I like the WWI music they were going for...

Its a Joke. Do you honestly believe that this world war 1 game should have all its soundtrack replaced by extreme Heavyness?

Relax people. Good lord.

I thought it would be obvious by the way I was dancing, but I guess not.

I like this game. I like the music and wanted to share its existence with you guys. Mission Accomplished. Sheesh.

This looks pretty cool, thanks for sharing. But yeah I have to say that I couldn't tell you were being sarcastic about the music. If you hadn't posted I'd have thought you were being serious about wanting there to be heavy metal in the trailer.

Yeah, I thought it was cute and suited the theme they were going for.
It's like if you set Bioshock to heavy metal. It isn't related to the visuals at all.

I like that music.
Also, why does this video become a slideshow? The framrate sucks for me. Damnit, I want to whach but the audio looses sinc and the video draggs almost to a halt. Anybody else having this problem?

Yeah, it was terrible when I tried to play it at first. I just stuck my laptop from "balanced" power mode up to "high performance". Some movies and even flash videos seem to require it to be in High Performance or they slowly die.

Hope that helps!

You know, it DOES look like an interesting game, especially for something released over XBLA.

Yep! From what I can gather it looks like a Tower Defense Game but one that allows you to take control of units (like the planes, and heavy emplacement guns).

Very Cool Sounding so Far!

AND Multiplayer!

Ha ha! Oh Joe, you're such a spaz. Mosh pit dancing doesn't work if you don't have any one around to punch. Also that big gun on a wheel is one I think the Germans were building but gave up on it because it was so ridiculous. It's still half built out in a field somewhere. I'm sure someone knows where to find pictures of it. I don't even know why I know about it. Anyway, fun video. Metal makes everything better.

Sounds like the Army Men series on the N64...

Or is it just me?

I was totally thinking that to, greens vs. tans for life!

it kinda reminds me of the music from fallout oh and the wtf tank was this russian thing that was never actually built.
Kinda wierd including it

I honestly didnt mind the WW1 era music they were goin for, it put it in the right type of setting. Plus its nice calming music set to a battle so it added a bit of irony to it, kinda like fallout 3 did.

Still game looks pretty interestin, I may take a look when it comes out

It looks okay, but unless there's something that really sets it apart from other RTS games (aside from the WW1 setting and "toy" theme) like some sort of major innovation, it won't interest me.

Fuck yeah! Ensiferum! Token of Time FTW!

Eh, no class. It was great with the music it has. Perfect feeling.

Cannibal Corpse? Next your going to be singing the praises of other shit bands like Cradle of Filth. The music was decent, the "what's up motherfuckers" seems kind of tossed in there and a bit annoying, but other then that it was decent stuff.

The game looks good, but I'm awful at RTS games so I doubt I'll get it, but still, a good concept non the less.

Cradle of Filth isn't metal. They're hardcore. And Hardcore sucks balls. Cannibal Corpse isn't very good, but at least they're real metal. It was the first death metal band that I could think of off the top of my head. Maybe I should have gone with In Flames. Old, not new. New In Flames is fucking metalcore and mainstream as shit.

Looks interesting to say the least...

Also, not to be knitpicky but the title says XLBA instead of XBLA like it should...just trying to help!

I think every war game should have an ironic song like "Why can't we be friends" or "Somewhere over the rainbow"..lol

THe game sounds great but I dont know if the heavy metal makes it better...

Yeah sorry Joe and anyone else i may insult. Random thrashing and drumming so fast and repetative your gonna get RSI (see Dragonforce) i dont find fits the theme of the game.

Maybe im just not into 'music' where the aim of the songs seems to be to get your throat to bleed while singing it.

XLBA

I understand the want for a more interesting soundtrack within the game instead of the WWI era, but no offense, there's MUCH better metal out there to be used than this thrashy -core stuff.

In my opinion, I think the soundtrack would be better with the cliche orchestral music found in most war based media.

That's the Tsar Tank, developed by Russia in WW1. It never advanced past the prototype stage. I can't imagine why.

nice to see i am not the only one having frame rate issues. they could stand to dial it back a little. other then that this game looks sweriously awesome and i'd actualy pay good points to get it.

I lol'd instantaneously at Limecat's comment

i want a toy face-off between spoony and joe!!

I feel with a game like this, that is, a tongue in cheek living WWI tabletop miniature game, the metal would alienate just as many people as it would attract. Also, this sort of metal/epic music is overexposed as far as trailers, and eventually, everything starts to look/sound the same.
Overall it really just doesn't feel like it's in the spirit of the game at all. I'd rather have the tinny, dinky victrola music.

LoL.

wow um i think its called setting a feel for the game, kinda like fallout 3 with "i dont want to set the world on fire" if every game add just had heavy metal and shit blowing up they would all look the same. you dont know dick about advertising or making films you fucking suck. and your not funny

This is why I hate Blip.... The videos become nothing more than a slide show with audio.

I would love to watch the video but it's too fuckin' irritating to do so. It'd be a lot better if I didn't have to be a premium member to download videos.

I also believe the orriginal trailer is far superior to your "Joehanced" version. Seriously.... What made Fallout 3 such a great game that stood out among all others, was not its gameplay or its setting (both had been done before). What made Fallout 3 stand out, was its unique mixture optimistic 50's sci-fi with an anarchic wasteland reminiscent of Mad Max 2. The '50s sound and feel MADE this game into something better than your avera 3D RPG game.

"Toy Soldiers" apparently tries to market itself in a similar retro fashion. Their concept consists of table-top miniature models of WW1 much like you've seen in museums and perhaps (if you're lucky) at your father's or grandfather's play attic. For the first time ever, we can actually disturb such a "peaceful" tabletop scene and turn it into a kick-ass war scene (much like we always wanted to as a kid). This gives this game a hint of nostalgia and the retro music fits it perfectly... but I guess you're just too mainstream American (aka superficial) to have a clue. Why else would you like to spoil the mood with generic metal like a zillion of those utterly unremarkable games out there?!?

And like batmann already said : you're not funny. Stick to video game reviews and stop trying to be funny. It just doesn't work....

Ill stick to doing whatever the hell I feel like. Also, why would I take your advice?
The video did exactly what I wanted it to.

The Irony. All your thoughtful analysis for nothing.
It was a joke, no need for your 500 word essay on the merits of fallouts music and your grandfathers attic. J-O-K-E. Dont like it? I dont expect someone like you would. FOR FUN, PARODY, Entertainment.

In any case I can guarantee you didnt know about this game before - and now you do. So Mission Accomplished. That was the point, Added bonus that you commented & defended the game.

I didn't think metal suited for this. That goes better with sci-fi wars.

So.. the generic metal of 95% of RTS's plus a bit of mindless swearing, is better than a nifty, unique, and themely music choice? x.x

Looks like a fun game.

I like metal

The original music worked better.

Sorry Joe, but I have to disagree with you.
Putting heavy metal music to scenes of violence and war because it's "tough" is really the most overdone and exhausted shtick in gaming.
Just my personal opinion.