"I love punk rock, so here's the piece of metal usually do not listen" - Lemmy, among other things, in an interview often mentions that Motorhead is more punk than metal "-" Well, well! It does not interfere with Lemmy at every speech claim: they say, Motorhead performs rock and roll! "
Such records can be found on youtube.com, for example, going in search of tracks In the Black, included in the album Inferno 1994. What is considered a serious music, to which the direction attribute this or that song? Neophytes are wandering in the wilds of the special terms and definitions, metal bands are experimenting with sound and genre designations (for example, David DiFey, leader and vocalist of Virgin Steele, calls the album Visions of Eden it as "primarily a romantic barbaric symphonic epic Power Metal"). But even if the total abundance of heavy metal bands you've heard only Manowar or Metallica, you probably know: metal - it is about men with swords and heroism. Or - about death, decay and destruction. Or - about the demons, fire, blood and gasoline. In short, loud, guitar riffs, with bubumtsanev bass, and inspire someone to anxiety, but for someone invigorating rhythm. Majestic and a bit ridiculous.
What am I doing? And this is what - in Brutal Legend tells of the metal. The story in detail, not without self-irony, and at the same time so pathetic that in this world of strangers not feel nothing. Nor a frequenter of concerts, no one who was giggling over the well-known Internet meme of "songs about the sword in the style of different artists, no one who loves punk rock, but" that's the piece of metal usually does not listen. " And pulls to say - even the most inveterate hater of heavy music will be hit right in the heart (even if they have to start as a stand soundtrack, compiled from the "Ever" tracks). A world where the fate has thrown Eddie Riggs, the unsurpassed master solve other people's problems and the most talented roadies on the planet, not simply copied from the Iced Earth album covers and Helloween (songs of this group in the compilation of Brutal Legend, alas, no). Protruding from the ground the giant swords or violence of the elements - the entourage. Optional mission whose purpose - to find all the telescopes scattered across the continent, and to examine each article and a wall of speakers, instructions such as "beer, drove the guys on the beach, so much so, that the path is not warmed up and spilled," a replica of the spirit of "Demonic emperors once the land is not observed! However, apart from the heads of record companies "- that is what breathes life into these sets, forcing to smile and, despite the roughness (about them later), applaud the creators.One can not but come to admire, when every element of gameplay due to the plot and theme, and the dialogues and monologues of characters right now pilfered a quote!
 | |  | The leaders of the enemy troops are rotated the same tricks as Eddie - to join forces with the controlled units to hit the enemy by some particularly furious reception | | New tunes for "Clementine" (a favorite guitar Eddie) mastered this way: We find in the vicinity of blazing blue-violet lights pedestal and look at him wide-eyed. Skull on a pedestal upside, and dashing roadies instantly learns the melody inbox |
Concert - is like a battlefield Brutal Legend long and hard masked under the action of a third person. The shows are not held back that the game is the main character will be accompanied by fellow troops, and they will certainly be allowed to give orders. Do not hide and head: the action will unfold in the world sandbox. But that's personally tested allowed only those fragments in which Riggs crushed Druids ax paralyzed monk infernal magic chords or traveled by car, providing fire cover concert bus.
Final version to explain everything: we are not an action in the spirit of God of War or, even more so, Dynasty Warriors, and not even GTA, although the intercept other people's vehicles (or rather, stopornut coolest porcupine, panther, ghost horse, and even does wonder Yudo) is not forbidden. This is primarily RTS: but this, in which the commander allowed to fight on equal terms with ordinary soldiers and the use of guitar solos, to support its soldiers, and literally melt the faces of enemies. Battle of rock bands - with a base in the form of the concert site, a fan of energy as a resource of case goods shops as a way to intercept these resources from the enemy - only to such missions are seen as key (in the manner of fights with bosses in the already mentioned God of War). The share of Eddie falls and other tasks as: who, apart from him, save the bus from the attacks of demons, perform optional mission (no, not for the despicable bills, but to get lighter - Artifacts of the Gods of metal), pass through the mountains and plains, looking for the statues of dragons. Yet we can not be fooled! The purpose roadie, assistant group tour - to provide musicians entrusted to his care the best show on the planet. For the sake of a few shows at the most notable local venues and brewing all the fuss.
