Calypso is still S class, he can use the ultimate combination: freeze + invulnerability + special close to the enemy. A nuclear explosion occurs inside the enemy's car and causes enormous damage comparable to the most powerful special in the game. Rob Zombie can also use the ultimate version of special: freeze + special + auto lob. All auto lob missiles hit the target, are thrown into the air, hit in the air, removing up to 90-100% of the enemy's HP.
Orbital was my favorite on TM4, mostly for being a Mclaren F1 driven by a James Bond knock off. But playing it again nowadays, he's pretty freaking good, super fast and agile without having 1 point on amor and his special is great for perma freeza cheese with freeze missiles and freeze remote bombs, it's kinda insane how fun it is to give tha AI their on medicine.
The fact that I was able to drive my dream car (McLaren F1) in a Twisted Metal game when I was a kid did it for me. While the Special itself isn't powerful, you can set up some crazy traps that are fatal or near-fatal if done correctly.
Moon Buggy was my fave on this game. His "Quasar" Special is pretty much broken like Sweet Tooth's, and I think it also stocks slightly faster than the other cars (cant be 100% certain, but I think it does) And it really messes the other player up in deathmatches (especially in pit stages)
my biggest problem with twisted metal 4 is the starter character specials rarely do any big damage and it feels like you just wasted them and you’re better off using the normal weapons
man, i just discovered your content like two days ago and i've been ripping through your TM content. your commentary is awesome and your rationale for the characters sound. I love the playthroughs, cleaned my house to you beating the game as Pizza Boy, one of my favorites, yesterday lol. Also, the hatred for Microblast is absolutely hysterical. Keep it up my dude!
I wish we had Outlaw, Spectre, Crimson Fury, Hammerhead, Primeval, Darkside, and Warthog in the Hummvee in TM4. Primeval would probably be OP in TM4 and Darkside. Spectre would be fun with his Ghost Missiles.
It’s free freezes on orbital that really sells him because you basically just garner a ton of power remotes and homings and his insane agility makes it easy to stock up on weapons while waiting for free freeze because I’ll tell you what I never knew how to do powers when I was 5-9 when I actually played these games
Just got here after watching Fadio's list haha....I think we can all agree that Thumper returned to his TM2 glory in this one! Also Sweet Tooth is in a tier of his own lol
I've always wanted a character that could have a saw blade melee type special. That'd be really cool 😎. I did love the idea of rob zombie being a guest character. It'd be cool to have more guest characters in twisted metal.
i must say with Warthog, you can UP-UP-LEFT (jump) over the cars when you freeze them to easily land a direct hit with the special. Also putting the special on teleport-exits is also effective.
the mechanic in tm4 that allows you to cycle through weapons with infinite speed makes auger actually OP since hooking someone in his special means they can get blasted with your entire arsenal
My thoughts of the vehicles of TM4: . Orbital: I found the vehicle decent good speed, good handling and ok armor but it's special it's my least favorite thing about this vehicle it would work better if it was a electrical laser gun or orb. Nevertheless, i like this vehicle because it's a cross between Spectre and Crimson Fury. (7/10) . Pizza Boy: Pretty decent to play as since it has good speed and handling, it's special weapon it's effective and cool to see. Though if it have an alternative name i would have called it Blue Hornet. (7.5/10) .Capt.Grimm: Its ok but it doesn't feel like Mr.Grimm, i like the idea of a pirate vehicle but not by using Grimm. For some reason it feels slow and the handling feels sluggish, it's special it's ok. If it have an alternative name i would have called it Blackbeard or Davy Jones's locker. (6/10) .Quatro: Not one of my favorites but it does have a cool unique design. It's special feels like it doesn't have much impact and for some reason the handling feels stiff. I do like the robot's design though (6/10) .Meter Maid: Pretty alright I guess, i like it's design and it special has much benefits than outlaw's since it can replenish you're health. Very nice but it's handling feels stiff. (7/10) .General Warthog: Its alright but i prefer it's humvee version, this version feels more like another Minion except green and being WW1 tank type, it's special it's ok but tricky to perform since it acts like a remote bomb though its effective. That handling is more slower than it's humvee version. Looks like Minion has a companion LOL (5.5/10) .Google Eye: I like it's design and the idea of being a big exterminator but it's handling could have been better, i like that it's special it's a toxic greenish smoke but it has short duration. To be honest, it's design it's a bit better than Vermin but only for that. (6.5/10) .Trash Man: I like playing as this vehicle simply because you can perform combo attacks while using you're special, it has an ok speed but slow handling. (7/10) . Drag Queen: Its a pretty cool car to use but feels slow and awkward, i like how it shoots flamethrower and the motor cockpit. This vehicle deserves another shoot in another TM with better stats (6.5/10) . Microblast: i found the vehicle unique because of being small size toy car but i do admit it's special sucks though i like the laughing sound effect.I found it's speed and handling great but it's armor very low. This vehicle deserves another shot if done right. (7/10) . Mr.Zombie: I found him very cool to play as, but for some reason it's feel slow and it's handling could have been better. What I like about this vehicle is, other than Rob Zombie appearing, the sound that it makes when you use you're special especially it's design resembling a Red horned skull demon though i have to