Twisted Metal (2012) Was AWESOME And TERRIBLE

And here we are at the end of the road. Twisted Metal 2012, as yet a final game in the series. And what a game to go out on. Take that sentence for what you will. While many of the ideas that the developers had during development didn't make the cut, the one thing that definitely remains true is that this is a reboot. Depending on how much you want to stretch credulity, this could be considered the only true reboot in the series. Despite that, it's the same general setup. But is it any good? Yes, and no.

[@somerando86]

4:25 Not gonna lie, I could totally see Weird Al playing a version of Calypso who less twists wishes on purpose, but is just REALLY bad at granting wishes properly.

[@Iamtherealsweettooth]

YES YES YES

[@moviemaker2011z]

that would honestly explain much more than what the games do. really if you think about it there is no reason for calypso to twist the wishes. the people won fair and square and by the rules. why twist any wishes to begin with? at least with it being that he grants them but doesn't get the interpretation right would be better. like asking for a million bucks and getting one million $1 bills. yeah you got what you wanted. but it wasn't exactly what you meant.

[@renamon5658]

I wish that 2012 twisted metal had more than 3 playable characters

[@overlordmao6062]

It has 4 tho, lol

[@slooping1515]

You could play more in the multiplayer, yeah must've been crunch, or the multiplayer was developed first.

[@HVVVVVVVV]

I wish they had more development time

[@PurpleRyuga]

@@slooping1515 that's actually true the studio was originally developing as online only per Sony's request until halfway through or so through development sony realized people love the campaigns in twisted metal and the one we got was made the cutscenes are great the bosses are meh but the overall experience was fun if limited by 3 characters

[@jeremyriley1238]

@@PurpleRyuga That is true. Plus, the cutscenes we get in the final version are cobbled together from the idea that the game would originally have alternate endings for the characters depending on what difficulty the game is beaten on, but were scrapped and some scenes were recycled (and seeing them, I agreed, as some of the alternate endings were kind of lame)

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

Here’s a sad fact, my first introduction to Sweet Tooth & the Twisted Metal franchise by extensive was Sweet Tooth’s inclusion in PlayStation All-Stars. Why I’m saying this? Well, when I learned who Sweet Tooth was and which game I was in, I shocked to find out the PS3 Twisted Metal game came out in 2012, as I had no idea it came out in the same year as PSASBR. I’m guessing the game didn’t do well and most gamers didn’t know it came out.

[@Jojo-nq3bp]

they gave it out for free

[@jeremyriley1238]

It was, as Sony did not advertise it well enough (as I only got to hear about it because of KZbin videos. There was no commercials on television for it).

[@NerdySabbath]

Sweet Tooth was one of my mains in that beautifully flawed game. But both TM & PBAS failed from meddling with already rushed development, & little to no marketing. Still, getting to play Sweet Tooth in a real TM & a brawler in the same year was cool after the hiatus after Black & hands on

[@pablofernandez2335]

Fighting the Iron Maiden's head sound like a hommage to TM2's finale against Dark Tooth, first the whole Dark Tooth and then its head

[@dioa.8020]

It's worth noting that the accident that Mr. Grimm causes is implied to be same accident that 'disfigures' Dollface, even though it completely messes up the timeline. But that doesn't really matter a whole lot because Calypso's office has relics from previous twisted metal winners (The lunch sack from TM1, plane tickets and helmet from TM2, Boxing glove from black). It's a shame you couldn't test the online components to comment on them, playing this online back in the day was an absolute blast. There was also a feature called "Sweet Tooth's Customs" that allowed you to customize and upload skins to use in game, they could be used online and offline. These days its probably not the best idea to give people that freedome due to edginess, but it was really cool. David Jaffe also uploaded cut, unfinished cutscenes to youtube a while ago. There was also DLC planned for the game, but poor sales caused it to be cancelled. This was by far my favorite Twisted Metal game, it wasn't perfect but it was such a fun experience.

[@TBP]

I was going to mention that, but I couldn't find a way to fit it into the script without forcing it.

[@buddyzilla4557]

34:02 -An iron maiden is a torture device that not only pierces you many times at once and in locations just enough to cause seriously hemeraging wounds but keeps you trapped in a tightly confined space while you slowly die of blood loss. It's pitch black, you have little if any ability to hear the outside, you have almost no space to move and if you even do, you're further injuring yourself with those spikes still in you. It combines the fun death by a thousand cuts and being buried alive. Do with this what you will in comparison to the level.

