IGN - Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe once called car combat the "Rodney Dangerfield" of video game genres -- it gets no respect. With killer clowns, skull motorcycles, and a hearse that launches exploding coffins, some might dismiss Twisted Metal at first glance. Doing so means missing some of the most fun, most ridiculous competition you can find on the PlayStation 3. Jaffe and his team at Eat Sleep Play have not only embraced the madness of car combat, but married it with the thoughtful, intricate balance found in fighting and real-time strategy games.
Everyone knows Twisted Metal... I mean literally everyone! Whether it is simply a childhood classic for you, or one of the worst, mind-corrupting disgraces to entertainment you can think of, you've at least heard of this iconic title.
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).
The rumours were legit. The Twisted Metal franchise is coming back, Sony
officially announced at CES 2022.
They should have made Destruction All star with a Twisted Metal skin as launch title.. With some more content of course.
Rumor mill is that the team used All Stars as a test bed game to make a PS5 Twisted Metal in the future. No idea why they made this though. Total miss and it could hurt them in the end. Twisted Metal is really awesome. I honestly hope they take this series the Forza Horizon route. Maybe a big open world like a destroyed city in an apocalyptic setting. Still can have arenas and races, battles etc, but also add RPG elements and quests, challenges etc.
Agreed. I am mildly surprised they did not do a Twisted Metal iteration vs DAS. Could have easily reskinned everything, no?
Agreed. I’m playing serious Sam now and I think it’s awful in a great way. I’m enjoying it.
Idk David Jaffe had said he has seen stuff about the TV show but Sony has never told him anything about a new game. I find it hard to believe they would not tell the creator of the franchise they were going to make a new game.
Sony owns the franchise and Jaffe is no longer associated with them anymore, so Sony doesn't have to inform him on anything really...
I hope it follows the gameplay style of hardware rivals, seriously that game was awesome to play
How about having to race through a destructible city with tons of people to mow down.
burnout with rocket launchers and ability to drive on skyscraper roofs or through office floors.
That sounds like Carmageddon meets Warhawk.
I'm iffy on reviving Twisted Metal personally. I replayed it on PS3 via PSOne classics because I loved the originals and I must say, these titles haven't aged well. We're now two generations removed from then, which was already 1-2 generations removed from the originals.
There needs to be some serious modernization efforts for these games to do well.
@DarXyde:
And what would be wrong with a "Carmageddon meets Warhawk" game? Pretty much what you'd want of a PS5 version of a PS1 title.
@Godmars Thats not Twisted Metal. Its one thing to do something like that with an alt game mode but Twisted Metal already has an identity. The gameplay needs to stay true to it.
I get the feeling that most people arent really reading the article. The only thing confirmed by Sony is the TV series.
Anything about a new game is just rumors and speculation at this point
Wow they scored higher than i thought they would.
Their previews were leading up-to this Score.
Well Done. ESP
"Also troubling are the armor points of smaller, faster cars like Crimson Fury and Reaper. Although these cars do benefit from super speed and effective special weapons, they seem to fall quickly in battle, even against mid-armored vehicles. A player's extreme skill might keep Reaper alive for a while in the middle of all the madness, but death comes quickly for the weaker rides"
What the hell kind of complaint is that?
Was expecting an 8.5, but good to see it so loved.
Well that's a surprise. I guess that what happens when you actually take the time to get to grips with the controls and online gameplay.
Still wondering how the overall score can come out to be a 9.0 when the only category that got a 9 was Gameplay. Oh wait duh, that's usually what should count the most in video games. lol
Haven't gone online yet but that final boss in the campaign... holy f*cking sh*t. I saw the art for it at a Twisted Metal fan forum as a member's signature... I didn't think it was actually real...
Anyway, greatest game ever made, etc. Of course I am just being a little biased since I am the biggest Twisted Metal fan since the PS1 days. :P
Edit - one thing I am super impressed about this game is the lack of an installation but still having pretty speedy loading times even for the biggest (I'm talking MASSIVE!) of maps. This game was polished like crazy.
Yay! my girlfriend bought it for me and I been having a blast. Online is super fun too. As for people complaining for the controllers get used to them! not all games need to have the same controls of Need for Speed or Call of Duty! I been playing Twisted Metal since PS1 days.
My rating: 9.5/10