Not the crap that Michael Bay puts up now.
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I second that. Even though I actually enjoy the first film despite what it was, the '09 sequel was just pure $hit and the followers of that film are just f_cking idiots, and I'm talking about Bay's fanboys in particular.
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Agreed 100%, but James Remar as Megatron sounds awful...
That's my only beef, otherwise it looks great.
Wonder why they didn't hire Welker again, they could've done the job right this time and added the proper vocal effects that they used in G1 for that robotic sound G1 Megatron had, that they left out of both those awful movie games, which made Frank's voice sound awful.
There are no "REAL Transformers" (and I do get what you mean; I'm not making some smartass crack about how giant robots don't exist in real life).
In any case, I am very excited for this game and it does look more promising than the movies with each new piece of material released.
I think by "REAL" Transformers, the OP means the original, G1 characters and not any of the subsequent (and frankly, substandard) incarnations of the franchise, in which case I agree with him. I think the only series that has come close to matching the quality of the original series is Beast Wars (and it took them a couple of seasons to get to that point). I've heard good things about TF: Animated, but today's shows seem so dumbed down and poorly done as far as artistry. Even the 1980's animation in G1 looks more realistic than the animation in TF: Animated. Just waaaay too "cartoony," if that makes sense.
Regardless, "War for Cybertron" looks like it's the last, best hope for fans of the original Transformers characters (at least for the foreseeable future).
I still don't agree with it, as it feels far too biased and "GEEWUN" of a statement.
And I'm sorry to disagree with you as well, but whilst I do like G1, it is not the crown jewel of the franchise. Shows like Beast Wars and Animated have easily surpassed it in my book.
Even the 1980's animation in G1 looks more realistic than the animation in TF: Animated. Just waaaay too "cartoony," if that makes sense.
Now this is where I both agree and disagree with you (if that makes sense lol).
Yes, G1 did have character designs that were made for more realistic interpretations. HOWEVER, the animation itself was often quite sloppy, with errors a-plenty, somewhat spoiling otherwise well done scenes. Animated on the other hand, has much more simplified and cartoony designs, but they are animated with much more care and precision than most other Transformers series before it.
The ONE moment in the entirety of G1 that I felt the animation quality truly was superb, was the 1986 Animated movie. Probably to be expected, but still.
And as for Animated's character designs, in some ways, I actually like them better than many G1 designs. Megatron is a notable example. Aside from Animated Megatron being a far better character, his design makes him look so much better; he's more intimidating, he looks a lot bigger and more powerful and the darker colours used on him really do help sell the idea of him being a very capable and lethal villain; and the thing is... he's essentially an update of the G1 design (at least his Earth Mode is).
As for the rest, there's something else I like about them as well; the faces. Some of them are still very Humanized like G1, but the (perhaps bizarre) form and shapes of their faces actually make them look less Human, whilst still retaining recognizable traits. It's a little pet peeve of mine, but I do think that certain Transformers look too Human (right down to having full lips and mustaches at points), when they don't exactly need to. But because of the style of Animated, even these little peeves seem to be mostly avoided. And they even have the idea that the "noses" seen on the Animated 'Bots aren't actually proper noses; they're part of each 'bots outer helmet.
The designs actually have a lot of personality and they also seem to take into account which transformations would be most practical. They're almost like if Pixar tried their hands at traditional 2D animation; they look cartoony and stylized, but their is a lot of mature thought put into them, making them feel a little more "real".
And the storyline is certainly NOT dumbed down at all. Especially the third season.