In case anybody was wondering, the song from Neon City is called Time is Running Out by Cirrus. An absolute banger, and a song that really defines the era!
Is the rest of his music good? I've been burned before by hearing one song I really liked from an artist and it turns out the rest of their music doesn't sound anything like it. Funny enough it was Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones (I did become a fan of the Stones, but I don't think any of their other songs I heard sound anything like Paint it Black).
@@FatherTime89 Cirrus is more catered towards house music and electronica music if that’s what you’re into! Definitely has that late-90’s/early-00’s dated sound to it, a true product of its time
Small Brawl had the best levels, Black had the best stories and atmosphere, and Head On had the best gameplay/variety. 4 also gets an honorable mention from me as it fixed a lot of problems I had with 3 and a ton of character variety.
Are you 16? Small brawl levels are trash all around. The kiddy levels are something you can probably relate to but it barely had any good destructibles. The levels are small and I hate the thought of an RC battle defeats the name of the game TWISTED METAL.
Aye I agree head on is enjoyable, but personally I just wish opponents there can go up to 7-9 like tm2 did. Also I feel like the soundtrack in head on kinda weak, it's not as metal as tm2 did.
The atmosphere of Twisted Metal: Black made me hooked the moment I started playing it. I completed Sweet Tooth's story mode, and have unlocked all the hidden characters except for Minion, the character I have the goal of unlocking.
Yeah I think it was the best executed balance on grungy, gritty, dark but also the right dose of campy. TM2 started a campiness/cartooniness platform that 3 and 4 completely ran with in the wrong direction
My biggest problem with TM2 is its lack of replayability. Yeah, multiplayer and endings, I know, but no characters you would unlock by finding them in levels like Black and SB. But, the game has two unlockable characters, Sweet Tooth and Minion. But they are unlockable behind cheat codes.
I would have to agree that the replayability is a bit lacking, which is what got me into speedrunning the game! It was really enjoyable trying to beat my own personal fastest time and added a lot of enjoyment for me!
@@wtfsamusidk7574 I mean that there are not unlockable stages or characters. Yes, I know, ST and Minion, and there are some unlockable stages but they are unlockable behind a code. I know a couple of TM games which show how unlockable characters should be done: Black and Small Brawl. Especially Black did the unlockables right, with the unlockable characters or levels can be found in story stages or getting a set number of kills in a specific Endurance level.
I think unlocks versus cheat codes is more of an era preference. I enjoyed the "codes" way of using secret characters in old arcade games like Street Fighter Alpha and Puzzle Fighter. It made you feel kinda special, because with your average kid not having access to the internet, you got to be that "cool" friend who could tell other friends about the codes, rather than just whipping out a phone and searching. But, nowadays, the code model is a bit archaic. Unlock systems do encourage the player to explore the game, which has its own fun factor.
When it first released, I remember being very disappointed in the levels in TM3. I know there were a couple I liked, but I remember thinking 4 had better levels. Of course, I've barely touched those 2 games in 20 years, so maybe my opinion would be different today. Also, I've always been a fan of games that let you be a little guy in a giant's world. So I love the concept and potential of Small Brawl.
As someone who found TM3-4 as my favorite games in the series, it always makes me sad to see people say they're the worst. I almost only play these games in coop multiplayer and I feel TM3-4 was the peak for this mode.
Did you happen to play 3 and 4 before you ever played 1 and 2? I've often found that people who started with 1 and 2 almost always prefer them to 3 and 4, but vice versa if they first played 3 and 4 prior to 1 and 2. Nostalgia is a helluva drug
Even though I think TM3 is pure garbage, it has some neat things as well! The introduction of ENV weapons, without them we would not have Black's or SB's ENV weapons. I like the ENV weapons in TM3 too, especially the spaceship which is a little too OP but fun to use. Music is good, notable pieces of music (for me) being Microwaved and WYSIWYG by Pitchshifter and Superbeast and Meet the Creeper by Rob Zombie. Those are the most memorable ones. Levels, even though there are a couple of sucky ones (cough North Pole cough Washington D.C. cough) there are also some neat ones as well. My favourites being Hollywood and Calypso's Blimp.
Why does turning while backing up work differently between Twisted Metal 1 and Twisted Metal Black? Is there a way for me to change this in Twisted Metal Black?
I agree with most of what you mentioned on the TM games I have played which TM1, 2, Black, Head On and 2012. I do disagree with Black's visuals because I like the gritty early 00s PS2 visuals and I also like the level gimmicks in TM 2012 since I like it when games throw in level gimmicks since platformers are one of my favorite genres and TM 2012 kind of did what those games do. Racing was admittedly out of place but the races can be cheesed. I did wish I was into TM back when 2012 came out so I got to play the MP mode, I was so sick of boring and shitty military shooters by the time 2012 came out that it killed any interest in the idea of MP games I had left for the longest time. I also played the series around 2014 which was 2 years after TM 2012 came out and that also didn't help.
