![]() Why are these characters here? Do they have any reason besides wanting to compete and be #1? That’s great, but WHY do you want to be the top dog? Are you wanting to use the money for something, or is it just the rep? What. “Destruction AllStars” doesn’t do anything to explain the point. All three of these games gave their cast a reason to be there, and sometimes, characters did have ties to one another. McMahon in order to return WWE to its wrestling programs instead of all the nonsense spin-off shows. ![]() “WWE Crush Hour” made the story about overthrowing Mr. In “Cel Damage”, it was various cartoon characters competing to win a game show and become stars. In “Twisted Metal”, we saw psychopathic drivers fighting for the chance to win whatever their heart desired. I’m not saying everyone needs a dramatic backstory, but at least previous vehicular combat games gave their characters reasons to compete against each other. And don’t even get me started on the repetitive dialogue and “jokes”. The fact that every ending is everyone becoming friends again is monotonous and cringe-inducing. The entire cast has the same egotistical hotshot showboat personality, and it makes the game extremely stale. ![]() ![]() Oh, we aren’t going to explore that? These stories end just as disappointingly as they start out, too, conjuring up excuses to miraculously resolve the conflict with nothing lost and nothing gained. Well, what about this place makes it so special, dude?. Character campaigns consist of nothing but “you talked smack” or “you did a thing I didn’t like, therefore we fight!” Ultimo Barricado competes against Jian because he doesn’t think a rookie belongs here. The game does absolutely nothing to build itself outside of the “sports show” aesthetic. The first problem with “Destruction AllStars” was its narrative and characters. Everything else falls apart, though, and it ends up making me want to go and play the older vehicular combat games. It’s cool how the game utilizes the DualSense’s adaptive triggers to replicate the feeling of stepping on the gas and brakes, and seeing wrecks in slow-motion is a neat touch to the offline modes. Surely, “Destruction AllStars” must have had something to bring to the table other than a recycled “Fortnite”-esque artstyle and basic demolition derby gameplay.īut to be honest, there are a couple of things “Destruction AllStars'' does really well. After all, I’ve played a lot of other vehicular combat games and have come around to liking even titles like “WWE Crush Hour” and the “Carmageddon” games. While I am disgruntled that the “Twisted Metal” franchise has been left by the wayside (not counting the upcoming TV show adaptation), I felt it was only fair to at least give “Destruction AllStars” a chance. Even so, it failed to impress upon release, and sits at 63 on Metacritic with a 5.3 user score.īut I’m not here to tell you what everyone else thought. In the months leading up to launch, the game received heavy criticism for wanting a $70 price tag in response Sony lowered the price to twenty bucks and made it free on PlayStation Plus for February and March. Matches see players jumping in and out of various cars as they try to smash each other to pieces. Players can choose from a moderate roster of characters, each with their own abilities and special vehicles. In case you’re not up to speed, Sony published a vehicular combat game called “Destruction AllStars” in February 2021. Greetings, ladies and gentlemen of the internet! I’m Ty with MojoPlays, and today, I’m telling you “Destruction AllStars” SHOULD Have Been “Twisted Metal”. Here’s this new vehicular combat game from Sony and Lucid Games with a “Fortnite” artstyle, but.doesn’t Sony have one of those already? Why does this new thing feel off? Shouldn’t we have just gotten a new “Twisted Metal” instead? Judging by the feedback from critics and players, some bets probably shouldn’t have been made. Something uncanny, like something is missing or we were witnessing something akin to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”. Destruction AllStars SHOULD Have Been Twisted MetalĮver since its reveal, “Destruction AllStars” has had this weird feeling attached to it.
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