Platinum Games is a developer with one hell of a track record. They?ve put out a pretty diverse selection of video games, despite being primarily known for stuff like Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising. While titles like Vanquish and The Wonderful 101 certainly bear the Platinum mark, they?re also very unique when compared to each other, with plenty of ideas and mechanics that don?t necessarily carry over from game to game.
Transformers: Devastation follows that trend, to a lesser degree. The combat feels very much like Bayonetta, right down to the ?Witch Time? slow-down effect that gets triggered when you successfully dodge. Even the parry system, which can be admittedly challenging, feels very similar to Platinum Games most popular franchise. But if you had told me we?d ever see a good Transformers game again, after developer High Moon Studios had moved on to support Call of Duty and Destiny for Activision, I?d have thought you mad. Even more so if you told me that this game would be not only good, but based upon the designs of the original ?G1? cartoon series.
That said, Transformers: Devastation isn?t perfect. There?s some really rough driving sequences here and there where you?re either tasked with hunting down a driving or flying Decepticon, or chasing after a goal within a limited amount of time. The driving doesn?t feel bad necessarily, but it?s pretty loose, and the levels are occasionally claustrophobic and ill-suited to these sequences. There?s also a few other one-off battles or encounters that play very differently from the rest of the game, which won?t come as much of a surprise to anyone that?s played a Platinum game before. But these sequences never quite work, and feel a little cumbersome overall. They also detract a bit from the appeal of playing through the game again and again, which you?d ideally want to do with Transformers: Devastation.
Any action game fan would be doing themselves a favor when it comes to checking out Transformers: Devastation. It?s a fantastic take on the Transformers license, and one of the few that really captures the look and feel of original cartoon. Platinum never ceases to amaze me, and thankfully Transformers: Devastation continues to prove why Platinum Games is the best action genre developer in the business today.
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