A couple of things I like to point out on Twisted Metal Black are the music and lack of ramming physics. First, the music in the game lacked. Don't know how else to put that. It just doesn't have Spirit like the soundtrack from TM2 does. It doesn't excite or help drive the gameplay. It's just weak and depressing. Not saying it's bad. It just doesn't work well for car combat imo. The other, and most important, thing is the games lack of ramming physics. This is huge. It's car combat. Ramming is the most obvious and basic attack available to a motor vehicle. How that gets overlooked, I'll never understand. It made the cars feel like toys.
Honestly, Twisted Metal 3 can be summed up by a line in the documentary in the Head On PS2 port, regarding TM3 and TM4. "They aren't bad games, they're just bad Twisted Metal games.
Great video. My favorite is 4 for sentimental reasons it's the first I played and one of the first games I remember getting with my dad at GameStop way back when they still had PS1 games I think the PS2 had just came out it was in the buy 2 1 free used section and we got Tekken 3 tm4 and Grand theft auto 1 I was pretty young at the time so we might've got those later but TM 4 is definitely a childhood game. Then my grandparents got my brother and I a ps2 for Christmas and black and NHL 02.
Gameplay wise my favorite is TW (2012) it’s just so fun to play on a regular everything is satisfying. Now if only it had a story mode like black it would be perfect
twisted metal black is just incredible i got this game kinda later like 2003 and I loved it. it was like my co op go to behind timesplitters 2 back in the day. i love 1,2 and black. twisted metal 1's worst aspect imo is how they limited the maps for 2 player.* they're sized down.
I think the graphics in 3 are worse than 2. It doesn't even look like they tried. The weapons literally look like they aren't fully loaded in because of how plain they are.
11:11 But not in the PAL version... They cut the stories. I have the PAL version and I enjoy its gameplay the most but I watchetd the cutscenes from YT. Wait, I am in YT.
I always found the level design to be the BEST aspect of TM4 🤔 especially after such weak levels in TM3. Even as a kid I was blown away by how much better they were over the previous game.
Theyre not bad esp. MINIONS MAZE which people will either love or hate because of its complexity. People who play it alot will prob. be glad its complex
TM1 Best: Nothing major. Worst: Lazy endings, difficult CPUs, could’ve at least made Minion playable. TM2 Best: Solid gameplay, cool ost, thrilling endings. Worst: Difficult CPUs, cannot unlock Dark Tooth. TM3 Best: Cool ost, nice maps. Worst: Difficult CPUs, sluggish gameplay, lazy endings, cannot unlock Darkside and Primeval. TM4 Best: Cool ost, nice maps. Worst: Lazy endings, sluggish gameplay, hidden characters don’t have an ending. Black Best: Solid gameplay, well developed characters, thrilling intros and endings. Worst: The dark theme in the maps make them all look too similar, no actual intro and ending for Minion. Small Brawl Best: Solid gameplay, nice maps, funny endings. Worst: Difficult CPUs, hidden characters don’t have an ending, Trapper and Peacemeal are SO HARD to unlock, their playable versions are also toned down in size. Head On Best: Thrilling endings. Worst: Sluggish gameplay, difficult CPUs, replacing Minion with Cousin Eddy. … Haven’t played 2012.
TM1 best nothing major lol… except the most repeated characters out of the series, inclusive of all mains. The fundamental repeated weapons and missle repertoire. The music/sound effects accompaniment. The best 1v1 maps in the entire ps1 catalogue. The best character balance in the ps1 catalogue. Nothing major = I didn’t really play it
You fall into the trap of gloating over 2 and it’s likely due to nostalgiac bias (it’s typically the first one people played as kids). TM1’s issues come with rushing it out to release. It’s got some control clunkiness, visibility, and a few other issues including ex’ing the video stories of characters. However, compared with TM2, it’s design is more consistent, characters are more balanced, and the maps support 1v1 much better than 2. The best additions of 2 come from more time under the hood before release: some clunkiness cleanup, addition of button commands, and co op mode. Design and aesthetics they almost jumped the shark in the campy department (TM3 completely summersaulted the shark)
While nostalgia certainly has something to do with it, I have played the games extensively over the past few years and still prefer 2 over most of the other games in the series, besides black and maybe head on and 2012. I wouldn't necessarily call it a "trap", it's just personal preference. Anyways, thanks so much for watching!
Twisted Metal videos started randomly showing up in my recommended. It surprises me to hear 3 and 4 were not received very well when they were my favorites of the series. Especially 4.
