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Originally Posted by Benzo
^^this.. lets not lose site on the fact that Hasbro is a toy company out to make toys for kids first and not collectors. If you want higher quality then maybe one of the 3rd party companies will make something similar to your liking. No need to all get worked up over nothing..
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I disagree. It's a poor toy, even for kids.
Especially for kids. Your money gets you a spindly, lightweight robot whose 'transformation' is more like reclining. It's an Optimus La-Z-Boy, emphasis on the
lazy.
Cyberverse Optimus (sold separately) doesn't even fit well, and the interaction with other Cyberverse figures is less than it seems. You can stand them on some parts! Or you can use ramps! Ooo. It's like someone took the GoBot Power Suit idea and decided: no, that's just too cool, we have to deliver way
less than that. Mission accomplished!
It's a cheap, lightweight toy whose size is there to fool you into thinking you're getting more toy than you are. It's a design abortion that doesn't fit with Prime -- it looks like someone took a Bayformers, exploded it, and glued the pieces together. You'd be better off taking the same amount of money and buying a bunch of discounted Kre-O sets and building your own base, which would probably transform better.
I'm all for making toys kids want to play with, but even kids seem to be leaving these on the shelves. They know when companies run out of good ideas and start throwing exTreEme, day-glo, or supermegahyper crap on the shelves in a desperate bid to get their attention.
Why should I care? Because it is
literally taking up a lot of space, and without much to show for it.