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News / Trailers / Articles Double Fine promises to make Brutal Legend 2 if their Kickstarter reaches an eye-watering $100 million

https://frvr.com/blog/news/double-fine-promises-to-make-brutal-legend-2-if-their-kickstarter-reaches-an-eye-watering-100-million/
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u/MaxProwes 9h ago

Not gonna happen then.

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u/oskarwn 8h ago

wait who actually pledged that much though

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u/Acesofbases 8h ago

its more of a joke

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u/FernandoDante 3h ago

Not a very funny one.

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u/Acesofbases 2h ago

just not Your sense of humour.

it made me smile

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u/SirSoliloquy 8h ago

Yeah IIRC correctly the first game was like… good-ish. 

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u/xansies1 6h ago

I kinda fell off when it became pikmin. It was more fun as a tps action game.

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u/Many_Leading1730 6h ago

Minor correction.

It didnt become pikmin.

It became sacrifice.

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u/CumGuzlinGutterSluts 1h ago

It became fuckin amazing

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u/BillRuddickJrPhd 9h ago

No more Tim Curry.

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u/PMC-I3181OS387l5 8h ago

or Ozzy :(

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u/Acesofbases 8h ago

or Lemmy

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u/DaereonLive 8h ago

Wait, Tim Curry was in the first game? It's been over a decade since I played the game so my memory is very fuzzy on it.

*Edit: Well goddamn!

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u/Zikari82 9h ago

Maybe Jack Black chimes in half of that...

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u/Hearthhull_Enjoyer 8h ago

He's definitely the type of famous person to do that too if fans are asking for it and he has an interest in it. I wouldn't get too optimistic if I were someone who wants to see this happen though.

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u/FartSmella1738 6h ago

Jack has no backbone

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u/aSlider64 9h ago

I love this silly company

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u/Hearthhull_Enjoyer 8h ago

I'll pledge five bucks just to support a studio who created one of my favorite cult classics, but I'll be shocked if they get even close to their goal.

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u/Howling_Mad_Man 8h ago

Please do so while so many legends are still alive. Get Bruce Dickinson in there for a voice.

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u/iAmFabled 8h ago

Games aren’t cheap

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u/eto2629 8h ago

Better than Star Citizen I guess 

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u/scratchy22 4h ago

Title is misleading. They are reaching for £295K as a first goal

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u/Caius_Drake 3h ago

That's just for the game jam. The 100mil is a stretch goal.

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u/UL-07 9h ago

Maybe they should have asked Microsoft for the money when they had the chance instead of wasting the money on trash no one wanted.

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u/HatingGeoffry 8h ago

Keeper was fucking awesome, actually

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u/The_Grunge_Sage 8h ago

I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted because Keeper was genuinely a special game. You can beat it in a sitting but it’s a beautiful ride from start to finish

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u/HatingGeoffry 8h ago

Considering no one played it, a lot of people have opinions about it

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u/The_Grunge_Sage 7h ago

I was sick on the couch one day last year and just gave it a shot. One of the best experiences I had in gaming last year. GOTY worthy? Not really, but just really special.

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u/Icy-Astronomer-8202 8h ago

Shame very few people played it. I really enjoyed it myself. I never picked up Kiln

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u/RP_Throwaway3 9h ago

Speak for yourself. I've liked all their games. 

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u/Min_sora 6h ago

It's not trash just because it's not mainstream popular.

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u/RATGUT1996 9h ago

Its my favorite game of all time. Now i am finally faced with a choice and I do not know what to do. Its been so long and things have changed, ive changed.

Highly unlikely this will happen but I feel its just never gonna happen anyway. Tim still has an Idea and wants to do it but eh.

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u/HatingGeoffry 8h ago

take out a small loan of 100 mil and save us

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u/Impossible-Pea-6160 9h ago

Nah I’m good.

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u/StormMalice 8h ago

The game wouldn't even sell that much.

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u/TakeYourL 8h ago

3 dollars used game at gamestop

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u/DismalMode7 7h ago

drop me 50mlns$ and I'll promise to make an open world rpg of bible black

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u/Darth_Vaper883 7h ago

$100M? Bro.