@@Fadiopeel yeah it was a trip remembering stuff like how cheap mr slam was and which level from 25 years ago was the worst in twisted metal 3. But especially the gimmicks in twisted metal white and the dumb racing levels, the horrible mid game boss and racing levels (especially the second one) made that game entirely unreplayable (edit: a game which was otherwise extremely solid)
Small Brawl had unique level design, Black to me had the best cast personality wise, Head On is a great mix between characters from TM2 and very fun gameplay, TM4 to me is still a good game to play while not made by Single Trac it's still the better 989 Studios Twisted Metal game, also Small Brawl is underrated it's a very good Twisted Metal game every tho it's more kid friendly and i'm sorry, i cannot enjoy Twisted Metal 3, i find the levels flat and the weapons not fun to use
Really surprised you didn't tackle the actual story mode of Twisted Metal 2011. I do remember the gimmicks being really annoying past a certain point, but only getting stories for THREE of the main cast members absolutely blows. The live action element was certainly novel, but I don't think it made up for how downscaled the atmosphere was. A big part of Black's appeal was knowing EVERY character had something twisted going on in their story and the illness was on you to unlock them all. In Twisted Metal 2011 it's like... Okay, yeah, here ya go. One sweep through the campaign and you're finished. That missed the whole nature of the entire franchise, which was Arcade style gameplay.
I definitely agree. The gimmicks just annoyed me a bit more overall. I think a new twisted metal game could really benefit by bringing back a story mode structure similar to 2012, but only if they also have a classic mode like the older games to go alongside it where you can delve into all the individual characters
I certainly wasn't opposed to the idea of 2012's story, I could see it working, just not if it costs everyone else a plot. That, and I think they needed to dial back on the edge. Thing is they basically tried to double down on what Black was doing, but Black was like a perfectly balanced dish that didn't need to be anything more or less than what it was (narratively speaking). Basically they tried harder than they needed to; ironically made Sweet Tooth feel more like a comic book villain rather than an unsettling murderer.
I’d say the worst aspect of TM 2012 was the multiplayer because it didn’t function properly. Everytime I wanted to play I’d get errors left and right. And then they updated the game later on that nerfed the XP for nuke. Making it where nobody played the mode anymore
Yeah, the way online was handled was so rough. If it actually just worked, I think the game would've done much better than it did. They fixed it too late and it just wasn't handled very well. Hopefully in a potential new game we get a much better experience at launch
I love these games. I got into TM: Black as a kid because I liked the Mad Max movies and other games with vehicular combat, stayed for the explosive gameplay and lore. It's a sub from me, chief. Do you have a favorite character throughout the series?
Always happy to see people making content on TM. I've been a fan of the series for the majority of my life ever since I was about 4, and I was born in 2000. Had my mom iron on the cover art for Small Brawl on a T shirt for me around that time lol, I just hope something gets done with the series and hopefully won't be bad. I remember hearing stuff about a TV series or something but not sure if that ever came into fruition. Car combat feels like a niche genre for gaming, but if it's done right I think it would be still very popular
I don't know why people disliked the flipping in Twisted Metal 3. If you were good at the game you could avoid getting flipped while easily flipping enemies over and leaving them helpless against you.
I guess it's just more annoying than anything, at least for me. The fact that you stay flipped over for what feels like an eternity is what gets me, lol. It can be pretty easy to avoid, but I also feel like there are certain ramps and parts on some maps where if you interact with them, you're basically guaranteed to flip over
@@Fadiopeel I think part of the reason I liked it is that when I was little I didn't know about freeze missiles, so for me the easiest way to disable an enemy and do tons of damage was to flip him over.
It's nice to see ppl still invested in the TM franchise and putting that love into videos like this ^_^. I first got introduced to the series with the first game, and I've played every entry except the PS2 version of Head On.
Tbh I welcomed 2012s gimmicks for the story mode, helped change up the gameplay instead of the same old game mode over and over and over and over again that made getting 100% a pain in the previous titles
I welcomed most of them to be honest, it just felt like a few really didn't fit Twisted Metal in my opinion. Still a really enjoyable experience though!
@@Fadiopeel I think it was the fact TM kept the same gameplay loop for well over a decade, a lot of people initially didn't like it but now look back and enjoy it after doing a marathon of the series. The races were fun especially when Sweet Tooth goes mech mode and blow up half the people haha
@@majesticwolfyguy6629 I agree the races were really fun... except the last one where I felt I was forced to use Kamikaze to win. Then it turned into a death match. Dick move guys.
To this day, when I hear paint it black, I get fucking hyped. The story telling, the dark and grittiness of it, the huge leap in graphics, twisted metal black is still one of my favorite games. You're right about the skill ceiling too,I used to dominate that game, I played last night and couldn't drive straight, but after about half hour, I started to remember how to play, so satisfying
As a kid I had gotten my hands on a demo disk, it had small brawl. "Playground Peril" was the only map, and Thumper and Slam were the only playables. I learned that you could shoot at the "merry go round" and it goes faster then eventually flings the kid off.
