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Twisted Metal Demo Impressions
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ThatStupidLion
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put in a solid 45 more minutes last night, getting a feel for the cars, health packs, map etc.
i don't like how impossible it is to escape a snipe.
also don't like how there are times when everythign is going haywire and i cant see anything on my screen cause theres so much destruction and explosions when a bunch of cars are attacking together and all i do is keep pressing R2 and hope i make it out alive.
did however get more accustomed to the tight turning controls which was nice... don't how fast i can go and easily jump off a ramp accidentally. for example going up the hosiptal? to the roof to get health, if i have like half speed i still overshoot the roof and fly over the railing.
overall this might be the first game I buy thats not under 20$ and 18 months after release.
good job jaffe and team.
also.. how the hell do i get the health, not in the soccer stadium but in the racetrack stadium i think? its situated on top of something under neath like an antenna. i think u have to bunny hop to it but theres like an invisible wall that prevents me from getting at it.
Twisted Metal |OT| Clowns, Dolls, and Napalm.
i don't like how impossible it is to escape a snipe.
also don't like how there are times when everythign is going haywire and i cant see anything on my screen cause theres so much destruction and explosions when a bunch of cars are attacking together and all i do is keep pressing R2 and hope i make it out alive.
did however get more accustomed to the tight turning controls which was nice... don't how fast i can go and easily jump off a ramp accidentally. for example going up the hosiptal? to the roof to get health, if i have like half speed i still overshoot the roof and fly over the railing.
overall this might be the first game I buy thats not under 20$ and 18 months after release.
good job jaffe and team.
also.. how the hell do i get the health, not in the soccer stadium but in the racetrack stadium i think? its situated on top of something under neath like an antenna. i think u have to bunny hop to it but theres like an invisible wall that prevents me from getting at it.
Twisted Metal |OT| Clowns, Dolls, and Napalm.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm having a hard as hell time getting used to the controls, but at the same time I feel like it'll be one of those games where you'll feel like you're slowly mastering it the more you play.
In any case, preordered the hell out of it a few mins. ago with birthday cash.
In any case, preordered the hell out of it a few mins. ago with birthday cash.
Played the demo a little more and I still love it, but I can't get used to the tight turning on the fast cars. Does it feel too fast to anyone else?
Mr. Grimm has always been my main and I used Twister a lot in TM2, so fast driving isn't the issue for me. It's just the tight turning spins so fast, I am always overshooting my mark. Strangely, a tight turn while using turbo is easily controllable because of the extra sliding your car does. I haven't seen anyone else mention this, so maybe it's just me, but it's definitely something that I would like to see changed in the day one patch.
Mr. Grimm has always been my main and I used Twister a lot in TM2, so fast driving isn't the issue for me. It's just the tight turning spins so fast, I am always overshooting my mark. Strangely, a tight turn while using turbo is easily controllable because of the extra sliding your car does. I haven't seen anyone else mention this, so maybe it's just me, but it's definitely something that I would like to see changed in the day one patch.
joeygreco1985
Member
I thought the demo was pretty fun, but I was never able to get in to car combat games post Vigilante 8. Should be a fun rental though
Noisepurge
Member
i got in a full game of Nuke, game starts, i drive for around 2 minutes, PS3 hardlock. Never been able to join a game since!
weekend_warrior
Banned
Twisted Metal |OT| Flaming Chainsaws Up The Ass
I was starting to feel like it was overpowered as well, but after last night's event I think that's more due to the open nature of the map in the demo. The San Fran event mixed in some additional maps, and those were much more difficult to get snipe kills on due to everything that was going on in the environment. When more people learn what that red line is it should help balance it out as well as they move to get the hell out of the way.
ThatStupidLion
Member
+1'd
really hope the OT title isn't anythign too negative though to turn off people from the game...
shitty iphone pics with my kids toys in the background...
Ha, congrats fella. That's quality.
What difficulty is the demo? Because it seems hard, and you're almost ALWAYS getting shot at. Just like Motorstorm in a way where everyone was after you.
There also needs to be more health planed in the level. I'm always low on health and it doesn't make it any better that when I actually do find health, I'm getting shot at on my way to get it, thus me dying on my way. There should not have been a freeze, or shield button in this game. Mines should have just been added to the weapon reel also.
What I thought was a day 1 purchase, will now be a bargain bin purchase unless I know some shit will be cleared up. The game is also WAY too fast paced. Slow it the fuck down.
There also needs to be more health planed in the level. I'm always low on health and it doesn't make it any better that when I actually do find health, I'm getting shot at on my way to get it, thus me dying on my way. There should not have been a freeze, or shield button in this game. Mines should have just been added to the weapon reel also.
