Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Deathspank



Deathspank. Tremble at the very mention of his name! Tremble from laughing, that is. I pretty much knew what to expect from a game that introduces a hero with a name like that :)
Technically, the game is some kind of Diablo-clone. Top down view. Elemental based weapons (nature, lightning, fire, ice ..) and armor. Run-kill-drink potion-kill. There’s basically 2 things that distinguish this game :

First is the artwork. Beautful hand-drawn scenery, with scalable 2d objects are perfectly mixed. Most of the enemies are already seen , but there are few of them which are pretty bizarre.

The second one is the humor.It’s a complete pun of the fantasy and storytelling, it practically draws the smile on your face. I mean, with an answer option to “Why did you do that ”, you get “Because my quest log says that” :) . Or a sassy comment about a sword, stating that it looks better in the cutscene :) Not to mention the seriousness in the voice while saying all that. Priceless.

Overall the game is short, but offers just the right amount of enjoyment, for it’s length.A small remark can be made about the questing. Many of the quests are of the “kill x enemies” “find x items” kind, but since the monsters vary, you won’t get bored by it.

If you're in for a weekend of fun, I recommend it.
8.0

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