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Brütal Legend follows the story of Eddie Riggs, who is living as a [[roadie]] for his favorite [[Heavy metal music|Heavy Metal]] band, Brütal Legend. The game begins one night before a gig. As Riggs is tuning a guitar, an accident happens and he starts to bleed, his blood dripping onto his cursed belt buckle, which bears a strong resemblance to [[Motörhead (album)|Motörhead's Snaggletooth]] emblem. Before he knows it the beast on his buckle has come alive and transported him into a Heavy Metal and Nordic fantasy inspired alternate history where demons have enslaved humanity. |
Brütal Legend follows the story of Eddie Riggs, who is living as a [[roadie]] for his favorite [[Heavy metal music|Heavy Metal]] band, Brütal Legend. The game begins one night before a gig. As Riggs is tuning a guitar, an accident happens and he starts to bleed, his blood dripping onto his cursed belt buckle, which bears a strong resemblance to [[Motörhead (album)|Motörhead's Snaggletooth]] emblem. Before he knows it the beast on his buckle has come alive and transported him into a Heavy Metal and Nordic fantasy inspired alternate history where demons have enslaved humanity. |
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After escaping the Temple of Ormagöden where he first appears in the Heavy Metal past, Eddie meets Ophelia, a love interest likened to the same character from Shakespeare's [[Hamlet]]. Ophelia is soon severely injured and Riggs must climb a mystical mountain to do battle with a motorcycle driving bass guitarist called the Kill Master, an ironic name for a guy whose [[riff]]s are said to heal wounds. Eddie will also meet Lita Halford and her younger brother, Lars, who help Eddie and Ophelia start a resistance movement against Lord Dolivicus, his [[Hair Metal]] minion, General [[White Lion|Lionwhyte]], and their legions of demons to free the world. Eddie will also encounter the local wildlife, including half boar |
After escaping the Temple of Ormagöden where he first appears in the Heavy Metal past, Eddie meets Ophelia, a love interest likened to the same character from Shakespeare's [[Hamlet]]. Ophelia is soon severely injured and Riggs must climb a mystical mountain to do battle with a motorcycle driving bass guitarist called the Kill Master, an ironic name for a guy whose [[riff]]s are said to heal wounds. Eddie will also meet Lita Halford and her younger brother, Lars, who help Eddie and Ophelia start a resistance movement against Lord Dolivicus, his [[Hair Metal]] minion, General [[White Lion|Lionwhyte]], and their legions of demons to free the world. Eddie will also encounter the local wildlife, including half boar/half motorcycle "Razorfires", a giant 3-tounge-having lamprey (that gets its tongues ran over by the Deuce), and giant chrome spiders that spin silk that can be made into magical bass strings. |
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After the first act of the game, Eddie will deal with a community of humans who fight alongside the demons. They wear black and "drink from a sea of black tears. It gives them great power but also makes them look dead." These humans are obvious parodies of [[Goth subculture|Goth]] and [[Emo|Emo]] rockers like [[My Chemical Romance]]. These enemies include "Grave Diggers" "Brides" and "[[Grim Reaper|Reapers]]" that wear bondage gear. |
After the first act of the game, Eddie will deal with a community of humans who fight alongside the demons. They wear black and "drink from a sea of black tears. It gives them great power but also makes them look dead." These humans are obvious parodies of [[Goth subculture|Goth]] and [[Emo|Emo]] rockers like [[My Chemical Romance]]. These enemies include "Grave Diggers", "Brides" and "[[Grim Reaper|Reapers]]" that wear bondage gear. |
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In the game's first trailer, a goofy-looking pink demon tells Eddie that his belt buckle is a "mask forged from the metal flesh of [a] fire demon", and that it was meant to summon an evil warrior to serve Lord Dolivicus, "not some roadie". Eddie then snaps the demon's neck |
In the game's first trailer, a goofy-looking pink demon tells Eddie that his belt buckle is a "mask forged from the metal flesh of [a] fire demon", and that it was meant to summon an evil warrior to serve Lord Dolivicus, "not some roadie". Eddie then snaps the demon's neck and charges into battle with the Headbangers. The trailer also shows that Eddie has the ability to sprout wings so he can fly. According to the Game Informer article, "his blood hides a dark secret and [his wings] are the proof". |
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== Gameplay == |
== Gameplay == |
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Revision as of 23:41, 19 October 2007
Brütal Legend is an action adventure game under development by Double Fine Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3. It is the second game from Double Fine Productions, following their critically-acclaimed game, Psychonauts. The game was announced by Game Informer magazine in their November 2007 issue. [1]
A CGI trailer advertising Brütal Legend was made available on October 16th, 2007[2], introducing the main plot device in the game as well as demonstrating a variety of action sequences; it also depicts relatively intense violence in comparison to Double Fine's previous game, Psychonauts. A high-definition (780p) version of the trailer was made available on October 19th, 2007[3].
Plot
Brütal Legend follows the story of Eddie Riggs, who is living as a roadie for his favorite Heavy Metal band, Brütal Legend. The game begins one night before a gig. As Riggs is tuning a guitar, an accident happens and he starts to bleed, his blood dripping onto his cursed belt buckle, which bears a strong resemblance to Motörhead's Snaggletooth emblem. Before he knows it the beast on his buckle has come alive and transported him into a Heavy Metal and Nordic fantasy inspired alternate history where demons have enslaved humanity.
