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TRANSFORMERS: DEVASTATION
Release Date: October 6th, 2015
Players: 1
Genre: 3rd Person Action
Developer: Platinum Games
Publisher: Activision
Price: $49.99
Platforms: XB1, PS4, PC, PS3, 360
Music by: Vince Dicoloa and Kenny Meriedeth
Director: Kenji Saito
Lead game designer: Hiroshi Shibata
50 Challenge missions
5 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard available right away, plus two higher unlockable difficulty levels
1080p 60 FPS on PS4/XB1, 720p 60 FPS on 360/PS3
Online: None.
Playable Autobots:

Optimus Prime

Wheeljack:

Bumblebee

Grimlock

Sideswipe
Original Voice Actors:
Peter Cullen – Optimus prime
Dan Gilvezan – Bumblebee
Michael Bell – Sideswipe
Gregg Berger – Grimlock
Frank Welker – Megatron & Soundwave

STORY
Megatron discovers a way to harness the power of Plasma Energy to cyberform the planet Earth, destroying organic life and turning the planet to metal, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must work to bring down the Plasma-powered Decepticons.

SUMMARY
The game is essentially a third person arena combat game infused with Platinum's signature combat style -aerial combats, dodges, parries, etc. You can switch characters at any time. There is a skill system, each character can be upgraded by purchasing skills via points earned by playing the game. Each transformer controls uniquely and has different traits. The main campaign is relatively short, but there is a lot of replayability in the form of 5 different characters to play as, 5 different difficulty levels, and a loot system where players can find unique and rare weapon upgrades for their characters. Each weapon has its own combo set. On top of that are 50 challenge missions, some of which allow you to replay boss battles, and other scenarios from the game.

Preorder Skins:

Credit goes to glassgannon for summary details and when I figure out who came up with Rising in Disguise, I will credit them as well.
First OT. Be gentle.
Edit - Could a mod please fix the title? Should say Transformers: Devastation |OT| Rising in Disguise

 

[iosefe]

holy shit, music by Vince DiCola. they're just doing everything right

very excited for this game. got some money ready for it

 

[Firemind]

Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

hell yeah!

Autobots, roll out!

 

[Savitar]

You got the touch....

 

[bigjig]

Anyone know when the embargo lifts?

 

[Burgess_101]

Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost.

But Megatron is my favourite :/

 

[leng jai]

$50 is Australia.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

Starscream did nothing wrong

 

[Sou Da]

Transformers what?

 

[Tizoc]

Someone fix the title so it includes the game's full name

Gonna aim to beat this ame tomorrow then start on the higher difficulties.

 

[jet1911]

65$ CAD on Steam

 

[Karak]

65$ CAD on Steam

Damn....

 

[Toxi]

Starscream did nothing wrong

 

[r3n4ud]

65$ CAD on Steam

Don't remind me

 

[Mentok]

Nailed the OT...love the title too. Can't wait to play this game!

 

[The Xtortionist]

Music by: Vince Dicoloa and Kenny Meriedeth
Director: Kenji Saito

 

[Nowhere Man]

Picking up my preorder tomorrow, I've been counting the days!

I'm in for anything Platinum does* and I've wanted a proper G1 Transformers game my whole life.

*

Spoiler

Except Legend of Korra

 

[Dominator]

You didn't put the full title of the game OP lol

 

[KnightHart]

So I ordered this game, wanted to cancel it, and forgot it was coming out and now it's on its way into my mailbox tomorrow.

It came to $45 CAD, and I kind of want to hope it'll be worth it. I desperately want this to be good now.

 

[Justinh]

Anyone know when the embargo lifts?

I imagine it's sometime today since Shane Satterfield said he's hoping his review will be ready to go up today.

everytime I see this gif, I hate it more.

Spoiler

I can't stop watching it.

I can't wait for this game. It's coming tomorrow with the two halo controllers. Everytime I see something new about this game I get more excited.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

You Got the Touch!

 

[KDC720]

I love all things Platinum, even thought Korra was pretty decent for what it was. Strongly considering picking this one up tomorrow after class.

 

[HammerFace]

I'm going to pick this up tomorrow and then be completely unable to play it for at least a week because of schoolwork..

