The concept itself was pretty nice, but seeing it in game near the end of the video made it just seem like the first one. Not exactly intimidating. I think that was one of the major issues with the designs of the first game- all the alt modes were pretty much hover boxes.

 

Impressive.

I like how they managed to overhaul the design, give us something all-new, and yet they make it feel more like Optimus than ever before.

I'm not crazy about the constant shifting though. That's the sort of thing I might find distracting or irritating. Though it's probably just that they point it out.

 

I absolutley love this design for Optimus! And lol at "a fist with wheels attachted to it". I'm looking foward to this!

 

He looks really basic, but since that 'Con he's fighting is obviously unfished I assume he is not finalised as well. I hate the moving shit on him. It's distracting and doesn't look like it's doing anything useful like maybe if he's loosening up or something, it's just fidgeting which looks odd. (completely at odds with what they said about his panel movements being slow) His vehicle mode doesn't look bad, but the first Game's was so much better. The spinning part is cool. Reminds me of movie Scorponok. His upper body looks great aside from the squareness of it, but his legs are way too bulky and huge. And   at WFC Prime being "streamlined." I also don't like the shiney silver gun. Reminds me too much of the TFP weapons. Eww. He's also a brighter blue and red which is nice.

I'm still optimistic about the character redesigns, again Prime looks great from the waist up, but I hope they slim down his legs a bit before the game launches.

 

I say if it ain't broke don't fix it and the old design was not broken.

 

He looks better in the concept art at the beginning, in the video, his upper arms seem a bit thin compared to his torso. I like this new look, but I think the older one was better so far, but this obviously isn't the finished product yet.

 

Except for how it was so ludicrously bulky and looked like a mass of mellons taped together.

You mean the fact that they look proportionate?

 

I actually kind of liked his old design more.

I like the moving parts though.

 

Not liking the sound of getting fisted...

 

Statements like "If it ain't broken don't fix it" and "Keep it simple stupid" mostly applies to engineering designs, ala "don't reinvent the wheel" every time.


This, however, is aesthetics, and art style. It is far from any realm of practicality (nor is that ever needed in art), and styles are ever changing, so those rules you stated, don't apply, but are more of an opinion.

 

Like the new design of Optimus.

 

On your first point... What? I guess I don't agree or see how you think that. And this new design is more bulky.

On your second point, who wants a robot to be proportionate? I want the proportions to evoke an exciting form, and they can pull that off if they find a better balance between the torso, legs and arms. What they show in the concept is close, but some of that in game video definitely looks unfinished, but thats all we have to go off of at the moment.

 

Not a fan of it. Also, some of the pics we've seen [promo, not in-game] show his WFC body, and some his new one?

I liked the fact that the first version had design cues that were incorporated onto Prime's Optimus. The shoulders, the thin thighs, the pointy ears and the huge crest on the forehead.

The step-in between is looking out of place with this model.

I did like the moving parts on him, though.

DON'T like the December 2012 release date...

 

wow it looks awesome i might have to pick this one up.

 

What the fuck is up with that 3D model? The art is great, but that model looks....just....it looks like Power Master armor that was a size too small. I like the overall design, but he's just waaaaay too much chunky. Though that alt mode screams War Within, I did prefer the uniqueness of the first.

I'm getting Fatimus Prime Vibes here. And I don't like them.

 

does he remind anyone of universe onslaught?

 

Uh.

He... doesn't look good to me at all. Weird. The concept art looked beautiful.

 

So he punches enemies by driving into them? Awesome!
Too bad my PC couldn't even run WFC

 

I love the new design and it really works if you think of the Optimus Prime from WFC is really more of an Orion Pax (ala Exodus or the Prime cartoon) and this new version is full on Optimus Prime.