Small brawl does have a weird tone for the series but I think it does the more lighthearted tone way better than 3 and 4 which were a lot goofier and light hearted but they just felt off while small brawl feels weird but charming.
I argue TM1 had the best maps out of all the PS1 releases. You could actually do 1v1 and it wasn’t a game of hide and seek or blow up an object gimmick
The worst part of TM Black is the censorship imo I remember seeing it on the playstation store on my ps4 and being so excited and when I went into the story... no cutscenes or text in the loading screens. Which is why after beating story mode with 1 character I ended up just using cheats to complete trophies much later. Yknow what game I didn't do that in? Head on. Having all the story stuff really did motivate me to finish everything properly, and when I got back to Black I enjoyed it way more since I was more familiar with how the game feels overall. I love it but it sucks being in EU means you don't get to experience the soul of Black. They went through the trouble of adding trophies but weren't able to remove censorship 15 years later
Yeah, it's crazy to me that it's so incredibly censored in Europe, and I really feel bad for any players over there who never got to experience the story of Black. At least now, all of the cutscenes and story bits are on the internet to watch!
I wonder if you and I ever did battle in Nuke all those years back, Fadiopeel. I never played another online game again after the heyday that was when TM2012 was online. Best gaming memories of my life!
@@Fadiopeel thanks to you i play so many twisted metal 4 ... i remember dat amazing soundtracks so well... i agree with level design some maps are very good and others are very bad... what think about gameplay twisted metal 2 is more easy to drive?? twisted metal 4 is very fast to drive and something times is hard hahah... keep up i want to see you playing some speedruner twisted metal games like 2 , 4 ,brawl :)
My uncle actually worked for SingleTrac for TM2(and I think one of the Jet Moto games), Incognito and Eat, Sleep, Play. He did the modeling for some cars in Black, Head-On and PS3(Kamikaze & Crimson Fury iirc). He even helped develop a rather obscure PS1 title called Roguetrip: Vacation 2012 under SingleTrac. He did the 3D modelling for Biohazard. I love that game, it's so goofy and the main menu music is so badass. When I talked to him about it he said he absolutely hated working on Twisted Metal. He mentioned that he loved designing cars but hated how the story of the games were often dark and grisly. I'm genuinely very proud of him, he's such a fuckin' remarkably talented and witty guy; I have a couple of pictures hung up in my room that he made, one of a hand sketched Blue Shelby Cobra with racing stripes and another of a graphically designed and _VERY_ detailed and X-ray'd Lamborghini. Nowadays he develops mobile games.
Decades later and I'm seeing videos praising the Small Brawl level design. Glad you liked the creativity.
I love it!
In case anybody was wondering, the song from Neon City is called Time is Running Out by Cirrus. An absolute banger, and a song that really defines the era!
Is the rest of his music good? I've been burned before by hearing one song I really liked from an artist and it turns out the rest of their music doesn't sound anything like it. Funny enough it was Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones (I did become a fan of the Stones, but I don't think any of their other songs I heard sound anything like Paint it Black).
@@FatherTime89 Cirrus is more catered towards house music and electronica music if that’s what you’re into! Definitely has that late-90’s/early-00’s dated sound to it, a true product of its time
it also present in test drive 6 in a few tracks like in hong kong (day)
Song slaps harder than my mom's belt.
Def. the most infectious song Ive heard in a game never could find who made it
Small Brawl had the best levels, Black had the best stories and atmosphere, and Head On had the best gameplay/variety. 4 also gets an honorable mention from me as it fixed a lot of problems I had with 3 and a ton of character variety.
Are you 16? Small brawl levels are trash all around. The kiddy levels are something you can probably relate to but it barely had any good destructibles. The levels are small and I hate the thought of an RC battle defeats the name of the game TWISTED METAL.
@@0n30f0n3 let people enjoy things instead of being toxic and having them stop playing a good game!
2 had the best levels
Aye I agree head on is enjoyable, but personally I just wish opponents there can go up to 7-9 like tm2 did. Also I feel like the soundtrack in head on kinda weak, it's not as metal as tm2 did.
@@0n30f0n3 calm down
The atmosphere of Twisted Metal: Black made me hooked the moment I started playing it. I completed Sweet Tooth's story mode, and have unlocked all the hidden characters except for Minion, the character I have the goal of unlocking.
I think the best aspect of TM1 is the atmosphere, it's what drew me into the series
Yeah I think it was the best executed balance on grungy, gritty, dark but also the right dose of campy. TM2 started a campiness/cartooniness platform that 3 and 4 completely ran with in the wrong direction
They didnt mention the graphics which are very economical and lend to short wait times between levels which is
one of TM1s best things
My biggest problem with TM2 is its lack of replayability. Yeah, multiplayer and endings, I know, but no characters you would unlock by finding them in levels like Black and SB. But, the game has two unlockable characters, Sweet Tooth and Minion. But they are unlockable behind cheat codes.
