Brutal Legend: When Jack Black Was in a Video Game

The world of Brutal Legend looks like something a 14 year-old metal head would draw on their notebook while not paying attention.

[SinisterMister]

This game...holy heck. Makes me feel old.

[gamer7804]

I loved that game. Unlocked every song

[MadLad]

Liked the aesthetic, tone, humor, and action combat.
Didn't care for the RTS elements.

Never cared to finish it.

[porkChop]

Yeah they marketed the game like it was a Heavy Metal GTA-ish adventure. And at the beginning of the game that's what it was. The game fell apart when the half-baked RTS stuff came in. I'd be interested in a reboot or sequel, but just go full action adventure and ditch the RTS. There really is something there with the Heavy Metal theme.

[Ryushaa]

I feel you. I just hacked the game to have infinite life/RTS resources

[Inverno]

PS360 gen was special, then again it was still the mid 2000s. Everything went to shite in the teens

[mastershredder]

I think that was the breaker for Doublefine's creative ambitions and their mixing of genres (which was getting kinda stale). It was a nice to look at but it was more of a tribute to the many things Tim loves, was influenced by and has great admiration for....but the forced RTS stuff was like a drinking buddy's "great idea" that never should have come to light. The game seemed a lot more vast, but it ended pretty quickly too. And Jack Black. As much as I don't care for him as an actor (annoying and requires constant attention), this was absolutely made with him in mind and it worked. I mean come on, Tenacious D? For as Metal as this game was trying to be, even comically, it did little more than meow.