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Everything indicates that a new game in the Twisted Metal franchise is in full development, however, official details about the project are practically zero, but players may have found the first information. Through several job openings from Firesprite, which is the developer behind the game, it was discovered that the title would be being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and the launch platforms would be the PC and PlayStation 5:

Made on Unreal Engine 5

Crossplay between PS5 and PC (Steam)

PlayStation VR2 support

The focus is expected to be on narrative and even dialogue choices.

 

[Robb]

I’m not the biggest fan of the previous games so a change-up to the formula sounds good to me. We’ll see!

 

[Kuranghi]

Yes the narrative was always the main attraction with Twisted Metal games *bursts out laughing*

PS VR2 support is cool though. It needs to be arcadey as hell not more realistic, make it like Mad Max' car combat where it feels weighty and you can't just power to max speed in one second but with better transitions from constrained physics to full "car-ragdoll".

 

[Rudius]

VR ensures a sale for me!

 

[DenchDeckard]

Third person walking simulator?

Let's goooo!

I joke.

I really enjoyed the franchise back in the day, so welcome whatever they come up with. Will give it a go.

 

[Nankatsu]

Game will be about MC teaching his kid how to drive and avoid the daily manics that drive in the streets.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Massive changes? Uh oh. Modern audiences incoming. Hopefully, the game will be good. Could be really interesting.

 

[anthony2690]

Third person walking simulator?

Let's goooo!

I joke.

I really enjoyed the franchise back in the day, so welcome whatever they come up with. Will give it a go.

I wouldn't be surprised if it has third person elements and battle arena vehicle combat that people like the franchise for the in main story mode (Mad Max esque?) Might help the game appeal to a lot more people.

& Obviously online multiplayer.

 

[Revolutionary]

Twisted Metal

The focus is expected to be on narrative and even dialogue choices.

You know, Sweet Tooth, we really are the Twisted Metal

 

[Airbus Jr]

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Last one was a pretty big shift in how the SP was designed, too. But it was still incredible (except the servers that they never fixed).

LOL @ dialogue choices though.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

As a massive fan of Twisted Metal, I'm hopeful this turns out great, as long as they have a single player mode and it's not just Online focused, then I will be pretty happy. Also TM in VR could be wild if done well.

 

[Nautilus]

Why every Sony game now needs to be narrative-heavy? What part of the Twisted Metal franchise made the devs go "Oh yeah, this needs dialogue choices"?

I love story heavy games, and I don't think its the dialogue choice part that will make or break this game, but Sony needs to start diversifying their games more. More than half their games now are narrative heavy( Not that story heavy means that the story is good, mind you) and that overload of one specific trait tends to burn out consumers in the long run.

 

[Punished Miku]

Why every Sony game now needs to be narrative-heavy? What part of the Twisted Metal franchise made the devs go "Oh yeah, this needs dialogue choices"?

It's even getting a TV show.

 

[Unknown?]

Eh I don't mind if it has more in depth story while trying to win the contest. Choosing dialogue seems interesting if it effects what course you go on next or who you fight. Will have to see what is actually implemented.

 

[lh032]

make it GTA style where you can step out from your car and kill people and each character vehicle has unique weapons.

 

[Airbus Jr]

PSVR2 support

 

[ToadMan]

There’s the Twisted Metal live action series in the offing - tie up with this?

I guess its worked well for TLoU but that’s been an outlier.

 

[YuLY]

make it GTA style where you can step out from your car and kill people and each character vehicle has unique weapons.

Yep, was just thinking, now that Saints Row is zoomer trash, we need another wacky GTA style game to take over. Still mad about Sleeping Dogs IP being dead btw.

 

[ACESHIGH]

If they don't make a F2P multiplayer battle royale out of this they are clueless... It's ideal.

What? Narrative? Another sad dad walk and talk game? Call Santaolalla and his trusty charango... not another fucking """prestige""" game ffs...

Bring PS1/PS2 era Sony back.

 

[Trunx81]

Could be worse, I thought that it would be Battle Royal when I saw this thread.

 

[Teletraan1]

Sweet Tooth now black and trans with cringe dialogue.

 

[Fake]

The focus is expected to be on narrative and even dialogue choices.

Not this shit again.

 

[mrmustard]

'The focus is expected to be on narrative and even dialogue choices'

Why? I want 100% action like TM2 and not another walk and talk game.

