Revel in OXM's Brutal Legend cover story

by Justin McElroy { Feb 10th 2009 at 4:28PM }

How's this for objectivity? We love every scrap of Brütal Legend we've ever seen and when it comes out it's going to be so good and we're going to love it so much that we can't think about it too long or our hearts start to hurt a little. Keeping all that in mind, it should come as no surprise that we didn't just read the OXM cover story on the game that's finally online. We bathed in it, letting its digital ink and virtual pages seep into our every eye pore. Could you have read most (or all of this) in the magazine? Sure. But not everyone's a subscriber and besides, it's been more than a month since we've had to go searching for our umlaut key, so there.

And hey, imagine your delight at discovering even small details like the name for Eddie's massive, literal axe (The Separator) and his metaphorical axe (Clementine). Will those of you who haven't read the print version of this story find even more delectable details? Read on, friends, and find out!

Gallery: Brutal Legend

Tags: brutal-legend, double-fine, ea, oxm, tim-schafer

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RockerAnimeFreak @ Feb 10th 2009 4:32PM

I've wanted this game ever since I saw it in game informer! it better come out this year or else!

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Feb 10th 2009 4:38PM

Or else I'll suddenly not want to play it anymore! YEAH!!!

Hyams @ Feb 10th 2009 4:41PM

Well, according to EA it's coming Q3 2009. Pretty sure they mean their third *financial* quarter, which is the fourth calendar quarter.

So: it'll be coming in Oct/Nov/Dec time, this year.

Averna @ Feb 10th 2009 6:37PM

Same, it was looking nice, although I havent seem much on it lately.

On a side note... does the dude in the image look like the drummer from GH:WT... or is that just me?

Sir Buzz Killington( The Artist formerly known as Jakka) @ Feb 10th 2009 5:08PM

Did I mention this game gives me "teh awesomes"? I can feel the hair raising on my back from the sheer excitement.

Just rewatched the teaser trailer...he has a big ass axe...and is voiced by Jack Black...in a universe where Heavy Metal is God...and the soundtrack, sweet Ozzy, the soundtrack?

I'd buy it if only for the sountrack!

TheBigOAnime @ Feb 10th 2009 5:14PM

YAWN...so boring. The hype for this game isn't even justified in the slightest as opposed to KZ2 which the sony fanboys were hoping (with good reason) would be good.

This game has yet to prove that it has anything spectacular to it other than Jack Black and even that's stretching it.

Umm blood and guts. Rock music. Violence? I think we've seen these themes before in action/adventure games.

ClintEastman @ Feb 10th 2009 5:23PM

Two words..... Tim Schafer

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Feb 10th 2009 5:25PM

Two words (to OP): You dumbass

TheBigOAnime @ Feb 10th 2009 5:34PM

@ inchworm

Prove me wrong then? What exactly makes this title worthy of any attention or supposedly is so great that it has you cumming in your pants?

Sorry but I've watched the trailers. I saw the vid they showed at the VGAs. Nothing about that was even remotely interesting to me.

Even Jack Black trying to inject humor into it fell flat. I'm sorry but I just don't see it....insulting me isn't going to make me see it. Nor does it prove anything regarding the so called "love" and "delight" that Justin claims he experiences when he hears anything about this title.

So I ask Justin and ask you what exactly are you getting all excited about and why should I?

I honestly want to know...

RiccochetJ @ Feb 10th 2009 5:48PM

Like ClintEastman said: "Two words..... Tim Schafer"

Ihavepants @ Feb 10th 2009 5:51PM

Read the comment above InchWorm, and then go play Psychonauts, or a good Lucas Arts adventure game.

Levi @ Feb 10th 2009 6:16PM

I'm waiting for this guy to say "holier-than-thou" to confirm my suspicions...

fred @ Feb 10th 2009 7:09PM

"I'm waiting for this guy to say "holier-than-thou" to confirm my suspicions..."

Really? I'm betting on Bowser considering the disdain for "blood and guts."

Anyone else want to make a bet?

slycooper_rocker (The Agent of Orange) @ Feb 10th 2009 10:21PM

fred for $4. levi, no way its vesper. he said our killzone hype was justified. "which the sony fanboys were hoping (with good reason) would be good."

vesper would die before saying that.

Discotheque @ Feb 10th 2009 7:06PM

I'm not a Jack Black fan but the name Tim Schafer instantly got me to pay attention. I can't wait for this to come out.

spacemonkey @ Feb 10th 2009 8:14PM

is there a hires version of the drawing so i can us it as my ps3 wallpaper?

when i saw the pic i thought guitar hero was going for a 3rd person game

Courtney @ Feb 10th 2009 10:51PM

After this was announced, I've started working my way back through some Schafer classics. Replayed some Psychonauts, currently working on Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle. I really want to track down a copy of Full Throttle, as I missed it the first time around.

Schafer just brings an enthusiasm and love to his creations that make them hard not to like. Grim Fandango still holds up great today, the script and voice acting is equal to anything released last year. So yeah, I'm a Schafer fanboy and proud of it.