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DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue arrives for PSN, XBLA on September 21 and 22
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A Human Becoming
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JesseZao said:
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too soon. This jeopardizes sales of the first game. Should have had a three month gap.
snoopeasystreet
Member
I'll buy it. Deathspank was a lot of fun but once you get all achievements, there isn't really any reason to go back and replay it. A new game in a similar fashion with new quests, environments and weapons is exactly what I wanted.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Too soon, too expensive, undercuts DeathSpank, not the kind of game that strikes me as particularly conducive to episodic sequels.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
the first Deathspank is a long, meaty game for $15 bucks, equal to something like Shadow Complex. There is no inherent problem with selling these every few months for $15 a piece - in four chapters you have a game easily longer with more content than most $60 HD console releases. HOWEVER. In order to make this work right they should have allowed for importing your save file or playing a consistent campaign across every chapter - say with a level cap of 80 by the end of the saga, 20 levels per chapter.
This also would encourage people to go back and buy the games in order.
In fact considering how fast you level up in Deathspank I almost feel that was the original intention.
Without better connectivity between the chapters however, this won't work out well.
This also would encourage people to go back and buy the games in order.
In fact considering how fast you level up in Deathspank I almost feel that was the original intention.
Without better connectivity between the chapters however, this won't work out well.
Square Triangle
Member
Love Deathspank..but really? Already?
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Deathspank: Modern Warfare 2
brandonh83
Banned
Don't know that I liked the first one enough to get this. At least not at $15. It was okay but it felt more like a series of chores instead of a fun game and the writing was not funny. I'll definitely have to wait for a price drop and some really great impressions (then again the first one received great impressions...)
jetsetfluken
Member
Saw the achievement and trophy leak a few days ago, so awesome it's announced now.
Can't wait for more DeathSpank. Seems like the ending area mystery will be revealed.
DS was one of the first games in awhile I just couldn't put down until I got 100%, very addictive.
No news of carrying over your loot from the first game (or "episode")? No big deal if not.
Can't wait for more DeathSpank. Seems like the ending area mystery will be revealed.
DS was one of the first games in awhile I just couldn't put down until I got 100%, very addictive.
No news of carrying over your loot from the first game (or "episode")? No big deal if not.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Too soon? Yeah right, they should crank out as many of these as they can before Costume Quests consumes us all with it's irresistible cuteness
Do we know levels won't carry over? I didn't see it in the OP
Kaijima said:
Do we know levels won't carry over? I didn't see it in the OP
Salz01
Member
I loved the first one, but I wanted an expansion, not just a new game with a different coat of paint. Plus it doesnt really talk about what they are expanding on, more varied armor look or 'spells' would be cool. Plus I liked the whole medival spoof that it had going on, throwing aliens in there right away just seems like a 'jump the shark' moment to early in its life cycle.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
HamPster PamPster said:
I'm just assuming the worst until proven otherwise.
I'm /hoping/ there is connectivity.
Prime crotch
Banned
Not the biggest fan of the game, but will probably get it in a 5 psn share.
jetsetfluken
Member
Prime crotch said:
Developers frown upon your kind, criminal.
dark_inferno
Member
Mindblowing. Death Spank 3 comes January 2011 XD
Well... i will wait for the reviews.
Well... i will wait for the reviews.
Garcia el Gringo
Member
Too soon? Not for me. I finished DeathSpank already and I assume most people that were truly interested in playing DeathSpank already 100% completed the 5 hour game. It's a niche downloadable adventure. Would it really undercut the sales for the original DeathSpank? Why wait 6 months or more for the sequel?! I would just lose interest in the universe by then (like I did with the Penny Arcade Episodes).
And I'm not really all too concerned about DeathSpank: ToV being done before the release of DeathSpank 1. Nothing was overtly broken about the first where feedback could've improved the sequel dramatically. I rather have a back-to-back sequels on small XBLA/PSN games like this. I just want more content timely.
And I'm not really all too concerned about DeathSpank: ToV being done before the release of DeathSpank 1. Nothing was overtly broken about the first where feedback could've improved the sequel dramatically. I rather have a back-to-back sequels on small XBLA/PSN games like this. I just want more content timely.
jetsetfluken
Member
Salz01 said:
It's not the biggest deal, as there was only 1 set of armor in DS1 that was "the best" and could be easily obtained at one of the final shops. Not like there's tons of rare loot that have unique qualities, I recall all the weapons you needed for all the spells were all also purchasable at one of the final shops. That and level 20 isn't too much loss.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Well, I bought the first one because I thought it had co-op play, and technically, it does. But un-technically (?) it has one player play the game while a second runs around as a wizard called "Sparkles" who can't equip weapons or armor, therefore eliminated all the fun for player 2. Fuck that noise.
