I wasn't only one that get Classics Optimus vibes from Reactivate Optimus Prime. Really would like if this fig would be available as single release, maybe for single release Hasbro would fix that short peg on gun.
This was exactly the palate cleanser I needed after finishing Quinton's latest Sam & Cat video, very slick editing and very funny & Informative as always, thank you.
This Soundwave actually borrows its transformation scheme from, of all things, Cyberverse Deluxe Soundwave. It's essentially a refined version of that figure's transformation, with the only loss being the cassette functionality, which the cyberverse deluxe had.
I absolutely adore the Optimus figure. The short rifle handle, and the funky torso. Gap are all that hold them back. I gave the soundwave to my seven-year-old and he loves it. His only quibble is where is the tiny bird.
I got this from gamestop in USA, arrived pretty quickly for being around a week before Christmas, arriving on the Tuesday before. I'm kinda suspicious of how easily available this set was, but the optimus's quality rivals that of the gamer version, but having a whole-ahh soundwave was an odd accessory choice. Jokes aside I think the soundwave is kinda neat, and all my qualms with it wash away when I think of it as a funny accessory to an optimus prime that I have tied for the best in my collection.
Slick editing! And man, they both look so much better in action than they came across in the stock photos. I wasn't interested before, but I might grab these now!
Yeah you know what, that soundwave is looking much fresher like this than in stock photos, proving the old adage: something stock photos something smell. (i cant prove if they actually smell) This two pack was bought anyway because hot damn that Prime, but feeling a lot better about tagalongwave thanks to this
I hope they make a voyager version of this soundwave. I loved the Robots in Dinguise soundwave that turned into a suv van like this and in the Robots in disguise show where he coomes back, after the Prime universe soundwave dissapears
Great review as per usge! The smash-cuts are always a nice touch, and, for my own viewing tastes, I appreciate still being able to absorb the conversion critique in your videos without having to tune out much, so as to not completely spoil the step-by-step if I were to obtain them myself. Thinking of these as VS 2-packs had me feel like this was a bit of an unfair match-up for the hero to have(as opposed to the "David & Goliath" thing the other has going on, typical for BB), but, whether true or not(there is at least some history via CV regardless), these two look pretty good together in the context of a R/B truck-duo; Optimus as the righteous, proud hero, Soundwave as the dark, brooding secondary with less moral qualms. Can they put differences aside to fight the greater evil?! (Though, keeping Soundwave's glass-box chest design for no functional reason is kinda funny. Maybe a screen display like in Prime? 😅)
I extended primes gun grip using a small screw, some masking tape wrapped around the handle (for shape) and some UV resin. After sanding it the gun works so much better, it doesn't look terrible out of his hands and is unnoticeable in his hand. Don't know what they were thinking, one of the better looking accessories almost unusable without some modifications...come on Hasbro.
Your video really changed how I feel about these two. I ordered it just to add the Soundwave to my collection. But now I'm pretty keen to try these two out and not just ship off Optimus as soon as he arrives.
I’m surprised not more people pointed out Primes’ unpainted obliques. Really messes with the silhouette and makes him look fatter imo. Soundwave comes across so much better than those initial pics it’s unreal.
Oh, Vangelus you and your use of vocabulary puns always intrigues me. And also this review was great that I should pick up Optimus Prime and Soundwave.
LOVE the editing transitions between the two figures...it's like a finely produced version of one of that panel task you do where you switch back and forth between reviewing two figures XD Also, if you haven't got it yet, the heft of this Optimus reminds me of the heft pf the Studio Series WfC Prime...I have that and was surprised at how much Pime is in one's hands. It's a fab figure ^^ OOO since you included that stream clip with the chat included, a lot of us (including myself) are now blurrily in a Vangelus review! Woo! \^^/
If i had a nickel every time i saw the reactivate optimus prime figure get called delicious i'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but isn't weird its happened twice
I know this probably isnt the place best to ask this but for soundwave's shoulder cannon was the hinge stuck for you out of the box? it was giving a lil more tension for me and it caused it to sorta irreparably stress the plastic of the hole. wider than the handle can take. Like was it a me problem or did I get QC bad luck
huh that sounds like a bad roll on q/c, but I also haven't really kept up with whether there were any reported issues as more people picked up the set that sucks though 😦
Thanks for the video! I didn't even know about these guys--or the game--but they look great! Did you get them at the Dufferin & Steeles store? Are they any left?
