Request Some games that have some sort of "heavy metal" theme to them?

[PaleFolklore]

I've heard, so far, about Brutal Legend and Metal Hellsinger, but am willing to bet that are many more games with a similar theme out there.

Bonus points, if we're talking about anything with pixel art. Would love to see some sort of metal festival inside a pixel art indie game...maybe something that emulates the 4th Gen era. That'd be cool.

"Music theory and its consequences have been a disaster for monke"

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2 is pretty neat and I never hear anyone talk about it:

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

Heavy Metal: Geomatrix comes to mind.

 

[Clippy]

Guilty Gear series is one big rock and metal reference and at least one of the Kingdom Under Fire games was metal through and through.

For something more direct there was a Motorhead beat'em up for the Amiga.

 

[Bonkers225]

 

[Zerpina]

Carmageddon is pretty Metal

 

[Glimbo]

Valfaris has some heavy metal themes.

English release of Undead Knights is pretty metal. Not really themed though.

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

Carmageddon is pretty Metal
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I have the GOG version installed.
DRM free all the way!

 

[Zerpina]

English release of Undead Knights is pretty metal. Not really themed though.

No, but undead knight is a badass game

 

[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

Valfaris is brutal but amazing. The soundtrack is composed by the former guitarist of Celtic Frost.

 

[Clippy]

Prince of Persia Warrior Within can be pretty metal, especially when the guardian of time chases you. Devil May Cry 3 and its guitar weapon should get an honorary mention I guess?

 

[Zerpina]

Quarantine, is Freakin metal. Some banger music to. Think Carmageddon/Twisted metal/Crazy Taxi
<actually had to google it, been so long since i had played it>

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

English release of Undead Knights is pretty metal. Not really themed though.

Quarantine, is Freakin metal. Some banger music to. Think Carmageddon/Twisted metal/Crazy Taxi
<actually had to google it, been so long since i had played it>
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Never heard of these, but they look rad as hell.
*Quietly adds to backlog*

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

Never heard of these, but they look rad as hell.
*Quietly adds to backlog*

It also has a badass name on the Saturn port, Death Throttle

 

[CaptainToad]

No, but undead knight is a badass game

I like that they got some of the more underground black metal bands in Undead Knights, too. I wonder who in the localization team got this to happen.

 

[Zerpina]

*Obligatory DOOM Mention*
Can't have Metal PC Game thread, without mention the Granddaddy of Metal Game music

Also, i'm working on a Game like DOOM. where you see the Demons turn around, whine about it, and Leave. Imma call it MOOD XD

 

[CaptainToad]

 

[LiberoVulpes]

Brutal Legend is ok.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

*Obligatory DOOM Mention*
Can't have Metal PC Game thread, without mention the Granddaddy of Metal Game music
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Also, i'm working on a Game like DOOM. where you see the Demons turn around, whine about it, and Leave. Imma call it MOOD XD

There's way more "off-brand" Metal midi's in the files unused too. Bobby Prince was an attorney when he did the Doom OST and knew exactly how close he could copy bands like Pantera and Metallica without pushing it legally.

 

[Clippy]

*Obligatory DOOM Mention*
Can't have Metal PC Game thread, without mention the Granddaddy of Metal Game music
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Also, i'm working on a Game like DOOM. where you see the Demons turn around, whine about it, and Leave. Imma call it MOOD XD

Have you ever heard the 3DO port soundtrack? It's honestly better than the originals at times and it's by far the only good thing about that version.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

Have you ever heard the 3DO port soundtrack? It's honestly better than the originals at times and it's by far the only good thing about that version.

Yeah, the same guy that made the OST for 3DO Doom also thought porting a game was as simple as copy pasting sprites from one version to another. Simultaneously responsible for the best and worst parts of that version.

 

[LiberoVulpes]

Oh yeah, Full Throttle as well.

 

[Zerpina]

Have you ever heard the 3DO port soundtrack? It's honestly better than the originals at times and it's by far the only good thing about that version.

No, haven't.

Yeah, the same guy that made the OST for 3DO Doom also thought porting a game was as simple as copy pasting sprites from one version to another. Simultaneously responsible for the best and worst parts of that version.

Awesome. but this guy Remade the whole DOOM 1+2 OST, as i recall. and it's Badass

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

No, haven't.

Awesome. but this guy Remade the whole DOOM 1+2 OST, as i recall. and it's Badass

Andrew Hulshult has his fingers in so many Retro FPS pies, he does such great work. His Rise of the Triad remade OST is great too.

 

[Vetusomaru]

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I was about to post Lords of Thunder. One of the few, rare cases of kickass Japanese games using heavy metal soundtrack (and a great one on top of that), way before it became cool with Guilty Gear.