Double Fine is interested in working on Brutal Legend 2 at some point, and the studio is excited about evolving the original’s RTS mechanics.
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Brutal Legend, Double Fine community manager Harper Jay shared a post on the studio’s official site, discussing the possibility of a sequel. They mentioned that at least 30% of the messages they receive from fans are requests for Brutal Legend 2. Though, while the sequel isn’t in the card for now, they said that it’s certainly a universe many people at the studio are interested in returning to.
According to Harper, Double Fine president Tim Schafer often thinks about the world of Brütal Legend, and knows it can expand. They added that that there was more DLC ideas for the original game, and it was always meant to be a world that could be further built upon. But after 15 years, it’s tricky to know what it will all look like and what’s expected by fans.
“People ask about Brütal Legend 2 all the time and I’m torn about that,” said Schafer. “I know some of them want it with an evolution of the RTS stuff and some of them just want God of War with Eddie Riggs. I understand the logic of making the second option, but I’m much more excited about the first.”
Harper mentioned that Double Fine lead programmer Chad Dawson had a few ideas for Brutal Legend 2, with less thought about player expectations and more about the vast options that might excite the studio itself. “There’s so much of a world to explore that could be done in many ways,” he said. “It could be an RPG, it could be an RTS. Or even an auto battler!”
For the uninitiated, Brutal Legend is an action adventure game with real-time strategy elements developed by Double Fine for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
