I knew from Interviews that it had “RTS Elements,” but I’ve reached a part of the game where there’s a whole lot of RTS going on, and it’s not a genre for which I have much aptitude - particularly with a gamepad. At the same time, my healer units drive around on huge motorcycles emitting waves of healing bass. This is what we in the business call an impasse: a game I like, but don’t especially want to play. The brochure would look something like: “Come for the incredible art and unique comedic voice. Stay for the… You know, like, stay for… for the… Hmm.”

I haven’t even bought my copy of Brutal Legend yet, but I already know that Tycho has nailed exactly how I’m going to feel about this game. My plan is to turn the difficulty all the way down to easy and hope I don’t embarrass myself in front of my roommate too much; luckily, he is also not a fan of the real-time strategy genre.