Is it me, or is High Moon Studios president Peter Della Penna on the verge of tears when describing a touching moment between Bumblebee and Optimus Prime in this making-of video for the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Video Game Awards trailer?
This is why the folks at High Moon Studios keep getting to make Transformers games. Other developers might have more technical skill or a better grasp of gameplay concepts, but High Moon just gets the series from start to finish. Maybe Della Penna is just having an allergic reaction, or his eyes are naturally red-rimmed, but I’m going to stick with the notion that the thought of one robot connecting with an injured brother was enough to get him a little choked up.
I’m not criticising. Primus knows I’ve been there. I cried like a baby when Optimus died in the 80s movie, and when Dinobot sacrificed himself to save humanity in Beast Wars? There were blubbering snot bubbles. It was pretty pathetic.
Of course this is only a trailer, and one specifically crafted to evoke strong emotion, and there’s no telling if the game will do the same. Give it your best shot, High Moon.
warcroft
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 8:50 AMEmotional, moving announcement trailer. Average game.
Dead Island anyone?
weresmurf
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:13 AMI’d say it was excellent, much better than Bays films. But tears? Are you shitting me?
Heisenburg
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:28 AMMaynard you disappoint me.
Jacky
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:38 AMUncharted 3, Dead island, now this…it seems the quality of trailers has really shot up this year…..now we need the gameplay and story of the games to follow
UberRoxor
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 2:55 PMI dunno about you but I loved War for Cybertron. If Fall of Cybertron is an improvement on that, like the devs keep saying, then it SHOULD be one of the best games of the year.
But no doubt, like War for Cybertron, it’ll be overlooked.
Morkai
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:24 AMTransformers: Something Something Cybertron HOLYSHITGRIMLOCK!
NegativeZero
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 12:01 PMThat Beast Wars episode was some of the best animated TV ever produced.
4len
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 12:21 PMWhere were you when Dinobot saved the world??
Cats
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 12:50 PMWhen did it happen, I haven’t watched it in a loooong time.
Mr.NIK
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 1:39 AMits amazing…..Optimus Prime LOOKS LIKE Optimus Prime!