Tim Schafer walks us through Brutal Legend's beginning

by David Hinkle { Jul 2nd 2009 at 11:45PM }

Brütal Legend's Rocktober release is drawing closer, and the game's creator, Tim Schafer, has tossed us a bone in a pair of developer walkthroughs for the beginning sections of the game over at IGN. Be warned: The videos show off a great deal of content, so if you're trying to avoid spoilers, steer clear. For the rest of you, we suggest you don your spiked bracelet and sleeveless leather vest and peer past the break for some glorious metal action.

Source - Brütal Legend developer walkthrough (part one)
Source - Brütal Legend developer walkthrough (part two)

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

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

MystileArmor @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:49PM

"Tim nutshits us through Brutal Legend's beginning"
Fixed the headline for you guys.

Also, as tempted as I am, I will not watch these vids.

ArchiGamer @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:59PM

Must...not...spoil...the...game...

Jrinswand @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:04AM

What a weird-looking game. There is something about it that makes it look really old school.

mgsrocks1 @ Jul 3rd 2009 10:53PM

Trust me there are no spoilers. What they showed we already know about.

mgsrocks1 @ Jul 3rd 2009 10:53PM

Sorry wrong guy. :p

Look At This Suit @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:05AM

I want to watch but at the same time I don't! What do I do, Joystiq?!

Angel Mass @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:33AM

Take the red pill my friend...

mgsrocks1 @ Jul 3rd 2009 10:54PM

Trust me there are no spoilers. What they showed we already know about.

monmin @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:10AM

OK, I watched just enough to know I want this game.

Nap @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:27AM

Said to myself, "I'll just watch the first couple of minutes so I don't ruin anything." Couldn't take my eyes away

Access Granted @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:29AM

Thanks for this I'll have to check it out right away! :D

Preston @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:30AM

Goddamn. The more I see the more I want this game. Why must October be so far away? :(

Dmacleod14 @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:57PM

i believe you mean rocktober?

Angel Mass @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:33AM

This game actually looks entertaining ;)

Luis @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:38AM

for pre-alpha that looks amazing
want!

mgsrocks1 @ Jul 3rd 2009 10:55PM

It's not pre-alpha. The game is coming out in 2 months.

Ashkental @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:49AM

PURE AWESOMENESS!

Sayed @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:43AM

So awesome i want to FIRE MA LAYZAAAARS!!!

Jak Logan @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:54AM

I would really like to see a game like this featuring the Metalocalypse characters. Sounds like a good storyline. Anyone know of any other games with a sarcastic undertone? (Overlord etc)? I'm getting into those recently. I can't wait until the new PS2 Jak and Daxter..

Arnie @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:56AM

The more I see this game, the more I thnk wtf was going on in the Activision exec mind when he canceled this game. I mean wtf, this looks so awesome & its Tim Schafer you know hes going to make something good!!
Whatever, Activision is the new mofo EA, they can suck their franchises.
After that rant, must say love this game!!

Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 3rd 2009 1:17AM

Being more of a video game fan than a heavy metal fan, there are a couple of things that I noticed about some of the gameplay.

The car running over the Druids... It never really ran them over. And while the person demonstrating the game obviously sucked, did you notice how frustrated they got with using the car? They just jumped out of it and hacked away at the tentacles, because they weren't able to run over it precisely.

I dunno, I just get the sense that this game is trying to accomplish A LOT. I hope it can pull it off.

OnToGloryReturns @ Jul 3rd 2009 3:06AM

That's kinda nitpicky for a game that is probably four months from delivery. And the car looked like it could be moved precisely - the guy just kept turning at the wrong spot - though he did get it 2 out of 3 times.

Combat looks fun (and way gory) and it has a lot of personality. Looks like they need to lock down the framerate and smooth out the transitions from gameplay to cut scene. Really expressive character models too - can't tell if that's the engine or not (?). Pretty funny too.

Looks like they created a heavy metal mythology and that's pretty cool. Makes me want to bust out my Kiss 'Destroyer' album and some Iron Maiden. Yup, loved it when I was a kid (that stuff still rocks too).

Paul @ Jul 3rd 2009 9:23AM

don't be such a sour puss

ok so some of it doesn't look imaculate, it's still looks like a a solid package of entertainment overall.

take it for what it is an adventure through hell with jack black doing color commentary

Vegnagun bwf @ Jul 3rd 2009 1:50AM

This looks amazing. The voice acting and delivery is better than I was expecting and the combat seems visceral and fluid. Color me impressed, but this was a day one purchase for me anyway.

ExMcCloud @ Jul 3rd 2009 3:07AM

This game looks freaking awesome.....I need this bad!!!!

The Dale @ Jul 3rd 2009 5:08AM

The dialogues and the facial animations are absolutely hilarious! Although I am usually not a huge fan of action adventures, this pretty much sells it for me! Can't wait to play it!

Roo Fi OHHHHHH @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:10AM

Yeah, the car controls seemed like they were slightly loose, which I kinda expected (kinda like the vehicles in Jak 2). The collision detection with hitting the druids seemed a little wonky too. I actually thought it was a little lame that they had the monster's tongue stuck that long, instead of sticking for so many seconds and then continuing its attack pattern, but I guess it will work as a lesson of how to defeat bosses in the game by looking for a weak spot (which applies to most video games, really). Oh, and he seemed to kinda move slower than I'm used to at the beginning.

Thats it. Those stupid nitpicky complaints are the only things I saw wrong with this otherwise totally fucking awesome demonstration. The writing(/ad-libbing) and voicework are fucking fantastic, the graphics are impressive, the art design is astounding, and the combat looks fun as hell. That undetermined release date can't come soon enough.