[@gaminggoof1542]

I wish they used Two Minutes to Midnight on her fight. I miss the actual licensed songs in TM4.

[@nicks4802]

The hype behind this game, at least for me, was immeasurable. The Twisted Metal franchise is one of the few things i ever got to share with my dad…. He wasn’t absent, but he didn’t exactly participate in most activities me and my brother did as kids. The rarity of the times when he’d come home from work and actually wanna play a game with us was a highlight of my youth. When dad came home and he wasn’t angry about traffic or things going poorly at work, And he’d tell us to boot up twisted metal 3 or 4, or Crash Team Racing, or even super bomberman on the SNES, And we’d play for a while, passing the controllers around because we didn’t have a multitap. The things I’d trade from my current life, just to be able to go back and spend more time with my dad like that. I cherish those memories, because my family isn’t close like that. I’ll never forgot the post-game celebrations after watching my dad beat primeval using thumper, and when he beat sweet tooth using orbital. Those were the fuckin days, man. They really were. I just wanted this game to be as good as the older ones, so i can bring it home and show my dad and maybe convince him to try it out with me 😔 I just wanted to play a game with my dad.

[@theskronklbeep]

me too

[@EinherjarV]

Hey man, I've been forgetting to say. Love that your keeping Twisted Metal alive and Your channel names is awesome. Bacon ftw all day.

[@CeHee123]

I really hope that if we do get a new TM game after the show they don't Rocket League it with paid cosmetics. Cars have so many parts and that is such an easy way to exploit the audience for paid skins. I don’t have a lot of hope though.

[@rando7726]

I actually had no idea Twisted Metal existed until 2012 was announced. It was the first Twisted Metal I ever played. My time with 2012 was short before my PS3 expired, but I’m so grateful for it; I’ve since gotten ahold of Twisted Metal: Black and unlocked Minion, and that wouldn’t have happened without 2012’s Live Training mode teaching me the basics of how these games play.

[@overlordmao6062]

The racing events was the idea of a single dev, and supposedly nobody else liked it, but he was so enthusiastic about it that they couldn't tell him that it's was a stupid idea, they tried to made them work but... Well considering that the "the racing sucks" conversation always pops up when the game is mentioned, it's safe to say that they failed, personally I like the first and second one, but the third on sucks ass.

[@Wallace007-q1x]

It was the Netcode Programmers idea. Jaffe didn't want him to leave so the Races stayed.

[@jeremyriley1238]

I have to agree. I mean, really, if I want to do racing where I can destroy the other vehicles and use weapons, then I would rather play Carmageddon.

[@sebastiancintron29]

Problems aside, this is easily the best Twisted Metal in terms of gameplay. The controls and feel of the vehicles is absolute perfection.

[@Wallace007-q1x]

I agree

[@Rav_Ram]

Makes me kinda want a remaster or whatever of the old ones but with 2012's controls.

[@jeremyriley1238]

@@Rav_Ram Or at least give players the choice between 2012 controls and the controls of the classic games in case some people hate the 2012 controls.

[@dionysisnance4204]

2012 twisted metal was my childhood

[@antfbi]

I feel old! The original twisted metal and twisted metal 2 was my childhood

[@antfbi]

How old were you when twisted metal 2012 came out? I was 6 when the original came out

[@mutantlavalampderg412]

they even had yellowjacket, crazy 8 and twister in game files as well as god mode among other cheats

[@Wallace007-q1x]

If Jaffe was able to secure a contract with Sony to finish the DLC we would have gotten them.......

[@mutantlavalampderg412]

@ maybe the guys who did the harbor city build could look into it

[@HotmanGaming-p6x]

Yellow Jacket, Crazy 8, Twister, Mr. Slam, Pit Viper, and I think Spectre was going to be added into Twisted Metal 2012 as DLC until it was abandoned due to low sales and for some strange reason online multiplayer didn't work when the game came out (and when it did work, people were playing other games and moved on from TM 2012).

[@AshikSorel1]

@@HotmanGaming-p6x AWWW man! They were going to put in Spectre? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...

[@jeremyriley1238]

@@HotmanGaming-p6x Yep, this game didn't sell well, and we can blame Sony for not giving the game enough care in terms of advertising it (just like how they didn't care about PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale).