@@Vangelus Thanks! I realized two minutes after I made the comment that it takes weeks or months to make these videos and the information would absolutely be out of date...but you thoughtfully responded before I got around to deleting it. 🙂 Happy Holidays!
@@Vangelus It's an expensive start to the year with both Reactivate sets, the G1 Missing Link Optimus Primes and The Decepticon Nemesis Bridge 3 pack (Megatron, Soundwave & Shockwave).
"Branded gamesdev is hard, stop writing the comment" I dunno man, what will very likely be a F2P live service game designed to shake money out of one's pockets being in development under a different developer since 2017, that got along far enough to record voice lines and develop merch, then switching developers years later - with no information other than a single pre-rendered trailer - should be treated with caution at the very least.
Unfortunately this review will be delayed to 2024, as we are also switching Vangelus to Unreal Engine 5.
MY RTX POWERS WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE
The review actually came out, which is 10000% more than we can say for the game xD
I needed those buttery smooth transitions. They have good eyeball feel.
I wasn't only one that get Classics Optimus vibes from Reactivate Optimus Prime. Really would like if this fig would be available as single release, maybe for single release Hasbro would fix that short peg on gun.
Seeing that Soundwave isn't actually weirdly long has me suddenly very re-interested in this set
Yeah I'm amazed at the photoshopping-for-the-worse that was inflicted on him
I like how epic the transitions are and how the figures go in and out of frame. Makes this video feel high end.
I admit that I was not into either of these 2-packs, but I'm definitely sold on this one now.
As a regular Halo Infinite player and corpse, I can confirm people do indeed still teabag.
thank you for your service 🫡
OUGH Just the person I wanted to hear from on this Prime's handfeel. Looking forward to applying my digits to it
I miss watching Vangelus reviews
This was exactly the palate cleanser I needed after finishing Quinton's latest Sam & Cat video, very slick editing and very funny & Informative as always, thank you.
I'm gonna go headfirst into that one sometime after new year's, remember me 🫡
Why would you ever watch any of Quintons shit?
So the opposite of Quinton?
These Reactivate two packs are so much better in hand than the Promo Images would have you believe.
I remember watching you 10 years ago man! Glad you're still putting out great reviews.
Studio Series 86 Optimus could be a bummer and I'd be perfectly happy with this guy.
I'm really glad you're back to doing semi-regular reviews, man!
Thanks! I'm constantly around with something going up most every month, but I suspect I get algorithmically quashed fairly often
@@VangelusYes I've noticed that! Sometimes I see a new video of yours pop up a couple weeks after it's gone up. Fucking algorithms...
i just realized how much i enjoy a vangelus review
This Soundwave actually borrows its transformation scheme from, of all things, Cyberverse Deluxe Soundwave. It's essentially a refined version of that figure's transformation, with the only loss being the cassette functionality, which the cyberverse deluxe had.
oh yeah!
Those hefty grab transitions during the articulation segment.
never expected a vangelus x contrapoints terminology with the mouthfeel stuff, but there we go!
That Optimus looks GOOOOOOOOOOD 😊😮
I absolutely adore the Optimus figure. The short rifle handle, and the funky torso. Gap are all that hold them back. I gave the soundwave to my seven-year-old and he loves it. His only quibble is where is the tiny bird.