I would have to agree that the replayability is a bit lacking, which is what got me into speedrunning the game! It was really enjoyable trying to beat my own personal fastest time and added a lot of enjoyment for me!
Antarctica is replayable
@@wtfsamusidk7574 I mean that there are not unlockable stages or characters.
Yes, I know, ST and Minion, and there are some unlockable stages but they are unlockable behind a code.
I know a couple of TM games which show how unlockable characters should be done:
Black and Small Brawl. Especially Black did the unlockables right, with the unlockable characters or levels can be found in story stages or getting a set number of kills in a specific Endurance level.
I think unlocks versus cheat codes is more of an era preference. I enjoyed the "codes" way of using secret characters in old arcade games like Street Fighter Alpha and Puzzle Fighter. It made you feel kinda special, because with your average kid not having access to the internet, you got to be that "cool" friend who could tell other friends about the codes, rather than just whipping out a phone and searching.
But, nowadays, the code model is a bit archaic. Unlock systems do encourage the player to explore the game, which has its own fun factor.
My favorite part of Twisted Metal PS3 was how destructible the environments were.
I *hated* how TM3 and even more-so TM4 went full-on comedy. TMB was such a relief, bringing the series back to its dark and serious roots.
Black was great. I'm still bitter the game got censored in Australia. It wasn't until I got a PS3 that I could play the NTSC version.
Tm2 n black hands down but do miss the cockpit view in the original tm
When it first released, I remember being very disappointed in the levels in TM3. I know there were a couple I liked, but I remember thinking 4 had better levels. Of course, I've barely touched those 2 games in 20 years, so maybe my opinion would be different today.
Also, I've always been a fan of games that let you be a little guy in a giant's world. So I love the concept and potential of Small Brawl.
We need a Twisted Metal game with all the best aspects! Pleeeease!
As someone who found TM3-4 as my favorite games in the series, it always makes me sad to see people say they're the worst. I almost only play these games in coop multiplayer and I feel TM3-4 was the peak for this mode.
Did you happen to play 3 and 4 before you ever played 1 and 2? I've often found that people who started with 1 and 2 almost always prefer them to 3 and 4, but vice versa if they first played 3 and 4 prior to 1 and 2. Nostalgia is a helluva drug
Even though I think TM3 is pure garbage, it has some neat things as well!
The introduction of ENV weapons, without them we would not have Black's or SB's ENV weapons. I like the ENV weapons in TM3 too, especially the spaceship which is a little too OP but fun to use.
Music is good, notable pieces of music (for me) being Microwaved and WYSIWYG by Pitchshifter and Superbeast and Meet the Creeper by Rob Zombie. Those are the most memorable ones.
Levels, even though there are a couple of sucky ones (cough North Pole cough Washington D.C. cough) there are also some neat ones as well. My favourites being Hollywood and Calypso's Blimp.
Why does turning while backing up work differently between Twisted Metal 1 and Twisted Metal Black? Is there a way for me to change this in Twisted Metal Black?
Pretty reasonable list there with good points made. Would you have any interest in covering other car combat games like Vigilante 8 or Rogue Trip?
Potentially some time in the future! Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it!
I agree with most of what you mentioned on the TM games I have played which TM1, 2, Black, Head On and 2012.
I do disagree with Black's visuals because I like the gritty early 00s PS2 visuals and I also like the level gimmicks in TM 2012 since I like it when games throw in level gimmicks since platformers are one of my favorite genres and TM 2012 kind of did what those games do. Racing was admittedly out of place but the races can be cheesed.
I did wish I was into TM back when 2012 came out so I got to play the MP mode, I was so sick of boring and shitty military shooters by the time 2012 came out that it killed any interest in the idea of MP games I had left for the longest time. I also played the series around 2014 which was 2 years after TM 2012 came out and that also didn't help.
A couple of things I like to point out on Twisted Metal Black are the music and lack of ramming physics.
First, the music in the game lacked. Don't know how else to put that. It just doesn't have Spirit like the soundtrack from TM2 does. It doesn't excite or help drive the gameplay. It's just weak and depressing. Not saying it's bad. It just doesn't work well for car combat imo.
The other, and most important, thing is the games lack of ramming physics. This is huge. It's car combat. Ramming is the most obvious and basic attack available to a motor vehicle. How that gets overlooked, I'll never understand. It made the cars feel like toys.
Honestly, Twisted Metal 3 can be summed up by a line in the documentary in the Head On PS2 port, regarding TM3 and TM4. "They aren't bad games, they're just bad Twisted Metal games.
Great video.