say it's special doesn't feel strong. I am surprised that this vehicle isn't called Dragula. (7/10) .The Jonesses: I find the vehicle ok, it has a good speed, decent armor and handling but despite having a good special, which is basically Warthog's, it isn't my favorite ones simply because it feels like this vehicle would have work if it was in Rogue Trip. (7.5/10) . Crusher: Cool design but it feels like Trash Man except a little more stiff. (7/10) . Moon Buggy: I like using this vehicle because of it's special, it's pretty effective if you use it multiple times. I like is design due to resembling a futuristic caterpillar. It has slow speed and ok handling but it's armor it's good. (8/10) .Super Thumper: I frickin love it's design and the idea of having four gun turrets just to be mean boss in the streets. It has good handling, speed and armor and what i like about it's special it's starts a hip hop music, what i love about it's design and color is that it serves as tribute to it's TM1 counterpart. One of my favorites in TM4. (8.5/10) . RC Car: I fricking hate this car, there's not to much to say except for it's design which it's ok but there isn't anything worth mentioning about this it, this car could have work if he was in Small Brawl. (4.5/10) .Super Axel: I found him pretty badass in design and the spikes it has on it's big wheels meaning it's death serious about destroying competitors. It's special is far better than Quatro though it still has awkward handling but surprisingly decent speed. Surprisingly a bit of an improvement over it's TM3 counterpart. (7.5/10) .Auger: Unique concept but nothing much to say althought i like it's shiny design detail. (5/10) . Slamm: For some reason, it special feels a bit weaker than it's TM2 counterpart but a little easier to use. I like it's design though and the handling it's a bit better than it's TM2 counterpart. (6.5/10) .Minion: This one feels much weaker than it's previous counterpart, it has stiff handling and much slower speed and it's special it's faster but a bit difficult to aim properly but that doesn't mean it's awful. It's special it's still strong if use right and it's design it's pretty cool, especially it's dark blue color, just to rival Warthog's WW1 Tank design since Minion is WW2 German tank. Pretty cool (7.5/10) .Sweet Tooth: This vehicle broke me, it's special it's extremely broken and traumatic. Surprisingly it's has good speed, decent armor and ok handling and it's design it's pretty badass. Sweet Tooth is basically TM2 Minion and TM3 Primeval in this game. I will never forget the painful memories of experience it's special. (10/10) .Calypso: Its special is one of the most powerful but tricky to perform in the default vehicle selection ( and one that rival Sweet Tooth's and Minion's), but it's speed and handling it's quite bad at least in my experience. I like the idea of a nuke mobile truck but it's name could have been better. Well since its Calypso who's driving it it makes sense why. (8/10)
I remember playing this game with Gameshark, to get rapid fire and unlimited ammo, and boy oh boy was Meter Maid a complete menace, you either play as her or make her your priority target, cuz she would activate her special like a million times within 1 sec and send you flying to the sky, dying instantly, by the time I didn't know how to teleport nor I think you could activate it fast enough, cuz you would fly at the speed of light, I was like 6yo, I'm 28 now lol such great memories :,)
Orbital’s special has a wider radius as compared to Mr. Zombie, which can help trap opponents more readily. The immobilization of multiple opponents is nice, but it’s also free freezes - you can nearly annihilate an opponent with one special, two advanced attack freezes, and some missiles in between the freezes. It’s ridiculously strong and is definitely at least as useful as Mr. Zombie, if not more due to the additional speed.
I mained Mr Zombie as a kid with Orbital as a distant second. Orbital always felt like an inferior Mr Zombie. One thing I will say is that it definitely felt easier to get people caught in orbitals special as opposed to Zombie's. If your spacing was a little off with zombies special there was a better chance😊 your opponent could get out of it
I always played as Quatro in this game. I did not care that he was on the weaker side, I just found his speed and handling fun. And although his special does not do much damage it can save you in a pinch.
Not sure if you were aware of this, but Crusher and Auger's special do a very good amount of damage when you mix it with your missles, especially the morter. This, to me would have them at least sit in B tier.
Calypso is an easy S grade - it's the only vehicle which can evaporate everybody you freeze, you turn with your back and use special with your back two times in a row - enemy is gone
Bro..... Auger is AT LEAST B tier. If you couple his special with a barrage of missiles; instant ownage. Not to mention the fact that it throws the enemy back when it's done which makes him really good on the bonus stages
In terms of characters I'd prefer Auger than Mr. Slam driver. Because Auger is a construction worker, he must know how to drive that machine, Mr Slam is an architect, there's no resemblance of an architect on him, probably he was conceived as a civil engineer.
But that's just a rumor. I don't believe anyone from 989 has ever confirmed that Firestarter was meant to actually be Keith Flint. Mr. Zombie is actually meant to be Rob Zombie and they even got him to voice the character and put a clip from their music video at the end of the game
I overall agree with your tier list, especially with your takes on Orbital and Pizza Boy. I never cared for Orbital myself, but Pizza Boy was my absolute favorite, I always loved playing as him. My other faves to use despite their shortcomings were Meter Maid, Quatro and ironically, Microblast. I may be the only Microblast fan out there, but I honestly just found him a lot of fun to use.
