Wed, May 06, 2009 | 15:12 BST
Execs wanted Brutal Legend to be “country” or “hip-hop” title
When Tim Schafer first started pitching Brutal Legend to publishing executives, most asked him to change the heavy-metal themes in it to country or hip-hop, but thanks to the success of Guitar Hero, it didn’t happen.
“When we were first pitching Brütal Legend, it was before the first Guitar Hero game was announced and we were like, ‘There’s this game in a heavy metal world’, [and they said], ‘We like the game, but could we change it to be a hip-hop game, or maybe country music?’,” Schafer told Eurogamer.
“There’s nothing against that music, but it doesn’t have a lore of heavy metal, in terms of a certain kind of mythology that leads to epic, medieval battles.After Guitar Hero came out and [Black Sabbath's] Iron Man was one of the first songs on it, it seemed to expose a whole new generation to that kind of music.
“So by the time we were pitching the game for a second time there was a lot more interest in it being exactly what it is, which is a brutal heavy metal action-adventure.”
You can’t kill the metal. The metal will live on.
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6 comments
#1
Tonka
06/05/09, 2:55 pm
Great opportunities for sequels. Blues or Country would be fucking awesome!
I would actually prefer a blues themed game to a Hëävÿ Mëtäl öne.
#2
Blerk
06/05/09, 3:09 pm
Who precisely did they expect to sell a country music video game to?
#3
Tonka
06/05/09, 3:29 pm
Cowboys obviously.
#4
No_PUDding
06/05/09, 3:38 pm
I would prefer it if it were set on Mars with more shooting.
#5
David
06/05/09, 3:45 pm
there is already a game that fits your wishs Puding
its called red faction
#6
mightyhokie
06/05/09, 4:31 pm
And promoters behind the scenes once wanted Ric Flair to change his persona and call himself ‘Sparticus’…so that is what those kind of people are good at….being stupid.