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Deathspank

FuryFury
edited July 2010 in General Chat
Hey guys, I dunno if everyone saw it yet, but Ron Gilbert finally released a trailer for Deathspank.

http://www.deathspank.com/

I watched it and umm... It looks pretty shit. I'm sure the humour will be great, as Ron's other standalone projects were really funny, Spy Fox 1,2 and 3 were awesome. But they were adventure games.

Deathspank looks really low budget, and combat looks like nothing special. I know they are an indy company, but most indy projects stick to 2D and normally have gorgeous graphics, like World of Goo or Aquaria. This, well, it just looks awful.

Hopefully I'm wrong, but this trailer was kind of a let down.

What do you guys think?
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  • FealiksFealiks
    edited September 2009
    I respectfully disagree, good sir.
  • FuryFury
    edited September 2009
    What did you think of the trailer?
  • Thriftweed Fancy PantsThriftweed Fancy Pants
    edited September 2009
    Probably this.
  • TimTim
    edited September 2009
    I disagree. The graphics are top notch. It reminds me of a happy flappy combination of semi-cell-shaded 2d-artwork onto a 3d world with 3d characters. It has a really unique atmosphere borrowing things from Psychonauts, Zelda: The Wind Waker & Diablo's one-man birdview approach.

    The trailer could have used a bit more in-game storytelling instead of focussing on hack and slash. I'm excited, I just hope the gameplay will be as enticing as I think it will be..
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited September 2009
    I think its going to be great.
  • brian.shapirobrian.shapiro
    edited September 2009
    It looks like a Diablo parody :)

    Diablo games are becoming increasingly silly, so they deserve it.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited September 2009
    I have never played a Diablo game
  • brian.shapirobrian.shapiro
    edited September 2009
    The curved visual perspective is nice, I think the style would work well for Zelda games also
  • dvibedvibe
    edited September 2009
    I thought it was cute.. :)
  • MarzhinMarzhin
    edited September 2009
    And the music of the trailer is awesome :D
  • ThunderPeel2001ThunderPeel2001
    edited September 2009
    I really liked it. I thought the graphics were very deliberately stylized myself.
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited September 2009
    I think it looks brilliant, I'm not 100% convinced by the gameplay yet but they haven't shown the adventure aspect.
  • dvibedvibe
    edited September 2009
    Toothless Gibbon wrote: »
    I think it looks brilliant, I'm not 100% convinced by the gameplay yet but they haven't shown the adventure aspect.

    Well, apparently it's a combination of an action game and an adventure game... so I guess you can lose life, which is not that usual in Ron Gilbert's game, is it?
  • Thriftweed Fancy PantsThriftweed Fancy Pants
    edited September 2009
    Yeah, who wants to be totally annihilated?
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited September 2009
    Tim wrote: »
    The trailer could have used a bit more in-game storytelling instead of focussing on hack and slash. I'm excited, I just hope the gameplay will be as enticing as I think it will be..

    Hopefully they're saving it for a theatrical trailer. I can see that being pretty funny.
  • pluizigpluizig
    edited September 2009
    It looks like Diablo meets Munchkin.
  • KromsKroms
    edited September 2009
    It looks like it might finally be the RPG for me. Great art, no random battles, it being completely light-hearted and with fun and funny dialogue (very SMIish). All this accessorising and over the top violence makes it that much funnier.

    "Formerly Sally the Stable Girl."
  • finbar_omahonyfinbar_omahony
    edited September 2009
    I really like the art style of Deathspank, and im very hard to please, the little things like the effects of the backround give real dept, and that conversation with the old man... thats the original monkey island humor i remember and love
  • BaggeBagge
    edited September 2009
    This video really made me want to play the game.
  • nikasaurnikasaur Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2009
    I saw the demo at PAX (a few times actually) and combined with the questions I asked, I am very impressed with the game. The stylized art really does it for me, screenshots don't do this game justice at all.
  • willyumwillyum
    edited September 2009
    I like the art style they chose to use.
  • TeaTea
    edited September 2009
    Fury wrote: »
    Hey guys, I dunno if everyone saw it yet, but Ron Gilbert finally released a trailer for Deathspank.

    http://www.deathspank.com/

    I watched it and umm... It looks pretty shit. I'm sure the humour will be great, as Ron's other standalone projects were really funny, Spy Fox 1,2 and 3 were awesome. But they were adventure games.

