Time to 1000 this game too  

 

Does this mean that the Escalation mode goes on until you die? I fucking hate wave based survival where there isn't an option to keep it going forever.

FOC ruined Escalation, it was a joke.

 

Should get this Game Informer soon.

 

Yup.  

 

If it plays anything like SRW they're sitting on a gold mine.

 

I'll be in it for escalation mode. Hopefully it's not as stripped down as the mode in FOC

 

So a portal that connects both universes? So this a dimensional portal, not a time one? I'm not too crazy about dimension crossing, but at least they didn't do a direct tie from WfC-verse to Movie-verse (thank Primus). This also means that timeline-wise, this isn't a sequal to WfC/FoC. Still boggles the mind when trying to make any sort of logical sense to it (which is pointless considering the source  ).

Still have to see gameplay for final verdict.

 

The only character who crosses both is Grimlock allegedly.

Also, didn't the preview say that it takes place before they get on the Arc, not between WfC and FoC? This probably means that given this film we're only getting copies of Optimus, Bumblebee and Grimlock.

We know Inseticons are still in, as is Swindle (probably the rest of the Combaticons) so is Sideswipe. What I hope for is the full playable cast of bots from the last 2 games and movie bots from the DOTM game.

Maybe we'll get to see what actually happened to Barricade, Breakdown and the Seekers.

 

How many characters have been playable in the games so far?

Edit: Just looked it up, There are 44 different characters (Not including Megatron and OP from WFC) in the cybertron games.

DOTM may be involved to add to the movie characters so from that there are 12 (Not including Shockwave since he doesn't have a altmode).

And from AOE we have Grimlock, OP, BB, And Lockdown? for a total of 60-ish I imagine cuts will be made.

Optimus: WFC, FOC, DOTM, AOE, G1
Bumblebee: WFC, DOTM, AOE
Ratchet: WFC, DOTM
Ironhide: WFC, DOTM
Sideswipe: WFC, DOTM
Jetfire:WFC
Silverbolt:WFC
Arcee: WFC
Air Raid: WFC
Warpath:WFC, DOTM
Jazz:WFC
Scattershot:WFC
Zeta prime:WFC
CliffJumper:FOC
Grimlock:FOC, AOE
Swoop:FOC
Slug:FOC
Sludge:FOC ?
Snarl:FOC
Perceptor:FOC
Hound:FOC
Ultra magnus:FOC
Wheeljack:FOC

Megatron:WFC, FOC, ROTF, DOTM
Starscream:WFC, DOTM
Soundwave:WFC, DOTM
Thundercracker:WFC
Skywarp:WFC
Breakdown:WFC
Brawl:WFC
Barricade:WFC
Slipstream:WFC
Shockwave:WFC, DOTM ?
Demolisher:WFC
Onslaught:WFC
Dead end:WFC
Vortex:FOC
Swindle:FOC
Blast Off:FOC
Sharpshot:FOC
Kickback:FOC
Hardshell:FOC
Dragstrip:FOC
Quake:FOC
Crankcase/Enforcer: DOTM

I imagine AOE characters will also be playable so:

Crosshairs
Hound
Galvatron
Stinger
Lockdown

I doubt the dinobots or retro OP and BB will appear like wise with WFC OP, Megatron, Arcee, Slipstream.

I wonder who will get cut?

 

Lol the birthday party skulls were great, will never get tired of "yay"

 

So if Megatron has his FOC body then this'll have to be set between Chapters 10 and 11 of Fall Of Cybertron.
That probably explains why we haven't seen Starscream or FOC Grimlock in any of the screenshots/trailers and why Shockwave still has his arm on the box art.
I really hope they don't mess up the timeline.

 

same here. It's like the joke's on me ever since I got a 3ds. I keep waiting for a few actual 3d games to take full advantage of the unique screen and rudimentary graphic capabilities, meanwhile it seems like they're getting more sidescrollers and top-down games than ever.

Doesn't exactly look like it. Anyway, in a turn-based game, transformation probably isn't going to be particularly dynamic.

 

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Well crap.

 

So this'll pretty much be a "Cybertron" style game? I guess Activision is just reusing assets from WFC/FOC and the DOTM game. I imagine AoE Grimlock will function exactly like in FOC. I hope I'm wrong because that means it'll just be a skin-swap for most characters. =\ Still, I'm waiting for more gameplay videos to pass final judgement.

 

I'm most excited about the new and improved Escalation. After the downgrade in FoC, it'll be nice to have something that'll keep my attention longer than my three playthroughs of the campaign did (in FoC. I have almost triple the time in WfC.)

 

I'd lost some faith in this title for a while now, but reading all this makes me really excited! It sounds like the developers know that since this isn't just "Let's fuck about with the Movieverse Transformers" and part of a generally well-liked series of games, they're going to be treating this title with some respect.

And as far as Escalation goes, I'm hyped as hell for bosses, and I certainly do hope for a roster of choices, rather than picking one of four. And I'm also hoping for a hybridization of WFC and FOC Escalation. I hope that the waves go to fifteen or whatever, and then you get your experience and leaderboard rankings that way, but then have the option to continue until you die. Kind of a best for both worlds, sine it can be a little daunting for a new player to look at a gamemode where there is now winning, only getting better until you die.