Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Jack Black, heavy metal, and a complete overdose of violence.. my kind of game!

Awe·some:

1. Full of awe, profoundly reverential.
2. Inspiring awe; appalling, dreadful, weird.
3. a. In weakened sense: overwhelming, staggering; remarkable, prodigious. colloq. (orig. and chiefly U.S.). b. In trivial use, as an enthusiastic term of commendation: ‘marvellous’, ‘great’; stunning, mind-boggling. slang

Now that I've properly defined what you're about to witness, please check out the latest source of my 'awe-filled' excitement.

....and watch closely. Right as the heavy metal music cues up, the character (a Roadie named 'Riggs' played by none other than Jack Black himself) actually flashes the devil horns before starting off on a violent ass-kicking massacre of all sorts of wild creatures. That is so metal I don't even know what to do with myself.

Apparently the promotions that were sent out for this game last week included a working vinyl record player, a record and a flier with some cryptic poem. This video clip shows you the whole package, but don't watch too much because whoever is filming really starts to get annoying by the middle of the video (he even admits it himself).

The Devil Horns.. Rock and roll baby!

As a heavy metal lover and Jack Black fan, I'm so excited to see this game that I might go buy a 360 or PS3 just so I can play it. The game's producer Tim Schafer is known around the industry for infusing comedy into his games, and Jack Black pretty much sweats funny (see The Pick of Destiny) so I can't see this game being anything but totally AWESOME!


(Update: Oct 21st, 2007. Double Fine Productions and Tim Schafer officially announced the upcoming Brutal Legend as a very real project. It appears to be based on a fictional account of heavy metal antiquity:

"Together, the two groups [that's 'Double Fine' and Schafer] are in the process of reconstructing and realising the events that took place eons ago, allowing future generations to pay respect and experience first-hand the blood, sweat and chrome needed to ensure metal prevailed.")

No comments: