Twisted Metal not pursuing AAA status -why?

"We may never be The Beatles, but we don't really want to be The Beatles," says series creator.

Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe has said that the vehicular combat series may never commanded the respect of triple-A games like Call of Duty, but it's not trying to.

"We did Twisted Metal Black in 2001 and about three months later GTA hit. And since GTA came out, the idea of being in a car in a level - there's a lot of brand new expectations about what that means," Jaffe told Joystiq.......

[Quagmire]

Because it will be AAAA

[ryuzu]

I think I liked it better back before E3 when no one knew what Eat Sleep Play were working on and they were keeping quiet.

Now we're getting non-news bombed by every site who can get a noise out of Jaffe....

Give it a break please.

r.

[LoVeRSaMa]

I think Jaffe is unsure where the title will fit in, its one of a kind so its hard to predict.

I hope it adds a new dimension to multiplayer, I love FPS but I want something new, I want a smash up melee game like Twisted to shake things up.

[sikbeta]

"the vehicular combat series may never commanded the [[respect]] of [[[triple-A games]]] like -»[Call of Duty]«-

COD is Triple-A? For God sake, lower standard at its Finest...

this part was the best:

"We've had our fans and been real profitable. But it's never had the kind of respect of like, Modern Warfare. Even when we were at our heights. We never got the awards and stuff. But for Twisted, we always felt good about that. Twisted feels like a bar band to us. Or a garage band that has a lot of heart and soul. And we're real loyal to our fans. We may never be The Beatles, but we don't really want to be The Beatles with this game."

[Epicor]

What's with all the COD hate nowadays? Many COD games are triple-A. Check Metacritic. Sure opinions are subjectives...But as it's not possible allways to be right about everything, I like to use Metacritic as a source of game scores when it comes to debating about triple-A statuses etc. Metacritic has the score that's as objective as possible. I find it pretty unnecessary to claim that games like MW and MW2 aren't triple-A titles as the game sales and review scores are evident proofs that they are.

About the quote: Yeah I agree, that's the best part. :)

[DarkSpawnClone]

if you use Metacritic to decide what to like about a game or what games to like thats sad. the hate comes from cod always being basically the same game with a different story,its a matter of time before this fact catches up to them they don't really changed the multilayer that much its all been the same this gen, i think some people want some thing else now cod comes out every year some people are bound to get sick of it.i really don't get how some people only play cod, personally that would bore me.imo

[Sanzee]

I wish you were more like Quagmire from Family Guy.

[cryymoar]

His reference to The Beatles has nothing to do with AAA status.
He is talking about popularity.

He is saying that Twisted Metal may never be mainstream, (like The Beatles) but that's okay because he feels his game is more like an underground band with heart and soul. Just because it isn't selling 5 million on day one, doesnt mean it isn't triple-A.

Look at games like Shadow Of The Colossus. It didnt sell anywhere near what GTA, Halo, or Madden sells, but the graphics, musical score, artistic style, and epicness is unmatched by any of those best selling games.

best selling does not equal best quality.

[Silver360]

Maybe Jaffe cares more about game play and physics than graphics. Since when did leading edge graphics make a game AAA. Dammit some people just have their heads up their bums.

[GunShotEddy]

So you believe the Wii is great then. Obviously you never criticized it's last-gen graphics since you're so open-minded.

[Hallucinate]

i agree with silver...and i think i can speak for us both when i say wii for the most part has sh1tty games

[GunShotEddy]

I always hear PS3 biased gamers (I have no preference since I had the sense to buy all three) talk about image comparisons and graphics. Look how many fanboy rants exist in the comparison threads. But let a major exclusive have subpar graphics and suddenly looks ain't important.

[cryymoar]

@ GunShotEddy

You're mistaken those biased games for xb360 gamers.
Those are the ones that rant about slightly higher textures on multiplatform games, yet pretend Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, or Heavy Rain didn't push the bar whatsoever.

Twisted Metal is and always has been an arcade-style combat racing game.
As opposed to Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, and Heavy Rain, those games are supposed to make the player feel as if he/she is there, the purpose for those games were to have a cinematic feel.

Twisted Metal is NOT one of those games.

