One the major problems with Platinum is despite their games underlying quality, the prices for their products often depreciate really quickly to bargain basement levels not soon after their games have been released. And so it is the case with Transformers: Devastation which can now be picked up for less than £10 brand new on XBox One - despite only being out for 6 months.
I remember pre-ordering my PS4 copy for £33.99 and don't regret it one bit. As not only did the game live up to my expectations of being a great action title, as it's directed by Kenji Saito of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance fame, but because of the developer's fondness for Transformers, turned out to be a passionate love-letter to my all-time favourite 80's era action cartoon.
Transformers: Devastation might not have had the biggest of development budgets, and one can definitely tell by the manner in which certain environmental locales and assets are reused, but this shouldn't deter anyone from wanting to pick up the title - especially if they are a fan of G1 Transformers and / or Platinum. The plot (written by Andy Schmidt) includes all the hallmarks of a G1 Transformers episode, and with voice-actors from the classic TV show (such as Frank Welker) reprising th...
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