For Orbital's, I don't get the argument of thinking his special is bad because it doesn't do damage. It pulls them in one spot, freezes, and allows you to unload your missiles on them without them dodging. The same argument goes for Auger and Crusher - these specials put your enemies in a position that makes it very easy for you to blast em with your other weapons. Lastly, while Mr. Zombie's special obviously does more damage by itself (without the factor of mixing it with other weapons), Orbital's special grab is much stronger so the enemies are less likely to break out of it compared to Zombie's.
Super Axel for me is A. He has a excelent armor and special but your handling and speed are terrible, and he is the worst car to break out of inertia. And Meter Maid and Quattro are C ou trash because they has good special weapons but are very very fragile.
Awesome vid. this video helped me figure out what it is about tm4 that makes me still pick tm3 over it. It feels like 989 studios stuck more to the singletrac blueprint for tm3 and kinda went their own way for tm4. alot of their tm4 ideas just didnt land for me and makes me think that tm4 could of really been its own car combat game.
That's why TM3 is still somewhat good in my opinion, although many people consider it the worst in the series, TM3 is 989 Studios's take on TM1 and TM2, and yeah, TM4 went sideways with the series, but i got to admit it has its great strengths, the highest number of characters/vehicles, the highest number of battlegrounds and the highest number of weapons
I miss Pizza Boy :( 2012 was def a refreshing sign that the series could be doing more to acknowledge the sequels' decisions besides just 2 (especially bringing Dollface back). Hopefully the series continues to move forward with new ideas as well as bring back the underrepresented things. We already had a "requel" of 2 in Head On, I don't think we need more content catering to 2 nostalgia
Zombie and super auger were my favorites. I’ve been uploading more TM2 lately but I need to put up some TM4 too. Unlike most I loved this game and 3 because they were the 1st ones I played personally Edit: I’m surprised you weren’t shooting missles while using crusher/auger/slamms special. That’s how you maximize it with them 👍
Its sincerely bizarre to think that trash man and melvin (the clown that hands out the prizes for sweet tooth) are both voiced by Jon st. John, aka duke nukem
Imo, Minion is a S-tier. With fully equiped weapon, specials (4), and energy meters, he can destroys full health sweet tooth in 1 long combo without resistance (I'm sure he is the only one who can do that) Freeze, attack, freeze, attack, freeze till his opponent destroyed. Another thing i found, he was my only ai ally that is able to destroy sweet tooth in immortal level without death or my assistance.
I remember by the time TM3 and 4 came out I had already gone through my middle school Rob Zombie phase and was on to punk rock music from the 80’s. So when I saw Rob Zombie music in TM3, and then himself in TM4 I was like “oh geez, the devs were a few years late” lol
This is totally random, but can someone tell me how to get my old TM games to look this smooth? I just noticed how clean his gameplay is in all his tier lists, and I play these on a PS2, but the graphics are all pixelated
I'm surprised crusher is C tier, his special feels like you have the most control over someone when you catch them and its broken with power missiles/mortars
Sweet Tooth all the way. Ever since Twisted metal 2 when he was Dark tooth I wanted to play as him so bad. But it turns out you need a code to hack to play as him. I like his laugh and ice cream rockets. Also i would like to point out minion as well. His power was tremendous.
Moon buggy is definitely S tier in my opinion. Way faster than a vehicle of that size should be. And that special FUCKS. Almost as broken as sweet tooths. Other than that, phenomenal content as ever good sir.
I think you had an editing error because it slipped you explaining everything about Microblast. Also he shouldn’t be in Trash tier, he’s actually really strong if you use luck instead of skill to rule the battlefield.
I always assumed the reason people liked Orbital was for speed runs. A lot of the TM4 speed runs I’ve seen tend to use Orbital because he’s the fastest car in the game and I figure he was popular for that
I know it's kinda weird 🤣 but I truly promise it was just a coincidence. I made this video three days ago but had it set to go live today at 9am! (Since I want to make a video go out once per day Mon-Fri)
How you going to put super augur as trash, when you hit someone with that special you can also fire weapons into them while they're getting drilled, its crazy damage. I just disagree with that being trash because the damage is so high.
Well, Spectre from the first game was based off of one of the creator's/producer's. Something of that nature. Orbital isn't the fastest. Let me explain, in terms of main roster, yes. But in comparison to the Lamborghini in the creation mode, i pitted them against each other in a race, and yes, orbital is the slower of the two. It isn't even a fair comparison. The Lambo just straight up overtakes orbital, out performing him. But we're not including that. I tend to find Warthogs special here as the worse. I hate it. Never been a fan of it. I love his design, but dislike his special. I can't seem to master it. Orbital is ehh. He's alright. But his special just doesn't do it for me. RC car seems to be the most aggressive when going against it. That boss has Napoleon complex for sure. I'd say even more then Axel. I'm scared of that character's aggression lol. A lot of character's here are recycled, and have each other's special from previous titles. I'd love to see a mixture of the creation vehicles, and which combination is best out of all of them. Most people put the monster truck, and the funny bomb. But is that really the best?