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u/Caius_Drake 3h ago

Most likely for the music licenses to be able to use metal and hard rock songs like they did for the first game. And yes that is 100% going to be were most of the cost ends up.

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u/DarkMagician-999 7h ago

I think I’ll keep my $100 million in my wallet

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u/sandieeeee 6h ago

Now that's a BIG if

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u/Min_sora 6h ago

I will also make Brutal Legend 2 if someone gives me $100 million.

Edit: A bunch of people seem to think Double Fine might genuinely believe this could happen?

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u/Many_Leading1730 6h ago

If there is one thing I remember from the early years of Kickstarter and Tim Schafer in particular.

Its that Tim Schafer wouldnt be able to make this game even with a hundred million.

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u/TheDiabeT1c 6h ago

I appreciate what Double Fine does. They support their artist and make games that are very clever. Sadly, none of their games ever clicked with me but Brutal Legend, and even then I wish the second half that's all RTS was removed and was more just Eddie exploring the lands.

Let's be real though, Brutal Legend was a VERY expensive game for this team, the licensing alone probably ate 90% of the budget. $100 million sounds fair nowadays with all that would be involved to make a proper sequel.

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u/Grizzlywillis 1h ago

Everyone here judging Double Fine over two sentences in a small-novella-sized Kickstarter for a game jam that's asking for 0.4% of that. It's clear that there's a market there, they already raised $324k and all of the $1k+ limited backer tiers are sold out.

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u/MrXuiryus 9h ago

I'm not sure I have the energy for more of Jack Black just being Jack Black... I've kinda had my fill of him for this lifetime. Chicken Jockey.

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u/shoegazeweedbed 8h ago edited 8h ago

I’ve been a hater of his since a friend tried way too hard to get me into unfunny ass Tenacious D in high school and I look forward to the day the pendulum swings

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u/Many_Leading1730 6h ago

Feels weird to wish ruin on someone just because you find them kinda cringe but go off I guess.

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u/stingertc 9h ago

100 million no thanks

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u/Kub666 8h ago

You can't not love Tim and the rest of DF.

This will never happen but kudos for shooting for the stars!

I would personally prefer Psychonauts 3 though.

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u/Stairway_toEvan 8h ago

As much as loved that game, it really doesn't feel like it needs a sequel. It's a game that is very "of it's time" and not sure how it would translate almost 20 years later.

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u/Schmenza 9h ago

So they needed $10million to make Psychonauts 2 and $100million to make Brutal Legend 2? What are they even doing?

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u/HatingGeoffry 8h ago

Well Brutal Legends' entire schtick is licensed music and high-profile metal stars they'd have to bring in and pay

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u/DaereonLive 8h ago

Yeah... all those artists are gonna be expensive, and I imagine Jack Black coats a whole lot more now than he did when Brütal Legend 1 came out... back in 2009.

(Fuck I'm getting old)

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u/HatingGeoffry 8h ago

The original game also cost $25 million. Scaling with other games' budgets, it's not crazy to ask for $100 mil

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u/TypicallyThomas 7h ago

Adjusted for inflation the budget for the first one was closer to $39 million so a bigger and better sequel being $100 million isn't too crazy

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u/Seraphayel 8h ago

Cost of living has increased and just one yacht or mansion isn’t feasible anymore

/s

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u/Small_Ad1890 8h ago

lol. Tim should have just said 1 billion.

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u/shoegazeweedbed 9h ago edited 8h ago

I thought I literally could not care less about a Double Fine game. Then they told me there might be another Double Fine game starring Jack Black

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u/Whompa 8h ago

I’ll make half-life 3 if you give me 500 million.

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u/WorldPhysical7646 9h ago

Microsoft should have shutdown this studio cause they are a waste of resources (I know about them becoming indie just spelling the better option)

If you need $100m to make slop then you deserve no $100m

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u/Kneecap_Blaster 7h ago

The first Brutal Legend wasn't slop at all. It had a ton of heart in it.