After escaping the Temple of Ormagöden where he first appears in the Heavy Metal past, Eddie meets Ophelia, a love interest likened to the same character from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Ophelia is soon severely injured and Riggs must climb a mystical mountain to do battle with a motorcycle driving bass guitarist called the Kill Master, an ironic name for a guy whose riffs are said to heal wounds. Eddie will also meet Lita Halford and her younger brother, Lars, who help Eddie and Ophelia start a resistance movement against Lord Dolivicus, his Hair Metal minion, General Lionwhyte, and their legions of demons to free the world. Eddie will also encounter the local wildlife, including half boar/half motorcycle "Razorfires", a giant 3-tounge-having lamprey (that gets its tongues ran over by the Deuce), and giant chrome spiders that spin silk that can be made into magical bass strings.
After the first act of the game, Eddie will deal with a community of humans who fight alongside the demons. They wear black and "drink from a sea of black tears. It gives them great power but also makes them look dead." These humans are obvious parodies of Goth and Emo rockers like My Chemical Romance. These enemies include "Grave Diggers", "Brides" and "Reapers" that wear bondage gear.
In the game's first trailer, a goofy-looking pink demon tells Eddie that his belt buckle is a "mask forged from the metal flesh of [a] fire demon", and that it was meant to summon an evil warrior to serve Lord Dolivicus, "not some roadie". Eddie then snaps the demon's neck and charges into battle with the Headbangers. The trailer also shows that Eddie has the ability to sprout wings so he can fly. According to the Game Informer article, "his blood hides a dark secret and [his wings] are the proof".
Gameplay
Brütal Legend is a third person action game, the gameplay is similar to others in the genre. Eddie Riggs wields a battle axe he found at the beginning of the game as a primary melee weapon, while his second weapon is a guitar that he brought back with him from the real world. A forward attack sends Eddie attacking his enemies with the battle axe, while a wider slash attack takes out a larger quantity of enemies. Using the guitar (which has magical powers in the Heavy Metal Era), Eddie Riggs can play it to cast magic spells. The guitar is used as a ranged assault weapon, when wielded players can perform a guitar solo in response to your combo-styled button presses. Attacks are based upon the combo pressed in, possible combos include a pyrotechnics display where flames come from the ground to burn your enemies. A third weapon is the Deuce, a drop-top coupe Eddie builds out of spare parts he finds. The Deuce can be used to run enemies over, but it is also used to traverse the large game world. Eddie can use his magic guitar to summon the Deuce. Ancient garages can be used to upgrade the Deuce with weapons and abilities. A large part of the gameplay involves controlling an army of metal-themed characters, such as...
- Thick-necked Headbangers
- Roadies that carry amps that blast killer feedback
- "Runaways", girls who battle with spears while riding on Eddie and the other characters' shoulders
- "Fire Barons" that trap enemies in rings of fire left by their motorbikes
- Large-fisted Bouncers.
When Eddie defeats a type of character, they will then join his army. Each type has it's own attributes. Simple commands such as "Defend" or "Attack" are issued to the army by use of the D-Pad.
Inspiration
Creator Tim Schafer has said that roadies have long fascinated him. Schafer originally thought of the game's title over fifteen years ago. "I was riding a bus, thinking about a game that would be the complete opposite of what we were working on, The Secret of Monkey Island. And Brütal Legend leapt into my head. I've been hanging on to that name ever since." Schafer also credits a Megadeth roadie he once met as having given him the idea to make a game about a roadie. Schafer has pointed out that there are music term inspired attacks, such as a "Face-Melting" guitar solo, which literally will melt your foe's faces off. Schafer has also commented that there will be a lot of Rock and Roll music references in the game, such as the term "Axe" for a guitar, which inspired Eddie Rigg's weapon, a literal axe. The metal\motorcycalist lifestyles and Nordic mythologies also inspired the game's open-world enviorments, such as amps carved into the face of a mountain, a forest where tires replace leaves, giant axes and swords piercing the ground, spandex covered temples, and mining facilities where human slaves excavated car and motorcycle parts.
Voice Actors
Eddie Riggs - Jack Black, comedian/actor/vocalist for Tenacious D
Kill Master - Lemmy Kilmister, bass guitarist/vocalist for Motörhead
The game stars comedian/actor/musician Jack Black as Eddie Riggs[4][5], while many other celebrities will lend their voice to the game. Confirmed Voice Actors include many legendary Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal musicians. The game's voice actors include Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath, Rainbow, and Dio.
There are also many unannounced Hollywood stars that are being targeted for other roles in the game.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is set to include brand new music by Zakk Wylde, Tim Skold, Wolfmother, Judas Priest, and Ronnie James Dio, with extended guitar solos by Judas Priest guitarists K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton.
External links
References
- ^ "Game Informer's November Issue Revealed!". Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/118200.html
- ^ ftp://ftp.sierra.com/pub/sierra/brutallegend/videos/brutal_legend_announce_720p.zip
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6180901.html
- ^ http://gameinformer.com/News/Story/200710/N07.1012.1011.37086.htm