[@christiankallio8586]

8:10 about the name there's actually a deleted scene where it's revived she's a cyborg bomb created and controlled by The Preacher so way I see it it was foreshadowing a twist that ultimately never came to be. I think you can find the deleted scene as well as other scenes that were left on the cutting room floor on youtube

[@Nathaniel-c3c]

Twisted metal is one of the best video game series of all time

[@Wallace007-q1x]

Troo, along with Vigilante 8

[@Nathaniel-c3c]

@Wallace007-q1x okay

[@Zerohour2k12]

A shame this never got a PC port. would love to play it.

[@ivanborges67]

I bought this game on release and I really enjoyed it, always thought that not having more characters was my biggest complain but still I played a lot also having a code for online mode was terrible

[@cwooddirector]

Twisted Metal 2012 was my first game in the series. Twisted Metal was one of those series that I would hear about but never got to play. Saw my brother and one of his friends play Twisted Metal 2 on the PS1 that his friend brought over. Saw a friend in school play Head On on the PSP, but by the time I got a PSP, Head On was out of print. I really enjoyed Twisted Metal 2012. With the exception of that one racing mission I found it fun to play and enjoyed getting into online matches. It's a shame the game didn't sell well enough to get a sequel because I love showing people this game and playing a few multiplayer rounds. I was invested in the story and wanted to see where it went from here. Shame that we will probably never see another Twisted Metal ever again, although with Sony being how they are now they would probably turn it into some kind of live service slop that they shut down two weeks after launch.

[@johnrodney2438]

the cutscenes from this game gave me a Music Video vibes tbh

[@juangrossmann7253]

To this day, the Twisted Metal 2012 plat is up there as one of my rarest trophies I own... And one of the most painful and enraging at that. Yes, the process to unlock Warthog is part of the platinum trophy, as well as this crazy "100 kills with each missile on MP"... A MP that was kind of buggy scorewise, and sometimes it counted the kills, sometimes it didn't. I kind of liked the races in this game. Yeah, they were EXTREMELY one-sided (the fastest cars were always the ones who got first place), but seeing all these cars going at it, it reminded me of Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races. I agree that Iron Maiden was a tough cookie to deal with, but if you want PAIN... To me, nothing was more painful than achieving the gold medal on the hardest difficulty against Sweet Tooth's Carnival of Carnage. That corridor full of blades, bombs and stuff gave me Vietnam flashbacks, and I was 22 when the game came out!

[@DT_Liox]

As a fan who bought it on release without even owning a PS3. I was severely disappointed. 3 story's instead of one for each car/driver was so disappointing, then seeing the characters driving vehicles other than their own was just wrong.

[@brianwilkowski9754]

Yeah it felt really half baked. When I learned it was only 3 stories I lost interest. A huge appeal of the series is the cast of wacky characters so having it essentially reduced to a barebones crew was missing what a lot of people wanted. I think it’s a big part of why 2012 didn’t take off the way Sony was clearly hoping. You can tell the single player was an afterthought even though that was the selling point for you average fan.

[@mahmoodalmahmood7014]

The story mode is way more fun than any other game. And its way better than playing the same game for 16 times which feels repetitive.

[@elmono6299]

If they ever decide to make a new Twisted Metal game. Here's what I would love to see happen: 1. Bring back all the vehicles from Twisted Metal 1, 2, 4, Black, Head-On, Lost, and the 2012 reboot with their own respected drivers. The new vehicles from the 2012 game will get their own unique drivers. 2. Both offline and online multiplayer modes. Allow 4 player split-screen offline for the classic death match experience. Allow multiple players to join online for a battle royale experience. Also, make all the cars available from the start in both offline and online modes. 3. Include maps set in different countries such as Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Las Vegas, Australia, the Philippines, and Egypt. Also include unique maps such as the Prison from Black and the Carnival from Twisted Metal 4/Lost. Allow all parts of the map playable for both 4 player split screen and online. 4. Bring back customizations for the vehicles but add more creative accessories. 5. Bring back the game's original storymode/Arcade mode in which you pick a car and drive through a traditional arcade style ladder to face the middle boss and later the final boss in which after you beat, you get to see their ending (usually its pretty fucked up). 6. On that note, bring back in-game cutscenes from Black in which they explain each driver's backstory for entering the tournament. It would also be neat if the drivers cutscenes & ending were told in a different art style similar to the Netflix Science fiction horror anthology series, Love Death and Robots ❤️☠️🤖 7. Bonus Features should include the documentary of the game's history, artwork behind the vehicles and their drivers, and emulated playable ports of the original Twisted Metal (1995), Twisted Metal 2: World Tour, Twisted Metal Black, and Twisted Metal Head-On (PS2 version). 8. Licensed soundtracks such as Dragula - Rob Zombie, Heavy Metal - Sammy Hagar, Raise the Flag - Airborne, Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones, Superbeast - Rob Zombie, and Breaking Outta Hell - Airborne. 🔥🤡🍦🚐💀🏍

[@mahmoodalmahmood7014]

I don't support licensed songs because the Rights will eventually expire and the game will be lost in the future and cannot be rereleased on digital stores.

