![]() The game's main issue is that there is little new to do here. It might be a cliche to suggest "you'll enjoy The Baconing if you enjoyed the original games", but there is some truth to that. In that sense The Baconing is still an adventure game disguised as a action/RPG hybrid. There's a lot to see and plenty of characters to interact with, and the humor is spot on as long as you like the silly stuff. The graphics follow the whacked-out style of the originals, and when paired with a catchy soundtrack - sadly with some recycled music - exploring this new varied world can be a lot of fun. Luckily DeathSpank has always emphasized a mix of exploration and silly humor, and you'll find plenty of both in The Baconing. That's pretty much where the changes end as far as gameplay mechanism goes. ![]() To add insult to injury, the few puzzles you find are often pretty clever. ![]() An awful lot of missions seem to revolve around going from point A to B and kill something or somebody, with the combat difficulty fluctuating wildly, to the point of frustration setting in too often. The possible exception is that there is more combat this time around, and that's not really a change for the better, in my opinion. Some promises were made of an updated combat system, but if there were any changes, they elude me. Yep, it's DeathSpank, no doubt about it.Somewhat ironically, one of the game's biggest flaws is that it's too similar to the previous DeathSpanks. Heck, I'm sure those involved here are largely the same group of people, minus, of course, Ronzo himself. The Baconing, like Curse of Monkey Island, stays true to its predecessors and one could forgive a more casual player for thinking the same team had developed it. It happened with Monkey Island fifteen years ago, and now(-ish) it has happened again with DeathSpank. Hive Sweeper (mini) (was £3.49/€3.99 now £1.24/€1.Once upon a time, Ronzo "Ron" Gilbert must have made a deal with the devil, permitting him to make two excellent games in a franchise before seeing a third one developed without his input.Arcade Sports: Bowling & Air Hockey (£3.49/€3.99). ![]()
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