![]() The map shows you where you are, what lands you haven't explored, and the outhouses you can teleport to. Yes, teleporting outhouses is the main advantage of wearing the Thong of Justice. Whenever you get me killed, I simply respawn to the closest outhouse near my previous demise. Now I know what you're thinking: "Deathspank" you'll say "doesn't simply respawning at the nearest outhouse make your game much, much easier"? To that I would say "damn skippy". The only negative of dying is losing a percentage of the gold you got on you at that time, and being the laughingstock of the shire. ![]() Hell, YOU might laugh at the non-existence of a real setback. With a name like that you can tell that it deserves a ten straight away. Sadly I can’t just review a game based on its short and frankly great name. Damn.Ĭoming from the mind of Ron Gilbert it was obvious from the start that DeathSpank was going to be something a little different, and it is in some area’s and in others it’s firmly trenched in gaming tradition. Set in a bright world this free-roaming RPG akin to Diablo is possibly one of the funniest games out there and is alongside such greats as Monkey Island (which it makes reference to) and packs a heft amount of game-time for an Arcade release.Īs you enter the world you learn that the games lead character, DeathSpank is on a quest to claim a powerful and dangerous artifact, known only as The Artifact. Soon you’ll be taking part in traditional RPG fare of talking to people and doing quests but without the usual boring dialogue. No, DeathSpank is an over the top heroic hero leading to some truly hysterical conversations with the local inhabitants. It’s the games biggest strength as the storyline is pretty simplistic, each person is acted well with DeathSpanks over the top voice and inflections being a highlight of the game as he proudly raises his voice. The humour along is more than enough to keep you playing but as with anything it’s the gameplay that also has to live up to standards and it’s here that the game trips up a little. The world is quite a size for just an Arcade release and opens up as you progress with a wide variety of locations and a large chunk of side quests to keep you busy and there are hundreds of items to collect as well allowing you to deck out your hero with whatever you wish.
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