Talk:Brütal Legend

Nice Start

Looks like we're off to a good start on a page for a game that was literally just announced. ArmyOfPie 04:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Indeed. A lot of info has been given out for game that's only been just announced. --Asclepius ^{Quid fit?} 04:55, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

I guess that's thanks to Game Informer having it as their cover story.ArmyOfPie 17:44, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

It's also thanks to Game Informer giving out a lot of details about the beginning of the game. --Asclepius ^{Quid fit?} 06:53, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Red Record?

Anyone want to add the information about the red record Kotaku got? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.96.6.146 (talk) 21:32, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Do you mean the Riggs Records thing? I think that Double Fine gave those out to members of the press. IGN got one of those.ArmyOfPie 02:09, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Character Name?

This is pure speculation on my part, but when I read the main character's name, I immediately laughed. Eddie is the mummified mascot of Iron Maiden, and Riggs was the early 1980s band of guitarist Jerry Riggs (contributing two tracks to the Heavy Metal movie soundtrack). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.56.53.75 (talk) 03:34, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I assumed the name was a combination of Iron Maiden's Eddie and the artist that created him, Derek Riggs. (Rejecticon 00:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC))

HD Trailer?

The FTP subfolder is gone already. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.15.228.242 (talk) 23:33, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Looks like they got rid of all the Brutal Legend media for some reason, which has left broken links on the official site. I can only assume this is some kind of technical problem that'll be fixed. Ryan Williams —Preceding comment was added at 19:26, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, it looks like they have intentionally removed it; the 'Download' link from the trailer page has now been removed, leaving just the low-definition Flash video. I have the video on my hard drive and will happily upload it, but I can't realistically put this on my own hosting due to the potentially insane bandwidth costs (almost certainly why Sierra themselves withdrew it).

If anyone has any suggestions for a very high-capacity video site I could upload it to then I'll do so. My initial thought was GameTrailers but they don't seem to allow users to upload HD videos. Ryan Williams —Preceding comment was added at 23:48, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Ryan: You could just upload it to a site like megaupload.com or rapidshare.com. Also, to the user above Ryan: I doubt that this (80 meg or so, I believe) file was pulled for bandwidth reasons, seeing as how Sierra also hosts game demos weighing in at hundreds of megabytes, and files like the 1.7 gig "FEAR Combat" multiplayer client (which has been downloaded tens or hundreds of thousands of times) on their servers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.254.162.131 (talk) 15:24, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

All right, I racked my brain and after going through all the video upload sites I could remember I eventually noticed that GameVideos not only allows you to upload HD videos as long as they come to less than 100mb (the original was 220mb but some brief wmv re-encoding sorted that), but also streams them and gives you a high-quality Flash version (ie: better than YouTube quality). I've added the link to the stream to the article. Ryan Williams

PC version

I've just undone a revision that added 'PC' to the list of platforms.

I've not seen anything implying a PC version will exist, and indeed everything I have seen seems to specifically indicate that it won't. Being PS3/360-only has become fairly common knowledge (whether it's true or not), so I think any mention of a PC version absolutely needs a cited source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryan Williams (talk • contribs) 19:34, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, all Schafer's previous games have appeared on PC, in fact most of them exclusively on PC. But still, I agree that a source is in order. 85.166.224.219 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:33, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Schafer: "We never said there WOULDN'T be a PC version." It's on the DF FAQ. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.154.87 (talk) 17:53, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Redundancies

Ronnie James Dio = Dio, I have removed the redundant listing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.176.76.2 (talk) 13:20, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Monsters

I noticed there is nothing that talks about the Emo and Goth enemies, or about the wierd teeth guy from the trailer, OR the monster Eddie jumps off of to kill something, OR the something he killed, OR the wierd worm thing. Is there nothing on these, or is someone just depriving this site? Longshotz 14:30, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

The Emo and Goth enemies are briefly mentioned under plot. As for the other monsters, I haven't seen any info about them. --Asclepius ^{Quid fit?} 20:06, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

The Runaways are carying flamethrowers. There are a pair of bayonets on the barrel, but they are being held like flame thowers, and fire is being spit out of them. 72.234.46.115 (talk) 04:15, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Release Date

Where and when was the release date confirmed? I've seen December, Late Summer and everything in between. If it's on the website, forgive me. My computer is slow and keeps locking up on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.215.216.196 (talk) 02:18, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Game Informer Art

On the cover of the Game Informer magazine covering this game, there is a man with a bandanna covering his eyes. Is this a possible reference to the band Blind Guardian? 98.215.216.196 (talk) 02:18, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Gamespot News and Speculation

Please help keep this page speculation free. I know that the Activision/Vivendi news raise many questions, and I'm sure many are upset about this. However, there are no news of cancellation of any sort, ditto for delays and whatnot. Please make sure that the facts are straight: Activision will not be publishing the game. Whether or not Blizzard or anyone else will be answered in due time. MarioColbert (talk) 18:51, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Not cancelled yet

Theres no specific confirmation that Brutal Legend is cancelled. Look at Ghostbusters that wasnt listed as still being published but it is according to Sierra PR. So until some more clarity comes out of this we shouldn't jump to conclusions about the cancellations. Soccrmastr (talk) 19:36, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Release Date

As has been discussed in many other places, we don't know if this game is even coming out. Along with WET and a handfull of other games, there is no concrete release date or information about their status other than some tepid comment from (I think) a Sierra rep about how these games aren't completely dead. My point being, having a specific release date in the article (even with a verifiable tag) just makes this issue more confused. For example, if I go to Amazon.com right now, it tells me that Brutal Legend (and WET) is coming out March 31, 2009...despite the fact that just two weeks ago Amazon had a December 2008 release. Yes, Amazon isn't a very good source but it underlines the issue that no one has official date or confirmation that these games are coming out at all, so we shouldn't post information without sources (preferable the publisher, whoever that turns out to be). 144.92.84.206 (talk) 18:31, 24 October 2008 (UTC)