Wired: Action RPG DeathSpank did a lot of things right, but what could have it done better?
Several weeks ago I had a conversation (more of which will be available later) with legendary designer Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island). He said that if he could do his recently-released downloadable DeathSpank all over again, he would have tried to make the game’s combat more like a puzzle.
“I probably would have made battling a little more intellectual,” Gilbert said. “So it wasn’t just about hacking through a bunch of enemies, but more like treating combat as if it was a puzzle to be solved.”
Interviewing voice actor Michael Dobson, Pixels or Death talks about his career, the roles he's played, and how the industry has changed since he started.
GG3 returns with more game deals, brought in the form of a gameplay commentary, so that it's clearer whether a good deal is worth it or not. This time, it's time for the latest Humble sale and Deathspank is the narrator.
Hardcore Gamer: Paying anything over $1 gets you a Steam key for DeathSpank, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, and Penny Arcade's On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One. Paying $6 or more gets you Episode Two and The Baconing. OSTs are DeathSpank and Episode One are included with every purchase.
