I’ve been revisiting some classic Playstation 1 games, and many of them hold up.

I didn’t have access to the larger gamer community when I first played these games, so it’s been fun to re-discover them through the eyes of the gamer community.

I’ve learned secrets, strategies and stories about how these games are developed.

I’ve also learned - apparently many of you hated Twisted Metal III.

While I don’t argue against Twisted Metal II as the high water mark, here’s my hot take: Twisted Metal III was a perfectly serviceable sequel and provided more fun for those of us who overplayed II so much that we even beat the game as Grasshopper and Roadkill.

So I’m curious - is it just vocal minority or most of you who felt let down by Twisted Metal III?

  • ActuallyASeal@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Ok here’s my take from someone who hasn’t played them in probably close to 2 decades, didn’t actually own them but just played with a friend who owned it. But I did love the series at least enough that I still have impressions of my feels from over 20 years ago.

    I remember loving playing Twisted Metal 2. I can remember sitting in front of the TV plating the single and multiplayer. I can’t remember the specifics of much more beyond very basic mechanics but there is a very positive emotion. My memory of Twisted Metal 3 is just disappointment and blandness.

    I didn’t get much time with either game but I remember having the choice between them and choosing 2 over 3 consistently.

    If a large chunk of people are in a similar situation as me, only vague limited impressions from long ago, give their opinions you their opinion over more than a decade you build a very negative image.

    Throw in people just discovering the games and being told 2 is good and 3 is bad. They then compare maybe minutes of the gameplay before deciding which to play and reinforce the narrative. You can end up with a fan base with an unjustly harsh view.

    I can honestly see 3 being just kind of mediocre and just being judged awful because of how good 2 was.