Brutal Legend: Buy it, it's awesome.

Brainiac 8

It makes me sad for EA. After years of throwing crap out just to make a buck, they decide to repair their image and take on several new IPs and really throw good quality at these releases. Right after they do that, none of it sells well, and now they are faced with some hard choices.

I hope this works out well for them, and it sells well. I would hate for them to revert to how they were before. (Aka, basically how Activision is now.)

Hoz

Ok, now I'm starting to wonder if they were planning to pick it up all this time, but they wanted to let it hang out there to let a "Brutal Legend is in danger" narrative form so they can look like they're coming in to save the day. I don't care either way, I'm not under the delusion that companies can profit from good intentions.

Fawst

Evil EA may have done that. This is the newer, nicer EA.

darleysam

Fawst wrote: »

Evil EA may have done that. This is the newer, nicer EA.

Riccitiello personally riding up on mighty steed, flames blasting from its nostrils, to deliver the contract to Tim Schafer.

The contract is inscribed on the body of a guitar made of stone and iron.

Fawst

See, that's the kind of verbal imagery I need more of in life. Good on you, sir.

LewieP

See, I do struggle with EA a bit still.

I keep expecting them to go "Aha! You all fell for our wicked scheme", and it will turn out Sigma is behind it or something.

Brainiac 8

LewieP wrote: »

See, I do struggle with EA a bit still.

I keep expecting them to go "Aha! You all fell for our wicked scheme", and it will turn out Sigma is behind it or something.

Haha, I actually choose to believe that EA's CEO is actually Dr. Wily.

Mr Bubbles

YEEEEAAAHHHH

UnbreakableVow

Be sure to add this to the OP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojhlfEa3aBQ

The_Scarab

darleysam wrote: »

Fawst wrote: »

Evil EA may have done that. This is the newer, nicer EA.

Riccitiello personally riding up on mighty steed, flames blasting from its nostrils, to deliver the contract to Tim Schafer.

The contract is inscribed on the body of a guitar made of stone and iron.

You might be joking but I think the truth is actually not that far detracted from this.

Double Fine are community favourites, and EA has shown it is desperately trying to win back support from the core gamers. It's a business move. Their recent financial trouble has proven that they could not sustain their model from the 90s. So they changed it. which meant a lot of new titles, new studios and the EA partners program. whether EA approached them or the other way around is irrelevant. It is of low financial risk for EA, with the game having already been in development a while, but offers a lot of profits, both from sales and from community support.

I mean this is the same EA that Valve fucking Software have said to be excellent in providing support and facilities to help publish games. That carries a lot of clout in the industry, because they know what the fuck theyre talking about.

darleysam

Hell, id signed up under that recommendation, too. EA must be doing something right.

Lunker

Just to pop in in its own thread:

L&#252 wrote: »

Brütal Legend: VGA Awards teaser

darleysam

I'll watch and OP that sucker later on.

darunia106

There can be only one response to that trailer:

Lunker

That's what I'm saying!

Mr Bubbles

ELECTRIC EYE

Lunker

Also, I'm not sure if half of this info is still accurate (the trailer doesn't really jive with what they originally had planned for Brütal Legend), but this 2007 IGN interview from when the game was announced is awesome. If only for:

IGN AU: Are you worried about the ESRB at all?

Tim Schafer: Oh I'm not worried about them at all. They're going to hate it. I mean, mostly we're just making it to our own personal tastes. I mean, I feel, personally, that you can't make a game with a broad axe in it and not have a decapitation. I feel almost like, that would be a bug. Technically speaking.

Mr Bubbles

Also is anyone getting a 'Giants:Citizen kabuto' vibe from this?

Spicy_Rev

So excited, I mean, words can't express it.

All of the "Jack Black" hoots, hollers, and yells might get a little old, but I can imagine that the "scripted" parts may be pitch perfect.

Airan

DOUBLE FIIIIIIIIIIIINE

I'm suddenly imagining Eddie as a panda though

Lunker

Especially because EA is now publishing this ... I really, really hope there's some Rock Band/Guitar Hero controller tie-in somewhere in the game. Even if it's something ludicrous like wailing on guitar during the end credits or something.

Aumni

Lunker wrote: »

Especially because EA is now publishing this ... I really, really hope there's some Rock Band/Guitar Hero controller tie-in somewhere in the game. Even if it's something ludicrous like wailing on guitar during the end credits or something.

Quick.

Someone email these guys. Best idea ever.

corin7

I am very relieved that most of the good games dumped by activision have found a home now. After watching the trailer for this I am optimistic that it will be damn fun to play.

Haikira

Was pretty unsure about this. But the trailer was awesome. I've never actually played Psychonauts, but i've heard only good things. Also, i'm a fan of Jack Black in general. So yeah, i'll check it out.

Nimble Cat

It looks fantastic, as expected.

Lunker

Haikira wrote: »

Was pretty unsure about this. But the trailer was awesome. I've never actually played Psychonauts, but i've heard only good things. Also, i'm a fan of Jack Black in general. So yeah, i'll check it out.

