Because it's an incredibly slow news day, I decided I should get word out on the much anticipated video game "Brutal Legend" that will be released a week from today (10.13.09). For anyone who even dabbles slightly in videogameitry this is very, very good news.Fans of 2005's awesomely entertaining "Pychonauts," a story a
bout a boy who sneaks his way into a summer camp for the psychically gifted only to find himself trouping through a wonderland of metaphysical landscapes and characters to save the day, will be excited to learn (as if they didn't already) that Brutal Legend will finally make it to shelves at a store near you. This after much legal infighting regarding licensing and whatnot after the original publisher, Vinendi Games, was swallowed by Activision, and thereafter summarily dropped, only to be picked up for publication by the juggernaut publisher EA games, as has been reported by gamer magazines following the spat for the last few years.
bout a boy who sneaks his way into a summer camp for the psychically gifted only to find himself trouping through a wonderland of metaphysical landscapes and characters to save the day, will be excited to learn (as if they didn't already) that Brutal Legend will finally make it to shelves at a store near you. This after much legal infighting regarding licensing and whatnot after the original publisher, Vinendi Games, was swallowed by Activision, and thereafter summarily dropped, only to be picked up for publication by the juggernaut publisher EA games, as has been reported by gamer magazines following the spat for the last few years.Brutal Legend has reportedly been in production since 2005, all the while, fans o
f Tim Schafer, the video game genius behind the game, have been waiting patiently. With each project, Schaefer brings his unique and playful, if dark, signature to his work that is both visually engrossing and provides engaging gameplay. Beyond Pyschonauts and the forthcoming Brutal Legend, Schafer is responsible for the much loved "Grim Fandango," motorcycle romp, Full Throttle, and kiddy pirate tale, The Secret to Monkey Island, among others titles.In Schafer's latest, the player controls Eddie Riggs, a roadie for metal bands, who finds himself sucked into a world of awesome metal - metal music that is. I can recall seeing screen shots and brief trailers that were leaked over the years, and they only left me wanting more.
Think I'm being dramatic? Well, you're probably right, but the thought of being able to wield an axe (i.e. electric guitar) and play face melting solos (literally making the skin slide off the face of my enemies because of the sheer power of my awesomely powerful power chords) gets me giddy even now.
Voice work on the game is headed by Jack Black, Ozzie Osbourne, and Tim Curry, and other metal artist and celebrities (including Black's Tenacious D cohort, and talented guitarist, Kyle Glass), make cameo appearances. It is also reported that over 100 metal songs from over 70 artists, both well known and not so well known, will make up the soundtrack to the game.
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