I have pretty vivid memories of Twisted Metal 2 when I was a kid, usually at a friend's place as I didn't own a PS1 back then. Although I also have really vague memories of the third and fourth title, so I definitely played this when it was fairly new. When you're a kid, you're obviously way more accepting of low quality stuff. I'm pretty sure 3 and 4 as experiences to me back then amounted to "those were good too!" However there's something to be said about having no actual memories of the stages, the vehicles, the characters, etc.
But later on in my life, revisiting this game is absolutely miserable. I can't help it when it fails to achieve the same level of quality that was already set in the game before this. The physics of the cars are complete shit--flipping over constantly is not fun--and the overall atmosphere and style is nothing if not uninspired. This game came out in that awkward phase where EVERYONE just had to try 3D animation, and it usually comes out looking like garbage, but they didn't care because "it's 3D!"
The people behind this game only saw Twisted Metal 2--at most-- at a surface level. They didn't understand the nuances of the writing, presentation, or even the gameplay.
But later on in my life, revisiting this game is absolutely miserable. I can't help it when it fails to achieve the same level of quality that was already set in the game before this. The physics of the cars are complete shit--flipping over constantly is not fun--and the overall atmosphere and style is nothing if not uninspired. This game came out in that awkward phase where EVERYONE just had to try 3D animation, and it usually comes out looking like garbage, but they didn't care because "it's 3D!"
The people behind this game only saw Twisted Metal 2--at most-- at a surface level. They didn't understand the nuances of the writing, presentation, or even the gameplay.