I know I shouldn't buy this right now because I am on a flight to Florida in a couple of days and my money should go to that trip but..... I WANT IT NOW!!!
Try calling 1-866-631-1574. It's the number they have on the website, and it's supposed to be a justice hotline or something. I don't actually care about the game, I just went on the website.
I want it! No, wait, i think i want it. Well, what i want is a DeathSpank for the Mac/PC and i want it to be as good as the presentation. Moreover i'm waiting for an interview if Gibert was influenced by DROD for it and, wait, what's its name, yes, Diablo and why we have to wait so long and, wait, there was something else as well ...
Gah! I will have to wait however many months it takes to come out for Mac/PC. Hopefully it comes out on Mac because I will be hundreds of miles away from my beloved PC.
Regarding the game, I'm not sure yet. The art looks great, the writing is great just as the voice acting. On the other hand the game is just continuous button smashing and the interface and inventory screen is confusing. Guess I need a little more time with the demo.
I'll have to check this out tomorrow. I've been excited to at least demo it after reading IGN's review of it, but I don't have the side cash to purchase it right now. I'll have to wait until next week.
I'm sure Puzzle Agent, NCAA 11 and LEGO: Harry Potter will tide me over until then.
I played the demo & found it pretty boring. It just seemed like a generic hack n' slash with branching dialogue options. Also the main character's voice really annoyed me for some reason.
Having played the demo I can say its definitely worth the $15 it costs... I look forward to playing the rest it seems pretty funny. That said, I do wish Ron would have made an adventure game.. but I understand he wanted to do something new.. new for him anyway.
Also my son and I had a bit of fun playing two player... It really pays off being the first player though... there is little reward being the sidekick in this game.
I've decided to pass on this game because I've got a bad taste in my mouth over Hothead and Penny Arcade dropping the last two Penny Arcade Adventures episodes.
Yeah, don't just not buy it out of revenge. Where does that get anyone?
Also, having played roughly 30-45 minutes so far, I can tell you that, so far, I've laughed 30-45 times.
The game is pretty much as advertised. It's got diablo-ey gameplay and it's laden with Monkey Island style writing (there must be a reason behind that). Definitely worth the price.
Just been played the demo on the 360, and had a blast the entire time. Gameplay is so easy to pickup and get started with but feels like there's plenty in to master and the dialogue is great. Even the tutorial message voiceovers are funny. And I did like Deathspank telling me to buy this game when I tried to get a quest or use an item that isn't available or usable in the demo. Oh and I think Deathspank's voice is fantastic.
Just been played the demo on the 360, and had a blast the entire time. Gameplay is so easy to pickup and get started with but feels like there's plenty in to master and the dialogue is great. Even the tutorial message voiceovers are funny. And I did like Deathspank telling me to buy this game when I tried to get a quest or use an item that isn't available or usable in the demo. Oh and I think Deathspank's voice is fantastic.
Deathspank's voice is hit and miss for me. It's spot on 90% of the time, but some of the lines just weren't written to be read like he reads them.
Overall, though, I'm completely impressed by this game. The gameplay is incredibly easy and simple without being even slightly dumbed down. The loot makes the combat itself is very rewarding, and so do smaller things like the animations and sound effects.
And the writing in this game is just hilarious... I keep coming across more and more things that are making me laugh. I can't remember exactly what it was, but I came across something just a minute ago along the lines of "The Amulet of Usefulness (Hangs Functionally Around My Neck)"... :')
Why do so many games end up with "There Will Be Sequels" endings?
Anyways, writing and aesthetic carry this games, but I'd probably have to say its more for peeps who either love the gameplay or love Gilbert-ian games.
I read a review about it and talked to a friend who played it and it's somehow depressing that this is a good but also not a outstanding game, again.
Why can't they just make something awesome for a change instead of this boring armada of okayish to nice games?!
I'm sure companies don't aim to produce okayish to nice games :P
But yeah, I agree with you that this isn't an outstanding game. It's by no means a masterpiece - it definitely feels like an arcade/PSN game. For what it is, though, it's brilliant. Despite not being able to say anything particularly amazing about this game, I can't really find anything bad to say either. It's also refreshing to genuinely laugh at a game that isn't made by Telltale again.
The more I read about this game, the more bummed out I become that I don't own any consoles and can't play it. It's the first game that's ever made me think that.
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Honestly it just seems to be that he did the wrong type of game as putting some of the humour, the speakers and the art apart, there isn't much of a convincing game, not if there exist alternatives like Torchlight. He should have put more efforts in the non humour aspects of the game as well.
Kind of reminds me of Brutal Legend, a great game regarding its humour but not so convincing on the gameplay side.