My favorite is 4 for sentimental reasons it's the first I played and one of the first games I remember getting with my dad at GameStop way back when they still had PS1 games I think the PS2 had just came out it was in the buy 2 1 free used section and we got Tekken 3 tm4 and Grand theft auto 1 I was pretty young at the time so we might've got those later but TM 4 is definitely a childhood game. Then my grandparents got my brother and I a ps2 for Christmas and black and NHL 02.
I'm glad I found this channel just in case the new TV series sucks. If it turns out to be good then finding this channel will be a great bonus.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! I'm really hoping the show will be great!
Gameplay wise my favorite is TW (2012) it’s just so fun to play on a regular everything is satisfying. Now if only it had a story mode like black it would be perfect
Suburbia was, by FAR my favorite aspect of the original Twisted Metal. I wish it was in every TM game.
twisted metal black is just incredible i got this game kinda later like 2003 and I loved it.
it was like my co op go to behind timesplitters 2 back in the day.
i love 1,2 and black.
twisted metal 1's worst aspect imo is how they limited the maps for 2 player.* they're sized down.
Studio 989 also introduced button configuration. The other entries don't have that.
I say the worst part of Twisted Metal was the controls. Like come on Square for gas? Seriously?
I think the graphics in 3 are worse than 2. It doesn't even look like they tried. The weapons literally look like they aren't fully loaded in because of how plain they are.
for me 2012 was both a hit and a miss. everything it did right it did really well but the things it did wrong nearly ruined the game for me.
Sony shouldn't have tried to switch it to a singleplayer game in the middle of development
11:11 But not in the PAL version...
They cut the stories. I have the PAL version and I enjoy its gameplay the most but I watchetd the cutscenes from YT. Wait, I am in YT.
Fun fact; did you know that you can put the TM4 disk in a CD player and listen to the soundtrack?
They really need to bring twisted metal head on to newer consoles as it's the only twisted metal I haven't been able to experience
I always found the level design to be the BEST aspect of TM4 🤔 especially after such weak levels in TM3. Even as a kid I was blown away by how much better they were over the previous game.
Theyre not bad esp. MINIONS MAZE which people will either love or hate because of its complexity. People who play it alot will prob. be glad its complex
I am really surprised that you didn't just put a image of drag star as the worst thing.
Would have been too easy lmao
TM1
Best: Nothing major.
Worst: Lazy endings, difficult CPUs, could’ve at least made Minion playable.
TM2
Best: Solid gameplay, cool ost, thrilling endings.
Worst: Difficult CPUs, cannot unlock Dark Tooth.
TM3
Best: Cool ost, nice maps.
Worst: Difficult CPUs, sluggish gameplay, lazy endings, cannot unlock Darkside and Primeval.
TM4
Best: Cool ost, nice maps.
Worst: Lazy endings, sluggish gameplay, hidden characters don’t have an ending.
Black
Best: Solid gameplay, well developed characters, thrilling intros and endings.
Worst: The dark theme in the maps make them all look too similar, no actual intro and ending for Minion.
Small Brawl
Best: Solid gameplay, nice maps, funny endings.
Worst: Difficult CPUs, hidden characters don’t have an ending, Trapper and Peacemeal are SO HARD to unlock, their playable versions are also toned down in size.
Head On
Best: Thrilling endings.
Worst: Sluggish gameplay, difficult CPUs, replacing Minion with Cousin Eddy.
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Haven’t played 2012.
TM1 best nothing major lol… except the most repeated characters out of the series, inclusive of all mains. The fundamental repeated weapons and missle repertoire. The music/sound effects accompaniment. The best 1v1 maps in the entire ps1 catalogue. The best character balance in the ps1 catalogue.
Nothing major = I didn’t really play it
Yeah twisted metal 4 is not one of the best twisted metals.... It is THE BEST Twisted MEtal till this day
Also to make one more point: Rob Zombie
I liked TM1's vibe/atmosphere the most. It was dark, not in the manner Black was, but more in a sort of late '70s/early '80s action film way.
Kind of a Repo Man type of humor infused into the levels the best games tend to have that sardonic tone in em
You fall into the trap of gloating over 2 and it’s likely due to nostalgiac bias (it’s typically the first one people played as kids).
TM1’s issues come with rushing it out to release. It’s got some control clunkiness, visibility, and a few other issues including ex’ing the video stories of characters. However, compared with TM2, it’s design is more consistent, characters are more balanced, and the maps support 1v1 much better than 2. The best additions of 2 come from more time under the hood before release: some clunkiness cleanup, addition of button commands, and co op mode. Design and aesthetics they almost jumped the shark in the campy department (TM3 completely summersaulted the shark)
While nostalgia certainly has something to do with it, I have played the games extensively over the past few years and still prefer 2 over most of the other games in the series, besides black and maybe head on and 2012. I wouldn't necessarily call it a "trap", it's just personal preference. Anyways, thanks so much for watching!