 | |  | Evil in Brutal Legend looks impressive and a little caricatured, recalling the cartoon character of Tim Burton | | To give a couple of extra instructions troops needed to carry out an incendiary guitar solo |
Working days Completed the first mandatory mission. The Druids killed, nuns were cast, a new friend (Gorgeous Ophelia), yet fascinated by our hero, but definitely permeated his ability to collect the car from all parts.Eddie officially becoming - no, not the leader of a small victorious group, that is, sorry, the army called Ironheade («because with« e »in the end it sounds much more significant!"), And the roadies to help desperate rock stars to find fans and overthrow the false idols, and to revive the spirit of true metal. And since, as already mentioned, Brutal Legend - basically a big sandbox, between the story missions are invited to enjoy the optional assignments (good on the world map indicates where to get the job and what it will be) Collecting cigarette lighters. In exchange for their Metal Guard (if you watched the news about the project, you probably know that this role has prepared for Ozzy Osbourne), upgrade weapons, Eddie, will make tuning the car and cover up the iron horse guns yes mortars. To make ahead of time does not provide a hero too killer arsenal range Sentinel swell gradually. Run-story missions - that's a message on new supplies. Inspiring? You bet! At the first meeting with Ozzy in a hurry with all legs: to look at the expanse of land in half bygone skull wearing a helmet, around which grow red flowers, can cope with a mini-game in the spirit of music simulators (in the terminology of Brutal Legend, to perform guitar solos), flies in a car inside, merchandised, pops up. But somewhere after the third upgrade (note on the normal difficulty) to notice: does not matter what the ax from Eddie, and not so fundamentally that carries his gun for the "Devil» (Deuce; so roadies called the machine). Nobody thinks of making a hero edakogo Rambo: That's arsenal of it in the end is poor, and homing missiles are each monster suddenly to the ground in flocks, and even ways to decorate a car from Ozzy - just a dozen. Consolation prize - you can buy the stone bust of the other characters and perpetuate the face teammates and opponents on the local copy of the Mount Rushmore (her, if you have suddenly forgotten, carved faces of four American presidents).
 | To break the chain on the statues, which keep the myths of the world Brutal Legend, to use the technique Earthshaker (A + X). But if you will discover a statue-related demons of the dragon, you should know: it will free a good bit of electricity (hold down X). For the liberation of the lizards will then be flown to health premiums, the rate of wound healing, etc. |
Similarly, the novel is composed with secondary missions. The first ambush, which Eddie happy henchmen of General Layonvayta not put the hero's life in jeopardy. Gamers have hinted that combining efforts with colleagues (ie, pressing Y, in the case of dzhoypadom Xbox 360), the character will gain access to special moves (spetspriem usually one) and thus become stronger. In truth, these tricks will require a future ambushes: they will be many more, and they manage to get bored much stronger than the racing missions.
I confess that during the first race I attended melancholy thoughts: knocked off track management. Button gas nitrosa button, reverse button and the button to turn on the run "- that's the whole automotive science. The first trip was not worth writing about her ballad, - piece of stone, and then "Devil" takes place so that it becomes perpendicular to the road. Is drawn, you get used to, and while on the road is still a no-no so treacherous boulder will fall, and the machine easily rival pit the car Eddie with a narrow mountain track (on the contrary does not work), the brakes are no longer so needed, and without the likelihood perfectly did. In the world of metal has no place autosimulator because riders with heavy metal covers, and really stop, but famously turned around.
Much stronger than another disappointing: in fact the original orders, such, then to excitedly tell your friends (like the same express delivery of beer or stripping operation lair mice-Vampires from uninvited guests) - can be counted on the fingers.It would be more - I'd bought out Ozzy all the stone faces, only to somehow justify the passion to perform secondary missions.
 | |  | For basic command and control meets D-pad. Available commands: to remain in place, follow the leader and destroy all that is in the direction | | The player will be given achivku if Eddie saddle all local poultry: from fire-breathing beasts to moose. A nice bonus: perched on the beast, you can use his personal superspace |
Anthem of unconditional victory At some point you realize: side job become boring, or all are satisfied, it is time to stop sightseeing. To the credit of Double Fine Seen: new surprises tourists portrayed up until the very end. Story missions will change the face of the world: a familiar place transformed, in the mountains of volcanoes flared up and the sky will be painted blood-red, you will gain access to previously unexplored paths, jungle, adjacent to the on-Bartonovski gothic ruins (will be found, even something like a tree from the Sleepy Hollow "- the same thing with their heads), snow-covered mountains and to the horror infernal lakes.
