This is a great little video on the art of the and influence of the world where Brutal Legend takes place. There is a lot of new footage here to look at. If nothing else this game will easily win Best Art Direction of the year when voting comes around. Enjoy the Awesomeness!
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Brutal Legend Demo Release Date
We just couldn't wait," Double Fine president Tim Schafer said in a press release
Brutal Legend is turning out to look very good, and hopefully Activision will fail to delay it. But on September 17th we will get to pass judgement on the game and whether it guarantees a buy from some of us. The amount of excitement and hype over the game itself and the fight to delay it by Activision has made this the game of October to check out the demo for.
Get ready for chaos xD that feels oh so right.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Multiplayer in Brütal Legend: More Than Just an Afterthought?
Double Fine Productions has recently shown off the kind of multiplayer we're going to be seeing in their upcoming metal masterpiece, Brütal Legend. The crazy part is, it seems more than just some tacked-on deathmatch and CTF, in fact, it looks like nothing I've seen before!The online game is played from the same third person perspective as the single player. You can play as a few different factions and depending on which one you choose, that will also determine your character, and which type of creatures you can summon.
Of course you can attack directly, as well... going up and swinging your weapon at the enemy is just one of the strategies you can use against your foe. However, the summoning is probobly the biggest part of the whole thing. You can summon a bunch of different units, and each type has a different play style to them. Of course, you can't simply summon them at any time you like. First you need to gain more fans, which acts as the game's resource. Some units are slow-paced but do a lot of damage, some de-buff your enemy's units, and some are powerhouses. There's all sorts of variety here, and it makes for a very tactical experience... surprisingly tactical, in fact.
The Unit names in Brütal Legend are also one on it's strong points, let me list a few of them for you here. Thunderhog, battle nun, warfather, screamwagon, ratgut, frightwig, and saving the best for last the HATE CAGE. Yes, that's right, the hate cage. Not only are the names great, but all of the units have an excellent design to them as well, complementing the visuals and keeping with the style of METAL!
The online mode looks surprisingly like an RTS, but it seems like it won't require the micromanagement you find in most RTS games. Is this the way a console RTS should be done? Nobody can really tell at this point, but it looks like the good folks at Double Fine have put a lot of hard work into this mode, and at least for me, it's pretty surprising. Tim Schafer has recently said, however, that the game was originally planned to be multiplayer-only, so I suppose since they were working on this the longest, it's not any surprise that it'd come out looking so good.
Brütal Legend is penned to be released Rocktober(yaknow, October) 13th, later this year, so look forward to fighting the epic war of heavy metal against your foes and slaying their demons over your puny internet connection! Ahahhahahaaaa!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Brutal Legend Commentary Part 2
WARNING EARLY STORY STUFF IS MENTIONED. *SPOILERS*
So if your alright with seeing about 40 total minutes of the early gameplay then watch the following. I just watched the whole thing and it is SO EPIC. I can't wait until this game comes out in Rocktober. The following video shows the open world of Brutal Legend for the very first time. At E3 2009 we saw the early linear section but that was so 1 month ago. Here we get to see how the world around Eddie Riggs will look and function. We learn how to control our Heavy Metal army. There is also a celebrity introduction for the ages that is shown. Rock On!
Brutal Legend Commentary Part 1
So if your alright with seeing about 40 total minutes of the early gameplay then watch the following. I just watched the whole thing and it is SO EPIC. I can't wait until this game comes out in Rocktober. The following video shows the open world of Brutal Legend for the very first time. At E3 2009 we saw the early linear section but that was so 1 month ago. Here we get to see how the world around Eddie Riggs will look and function. We learn how to control our Heavy Metal army. There is also a celebrity introduction for the ages that is shown. Rock On!
Brutal Legend Commentary Part 1
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