[@jeremyriley1238]

1. As much as I like to bring back every character, the problem with that is with Twisted Metal 4, most of the roster, who are all new characters, basically have Special Weapons taken from past vehicles (Meter Maid has Outlaw's Taser, The Joneses has Warthog's Patriot Missiles, Quatro had Axel's Shockwave, and Drag Queen had Thumper's flamethrower), so they would need their own unique special weapons (the Black incarnation of Warthog, who may be called Warthog 2 or White Knight, could have his special weapons from TM2012, and Crazy 8 will need a new special weapon, as he had a new take on Outlaw's Taser). 2. I agree. Heck, maybe for the online mode, with the influx of vehicles that will be present, there could be a Battle Royale Mode in the vein of Fortnite and bring back clans based on characters. 3. Those are some good ideas for maps. A mix of new locations as well as classic maps. 4. I agree, and maybe add in the Create-A-Car feature from TM4 and improve on it by adding a lot more customization as well as creating your own driver and selecting from endings like how SoulCalibur IV did with its create-a-fighters). 5. I agree with this 100%. While it would get rid of the concept of Sweet Tooth riding any vehicle, this is a good plus, as Twisted Metal worked better when it had the Tourament/Story Mode. 6. Now that I agree with, as the middle cutscenes in Black help tell the stories of each driver's descent into madness and how he or she wound up in Blackfield. 7. I agree with the documentary and artwork. However, I doubt they will add the emulated versions of games, as the first two games and Black are downloadable on PSN (and those three have achievements). 8. No. While I do like licensed music, as mahmoodalmahood7014 has stated, licensed music rights will expire, causing the game to be delisted and unplayable unless one owns a physical copy of said game. Heck, this is the main reason why TM III and TM4 will never see re-release on PSN.

[@RatedX29]

3:45 I got a mention!

[@benthecat4345]

If there's one thing I absolutely hate about this game, it's how annoying Sweetbot is when controlled by the ai. They always fly just out of reach, making you wait for them to drop low enough to get a good shot. Like, just come down here and fight you coward.

[@ravenovatechnologies6554]

"In a fair fight I'd beat you" "Well that's not much incentive for me to fight fair then, is it?"

[@NinjaXFiles]

I just remember having so much fun with this game, even my cousins loved it.

[@thebrodator]

Dance of Death as favourite Maiden album is incredibly based. I love this game, it's my second favourite game in the series behind Black. I spent so many hours playing the game in Challenge Mode. I even unlocked Warthog. I do want to mention that Mr Grimm's special is more of a sticky bomb than a rocket launcher. Shoot it next to a wall, wait for it to reach level 2 and when someone drives by it dies like 100 damage. Same applies to Shadow's secondary special, in fact Shadow's secondary special is widely considered to be the most overpowered special in the game. It is so powerful that it was nerfed in online multiplayer. Vermin's special of the manual controlling rat also has the ability to lock on. Get a vehicle in the crossover and then press the R2. It does less damage than manually controlling the rocket into the vehicle but does more than the other special. This game does not only have my favourite original Twisted Metal soundtrack, but it's my favourite metal soundtrack of any game. It might be do to Larry Lalonde being involved and he is in one my top 3 bands, Primus. I do want to note 2 things about the behind the scenes of this game. There are 3 videos by a guy named GhenryPerez with David Jaffe where they go through every game and this is where I found this info. The 4 characters thing comes from when this game was still multiplayer only, since Jaffe didn't like how in something like Marvel Heroes, there were like 5 Hulks running around. The Idea was how different gangs fight against eachother. Also regarding the races, David Jaffe wasn't a fan of them, but had to keep them in since they were the passion project of a dev. This dev worked on the online infrastructure and losing him could be negative for the game. Sorry for the long comment.

[@brianwilkowski9754]

On the off chance you read this, are you ever thinking about doing videos ranking vehicles and another ranking characters? I eat up any of your content related to Twisted Metal

[@ErrorEmpirE]

Cute, he thinks this was $40 at launch in 2012… full $60, and I paid it happily. Love the look. Somewhere between Black and 2012 is the ultimate twisted metal game.