This is one of my favourite Twisted Metal games, i played TM3 & 4 religiously as a kid and teenager, and I've had this game on my mind for the last few weeks, so im glad i searched for this video Honestly i disagree with Auger, Microblast, and your critique on Orbital Auger isnt supposed to be a Mr. Slam ripoff, but I can understand why some might think that. He is a construction vehicle with a crowd control special weapon. But Auger doesnt play like Mr. Slam does, because Slam wants to be big and in youe face, because thats where he shines, slugging it out, using his weight and special to gain an advantage. Auger is lighter and faster, hes more strategic in his approach to using his special, because hes better when you can rush or surprise opponents or catch them near an edge of a map. Im not saying hes bettee than Slam, just different, i think hes at least C tier Microblast is fun to play as, his hit and run and wear down your opponent playstyle is super annoying but super rewarding too, and you can chip away at opponents with special+speed missiles, but he is pretty weak, so i would accept D tier, but honestly i think hes C tier Finally Orbital, his special weapon not doing damage is what makes him balanced, because if he had a aoe freeze that pulls enemies in or up, plus deals damage, he would be the best car in the game aside from Sweet Tooth Other than that, i can agree to this tier list
Is the Drag Queen character offensive or considered normal now? I see actual people who look more like a Twisted Metal character than this one. Funny how we all played these old games, 99% of us never felt hate or were influenced to not like someone, but now they start saying they are offensive?
I will die on that hill with you on orbital. Tm4 was my intro to the series and even as a kid, i didn't like playing as him. i didn't get why his special is the only one that doesn't damage anyone. anyone can freeze enemies. seemed pointless to me
I like to think rob robbed the identity of the OG mr.grim so the developers could play with the cheesy pirate idea lol alls fair imo P.S orbital is a Mclaren F1 and a cheesy Crimson fury but like a ice version lmao
Much as I love him, this is the worst Mr. Slam for me. I just could never get over his special weapon being a front loader bucket. Even within game logic it doesn't work for me. Trashman, Auger, and Crusher all have a means of doing damage with their equipment. Slam could just... Hold you in the bucket and drop you up and down a bit. He's definitely fine to play as but that detail irks me personally.
Calypso is still S class, he can use the ultimate combination: freeze + invulnerability + special close to the enemy. A nuclear explosion occurs inside the enemy's car and causes enormous damage comparable to the most powerful special in the game. Rob Zombie can also use the ultimate version of special: freeze + special + auto lob. All auto lob missiles hit the target, are thrown into the air, hit in the air, removing up to 90-100% of the enemy's HP.
Orbital was my favorite on TM4, mostly for being a Mclaren F1 driven by a James Bond knock off. But playing it again nowadays, he's pretty freaking good, super fast and agile without having 1 point on amor and his special is great for perma freeza cheese with freeze missiles and freeze remote bombs, it's kinda insane how fun it is to give tha AI their on medicine.
The fact that I was able to drive my dream car (McLaren F1) in a Twisted Metal game when I was a kid did it for me. While the Special itself isn't powerful, you can set up some crazy traps that are fatal or near-fatal if done correctly.
The thing about Slam, Crusher and Auger is this...if you shield and use missiles/remotes during their special, it is absolutely MASSIVE damage.
As for technicality most of the characters are even. For being good characters they all suck
Moon Buggy was my fave on this game. His "Quasar" Special is pretty much broken like Sweet Tooth's, and I think it also stocks slightly faster than the other cars (cant be 100% certain, but I think it does) And it really messes the other player up in deathmatches (especially in pit stages)
My cousin and I used to call Goggle Eyes "Papa Roach"... it was the early 2000s lol.
His vehicle is actually called a Roach Coach
I always thought calypso was a firetruck when I was a kid lol
my biggest problem with twisted metal 4 is the starter character specials rarely do any big damage and it feels like you just wasted them and you’re better off using the normal weapons
Minion is a LITERAL demon, I think his tank in this game fits him more than his other game's designs do.
Edgy works for him.
You didn't even talk about Microblast at all, you just immediately assume he under the Trash spot.
man, i just discovered your content like two days ago and i've been ripping through your TM content. your commentary is awesome and your rationale for the characters sound. I love the playthroughs, cleaned my house to you beating the game as Pizza Boy, one of my favorites, yesterday lol. Also, the hatred for Microblast is absolutely hysterical. Keep it up my dude!
Great list! It's very interesting to see your reasoning for each placement and your opinions on each character, keep it up!
Thank you for watching Fadio!!
@@greenprimalranger yeah that was not planned in the slightest 🤣
I wish we had Outlaw, Spectre, Crimson Fury, Hammerhead, Primeval, Darkside, and Warthog in the Hummvee in TM4. Primeval would probably be OP in TM4 and Darkside. Spectre would be fun with his Ghost Missiles.
