Comments on: Part 1: Interview with Brutal Legend’s Tim Schafer

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By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:28:03 +0000

“But has it occured to anyone that maybe there were issues with/about Dio that perhaps led to him being canned from the game?”

I agree. I think the most likely scenario that occured is that Dio walked out on the game when he found out Ozzy was cast (and playing the “Guardian of Metal” no less). From the inteviews I’ve seen over the years, Dio, for all that he’s a class act in other areas, can be VERY volatile when it comes to the subject of Ozzy.

By: JDG

JDG — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:44:21 +0000

Who gives a crap whether Ronnie James Dio is in it or not? This game had such a tumultuous development cycle that we are lucky the game is even completed and being released.

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By: RachelZoe

RachelZoe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:29:21 +0000

Wow, I was not expecting this kind of reaction out of someone so insignificant to the game. This is a videogame that happens to have metal characters in it. For example, Guitar Hero doesn’t have any Green Day songs, but Green Day has arguably been one of the biggest bands of the past 15 years — boycott! I mean, c’mon, that’s just ridiculous guys.

Also, the reasoning behind the character switch does sound kind of weird, I’ll give you that. But has it occured to anyone that maybe there were issues with/about Dio that perhaps led to him being canned from the game? And Tim Schafer is the kind of classy guy that wouldn’t want to slag someone so important (in the metal world, I guess).

Now, regardless of my immense love of Tim and anything he does, frankly I’m surprised and a little disappointed at this reaction. It’s no better than the people boycotting Left 4 Dead 2.

By: DDmz

DDmz — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:59:20 +0000

Hey, nothing against Tim Curry. But this game without Dio just isn’t metal enough. Sorry Tim Schafer, but you need to correct this. You should have RJD play himself or something. It’s just wrong that there is no Dio in this game. This dude is still rocking hard, not lumbering around muttering to himself and looking for lost objects.

By: iilana

iilana — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:21:25 +0000

Mike is right, this has nothing to do with changing the character and needing someone to play the character better. If that WERE the case, then Dio would be in the game a different character. Schafer could have easily changed things around, but he obviously didn’t want to. Wonder why? The net result is that Ronnie James Dio isn’t even in this at all now. Pure BS. How can you have this game without Dio represented? It makes it a complete joke. Wouldn’t touch this game now if it were free. It already stinks to high heaven. If Schafer thinks he has the last word he’s wrong. Dio fans will have the last word: boycott.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:26:01 +0000

Screw Schafer. It’s quite obvious right after they announce that Ozzy would be in the game and Dio got cut what has really happened. Schafer wouldn’t know what heavy metal was if someone hit him upside the head with some.