I got this from gamestop in USA, arrived pretty quickly for being around a week before Christmas, arriving on the Tuesday before. I'm kinda suspicious of how easily available this set was, but the optimus's quality rivals that of the gamer version, but having a whole-ahh soundwave was an odd accessory choice. Jokes aside I think the soundwave is kinda neat, and all my qualms with it wash away when I think of it as a funny accessory to an optimus prime that I have tied for the best in my collection.
7:13 That shit was so smooth.
Vangelus casually dropping the PrimeVSprime lore in the intro lmao
These two-in-one reviews got the most slick transitions. Can't wait for Bumblebee and Starscream!
I hope I can pick them up while they're floating around! Still haven't bought that box D:
Someone's gotta make a Transformers dating sim now
Slick editing! And man, they both look so much better in action than they came across in the stock photos. I wasn't interested before, but I might grab these now!
Can't wait to see what the Reactivate Shockwave and Megatron's gonna be like!
I want this...laaaargely cause my brain is telling me these are generations cyberverse figures.
It's Milkshake Joint, everyone's favorite Toy Maverick
I got this two pack for Christmas, these two figures slap
grats!
Yeah you know what, that soundwave is looking much fresher like this than in stock photos, proving the old adage: something stock photos something smell.
(i cant prove if they actually smell)
This two pack was bought anyway because hot damn that Prime, but feeling a lot better about tagalongwave thanks to this
the way soundwave and bumblebee got stretched in the base photos is just so weird
I hope they make a voyager version of this soundwave. I loved the Robots in Dinguise soundwave that turned into a suv van like this and in the Robots in disguise show where he coomes back, after the Prime universe soundwave dissapears
As a blue hands prime lover I totally agree
Great review as per usge! The smash-cuts are always a nice touch, and, for my own viewing tastes, I appreciate still being able to absorb the conversion critique in your videos without having to tune out much, so as to not completely spoil the step-by-step if I were to obtain them myself.
Thinking of these as VS 2-packs had me feel like this was a bit of an unfair match-up for the hero to have(as opposed to the "David & Goliath" thing the other has going on, typical for BB), but, whether true or not(there is at least some history via CV regardless), these two look pretty good together in the context of a R/B truck-duo; Optimus as the righteous, proud hero, Soundwave as the dark, brooding secondary with less moral qualms. Can they put differences aside to fight the greater evil?!
(Though, keeping Soundwave's glass-box chest design for no functional reason is kinda funny. Maybe a screen display like in Prime? 😅)
Flex editing Chris, great video, sold me on the figures.
Milk Daddy makes his required yearly visit before returning to the island.
I extended primes gun grip using a small screw, some masking tape wrapped around the handle (for shape) and some UV resin. After sanding it the gun works so much better, it doesn't look terrible out of his hands and is unnoticeable in his hand. Don't know what they were thinking, one of the better looking accessories almost unusable without some modifications...come on Hasbro.
Making a last minute switch from 3rd person looter shooter to Dating Sim was a bold strategy, but I think it’s going to pay dividends.
Your video really changed how I feel about these two. I ordered it just to add the Soundwave to my collection. But now I'm pretty keen to try these two out and not just ship off Optimus as soon as he arrives.
I want Shattered Glass repaints of these.
I def want that Soundwave. Very sexiful
I’m surprised not more people pointed out Primes’ unpainted obliques. Really messes with the silhouette and makes him look fatter imo.
Soundwave comes across so much better than those initial pics it’s unreal.
I hope the video game plays like the mad max fury road tie-in, thematically I think the style would fit the apocalyptic theme of reactivate
Oh, Vangelus you and your use of vocabulary puns always intrigues me. And also this review was great that I should pick up Optimus Prime and Soundwave.