 

[Fbh]

It better be F2P though, at least the PVP component of it.
As much as I like this franchise, IMO a $70 Twisted Metal these days will be DOA

 

[SmokedMeat]

I never liked Twisted Metal. Just couldn’t get into it, so I’m welcoming of any changes.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[MiguelItUp]

Man, come on. All I want is a sequel to Black. That's all I ask.

 

[Fart Knight]

Twisted Metal: Unbounded starring Post Malone

 

[DosGamer]

Twisted Metal 1 - Groundbreaking car combat game with those beautiful PS1 fire graphics. You could also run over santa clause.....
Twisted Metal 2 - The peak of the series in terms of overall fun
Twisted Metal 3 - Something was off with the formula and handling
Twisted Metal 4 - Was there one? Shows how much of an impact it had.
Twisted Metal Black - Brought the game back with a more serious tone, but some of that old feeling. A great attempt for sure.

Rogue Trip (I think was the name) it was like twisted metal with a funky soundtrack
There was also an underwater PS1 Twisted metal type game that was pretty cool, but would look and play much better with todays graphics... back in the day the underwater stuff was all over the place.

 

[hemo memo]

The focus is expected to be on narrative and even dialogue choices.

Of course. Because it is the only way they can make it woke. No one. And I mean no one played Twisted Metal and the first thought was “Damn if only they add a narrative with dialogue choices, that would be cool.” Yes no one.

 

[TidusYuna]

At this point, we know that Sony is coupling some of their video game franchises with Movies/TV shows. So if you look at their upcoming shows and films, it may tell you about their upcoming unannounced games.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls066754715/
They are making a Kraven the Hunter movie and we already know Kraven will be in Spiderman 2 from the voice we've heard in the Spiderman 2 video game reveal. They are also Making a Metal Gear Solid Movie, One Punch Man Movie, Robotech, Masters of the Universe(He-man), Ghosts of Tsushima movie, Starship Troopers, Untitled Sony/marvel Project (so maybe another marvel game from Sony), etc.

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-more-than-10-film-and-tv-projects-in-the-works-so-whats-next
Also Eurogamer points out Sony is working on: Days Gone movie, Jak and Daxter movie, and Gravity Rush movie. Love hearing Sony is doing something with these franchises which I hope to see another game with some day.

 

[SilentUser]

Used to be a big fan of Twisted Metal on PS1, had some of my bet time with the console while playing with a friend. Hopefully, somehow, this new title will bring back some of that fun.

Being PSVR2 compatible is already a great start

 

[Perrott]

A reminder that this new game is being helmed by key MotorStorm and DriveClub creatives working at a studio established by Psygnosis (Wipeout series) veterans. Not only that, but we're talking about an UK studio, yes, the country with the historically most vibrant scene of racing videogame development. So whatever direction they decide to take this new Twisted Metal in, I'm damn sure it will make for a kick-ass revival of the series.

Also, to all the people complaining about the changes that the new entry is bringing to the formula, what were you all fucking expecting? Anyone who thought they were gonna get the classic deathmatch-based Twisted Metal of old just as it was back in the days but with the latest graphics was flat-out stupid in believing that such a game concept could have any place in today's industry, especially with the budget required to get a AAA PS5 game off the ground.

A bigger focus on narrative? That sounds great, as the main appeal of the series has always been its depraved cast of characters. Give us Twisted Metal: Black on acid: a much darker game starring a bunch of broken psychopaths with a serious, borderline horror-ish tone and themes.

And regarding the alleged dialogue and choice systems, well, let me remind you of the Japanese version of PS1's Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, a game structurally very similar to Twisted Metal, featured a branching storyline impacted by decisions made by the players during missions - something that in the context of Twisted Metal seems like a good design call to make, as it could bring loads of replayability to the story.

 

[Punished Miku]

Other job listings have gone on to suggest on-foot combat as well.

That one PS+ game had you get out of the car also. Destruction All Stars. If those guys are still working on it, I'd imagine they can built out from that base game.

And honestly, that game's failure kind of proves Sony's point. It was all action with no real story and everyone hated it. Maybe they're making the right call here.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

I've seen the opening cutscene leak

 

[NonPhixion]

Chapping asses before it’s even announced.

I love it already!