A funny game is welcome in all genres but to get the most out of it, he somehow should do adventures, others are making better hack&slays and quests already. It's a little bit Gilbert down to earth. Good if you're new to this game but sort of dissapointing if you had some more expectations.
The ending was... strange. I loved it, though. Just finished getting all the achievements a minute ago!
Kinda just made me hope that it sold well enough for the rest to be finished. I'm pretty sure this used to more complete since some of the areas shown in teasers aren't here. That's probably the biggest disappointment.
@taumel: The Brutal Legends comparison seems fairly apt. Though I do think the gameplay acts as filler between jokes better than what BL had. For something somewhat outside my genres of comfort it did alright (perhaps because I had no real expectations on the gameplay side) and it kept me entertained enough to justify its cost. It succeeds well enough, at the very least.
I've decided to pass on this game because I've got a bad taste in my mouth over Hothead and Penny Arcade dropping the last two Penny Arcade Adventures episodes.
I'm still kinda upset about that... Absolutely LOVED the first 2 episodes and really wanted the final 2... I feel like I only have half-a-game!
And on Deathspank, I've been checking the game's progress regularly since it was announced and now there's no pc release in sight!! I'm a pc player and I want it, and I intend to pay for it! Way to go hothead! That's the 2nd time you make me feel disgruntled! :mad:
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Regarding the game, I'm not sure yet. The art looks great, the writing is great just as the voice acting. On the other hand the game is just continuous button smashing and the interface and inventory screen is confusing. Guess I need a little more time with the demo.
I'm sure Puzzle Agent, NCAA 11 and LEGO: Harry Potter will tide me over until then.
Also my son and I had a bit of fun playing two player... It really pays off being the first player though... there is little reward being the sidekick in this game.
Also, having played roughly 30-45 minutes so far, I can tell you that, so far, I've laughed 30-45 times.
The game is pretty much as advertised. It's got diablo-ey gameplay and it's laden with Monkey Island style writing (there must be a reason behind that). Definitely worth the price.
Deathspank's voice is hit and miss for me. It's spot on 90% of the time, but some of the lines just weren't written to be read like he reads them.
Overall, though, I'm completely impressed by this game. The gameplay is incredibly easy and simple without being even slightly dumbed down. The loot makes the combat itself is very rewarding, and so do smaller things like the animations and sound effects.
And the writing in this game is just hilarious... I keep coming across more and more things that are making me laugh. I can't remember exactly what it was, but I came across something just a minute ago along the lines of "The Amulet of Usefulness (Hangs Functionally Around My Neck)"... :')
Why can't they just make something awesome for a change instead of this boring armada of okayish to nice games?!
Anyways, writing and aesthetic carry this games, but I'd probably have to say its more for peeps who either love the gameplay or love Gilbert-ian games.
Edit: Note, actual game may vary.
Can anyone tell me if this is the first non-Monkey Island Game from Gilbert? Or are there others?
He's done a lot of educational titles. Check his bio.
I'm sure companies don't aim to produce okayish to nice games :P
But yeah, I agree with you that this isn't an outstanding game. It's by no means a masterpiece - it definitely feels like an arcade/PSN game. For what it is, though, it's brilliant. Despite not being able to say anything particularly amazing about this game, I can't really find anything bad to say either. It's also refreshing to genuinely laugh at a game that isn't made by Telltale again.
Wow this is a drawback. Looks like the game is waaay too short!
Honestly it just seems to be that he did the wrong type of game as putting some of the humour, the speakers and the art apart, there isn't much of a convincing game, not if there exist alternatives like Torchlight. He should have put more efforts in the non humour aspects of the game as well.
Kind of reminds me of Brutal Legend, a great game regarding its humour but not so convincing on the gameplay side.
A funny game is welcome in all genres but to get the most out of it, he somehow should do adventures, others are making better hack&slays and quests already. It's a little bit Gilbert down to earth. Good if you're new to this game but sort of dissapointing if you had some more expectations.
Kinda just made me hope that it sold well enough for the rest to be finished. I'm pretty sure this used to more complete since some of the areas shown in teasers aren't here. That's probably the biggest disappointment.
@taumel: The Brutal Legends comparison seems fairly apt. Though I do think the gameplay acts as filler between jokes better than what BL had. For something somewhat outside my genres of comfort it did alright (perhaps because I had no real expectations on the gameplay side) and it kept me entertained enough to justify its cost. It succeeds well enough, at the very least.
I'm still kinda upset about that... Absolutely LOVED the first 2 episodes and really wanted the final 2... I feel like I only have half-a-game!
And on Deathspank, I've been checking the game's progress regularly since it was announced and now there's no pc release in sight!! I'm a pc player and I want it, and I intend to pay for it! Way to go hothead! That's the 2nd time you make me feel disgruntled! :mad:
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