Loved TM2, was one of my favorite games to play back then. Haven't played Black or 2012 but hoping to change that
Definitely recommend both of those games, they are great!
Twisted Metal videos started randomly showing up in my recommended. It surprises me to hear 3 and 4 were not received very well when they were my favorites of the series. Especially 4.
I agree with like every single thing you said. You and I are the same.
That's awesome! Really hope you enjoyed the video!
@@Fadiopeel yeah it was a trip remembering stuff like how cheap mr slam was and which level from 25 years ago was the worst in twisted metal 3. But especially the gimmicks in twisted metal white and the dumb racing levels, the horrible mid game boss and racing levels (especially the second one) made that game entirely unreplayable (edit: a game which was otherwise extremely solid)
Small Brawl had unique level design, Black to me had the best cast personality wise, Head On is a great mix between characters from TM2 and very fun gameplay, TM4 to me is still a good game to play while not made by Single Trac it's still the better 989 Studios Twisted Metal game, also Small Brawl is underrated it's a very good Twisted Metal game every tho it's more kid friendly and i'm sorry, i cannot enjoy Twisted Metal 3, i find the levels flat and the weapons not fun to use
Really surprised you didn't tackle the actual story mode of Twisted Metal 2011.
I do remember the gimmicks being really annoying past a certain point, but only getting stories for THREE of the main cast members absolutely blows. The live action element was certainly novel, but I don't think it made up for how downscaled the atmosphere was. A big part of Black's appeal was knowing EVERY character had something twisted going on in their story and the illness was on you to unlock them all. In Twisted Metal 2011 it's like... Okay, yeah, here ya go. One sweep through the campaign and you're finished.
That missed the whole nature of the entire franchise, which was Arcade style gameplay.
I definitely agree. The gimmicks just annoyed me a bit more overall. I think a new twisted metal game could really benefit by bringing back a story mode structure similar to 2012, but only if they also have a classic mode like the older games to go alongside it where you can delve into all the individual characters
I certainly wasn't opposed to the idea of 2012's story, I could see it working, just not if it costs everyone else a plot. That, and I think they needed to dial back on the edge.
Thing is they basically tried to double down on what Black was doing, but Black was like a perfectly balanced dish that didn't need to be anything more or less than what it was (narratively speaking). Basically they tried harder than they needed to; ironically made Sweet Tooth feel more like a comic book villain rather than an unsettling murderer.
oh man, this has made me miss playing Twisted Metal more than i was, cant believe that it's been so long since the last game.
TM 2 and the 2012 game were the best. Never got to play black sadly.
It's absolutely worth your time if you can manage to get you hands on a copy or emulate!
Twisted metal head on is by faaarr the best tm game I love that game to death I need to buy a psp and play it again❤
Dame as you
I’d say the worst aspect of TM 2012 was the multiplayer because it didn’t function properly. Everytime I wanted to play I’d get errors left and right. And then they updated the game later on that nerfed the XP for nuke. Making it where nobody played the mode anymore
Yeah, the way online was handled was so rough. If it actually just worked, I think the game would've done much better than it did. They fixed it too late and it just wasn't handled very well. Hopefully in a potential new game we get a much better experience at launch
@@Fadiopeel it was never fixed on my end. I errored till the last week of the servers. Lol it really needed a beta
I love these games. I got into TM: Black as a kid because I liked the Mad Max movies and other games with vehicular combat, stayed for the explosive gameplay and lore. It's a sub from me, chief. Do you have a favorite character throughout the series?
Thanks so much for supporting the channel! I feel like my favorite character fluctuates with time, but right now I think it's Spectre from Black!
@@Fadiopeel Good one
Always happy to see people making content on TM. I've been a fan of the series for the majority of my life ever since I was about 4, and I was born in 2000. Had my mom iron on the cover art for Small Brawl on a T shirt for me around that time lol, I just hope something gets done with the series and hopefully won't be bad. I remember hearing stuff about a TV series or something but not sure if that ever came into fruition. Car combat feels like a niche genre for gaming, but if it's done right I think it would be still very popular
I don't know why people disliked the flipping in Twisted Metal 3. If you were good at the game you could avoid getting flipped while easily flipping enemies over and leaving them helpless against you.
I guess it's just more annoying than anything, at least for me. The fact that you stay flipped over for what feels like an eternity is what gets me, lol. It can be pretty easy to avoid, but I also feel like there are certain ramps and parts on some maps where if you interact with them, you're basically guaranteed to flip over
@@Fadiopeel I think part of the reason I liked it is that when I was little I didn't know about freeze missiles, so for me the easiest way to disable an enemy and do tons of damage was to flip him over.
Love these, my big bro put me on to TM. Subscribed.
I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos, and thank you for supporting the channel!
It's nice to see ppl still invested in the TM franchise and putting that love into videos like this ^_^. I first got introduced to the series with the first game, and I've played every entry except the PS2 version of Head On.
