Preview: Transformers: Earthspark – Expedition – Gamescom 2023

Transformers: Earthspark – Expedition, Outright Games’s take on an open-world action-packed adventure is the perfect game for the younger Transformer fans or gamers who want to experience their very first open-world game.

Your first open-world game

Outright Games is known for its amazing games aimed at a younger audience. Not only do they focus on delivering fun experiences, but they also want to introduce their young fans to different game genres. The upcoming Transformers game can best be described as your first open-world game. It has all the main mechanics like destroying enemies, taking over camps, fighting bosses, and clearing new paths with the help of new upgrades you’ll find along the way. It’s pretty impressive to see how dense and yet compact the map of this adventure is. It’s clear that the developers spend a lot of time thinking out how an open-world game could be best enjoyed by younger and less experienced gamers. The Transformers franchise is also a perfect fit for what they envisioned.

 

Classic Transformers fun

In the game, you’ll control Bumblebee and are able to freely explore the map. Of course, you can transform into your vehicle to discover the world at a faster pace but it’s the combination of exploration and combat that really stands out. At its core it’s a third-person action game where you discover new placed, beat small hordes of enemies, and unlock new powers to reach new parts of the map. It’s all there but the way you play is all up to you. There’s a lot of freedom and the game never tells you what you need to do first. Just like the bigger open world games, there are challenging segments that you’ll need to return to if you aren’t able to advance. I love how well they used the Transformers franchise and mixed it up with a great introduction to the open world mechanics.

Early conclusion:

Transformers: Earthspark – Expedition is shaping up to be a very fun open-world game for the younger gamers who want to try their first open third-person action game. It stays true to the franchise and delivers a lot of fun!