#DEATHSPANK PC#

The game actually starts in medias res with Deathspank trying to locate a powerful MacGuffin artifact, of which the abilities, powers and even the reason for why Deathspank wants this item are never explained save that a red-headed knight wants him to. Deathspank himself is an obvious homage to The Tick, except he is a fantasy character with armour and weapons instead of super powers and a moth man sidekick. How did Deathspank hold up?Дeathspank is an odd game to be sure. So I went into Deathspank with a lot of optimism that this would be the first US made RPG in a long time to make me laugh out loud while also providing a quality gameplay experience.

#DEATHSPANK PC#

Now that might not mean anything to a lot of you, but for those of use that are old and grizzled gamers that still play point and click titles on their PC or have entire floors of Wizardry IV memorized, this should make your heart skip a beat as he was the creator and designer of Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island. With a little digging I learned that Ron Gilbert is the Creative Director of Hothead. I have to admit I was skeptical about any game that compares itself to both of those classics, but after seeing a preview video, I knew I had to review this. The developers, Hothead Games, keep describing it as a cross between Diablo and Monkey Island.

So that we can all remember that gaming hasnвЂ™t devolved into spikey haired protagonists with a tremendous amount of self pity or graphics that only scream, вЂњGrim and gritty.вЂќ

ItвЂ™s also why I make sure my staff here at Diehard GameFAN reviews games like Trinity Universe, Sam and Max, Monkey Island and Disgaea Infinite. ThatвЂ™s why IвЂ™m glad studios like Gust, Nippon Ichi and Telltale Games are still making games with a sense of humour. Instead we have first person shooters in drab colours (save for the occasional bit of red) and a lot of anti-heroes with attitudes. Gone are games that are as funny as they are good like Maniac Mansion, Grim Fandango, and the like. If you read me regularly, then you know one of the things I bitch about is that gaming has gotten too angsty-serious and thereвЂ™s just not enough comedy games these days.