It’s free freezes on orbital that really sells him because you basically just garner a ton of power remotes and homings and his insane agility makes it easy to stock up on weapons while waiting for free freeze because I’ll tell you what I never knew how to do powers when I was 5-9 when I actually played these games
That’s why I liked play orbital over other characters
Orbital, Quatro, Microblast, and Pizza Boy all need to return imo.
I died on the Microblast review lol
Microblast do be like that
The review was…….short
Man, what a cool list. It’s been so long I forgot how fun a lot of these designs were in 4. The Vigilante 8 comparisons were spot on, too.
Just got here after watching Fadio's list haha....I think we can all agree that Thumper returned to his TM2 glory in this one!
Also Sweet Tooth is in a tier of his own lol
I've always wanted a character that could have a saw blade melee type special. That'd be really cool 😎. I did love the idea of rob zombie being a guest character. It'd be cool to have more guest characters in twisted metal.
i must say with Warthog, you can UP-UP-LEFT (jump) over the cars when you freeze them to easily land a direct hit with the special. Also putting the special on teleport-exits is also effective.
the mechanic in tm4 that allows you to cycle through weapons with infinite speed makes auger actually OP since hooking someone in his special means they can get blasted with your entire arsenal
I also remember being actually scared of moon buggy as a character for whatever reason I still don’t know why
My thoughts of the vehicles of TM4:
. Orbital: I found the vehicle decent good speed, good handling and ok armor but it's special it's my least favorite thing about this vehicle it would work better if it was a electrical laser gun or orb. Nevertheless, i like this vehicle because it's a cross between Spectre and Crimson Fury.
(7/10)
. Pizza Boy: Pretty decent to play as since it has good speed and handling, it's special weapon it's effective and cool to see. Though if it have an alternative name i would have called it Blue Hornet.
(7.5/10)
.Capt.Grimm: Its ok but it doesn't feel like Mr.Grimm, i like the idea of a pirate vehicle but not by using Grimm. For some reason it feels slow and the handling feels sluggish, it's special it's ok. If it have an alternative name i would have called it Blackbeard or Davy Jones's locker.
(6/10)
.Quatro: Not one of my favorites but it does have a cool unique design. It's special feels like it doesn't have much impact and for some reason the handling feels stiff. I do like the robot's design though
(6/10)
.Meter Maid: Pretty alright I guess, i like it's design and it special has much benefits than outlaw's since it can replenish you're health. Very nice but it's handling feels stiff.
(7/10)
.General Warthog: Its alright but i prefer it's humvee version, this version feels more like another Minion except green and being WW1 tank type, it's special it's ok but tricky to perform since it acts like a remote bomb though its effective. That handling is more slower than it's humvee version. Looks like Minion has a companion LOL
(5.5/10)
.Google Eye: I like it's design and the idea of being a big exterminator but it's handling could have been better, i like that it's special it's a toxic greenish smoke but it has short duration. To be honest, it's design it's a bit better than Vermin but only for that.
(6.5/10)
.Trash Man: I like playing as this vehicle simply because you can perform combo attacks while using you're special, it has an ok speed but slow handling.
(7/10)
. Drag Queen: Its a pretty cool car to use but feels slow and awkward, i like how it shoots flamethrower and the motor cockpit. This vehicle deserves another shoot in another TM with better stats
(6.5/10)
. Microblast: i found the vehicle unique because of being small size toy car but i do admit it's special sucks though i like the laughing sound effect.I found it's speed and handling great but it's armor very low. This vehicle deserves another shot if done right.
(7/10)
. Mr.Zombie: I found him very cool to play as, but for some reason it's feel slow and it's handling could have been better. What I like about this vehicle is, other than Rob Zombie appearing, the sound that it makes when you use you're special especially it's design resembling a Red horned skull demon though i have to say it's special doesn't feel strong. I am surprised that this vehicle isn't called Dragula.
(7/10)
.The Jonesses: I find the vehicle ok, it has a good speed, decent armor and handling but despite having a good special, which is basically Warthog's, it isn't my favorite ones simply because it feels like this vehicle would have work if it was in Rogue Trip.
(7.5/10)
. Crusher: Cool design but it feels like Trash Man except a little more stiff.
(7/10)
. Moon Buggy: I like using this vehicle because of it's special, it's pretty effective if you use it multiple times. I like is design due to resembling a futuristic caterpillar. It has slow speed and ok handling but it's armor it's good.
(8/10)
.Super Thumper: I frickin love it's design and the idea of having four gun turrets just to be mean boss in the streets. It has good handling, speed and armor and what i like about it's special it's starts a hip hop music, what i love about it's design and color is that it serves as tribute to it's TM1 counterpart. One of my favorites in TM4.
(8.5/10)
. RC Car: I fricking hate this car, there's not to much to say except for it's design which it's ok but there isn't anything worth mentioning about this it, this car could have work if he was in Small Brawl.
