cartoon had ALWAYS had a menacing, dark look to them. That was the Mirage artstyle then. It was until the comics that the cartoon decided to give the turtles different colored umbrellas.

Oh, I know. I supposed I got so used to their 80's appearance and wouldn't mind seeing the 80's look reimagined with a blend of cartoony and dark elements. I think this is a good blend for example.

Honestly though, not a significant deal to me. I will still check out the game regardless of the art style. I probably haven't seen the older art styles in so long that a lot of the new iterations looks unusual to me like realistic version of Mario and Luigi.

 

[Superlosia]

Rated M? Looking forward to seeing gameplay for this.

 

[Skilletor]

Yeah, maybe I am just so used to the 80's style. Most of the new versions look almost like they are trying way too hard to look edgy.

Yeah, the turtles were never edgy:

Really feels like people don't know the source material.