![]() Those with no preconceived notions about the series would do well to try out the demo and extrapolate that same experience to several more hours. Those who relished the first two games will likely find the same enjoyment in The Baconing, but those who grew bored of DeathSpank last year won’t find anything different enough in this entry to justify it. ![]() It’s the same DeathSpank gameplay with the same DeathSpank flavor in some new DeathSpank environments. So, to bring it all back to where we began, you probably already know if you want The Baconing. The sense of humor adds a nice touch to a typically stonefaced genre, but it won’t be the element that compels players to play through the game. However, since most of the gameplay involves either average combat or walking between quests, the big determining factor for a potential buyer is how much he enjoys smacking things with sticks and then picking up dropped items. For the now-standard $15 price, the game offers around eight to ten hours of gameplay. The second player now has four different characters to choose from, but it is still the same unrewarding tagalong experience that was present since the original DeathSpank.įor those who need to consider the cost-to-time ratio, The Baconing fares pretty well. Bob may be in marketing, but he's described as "a sleek, business-minded hammerhead shark with devastating catch phrases and an incredible bite," not to mention his ability to "feast on the fallen to help his brother in arms." And, of course, he can pull a swordfish out for brutalizing should the situation call for it.Cooperative play is still a bit disappointing, with no online play, and more egregiously, no transfer of stats, items, or experience to a friend’s game. He also spoke to us a bit about The Baconing's co-op, confirming that, yes, the feature will return, noting that Bob from Marketing will be "joining the likes of Steve, Sparkles, and Tankko" as playable co-op characters. "This new title isn't DeathSpank 3 or DeathSpank: The Baconing, instead it should be thought of as The Baconing." Inglehart added that "this is a standalone experience that will appeal to fans of the DeathSpank character, but also to gamers everywhere who love unique and engaging video games." Let's hope! Hothead producer Mike Inglehart further explained to us that his studio wanted people to be able to play the new game even without having played previous entries in the series. Aha! Still, we couldn't help but wonder why Hothead would voluntarily ditch the brand name that it stuck to the last two games, effectively walking away from the brand recognition it built up over the past two entries. ![]() Much to his surprise, the result had nothing to do with chafing or wedgies, but rather the summoning of an evil incarnation of himself, the AntiSpank. In fact, the title was changed just by asking our fans," a Hothead rep told Joystiq. Unaware of the myth of The Baconing, the hero DeathSpank, on a boring day in Spanktopia, decided to try on all of the undergarments at once. Did series creator Ron Gilbert take the rights to the character with him, for instance?Īs it turns out, there's a fairly simple reason behind the name change: "We haven't removed the words or name 'DeathSpank' from the title for any legal reason. When Hothead announced the third entry in its dungeon crawl SLASH role-playing series this past week - titled solely " The Baconing," dropping its usual "DeathSpank" moniker - we couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the series' main character to get him taken off title duties. ![]()
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