Luckily, close by are two of his three main weapons throughout the game, the Separator and Clementine. These cloaked characters are known as druids, and they immediately attempt to put a violent end to Eddie's life. Instead of being on a stage surrounded by a band and fans, Eddie is standing in a large stone arena surrounded by bones and several characters wearing black cloaks. While this new world initially appears somewhat similar to his previous surroundings, much has changed indeed. The game starts off with Eddie accidentally dripping a small amount of his own blood onto his beloved belt buckle, which then magically teleports him to another world. Fortunately, EA has since picked up the publishing rights to this title, and we were able to check out a good chunk of its beginning as demoed at the recent EA spring press event.īrutal Legend is the story of the world's best roadie, Eddie Riggs, who is being brought to life with voice work from the actor/comedian/musician, Jack Black. Pyschonauts is once again a prime example it was dumped by Microsoft and later picked up by Majesco who hardly marketed the title, which directly resulted in its poor sales.īrutal Legend has had similar issues recently originally slated to be published by Sierra (a Vivendi Games holding), it was then discarded after the massive merger which formed Activision Blizzard. If there is something else that seems intrinsically linked to Schafer's games, it's that they often tend to have troubles making their way to the market. Take Psychonauts for example, a great game that took place inside various characters' minds that was fueled by witty and hilarious writing throughout.
ApIf there is one thing that can be said about a game made by Tim Schafer, it's that it will at least be quite unique and humorous.