[sid4gamerfreak]

For this game, AAA doesnt matter. Its all about clean 60fps action fun. Jaffe will be focusing on 60 fps, a solid frame rate rather than graphics as this game will be chaotic

[toaster]

60FPS is VERY important for a game like this. You will be moving around so fast and so much will be thrown at you at once that if the framerate hiccups then you're dead. Any gamer who plays racers/driving games knows that a solid framerate is important. One drop in FPS and you're in last place before you can blink.

Twisted Metal isn't "racing" but the same principle applies, the frame drops and you've been blown to shreds, especially in a game like this where the action happens so fast and is so chaotic.

[K-man00]

Jaffe, you talk too much dude. And let us be the judge of that.

[NeloAnjelo]

AAA is earned not made. Regardless of the reviews... The gamers will be the deciding factor.

[yogaflame]

but i hope it is cheap

[Meryl]

jaffe picked fanservice over pretty graphics and trust me ps3 is more than capable over such feats, i may pick up twisted metal have not played it since the ps1 days loool, twisted metail is more about frantic fun and gamelay then graphics so it does not bother me at all, if i want pretty graphics i will go to gt5 for my fix

[darkdoom3000]

Jaffe did say his team were gonna work on small to medium sized games.

I didn't think the graphics looked bad, I mean; It wasn't Killzone or Uncharted, but was still good.

[ElementX]

The PS3 is capable of so much more!

[Corrwin]

It's cheap, cheerful, visceral, and awesome. And it does it without the massive budget.

[AK46]

I agree, no big budget game here. It's all about game play first and everything else a close second.

The game is going to be amazing, can't wait to see more of those quirky weapons.

edit: Twisted Metal is a AAA game without the AAA budget

[Rich1631]

I hate the gameplay is better than graphics argument. It is such BS. Am I really asking too much for both? If the developers of Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2 could do it, then why can't anybody else? It seems like they settle with, "Eh, it is good enough". The gameplay footage looked like crap, I am not saying it has to have the best graphics but it shouldn't look like a PS2 HD.

[maddhatter123]

http://www.ps3blog.de/wp-co...

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

the ps3 has already shown it can have large improvements in short periods of time so expect the same with twisted metal. also saying it looks like a ps2 is just dumb when it looks better then lots of games out and still has a year to go. funny how no one cares about how ugly scc was, how ugly crackdown 2 is and how ugly fable 3 is and they are out or coming out this year there is no need to even bring up the wii.

[cryymoar]

Because the focus for those two games are for them to seem real.

Jaffe is creating a game where you sacrifice a human to shoot a missile at a giant floating hunk of metal,
do you really think he gives a sh** if the graphics look as real as Uncharted 2?

[Darkfiber]

Cause it looks like crap, probably. Fans will enjoy it I'm certain, but it's not for everyone, and it doesn't look like it's trying to be. Good on them for knowing what the game actually is, and not trying to overhype it.

[Kurylo3d]

yea i have to agree. The game looks like crap. So its better to say it wont be a AAA now ... so people dont think u tried that hard.

[koehler83]

For the same reasons Warhawk didn't. There are just a list of sacrifices that need to be maid for fast, smooth, reliable and fun vehicle-based online. Too many things that are usual criteria for AAA status, such as super-polished graphics, voice-acting, mo-cap and animations.

I think what they're doing is exactly on track.

[tiamat5]

No problem. The fans and players will prove what status it is. Besides I am sure it will be a great experience no matter what. Motorstorm 2 wasn't AAA either and still had a blast tearing up the road.

[Lirky]

Some ppl will say this is calling all cars next-gen, some will say its just the same twisted metals nothing new, Some (us fans) will say... Finally another epic fast-paced mayhem king of car combat games is here to stay.

[djfullshred]

Everything I read from Jaffe about this game is getting me psyched. I don't want AAA, I want BBB...As in those tasteless "B" movies that are offensive to some people, but a lot of fun to the fans that love them.

[DarkSpawnClone]

lol woow whats with all the hate,hate form 13 year old's who just started this gen, and hate from xbox fanboy attacking Twisted metal for not looking like uncharted 2,there not even going to be playing the game all there doing is trolling.sad they really underestimate the power of the dark side errr .. i mean Twisted metal!!! :P.. Day 1!