 

[BY2K]

Director: Kenji Saito

Well no wonder this game reminds me so much of Rising.

 

[Mizerman]

I liked what I saw in those videos, so I'm gonna go and pick this up tomorrow.

 

[PigzFly]

Game looks great, especially at $50 AUD. I'm in.

 

[MegaPanda]

Preordered on steam. Would love to play at 12am EST later but it's probably not happening ((

 

[darkwing-buck]

So is it confirmed this won't be a another legend of korra?

 

[Monocle]

Yay, my favorite subtitle made it in the OT. Maybe just kindly ask a mod to change the Transformers part to Transformers: Devastation.

I wasn't sure if I was going to go day one on this, but yep, I'm in. If nothing else, it'll ease the wait for Halo 5.

Good call including that awesome gif. It says a lot more than some dry description of the action.

Starscream did nothing wrong

No lies detected.

Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost.

Why throw away your life so recklessly?

 

[Boogalogist]

Nice OT! Preordered, preloaded and ready to rock & roll!

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

I am so hyped for this game!
Everything just looks right with this game!

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Hopefully the USPS won't lose this one like the last two games I rented from Gamefly

Never should have hired Grimlock as a postal carrier

 

[CelticKnight]

Was it confirmed that Vince DiCola is doing the music for this then? Last I read no one had found any concrete info one way or another.

Hope it's true, though.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

Really excited for this. I'm taking a break from DMC4:SE to learn this games combat system.
The car shift mechanic looks a lot like Witch time with the game not having any jump cancels. I'm hyped anyway.

Gotta wait til Friday(though I'm sure Shopto will ship early) but man it's gonna tough watching people play.

 

[kodecraft]

So is it confirmed this won't be a another legend of korra?

That won't be confirmed until tomorrow.

 

[FlyinJ]

Can't decide- pc or ps4....

Revengence was a great port on PC, but who knows with this one.

 

[robotrock]

ZANDATSU

 

[RexNovis]

Is nobody else even slightly apprehensive about this game seeing as its 24 hours from release and we have yet to see a single review for it? Not exactly a good sign.

 

[Justinh]

Was it confirmed that Vince DiCola is doing the music for this then? Last I read no one had found any concrete info one way or another.

Hope it's true, though.

Well, this was posted in the other thread.

wellthereitis.gif

 

[The Xtortionist]

So is it confirmed this won't be a another legend of korra?

Similar corners look to have been cut with regard to length and environments, but the core gameplay, enemy/boss variety, graphics, and music all look vastly improved from Korra.

 

[darkwing-buck]

That won't be confirmed until tomorrow.

Ah ok thanks. The gameplay in the op's gif looks fantastic.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Getting this and RB4 tomorrow... RIP wallet. I sold my AK skin for you Platinum!

 

[robotrock]

Can't decide- pc or ps4....

Revengence was a great port on PC, but who knows with this one.

I think I saw some dude with a titan running it at 4k 60fps on youtube

edit: yup https://youtu.be/gWIQf7dd8II?t=9m39s

Will probably be a fine port just like MGR and Korra

 

[Burgess_101]

Is nobody else even slightly apprehensive about this game seeing as its 24 hours from release and we have yet to see a single review for it? Not exactly a good sign.

I'm certainly waiting for reviews to surface before putting money down.

I love Platinum and all but I'm not sure its got enough to be worth the £32 asking price.

 

[RPGCrazied]

I hope the single player campaign is good.

 

[NotLiquid]

Music by: Vince Dicoloa and Kenny Meriedeth

Whoah. This is news to me.

People I follow on Twitter have been blowing this up a lot so I'm actually pretty excited, in spite of the low coverage making it seem up until now that it's another Korra-esque joint.

 

[Hypron]

Aw man. I just finished MGSV yesterday and thought I'd take a few weeks off gaming. But then I forgot about this.

It's also weird, the game is much cheaper in NZD than in USD (NZ$59 vs ~US$50). I know the exchange rate is in favour of the USD at the moment but still. Not that I'll complain about it though.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Whoah. This is news to me.

Please be excited.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

fuck me i don't know SHIT about transformers but i kinda wanna buy this. any deals on pc?