Imperial Hot
Banned
I'm so down for some more DeathSpank!
jetsetfluken
Member
gogojira said:
Then don't ever look into Muscle March.
God I love that game.
Prime crotch
Banned
ahahah I can almost say we're all criminals here sonjetsetfluken said:
and I frown upon overpriced games
J-Roderton
Member
Soon. But good. Day 1.
Washed_Out
Member
Count me in. I liked DeathSpank.
Man, so this suggest that the loot will still be just as worthless, the combat just as unfulfilling, and that they'll be... more of it?
DS is a good enough game, but I haven't even been able to bring myself to completing the first one yet. I am happy to hear the 2nd player will have a choice of characters now, but it's so odd that they didn't just go ahead and give player 2 a REAL character with inventory and equips, now.
This smells more like an expansion pack than a sequel... I'm kinda confused on how to feel about it. This is easily a game even I will wait for a sale for, since the first game was so middling for me.
I wonder if these where not developed in tandem, if the game overall could have been polished up some... Woulda preferred 1 awesome DS, rather than 2 that'll just be good.
But either way, that's another September release to XBLA that we know about. PvsZ on the 8th, This on the 22nd... considering how often XBLA announcements are left in limbo, with nebulous release dates... it's awkward to know of a sequel to a game that JUST came out, with such a set date.
DS is a good enough game, but I haven't even been able to bring myself to completing the first one yet. I am happy to hear the 2nd player will have a choice of characters now, but it's so odd that they didn't just go ahead and give player 2 a REAL character with inventory and equips, now.
This smells more like an expansion pack than a sequel... I'm kinda confused on how to feel about it. This is easily a game even I will wait for a sale for, since the first game was so middling for me.
I wonder if these where not developed in tandem, if the game overall could have been polished up some... Woulda preferred 1 awesome DS, rather than 2 that'll just be good.
But either way, that's another September release to XBLA that we know about. PvsZ on the 8th, This on the 22nd... considering how often XBLA announcements are left in limbo, with nebulous release dates... it's awkward to know of a sequel to a game that JUST came out, with such a set date.
I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to share about this sequel, but let me address some of the comments in this thread:
DS2 is not really episodic. More like two halves. This game will finish up the plot started in the first game and should come to a somewhat epic, satisfying conclusion. Don't expect a DS3 immediately after the second one, if at all.
About it being a money grab: Everybody has to decide whether it is worth the money for themselves, but I think the first game was a pretty large, full featured experience that was easily worth the $15 by itself. I haven't played (or even seen) the second game, but it should be a bit larger, and certainly more epic in scope. It's certainly not just an expansion pack. $30 for ~16 hours in a huge world with thousands of lines of spoken dialogue doesn't seem that exploitative to me.
I don't know if anything will be carried over from the first game, but I doubt it.
The second game should have a more adventure-type puzzles. There's more dialogue and interesting characters. The locations are more varied. The humor is less rooted in fantasy cliches (the sequel isn't actually fantasy, like, at all). It will have an actual ending. For fans of the first, many of their complaints should be addressed by the sequel. If you didn't like the first, I doubt you'll change your mind.
The new companion is Steve? The Steve? I'm excited!
DS2 is not really episodic. More like two halves. This game will finish up the plot started in the first game and should come to a somewhat epic, satisfying conclusion. Don't expect a DS3 immediately after the second one, if at all.
About it being a money grab: Everybody has to decide whether it is worth the money for themselves, but I think the first game was a pretty large, full featured experience that was easily worth the $15 by itself. I haven't played (or even seen) the second game, but it should be a bit larger, and certainly more epic in scope. It's certainly not just an expansion pack. $30 for ~16 hours in a huge world with thousands of lines of spoken dialogue doesn't seem that exploitative to me.
I don't know if anything will be carried over from the first game, but I doubt it.
The second game should have a more adventure-type puzzles. There's more dialogue and interesting characters. The locations are more varied. The humor is less rooted in fantasy cliches (the sequel isn't actually fantasy, like, at all). It will have an actual ending. For fans of the first, many of their complaints should be addressed by the sequel. If you didn't like the first, I doubt you'll change your mind.
The new companion is Steve? The Steve? I'm excited!