Talk:Transformers: Devastation

So how did the other VA's for Starscream, Motormaster & Shockwave got confirmed recently? Never mind about that, I went to the source of the Problem. Energizer (talk) 16:51, 5 September 2015 (EDT)

How come only people trying to sell this game seam to be able to make edits.. oh well.. should be expect as too much of this site, while good, has 'to sell latest gear' comments, even when they go against fact and neutrally.. Tempy (talk) 13:08, 6 September 2015 (EDT)

Nobody knows what the fuck you're talking about. - Chris McFeely (talk) 14:58, 6 September 2015 (EDT)

ehuh.. first, no need for such childish language and it seams interesting how you can talk for everyone, secondly the game is pretty simpler to the Japanese 'Call of the Future', featuring a number of the same mistakes as well as some of the same good things. It's not a copy by any means, but a lot of simpler features and gameplay. When a compassing is made, (which is natural as Call of the Future was mostly the same as a 3D version of the older games like the Headmasters and Mystery of Convoy) it gets removed seemingly because of the mistakes made in that game. Tempy (talk) 02:56, 7 September 2015 (EDT)

Actually, I agree, I have no idea what you're talking about. No one's trying to "sell" the game; every statement on the page is accurate and backed up by hands-on impressions and promotional material. Also, it's hard for you to claim what a game's weaknesses are or that it's simpler than a previous release when there's NO possible way you could have played it yet. That said, however, it's very clear based on the provided footage and demos that this is a VERY different game from Call of the Future, and is more reasonably compared in its gameplay to, as it says in the article, Platinum's other titles. Comparing Devastation and CotF is like comparing Super Mario Bros. to Symphony of the Night; just because they technically fall into the same genre doesn't mean they are at all similar in their execution. And I'd hardly call CotF a "3D version of Headmasters and Mystery of Convoy"; again, they are NOTHING alike other than being based on G1. (Also, I would recommend not being accursatory or talking down to one of the site administrators in the near future; it makes for a bad first impression.) -- cyberlink420 (talk) 03:29, 7 September 2015 (EDT)

The word is "comparison". Saix (talk) 05:20, 7 September 2015 (EDT)

And "similar". --Khajidha (talk) 09:19, 7 September 2015 (EDT)

None of that has anything to do with "neutrality" or has anything to do with "selling" the game. You are talking nonsense. - Chris McFeely (talk) 05:59, 7 September 2015 (EDT)

Transformers: Ethics In Games Journalism. --Thylacine 2000 (talk) 17:58, 15 September 2015 (EDT)

Gamergator is the worst combiner. --M Sipher (talk) 18:16, 15 September 2015 (EDT)

Did we have to go there? Though I don't understand Tempy, for the record. --(User:TheTFGeek)

Why do Jhiaxus and Kranix have sections of their articles for Devastation? I'm pretty sure no mention has been made of them. If there are no objections, I'm going to go ahead and remove them.

EDIT: Defensor, Superion and...Nova Prime? What the Hell?

Carprillo (talk) 21:19, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Dude, haven't you seen any videos on YouTube? They're all in there. S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 21:47, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

There's nothing on there about Defensor, though. My point still stands there. Regardless, I'll go ahead and fix the Nova Prime error. EDIT: Nothing about Jhiaxus, Kranix, or Superion either. Carprillo (talk) 22:07, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

I watched a complete playthrough of the game. They are all in the game. Don't know what videos you were watching. Zakor1138 (talk) 22:12, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Ah. In that case, I apologize for my mis-deletions. My bad, there. Carprillo (talk) 22:18, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

For clarification in case anyone else isn't sure: Jhiaxus and Kranix are listed as the authors of the "Proudstar I-V" journal entries among the collectible info logs, filling in part of the game's backstory. Nova Prime is mentioned in those journal entries, as well as making a physical appearance in a flashback sequence and the post-credits stinger. Teletraan Alpha is the original Teletraan computer from which all others are derived, stationed aboard the Proudstar. And Defensor and Superion appear on Teletraan-1's monitor communicating with Optimus in the final scene before the credits. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 22:48, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Last scene

