This level of detail can also be found in the world’s backgrounds which, though made of similar components, still manage to make a fairly varied terrain when taken as a whole. Speaking of equipment, each family of equipment and loot that DeathSpank finds has its own unique look. All the same, everyone will be seeing messages such as “inventory full” and “cannot carry any more of those” far too frequently, including players that simply throw caution to the wind along with all of their special equipment. The good news is that excess items and equipment can be turned into cash at any time instead of having to find a shop in order to sell the junk. The game will always prioritize equipment with higher HP, even if it’s only a few points, and most special armor with good secondary effects, such as Nature resist +25%, offer less of a HP boost than their unenchanted counterparts, thus leaving players that care about more than simply having a lot of HP with an extra set of armor cluttering their already limited inventory. Not only is the space itself too small to carry even a small fraction of the loot DeathSpank will find in his quests, the inability to sell equipment deemed to be the best by the game - a useful feature in theory - becomes an annoyance as the game progresses and equipment with secondary properties become available. Unfortunately, the biggest problem with DeathSpank is also present in Thongs of Virtue: cluttered inventory space.
The camera is also typically perfect, with the sole exception being battles with ranged enemies that are far to the south of the player, and even that problem is fairly rare. In fact, this is even encouraged and rewarded with bonus justice points that allow special abilities to be used more often. Thanks to this, it’s possible to smoothly switch between weapons without having to enter the menu. One of the things that helps keeps battles flowing very well is the ability to customize shortcut keys.
These two changes, though not especially major, help keep the battle system fairly fresh for returning players, and the use of the shield, items, and special justice abilities add enough tactics to keep Thongs of Virtue from becoming an average hack and slash title, though it isn’t especially amazing either. While the original had a number of enemies with ranged weapons as well, they are far more prevalent and dangerous this time around, and DeathSpank’s shield will likely see far more use as a result. In addition to this, the change in eras from medieval to fairly modern puts DeathSpank up against foes carrying a wide range of guns and even the occasional flamethrower, grenade, and bazooka. His travels will take him through modern battlefields, old westerns, pirate coves, alien encounters, and parodies of everything from Soylent Green to Indiana Jones, and he’ll be fighting everything that gets in the way of his quest.Īlthough the action RPG mechanics are basically the same as they were in the original, returning enemies have been rebalanced in order to make previously useless enemies more of a threat and once severely overpowered foes more tame. Having moved from a fantasy to a more modern era, DeathSpank will find a number of new challenges in DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue as he tracks down and battles with the other corrupt Thong bearers.
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