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(More customer reviews)Let me start this review by saying I really wanted to like this game.Being a huge fan of previous Tim Schafer games and a long time metal aficionado I had high hopes.I even pre-ordered the game from Amazon which is rare for me.I give the preface since someone without the same expectations might enjoy it more.
The Good:
Story, Soundtrack, Voice Acting, Artwork, Humor, Metal References and Credits
All of the above are incredibly good.From the introduction through the credits the production values and choices the team made were excellent, within character, and true to intent.I liked the credits which is usually a pet peeve of mine.Rather than drag them out and force you to watch for 10+ minutes (and tempting you to quit out), they went along at a good clip.The soundtrack is well balanced with old and new, major (Ozzy, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest) and less well known but excellent (Ministry) artists, and styles from melodic to death growls (not a fan personally).The Legends and overall storyline are quite entertaining and well thought out.
The Bad:
Length, Flow, Gameplay, and Achievements
The game is very short.Unless you want to spend lots of time after the main story on either hunting through the environment for missed objects (without any map indication or "object finder") or want to play the pseudo-RTS online multi-player, you will be lucky to get more than 10 hours of gameplay out of this game.For a next gen price of $60, the entertainment/price ratio doesn't work out (and is one of the reasons for the 3 stars.)The flow of the game is somewhat disappointing as the major story points are somewhat disjoint and don't always flow smoothly together.The achievements frustrate me as >60% of them are from either the endless object search or the multi-player component.I don't have a problem with some tedium for attaining a full 1000 points, but I really feel a majority of the points should be achievable in playing the main game reasonably carefully.This is one of those games where the achievements feel set up to force the game to be artificially longer rather than to add to your enjoyment.Finally there is the gameplay itself.Another review (sorry I don't remember the reference) stated it best.In having the open-world/action/driving/RTS game models, the game is really a "Jack (Black) of all trade and master of none".None of the modes are bad but none of them are good.Taken together the whole isn't greater than the sum of the parts.The enjoyment in the game is from the story, the world, the soundtrack, the humor, the metal, and the artwork.The mechanics don't add to the game.
Bottom Line:
Worth a rent or buying a used copy, but with all the holiday games there is better value out there.I hope TS continues to make games though and the next one has the publicity/plish of Brutal Legend but is more like Psychonauts/Grim Fandago in fun.
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Product Description:
Brutal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it's a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes. Featuring the talents of comedian, actor and musician, Jack Black as super roadie Eddie Riggs, as well as cameos by some of the biggest names in metal music it's a wild ride in the belly of the beast that is not to be missed by gamers and Metalheads alike.
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