![]() ![]() It’s been a while since I’ve played the previous DeathSpank games, but by and large this is an identical experience to its predecessors. The problem is that it all feels too familiar. There’s nothing wrong with them, and you can expect to enjoy chopping up tons of foes with a nice number of weapons and special items. Where the game doesn’t fare quite as well is in its hack-and-slash trappings. If you’re in it for laughs, you definitely can’t go wrong here. There’s even an Indiana Jones reference or two thrown in for good measure. I found myself chuckling quite often at the dialogue, areas, item descriptions, and enemy names (most notable: destroying a being of considerable evil to have it split into smaller evils named DLC, Golf, Mondays, and more). ![]() The real draw here, as fans are sure to know, is the writing, and I’m very pleased to say that even without Ron Gilbert’s involvement, it doesn’t disappoint. The plot is nothing more than a scant vehicle for marching the hero through a large group of varied and truly bizarre settings and situations, and in that regard it works. In order to weaken his evil powers enough to defeat him, DeathSpank must travel to the legendary Bacon Fires and utilize their porcine flames to destroy each of the Thongs of Virtue. This actually ends up being a bad idea, as doing so turns out to have been a recipe for creating an evil clone called the AntiSpank. Unfortunately, the aftermath of all that excitement ends up being rather boring, so DeathSpank decides to break the monotony and put on all six of the Thongs at once. The new game offers the same solid hack-slash-loot gameplay they’ve come to expect from this series, and while some of the jokes fall a bit flat, there are still plenty of genuinely funny scenarios to participate in.Īs the curtain rises, we find our hero having defeated the villainous Lord Von Prong and gathered the Thongs of Virtue. Fortunately for fans, though, things have worked out just fine. For the threequel, the series has abandoned the DeathSpank name, as well as the involvement of Ron Gilbert. The sequel was notable for its exceptionally quick turnaround time and for also being a pretty solid game in its own right. The original DeathSpank was notable for its Diablo-style gameplay and the involvement of Ron Gilbert, one of the gaming industry’s most well-loved funnymen. ![]()
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