Spoilers - Machinima’s Transformers: Combiner Wars Episode #1 Discussion

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  1. Sarrow

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    so bad. definitely not wide enough distribution to sell the toys, so just as someone else said... what's the point?
     
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    OK, I'm just gonna cut straight to the chase. It sucked. The animation had too low a frame rate, the opening battle had zero thought put into the choreography, the running time was too short to actually tell a story, and
    Menasor died like a bitch in his first appearance, along with Purple Windblade.

    Edit: Also, were the sound effects (not the dialog) staticy for anyone else, or was that a problem on my end?
     
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  3. Hooper_X

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    Because Energon was SO GOOD, right?

    If they really wanna do this, they're gonna have to put Barber or Roberts or someone on the writing staff.
     
  4. soundwaverulls

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    Wait, why is this in the RID/Prime forum? This has nothing to do with either series. If Rescue Bots doesn't belong here, despite being made by the same people as RID/Prime, this certainly doesn't.
     
  5. Lady Slipstream

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    So... I've seen the episode now, and I have to point out this:

    -The battle in the begining between Computron and Menasor was lame (and kinda cheesy)
    -The sound effects are really bad.
    -The voice acting was terrible... DashieXP voice made me laugh tho, but that voice doesn't suit Menasor at all.
    -The writters were intentionally trying to make Windblade a Mary Sue... Why? I mean, she fucking killed Menasor, like What the Fuck?! Seriously?!?, Menasor?!
    -Windbitch cry is cringy as fuck
    -Dat Lip-sync tho.
     
  6. Murasame

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    That was cool. Animation is a bit sloppy and voices for combiners should be deeper, but it's quite cool.
     
  7. jamarmiller

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    Overall I liked it, a lot, however there is somethings that hurt it FOR ME

    1. Combiners Voices, should have way more bass in them or however they used to do them in the g1 cartoon

    2. Short run time

    3. Love Windblade but she should not be able to beat a combiner this easily. they should have had Menasor injured or something from his battle with Computron to assist Windblade in her victory ( which is what I will explain to my boy when we see it )

    4. Lip syncing was bad at times.
     
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    So when Windblade wants to take off her mask, it just falls in pieces to the ground? Seriously, rewatch that part at the two minute mark. It's so awkward.
     
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    Even though I liked it the episodes needs to be longer than 5 mins and the series needs real voice actors and if Hasbro couldn't pay for it than they shouldn't have bothered.
     
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    I don't care what anybody says, but they were hyping this up as if it was 30 minute episodes, and by a company like Hasbro, the quality of voice acting and animation (Oh GOD the animation!) is pure visual shit for a 5 minute short.

    A 5 minute short should have better animation than this. wtf
     
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    The sound design could have been better. Menasor walked through part of a building and the volume barely changed. Also, when death and dismemberment happen that often and that quickly it loses any impact it might have had.
     
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    I think my one highlight was how hilariously easily Maxima just sort of fell apart. Like, was that a regular occurrence for her? If she stubbed her toe did her whole leg just fall off?
    Reminded me of those Incredible Crash Test Dummies toys from the 90's :lol 
     
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    Its prety embrassingembrassing when you compare to roosterteeth and screwattacks efforts and their literal shoe stting budget
     
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    This is too funny :lol 

    Oh well, maybe things will get better as the series goes on? Sometimes shows need time to find their feet.
     
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    **SIGH**

    I told people to temper their expectations.
    I told people this wouldn't be very high-budget and that it'd be closer to Cyber Missions.
    I told people that hyping it up would make them disappointed.
    AND DID THEY LISTEN?! NO!

    And now look. Everyone's saying this is the worst thing to happen to Transformers when it clearly isn't. Hasbro didn't give Machinima the money because A, it's a failing company that could go bankrupt at any moment (google its business practices), B, it's small animation team of barely 20 people, C, they have no idea if something like this is going to be popular, D, because they only wanted it small-scale, and E, because it's supposed to be a webseries, not a fully-fledged TV show.
     
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    Seeing as how people didn't like how fast Maxima died I think if it was Chromia in her place the rage would've been far worse since Chromia hasn't been on screen since G1 and this would've been viewed as bad taste. People weren't happy about how Prime Cliffjumper was treated so if anything I think they're somewhat aware of Chromia enough not to give her the same treatment.
     
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    Oh god that fanfilm was just awful. It felt like cheap g1-pandering and the costume design was just goofy.
     
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    Anyway, some people should realise that combiners are actually still on sale. In the US, Computron and that Japanese Decepticon one are coming out, while in Japan, you can still see Menasor for sale in Toys R Us.

    Also, for adult fans, there is no problem with "old" characters anyway. Otherwise, IDW would get complaints all the time. This

    This show was conceived outside of the usual marketing and creation of the Combined Wars toy line. That's why it took longer. I suspect that it also didn't get much money or support as if it was. This is small, "rogue" division at Hasbro, working with Machinima. That's probably why the quality isn't that good.

    Let's hope that the next show/series is better. However, being openly hostile to the idea isn't going to help. I'm sure many adult fans actually WANT a decent shot aimed at them, just as they do for the comics.
     
  20. Gayformers

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    Just passing by to say that Machinima blocked the video on the whole world. lol
    But apparently it's on their channel now?

    Anyway,
    the episode was really weird to watch. Animation is good for me and the only complaint that I have is that the animation of their mouths when they're speaking is cranky. Other than that animation is okay, not the awe-inspiring CGI from Bayformers but it's still nice. Models seem alright.
    I honestly have no idea about the story? Was I required to watch the prelude? Because I didn't even bother with them to be honest. The cast is really weird for me and the acting isn't 100% but it's... Nice. For a 5 minute episode it's acceptable, I guess. No one would want to waste too much money with voice acting for a handful of 5 minute episodes lol (also weren't the models made from scratch? I doubt they'd have enough money for V.A.s if that's the case). I didn't quite like the way Menasor sounded but I can't quite grasp what ticked me off. >_>

    Also I've said this before but man killing Maxima was just... lol
    What was the point of that? To show that anyone can die? To make us feel bad and hate the combiners? I don't know man, I got the same vibe that I had from TFP when Cliff died. A pointless death as plot device that in the end just... doesn't really work that well.