Your voice souds so familiar, HihSasuke?
Not sure who HihSasuke is, but I hope you enjoyed the video nonetheless!
Tbh I welcomed 2012s gimmicks for the story mode, helped change up the gameplay instead of the same old game mode over and over and over and over again that made getting 100% a pain in the previous titles
I welcomed most of them to be honest, it just felt like a few really didn't fit Twisted Metal in my opinion. Still a really enjoyable experience though!
@@Fadiopeel I think it was the fact TM kept the same gameplay loop for well over a decade, a lot of people initially didn't like it but now look back and enjoy it after doing a marathon of the series. The races were fun especially when Sweet Tooth goes mech mode and blow up half the people haha
@@majesticwolfyguy6629 I agree the races were really fun... except the last one where I felt I was forced to use Kamikaze to win. Then it turned into a death match. Dick move guys.
@ 7:40 is that the Clark Griswoldmobile?
It must be inspired by it😂
Twisted Metal 4's soundtrack in retrospect is a time capsule of the time. Sheer excellence.
Fun list
To this day, when I hear paint it black, I get fucking hyped. The story telling, the dark and grittiness of it, the huge leap in graphics, twisted metal black is still one of my favorite games. You're right about the skill ceiling too,I used to dominate that game, I played last night and couldn't drive straight, but after about half hour, I started to remember how to play, so satisfying
As a kid I had gotten my hands on a demo disk, it had small brawl. "Playground Peril" was the only map, and Thumper and Slam were the only playables. I learned that you could shoot at the "merry go round" and it goes faster then eventually flings the kid off.
Small brawl does have a weird tone for the series but I think it does the more lighthearted tone way better than 3 and 4 which were a lot goofier and light hearted but they just felt off while small brawl feels weird but charming.
Small Brawl is so weird every idea is so half-baked and the presentation is kinda crappy
Rooftops from TM1 is still my favorite stage in the series.
I argue TM1 had the best maps out of all the PS1 releases. You could actually do 1v1 and it wasn’t a game of hide and seek or blow up an object gimmick
@@calbar8793 hell yeah
i'd really like to see a full pro and con list for all of them
That's a great idea! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel, it means a ton!
@@Fadiopeel yeah man keep it up. Bring the niche ps1 and ps2 stuff. I’m all in on it
8:16 "Hyperspace" son...
Very true
The worst part of TM Black is the censorship imo
I remember seeing it on the playstation store on my ps4 and being so excited and when I went into the story... no cutscenes or text in the loading screens. Which is why after beating story mode with 1 character I ended up just using cheats to complete trophies much later.
Yknow what game I didn't do that in? Head on. Having all the story stuff really did motivate me to finish everything properly, and when I got back to Black I enjoyed it way more since I was more familiar with how the game feels overall. I love it but it sucks being in EU means you don't get to experience the soul of Black. They went through the trouble of adding trophies but weren't able to remove censorship 15 years later
Yeah, it's crazy to me that it's so incredibly censored in Europe, and I really feel bad for any players over there who never got to experience the story of Black. At least now, all of the cutscenes and story bits are on the internet to watch!
Awesome video!
Thanks!
Twisted Metal 3 is my favorite game of all time and always will be!
I wonder if you and I ever did battle in Nuke all those years back, Fadiopeel. I never played another online game again after the heyday that was when TM2012 was online. Best gaming memories of my life!
I'd say it's very possible! Hopefully when the new game drops we'll see each other on the servers!
100/10 video... amazing :")
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
@@Fadiopeel thanks to you i play so many twisted metal 4 ... i remember dat amazing soundtracks so well... i agree with level design some maps are very good and others are very bad... what think about gameplay twisted metal 2 is more easy to drive?? twisted metal 4 is very fast to drive and something times is hard hahah... keep up i want to see you playing some speedruner twisted metal games like 2 , 4 ,brawl :)
So true!
My uncle actually worked for SingleTrac for TM2(and I think one of the Jet Moto games), Incognito and Eat, Sleep, Play. He did the modeling for some cars in Black, Head-On and PS3(Kamikaze & Crimson Fury iirc). He even helped develop a rather obscure PS1 title called Roguetrip: Vacation 2012 under SingleTrac. He did the 3D modelling for Biohazard. I love that game, it's so goofy and the main menu music is so badass.
When I talked to him about it he said he absolutely hated working on Twisted Metal. He mentioned that he loved designing cars but hated how the story of the games were often dark and grisly. I'm genuinely very proud of him, he's such a fuckin' remarkably talented and witty guy; I have a couple of pictures hung up in my room that he made, one of a hand sketched Blue Shelby Cobra with racing stripes and another of a graphically designed and _VERY_ detailed and X-ray'd Lamborghini. Nowadays he develops mobile games.
That's so awesome!!