    Deathspank looks really low budget, and combat looks like nothing special. I know they are an indy company, but most indy projects stick to 2D and normally have gorgeous graphics, like World of Goo or Aquaria. This, well, it just looks awful.

    Hopefully I'm wrong, but this trailer was kind of a let down.

    What do you guys think?

    Yeah the graphics look totally unrealistic and everything!

    (we need an emote that would help to exemplify sarcasm)
  • FuryFury
    edited September 2009
    nikasaur wrote: »
    I saw the demo at PAX (a few times actually) and combined with the questions I asked, I am very impressed with the game. The stylized art really does it for me, screenshots don't do this game justice at all.

    I managed to find a bigger video on gamespot that showed off the graphics a bit more, and it looks way better than that tiny video and the screenshots.

    I don't know how gameplay will work, but it looks promising. I didn't know this was on consoles, I'll probably get it for PS3 just cos of controls, Console games don't work on PC super well.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited May 2010
    I do not think this screen has been posted

    deathspank-20100429021618961.jpg
  • JunaidJunaid
    edited May 2010
    Love the colors, can't wait to play it
  • Thriftweed Fancy PantsThriftweed Fancy Pants
    edited May 2010
    I remember being excited about playing this game. It seems so long ago.
  • DideroDidero
    edited May 2010
    Mix N Mojo has a few links to previews of the game and interviews with Ron Gilbert. It looks interesting, I'll keep an eye on this game.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited May 2010
    Thriftweed Fancy Pants wrote: »
    I remember being excited about playing this game. It seems so long ago.

    I know what you mean I wish it would just come out already
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited May 2010
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I do not think this screen has been posted.

    I've been a bit sketchy on this art style. When I first saw it I liked it but started liking it less and less the more I saw of it. Now I like it again.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited May 2010
    I've been pretty interested in this game but am a bit iffy about the Diablo aspect--cause I've played Diablo, and after a certain point spent most of my time dying because I didn't have the will to grind my way up a few more levels.

    But I like this picture, and Sally the Stablegirl, so I will reserve judgment for later.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited May 2010
    I'm just disappointed that it's not coming to PC.
  • DideroDidero
    edited May 2010
    Hayden wrote: »
    I'm just disappointed that it's not coming to PC.
    One or two previews do mention a PC release. Also, this post on the DeathSpank blog seems to hint at a PC release too.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited May 2010
    Didero wrote: »
    One or two previews do mention a PC release. Also, this post on the DeathSpank blog seems to hint at a PC release too.

    Ah okay, that makes me feel a little better. I would hate to think that Ron would abandon his loyal PC fanbase.
  • KromsKroms
    edited June 2010
    Release date, price announced. Day one purchase for me.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited June 2010
    From what i've seen so far a great game but as there is no WIN/OSX version yet, meh.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited June 2010
    I really dig the price, though, and like being able to play Sparkles the Wizard in coop :D
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited June 2010
    If it comes out on PC/Mac, I'm totally getting this.
  • LaserschwertLaserschwert
    edited June 2010
    Nah, for me this is going to be a perfect game to be played on the PS3.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited June 2010
    Me too.... I will buy it for PS3... and like the Monkey Island games I will probably buy it on both PC (if it comes out on PC) and PS3.... so I can play it where ever I feel like playing it.

    I will be on vacation in Florida around the time it comes out though... So it will have to wait for when I return... I will be playing MI2 on my laptop on the plane ride though.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited June 2010
    Why PS3 over Xbox 360? I've been thinking of getting a 360 now that it no longer gives a jet plane impersonation when it's on and because Alan Wake looks like fun. Is there a reason you think Deathspank wouldn't work as well for that console?
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