Somewhere on the second key battle I caught myself thinking: all single mode, or rather those of its episodes, which belong to the RTS, - are a huge training mission. Otherwise, you will not say: because the final list of units freezes only for a couple of battles before the final, and the science of "efficiency units depends on with what representatives of enemy troops they are fighting" is taught when a couple of gigs, battle has died down.
Prepare commanders do not except to the multiplayer (for online campaigns can take custody of any of the three presented in Brutal Legend fractions). Education goes quite peculiar: each battle puzzle need to pick up their decision-key and then the fight will be completed in record time. Alternative ways, experimenting with delivery of troops, the comparison with chess - it's all for fun in multiplayer. In the single things are simple: to quickly puts his paw on the resources to pump base and Generate cavalry (cavalry here they call "Fiery barons" and she traveled on motorcycles). Next, we construct a pair of units for specific tasks (say, "Stone Crusher" can gouging are the enemy of the structure to which other units and ten meters do not pick up - will die) and make sure that the battle was planned by, and at the decisive moment of abandoning power to the attack enemy base (you have not forgotten that we are talking about the venue?).
Command has in conditions close to the action from a third party: commander runs with bands, and how, during the ambush, joins them for special moves (for example, to make a couple of rounds sighting of enemies came to the rescue). Not forgotten guitar solos: they come in handy, and in order to get a portion of resources, to encourage the soldiers or to prevent a competitor quickly to rivet their own units.To improve the overview of the field, Eddie soon help to soar in the air - a bird's-eye easily figure out on what goals to quit power. In addition, from the sky can be instantly dived on the desired spot on the map. One bad luck: with particular will not clear. No, if desired, can give individual orders to each group: select the button Y, the desired clamping down on the D-pad, hurry to the next squad. Long, tedious, and in combat conditions complicated. For example, decide to send a team of girls with machine guns guard booth with merchandise (it's important to protect resources ") and other units to send to the capture of a new point. Send young ladies komanduesh remains: "The course of UNV to that enemy: the booth!", And here the ladies are deployed, returning to the army (in Brutal Legend is that since Eddie yelled, but his unit heard the blame gamer, not after waiting a few seconds.) Another example: if you depart for the exploration and suddenly decide that any attack, units will not execute the order of the Head ("They can not hear!" - Signals the game). Of course, the situation is not hopeless: it is enough land, to perform a solo "Army, hurry to me, and the soldiers will come running. But here is the separation of forces on at least two groups becomes a real headache. Came to the ridiculous: I generation units, gathered them in one reference point, then ran to another, and exhibited there (with solo) flag collection - that all men, which I will create after the operation, raced under the banner (and I could attack both flanks).
The die is cast: Now or hell or heaven If pounce on Brutal Legend with all the excitement nit-pickers, it is easy to find a lot of awkward, strange and even impartial. A small selection of side missions, and their monotonous, blemishes management RTS-episodes, the straightness "victory plan" - freedom for reasoning about what is missing. Undermine not work unless the dialogues and masterfully orchestrated plot scenes - such that the penetrating sympathy to Eddie and his cronies, in spite of (or perhaps because of) their imperfection (have a look if only for a wry face Lars!), Satisfactory and graphics - developers cleverly cheated by abandoning realism in favor of a more cartoon style, so that the texture of the stones are not disfigure landscape (so that there, in the jungle, I was riding just in order to see all the monuments!)
And - most importantly - skit of genres does not look like a set of elements alien to each other. Fighting, racing, battle - how to describe the world of metal, so that even without perceiving him seriously, podhihikivaya of amateurs shaking his head in time with the music and grow long Pattle, without a moment's doubt - he's alive and it is beautiful.
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