Deathspank Impressions

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Deathspank Impressions

Post by Shir'le E. Illios »

Deathspank is an action rpg described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo". half of that description is probably no real surprise if you consider that it's being created by Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert. And I must say, from what I've seen it looks like it could be a fun little game. But judge for yourself.

First off [url=http://www.vg247.com/2009/09/05/ron-gil ... /:3p873ofr]VG247 has a teaser trailer[/url:3p873ofr] for the game:

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GameSpot has a little more, such as a first impression article including the following teaser:

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And here's an excerpt from the [url=http://pax.gamespot.com/story/6216875/d ... s:3p873ofr]accompanying article[/url:3p873ofr]:

[quote:3p873ofr][b:3p873ofr]Who's Making This Game:[/b:3p873ofr] Hothead Games is designing the title and they have yet to announce a publisher, or a platform that the game will be playable on.

[b:3p873ofr]What The Game Looks Like:[/b:3p873ofr] In our meeting with Ron, he talked about how much he liked 2D art and that it had a certain charm that 3D art lacked. Because he also wanted the exploration element that a 3D world offers, DeathSpank is an interesting mix of the two. The world is in 3D but all the objects within, like chicken coops, houses, trees and fences are all distinctly 2D. This gives the game a unique feel, because it kind of looks like you are wandering through a watercolor pop-up book.[/quote:3p873ofr]
And last but not least GameSpot has a [url=http://pax.gamespot.com/video/6216897/d ... 1:3p873ofr]gameplay demo video[/url:3p873ofr] as well:

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It just looks like a fun, silly game that should be a decent bit of fun. Now here's hoping that it'll actually be on PC. :)


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Post by Argoth »

This is the ultimate fun game ever.
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