I gotta get soundwave he looks awesome if I got the 2 pack I'll give optimus to a friend of mine
looks great
your editor woke up and chose violence
LOVE the editing transitions between the two figures...it's like a finely produced version of one of that panel task you do where you switch back and forth between reviewing two figures XD
Also, if you haven't got it yet, the heft of this Optimus reminds me of the heft pf the Studio Series WfC Prime...I have that and was surprised at how much Pime is in one's hands. It's a fab figure ^^
OOO since you included that stream clip with the chat included, a lot of us (including myself) are now blurrily in a Vangelus review! Woo! \^^/
I still haven't gotten Gamer Prime 😭
These figures look dope but I'm really confused about getting this or the upcoming Commander Class Optimus Prime.
Yay you’re back!!
Vangelus' videos are definitely Voyager Plus in quality. 👍
(Ooops. After that thumbs-up, I should probably press the actual thumbs-up button.)
Primewave is my otp uwu
I tried to pay fullest respects
The game's just turning out to be Duke Nukem Forever: Transformers Edition.
Yep, definitely better sets than the SS and Bee sets.
If i had a nickel every time i saw the reactivate optimus prime figure get called delicious i'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but isn't weird its happened twice
Did..... Did Vangelus just make a Cyberpunk 2077 reference?
Vangelus this was my datemate's first introduction to your content and now they won't stop calling things "Milkshake Tier."
excellent
Basic boys represent!
Nice
"Milkshake Tier" :D
🥤
im craving milkshake now😅
Wonder how many times did he drop or throw the toys doing that posing edits lol
I know this probably isnt the place best to ask this but for soundwave's shoulder cannon was the hinge stuck for you out of the box? it was giving a lil more tension for me and it caused it to sorta irreparably stress the plastic of the hole. wider than the handle can take. Like was it a me problem or did I get QC bad luck
huh that sounds like a bad roll on q/c, but I also haven't really kept up with whether there were any reported issues as more people picked up the set
that sucks though 😦
Not Vangelus out here implying that collectors of transforming robit men toys are ever *NOT* sweaty with his whole chest. Perish the thought!
always add a fresh coat
Milkshake!!!
Thanks for the video! I didn't even know about these guys--or the game--but they look great!
Did you get them at the Dufferin & Steeles store? Are they any left?
it was over 3 weeks ago & there was only 1 in sight - I'd say check the website and call your local one
@@Vangelus Thanks! I realized two minutes after I made the comment that it takes weeks or months to make these videos and the information would absolutely be out of date...but you thoughtfully responded before I got around to deleting it. 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Having to import the the Reactivate figures to Australia because they aren't coming to our main retail. The pain of extra shipping cost $$$$$
my condolences ☹️
@@Vangelus It's an expensive start to the year with both Reactivate sets, the G1 Missing Link Optimus Primes and The Decepticon Nemesis Bridge 3 pack (Megatron, Soundwave & Shockwave).
2:32 😭
today's been a bit rough in my end, if it helps~
Blue-Hands-Prime-Lovers Unite!
EDIT: Basic Boys Unite Also!
(Romance options 😘) 🤣
But what if I was already sweaty?
Always apply a second coat!
@@Vangelus Two thin coats
lick the brusssshhhh
@@Vangelus ...............I may have
people do still teabag in video games (I'm people)
"Branded gamesdev is hard, stop writing the comment"
I dunno man, what will very likely be a F2P live service game designed to shake money out of one's pockets being in development under a different developer since 2017, that got along far enough to record voice lines and develop merch, then switching developers years later - with no information other than a single pre-rendered trailer - should be treated with caution at the very least.
Vangelus are you G.I. Joe fan?
Man I’m so excited for those romance options. Finally my fanfiction can come true in unreal engine 5 with rtx
So I'm guessing a modern voyager is about the same size or probably smaller than a early 2000,s deluxe
Stop making people want to eat their toys...
why
The idea that Optimus and Soundwave could ever be in a romantic relationship is absurd tbh.
I don't understand
Optimus Prime without the trailer and Soundwave that doesn't transform into a micro cassette recorder? No thank you!