Don't know if I would say always. Maybe I need to revisit TM 1 & 2, but I don't remember their AI being so against the player. Black was pretty much like this though.
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Twisted Metal Demo Impressions
- Thread starter M.W.
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Don't know if I would say always. Maybe I need to revisit TM 1 & 2, but I don't remember their AI being so against the player. Black was pretty much like this though.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Dang :\ oh well, what can you do. They shall die anyway. At least they don't steal my criminal when they bump me (Calling All Cars).
Spectral Glider
Member
It's on the right stick, not the left. I'm used to the old TM2 control where forward, back, and left and right were all on the dpad, I also think Black was like that too. I'm getting used to it now, but I think it would help a nostalgic old codger like me if I could steer and gas on the same stick. No matter, I played a round earlier with Meat Wagon and was much better, finally wiped out all 6 guys.
Everyone is wrecked by Talon's tri-gunner. Mwahahaha!
until a darkside freezes it and then does a power boost.
We really won't know till a week or two after release.
I mean for right now it is. Its strange for a demo to be this balanced.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Oh, it definitely wasn't as brutal as this demo, I'll give you that. But I don't remember the AI players ever killing each other. But hey, I could be mistaken. It's been years since I've played those old games.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
But no one really knows what they are doing or where everything is, Its still really chaotic online so players are mostly able to go about doing what they like.. I don't know but maybe thats what gives it a sence of balance. Get what i mean?
Spectral Glider
Member
The only time the AI in 2 would die is if they drove off a ledge in the NY level or fell down along with the falling ice chunks in the antarctic level. As I recall, they did very, very little damage to one another and never ever dealt final blows to one another.
Thats true. But usually there is a glaring balance problem in multiplayer demos.
thegreatchamp
Member
Holy shit is this demo awesome. I came up to 13 kills in multiplayer and won in my first match. Feels good man
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Wow.
I could have sworn I heard Straight outta Compton too.
Has the official soundtrack of the game been released yet?
Alex
Member
You can fix that in the options.
Yeah, I noticed, still odd though!
Also, fuck you Crimson Fury with your little Flame Thower thing. That is so annoying when you're trying to fight or escape and this little asshole walks up and just shoots red shit all over you.
backbreaker65
Banned
I love this game. That is All. Carry on.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
i just finished replaying TM 1-4 last month game feels just like the older games except they pumped it full of cocaine and unleashed it on a army of midget wrestlers riding bears shooting lasers from shark guns
Pretty much on the money. Fantastic game, the atmosphere is more like TM1/2 than Black, the gameplay is as awesome as ever.
demo crashed my system on startup
still works fine, but now i'm too afraid to reboot the demo....
Same here. It even gave me a corruption error but I started it back up and everything works fine now.
Thank you Jaffe, you pulled it off
As a long time TM fan who loved played Black more than he can remember, I was ready to total disappointment with this demo.
I was so wrong
The controls are complex and perfect and feel right at home. The speed is SO GOOD. The graphics are nice, the map is AWESOME; huge and tons of secret areas all over. Everything about this game screams "screw 2012 dumbed down gaming for the masses. this is REAL arcade driving combat".
Pre-ordering day 1 thanks to this demo.
So good.
/in tears ;_;
As a long time TM fan who loved played Black more than he can remember, I was ready to total disappointment with this demo.
I was so wrong
The controls are complex and perfect and feel right at home. The speed is SO GOOD. The graphics are nice, the map is AWESOME; huge and tons of secret areas all over. Everything about this game screams "screw 2012 dumbed down gaming for the masses. this is REAL arcade driving combat".
Pre-ordering day 1 thanks to this demo.
So good.
/in tears ;_;
Here is the Jaffe interview
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/57153/twisted-metal-multiplayer-x-play-exclusive/
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/57154/twisted-metal-single-player-x-play-exclusive/
The ranked multiplayer will have a unlock system for cars and other things. But everything in splitscreen and unranked is already unlocked. I am not to sure about kill streak rewards but it seems you can only have one of those unlocks at a time. And since Jaffe is so dedicated to balance I don't they will have much impact.
Edit: is the bar with machine gun in the character select is where you sellect your upgrade because it that is the case then you can only have one thing at a time.
