Still, the developer had the vision to implement an auto-equip features which when activated fits you out with the best gear without you having to worry about it.ĭespite the repetitive quests and the casual hack ‘n slash gameplay, DeathSpank is a joy to play.
We spent more time than we would have liked cleaning out our inventory system. It does this by offering a wide range of surreal scenarios and nonsensical, yet humorous objectives, for example, having to collect demon dung for a farmer by wacking fiends with the aptly named “Demon Poop Hammer.”Īlong the way, you’ll level up (capped at Lvl 20) and pick up no end of loot, ranging from “a bag of orphans” to a “bad-ass crossbow.” The inventory system is clearly laid out and easy to navigate and it’s good that you can grind unwanted items up for gold, but it can get quite cramped in there as you pick up every item that you come across and there’s a lot of things that are totally useless. There’s no doubt that the quests can get repetitive, especially if you start to delve into the many side objectives, but DeathSpank still manages to keep things entertaining. There are plenty of others quests too that range from killing things, to protecting people- there’s even one that tasks you with building a golf course – but generally you’ll be moving from “A” to “B” and then back to “A.” In between bouts of dragon slaying and seeing off the likes of vicious unicorns, you’ll also be questing, carrying out crazy tasks for the local loonies that generally involve fetching items and bringing them back. DeathSpank is no Diablo, but its fast-paced combat and range of crazy powers and weapons and variety of wacky enemy types keeps it entertaining. The combat mechanic may be simple but it works very well and fighting is very fluid and enjoyable as a result. You can use your d-pad to map potions and magical items that you can unleash on enemies and you can build up justice metre enabling you to unleash more powerful attacks with certain weapons.
You can equip four weapons at a time, each with different powers and stats and switch between them effortlessly. In between bouts of knocking Demons out with the The hack ‘n slash side of DeathSpank is accessible thanks to the modifiable control scheme, but lacks the depth of other established RPGs. You can also use your d-pad to map potions and magical items that you can unleash on enemies and you can build up justice metre through killing and racking together combos, enabling you to unleash more powerful attacks with certain weapons.
The hack ‘n slash side of DeathSpank is extremely accessible thanks to the modifiable control scheme, but lacks the depth of other established RPGs. Playing as DeathSpank, who goes by other proud names such as the “Vanquisher of Evil” and “Hero to the Downtrodden,” the defining mission is to search across fantasylands for a magical artefact, called “The Artefact.” Along the way you’ll save orphans, pick up loot from fallen enemies and evolve your character via new weapons and skills, such as speed and ranged attacks, while boosting up your armour and attacks and learning spells- typically everything you’d expect to feature in any competent RPG. And both these styles, though not offering anything new to the genre in terms of structure, offer a very nice blend of gameplay and humor that, well…just works.
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Like Diablo, Deathspank is also a class-based fantasy, full of hack ‘n slash monster slaying, boss battling, looting and customisation. The influence of Monkey Island on DeathSpank, with regard to its sense of humour, surreal quests and part of its visual style, is predictable, but the development team also admits to gaining some of its direction from Blizzard’s much-cherished action role-playing game, Diablo.
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