Tim Schafer wanted to "compete" with classic D&D CRPGs like Icewind Dale by cranking up the fantasy in Brutal Legend: "Let's really exaggerate it"

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It’s an open-world action game.

It’s a top-down RTS.

It’s a classic Double Fine comedy.

It’s a heavy metal dreamscape.

“You fantasize when you listen to music,” he said.

“I would imagine all kinds of different scenes when I was listening to songs.”