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The DeathSpank |OT| (XBLA/PSN)

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Shard

XBLAnnoyance
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What is DeathSpank?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeathSpank

DeathSpank is an upcoming action role-playing game by game designer Ron Gilbert, who had been working on getting the game made since 2004; it was announced on January 9, 2008 that Hothead Games would publish the game. The game has been described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo". The game was showcased at Hothead Games booth, with live gameplay being demonstrated by staff, along with examples of story elements, and dialog trees.


DeathSpank's world is cylinder shaped and is rendered without load screens as the player explores its unique goings-on. Gameplay is similar to Diablo, but with more customization, featuring hundreds of pieces of armor and weapons. Advanced dialog options, similar to LucasArts popular Monkey Island series also play a large part in unfolding the game's story. The game is being designed to be comfortable to play in short segments, ideal for more casual gamers, but also boasts over 15 hours of gameplay. Players also have the options of doing many side quests, and hunting for achievements.


The character DeathSpank originated in Ron Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer comics, created by Gilbert and Clayton Kauzlaric. The character was then later developed further. Gilbert and Kauzlaric created a rough design for the game and pitched it to games publishers for over four years without any success.Previously, Gilbert had consulted for Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness at Hothead Games; he contacted them and a deal was made for the company to publish the game. A more in-depth design for DeathSpank was then produced
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Release Date and Price:
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/55699/DeathSpank-Out-July-13th-On-Consoles

A's announced that the console editions of DeathSpank will debut on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live July 13th and 14th, respectively, at a cost of $15:

Electronic Arts Inc. and leading independent developer Hothead Games announced today that the upcoming downloadable action-RPG, DeathSpank, will be released on July 13th for PlayStation Network and July 14th for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Gain quests from a colorful cast of characters, and vanquish evil with fast and furious action as DeathSpank scours the world for a mystical artifact. Developed under the direction of The Secret of Monkey Island creator and industry icon Ron Gilbert, DeathSpank combines Gilbert’s unique humor and wit with fast, addictive action-RPG gameplay, making for a hilarious and massive epic quest for justice.

The game puts players in the mighty boots of DeathSpank, the “Dispenser of Justice”, “Vanquisher of Evil” and “Hero to the Downtrodden”. His life-long destiny is to embark on an epic journey in search of a mysterious artifact known only as, “The Artifact”. DeathSpank will feature local co-op gameplay, allowing friends to team up on the same console as both DeathSpank and his trusty sidekick, Sparkles the Wizard. Sparkles’ abilities are magical, serving as the perfect complement to DeathSpank’s weapons-based attacks as the duo battle against the intolerant minions of injustice.

Along the way DeathSpank and Sparkles will rescue some orphans, defeat a local tyrant, help an aging adventurer, and dive headlong into an even deeper mystery in an epic action-RPG that includes collecting loot, solving crazy puzzles, witty dialogue, collecting loot, a ton of weapons, fun and accessible action, and of course, collecting loot.
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Interviews:

Eurogamer
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ron-gilbert-interview

GameZone
http://ps3.gamezone.com/videos/item/deathspank_interview/

1UP GameVideos
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/26292

RPG Codex
http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7209

Game Informer
http://gameinformer.com/games/death...spank-interview-hints-at-game-s-hilarity.aspx

Videos

First Look Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPQrcXzMao0

Epic Weapons Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbDcGhSHwk

E3 2010 Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9hc_UbygpI

Official Story Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7TizDgW8BI

PAX 2009 Live Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlQRSBXxplA

Fight Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmNzlseXnYg

Co-Op Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njpLeOUaa_g

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Achievements/Trophies
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/deathspank/achievements/

There are 12 achievements with a total of 200 points.

