Gameplayer has scored an interview with industry legend Tim Schafer in the lead-up to the release of the highly anticipated comedy, Brütal Legend.
"Tim Schafer, of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Psychonauts fame, probably has enough cred and e-celebrity to be randomly chucked in alongside those named above – but he'd probably be embarrassed if you tried. Because only douchebags call themselves auteurs, and Tim Schafer is most definitely not a douchebag. Auteur – ultimately, it's a totally rubbish word."
Prepare to headbang your way into glory with these metal-infused games. You'll find yourself flipping your hair in pure excitement.
The Humble Day of the Devs Bundle 2022 just launched. It includes sixteen items including Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Broken Age, and more.
The world of Brutal Legend looks like something a 14 year-old metal head would draw on their notebook while not paying attention.
Liked the aesthetic, tone, humor, and action combat.
Didn't care for the RTS elements.
Never cared to finish it.
PS360 gen was special, then again it was still the mid 2000s. Everything went to shite in the teens
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.
Good interview.
This is going to be an awesome game!
Tim Schafer + Metal = WIN
I hope the game receives good reviews. After seeing his humbleness and self-deprecating humor onstage at the GDC awards, you have to pull for the guy to get the sales recognition too.
As for Brutal Legend, I can almost picture the ending - remake Foreigner's Juke Box Hero w/ ole JB manning the vocals and a drunken Eddie knocking over the actual letters (in the credits) like they were stacked amps and speakers. Having JB/Eddie mo-capped flopping and flailing around like it was a Tenacious D video would be hilariously epic.