Okay, so I think I've filled in the plot the best I can, but I'm a little bit unsure about my interpretation of the ending. Spoiler alert: Here's the last scene for those who haven't reached it on their own yet (and the stinger a little further on in the video). I'm pretty sure those are Nova Prime's specs on Teletraan in that final shot, though it's hard to derive the context of why. Wheeljack said the plan was risky; are they meant to be bringing Nova back online? If so, was that wake-up scene at the end really unknown to the rest of the cast as I stated, or were they intentionally reviving him, hence the on-screen readout? Or am I completely wrong about that being Nova on screen, and it was meant to be Prime getting a risky upgrade (i.e. infused with plasma energy), or perhaps even someone totally different like Ultra Magnus? I'm fine leaving it as is, and I realize that it was probably left purposefully ambiguous as a potential sequel hook, but I'd like to get a few different opinions before I commit to this interpretation. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 14:19, 9 October 2015 (EDT)

That was the Optimus Maximus combiner on the screen. Jalaguy (talk) 14:27, 9 October 2015 (EDT)

Okay, yeah, you're right, it's definitely Maximus. Good catch. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 14:41, 9 October 2015 (EDT)

Combiner Wars tie-in?

So according to these articles, it sounds like this game is meant to be a prequel to Combiner Wars. That said, I'm not exactly sure how the two are compatible...like, at all. Any idea how to approach this one? -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 21:52, 12 October 2015 (EDT)

From the game's ending, it can be sumrised that to Hasbro, a "prequel to Combiner Wars" means a G1-based continuity where Combiners are totally set to duke it out- which is what the ending pretty firmly suggests, what with the video call of Superion and Defensor followed by the schematics for Optimus Maximus (in which Optimus says it is a "price [he] has to pay"). Sky Shadow (talk) 11:18, 23 October 2015 (EDT)

Unicron?

The article seems to put the corruption of the Proudstar crew on Unicron, but having just finished the game i dont remember anything of the sort did i miss something? HotRodimusPrime (talk) 18:57, 23 October 2015 (EDT)

The description from Optimus's monologue in Chapter 6 and the Proudstar logs makes it pretty obvious, especially coupled with Teletraan Alpha's foreshadowing. Who else would want all Cybertronians, the spawn of Primus, out of the picture so badly, especially with the whole "destroying everything in its path" angle -- Cyberlink420 (talk)

ferrotaxis

I've noticed that the ferrotaxis looks remarkably like the enigma of combination, but with a blue centre rather than a red one. Should this be mentioned in trivia?

I would, but I would wait until other editors would agree with you. --SMT YHVH (talk) 12:02, 29 May 2016 (EDT)

Bumblebee's Future

Are "The World's Bridge" and "Race-Welder" References to anything? (AutoTrooper2801 (talk) 23:04, 27 March 2022 (EDT))

Source for the game taking place in New York?

Other than the blatant reference to City of Steel in the cartoon, is there any information within the game that says that's where it is? Any Audio Logs or anything of that nature? Banannixx (talk) 04:33, 18 April 2022 (EDT)

I believe it's because of Liberty Bridge and Liberty Island in Chapter 3. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 09:18, 18 April 2022 (EDT)

But real life Liberty Island is only accessible by ferry and there also isn't any evidence of the Statue of Liberty, destroyed or otherwise. You fight Blitzwing on the bridge and then on the island over the Plasma Core. I've played the game numerous times and the opening makes it seem like it's just a generic "big coastal city". I hope that this doesn't sound dismissive or anything like that. But I would like to know the source, since there are no citations or evidence provided to verify the location. Banannixx (talk) 02:13, 19 April 2022 (EDT)