This give you various upgrades like increasing your block time, increasing your attack, or allowing you to wear higher level armor. Each time you level up you’re presented with your choice of 6 hero cards that alternate in groups of 3 with each level. There’s also a leveling system with the cap being set at 20. This is the Justice Meter and once full will allow you to unleash a weapon’s signature attack from stunning all enemies around you to sending you into a spinning craze slashing all enemies you get in your way. In the middle of your health bar you’ll notice a demon face that slowly fills purple with each hit you land on opponents. One orphan you find teaches Deathspank the proper way to persuade a young child to go into his bag with candy. You’ll be presented with different conversation options when talking and some have nothing to do with the original conversations at all. I couldn’t wait to see what NPC I could speak with next to see what humorous conversations Deathspank would partake in. The dialog in this game is probably my favorite aspect out of everything. I’ve been following this game for a few years now and it doesn’t disappoint. The game is full of loot to collect, monsters to slay, and brilliant writing. Deathspank is basically a satirical take on the RPG genre with the game’s characters mocking typical RPG cliche’s throughout the game. This adventure has him saving orphans, fighting unicorns, aiding an old hero gain a few experience points, and many tin cans to collect. There is also a clever hint system where you find fortune cookies lying around that can be eaten for a nudge in the right direction.Deathspank is a hero destined to acquire the mysterious artifact known simply as ‘The Artifact’. Handy in-game tutorials have been added that will explain the ins and outs of heroism as you make your way towards the fabled thongs. Don't worry if you haven't played the first game - the episodes are self-contained and the storyline is ridiculous nonsense anyway. I prefer to do my DeathSpank questing on my own. Unfortunately, two-player mode still leaves something to be desired as both players share a health bar and player two can't use any sweet loot. Sparkles is back in Thongs of Virtue, but a second secondary hero has been added: Steve! Steve was raised by ninjas and rides a miniature unicorn, instantly making him one of the coolest videogame characters around. The first game allowed a second player to join in at any time and control DeathSpank's sidekick Sparkles the Wizard. You'll encounter more advanced technologies in Thongs of Virtue, such as the robots seen here. Even though I'd done this stuff before, though, I really didn't mind - DeathSpank is just that much fun. Remember the spelunker who was afraid to do his own spelunking and the Thongoloth researcher who wanted you to take readings for him? There is more of that business to do here. Some of the sidequests are plucked straight from the first game. You also have a variety of explosives at your disposal such as poison and ice grenades. They're effective at taking out enemies from a distance and provide many more strategic possibilities in battle. In Thongs of Virtue you have access to machine guns, bazookas, and lasers - really fun stuff. I don't know about you, but I found the crossbows pretty ineffectual in the first game and ended up ignoring them. The new ranged weapons are a significant improvement to your arsenal. You can play with a bunch of fun new weapons and battle new enemies. Here you'll be visiting battlefields that recall World War II, the Old West, and robot factories. Gone are the mostly fantasy areas of DeathSpank. While this sequel does feel very much like the original and sends you on the same sorts of quests, you will be travelling to quite different locales. Play Thongs of Virtue picks up a while after DeathSpank left off, with the hero having defeated who he thought was his arch nemesis - only to learn there are others in the circle of evil that need be brought to justice.
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