![]() ![]() For instance, in-game dialogue is sometimes delivered with the wrong timing - an environmental cue will trigger a conversation too early or too late, for example - which can be a bit jarring and confusing. The connection to the story and the characters does suffer due to a few of the game’s technical hiccups. Hell, Ozzy Osbourne even managed to deliver understandable dialogue as an in-game merchant. Performances by the rest of the cast, including everyone from Tim Curry to Lita Ford, are mostly solid across the board. His more restrained performance is good for the game, however, and Riggs comes across not only as tolerable, but likeable. Brütal Legend has enough snappy dialogue and plot twists to keep it captivating from beginning to end, with a cast of characters that are surprisingly well thought out, despite being based on well-known cliches.įans of Jack Black might be disappointed to hear that his delivery as the voice of Riggs isn’t typical of the actor’s over-the-top rock-n’-roll comedy persona. Tasked with using his roadie skills of organization to lead an uprising of metalheads to overthrow the oppressive Doviculus, Eddie ends up becoming a key player in a war that’s been brewing for centuries. The game follows modern-day roadie Eddie Riggs as he gets sent “back in time” to a world where heavy metal (or at least the spirit of it) ruled the land. For those familiar with metal culture, the world will feel both unexpectedly alien and immediately recognizable for those not in the know, the game will be like a subliminal heavy metal master class.Īs expected, this extends to the game’s writing, which is, unsurprisingly, Brütal Legend‘s biggest strength. The world as a whole looks like a watercolor work, like an absurd Boris Vallejo painting brought to life, with Double Fine interpreting the words and imagery of heavy metal music to influence its aethestic. From an art standpoint, Brütal Legend delivers on that promise, offering a land littered with skulls, architecture that looks strapped in bondage, and skies seemingly painted in the blood of demons. Schafer has gone on record as saying the goal with Brütal Legend was to take every scene, every single still image you could possibly get from the title, and use it as the cover for a heavy metal album. In that respect, the world as brought to life in Brütal Legend is brilliant, and sometimes awe-inspiring. ![]() It’s an homage that pays respect to the genre - its music, imagery, and artists - while at the same time having a laugh at some of its most ludicrous tenets. Hatched from the creative and (sometimes) twisted minds of Tim Schafer and company - one of the gaming industry’s most lauded designers - Brütal Legend is truly the over-the-top world of heavy metal brought to life. If you’re a fan of videogames and heavy metal culture, Double Fine’s Brütal Legend should be the greatest game that has ever been made. Electronic Arts, on the other other hand, believed in what Double Fine had to offer, and here we are today… Brütal Legend is finally in stores.īut exactly how brütal is Double Fine’s sophomore effort?īrütal Legend (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 ) Its new mega-publisher overlords made the decision to pass, perhaps thinking the new IP too risky, leaving Brütal Legend in the dust. It’s had a somewhat rocky history, with its publisher, Sierra, being acquired by Activision. The folks who made Psychonauts? Sign us up! With founder Tim Schafer behind the wheel, this heavy metal world translated to videogame has been turning (or would it be banging?) heads since its official announcement in 2007. ![]() Despite having only developed one game prior, there were a lot of expectations for Double Fine Productions’ follow-up, Brütal Legend. ![]()
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