[@Wallace007-q1x]

I payed $60 at the Midnight launch lol😅

[@notgonnapay]

I loved Twisted Metal 2012. The game had its problems, but finally being able to play Twisted Metal online was great.

[@gaminggoof1542]

I wish the amusement park level had a regular combat level for it so I could explore. Also Metro Square is my favorite level look wise and exploration. Christmas in NYC, it’s beautiful. Plus Fight for your Life is pretty fun if hard. Screw the double juggernaut level to Hell though! And the only good boss fight in the game is the first one. The only one I enjoy going back to fight. Iron’s Maiden’s electric cage on an uneven terrain where it can fly is bullshit! And the obstacle course on the carnival is so freaking horrible! Not to mention the boss drags on especially at the last part.

[@DrunkJockeySenior]

Just finished watching the rest of your Twisted Metal retrospectives yesterday, so I can't help but feel this was uploaded just for me.

[@E_Sunbro]

As far as PS3 games go, this one was a looker.

[@imdethfannotmike7001]

No way I totally remember grudge warriors. It's like an orange disk or orange over or smthn. I forgot the name of it until you made that video, I had no idea it was so rare

[@imdethfannotmike7001]

Actually I think the orange one was a game called "creatures" for PS1. But I remember grudge warriors as just being confusing

[@MouroboshiArchives]

i still proudly hold my primary save of 2012 TM's story mode being 100% complete with all gold medals. on twisted difficulty. with a PS2 controller (no dualshock PS3 features).

[@TRZN91]

I can't believe he encountered a wild Justin Silverman at Too Many Games!

[@coryfusting9294]

These Twisted Metal videos have been a fun trip over the years and while I hate to see it end I will say your observations on this series have been a blast to listen to. Also, as much as Iron Maiden gets namedropped? Not sure how everyone else feels but I'd be down for some kind of Iron Maiden content, even if just an album ranking or whatnot. Cheers.

[@Hogarth420]

This was my first twisted metal game and I absolutely loved it while all my siblings and friends hated it but it got me into twisted metal because right after this i played twisted metal black and that became my favorite

[@Oualouidji]

This is a fairly good review of the games, and overall I share with you the same "what I like/what I dislike" moments. I kind of like this game but I don't like it enough to replay it again and again.

[@tyrantm7]

I bought this used from gamestop to save 10 bucks. At the time of release it had an initial purcahser check on the cd. I would have had to pay 10bucks for the online pass..... i returned it to gamestop and had to fight the clerk about how stupid it was to sell the game used for that close to retail with the damned online code needed. That particular era of gaming was really obnoxious.

[@moviemaker2011z]

i have been on and off with trying to learn coding and 3D modeling. i have been wanting for a while to try and make my own twisted metal game called (Mangled Wreckage) as a homage and tribute to the series of twisted metal. if i ever do manage to find the time to be able to sit down and really REALLY dedicate my time to making any progress i would love to get some feedback from fans of the series to make sure its going in the right direction. this might not be for a long while, but i'm gonna do my best to try and make the time and stick with it.

[@edenhummel882]

There was a plan to have different endings for each of the three characters based on the difficulty. While the lost endings could be seen on David Jaffe's KZbin account, they have been set to members only sadly.

[@Errormacro540]

I remember back in the day the Iron Maiden fight was the biggest obstacle to getting all gold on the hardest difficulty. You have to basically do a very high risk method using flaming chainsaws with grim to one shot limos and his high speed to get to the different objectives quickly enough to get the gold. If was far from easy but once you get the hang of the technique it is so incredibly satisfying. Also Warthog is one of the best vehicles in the game and his special is amazing. So it was also very satisfying to wreck people online once you got him unlocked. Lol

[@elliottnutter2070]

Twisted metal 2012 is one of the very 1st twisted metal games I ever played

[@sauvagess]

Would like a Twisted Metal collection to purchase - particularly on PC. As someone who's been a Sony boycotter since the 80s, a lot of neat franchises have passed me by that I was interested in but ultimately ignored because of the exclusive platform. Am catching up now with a lot of Steam releases, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Ratchet & Clank, and Klonoa are insane. Tomb Raider captured my interest pretty well and I'm planning on finding space in my backlog for the Persona series, so I'd love to catch up on this ridiculous vehicular combat franchise as well.