What I thought was a day 1 purchase, will now be a bargain bin purchase unless I know some shit will be cleared up. The game is also WAY too fast paced. Slow it the fuck down.
PushingButtons
Member
It's set at a harder setting I believe. And after having a hard time with it at first, I've recently gotten the hang of it and can clear the challenge level with relative ease.
Give yourself some space, don't be afraid to run away to give yourself some breathing room. Do that, pick your shots, grab the health packs, and you will be good to go.
No freeze or shield button? That shield helps! And mines are easier to drop with the D-Pad so you can still have a primary weapon locked and ready to go.
This will be considered one the best soundtracks of all-time when all is said in done. Every song I've heard is just perfect for this game.
Can Jaffe explain why?
Do not ever listen to someone like that, Jaffe.
We have plenty of slow paced games, we don't need yet another one.
And it has been explained several times, the OFFLINE 1P MODE is called "CHALLENGE". It's not a FFA, it's a you versus the AI.
I doubt this was a good demo decision, but it's not supposed to be easy, it's supposed to be a challenge.
As can be seen in this thread, many have overcome it and felt good about it and others like myself have just played online.
(I guess matchmake is still broken for many people here, I just got into 2 separate games on the very first try.)
ThatStupidLion
Member
How long have you played for? I felt the same about the health, but i feel as you get better and know the level more it's not as much of an issue.
the super fast aspect I agree, could be toned down a little, as i tend to be flying off roofs, over railings, and into non-destructible buildings constantly. Also I agree that the game feels like it's you vs. 5 AI rather than a FFA. in every match i've played not one computer car has killed another one. it's always me killing any.
The d pad skills i'm so/so about. as I'm not sure how I regain shield or freeze meter. it just happens, with no ackowledgement other than me glancing down to the corner gui. i do feel that i'm getting frozen way too much but i think that is because of the 1 vs 5 thing. shields not terribly balanced, freeze seems to be a little though.
this kinda goes back to me wanting each driver to have a certain skill, because right now theres no point to choosing who i want as a driver. and as someone else said give a story and reason to be choosing cars and drivers thats not just stats...
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Twisted Metal |OT| Straight out of Compton in a Dragula
Give it a story reason to be choosing cars and drivers in online mode and challenge mode? What the hell is happening here?
This is a game about mechanics, just like a Street Fighter.
People in tournaments don't choose Ryu over Rufus because Ryu has a japanese background and wants to avenge his master's death. (* Actual background reason to SF is purely coincidental).
Are you also raising that same criticism to play as the russians in Battlefield 3?
Or am misinterpreting this and you would rather have something like KZ3 with the in-mission cutscenes?
This ludicrous demand aside, the idea of going with factions over individual characters for each vehicle are explained by the team modes. If every faction can have the same amount of Talons that's much more balanced than playing Reaper vs. Talons or not featuring any team modes.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Because Challenge Mode is supposed to be Challenging?
Protip: Once you kill a vehicle, the driver runs around on fire (blue cross over their head) and if you run them over you get health. I noticed people online weren't doing this either, especially my teammates. I think I went about 27-1 over the span of 2 Nuke matches because my health was in a constant green.
SolidSnakex
Member
IGN's Twisted Metal live stream with Jaffe is an hour away
http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1217519p1.html
http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1217519p1.html
ThatStupidLion
Member
can anyone "live" post with details? some of us can't stream at work D:
TimeEffect
Member
ThatStupidLion
Member
Durr. cheers bud.
It's easy to escape a sniper. Just break the laser with any obstacle. See a laser? Get a wall between you and it. You have like 10 seconds.
SkylineRKR
Member
I finally beat the challenge. Once you know the healthpacks and keep the fights inside, its not that bad.
OT line right there.
The sixaxis turbo is fucked up, and I hate it. They ran out of buttons, surely?
OT line right there.
The sixaxis turbo is fucked up, and I hate it. They ran out of buttons, surely?
HyperBitHero
Member
This seems logical.
Maybe that's another thing the EU version has changed, and both the EU and US demo are based on the EU code it seems.
The meat wagon is also using the EU variant of the gurney rocket.
I know in the lobby under chat you can.
shit. just left the party because of this dude with his kids screaming in the background and his tv volume on 100% with mic always on ...
lol brake
ElRenoRaven
Member
Twisted Metal IGN stream is starting momentarily. So can't wait for 2 hours of David talking about TM. I could listen to him talk about it all day. And he's there. Just saw a PIP test.
samus4ever
Banned
Damn, the music is awesome.
Noisepurge
Member
watching!
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yes it is. Twisted always has good music. And it has started.
ThatStupidLion
Member
can someone post stream significant notes/details??