Whenever TM 2012 worked online, I had great fun. Shame that the devs couldn't make online stable.
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Will Twisted Metal ever make a return? Or do you believe the franchise is retired for good?
- Thread starter Kalmakov
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I'd kill for this or a new Power Stone. Don't need to be AAA, just don't give me some loot box BS (it will be).
I'd love to see a remake of 2 (or maybe some sort of combination of 2 and Black - those games had much better level design than all the rest imo).
But it'd need better controls, I think. Feels too hard to go back and play those games now and too much of that is because the controls/physics feel weird.
But it'd need better controls, I think. Feels too hard to go back and play those games now and too much of that is because the controls/physics feel weird.
Any car combat game, really. Personally, I'm waiting for Vigilante 8 to resurface. Sigh. Maybe someday...
Sadly it's dead. I've loved every single Twisted Metal including the 989 ones. PS3 was amazing but Sony screwed the franchise with the server issues that plagued it till the end. The game launched it's pre release demo with broken servers. They assured us that wasn't gonna be the case with the retail game and yet it was broken beyond belief. Eventually they got it partially working. But still it was a crap shoot if you'd get a game going. That is unless you were using a custom skin and had deleted it off your ps3. Once the skin server went down you were screwed and could never play the online again because it couldn't download your custom skin.
I think that was honestly the thing that killed it. Also as much as I love David I totally did not like the lack of dedicated drivers per car. Seeing each drivers story was part of the charm and appeal of the series. But yea I'd be shocked as hell if we ever see another one. Hell I'd just kill for a collection of every Twisted Metal game at least. Still that one happen either.
I think that was honestly the thing that killed it. Also as much as I love David I totally did not like the lack of dedicated drivers per car. Seeing each drivers story was part of the charm and appeal of the series. But yea I'd be shocked as hell if we ever see another one. Hell I'd just kill for a collection of every Twisted Metal game at least. Still that one happen either.
TM2 & Black were great memories for me
I just realized, I should make a list of my favorite childhood gaming experiences... 🤯
When the time's right, I would definitely purchase TM Black/TM 2 on the PS5!
I just realized, I should make a list of my favorite childhood gaming experiences... 🤯
When the time's right, I would definitely purchase TM Black/TM 2 on the PS5!
This commercial caused my 13 y/o self to ask for a PS1+TM2 for Christmas in 97
I was a fanboy instantly.
Probably dead at this point but I would love a remaster release of 2 at the very least. Fuck I loved the shit out of that game. I might play through 1-4 on my PS Classic sometime this week.
PS3 game had potential but I think the controls were overly complicated and the online never worked for me. The European version was completely fucked up with this and censor.
I think its dead.
I think its dead.
Twisted Metal PS3 was absolutely fantastic. If the online functioned the way it deserved to it would have had a bigger impact and longer life. Such a shame. It should have got a PS4 remaster that fixed it.
I think a single player twisted metal vr game would be sick and I can see Sony doing it someday.
I predict a Twisted Metal HD Collection remake being announced at every PSX and Sony E3 conference. I will continue to do so until they bend to my demands.
I'd be happy with a best-of that collects the series' greatest levels and characters while modernizing the control scheme to TM2012 standards (or better, if possible).
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A remastered collection featuring the best games in the series would be very cool.
TM.
TM2.
TM: Black.
TM: Head On Extra Twisted Edition.
Maybe round it up to 5 games with Twisted Metal PS3 remaster as well, with proper working online.
No franchise is truly ever dead, just in prolonged suspended animation.
I mean look at Bubsy, for fuck's sake.
I mean look at Bubsy, for fuck's sake.
I'd love to see a VR version with weapon aiming tied to your head. That way you can keep your fingers on the controls.
Yes. I'd love to have the NSW Smash Brothers treatment for this. All characters. All maps. All single-player campaigns. Updated controls and graphics. Online multiplayer. ????. Profit.