[@splitsidez9778]

Took inspiration from Actman for that title lol

[@sakanamichan3714]

I didn’t have a PS3, so I ended up watching the cutscenes here on KZbin. It was an interesting experience-there were subtitles, but all the voices were whispery, faint, very creepy. Turns out my headphones were only partially plugged in, but for about 20 mins I thought the sound design was marvelously creepy.

[@OfficialHavocOsiris]

I was always curious about if any of the three endings were supposed to eventually be canon, but then, if I had one overall beef with the franchise, it’s that…at least for me, it was kinda tough to tell what was supposed to be canon in the greater sense of the story.

[@bubblehashgaming1430]

I wish I had a PS3 to play twisted metal 2012 because I doubt it'll ever come on modern consoles so I have no way of playing it

[@Darkopolypse98]

i pray that with the inclusion of a new tv show, they go back and look at these games and just make one that blows the rest out of the park. something open world, stories that are so big it makes twisted metal black look like nothin. i hope :'3

[@renamon5658]

For a future video can you rank every twisted metal weapons?

[@andjusticeforall4201]

Fair enough, I was half expecting a comment about Chris Chan at ‘Too many games’ (2018)

[@Techn9que]

Fingers crossed for a TV show tie in game that doesn’t suck. They definitely set some stuff up in s1 that would translate well to a game

[@Nukem2Bits]

If anyone wants to try unlocking Warthog, I recommend using Juggernaut. Enemies cant damage you from behind and have a tendency to try and ram the cab. Because its so heavy it will kill the 4 lowest health cars by accident. A turbo ram did 300ish damage once.

[@Matt-md5yt]

glad you covered this 12 year old game

[@KokoRicky]

TM2012 absolutely has a lot of cool ideas, many of which work. What really brought it down was that some of those new ideas just didn't sit well for me. The racing, cage matches, and overly lengthy bosses all felt like they needed polish, or to just be done away with (especially the races). Multiplayer was great when it worked, but there just wasn't much of a player base for it, and its interface needed work.

[@itsmoggintime]

sweet tooth went from a flaming head attack, to an automated turret, to a straight up robot awesome

[@Ahmenthi]

The presentation is top notch, but I felt a bit let down by it as a Twisted Metal game. The only mode I really disliked was the Iron Maiden fight, and I would've liked more characters with story modes. It was the right feel to me, in both gameplay and tone/style, but there just wasn't enough of it to justify the brand new price. I do hope they'd bring the series back but it needs to be with a team that understands what Twisted Metal is inside and out. I don't want an out of touch reboot like Saints Row got. There is a legacy to franchises, and they need to be respected to maintain a consistent identity. Though, I'll admit, I do like the idea of a Fortnite-type of mode for Twisted Metal. A huge map full of other players sounds like a ton of fun.

[@BJI82a]

I really like this series and it would be great if they brought it back to us. I know it’s wishful thinking to have a teaser about the next one at this year’s game awards or the next one but this is a series that must be brought back and since not a lot of people liked 2012 TM then they need to give us the scrapped apocolips game to finish a timeline and then make the next one a new storyline but keep the core similar to what we love.

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

My dad bought this for me around release when i was 7 or so and the cutscenes scared the hell out of me, the worst part was that i didnt recognize half the characters because we only had TM3 and Small Brawl. Even worse was when we played it, I could not get used to the controls and died instantly, never played it again until last year after i bought TM2

[@dennisbergkamp17]

I played the absolute shit outta this game when it came out, I’m not normally a big online gamer, but this games online (when it actually worked) was the most fun I’ve ever had with any game online. Junkyard Dog was my main, his turbo ram did ridiculous damage, had good armor, but was faster and had better handling than Sweet Tooth.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

I recently just read an article from the New Sony CEO and he said that Sony had no iPs In its library of games that are super popular and people responded with Numerous titles that Sony had just let die from its og Ps1/ps2 like Spyro/Crash Bandicoot and Sly Cooper to the new Franchises created for the ps3 like Killzone/Infamous and Resistance. Then with the explosion of Rocket league and finding out sony shelved another Twisted metal project just infuriates me

[@jaccblacc8424]

Crash and Spyro aren't Sony IPs but I agree. That statement genuinely pissed me off and now they're thinking of buying FromSoftware instead making a new game for one of their dead IPs

[@Mihasan1000]

Just use Jaggernauth on a hardest difficulty and be patient with bosses and you will unlock warthog

[@thepopmanbrad]

Honey tbp released a new twisted metal video

[@Arcee720]

Can you do Mortal Kombat knockoff collection video, Tactical Bacon Productions?

