The elemental damage weapons are comparatively puny alongside the more useful “weapons of justice” that can trigger different attacks using your justice meter, so you’re unlikely to keep them equipped unless you know you need them for a specific situation. I kept a full range of gear, and I only needed to make use of it twice in the whole game – some fire resist gear on one boss, and undead resist/nature damage when fighting ghosts that can’t be harmed with anything else. I also didn’t make much use of the combo system which increases damage when you vary your attacks… it’s a nice idea, but most enemies only seem to take 3-5 seconds to kill anyway, so why bother?Īnother practically useless system is the elemental damage/resist gear. Food for healing out of combat is ludicrously plentiful, and you amass so much gold (like… millions) that you can easily afford to keep your supply of health potions topped up if you don’t find enough in the field. But those moments are few and far between, unfortunately – for the majority of the game, I didn’t need to block much at all. It makes for some tense encounters since there’s so little room for error, and I really enjoyed the challenge there. Blocking just before an enemy attack connects fills your justice meter instantly, so that becomes integral to taking down the bigger beasties at anything greater than a snail’s pace. The toughest ones will kill you in a hit or two, so you really need to learn to time your blocks. You can use those special attacks strategically for stuff like crowd control, but it’s often not necessary – even though I played on hard, I found a lot of the combat way too easy, with only a few types of enemies putting up a real fight. I like a good hack ‘n’ slash, and this one has its moments – the super-powerful attacks you access by charging your “justice meter” as you damage enemies can be fun to pull off, and the meter charges quite quickly (and isn’t reset when you die) so you’ll see a lot of those. We’ll publish the best ones we get and the best of the month will win a Madman DVD prize pack.įor my money, I found the gameplay compelling, if not overly fun. Make sure it’s written in the same format as above and in under 500 words – yes, we’ve upped the word limit. Send your review to us at the usual address. You can have your Reader Review published on Kotaku. Plus you don’t even have to get up off your couch to buy it! It’s win win! If you need something to do over the next few days and your wallet is just about empty, Deathspank is the perfect game to give a whirl. It’s a lite game, with a lite price tag and perfect for playing in short instalments. The character design, dialogue, quests, and even the item descriptions will have you laughing. Though he is also a wizard, so I guess he wins in the game of life, if not in anything else.ĭeathspank is a game that is comedic in every sense. He’s a sidekick, in every sense of the word. However, Sparkles doesn’t get anything of his own and shares levelling benefits, screen space and even his life bar with Deathspank. I think it is a refreshing and very well-made game that deserves attention.Co-op: The multiplayer mode in this game is ‘drop in, drop out’ which means that a second player can enter or leave at any time, taking on the role of Sparkles the wizard. But that may very well be because I haven’t spent too much time with him yet.īy all means, go and check out the game! It’s out on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. Especially visually he doesn’t seems very memorable. He doesn’t seem quite as lovable as the other characters. One thing I found a bit disappointing is the character of Deathspank himself. Your character stats are simply a screen with all the cards you’ve collected. Each card improves one aspect of your character. Instead of working your way through a spreadsheet of stats (boring!) you can select one of 4 trading cards. For example, I love how leveling up was implemented. I noticed lots of cool details about the way the interface and game mechanics works together. It feels very much like a mixture of Diablo and Monkey Island. It has witty writing and excellent voice acting. It comes with a beautiful, cartoony visual style without resorting to obvious cell-shading. I got only the trial version yet ( backlog) but I enjoyed it A LOT! The game is incredibly attractive.
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