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/57153/twisted-metal-multiplayer-x-play-exclusive/
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/57154/twisted-metal-single-player-x-play-exclusive/
The ranked multiplayer will have a unlock system for cars and other things. But everything in splitscreen and unranked is already unlocked. I am not to sure about kill streak rewards but it seems you can only have one of those unlocks at a time. And since Jaffe is so dedicated to balance I don't they will have much impact.
Edit: is the bar with machine gun in the character select is where you sellect your upgrade because it that is the case then you can only have one thing at a time.
Got around to downloading this. I've been a huge of this series since I bought the original back in 1995 and have pretty much never stopped playing that game along with TM2 and TMB. So far so good, but I seriously doubt it'll top Black for me just based off a few design choices they made.
Gameplay wise it feels great. The controls work well and cars handle the way they should. The sense of speed and hidden areas in the map are really awesome. Dropping things like mines and shooting the freeze is quick and easy. Visually it's solid, the world is huge with lots of variety and the framerate is solid. Effects and artstyle wise it didn't impress me the way Black did when it came out, but overall it gets the job done.
Things I didn't like were the lack of characters with the focus on gangs, the metal soundtrack over original music, and the punch myself in the balls tough AI. The AI was tough at times in Black, but it was fun and beatable. This is just frustrating as they all gang up on you. However, having a few difficulty levels in the final game will solve this I'm sure, and Jaffe already stated the final game would be less brutal. So it's all good.
I can't connect online, so I'll have to wait on that. So far I like it for what it is. Will buy.
Gameplay wise it feels great. The controls work well and cars handle the way they should. The sense of speed and hidden areas in the map are really awesome. Dropping things like mines and shooting the freeze is quick and easy. Visually it's solid, the world is huge with lots of variety and the framerate is solid. Effects and artstyle wise it didn't impress me the way Black did when it came out, but overall it gets the job done.
Things I didn't like were the lack of characters with the focus on gangs, the metal soundtrack over original music, and the punch myself in the balls tough AI. The AI was tough at times in Black, but it was fun and beatable. This is just frustrating as they all gang up on you. However, having a few difficulty levels in the final game will solve this I'm sure, and Jaffe already stated the final game would be less brutal. So it's all good.
I can't connect online, so I'll have to wait on that. So far I like it for what it is. Will buy.
Got in a match of Nuke just now. I feel like I was doing something right, but whenever I was sacrificing the team leader at the launcher there were 2 or 3 guys hovering around it with none of my teammates helping out. Lack of an invite system is scary right now, it could be much better playing with a buddy but I won't know in this demo.
weekend_warrior
Banned
Bigger- The challenge mode map (since I haven't played MP yet) is quite big, with some big interior areas, shortcuts, and a metric shit ton of destructible buildings.
Clean and fast- the graphics aren't super omg wow, but they look good, the weapons all have nice visual effects. and most importantly the frame rate never drops.
Simpler- the d-pad combos are gone, so things like freezing, shields, reverse firing, is all easy to put off with the press of a single button.
Lots of weapons- Each of the pickups is less then before, you get 2 homers for each pickup compared to 8 in TM2 for example, but the map is scattered with different weapons. So after a while you'll start to change your strategies to match your weapons and your weapons to match your strategies.
Lion Heart
Banned
These impressions are destroying me! This -> <- close to playing the demo.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
Jaffe pulled it off. These guys know exactly what makes Twisted Metal fun. Devs take note: This is how you do a reboot/sequel to a classic franchise... the right way! Buying this shit day one and telling everyone I know who own a PS3 to do the same.
My only gripe.. the game hard locked my PS3 after using Darkside's special attack. Other than that, this game is amazing. I'm glad for the delay and the extra time to polish the experience.
My only gripe.. the game hard locked my PS3 after using Darkside's special attack. Other than that, this game is amazing. I'm glad for the delay and the extra time to polish the experience.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Good. Tough AI means Tougher crowd online when someone masters it. I like it when offline AI is tough and makes you practice.
Will download tomorrow! D:
Lion Heart
Banned
I know a guy who doesn't play any games whatsoever unless its a flash game or blades of steel, but he LOVES twisted metal. He's going to be so happy that this game is coming out in two weeks and that it does the classics justice.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
First time TM player and damn, there's a lot to take in
Welcome to Twisted Metal!