[@FunyDogie-u9t]

i think if twisted metal comes back a roguelike format where you tinker with your car would be, maybe not the perfect idea, but certainly an option i wouldn't complain about. I feel like roguelikes are the modern version of that arcade style of gameplay

[@SPac316]

I enjoyed this game, all things considered. I just missed having a big cast of characters with each vehicle instead of having Factions who could drive any vehicle you choose. Weird seeing Needles driving Outlaw. Talon was annoying. I also wished they had the classic TM:Black control layout. I wasn't to into the new control schemes in this one. I remember when this game first came out and the online was broken so badly, people had a hard time logging in. it took many patches to finally make it functional.

[@Uber_Rush]

First learned about TW2012 in a game informer magazine and to which I think that was the only mention about the game other than an ad and I think at pax they made a replica of sweet tooth's truck with the actor in it with his machete(which has to be one pf the best lookin weapons of a serial killer) on stage, think there was like only one ad that I saw play like once or twice and that was about it. It isn't like the classic older game but I would say its a step in a good direction in terms of story and world building, I wasn't too big a fan on only 3, techacally 4 once you finish story mode, "playable characters" but I think for a reboot it works. Most if not all vehicles where pretty good tbh and I like how each one's special has a alt attack. For the weapons they're fine, except I hate the sniper rife because it never could one shot ai or other players but if I was shot with it I would just instantly die. I would of loved to have the original video actor of Calypso, the guy from 2 that stated until head on, but this calypso was alright but did lack that charm that the other dude had. Online was kinda eh.. because you started with only like meat wagon and a and I think that one with the dog catcher van and had to re unlock everything, Nuked was fun imo. With the TV show doing relatively well ish, this would be a great time to bring the franchise back since concord was a bit of a flop, I would say that sony would be able to make back what they lost with concord, maybe... idk

[@VBrancoPT]

There's a scene in this game that shows Calypso's room full of trophies (which are references to other Twisted Metal games). However, one of them is a reference to another game, that being the Blades of Chaos (God of War series). Hmm... Kratos as a playable character in a Twisted Metal game. That'd be interesting to see. lol

[@manicmaniac4060]

35:58 I actually have played that small tank game way back when I was a kid. I don't remember if it was a demo, if it was rented at the game store, or if it was at a friends house, but I certainly played it once. Never got passed the first level.

[@PRESIDENT_LEMON]

I remember back when i was 12 and playing this for the first time having a theory that the reason everything was how it was is because calypso reset the universe and the reason that precher knew who calypso was was because he survived the resetting of the universe. My evidence for this? He looked exactly the same as he did in black except longer hair... not so solid of a theroy now if you take into acount that sweet tooth looks exactly how he did in black but with a new weapon. But this leaves me with a question? Does one take place in the black continuity? Since axel and sweet tooth look similar to how they do in that game but then why doesnt grim? Im rambling arent i?

[@ThatMetalheadMan]

I will @ you because I love that album too lol. The title track alone is a masterpiece.

[@pablofernandez2335]

33:16, "If i had hair" LOL

[@Jordabrz]

still looks better than alot of games coming out in 2024, gameplay and graphics both. Im shocked and surprised we haven't seen a new twisted metal game in so long, if one came out for ps5 then i would actually consider buying the console lol

[@crashandcynder]

Can't wait for the car combat game from New Blood interactive

[@danielreynolds4716]

I remember watching the cutscenes for sweet tooth befor he put on his mask and said "that's gotta be kane!" You know like glen jacobs as a joke then i remembered....his name is kane

[@hanniballahr94]

Well, as a longtime fan of the series who did buy it at $60 at launch back in 2012 I can tell you tha I liked the gameplay but was severely disappointed that the character roster was limited to 4 mostly interchangeable characters and 1 story mode. I really wanted (and still want now) a modern take on the classic style, plenty of characters each with their own story to play through. Ultimately Twisted Metal 2012 left be disappointed, and I sold my copy not long after beating it.

[@ignightroad]

Calypso's actor is G. Russell Reynolds, who does a LOT of horror stuff, actually!

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

Well, speaking as a complete outsider that did watch the cutscenes back in the day and all, I feel like there was a strong ambition towards delivering a strong cinematic product and that kinda screwed over the game itself. Those cutscenes are easily some of the best I've ever seen in a game, even if I'm not one for much besides my usual sports and fighting games. But then you see the game itself going and it doesn't seem like there was the same amount of love for it, which is a shame. I think something akin to Black or the older games would've worked better. Even more so on a newer, powerful console.

