Date played: June 19th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 7/10
I finished Fall of Cybertron!
As Megatron, I assaulted an Autobot facility. Megatron is really fun to play as, he gets a huge cannon as his main weapon, his special hover ability is powerful and his tank form is very destructive. The next level had me play as the treacherous bastard, Starscream. He wanted to sneak into Shockwave's factory to steal Megatron's minions and build an army for himself.
Starscream transforms into a very cool jet plane that soars through the skies at high speeds. I really loved this level because it featured a ton of flying around. I destroyed some generators to stop the factory's shields from working, then flew into the base to reach the center. Starscream found Grimlock, captured by Shockwave. Grimlock is a large, stupid, yet powerful Autobot. Unfortunately for Starscream, Grimlock managed to escape his bonds and knocked out Starscream.
I took control of Grimlock. The thing that really sucked about his level is that it's entirely melee focused. While Fall of Cybertron is a fantastic shooter, it's also a pretty shitty brawler. Armed with his sword and shield, Grimlock braves the depths of the factory, fighting against regular Decepticons, but also swarms and swarms of Insecticons. Grimlock is part of the Dinobots, he can transform into a giant, mechanical, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex. Along the way, I found and rescued the other Dinobots. There's Swoop the pteranodon, Slag the triceratops and Snarl the stegosaurus.
There were a few mini boss fights against some Insecticons along the way that were pretty cool. Eventually, Grimlock dismembered Shockwave, then sacrificed himself to save the Autobot Ark in a dramatic scene. The final mission was fucking amazing... The Autobot Ark launches, thanks to the sacrifices of Grimlock, but also of Metroplex, the building sized robot. The Decepticons chase after it and attempt to stop them.
The mission features a large variety of Transformers, both Autobot and Decepticon. I got to play as Soundwave (and his pets!), Jetfire, Jazz and a few others. The level took place on the two opposing starships. Finally, it came down to Optimus vs Megatron. In a cool twist, the game lets you choose which of the leaders to play as for the battle, so I picked Megatron because he's such a badass. The two robots fought each other in melee combat but were interrupted by the wormhole in space that pulled them all in. Both Transformer factions were sucked into the wormhole, presumably towards Earth.
Fall of Cybertron is a good game and I'm glad I played it. Granted, it's not very complicated and it's quite stupid, but it's a shit load of fun to have giant robots battle against each other.
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 7/10
I finished Fall of Cybertron!
As Megatron, I assaulted an Autobot facility. Megatron is really fun to play as, he gets a huge cannon as his main weapon, his special hover ability is powerful and his tank form is very destructive. The next level had me play as the treacherous bastard, Starscream. He wanted to sneak into Shockwave's factory to steal Megatron's minions and build an army for himself.
Starscream transforms into a very cool jet plane that soars through the skies at high speeds. I really loved this level because it featured a ton of flying around. I destroyed some generators to stop the factory's shields from working, then flew into the base to reach the center. Starscream found Grimlock, captured by Shockwave. Grimlock is a large, stupid, yet powerful Autobot. Unfortunately for Starscream, Grimlock managed to escape his bonds and knocked out Starscream.
I took control of Grimlock. The thing that really sucked about his level is that it's entirely melee focused. While Fall of Cybertron is a fantastic shooter, it's also a pretty shitty brawler. Armed with his sword and shield, Grimlock braves the depths of the factory, fighting against regular Decepticons, but also swarms and swarms of Insecticons. Grimlock is part of the Dinobots, he can transform into a giant, mechanical, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex. Along the way, I found and rescued the other Dinobots. There's Swoop the pteranodon, Slag the triceratops and Snarl the stegosaurus.
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| Grimlock devours Shockwave |
The mission features a large variety of Transformers, both Autobot and Decepticon. I got to play as Soundwave (and his pets!), Jetfire, Jazz and a few others. The level took place on the two opposing starships. Finally, it came down to Optimus vs Megatron. In a cool twist, the game lets you choose which of the leaders to play as for the battle, so I picked Megatron because he's such a badass. The two robots fought each other in melee combat but were interrupted by the wormhole in space that pulled them all in. Both Transformer factions were sucked into the wormhole, presumably towards Earth.
Fall of Cybertron is a good game and I'm glad I played it. Granted, it's not very complicated and it's quite stupid, but it's a shit load of fun to have giant robots battle against each other.
