PAX Prime 2011: David Jaffe Talks Twisted Metal

I really hope this game sells well, its a huge risk and Jaffe deserves it to pay off.

Holy shit! Cocaine IS a hell of a drug!

damn jaffe let the lynch thing die 

God, I fucking love listening to Jaffe talk. You can just feel his passion in his craft and you know he wouldn't trade it for the world.

*preorders nine copies of Twisted Metal*

alright I was skeptical, but looks really fun. and man can that dude give a good pitch.

I want this game to succeed, but I don't see how this game will sell very well. Twisted Metal wasn't even shown at Sony's E3 Press Conference?

Jaffe is so passioned about the game and knows every little thing about it. That is what I call a good interview. This makes me very excited for a game I didn't care for in the first place.

This is pushing the limits of what can be called an interview, Ryan doesn't really have to be there. 
It's great to see someone so enthusiastic about their game though and, I gotta admit, its raised my interest.

Jaffe is to hypemen what bears are to camping. Take some lithium.

I really liked Calling All Cars. I never felt like it wasn't worth the money. I'm not at all interested in this game, though.

@ParamedicFoetus said:

This is pushing the limits of what can be called an interview, Ryan doesn't really have to be there. It's great to see someone so enthusiastic about their game though and, I gotta admit, its raised my interest.

Kind of like the John Carmack interview. Ask the man one question and sit back for 5 minutes.

David is easily my favorite personal developer. He is so damn vocal about how passionate him and the people he works with are. He never acts like he is changing the world of gaming, he just loves the shit the he does.

Also this looks great. I am really looking forward to it.

It's great to see a game designer with such passion and one who cuts out all of the bullshit PR-type answers. The game looks great, can't wait to play it come February, I just hope my course load allows me to enjoy it.

@LumberingOaf said:

Holy shit! Cocaine IS a hell of a drug!

I think Jaffe is the greatest Showman, in the gaming industry, ever.

I so want this game to do well, just so the genre doesn't go away again.

Also I'm hoping for something fucked up in the collectors edition, I would pay +£100 easily for a Doll Face mask.

Man, that guy can talk his ass off. He's so self-indulgent in his descriptions and leaves nothing to interpretation. That's what I love about him, though.

Crazy Jaffe. This looks like a really great game, too.

I'm old enough to remember when car combat could be entertaining, so I hope this proves to be as reinvigorating as Street Fighter IV was for fighting games.
 
I still hate God of War, though.

I just want to hit him in the face so bad...

i mean jaffe i want to rip jaffes head apart..and i'm not even a violent person. He just brings out that hate in people i guess

Okey i know Ryan cant walk up some stairs and get sweaty, but how can you sweat so much just by standing there.

This looks so good!

@Juicebox said:

i mean jaffe i want to rip jaffes head apart..and i'm not even a violent person. He just brings out that hate in people i guess

A completely logical response to a videogame developer interview.

i mean jaffe i want to rip jaffes head apart..and i'm not even a violent person. He just brings out that hate in people i guess

never been a Twisted Metal fan.  This looks about the same.  I like hearing Jaffe talk though.  Good enthusiasm.  :)
 

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@ParamedicFoetus said:

This is pushing the limits of what can be called an interview, Ryan doesn't really have to be there. It's great to see someone so enthusiastic about their game though and, I gotta admit, its raised my interest.

Kind of like the John Carmack interview. Ask the man one question and sit back for 5 minutes.

Where was the Kanye talk?

I love Jaffe. He seems like a dude who wouldn't be afraid to fire anyone.

Goddamn, David Jaffe can sure run his fucking mouth.  That said, dude just sold me a copy of Twisted Metal.

no Kanye, waste of 12 mins.

David's passion and my nostalgia for this game make it almost a certain buy. As long as reviews are generally positive I'll pick it up.

Haha love Jaffe

I don't even like car combat games, but Jaffe's awesomeness is almost selling me.

Reminds me of Quentin Tarantino. Both talk nonstop and get tripped up over their words, go on tangents, seem crazy, and I can't help but watch every interview.

Jaffe could power the world with his enthusiasm.

I respect this man, and am definitely going to buy this game.

Man, I love Jaffe.  I don't know if I'll like this or not, but I'll probably buy it just because I want to support him and his studio because he is so awesome.

anyone else want a sound board of david jaffe  swearing? like i would totally buy that.

I almost want to buy this game just to ensure Jaffe keeps making games. The video game industry needs guys like David jaffe.

I want to hear Jaffe talk more.

Cant wait for this game, agree with Jaffe about the value. If i had to choose the price for games judging by the value something like COD: MW 3 will be 10$ for SP and 15$ for MP, this game still  60 $.

Why is nobody excited about this game???  Is it because we have move on from this genre or does Kevin Butler need to start advertising this game?
 
Personally, I played TM back in the day, and it was fun. Somehow, and I do not know how to explain this, I just don't want to play a new twisted metal.  Or any TM for that matter. Sorry, Jaffe, but I do not like car shooter games anymore. Even though I do love u.
 
I will try out your game, but too much COD over the past few years have soured me of this competitive genre.

I swear that I want to buy this game just because of Jaffe's enthusiasm, I also appreciate his honesty.

I would so pay for a David Jaffe soundboard. I would put it on my iPhone, right next to my iSamJackson. 
 
But seriously, there's probably no one in the industry, besides maybe Tim Schaefer, with as much passion and enthusiasm for his work as Jaffe. The man just radiates love for this industry and the games he makes with his team, and you can tell he takes immense pride in making this an awesome game on it's own and not being a market-fed mouthpiece like I've seen in a lot of people in interviews. 
 
I preordered this last month because I love me some Axel, and seeing how he plays, I can definitely tell that I'll like him even more. The sheer chaos of the game is enticing, but it maintains a sort of order that so far I can only compare to Smash Bros. Jaffe may talk a lot about knowing he won't be the next Gears of War or Uncharted 3, but I know this game will be great. I can feel it in my bones. 
 
I've been playing Twisted Metal since I was 6 (thankfully skipping over 3 and 4) and it's so fun to see the game that kickstarted a genre come back. This was why I got a PS3 this year. This is a day 1 purchase for me, and I know Jaffe will make it worth it.

Wow, this game looks pretty good. Wasn't really on my radar but some of that off-screen gameplay for the game looks really cool. Too bad it's not coming out till February next year looks about ready to me.

As a long-time fan of the Twisted Metal games, I didn't know what to think about this game until now. After watching three footage I just saw...and not taking into account the things that Jaffe had to say, this game is looking the sum of all its parts will come together nicely.

i hate listening to this guy talk. he sounds like a fucking idiot.

David Jaffe, Ken Levine and Randy Pitchford roundtable stat. Bring some drinks and open your ears. Every video game player's dream.

@mythrol said:

I almost want to buy this game just to ensure Jaffe keeps making games. The video game industry needs guys like David jaffe.

Agreed on both points. Love hearing him speak so passionately about his games. He also understands the crucial concept of "cheap shit" in games. God of War 1 has ruined action games for me because of it's near perfect balance of combat.