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Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Counterpunch » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:36 pm

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Counterpunch wrote:Why are these all so crappy?

Seriously, someone sell me on this.


You're judging something based off on how it looks on the internet? You have yet to experience these hands on. If someone showed you some promo pictures of Transformers Armada, and someone reviewed it on Youtube and wasn't too excited about it either, would you have the Armada collection you have today? Everything deserves a chance, at least one figure for goodness sake.


Yes, I'm basing this off some pictures. Yes, I'm basing this off an extensive review video.

I have a whole F'ing lot of Transformers. I've been looking at them and judging them for years.

These look like crap.

This is coming from the guy who literally wrote the book on, "You should probably have it in hand to make a judgment." Perhaps they'll be nice toys to have in hand, but they still look like crap. Hasbro took a risk with this design aesthetic. It missed the mark.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Blurrz » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:47 pm

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While I have nothing but praise for you, your opinion has faltered before. I know your opinion on Alternity Bumblebee changed from the Peaugh review, while your view on PCC hasn't changed at all, I think that PCC will still be enjoyable, and hey they're affordable. Oh well, to each their own.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby DavidT » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:58 pm

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I'm with CP on this one... We've been in the game since day 1 and we pretty much know what we like when it comes to Transformers. Sure there are times when we see one and are kinda iffy about it until we see it in person, but these PCC Transformers I know for a fact, I will have nothing to do with... There's not even a slight curiousity or wonder in my mind... This was a very poorly execution of a great idea in my opinion... but to each their own :)



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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Prime Riblet » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:28 pm

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This line is doing very little for me. They look cheap and disappointing to me.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Mkall » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:36 pm

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Just goes to show that there's different strokes for different folks.

I like them as scout figures, but not the combined mode. I may have to find another use for the drones.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby ang3l3s » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:41 pm

Vectorshot wrote:In my opinion those are the worst designs that I have ever seen. It is highly evident that Hasbro is trying to save money with this new line. The drones look like penny racers from the eighties. Universe, and the movie line will be getting my money this year.


+1 , Since i 1st say them it was a nay.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Kibble » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:46 pm

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Can't speak for all the combiners, but this one looks like teh suckz! I may just skip this line...then again, I said the same about Animated and have been going gung ho on the clearence sales and have liked most of what I've picked up.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Starscreams bad comedy » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:23 pm

My theory:

Hasbro purposely made these as cheap as they could so they could crank out a bunch of crap figures, sprinkle in a few decent ones, and hope all the kids and collectors would buy multiple packs in order to get decent looking/stable combined modes. Cause really, the limbs on these things look horrid, and as vehicles youre better off just getting some hot wheels.

Speaking of the limbs, can we ditch the stupid claw hands already? Its one thing to have a bot here or there who has a claw hand, but do we really need to have both hands and nearly all the bots with lobster hands? :BOOM:

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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Evil_the_Nub » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:13 am

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That does look terrible, but what bothers me the most about this line is these combiners are all TINY. I thought the whole point of combining was to make a bigger more powerful bot, not to make a bunch of little guys feel less inadequate.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Valandar » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:34 am

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I once again iterate my opinion that HASBRO should do packs of nothing but limbs - at the VERY least to replace the helicopters on this set.

I really don't wanna buy two sets and break out the spray paint just to have a viable decent "Aerialbot" set.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby DevastaTTor » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:20 am

It's clear that Hasbro sacrificed decent limbs for the auto-morph gimmick. Those helicopters ruin these. When are they going to learn?
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Tigertrack » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:56 am

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DevastaTTor wrote:It's clear that Hasbro sacrificed decent limbs for the auto-morph gimmick. Those helicopters ruin these. When are they going to learn?


It's sad because helicopters are my favorite alt mode, and these are blech.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby --B-- » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:07 am

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I could live with the spindely limbs if they had hands and feet, but yuck.

The face molds on these aren't great either. I think you could get all of them and make one decent combined bot, but then have a lot of worthless plastic laying around.

Did anyone else get a G2 Smokescreen/Cyberjets vibe from Skyburst? Transformation is almost the same with the extra parts in the extened backpack.

Again, not my cup of tea, but I can see my 5 year old really digging these.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby heltskelt » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:27 am

How did Hasbro know that i needed to save money? Thank you Hasbro!
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Atomatron » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:24 pm

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the machine robo rescue "drones" transform too, that is how these should have worked. will still eat them all regardless
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby bvzxa » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:01 pm

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It's good to know that the 5 pack scout leaders will be available in the two-packs just with different colors and fraccion allegiance. I have the Bruticu....I mean Bombshock 5 packs now. I have the first three individual PCC 2 packs, but I skipped the Aerial bots altogether. I may get the next wave, but the 5 pack to watch out for is the Destrons pack.

Funny how Hasbro used Takara's name for the decepticons.
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Re: Video Review of Power Core Combiners 5-Pack Skyburst

Postby Flux Convoy » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:04 pm

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bvzxa wrote:It's good to know that the 5 pack scout leaders will be available in the two-packs just with different colors and fraccion allegiance. I have the Bruticu....I mean Bombshock 5 packs now. I have the first three individual PCC 2 packs, but I skipped the Aerial bots altogether. I may get the next wave, but the 5 pack to watch out for is the Destrons pack.

Funny how Hasbro used Takara's name for the decepticons.

It is in homage to them. So yeah, the Aerialbots? Garbage. Combaticons are okay at best. The two-packs look like where it's at so far.
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