Brütal Legend

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 17:27

Stories like this make me so angry. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/execs ... tal-legend

Gonks wrote:

Tim Schafer has revealed that publishing executives asked him to change heavy metal action-adventure Brütal Legend into a "hip-hop" or "country music" game, back when it was originally pitched.

It was only after the success of Guitar Hero, which turned metal into big business for the games industry, that Double Fine Productions was able to get its action-adventure starring Jack Black signed. Otherwise it could have been Billy Ray Cyrus. Imagine.

Speaking to Eurogamer, Schafer explained: "When we were first pitching Brütal Legend, it was before the first Guitar Hero game was announced and we were like, 'There's this game in a heavy metal world', [and they said], 'We like the game, but could we change it to be a hip-hop game, or maybe country music?'

Still looking forward to it, loike.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 17:29

I'd love a country music game, myself. I only found out last night that SingStar country came out in the US last year, so I need to import that.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

lol. I still don't know what's the game about. Seems like a mix between God of War and Guitar Hero, with guitar controllers. But i have no idea how is it going to be played

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 17:34

Hey, we like your game and all, but how's about makin' it more Street. Y'know, put some of that hippity hop music in there.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I'm all over this game. V exciting. When it was first announced that was the moment I knew I would eventually be getting a 360.

It seems to be a bit Zelda + Pikmin + Brawler.

Also good use of an ü.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

What they don't understand is that the majority of people play games DESPITE the 'street' bullshit, not because of it.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 17:44

No no no, what the game needs is more people in 10 gallon hats warbling about Uncle Sam kicking ass for the man. Each copy will come pre-packaged with your very own spitoon.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

On Radio 2 last week they had an interview with Billy Ray Cyrus, who they introduced as "Better known as Miley's dad". Fuck me I felt old.

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 18:45

Craster wrote:

On Radio 2 [..] Fuck me I felt old.

Well...

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

This is the problem - I'm too old for Radio 2.

For fuck's sake.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 7:48

The Rev Owen wrote:

I'd love a country music game, myself.

A 3rd person country-em-up where you control Reba McEntire and the cast of her wacky sitcom woudl indeed be excellent. I'd buy it. With unlockable characters like Garth Brooks, Lee Ann Womack and Randy Travis. Heck, I can just picture a JRPG-style battle screen with those four lined up against a force of mutated cattle or something.

GARTH used belly bounce.

BOSSIE TEH COW hit for 14 damages!

REBA used plastic surgery.

ITZAMOOMOO TEH COW's stats have randomised!

Failing that, making a country music-inspired world (in the same way as Brutal Legend's metal world) would be very cool. A mixture of wild west and modern rural stuff would be fantastic.

Quote:

Y'know, put some of that hippity hop music in there.

Oh man, I always wanted to smash that little twerp when I was a kid.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 9:09

Craster wrote:

Billy Ray Cyrus, who they introduced as "Better known as Miley's dad".

I didn't know that.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

i only know Billy Ray Cyrus because of the song on Singstar. And its become a bit of a joke song between us where we really can't sing without laughing. But we just don't get country music over here.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:06

The intro to this is my reaction to listening to The Albanian Flid and myp talk. Needs more Vitus with "Born too Late".

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:26

I MUST HAVE THIS GAME! It matters not the cost.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:33

I know it's got Jack Black as a roadie and everyone is getting jizz pissed over it, but what is the actual game?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:35

Download the demo when you get yem.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:38

Grim... wrote:

Craster wrote:

Billy Ray Cyrus, who they introduced as "Better known as Miley's dad".

I didn't know that.

Did you see her on Jonathan Ross about six months ago? No wonder her nickname is Smiley Virus. Good god is she scarily conceited.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:40

Dimrill wrote:

I MUST HAVE THIS GAME! It matters not the cost.

£55?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:44

Thiddy foive from Shopto. Immediately money sprunged from my wallet.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:44

Dimrill wrote:

Download the demo when you get yem.

