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We’ve written before about Brutal Legend, the just-released video game starring big-screen funnyman Jack Black. Produced by Tim Schafer, who has several cult classics (from Grim Fandango to Psychonauts) under his belt, the game has built up a lot of positive industry buzz, but is also in danger of being overshadowed by a flood of fall 2009 blockbusters, from Uncharted 2 to The Beatles: Rock Band.
Does Brutal Legend–a wide-ranging action/adventure about a foul-mouthed heavy metal band roadie who gets smacked on the head and wakes up in a D&D-style fantasy land–have what it takes to rock gamers this holiday season?
Dan:
Having seen and played a few segments of the game at different times over the past eight months, I was eager to have a chance to spend a weekend playing through a bigger chunk of the main campaign. Several hours in, Brutal Legend has done an overall excellent job of treading the very fine line between comedy and gameplay–but not without some serious stumbles along the way.
I’d be the first to say I’m not a Jack Black “fan,” but this is clearly a role he was born to play. He’s apparently into it as well, and shows up as himself for a clever live-action intro video. The game’s writing is sharp, even if much of it is clearly constructed from contextual one-liners that Black’s character, Eddie Rigg, spouts off in a semi-random fashion.
But we ended up having more fun listening to the dialog than playing the game itself. Brutal Legend doesn’t seem to know if it wants to be a hack-and-slash action game, an open-world exploration RPG, or a squad strategy game–as Eddie picks up small armies of head-banging locals to order around with basic follow/stay/attack D-pad commands.
Perhaps trying to mash all these genres together caused a few of the rough, unfinished edges we saw. Cut scenes and in-game dialog crashed awkwardly into each other, cutting off characters mid-sentence. Transitions between dialog and action scenes were abrupt and sometimes disorienting.
But despite some muddled ideas, we kept going back for more, drawn in by the Frank Frazetta-style art (think ’70s metal album covers) and inside baseball music biz jokes–and as someone who has spent some time in a self-parodying heavy metal band, that’s high praise.
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Jeff:
It’s tough to name a game that has as much hype this. It’s probably because of the talent involved in the game; Jack Black has sported a Brutal Legend T-shirt everywhere he’s gone for the last year and voice work comes from rock legends like Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) and Ozzy Osbourne.
Brutal Legend is unique, in that you’ll experience a variety of gameplay genres mashed up together inside. The game incorporates open-world driving, action/adventure, real-time strategy, and elements of role-playing.
If there’s one thing the game does right, it’s establishing the metal atmosphere. …
It’s official: the floodgates have opened. October brings us some of the year’s most anticipated titles, including the sequel to the PlayStation 3 exclusive smash hit, Uncharted.
Jack Black lends his voice in Brutal Legend, the next game from acclaimed director Tim Schafer (Psychonauts, Grim Fandango). There’s
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Brutal Legend is the latest from legendary game designer Tim Schafer, who is responsible for such classics as Grim Fandango and Psychonauts. His latest adventure, undoubtedly the most mainstream yet, stars Jack Black as the voice of Eddie Riggs, a roadie for a metal band who finds himself transported to demonic, metal-infused world.
We got a chance to sit down with the near-final build of Brutal Legend in New York. Here’s how the game is shaping up:
Jeff:
Brutal Legend is a metal fan’s absolute fantasy come true. The game is overflowing with references and jokes about the genre and is sure to lure in gamers on charm alone. Beneath the metal spikes and skulls lies a hack and slash action/adventure game, but it seems that the overall production value, soundtrack, and presentation might be the winners here….
Brutal Legend stars Jack Black as a rock ‘n’ roll roadie who must battle demons in hell. Also lending their voices to the project are Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmeister. Brutal Legend is set to melt faces on October 13 for Xbox 360 and PS3.
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