We finally get a Twisted Metal game for our PS3's and man was it worth the wait!If you've never played a Twisted Metal game before the basic concept of the game is you are put into an arena of destruction where you use your vehicle armed to the teeth with rockets,machine guns,napalm,gatling guns for starters and your objective is to destroy all the other vehicles that are trying to destroy you.A simple concept but it works just perfectly.
There is a simple story to the game.Calypso returns offering contestants a single wish for winning his competition.The story mode focuses on three different characters each with their own gang and wish they would like granted.Unlike the last games each character has access to every vehicle and you aren't forced to use Sweet Tooths ice cream truck for example if you are doing his particular story.Each character plays through a series of contests of increasing difficulty and at the end of each story you are faced with a challenging boss to deal with.The story is acted out in live action cut scenes which sometime feel a bit weird and are filled with holes.Twisted Metal has very weak story lines but they aren't really important and isn't where you will get the most enjoyment out of this game.
Once you get behind the wheel of your vehicle of destruction you are soon going to realise what this game is all about......absolute mayhem but in a very very good way.Granted the control scheme can be a bit tricky to learn at first but once you figure it out you are in for one hell of a good time.There are all the old familiar game modes here like deathmatch and team deathmatch but there are other game modes like battle races that aren't completely focused on destroying other cars.Although if you feel like it destroying all the other cars in a race is one way of winning.While the story mode would only take maybe a couple of hours of dedicated play to complete depending on difficulty you are going to get a lot of time out of the multiplayer game modes be it online or with friends.
Each car that you can pick has diffferent attributes for example bikes can speed around the arenas but have very little armour while trucks have low speed but can plough their way through oppenents and take a lot of damage.How you decide to play is up to you.Each car also has its own special weapons like rat missiles,gurney bombs and Sweet Tooths ice cream truck can even transform into a flying transformer sort of robot!.Some of the faster vehicles armor however can suffer greatly in heated battles and you will find yourself destroyed time and time again making you start to avoid some of these cars.When all these cars are put together in an online match with their different styles the results are awesome and leads to some very addictive gameplay that will keep you coming back for more.You earn experience for eveything you do online like kills and assists which you can use to unlock new vehicles,weapons and special bonuses which give you more ways of reigning destruction online
While there isn't really much things i can find wrong with this game other than the flawed story and the difficult learning curve there was one more thing that bugged me in the online portion of the game.From my experience you will nearly always need to join a game from a game room rather than just simply pick quick join.I nearly always got an error message when i picked quick join and couldnt get into a game.The game developers have promised a patch soon to rectify this problem though so its not all bad.
This game is great online and has some entertaining story battles for you to enjoy.Its also great for to get a couple of mates over and play split screen offline or online and will keep you well entertained.While it does slightly falter in some aspects like matchmaking and poor story telling this is an all around fantastic game and well worth getting in my opinion.Twisted Metal has returned gloriously in all its twisted madness to PS3.
The WellPlayed crew gathers to pitch an appropriately deranged set of options for the future of Twisted Metal.
All I ask for is a new Twisted Metal that allows flat screen & PSVR2 cross play that also supports a wheel.
Would be heaven.
They need to get the enemy AI balance right. Thats what made 2 the best in the series. Black was abysmal in that dept.
You don't. Do sequels. If you've gotta reboot, might as well do a new IP. God of War is the only game I can say that did a successful reboot
Isn’t the new GoW just a sequel technically?
I personally think they can leverage the roots of the series. The original TM in 1995 took place on Christmas Eve 2005, and it was the 10th contest in history. Why not “reboot” the franchise by making a prequel of sorts showing the origin story of the series and maybe linking all the future games in a brilliant way. Seems like such an obvious idea to leverage old with the new (kind of look how Doom 2016 did with its lore).
David Jaffe says he doesn’t believe a new game is in the works; “I haven’t heard a thing".
That doesn't take anything away from his accomplishments. He still created the franchise along with Scott Campbell. If a new game is made he should at least be brought on as a consultant.
I wouldn't be surprised if Sony has cut ties with Jaffe considering how pro-XBOX and Gamepas (bordering shill level) he has been in recent times. I mean he is known for speaking his mind (to his detriment at times) but he hasn't learned that a certain etiquette is needed in this line of business in order to keep relationships alive. That said, I don't know why he would be surprised if Sony went ahead and revived this IP without him.
@Ultra
As Jaffe has said, Sony came to him and connected him with the people creating the Twisted Metal show. They obviously wanted and valued his input. It would make no sense to not seek the same if they were planning to make a game as well.
Regardless of him praising Game Pass, he still maintains good relations with Sony. When his PSN account was auto-banned Sony reached out to apologize and said it shouldn't have happened. That doesn't sound like a company that wants to cut ties.