Destroyer Of Chickens 10
Kill 100 Chickens

The Day the Music Died 20
Kill Sergeant Orque

Can't Kill Me... 5
Resurrect at an Outhouse

Extermination 15
Destroy all 3 Queen Greems

Man In The Hole 15
Complete 6 Spelunker Quests

Extracurricular Activities 20
Finish 50 Side Quests

Justice Dispenser 25
Kill 2500 Enemies

I'm an Addict 10
Drink 50 Potions

Mr. Tough Guy 30
Reach Level 20

Underground Subway 15
Discover all 30 Teleporting Outhouses

Menu Hero 10
Dispense the Good, Vanquish the Evil

Take Back The Knight 25
Kill Lord Von Prong
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Reviews:

IGN PS3, 8.5
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1105775p1.html

Eurogamer, 6 out of 10
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/deathspank-review

Thongs of Virtue

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6274256.html

Ron Gilbert's DeathSpank was originally announced as an episodic series, but last month released as a stand-alone downloadable title for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The episodic tag may as well have been left on the project, as Hothead today announced a second game in the series, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, set to debut next month.

Thongs of Virtue will see DeathSpank in some new settings.

While Gilbert left Hothead Games in April, Thongs of Virtue producer Hamish Millar told GameSpot the Secret of Monkey Island creator had just as much influence on this game as he had on the first game. In fact, development on Thongs of Virtue was finished before the first DeathSpank game launched, which works well for those anticipating a sequel, but came with its own drawbacks.

"By doing two games back to back, we didn't get the opportunity to listen to everybody's feedback and try and incorporate that," Millar said. "But what we did do is take a bit of a guess at what we thought was going to come out of the releases."

As a result, Thongs of Virtue will sport more variety in the types of quests given to players, more bosses, a new cooperative play character in addition to Sparkles the Wizard, and a wealth of new environments.

"DeathSpank 1 was an introduction to the universe for people and it was very much a fantasy action RPG," Millar said. "For the second game--and this is a reason it was a separate product, too--we just wanted to redefine what that could be. We just wanted to blow people's expectations out of the water as far as what kind of weapons DeathSpank can have, what worlds he can travel to, and what sort of creatures and characters and enemies he can face."

Screens and art for the game released show more modern and sci-fi trappings, with DeathSpank wielding a bazooka, machineguns and rifles to fend off enemies from giant ants to ray gun-wielding aliens.

As for whether Gilbert's departure meant Thongs of Virtue would be the character's last hurrah, that shouldn't be assumed. "DeathSpank is a creation not just of Ron but a collection of people, and Hothead is a huge part of that," Millar said.

Thongs of Virtue will launch on the PlayStation Network September 21 and arrive on Xbox Live Arcade the next day. Like the first entry in the series, the game will sell for $14.99 (1,200 Microsoft points).
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Thongs of Virtue Achievements:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news-1714-Game-Added--DeathSpank--T-O-V-.html

There are 12 achievements with a total of 200 points.

Orque Impostor 10
Convince an Orque Guard you are an Orque

Death of a Penguin 15
Kill the Evil Nun

Primp V.I.P. 10
See all 20 of Madame Primp's Outfits

Well Educated 10
Get an Engineering Degree

Raise Your Mast 10
Go Sailing in a Pirate Ship

Konichiwa 10
Learn to Speak Japanese

Dispenser of Justice 25
Kill 3000 Enemies

To Serve Man 20
Kill Wortten

A True Hero 30
Reach Level 20

Mystic Transport 15
Discover all 44 Teleporting Outhouses

Ruin Christmas 20
Kill Santa Claus

A Tale of Two Endings 25
Watch Both Game Endings
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V_Ben

Banned
"The Deathspank" sounds like some sort of cocktail.

But i'm looking forward to this one, love gilbert and hothead :D
 
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dionysus

Yaldog
I have been eagerly awaiting this game but sadly the publisher appears to have made a stupid decision for the time being, hopefully it will eventually be remedied.

I am looking forward to extreme absurdity and pop culture jokes mixed with lots of loot. What could go wrong?
 
