I get what your saying. it kinda through me off for a second hearing his voice. I expected something similar to animated swindle.

 

I guess we have different definitions of smooth but yea, the only two that sounded very similar to each other were blast off and vortex. I expected brawl's voice to be dopey and rough, the same for onslaught.

 

I am of the opinion that the prolonged popularity of the Combaticons is derived, in all or in part, from the portrayal of their very distinct personalities (and voices) during the G1 cartoon run. Onslaught is depicted as a haughty tactician; Blast-Off, an aloof intellectual; Vortex, cruel and snide; Brawl, aggressively gruff; and Swindle, the consummate profiteering wiseguy. ("The Revenge of Bruticus" is a wonderfully demonstrative episode in this regard.)

By comparison, the Fall of Cybertron iterations could be described thus: gruff, gruff, gruff, gruff, smooth. (Not to mention, Warpath - and his infamous verbal tics - appear to have also fallen prey to the "Military Cybertronians = gruff" mentality.)

So; it seems an unfortunate missed opportunity. Or perhaps a cynical ploy to appeal to the non-fan cover shooter demographic? Who knows.

 

I find the combination of the dialogue and the setting/visuals to be rather odd.

The stuff that comes out of their mouths (their insistence of continually calling out each others names, "Decepticreeps!") makes it sound like a game for a much younger audience, yet the setting and visuals make it look like a dystopian sci fi for older folk.

 

Or G1.