Brütal Legend Comments by Christian Donlan

It's no PaRappa the Rapper.

PC, damnit!

eh.. how late is this?

\o/

i see :=>×

Hmm, my girlfriend at the time absolutely loved Psychonauts. Myself, I could never get into it (I always fall off everything in platformers). But I wonder if she would enjoy this..?

I like the umlaut. It adds to the badassness.

I know its been said before but...

BRING US IT TO THE PC

PLEEEEEEEEASE!!!

I WILL have to get a 360 for this if it doesn't come out on PC :(

"I like the umlaut. It adds to the badassness."

Whole bands were built on that cöncept.


Anyway, yeah - PC version, please.

I hadn't even heard of this until recently and then I got excited even before I knew who was making it!

Can't wait - Sounds fantastic!

Does anyone know if the PS3 is backwards compatible with phsyconaughts?

No PS2 games are backwards compatible with PS3 unless it's the early 60gig version you got.

Flesh is BURNING na na na na na! Can't wait for this!

\m/

I never did manage to get really into Psychonauts. The platforming was too clunky, the graphics underwhelming, the adventuring too slow and the humour was really not timed too well in my opinion. It may just be me, though.

This, however, looks to be a different beast entirely. It may do to action games what Full Throttle did to adventure games.

They've proved that bald space marines aren't the least appealing main character design I guess.

A pean to crass, lowbrow shit.

Escort mission? Hope they make this fun - as escort missions regularly tend to frustrate more than anything else.

Sorry to be pedantic, but no PS2 games are backwards compatible with any version the PS3. Maybe if you make a time machine and take the PS3 specs back 10 years or so and hope Sony can work some kind of emulator chip into the DVD spec for PS2 games. Of course you'd risk creating a paradox and destroying the entire universe, but it makes more sense to linguistically anal people.

This game is gonna be great! Go Tim, go!

I bet with the escort missions in Brütal Legend are just like regular prostitute missions, except that they are a bit more classy and that you are allowed to choose if you have sex with the client or not. Opting out of the sex bit affects tipping, of course.

Cant wait for this game. Rocktober cant come soon enough.

As much as I hate all these internet memes and similar bollocks...

...DO WANT.

@ianegg, "Sorry to be pedantic, but no PS2 games are backwards compatible with any version the PS3."

I'm not entirely sure what you mean here. Are you just talking about currently available PS3's? Because it's certain that nearly all PS2 games worked fine on launch Japan/US versions of the PS3, and that a large number of PS2 titles worked on early (60GB) EU versions.

@Twin_Snakes,

If you have one of those versions (and not a more recent 40GB or 80GB), then Psychonauts will work on your PS3.

http://www.ps3comp.com/ps2/PSYCHONAUTS-S...

The more I hear about this game the more I get excited.

I was sold on it already and I thought it was a Conan style hack-n-slasher, but now I hear it's basically Schafer's take on Zelda???

The man has reached into my mind, stolen my innermost fantasy, digitised it and commited it to silicon. I'd sue the bastard if I didn't idolise him so much!

The released date cannot come fast enough...

Needs PC version you know.

7/10 I called it.

Ah yeah and PC version kthx!

It seems that a majority of the people who want to play this game are PC owners. It's a shame that Schaffer has not developed this game for the PC, perhaps we will see it on steam later down the line. I bought psychonauts on release day not even knowing who Tim Schaffer was :)

I cant wait for this game, its fighting between god of war 3 and fat princess for my most anticipated game of 09!

@rotmm

it's what I like to call a joke... Some PS3s are backwards compatible with PS2 games, yes, but it doesn't make any sense to say a game is backwards compatible with future hardware.

Yes, Jack Black loves The Metal. We get it, okay?

As for the name, is it pronounced "Broetel Legend?"

@iokthemonkey

The Heavy Metal Umlaut does not affect punctuation, it just makes your name cooler. Ask Lemmy.

"But, while there's plenty in here for people who can tell Megadeth from standard-issue regular deth"

That's me sorted then. I cannot wait for this game, it looks like absolute perfection.

@Gnort
"The Heavy Metal Umlaut does not affect punctuation, it just makes your name cooler. Ask Lemmy."

Oh dear. I've been calling them Moeterhead for so many years.

I am not too keen on the jokey Metal theme to this game as its been done to death really but the game itself sounds great. I just hope the theme does not get in the way of the game too much and they keep a rien on Jack "I'm really whacky me" Black.

You cannot kill The Metal - you can only hope to contain it.

@glaeken

You mean done to deth, surely?

Indeed I do :)

Will it feature Dave Grohl as a guest star?

Could be that this is an old man's videogame. I grew up with these bands and their incredible cover art (Iron Maiden!), so for me, a game taking place in this metal universe is pure nostalgia heaven. I will buy this on day one, no doubt.

But today's emo-kids could possibly feel a bit left out? I don't know, and I guess don't really care either, as this is a game clearly made for me. I really don't want them to water down the concept to give it a wider demographic appeal or whatever the marketing pseudobabble crowd would say. I'm just saying... not exactly a crowd-plaser, is it, this game? Or am I wrong? What do you young folks think?

That said, I think this metal dimension is a gleefully refreshing scene for a game. If anything has been done to deth, it is the post-apocalyptic wasteland, the generic medieval fantasy twee-ness, the dark gothic fantasy setting, the war-torn sci-fi colony planet and of course the dreary WWII battlefield. I hope a lot of kids will be drawn to this game's unique visual style and humorous, quircky storytelling (well, I am sort of hoping and guessing here, at the storytelling bit, but this is Tîm Shäfër we are talking about) and maybe discover some awesome music in the process.

I love Iron Maiden

It's not about the music it's about the campy/jokey Metal/Rock spoof concept that has been done to death e.g. Bill and Ted, Waynes World, Tenacious D, School of Rock, Spinal Tap etc.

I guess I would prefer something a little more original.

Ignore me though though as I am having a misable git day and I am sure I will end up liking the game.

This game has Rob Halford in it. 'nuff said.

Psychonauts actually worked much better on PC as it used a mouse - aim / keyboard - movement control model and was definately the better version.

Come on, Tim, PC players put that extra wing on your house!

@rotmm
thank you.

Good to see the Heavy from TF2 getting out and doing other roles. He wouldn't want to get typecast.

@Glaeken - while you are right in saying that the spoof metal concept is hardly anything new, in videogames at least it is a refreshing change from the space colony/WWII/Aztec temple etc.