GamingTrend writes: "Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the scourge of Lyonwhite, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Eddie Riggs, was destined to wear the jeweled crown of Ormagöden upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of Brütal Legend!
Like an epic metal version of Neverending Story, the game kicks off with Jack Black introducing us to the album art for a record pulled from the "Forbidden Metal" section of a local music store entitled "Brutal Legend." Opening the album sleeve, we see the awesome landscape of the world of Brütal Legend - the next action adventure from Tim Schafer and his team from Double Fine."
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.
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.
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.
