The game plays out as a typical hack ‘n’ slash action RPG, with each of the four face buttons corresponding to a different equipped weapon. While the first game focused on parodying classic fantasy settings and fairy tales, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue sets its sights on more modern culture, with settings that include World War II-stylized battlefields, jungles and pirates, the Old West, alien invaders, and of course, the North Pole.įor the most part, Thongs of Virtue has the same gameplay as its predecessor. ![]() With this new mission in mind, DeathSpank sets out on a new journey to slay these corrupted folk heroes, ruining religion, Christmas, and day-time television for millions of children worldwide. The location of the final Thong, the Thong of Peace, is still a mystery. The Thong of Generosity belongs to jolly old Santa Claus, while the Thong of Justice is worn by DeathSpank himself. The Thong of Compassion is in the possession of an evil nun, and the Thong of Cuisine is worn by a famous TV chef. One of six corrupted Thongs of Virtue, Sandy is on a mission to collect all of them together so that they might be destroyed. With the defeat of Lord Von Prong, the mysterious Sandy has revealed to our venerable hero the secret the villain bears beneath his knickers, and source of his corruption: the mighty Thong of Courage. Luckily, the gameplay was already solid while the plot and humor is really what drove the game forward, making Thongs of Virtue a perfect, if near-identical, sequel in every way. This should come as little surprise, given the short time between the games’ releases. While the story and world are all brand new, the core of the gameplay remains identical to the original title. Unfortunately, that also means that there’s very little to say about DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue that hasn’t already been said. But a shock though it may be, it’s a welcome one, because Thongs of Virtue is every bit as witty and entertaining as the original. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue‘s announcement and subsequent release was a shock, especially when it was revealed that the game was actually completed prior to Ron Gilbert’s departure. The last thing I ever expected was to not only be hearing about, but actually playing that sequel less than three months later. With creative mastermind Ron Gilbert departing Hothead Games shortly after development finished, the future of the Dispensor of Justice was precarious. And there’s more! DeathSpank does not fight alone but with the amazingly cool Ninja Steve Greedy (a Ninja named Steve, I know, I know! Don’t we ever stop?) letting your real-life flesh friends play alongside you in two-player local co-op as DeathSpank quests for the six Thongs of Virtue! DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is the high quality, low priced romp for XBLA/PSN that’s less filling than the other brands, and tastes great.Created by Ron Gilbert, the legendary mind behind Monkey Island, DeathSpank is the rarest of the rare: an honestly funny, fun video game.When I reviewed DeathSpank back in July, one of the things that I lamented was the uncertain nature of a sequel. The action is easily accessible for short bursts of unsupervised fun, but the story is revealed over ten to fifteen hours of gameplay. ![]() What the hell is wrong with you people? Don’t JUDGE HIM!ĭeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is filled to bursting with hundreds of weapons, armor sets, witty dialog, improbable scenarios, unexpected villains, and challenging bosses. It’s like, he’s a well rounded character not content with just smashing and stabbing things, he needs to think too, you know? He has feelings. ![]() With all the hacking and the slashing, DeathSpank makes some time on the side to explore his puzzle solving hobby. We say this along with other, less printable things, of course, but the jist is there. Internally we say it’s what would happen if you put those two games in a sack with a Mad Magazine joke collection and let them fight it out Thunderdome-style. In press releases we say DeathSpank is Monkey Island meets Diablo, a hack and slash action RPG set on a massive, dangerous, world shaped like an Edison Gramaphone Cylinder. But then again, we like to think a lot of things. We like to think DeathSpank is jam-packed of what is missing in video games - story, solid gameplay, and (intentional) humor. Now that the palate is cleansed, let’s consider DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, created by Ron Gilbert, the legendary mind behind Monkey Island. Once in a lifetime a piece of entertainment can transcend its medium and reach out to the world in new and exciting ways making people stop, think and expand their definition of art. Everything You Need to Know About DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
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