I'd love a remake of 2 alone or a combo of 2 and black...loved TM1 and 2 back in the days, put hundreds of hours into 2 alone.
To answer the question: I don't think it will be coming back any time soon, I feel as though most have moved on from the car combat genre :-(
To answer the question: I don't think it will be coming back any time soon, I feel as though most have moved on from the car combat genre :-(
I'd love to see a remake of Twisted Metal but it has to do a few things right:
- Twisted Metal is a single-player story-based game. The stories were incredibly important to these games. It's not just an arena car combat game
- Regarding the combat, you have to feel as though you're competing with 6, 8 other drivers to win the level... Which means other drivers need to damage each other as well, not just drive around aimlessly waiting for you (this is something Vigilante 8 failed to do, it was clear you were the only thing that mattered in the world)
I never played the original games growing up but I loved the PS3 game. I think if it ever comes back it'll be a F2P game.
Is that why!
Also, so sad the skin server went down. Spent a lot of time designing skins there for myself and some GAF peeps.
I played so much of Twisted Metal 1-3 growing up. I feel like for its time, the series has been a strong part of Sony's catalog of games. The PS3 reboot had some really good presentation ideas with the live action bits, lore and boss battles, but the multiplayer, net code, absurd and glitchy trophy requirements, and weird level design for some of the stages were off-putting. The worst part of the game for me was the idea of putting races in TM. It seems like it would make sense but it just isn't fun. I just need a simple fighting game concept in the form of cars, w/ bots, and "be careful what you wish for" arcade endings featuring an evil demon genie man waiting for you after the final boss. I feel like Jaffe did his best to show what the next evolution of TM would be in the last game, but it just had too many flaws going on with it.
I think it'd be cool to see the series make a return. I liked what I've seen of Twisted Metal Black on PS2. Out of curiosity, was that particular entry well received by fans?
As much as i love Black, i think they can make it better but needs a team with a real vision and passion for a sequel.
Honestly at this point I will take anything that Sony gives me even a barebones online only Title with no story mode because I really want a Twisted Metal title on PS4/PS5 with a functional Online Mode. Name it Twisted Metal Arena or something like that and have a bunch of maps, characters (not factions on a different car this time), and Sony can sell cosmetic car customization as DLC if they want to make money that way. Later on if they feel like they received enough return on their investment than they can start spending money to add a story mode to the game and it doesn't have to be expensive I would be satisfied with Comic style images that they used for the story endings they had in Twisted Metal Head On.
I had so much fun with Twisted Metal on PS3 when it actually worked and I think it was alot of wasted potential.
I still remember my favorite trailer for the game:
I had so much fun with Twisted Metal on PS3 when it actually worked and I think it was alot of wasted potential.
I still remember my favorite trailer for the game:
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Needs to be open world with characters entering/exiting the vehicle, you can customize your car with crafting and modding, and a BR mode
there you go Sony instant AAA game
there you go Sony instant AAA game
I think the basic concept around the franchise is pretty evergreen, but it is really anyone's guess if we ever see another one.
Black is the best one so I think he would be the best to handle it. The ps3 one was good too but it was too different. Black 2 would have been amazing.
I agree though. Let it die unless we get a remake (not remaster) of TM2 or Black. That's it.
The recent Dreamcast anniversary made me think of V8. Anything that is called Vigilante 8 or Twisted metal will re-appear in the indie dev space if you're lucky. The TM PS3 trailer and gameplay reveal 10 years or so ago looked good for its time. I've never got to play the finished game but remember getting into few matches of the Demo which did run pretty smooth.
i don't think sony is above dipping their toes into the f2p/BR pond. and Twisted Metal is a perfect avenue for that, so it's hard not to discount that possibility
hopefully the next one is an honest to god "game". either way i don't think it's dead but i surely wouldn't hold my breath on whenever it comes back
hopefully the next one is an honest to god "game". either way i don't think it's dead but i surely wouldn't hold my breath on whenever it comes back