(4.5/10)
.Super Axel: I found him pretty badass in design and the spikes it has on it's big wheels meaning it's death serious about destroying competitors. It's special is far better than Quatro though it still has awkward handling but surprisingly decent speed. Surprisingly a bit of an improvement over it's TM3 counterpart.
(7.5/10)
.Auger: Unique concept but nothing much to say althought i like it's shiny design detail.
(5/10)
. Slamm: For some reason, it special feels a bit weaker than it's TM2 counterpart but a little easier to use. I like it's design though and the handling it's a bit better than it's TM2 counterpart.
(6.5/10)
.Minion: This one feels much weaker than it's previous counterpart, it has stiff handling and much slower speed and it's special it's faster but a bit difficult to aim properly but that doesn't mean it's awful. It's special it's still strong if use right and it's design it's pretty cool, especially it's dark blue color, just to rival Warthog's WW1 Tank design since Minion is WW2 German tank. Pretty cool
(7.5/10)
.Sweet Tooth: This vehicle broke me, it's special it's extremely broken and traumatic. Surprisingly it's has good speed, decent armor and ok handling and it's design it's pretty badass. Sweet Tooth is basically TM2 Minion and TM3 Primeval in this game. I will never forget the painful memories of experience it's special.
(10/10)
.Calypso: Its special is one of the most powerful but tricky to perform in the default vehicle selection ( and one that rival Sweet Tooth's and Minion's), but it's speed and handling it's quite bad at least in my experience. I like the idea of a nuke mobile truck but it's name could have been better. Well since its Calypso who's driving it it makes sense why.
(8/10)
I remember playing this game with Gameshark, to get rapid fire and unlimited ammo, and boy oh boy was Meter Maid a complete menace, you either play as her or make her your priority target, cuz she would activate her special like a million times within 1 sec and send you flying to the sky, dying instantly, by the time I didn't know how to teleport nor I think you could activate it fast enough, cuz you would fly at the speed of light, I was like 6yo, I'm 28 now lol such great memories :,)
Twisted metal: “we’ve got the Moonbuggy and trash man!”
V8 2nd offense: “am I a joke to you?”
Orbital’s special has a wider radius as compared to Mr. Zombie, which can help trap opponents more readily. The immobilization of multiple opponents is nice, but it’s also free freezes - you can nearly annihilate an opponent with one special, two advanced attack freezes, and some missiles in between the freezes. It’s ridiculously strong and is definitely at least as useful as Mr. Zombie, if not more due to the additional speed.
I mained Mr Zombie as a kid with Orbital as a distant second. Orbital always felt like an inferior Mr Zombie. One thing I will say is that it definitely felt easier to get people caught in orbitals special as opposed to Zombie's. If your spacing was a little off with zombies special there was a better chance😊 your opponent could get out of it
oh man this is something i always thought of making but never got around to it. im surprised someone else had this idea
I always played as Quatro in this game. I did not care that he was on the weaker side, I just found his speed and handling fun. And although his special does not do much damage it can save you in a pinch.
Not sure if you were aware of this, but Crusher and Auger's special do a very good amount of damage when you mix it with your missles, especially the morter. This, to me would have them at least sit in B tier.
Calypso is an easy S grade - it's the only vehicle which can evaporate everybody
you freeze, you turn with your back
and use special with your back two times in a row - enemy is gone
You and ScreenSlayer are my favorite Twisted Metal content creators!🤓
Holy moly that's a huge honor to be in the same spot as ScreenSlayer on your list! Thank You!!
@@VicariousNickk absolutely love your work, my friend.🔥☺️
Loving the Twisted Metal content. I'm here for it.
Bro..... Auger is AT LEAST B tier. If you couple his special with a barrage of missiles; instant ownage. Not to mention the fact that it throws the enemy back when it's done which makes him really good on the bonus stages
In terms of characters I'd prefer Auger than Mr. Slam driver. Because Auger is a construction worker, he must know how to drive that machine, Mr Slam is an architect, there's no resemblance of an architect on him, probably he was conceived as a civil engineer.
Quattro's special is really great on the levels where you can kill enemies by sending them off a cliff or knocking them into flame pits.
For some reason i kinda want to see you do a TM4 playthrough with The Joneses.
TW 2 and 4 were always my favs and for 4 I always loved playin as calypso and moon buggy!
when i was kid i only liked orbital because i didn't know how to do freeze attack...
12:33 Keith Flint aka Prodigy frontmen: Yeah Yeah.
But that's just a rumor. I don't believe anyone from 989 has ever confirmed that Firestarter was meant to actually be Keith Flint. Mr. Zombie is actually meant to be Rob Zombie and they even got him to voice the character and put a clip from their music video at the end of the game
@@VicariousNickk I know. It's just omage but maybe it was meant to be the same but Keith disagree. At least you can say something about him.
Basically Orbitals special is more a "Utility" one where its used as a "Get-off me" tool
I overall agree with your tier list, especially with your takes on Orbital and Pizza Boy. I never cared for Orbital myself, but Pizza Boy was my absolute favorite, I always loved playing as him.
