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Twisted Metal |OT| Don't Eat. Don't Sleep. Play
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Link please.
http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/?podcast_id=315
He pops in around 1:16:30
He's silent for a while but eventually he starts venting.
He pops in around 1:16:30
He's silent for a while but eventually he starts venting.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yup. The game is still damn amazing. I really need to try the online again one of these days. I only ever play it offline anymore.
All right. Time to give you one more chance TM. Please don't freeze on me. please.
please.
Edit:
No freeze, but holy shit is there no community. Was the best player on my team and even had a positive KDR for the match. I still got this. And FUCK this game is so delicious when it plays.
Rattles where are yooooooouuuuu
please.
Edit:
No freeze, but holy shit is there no community. Was the best player on my team and even had a positive KDR for the match. I still got this. And FUCK this game is so delicious when it plays.
Rattles where are yooooooouuuuu
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Are the screwed up trophies fixed yet?
Helscream
Banned
I'll have to check this out. Just read this as well
http://criminalcrackdown.blogspot.com/
My PS3 got the damn YLOD. Going to try and repair it with my heat gun. All I need to do is buy some thermal past. No idea if its going to work, but if it does I am going to hop on Twisted Metal when I get the chance. Hopefully sometime this week.
Raptomex
Member
I haven't played this in a while. So why the fuck aren't we getting DLC? Anything to do with Jaffe leaving? I've always played this series in Challenge mode offline. But even for the single player this time around, the AI needs work. I'm tired of the AI just gunning for you. It doesn't feel like a tournament if all the other contestants just drive around aimlessly and once you enter their radius they start coming after you.
Tokubetsu
Member
Sony's not gonna pay for it.
I'm still really bitter about this.
I'm bitter about a lot of things regarding the launch and support of this game.
I'm going to hop online, hopefully some of you would be willing to join me?
Beats me. I loved Starhawk & TM. I actually showed Twisted Metal to a friend last night who grew up on TM2 back in the day but never played the PS3 one and he loved it.
Revolutionary
Member
Because...
and because the demo was also riddled with connection problems, not to mention a fucking expiry date. My cousin whom I used to play TM2 with back in the day downloaded the TM demo upon release but didn't have time to play it during that first week. When he finally got around to it a few days later, he was greeted with the "this content is expired message". He couldn't believe it and decided to not pick it up - I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people felt the same way. I remember SCEA even stating that they would put the demo back up but never did. lol
Point is, that the game's launch was horribly mismanaged and as far as I know, the connection problems are still lingering, but there is a patch coming.. supposedly. Jaffe doesn't even know when it's coming (scroll up a few posts).
That is why the game never got the love it probably deserved. It's a great game when it works, though.
Yeah. I loved the demo when it worked and was hopeful when Jaffe said all the problems will be fixed for launch. Then launch came and the game was still buggy. Shame to hear they are still trying to fix it.
Might just wait for the patch then before I buy it.
There's a lot to enjoy offline, too. But yeah, it's strange just how iffy the connection issues and lobbies were. They've gotten a bit better since launch, but none of it is perfect.
I guess patch 1.06 hit on 8/10
Had to update when I just got on tonight.
Here is what is in it, according to the TM Forums:
Also, why does everyone pick Roadboat nowadays? I left the Shadow bandwagon to greener, grassier fields... or so I thought.
had a game earlier with like 5 Roadboats in there, so next game I switch to Shadow, but by the time the countdown for the match-start ended, there were about 5 Shadows.
FML
Had to update when I just got on tonight.
Here is what is in it, according to the TM Forums:
http://community.us.playstation.com...2/m-p/37833059/message-uid/37833059#U37833059
Also, why does everyone pick Roadboat nowadays? I left the Shadow bandwagon to greener, grassier fields... or so I thought.
had a game earlier with like 5 Roadboats in there, so next game I switch to Shadow, but by the time the countdown for the match-start ended, there were about 5 Shadows.
FML
criesofthepast
Member
This game is the most frustrating piece of shit I've ever played this gen. That's all I gotta say as I'm about to throw my controller into my LCD.
Playing Story mode?
MuddyDonut
Member
The online was so good in this game, when it worked. So sad to see it like this now.
Mikey Jr.
Member
I never bought this game in the end. I wanted to. I really really did.
But the demo NEVER connected. I never joined a single online match. So they said they were going to extend the demo and get it fixed. Never got fixed.
That was my first warning sign. I decided to wait a day after release to see on gaf it got fixed. Apparently not. Then days turned into weeks, and there were still problems. Then I just kinda forgot about it.
Really too bad. You would think with Sony behind them, they would figure how how to connect people to games. Apparently not.
But the demo NEVER connected. I never joined a single online match. So they said they were going to extend the demo and get it fixed. Never got fixed.
