The dialog when talking to NPCs closely resembles that of traditional point-and-click adventure games. In some cases, the NPC may have a new quest available once one has been completed. Once the task requested by the quest-giver has been completed, DeathSpank will need to return to an NPC to claim a reward.

Puzzles are often solved by finding and combining different items to create the desired results. The player may be asked to complete a simple task or solve a more intricate puzzle. By talking to these characters, the player will obtain a quest which will then be added to the quest log. By finding Runes, you can combine the special abilities of two weapons simultaneously to combine effects.Īs DeathSpank searches for The Artifact, he will encounter many NPCs in need of assistance and marked by an exclamation point over their heads. When selected, a description of their special effect is supplied. These weapons are identified by a purple circle behind the illustration in the equipment screen. This will allow him to perform special attacks with certain weapons.

The Justice Meter is charged as DeathSpank slaughters more and more of his enemies. With his new, trusty Orphan Sack (that is, a sack which one stuffs orphans into for safe-keeping), DeathSpank sets out on the land (which include areas such as The Haunted Forest, The Enchanted Forest, The Turtle Lake, The Enchanted Forest Logging Camp, and many more) to help the downtrodden, rescue the orphans of the land, help the Mayor with his recycling campaign, vanquish Lord Von Prong, and, most importantly, get some loot! GameplayĭeathSpank is a loot-driven action-RPG surrounded by dialog and puzzles reminiscent of point-and-click adventure games. DeathSpank reaches a nearby town, and after regaining a weapon and helping some of the townsfolk, the Mayor contracts our hero to recover a group of orphans that have gone missing. The henchmen leave DeathSpank with no equipment (though the game feels no need to go for the 'Left For Dead' scenario). After an appropriately lengthy prologue, DeathSpank finally obtains The Artifact only to lose it to a group of the evil Lord Von Prong's Orque henchmen. The game opens up with the coveted Artifact just barely out of DeathSpank's reach. StoryĪs one may be able to guess about DeathSpank, the story is only barely-sensical. The player controls DeathSpank on his quest for The Artifact, in a satirical single-player campaign that pokes fun at fantasy and role-playing cliches. DeathSpank is an action-RPG developed by Ron Gilbert, creator of Monkey Island, in conjunction with Hothead Games.

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