Console Monster writes: ""Do you want to start a revolution? Now or Later?" This isn't the type of question many people are asked everyday. In fact, I highly doubt many people have been asked the question in their life time. However, in Tim Schafer's latest creation: Brutal Legend, it is a common occurrence and one players will almost always answer: "Now."
Brutal Legend follows the story of Eddie Riggs, the best roadie the world has ever seen. Voiced by Jack Black, Eddie is injured and knocked unconscious during a Kabbage Boy gig, when his blood lands on his cursed belt buckle magically transforming the stage set into Ormagöden - a fire beast. Ormagöde transports Eddie into a heavy metal world where he meets Lars and Lita Halford, as well as Ophelia - his romantic crush, who help Eddie create an army to fight Lionwhyte. Nevertheless, this isn't your typical army with soldiers and medics, more headbangers, female slaves, roadies and bikers..."
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.