In all Honesty, I like this show. Originally, I expected this show to surprise me, the designs seemed too Bayish, and the aesthetic seemed likewise. The 5 episode pilot was extremely underwhelming, it was very predictable, and the animation seemed a little off compared to later episodes (especially Bulkhead running, that was very choppy). I expected a rocky start, and reception, before improvement, and Prime never failed to deliver. The series did hit its stride, eventually, and I begun to enjoy it.
What I like: The Animation, it's very shiny, and flows very well. The Characterisations come off as very solid, and neat. The Voice acting is good, I like the Cast. The Fights are also very good, very balanced and engaging. The level of violence is surprising, and definitely welcome. The fight scenes are one of the biggest strengths of the series. Balancing the cast took a bit, especially since they tended to kill of characters in their debuts. When the traditional 5 man/bad roles were taken, I enjoyed the interactions.
What I don't like: The Intro. It does a very good job at being cinematic, and epic in scale, but it get's kind of boring. First, seeing the bots, then a sequence of the bots converting and getting the humans, then a fight with Megatron and Starscream. I think a good intro shows off the entire cast, and get's me excited. (The Animated intro was good, but the Decepticons were glossed over). The Japanese Animated intro, and Cybertron Intros were fast paced, and showed off the main characters. The G1 intros also did this, especially the season 2 one. Prime's intro focused too little on the Decepticons. The Transforming is always good to have in the into, because this is Transformers, duh.
The Humans are... present. Two of the biggest complaints are that humans hog the spotlight, or that the fans complain too much about them. The Humans do not annoy me, well Miko does. I don't find any merits with the other two, they can be a bit annoying, and integrating them into the plot has mixed results. All in all, I find the humans distracting, but I don't hate them. Ernie Hudson and Clancy Brown are very good as Fowler and Silas I do enjoy their characters more than the kids.
To Finalize, I like Prime, it's one of my favorite series. The characters are good, and The Animation, especially the violence, is one of the best points.
In all Honesty
In all Honesty, I like this show. Originally, I expected this show to surprise me, the designs seemed too Bayish, and the aesthetic seemed likewise. The 5 episode pilot was extremely underwhelming, it was very predictable, and the animation seemed a little off compared to later episodes (especially Bulkhead running, that was very choppy). I expected a rocky start, and reception, before improvement, and Prime never failed to deliver. The series did hit its stride, eventually, and I begun to enjoy it.
- What I like: The Animation, it's very shiny, and flows very well. The Characterisations come off as very solid, and neat. The Voice acting is good, I like the Cast. The Fights are also very good, very balanced and engaging. The level of violence is surprising, and definitely welcome. The fight scenes are one of the biggest strengths of the series. Balancing the cast took a bit, especially since they tended to kill of characters in their debuts. When the traditional 5 man/bad roles were taken, I enjoyed the interactions.
- What I don't like: The Intro. It does a very good job at being cinematic, and epic in scale, but it get's kind of boring. First, seeing the bots, then a sequence of the bots converting and getting the humans, then a fight with Megatron and Starscream. I think a good intro shows off the entire cast, and get's me excited. (The Animated intro was good, but the Decepticons were glossed over). The Japanese Animated intro, and Cybertron Intros were fast paced, and showed off the main characters. The G1 intros also did this, especially the season 2 one. Prime's intro focused too little on the Decepticons. The Transforming is always good to have in the into, because this is Transformers, duh.
The Humans are... present. Two of the biggest complaints are that humans hog the spotlight, or that the fans complain too much about them. The Humans do not annoy me, well Miko does. I don't find any merits with the other two, they can be a bit annoying, and integrating them into the plot has mixed results. All in all, I find the humans distracting, but I don't hate them. Ernie Hudson and Clancy Brown are very good as Fowler and Silas I do enjoy their characters more than the kids.