Ar.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:58

Zardoz wrote:

I know it's got Jack Black as a roadie and everyone is getting jizz pissed over it, but what is the actual game?

This question also occurred to me.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:59

Dimrill wrote:

The intro to this is my reaction to listening to The Albanian Flid and myp talk. Needs more Vitus with "Born too Late".

I never knew what our conversations were missing, now I know... it was an obscure metal soundtrack ?:|

myp · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 16:59

It's by Tim Schafer, it's got to be good!

*jizz*

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:00

myp wrote:

It's by Tim Schafer, it's got to be good!

*jizz*

Ah yes, the old Schaf-meister... Schafetty-Schafe, schafing it up on the ol' eggbox...

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:09

TheAlbin0Kid wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

I know it's got Jack Black as a roadie and everyone is getting jizz pissed over it, but what is the actual game?

This question also occurred to me.

Given that Jack Black is in it, my interest has ended. Sweet Jesus I hate that useless sack of shit.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Curiosity wrote:

Given that Jack Black is in it, my interest has ended. Sweet Jesus I hate that useless sack of shit.

He's not that keen on you either.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:11

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Given that Jack Black is in it, my interest has ended. Sweet Jesus I hate that useless sack of shit.

He's not that keen on you either.

Glad to hear it. The very thought of the man and his single overly smarmy and sarcastic tone of voice that he uses for everything, be it sincere or not makes my blood boil.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:13

"Shallow Hal" will melt your heart Andybear, watch it and feel the loathing seep out of you.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:13

He's quite good in Johnny Mnemonic too.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:13

Would you say you find him un-bear-able?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Curiosity wrote:

The very thought of the man and his single overly smarmy and sarcastic tone of voice that he uses for everything, be it sincere or not makes my blood boil.

This is uncanny. That's exactly what he said about you!

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

The demo was very good.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:42

Jack actually doesn't sound much like Jack in this. Plus the music is hardly obscure, you whingy flid.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:53

kalmar wrote:

He's quite good in Johnny Mnemonic too.

And let's not forget Dead Man Walking.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 17:56

And Mars Attacks! He got Christina Applegate as a girlfriend in that.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 18:17

And Be Kind Rewind, which everyone raved about, but which had such a tooth-grindingly tedious start (I mean, Fats Waller IS great, no question about it, but what's he got to do with all this?) that we switched it off after 20 minutes of NOTHING HAPPENING.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 19:03

There's a good 15-20 minutes in the middle, the rest is dreck.

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 19:18

Dimrill wrote:

There's a good 15-20 minutes in the middle, the rest is dreck.

the making films bit?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 19:45

TheAlbin0Kid wrote:

"Shallow Hal" will melt your heart Andybear, watch it and feel the loathing seep out of you.

Actually that's the one film I found him okay in... but I was young, and might hate it were I to rewatch it now. I find him less funny than Gaywood.

THAN GAYWOOD!!!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 20:11

Runcle wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

There's a good 15-20 minutes in the middle, the rest is dreck.

the making films bit?

That's the bit.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Yeah, Be Kind Rewind was a lot better in my head before I saw it than it was in reality after I saw it.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I'm so excited for this! Double Fine are indeed Double FIne.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:48

Really enjoyed the demo, looks fun, will get. Fantastic presentation.

I didn't get the 'Y button' combo thing though.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:52

I downloaded the demo last night, but forgot to play it. Will rectifiy this when I get home.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

I played through the demo with a shit eating grin all the way through.

Jack Black manages to not play Jack Black for once and if anything he's less of a caricature than in real life despite it being an over the top metal landscape where you can kill people with a guitar and knock them into next week with an Axe/Guitar combo.

Reminds me of Dead Space in its execution - it's nothing new from a gameplay point of view but it's a thoroughly refined evolution of the genre dripping with atmosphere.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

You guys are doing a good job of making me want this.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:11

Wait a minute - people don't like Jack Black?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:12

Grim... wrote:

Wait a minute - people don't like Jack Black?

Apparently so.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:15

I love him and his angry eyebrows.

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