After recently playing through, for the first time, Psychonauts 1 &2 I felt compelled to return to Brutal Legend and see if I could actually complete it. I did own it for my Xbox 360 but was too tied up with life to ever sink my teeth into it properly. Coming back to it in 2024 has been tough...it's not aged well at all!!

The game has soul and a big heart. The Double Fine writing makes it enjoyable and fun but the technical side of the game is an absolute sh1t show!! Despite running at 60fps it still feels awful to play. Stuttering constantly and frame drops happening frequently. The graphics themselves are not pretty and take you back to that smeary, Unreal 3 engine time.

As always with Double Fine most of the game mechanics are quite unique. Traversing the open world map is painful without a mini map. There's no jump button!! Action is janky as it the driving...it's hard work to play these days to be honest but if you WANT to play it then you'll probably just about scrape through the pain...

I wasn't able to get any further than 40% of the way through. It's just so boring to play with so little fun to be had. The action is just such a mess and when a game is speaking in it's own language and not explaining things enough or properly you just end up limping through it and that just isn't fun.

It's OK...tough to enjoy in the modern era due to the lack of certain features but hey...if you're bored then it'll keep you amused for a while just don't be expecting the usual amazement that a Double Fine game offers. This one is unique in that it just doesn't feel like a proper game...maybe hindered by the Xbox 360 limitations??!?

6/10

Heavy metal and video game combined! Fantastic game if you love both subjects

This game has a movie level story to it. Jack Black is great and who doesnt love metal? I got nostalgia to The School of Rock movie. The gameplay also feels extensive. Its possible to combine attacks and there is variation. Solid 8/10