@porkchop
For the record, I'm a fan of his work and generally his opinions, and follow him on both Twitter and youtube. Now, I'm not saying they should cut ties with him, actually, they would do well if they seek his advice if they ever decide to revive TM. What I'm saying is that I will not be surprised if they actually have, seeing how critical he has been with Sony lately. He would go on how good Phil is and praised Gamepass while taking jabs at Sony for not having something similar. He was so into it sometimes that I couldn't help but wonder what would Sony execs who came across his content would do.
The whole PSN ban thing is irrelevant to the point I'm trying to make since he was more or less treated as any other customer and helped solve that. (being a public figure with an audience obviously helped speed up the process).
Disagree strongly. His last attempt at a Twisted Metal game was a miserable failure and he was basically given full control.
Jaffe has been overrated for a long, long time. He never grew.
The thing is, when a product is developed for a company, that company owns that product, regardless of who created it. If the individual who created said product is no longer part of the team, they no longer have any more to do with any future products created under that IP than anyone else who's no longer part of the team.
There is prestige in being the creator of a popular franchise, but that really only amounts to people knowing that individual created that franchise. Sure, Sony could look Jaffe up if they really wanted him back, but they're well within their right to not do so, and one of their studios could create a new Twisted Metal regardless.
@Unknown
No one said a new studio can't make the game though. I think people are misunderstanding what Jaffe is saying. He'd just like to know a new game is in the works and consult/talk with the devs about the new game and their direction.
It's no different than the new God of War. Kratos moving to norse mythology wasn't Cory Barlog's idea. That was Jaffe's. Jaffe talked about it during God of War - Game Directors Live back in 2011. Jaffe consulted with Barlog on the new game, they bounced ideas back and forth, and it led to an incredible game.
He has worked on the majority of the Twisted Metal games and made the last one in 2012 and is consulting on the TV show. The article doesn't mention it but in the video he says he thinks if there is a game they didn't tell him about it's most likely a mobile or short game related to the tv show and not a full fledged Twisted Metal game. He has said in previous videos about a Twisted Metal sequel that he doesn't think Sony will make it because they wouldn't make enough money for the cost of a next gen AAA game. The only way it would work was if it's full of micro transactions and online only and the fans wouldn't want that type of Twisted Metal.
IF a new game is in the works (I hope so), I don't care if Jaffe is part of it or not. There are a lot of talented game directors out there. Twisted Metal might be his baby, but Jaffe isn't a guarantee lock in developing the best version.
Id take remakes of the first two games at this point. PS5 needs games. Twisted metal was always one of my favorite franchises. They just focus on these big story heavy single player games, its so limiting. They need to spread it out make some smaller games why not remake the classics like twisted metal 2?
Ps5 has more Exclusives compared to its Immediate competition. If you are complaining about lack of games then you need to keep the same energy. The pandemic has also clearly affected the gaming industry and games in their early to mid development have been severely disrupted. This isn't only a 'Sony' thing. I know it's frustrating with Sony not having a ps5 future showcase event, but the silence doesn't mean they are in trouble or dont have any games in development. You'd be lying if you say there aren't any, Herman Hulst has already made it clear on the number in the works.
It's almost as if people forget about Sony's output in 2020, which was phenomenal:
Final fantasy remake
Dreams
Tlou 2
Ghost of tsushima
Miles morales
Astro bot
Sackboy
Demons Souls
13 Sentinels
Then 2021
Ratchet and clank rift apart
Returnal
Kena
Deathloop
Ghost dlc
I dont think they could've done a better job with game releases thus far, especially for the ps5.
The system has been out for 9 months and a pandemic has slowed development of games, you can't expect them to have a bunch of new games just yet.
Honestly, he paid for the system, he can expect whatever he wants. The only reason I'm content with Microsoft is Gamepass has been phenominal. Without Gamepass, I'd feel like I wasted my money.
Exactly - most everyone has applauded the torch exchange from Jaffe to Barlog with the God of War franchise. The originals still hold strong as pillars of gaming history, but Barlog has advanced the series forward with new breath and vision after its stagnation. I'd be absolutely fine with Twisted Metal given new vision IF handed to the right talent.
Jaffe is all over the place now. Whenever he gets brought up it’s on some weird shit. I wouldn’t blame Sony for leaving him out of the mix even though I still respect his older works.
Well his "revival" of the franchise sucked out loud, so not sure what he expects.
Movies and TV shows based off of video games are forming their own niche in the entertainment world, especially with major productions like Uncharted and Borderlands. This will continue in the form of the Twisted Metal TV series, which is being produced by PlayStation for an unconfirmed release date.
"Movies and TV shows based off of video games are forming their own niche in the entertainment world"
Soooo, exactly how long has this writer been living under a rock?
No matter how good or bad this series sounds, I would still rather have a new game instead.
Same, but hopefully this generates enough likewise thinking so we end up with one.
People look at me funny when I say this is my favorite game this generation...