Brutal Legend
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes. Featuring the talents of comedian, actor and musician, Jack Black as super roadie Eddie Riggs, as well as cameos by some of the biggest names in metal music it's a wild ride in the belly of the beast that is not to be missed by gamers and Metalheads alike. The vivid and wildly creative world of Brütal Legend is brought to life through a spate of chrome, leather, rocker babes, epic music, fire-breathing/stud-wearing beasts, mountains made of guitar amps, and more. Follow Eddie as he embarks on a tour of epic destruction with an axe, a guitar, and his minions as he commands the power of rock in epic band battles. It’s lighter-flicking awesomeness that will melt your face clean off.
Steam User 62
best game EVER, 3 absolute legends voicing in this game. RIP Tim curry and Ozzy Osbourne
Steam User 49
One of the most influential games to me.
RIP Lemmy, Ozzy, and now Tim Curry
Steam User 43
Some games are punished for not being Spectacular, instead of rewarded for being Good.
Some games are maligned for having the same flaws as larger, triple A titles without receiving the slack those same games receive.
Brutal Legend is one such game.
The following is less of a blow by blow review of Brutal Legend, but rather a response to some of the most frequent criticisms often unfairly heaped on the game.
1. Brutal Legend is the sort of game that tries to do a little of everything, and does nothing exceptionally well except for the general atmosphere and story of the setting itself.
2. Brutal Legend doesn't actually FAIL at any of those things. Is the Combat excellent? No, but it's good. Is the driving great? No, but it's good. Even the pseudo-real-time strategy sections are perfectly functional and, dare I say it, entertaining.
3. Brutal Legend, for whatever flaws it might have, delivers a truly unique setting, a world crafted with a great deal of love and attention to detail.
Simply put, there is nothing like Brutal Legend and most likely never will be again. It's a living, breathing love letter to Metal fans. It's just that, for whatever reason, it's one of those games that mercilessly crucified for every conceivable flaw when other games, with many of those same issues, are given a free pass.
Steam User 38
The tutorial had Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath playing in the background that alone gives this game a thumbs up
Steam User 32
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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Steam User 28
The lore behind this game is criminally underrated
Starring Jack Black
+Ozzy Osbourne as The Guardian of Metal
+Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead as Kill Master
+Rob Halford of Judas Priest as The Baron/General Lionwhyte
References to Spinal Tap
Brütal Legend absolutely deserves a sequel or reboot/remaster! Passion project of renowned game designer Tim Schafer - credited for his work on Psychonauts, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango & the Monkey Island series.
The worldbuilding of 'Brütal Land' is a bit cooler than the RTS gameplay itself, but still worth a playthrough
Steam User 21
a fairly decent hack and slash with a great cast, amazing soundtrack, and a lot of funny moments. I wouldn't recommend it to any non metalhead but I imagine anyone who enjoys both video games and heavy metal would enjoy Brutal Legend. RIP Ozzy. RIP Lemmy.