>>10073567I like them because they felt like the Energon/Cybertron figure stripped of any of the obtrusive gimmicks, had a very streamlined design.
Once the movie hit and we got Universe 2.0 they never quite recaptured the spark. Each progressive series had a theme they tried to stick to(realistic vehicles, anniversary, combiners, headmasters, G1 accuracy, etc) that hurt the purity of just making a figure with some classic inspiration but modern aesthetics.