I missed Psychonauts when it came out and picked it up maybe a year ago ... the game itself is a pretty standard third-person platformer, but the writing and characterization (Tim Schafer's strong suits) are stunningly hilarious and fun. The only other Schafer game I've played is Grim Fandango, which also is widely known for its dialogue; I'm inclined to project forward from those two data points and say that Brütal Legend will have me laughing the entire way through.

Airan

Aumni wrote: »

Lunker wrote: »

Especially because EA is now publishing this ... I really, really hope there's some Rock Band/Guitar Hero controller tie-in somewhere in the game. Even if it's something ludicrous like wailing on guitar during the end credits or something.

Quick.

Someone email these guys. Best idea ever.

Nooooooooo there are no email address on their website! I can't be bothered to register for their forums

Nimble Cat

Airan wrote: »

Aumni wrote: »

Lunker wrote: »

Especially because EA is now publishing this ... I really, really hope there's some Rock Band/Guitar Hero controller tie-in somewhere in the game. Even if it's something ludicrous like wailing on guitar during the end credits or something.

Quick.

Someone email these guys. Best idea ever.

Nooooooooo there are no email address on their website! I can't be bothered to register for their forums

Send them a letter with rock related doodles around the margins. That'll get their attention!

templewulf

Lunker wrote: »

Haikira wrote: »

Was pretty unsure about this. But the trailer was awesome. I've never actually played Psychonauts, but i've heard only good things. Also, i'm a fan of Jack Black in general. So yeah, i'll check it out.

I missed Psychonauts when it came out and picked it up maybe a year ago ... the game itself is a pretty standard third-person platformer, but the writing and characterization (Tim Schafer's strong suits) are stunningly hilarious and fun. The only other Schafer game I've played is Grim Fandango, which also is widely known for its dialogue; I'm inclined to project forward from those two data points and say that Brütal Legend will have me laughing the entire way through.

It's funny, I actually didn't like Psychonauts the game very much. I enjoyed getting new psychic powers and the puzzly-ness of some of the bosses, but at more than a couple of points it became a tedious collect-a-thon.

However, Psychonauts the hilarious comedy movie is amazing! The characters were endearing, and the dialogue was all delivered very well. Seriously, if somebody could turn that into a Pixar animated film and cut out all of the figment collection nonsense, I would buy three copies.

Edit:
To be more on topic, I like everything about Tim Schaefer's games except the game parts. Yet, there's so much entertainment packed into each one, that I will be buying Brutal Legend no matter what.

Fiziks

Xagarath wrote: »

Fiziks wrote: »

Someone finally made a Heavy Metal game. Yes.

Brutal Legend is easily a homage to the movie. That load of crap was not.
Case in point

guar

Great news and everything, but chances of me getting to play this are slim to nonexistent.

Lunker

Okay, I had to bump this because I just saw pictures from the VGA Awards, where the teaser came from:





If that's not fucking metal, I don't know what is.

LewieP

Yes.

Silpheed

Lunker wrote: »

Also, I'm not sure if half of this info is still accurate (the trailer doesn't really jive with what they originally had planned for Brütal Legend), but this 2007 IGN interview from when the game was announced is awesome. If only for:

IGN AU: Are you worried about the ESRB at all?

Tim Schafer: Oh I'm not worried about them at all. They're going to hate it. I mean, mostly we're just making it to our own personal tastes. I mean, I feel, personally, that you can't make a game with a broad axe in it and not have a decapitation. I feel almost like, that would be a bug. Technically speaking.

Oh man, as if I wasn't gay enough for Tim Schaefer as it is. As long as they cut out that retarded "collectathon" that plagued Psychonauts this will be a day one purchase for me.

Ninja Snarl P

I was originally not really interested in this game. I was wrong.

Jack Black may get on my nerves, but what the hell. I think I can get over that to kill people with guitar lightning and ride sort of carnivorous fire-breathing lion-buffalo and drive a heavy-metal death-mobile. Plus, the VA work and writing looks like it might be good. Incredibly good.

Activision, what they hell were you thinking? Dropping this and Ghostbusters? Obviously you hate money. And awesome.

guar

You're looking at this the wrong way. Forget Jack Black. Tim Schafer is making this.

Tim Schafer.

templewulf

guar wrote: »

You're looking at this the wrong way. Forget Jack Black. Tim Schafer is making this.

Tim Schafer.

I like Jack Black and Tim Schaefer. What do I win?

Faffel

Avril Lavigne doing Fuel is the worst thing in the history of anything ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqRsSOvQhkI

I am so excited for this game that it hurts.

cloudeagle

Tim Schafer is pure awesome. If you haven't read his blog on doublefine.com, you should.

He announced the new publisher by saying the old Brutal Legend press release had some minor spelling errors. Specifically, spelling EA as A-C-T-I-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Also, you should read about his recent quest to train his cat to poop in a robotic cat poop machine by purchasing a Big Mouth Billy Bass. I'm not kidding.

DeMoN

Oh god I am so happy about this. Psychonauts is one of my favorite games ever, I love rocking out, and I am part of the crowd who loves Jack Black.

This game is for me.