MMO Culture is sharing with us today, a closer look at Transformers Online video game for China (not to be confused with the abandoned 2012 game of the same name). The game has been updated with significant improvements following the feedback from first and second Closed Beta.
The website states the following:
“Officially licensed from Hasbro and crafted using Unreal Engine 4, Transformers Online is an upcoming team shooter exclusive to China under Tencent Games. Since Closed Beta 1, several change have been made to the game, including the skill system, improved graphics, user interface and more. Closed Beta 3 started last week, and I decided to dive back in for some awesome Transformers action.
As you might have notice, the dev team over at Tencent Games get their “inspiration” from other titles such as League of Legends (the Spark system = Rune system) and Overwatch (a number of skills) which I covered in my Closed Beta 1 post. The bots are lacking personalities and there is no storyline in the current game version, but I shall return to judge only when Transformers Online launches.”
You can check out the videos below.
Noversalrex1024
Any link to a website yet? I\'ve tried looking, but nothing has turned up.
MpCollector81
It looks good! Swindle is easily the best looking model- though I will never accept how Bayformers Prime appears! I'm also digging Bumblebee, Jazz, Megatron and Soundwave.
I can accept Soundwave as an hummer with speakers more than that Bayformers Prime. Megatron's Fusion Cannon seems to been downgraded to a generic boring FPS gun… not looking good… I have a feeling Soundwave has 0 minicons…
After watching a few of this guy's vids, sadly, this TF game seems to suffer from just being another flat, boring, FPS with a TF skin wrapped around it. The content is far from dynamic, fresh or interesting… and I'm a moderate online gamer…
Its so disappointing that the people who have access to the vast, imaginative world of Transformers produce the most basic, run-of-the-mill content. I see no shields, barriers, stuns, knock backs, energy siphon abilities, buffs, or reasons to transform into alt modes.
This game appears to be garbage. Sigh.
Josh
Yeah, Devastation was decent but it didnt really have much substance to me. Fun to play [yay geewun nostalgia] but I've always wanted something a bit deeper, especially story-wise. id love for some kind of action/rpg along the lines of a Bioware game. And let TellTale give it a go, too, while you're at it. Come on, Hasbro, lets make it happen
JoshimusPrime1993
Transformers Devastation was good but that's about it. I'm hope that when we eventually get the TF5 movie game, it will be at least decent
deathdrive
Just make wfc again, its so damn good in multiplayer..
Josh
The designs are kinda neat [aside from the random movie guys]
And I like how bumblebee's door wings flutter when he transforms to bot mode!
But yeah. A TF skinned Overwatch [made more evident by the fact that transforming is absolutely useless]
I want a new TF game so bad. But all they keep giving us are these cheap crap ones :T
calvin0
anyone remember this failed transformer MMO?
AspiringCreator
So you mean to tell me this is essentially Transformers meets Overwatch that crosses over multiple eras and yet it\'s only playable in China at the moment? What the hell guys, this looks awesome. Just provide some decent integration of transformations (maybe in some special moves or something) and I\'ll be totally on board.
Novaburnhilde
Jeez, those game play videos make it look worse than I thought it looked.
I like how the characters look, and I still would love this kind of game with Transformers, but this doesn't really look as good as I originally thought.
Gayformers
Awww I'd be interested on this game. It probably wouldn't run on my laptop since it's so old and outdated, but still.
BB Shockwave
How is this even Transformers? It\'s just a generic FPS… the players almost never transform and just run around between buildings. Even the scale is off and it feels as if everyone is human sized. It\'s like every other such shooter.
JoshimusPrime1993
WFC was a masterpiece before the cheaters and hackers decided to wreck it. But yeah, I did get some enjoyment from ROTF multiplayer like playing some of the classic G1 characters, playing other movie characters and the addtional maps. Plus the graphics were pretty good.
Shizuka
No multiplayer will compare to ROTF because that game just go so much right. When people would rather move around on foot to get around than use vehicle mood then your Transformers game has a real problem. Luxoflux were smart in incorporating transformations into combat and hover mode was great too. It's a shame the got shut down because their concept for gameplay is original and I'd take that over a game that basically copies elements from other games like WfC and kill streaks.
Ch40sKnight
Eh, I would still prefer if this was 3rd person like the WoC/FoC games. I thought that was perfect.
Moy
Hopefully you can finally play as Mixmaster or Ravage, with transformations too.
JoshimusPrime1993
I\'d be interested in this game, if it wasn\'t exclusive to China. It\'s a real shame.
CrimsonMagnus
Dibs on playing Ultra Magnushardt, with the hammer and shield lol.
Porkulus
The gameplay looks about as nice as any other derivative Chinese multiplayer shooter, but I have to give a lot of credit to the mech designs. They look simply stunning. A lot of work went into the character art here.
Sovietbot
Overformers)
Ironhide1234
Call of Duty Transformers.