Side missions offer a variety of styles ranging from racing to action, and main missions also incorporate a decent amount of variety from mission to mission. Throughout your quest you’ll be engaging in several different styles of gameplay to complete a variety of different missions. Unfortunately the laughs slow down as the story becomes more epic, making for a front-heavy feel when it comes to comedy, but luckily the game never once drags. During my play-through of the campaign I found myself laughing hard several times, and I also developed much more interest in the story than I had originally expected. Throw Jack Black, one of the funniest musician/actors in the industry today, and you’ve got one hell of a duo. Tim Schafer has proven himself over and over again as a competent, clever, and brilliant writer and Brutal Legend is no exception. Unsurprisingly, Brutal Legend has a hilarious and very engaging story, but it’s also shockingly deep and very interesting. Rocking a powerful guitar and a huge-ass axe, Eddie soon finds himself being a roadie for a new crew. The game opens with a hilarious sequence that heavily criticizes the weak, poppie “metal” that is popular amongst today’s angsty 14-year-old skateboarding posers that have nothing better to do than hang out at the mall.ĭuring the above mentioned scene, Eddie is somehow transported back through time to a strange and thoroughly awesome heavy metal-themed land by his magical belt buckle. In Brutal Legend players take control of Eddie Riggs, a beefy roadie who is perfectly happy keeping out of the spotlight and doing nothing more than making the rockstars look good. This game has gotten plenty of attention from general gaming press and public as well as music-centered publications thanks to a stellar heavy metal theme and all-star voice cast. Chances are, though, that you’ve at least heard of Brutal Legend. Never heard of those games? I wish I couldn’t say this, but I’m not surprised.įor some reason Schafer’s games tend to go unnoticed by the general gaming public despite rave reviews, likely due to a severe lack of marketing push from Publishers. Brutal Legend is the most recent project from comical genius Tim Schafer, the driving force behind critically acclaimed games like Psychonauts and Grim Fandango.
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