Brutal Legend

I played this game for the first time at launch, in 2009, I think. And it was great. Here is the thing: if it was another game, set in generic fantasy setting, with orcs, elves and other stuff, I would have said that it's quite mediocre. However, it is filled with love and passion for Metal. Your units are headbangers, roadies and Kiss-like painted amazons. Lenny Killmister is the leader of your healers. The soundtrack of this game was the very thing, that has shown me why this genre is loved so much. Sure, it has flaws, but it has good story, lovable characters and units, and I bet that strategy elements are a lot better in the PC release.

In less than five minutes Brutal Legend throws you into a dark fantasy world and gives you a guitar and axe to slice up gruesome enemies. There are new mechanics and story points every few minutes, all conveyed through highly detailed artwork, good voice work, and one of the best soundtracks ever collected. Then the game suddenly throws in an entire real-time strategy system which quickly becomes the main focus and progress becomes a crawl. There’s nothing wrong with the strategy system and while the units are amusing and being able to personally wade in and massacre bad guys is fun, the shallow mechanics can make end-game encounters a tedious grind. The real attraction is being able to drive around and explore a heavy metal album cover world come to life with fantastically designed creatures and landscapes. There are charming cameos from nearly every titan of the heavy metal genre and the writing is quality throughout with everyone doing a solid job. It’s a game best bought for the unique experience and cranking the speakers to ear-splitting.

Good story, decent combat mechanics and great landscapes and music. Unfortunately it lacks of diversity on side quests and maybe you can get frustrated with the stage missions, they have none check points and if you loose, you start from the very beginning. Overall, it's a good game.

Dumb fun, what more do you want?

this game is literally like im playing my spotify playlist its so fun with great cameos,casts and story!