 

[Perrott]

That one PS+ game had you get out of the car also. Destruction All Stars. If those guys are still working on it, I'd imagine they can built out from that base game.

And honestly, that game's failure kind of proves Sony's point. It was all action with no real story and everyone hated it. Maybe they're making the right call here.

Yeah, and by the way, here I found a screenshot of that job listing I was referencing:

What's worrying to me about this recent wave of Twisted Metal job listings is that they're all talking about a game "early [in] development", which comes to me as a surprise considering how I thought they were aiming for a 2023 release to go alongside with the show. Also because when Sony divulged their initial live-services release schedule in the spring of 2022, there were two unannounced games slated to come out this FY (Helldivers 2 and Firewall Ultra) plus three more to come in the upcoming FY, between April 2023 and March 2024 - two of which I assumed to be The Last Of Us: Factions and Firewalk Studio's new shooter IP, with Twisted Metal being the third. Now I don't know what to think regarding Twisted Metal's release window.

 

[Punished Miku]

Yeah, and by the way, here I found a screenshot of that job listing I was referencing:

What's worrying to me about this recent wave of Twisted Metal job listings is that they're all talking about a game "early [in] development", which comes to me as a surprise considering how I thought they were aiming for a 2023 release to go alongside with the show (also because when Sony divulged their initial live-services release schedule in the spring of 2022, there were two unannounced games slated to come out this FY - Helldivers 2 and Firewall Ultra - plus three more to come in the upcoming FY, between April 2023 and March 2024; two of which I assumed to be Factions and Firewalk Studio's new shooter IP, with Twisted Metal being the third.

I vaguely remember hearing something about them having to reboot this game, but I could be mistaken. They haven't announced or teased this at all, so I wasn't expecting 2023. But who knows.

 

[nikos]

Maybe you play as your own character and previous ones exist in the world as NPCs/quest givers/bosses/whatever.

It's a day one no matter what, just hope it ends up being good.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Why do I feel like Alex Jones is secretly a character from this franchise?

 

[diffusionx]

If there is a third person shot of sweet tooth looking over a mountain range in a forest I’ll die of laughing

 

[Thirty7ven]

I mean if they are thinking of turning this into the Mad Max of the gaming world then it’s 100% the right call.

 

[EverydayBeast]

New twisted metal is a big relief for car combat players

 

[Lunarorbit]

I haven't played a twisted metal since 2 but the story/background was pretty intrical to each character. Not that it made a difference in game play but the fleshed out characters definitely heightened the experience

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

The only Twisted Metal game I ever had fun with was the original one and that’s because it was just that original and it was early PlayStation days pickings weren’t like they are today. It was a blast with split screen.

Honestly this should be a reboot of the original. Keep it simple and clean and through out the years update it with new modes and what not.

 

[GymWolf]

What team are they wasting on this thing?

 

[Soulja]

Give me a word your remake with online play and I'll be happy.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

The first game me and my new roomates every played in our fresh away from home apartment was Twist Metal. We had no furniture but we had a TV and a Playstation and Twisted Metal.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

A reminder that this new game is being helmed by key MotorStorm and DriveClub creatives working at a studio established by Psygnosis (Wipeout series) veterans. Not only that, but we're talking about an UK studio, yes, the country with the historically most vibrant scene of racing videogame development. So whatever direction they decide to take this new Twisted Metal in, I'm damn sure it will make for a kick-ass revival of the series.

Also, to all the people complaining about the changes that the new entry is bring to the formula, what were you all fucking expecting? Anyone who thought they were gonna get the classic deathmatch-based Twisted Metal of old just as it was back in the days but with the latest graphics was flat-out stupid in believing that such a game concept could have any place in today's industry, especially with the budget required to get a AAA PS5 game off the ground.

A bigger focus on narrative? That sounds great, as the main appeal of the series has always been its depraved cast of characters. Give us Twisted Metal: Black on acid: a much darker game starring a bunch of broken psychopaths with a serious, borderline horror-ish tone and themes.

And regarding the alleged dialogue and choice systems, well, let me remind you of the Japanese version of PS1's Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, a game structurally very similar to Twisted Metal, featured a branching storyline impacted by decisions made by the players during missions - something that in the context of Twisted Metal seems like a good design call to make, as it could bring loads of replayability to the story.

Didn't like most of the team move to Codemasters after Driveclub?