[@VTown1989]

I definitely prefer the Driver and Vehicle to be inseparable rather than have 3 to 4 characters sharing ALL the vehicles....The vehicle is the personification of the driver. They are one. Twisted Metal Black was the best at showing this as the camera could zoom in on the driver in the vehicle select screen.

[@Milty2001]

I remember playing 2012 twisted metal on my friend's ps3, i remember struggling with the iron maiden boss fight specifically the part where you have to keep up with it while staying on the safe zone, as for the pinball arena i had a blast with it, the multiplayer was fun although i only watched my friend play it before it was shutdown

[@stompy6667]

Being able to play twisted metal online for the short time it lasted was pretty enjoyable

[@Wallace007-q1x]

While I love this game it has its fair share of problems. Sometimes Stalker Missiles don't even register. It's like 70% of the time they hit. When it comes to characters they could have locked certain cars to certain factions & they could have added more than 2 character models for each gang.

[@Z3ROTH3RT33N]

Even with it's flaws. What an incredibly fun and creative game. It would take a lot for a major publisher to attempt something this ambitious again.

[@lordvlygar2963]

"I'm ok with things I like ending." Man, it feels so good to hear that. It's become kind of sickening that modern fans just want more and more of whatever it is they like. Like, yeah, I love a specific franchise, but it doesn't need an update every 7 years. 9 games, a comic book, numerous online lore cartoons, and a TV show. I can't complain about the TM games have little content.

[@themoabrigade]

and now we have a spiritual successor of Twisted Metal, in the form of Speed Freeks lol

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

24:54 did that 60 year old just throw a blazing chainsaw with one hand, while riding a motorcycle, like it's made out of paper? 😂

[@grumpykitten424]

Lol I remember renting this game from Redbox. Was pissed I couldn't play online since you needed a code😂

[@TheTrueMerrio]

Curious... I watched an ad for that Twisted Metal series before watching this vid...

[@Dojonpachi]

The hardest difficutly level is undone by the Sniper Rifle weapon. The CPU becomes godly at the higher levels, and you'll come to hate and fear those red beams being trained on your driver. The rifle itself is a terrible idea in hindsight, as it allows you to one-shot kill a vehicle if you nail the driver. Sounds cool perhaps on paper as a pure skill move, but it undermines a lot of the fictional conceits of the world, which sees drivers crash, burn, and take all sorts of what would otherwise be mortal damage and keep on driving as if nothing happened. The Headshot Mechanic ruins all of this, and turns the game into a snipe hunt.

[@DahBananaCannon]

6:28 it was both, david and scott wanted this to be online only but sony forced them to add story mode for that 60 dollar price tag without increasing budget or adding more development time. 11:00 and 11:10 eh twisted metal black is metal AF tm 2012 is exactly how scott described it ROCKIN SOCKIN ROBOTS, its more rock than metal. 16:09 sweet tooth has always been the name of the car always, just at the end of the games calypso calls them by vehicle for some reason but not all of them, but every game in characters have a given character description with their names but manslaughter hes then only character we know nothing about.

[@mutantlavalampderg412]

sometimes ill still boot the game up on my ps3 and just love the hell out of it, moreso for the sheer grittyness of it Actually as a fact i heard the person who ported Warthog was fired, that and im not the only one who youtube'd the epilogue

[@yeetbeat3933]

I remember unlocking Warthog back in 2012 I just had my sister do little odd jobs like for the races I either had her kill the others or just sit at the start

[@ZachlikesMetal]

Lol to me Calypso in this game looked like Professor Snape from Harry Potter.

[@blockwearingman]

finally you talk about it

[@bookaloo]

I remember unlocking Warthog even though I got all gold in everything except the last boss on the hardest difficulty, I managed silver.

[@Hitomora]

I got Gold on all missions and was actually disappointed in Warthog honestly

[@pharmcat8484]

Still holding out hope for a Twisted Metal Black 2

[@orchid9]

I absolutely adore it's presentation. The cutscenes are so awesome.

[@squidtrongaming1098]

1:43 Imagine insisting there's an actual game that can be played when the servers shut down. I'm so used to companies stripping games to nothing. I was surprised to hear that

[@DeltaLimaDelta]

18:20 yes! I’ve been trying to unlock warthog for like 6 years. Only 2 golds are needed Sweet tooth’s carnival of terror and that Fucking Dollface (Iron Maiden)