My other faves to use despite their shortcomings were Meter Maid, Quatro and ironically, Microblast. I may be the only Microblast fan out there, but I honestly just found him a lot of fun to use.
good vid, i played thisgame the most out of any TM game. really enjoyed it as a kid
For Orbital's, I don't get the argument of thinking his special is bad because it doesn't do damage. It pulls them in one spot, freezes, and allows you to unload your missiles on them without them dodging. The same argument goes for Auger and Crusher - these specials put your enemies in a position that makes it very easy for you to blast em with your other weapons.
Lastly, while Mr. Zombie's special obviously does more damage by itself (without the factor of mixing it with other weapons), Orbital's special grab is much stronger so the enemies are less likely to break out of it compared to Zombie's.
Super Axel for me is A. He has a excelent armor and special but your handling and speed are terrible, and he is the worst car to break out of inertia. And Meter Maid and Quattro are C ou trash because they has good special weapons but are very very fragile.
Awesome vid. this video helped me figure out what it is about tm4 that makes me still pick tm3 over it. It feels like 989 studios stuck more to the singletrac blueprint for tm3 and kinda went their own way for tm4. alot of their tm4 ideas just didnt land for me and makes me think that tm4 could of really been its own car combat game.
That's why TM3 is still somewhat good in my opinion, although many people consider it the worst in the series, TM3 is 989 Studios's take on TM1 and TM2, and yeah, TM4 went sideways with the series, but i got to admit it has its great strengths, the highest number of characters/vehicles, the highest number of battlegrounds and the highest number of weapons
I miss Pizza Boy :( 2012 was def a refreshing sign that the series could be doing more to acknowledge the sequels' decisions besides just 2 (especially bringing Dollface back). Hopefully the series continues to move forward with new ideas as well as bring back the underrepresented things. We already had a "requel" of 2 in Head On, I don't think we need more content catering to 2 nostalgia
Zombie and super auger were my favorites. I’ve been uploading more TM2 lately but I need to put up some TM4 too. Unlike most I loved this game and 3 because they were the 1st ones I played personally
Edit: I’m surprised you weren’t shooting missles while using crusher/auger/slamms special. That’s how you maximize it with them 👍
do you plan on doing a tier list for vehicles in twisted metal 2012?
Yep!
Orbital: Special + Auto Lob you death
Zombi: Special + Auto Lob you death
Super thumper looks like when Bender from Futurama turned into the werecar
Its sincerely bizarre to think that trash man and melvin (the clown that hands out the prizes for sweet tooth) are both voiced by Jon st. John, aka duke nukem
Imo, Minion is a S-tier. With fully equiped weapon, specials (4), and energy meters, he can destroys full health sweet tooth in 1 long combo without resistance (I'm sure he is the only one who can do that)
Freeze, attack, freeze, attack, freeze till his opponent destroyed.
Another thing i found, he was my only ai ally that is able to destroy sweet tooth in immortal level without death or my assistance.
I remember by the time TM3 and 4 came out I had already gone through my middle school Rob Zombie phase and was on to punk rock music from the 80’s. So when I saw Rob Zombie music in TM3, and then himself in TM4 I was like “oh geez, the devs were a few years late” lol
Microblast is not trash! You can spam his special and do damage!
This is totally random, but can someone tell me how to get my old TM games to look this smooth? I just noticed how clean his gameplay is in all his tier lists, and I play these on a PS2, but the graphics are all pixelated
I'm surprised crusher is C tier, his special feels like you have the most control over someone when you catch them and its broken with power missiles/mortars
Sweet Tooth all the way. Ever since Twisted metal 2 when he was Dark tooth I wanted to play as him so bad. But it turns out you need a code to hack to play as him. I like his laugh and ice cream rockets. Also i would like to point out minion as well. His power was tremendous.
Imagine if they woulda dropped Rc Car, Moonbuggy & Crusher. For Darkside, Darktooth & Prime Evil.
Agreed w everything besides RC car he definitely at least A tier
Moon buggy is definitely S tier in my opinion. Way faster than a vehicle of that size should be. And that special FUCKS. Almost as broken as sweet tooths. Other than that, phenomenal content as ever good sir.
Totally disagree with slam in A in this Game. Sluggish as hell, Big target, meh special damage, and slow as my aunt.
I think you had an editing error because it slipped you explaining everything about Microblast. Also he shouldn’t be in Trash tier, he’s actually really strong if you use luck instead of skill to rule the battlefield.
So why the insta hate for Microblast?
I always assumed the reason people liked Orbital was for speed runs. A lot of the TM4 speed runs I’ve seen tend to use Orbital because he’s the fastest car in the game and I figure he was popular for that
Orbital is also fast for escaping from sticky situations (Sweet Tooth's special maybe?) without using turbo
Orbital and goggle eyes should be flipped if snything but honestly orbital should be in the trash and RC car should be in C tier
they made zombies car OP and special gOP. hes favorite too. hes overpowered :) its rob zombie
Points for them trying to make their own people instead of destroying longtime favorites
Augur fails the vibe check again
you don't even use other rockets + machine gun with trashman
use special>switch to power and evaporate enemy's HP
Is it a coincidence 2 TM4 tier lists came out today, let alone an hour or so away from each other? 🤔
I know it's kinda weird 🤣 but I truly promise it was just a coincidence. I made this video three days ago but had it set to go live today at 9am! (Since I want to make a video go out once per day Mon-Fri)
My tier list
1. Sweet Tooth
2. Sweet Tooth
3
4
5
6
7
8 the rest of the cars....
