Just finished Brütal Legend. This game is a mixed bag. The world is fricking AWESOME, characters are great, story is great, and all its melodrama is provided with slight (or quite heavy actually) tongue in the cheek. In a true metal fashion. And humor is also great, as much as this game worships metal it also makes fun of its stereotypes. Soundtrack is also the best like ever, every song is spot on in whatever situation they are played in. And I could just go around and roam the land listening the radio in my car.
Gameplay is wierd. Im not sure what this game wants to be, 3rd person action game, RTS or what? It all functions quite well once you got the hang of it and I even enjoyed it, but personally I would have been much happier with more focused approach. Also game is quite short. I mean, there are million things to find and sidequests to do, but it all gets quite repetive so once you get yourself buffed up enough you find yourself rushing through the mainstory. The end also comes out of nowhere. I really think they should have separated to "Tainted Coil" and "Drowning Doom" parts for longer length. Anyway, once that is over there isnt much to do other than go through those leftover sidemissions, all thousand of them. But I just couldnt find energy to do them. Overall as much as I enjoyed playing it I was left bit dissapointed. I heard multiplayer is where it is at, but I am not a multiplayer (and on Xbox I never will be, I'll NEVER start paying for ability to play online out of principle. Leecher bastards)
This game really could use for sequel. Story and characters have so much more to give and world, again, is just so fricking awesome. Unfortunately that is unlikely to happen as I just heard EA cancelled Brütal Legend 2 plans... Hopefully they wisen up one day and rethink it. Brütal Legend was flawed but it has so much potential to explore in different ways.