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Hank The Tank

Neo Member
Hmm, I need to finish Puzzle Quest 2 and get to level 70 in Blacklight before wednesday. I also need to start playing Nelson Tethers as well. Life is difficult.
 
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Darkgran

Member
Hell yes!!

I can't wait to play this. Unfortunately I won't be able to until Saturday because I have to go out of town for work.

Garnett had some great things to say about it in the latest Weekend Confirmed.
 
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Decado

Member
I hope this is awesome. It's been a while since I bought a downloadable game for PSN/XBLA.

There better be a demo on PSN...
 
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SolidSnakex

Member
For those wondeirng about a demo on PSN

ooks fun but I don’t know that I’ll get it. I like PSN titles and have several but I just got a slew of new PS3 games and won’t have time for this one.
FYI all posts about new PSN titles should include prices upon release. Thanks! I’ll keep this one on my radar for sure tho!!!

Darren Evenson | July 12th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Hey guys, Darren and Chris here. Let’s answer some of these questions:
PRICE
$14.99 US Earth Dollars
DEMO
A US demo will be available July 13, the year of the Ratt \m/
CO-OP
Yes, we have 2 player local co-op, easy to drop in or out. Ambidextrous players may be able to play both characters by using TWO CONTROLLERS AT ONCE! Are you man enough? Because we aren’t.
VOICE
DeathSpank’s voice is none other than Michael Dobson, a man so into the role he showed up to work in a purple thong every day. He’s so into the role he insisted we call him “Fleshspank”. A man SO into the role he keeps his children in a homemade orphan bag.
JUNK
It’s so NOT! So yeah… there! Defeat that logic. Try the Junk demo.
More answers soon.
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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010...o-psn-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-427159
 
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Majine

Banned
There are 12 achievements/trophies with a total of 200 points / 7 Bronze, 4 Silver, 1 Gold

Destroyer Of Chickens 10 GS / Bronze
Kill 100 Chickens

The Day the Music Died 20 GS / Silver
Kill Sergeant Orque

Can't Kill Me... 5 GS / Bronze
Resurrect at an Outhouse

Extermination 15 GS / Bronze
Destroy all 3 Queen Greems

Man In The Hole 15 GS / Bronze
Complete 6 Spelunker Quests

Extracurricular Activities 20 GS / Silver
Finish 50 Side Quests

Justice Dispenser 25 GS / Silver
Kill 2500 Enemies

I'm an Addict 10 GS / Bronze
Drink 50 Potions

Mr. Tough Guy 30 GS / Gold
Reach Level 20

Underground Subway 15 GS / Bronze
Discover all 30 Teleporting Outhouses

Menu Hero 10 GS / Bronze
Dispense the Good, Vanquish the Evil

Take Back The Knight 25 GS / Silver
Kill Lord Von Prong
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Fixed for us trophy whores.
 
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sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
Was gonna get this on PSN before Sony banned foriegn IPs.

Guess I'll just get it on the Xbox!
 
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lobdale

3 ft, coiled to the sky
sprsk said:
Was gonna get this on PSN before Sony banned foriegn IPs.

Guess I'll just get it on the Xbox!
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They only banned foreign IPs from adding funds to the wallet, unless you are talking about something that just happened a few days ago that I know nothing about.

I got around this by IP masking on my PC and adding funds through the PSN website, then doing game purchases and stuff from my PS3 as normal. Bought the Gundemonium collection and some random DLC stuff not long ago at all.

Making purchases with already existing funds and downloading free content is totally possible.
 
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sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
lobdale said:
They only banned foreign IPs from adding funds to the wallet, unless you are talking about something that just happened a few days ago that I know nothing about.

I got around this by IP masking on my PC and adding funds through the PSN website, then doing game purchases and stuff from my PS3 as normal. Bought the Gundemonium collection and some random DLC stuff not long ago at all.

Making purchases with already existing funds and downloading free content is totally possible.
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Prease teach me sensei.
 
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