How you going to put super augur as trash, when you hit someone with that special you can also fire weapons into them while they're getting drilled, its crazy damage. I just disagree with that being trash because the damage is so high.
Well, Spectre from the first game was based off of one of the creator's/producer's. Something of that nature.
Orbital isn't the fastest. Let me explain, in terms of main roster, yes.
But in comparison to the Lamborghini in the creation mode, i pitted them against each other in a race, and yes, orbital is the slower of the two. It isn't even a fair comparison. The Lambo just straight up overtakes orbital, out performing him.
But we're not including that.
I tend to find Warthogs special here as the worse. I hate it. Never been a fan of it. I love his design, but dislike his special. I can't seem to master it.
Orbital is ehh. He's alright. But his special just doesn't do it for me.
RC car seems to be the most aggressive when going against it. That boss has Napoleon complex for sure. I'd say even more then Axel. I'm scared of that character's aggression lol.
A lot of character's here are recycled, and have each other's special from previous titles.
I'd love to see a mixture of the creation vehicles, and which combination is best out of all of them.
Most people put the monster truck, and the funny bomb. But is that really the best?
This is one of my favourite Twisted Metal games, i played TM3 & 4 religiously as a kid and teenager, and I've had this game on my mind for the last few weeks, so im glad i searched for this video
Honestly i disagree with Auger, Microblast, and your critique on Orbital
Auger isnt supposed to be a Mr. Slam ripoff, but I can understand why some might think that. He is a construction vehicle with a crowd control special weapon. But Auger doesnt play like Mr. Slam does, because Slam wants to be big and in youe face, because thats where he shines, slugging it out, using his weight and special to gain an advantage.
Auger is lighter and faster, hes more strategic in his approach to using his special, because hes better when you can rush or surprise opponents or catch them near an edge of a map. Im not saying hes bettee than Slam, just different, i think hes at least C tier
Microblast is fun to play as, his hit and run and wear down your opponent playstyle is super annoying but super rewarding too, and you can chip away at opponents with special+speed missiles, but he is pretty weak, so i would accept D tier, but honestly i think hes C tier
Finally Orbital, his special weapon not doing damage is what makes him balanced, because if he had a aoe freeze that pulls enemies in or up, plus deals damage, he would be the best car in the game aside from Sweet Tooth
Other than that, i can agree to this tier list
Is the Drag Queen character offensive or considered normal now? I see actual people who look more like a Twisted Metal character than this one. Funny how we all played these old games, 99% of us never felt hate or were influenced to not like someone, but now they start saying they are offensive?
I will die on that hill with you on orbital. Tm4 was my intro to the series and even as a kid, i didn't like playing as him. i didn't get why his special is the only one that doesn't damage anyone. anyone can freeze enemies. seemed pointless to me
Drag Queen and jones should be d
Thumper a tier
RC car is b tier
Create a car all c tier but A for the challlenge
Microblast? Trash. Lmaoooo best part of the vid
What ever you do with Auger don’t spam his ult reversed 😂 physics kick in
Lol microblast thrash instant judgement 😂😂
Orbital is just a rejected version of Crimson Fury
We seriously need to add these old ps1 titles for free on ps plus for ps5. Seriously... imagine the bank sony would make
I don't see how Augur is any worse than Trash Man. Augur, Mr. Slam and Trash Man are basically the same vehicles with different look.
All the hate towards microblast he’s hilarious
Pretty sure Orbital was my favorite because I was like 6 years old when I played this. What 6 year old doesn’t like fast cars?😂😂
Microblast=trash lol
I like to think rob robbed the identity of the OG mr.grim so the developers could play with the cheesy pirate idea lol alls fair imo P.S orbital is a Mclaren F1 and a cheesy Crimson fury but like a ice version lmao
Calypsos the only one I disagree on. I think he’s S. His special can smoke ST at the end…
Much as I love him, this is the worst Mr. Slam for me. I just could never get over his special weapon being a front loader bucket. Even within game logic it doesn't work for me. Trashman, Auger, and Crusher all have a means of doing damage with their equipment. Slam could just... Hold you in the bucket and drop you up and down a bit.
He's definitely fine to play as but that detail irks me personally.
Super
Lmaooo microblast lolz
Bro didn't even comment on my man microblast....
Dude put Orbital in B Tier😂😂
Maybe I should have put them in C tier ;)
you gaved that shit axel top spot..... calypsos special could drain whole hp if he nuked you right.
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Microblastrash
This game was so bad they didn't bother to release it in the UK. Twisted Metal 2 will always be the best.
Definitely do ps3 game
"Microblast" trash😂😂😂
Augor and crusher would destroy trash man