The Twisted Metal series is considered to be legendary within the game world. Twisted Metal took the vehicular combat genre to new heights back in the mid to late 90’s during the PS1 era of gaming. However, when Sony Computer Entertainment produced a reboot of Twisted Metal in 2012 the game was unable to reach the same level of popularity it once had. The inclusion single player stories and the inclusion of online gameplay were both seen as positives in relation to the Twisted Metal reboot that we got for the PS3 back in 2012. But in the eyes of many people the Twisted Metal 2012 reboot should have been far better than what Sony had produced. One of the main issues with Twisted Metal 2012 was that the online mode was broken. There had been numerous issues with server disconnects with the online mode which ultimately hurt the multiplayer gameplay experience. Also, the Twisted Metal 2012 reboot had it where the character were not associated with their on specialized vehicles.
Instead, any character could use any vehicle in the Twisted Metal reboot which was kinda cool but not something that was included in the older installments during the PS1/PS2 era of series. It should also be noted that making Twisted Metal more story driven magnified some of the game’s flaws. While Twisted Metal 2012 had four main characters the stories felt bland and uninspiring and felt weird considering the fact there was a tournament going on. While the graphics and gameplay for Twisted Metal 2012 were looked great for its time the gameplay was too chaotic and did not have the same type of appeal as the older installments did fifteen years prior. Also, the vehicular combat genre never really caught on with casuals especially since were are more options in relation violent video games during the early 2010’s. The Twisted Metal 2012 reboot felt like it was created mainly for the purpose nostalgia while appealing primarily towards a niche audience of gamers who were once hardcore fans of the series itself.
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