That was my first warning sign. I decided to wait a day after release to see on gaf it got fixed. Apparently not. Then days turned into weeks, and there were still problems. Then I just kinda forgot about it.
Really too bad. You would think with Sony behind them, they would figure how how to connect people to games. Apparently not.
The local cooperative was what got me on board, but I also found the actual combat to be great too. It's a shame so much was riding on the online multiplayer and how busted the connectivity was.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
I see trophies listed in that fixes C&P but it doesn't go into much detail. Anyone know if progressive trophies are still screwed up?
I think they still are. Someone from Santa Monica (who I presume are in charge of TM updates now, lol) was asking people to give detailed descriptions of what trophies they were missing and what variables could have caused them (or something). So, I would say, give up on them. They are just fucking trophies for a game no one gives a shit about anyway.
My connectivity issues have remained constant throughout, from demo, to release, to the latest update. There's a lot of games I can join, and then, sometimes, for unknown reasons, I can't join a lot of other ones. Perhaps people's NAT's are fucked, or perhaps it's something else. A few updates in I started experiencing game freezes which forced me to reset the system, a problem I didn't have prior to that particular patch update or in the demo. It was repeatable in every instance that I tried playing with Rattles (God rest his TM soul).
Basically, I love playing this game, but for some horseshit reasons, I was prevented from enjoyment because of it.
We could have a GAF night sometime. I do it with Starhawk about once a week, too.
Yeah I had that image up in my post but the guy moved the image around and I guess the link broke.
I'm happy to be one 1(of 2) guys who actually did end up getting Warthog. Since I got my new ps3 though my save file has been long gone and Warthog is attached to that, I will be damned if I ever have to play on twisted difficulty again.
I'm happy to be one 1(of 2) guys who actually did end up getting Warthog. Since I got my new ps3 though my save file has been long gone and Warthog is attached to that, I will be damned if I ever have to play on twisted difficulty again.
CartridgeBlower
Member
Who gave up on this game first, Sony or Jaffe and his studio? Shockingly quick how fast this game died.
The Xtortionist
Member
Whoever decided not to have a beta.
It's not like a beta would solve all the problem because it's been 6 months after launch and so far they have been unable to completely fix the game.
What sort of issues does the online still have?
Edit: Question to all, do you have to unlock characters and cars to use online in the single player?
Yeah, I didn't get to see the image before the link broke. Yellow Jacket is one of my favorites. heartbreaking knowing both him and Twister were potentially in...
I'm still afraid to attempt that shit. normal difficulty was horseshit enough.
Sony seems like they didn't give a shit. Wanted to cash in for more than a DD title, yet failed to give it the support and infrastructure it needed prior to release. Jaffe certainly was not one to give up on the game. he was the only voice of clarity we had for the month or two prior and post launch.
Online modes (off the top of my head):
Deathmatch - typical Kill the other guy more gametype
Team Deathmatch - + team helping
Last Man Standing - set amount of lives
Team Last Man Standing - set amount of lives pooled together with your team.
Nuke - more involved version of Capture the Flag
Hunted - One person is to be gunned down in order to earn points.
Singleplayer is like peering into Design Don'ts 101. AI that only guns for you, countless bullshit scenarios where you are either at a disadvantage, or the whole goal clashes with what the actual gameplay or a combination of the two.
Game does support LAN and Split screen.
Pretty sure you should be able to find it for around $20 and I would totally recommend it if you have someone to play with. I'm pretty much always up for playing a game or two. I'm incredibly rusty, but still love this game. haha
For unknown reasons some people are unable to join other lobbies. Also, some (even I) have experienced freezing and lock-ups, but they seemed to be able to be isolated to certain factors (much like certain lobbies you can't join).
You do unlock vehicles as you progress through the singleplayer (and sidearms) but certain missions force you to use a certain vehicle. Ranked online starts you with 3 vehicles and you have to level up to earn unlock points to get the rest. I would say most are leaning towards creating unranked lobbies since it allows everyone to have access to all vehicles and sidearms regardless of level and also eliminated the necessity of having 6 people in the lobby before the host can start the game.
Spectral Glider
Member
Game simply wasn't worth $60 when it was released. Featured a shortened single player and an online riddled with problems.
And did anybody have the experience I did? The demo worked pretty well with just the occasional game drop. But then I got the full release and I barely could get on at all. Awful. I kept the game though because I think it looks and sounds awesome and I'm a TM geek. But for me, it was one of the most disappointing game releases I can remember in recent years.
canadian crowe
Member
This is $15 online at Archambault in Canada. I'm hoping the single player is decent.
The online component did improve, but the co-op campaign was well worth the $60 for me and my friends.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Never knew there was another patch. Criminal how this game died. I was hoping with the price drop that they can roll some DLC out there.