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I read this over at Joystiq earlier. Was crushed then, and am crushed now that there will be no sequal to Brutal Legend. I actually loved the game, since I'm alright at RTS, unlike most console gamers apparently.
Thus the reason Schafer apologized, he needs the funding for these projects.
Don't scare off potential investment...
Don't scare off potential investment...
Brutal Legend was incredibly solid. However, it was no Psychonauts, that's for sure.
I hope Tim Schafer stops trying to reinvent the wheel and just puts his quirky humor and charming characters into something that he's proven he and Double Fine are capable of, like a platformer or an adventure game, or a combination of the two (i.e. Psychonauts). Look at Ron Gilbert's and Hothead's DeathSpank. It's a proven and solid formula that everyone can understand, but with their own spin due to Gilbert's writing.
I hope Tim Schafer stops trying to reinvent the wheel and just puts his quirky humor and charming characters into something that he's proven he and Double Fine are capable of, like a platformer or an adventure game, or a combination of the two (i.e. Psychonauts). Look at Ron Gilbert's and Hothead's DeathSpank. It's a proven and solid formula that everyone can understand, but with their own spin due to Gilbert's writing.
Brutal Legend was appealing, but no fun. Made me sad.
Psychonauts, on the other hand, was fucking amazing.
Psychonauts, on the other hand, was fucking amazing.
I would love to see campaigns for the Drowning Doom and Tainted Coil. Brutal Legend was a great game, probably dumbed down by the demands of the game industry for mediocrity, but the elements of its greatness are still there and was still my favorite game from 2009.
I don't know about Brutal Legend 2. I'd love to see it develop more its strategic stage battle elements, but the story of Eddie Riggs has been told and nothing new needs to be added there. But expansion packs would be great.
I don't know about Brutal Legend 2. I'd love to see it develop more its strategic stage battle elements, but the story of Eddie Riggs has been told and nothing new needs to be added there. But expansion packs would be great.
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If anything, (console gamer or not) they were probably put off by the fact that the demo made the game seem like it was a straight up hack n slash. I was looking forward to its release but was pretty put off by the whole RTS aspect of it and subsequently was pretty much done with the game after I completed the first stage battle. Needless to say, I'm not surprised nor disappointed that they wont be making a sequel.
If anything, (console gamer or not) they were probably put off by the fact that the demo made the game seem like it was a straight up hack n slash. I was looking forward to its release but was pretty put off by the whole RTS aspect of it and subsequently was pretty much done with the game after I completed the first stage battle. Needless to say, I'm not surprised nor disappointed that they wont be making a sequel.
I still need to get Brutal Legend for cheap but I've currently got too much on my plate.
Something Psychonauts related would be cool.
Something Psychonauts related would be cool.
I take back what I said above about Brutal Legend 2. And old grizzled Eddie Riggs picking up is axe for one last fight against the forces of corruption and oppression would be awesome.
Fearzone: "I would love to see campaigns for the Drowning Doom and Tainted Coil."
This. I would love to see the stories of the other two factions in similar settings to the single player arc of BL.
...and for those who said it didn't sell well, it cracked a million, which is pretty damn good. Who knows how profitable it was, though.
This. I would love to see the stories of the other two factions in similar settings to the single player arc of BL.
...and for those who said it didn't sell well, it cracked a million, which is pretty damn good. Who knows how profitable it was, though.
You can't kill the Legend.
The Legend will live on.
Haters tried to kill the Legend.
But they failed, as they were smite to the ground!
Poor Sales tried to kill the Legend.
But they failed, as they were striken down to the ground.
Activision tried to kill the Legend. Hahahahahaha!
They failed, as they were thrown to the ground!
The Legend will live on.
Haters tried to kill the Legend.
But they failed, as they were smite to the ground!
Poor Sales tried to kill the Legend.
But they failed, as they were striken down to the ground.
Activision tried to kill the Legend. Hahahahahaha!
They failed, as they were thrown to the ground!
"unexpectedly denied"? Come on, BL2 does not seem promising by any standards. Psychonauts kicked ass but BL was pretty generic.
Brutal Legend was pretty generic? Um, do you know what the fuck you're talking about. There's not another game like it this generation in terms of its overall gameplay or its universe. If you're going to say dumb shit, at least use the correct terminology.
I suppose this only makes sense. Psychonauts and Brutal Legend both had enough mechanics in them to fill multiple games - and it suffered for lack of cohesion. Hopefully this will mean that each game is more focused, and hopefully the company will have enough resources to do each game properly...hopefully. Cuz godamnit - I really really want to enjoy a Tim Schafer game, but the mechanics keep getting in the way!
I'd like to see more cool, experimental stuff coming from Double Fine. In fact, I'd like to see more anything coming from Double Fine. They've got brilliant minds over there and with a little more work on their game mechanic they could make incredible games.
I honestly didn't think Psychonauts had any lacking mechanics. It was an incredibly solid 3D platformer. What took it from merely solid to outstanding, was the attention to detail (i.e. characters, world, story, acting, etc).
Brutal Legend lacked, though. Like I said, it was solid, but it had issues. Not being able to jump was one annoyance.
Brutal Legend lacked, though. Like I said, it was solid, but it had issues. Not being able to jump was one annoyance.
I wouldn't be disappointed if there was some real DLC coming along instead of just more multiplayer maps.
According to Tim's hints in yesterday's Eurogamer interview (the one where he called Bobby Kotick "a total prick"), one of these may well be Psychonauts related, maybe even Psychonauts 2. It may not have done brilliantly at the start (it was very poorly marketed), but I'm sure digital sales since then have been brilliant. It was one of the first Xbox Classics out on Live for example and did really well.
Also, all four of these designs have apparently already been signed up by publishers who will be making announcements soon. I'm fairly certain none of these are Activision. Hooray!!
Also, all four of these designs have apparently already been signed up by publishers who will be making announcements soon. I'm fairly certain none of these are Activision. Hooray!!
Host Master Sequel. Please. The first one was the best thing to come out of Double Fine. I think I'm gonna play it again now.
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