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DeathSpank: A Hothead/Ron Gilbert Joint
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It was announced recently that Ron Gilbert (the man behind Monkey Island) is going to be working with Hothead Games (the guys that are making the PA game (PA:OTR-SPOP lol)) to create a new episodic title to be called DeathSpank. Episode 1 will be called Orphans of Justice, and is "Coming Soonish"
Here's the official press release from Hothead.
" HOTHEAD GAMES TO PUBLISH NEW RON GILBERT GAME DEATHSPANK
Gilbert joins the Vancouver crew as Creative Director
The Great White North (January 9, 2008) – In a move that may upset the balance of the universe (or at least that around the 49th parallel), Hothead Games announced plans to publish Ron Gilbert's long-awaited RPG-Adventure game, DeathSpank. Described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo", the game will be released in episodic format and feature Gilbert's unique style of humor and storytelling. In a related move, Ron Gilbert will be joining the company's Vancouver-based studio as Creative Director, effective immediately.
Speaking from his secret game design cave, Ron Gilbert said, "I've spent over four years trying to find the right publisher for this strange little game. Now that I've done it, you just know that somewhere four horsemen are saddling up."
The episodic game follows the thong-tastic adventures of a misguided hero named DeathSpank, a character that first appeared on Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer website in a series of animated comics he penned with long-time creative collaborator, Clayton Kauzlaric.
Hothead prepared for Gilbert's arrival by ordering the finest morsels of jellied moose meat and lager brewed with water from the nearest available glacier. "We're all huge fans of Monkey Island and we love Ron's unique vision and sense of humor," said Joel DeYoung, COO of Hothead Games. "Ron shares Hothead's goal of bringing much-needed humor and innovation into games, so having him here in Vancouver as our Creative Director is an excellent fit."
As Creative Director, Gilbert will work in the Vancouver-based studio on all of Hothead's games. He is also expected to improve his hockey skills substantially during his stay."
So. Monkey Island meets Diablo. What do we think? With Gilbert on board it's sure to be hilarious if nothing else.
Edit: I forgot to mention the connection to Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer cartoons, a few of which mention a (then) fictional game called DeathSpank.
You can find them here
Here's the official press release from Hothead.
" HOTHEAD GAMES TO PUBLISH NEW RON GILBERT GAME DEATHSPANK
Gilbert joins the Vancouver crew as Creative Director
The Great White North (January 9, 2008) – In a move that may upset the balance of the universe (or at least that around the 49th parallel), Hothead Games announced plans to publish Ron Gilbert's long-awaited RPG-Adventure game, DeathSpank. Described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo", the game will be released in episodic format and feature Gilbert's unique style of humor and storytelling. In a related move, Ron Gilbert will be joining the company's Vancouver-based studio as Creative Director, effective immediately.
Speaking from his secret game design cave, Ron Gilbert said, "I've spent over four years trying to find the right publisher for this strange little game. Now that I've done it, you just know that somewhere four horsemen are saddling up."
The episodic game follows the thong-tastic adventures of a misguided hero named DeathSpank, a character that first appeared on Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer website in a series of animated comics he penned with long-time creative collaborator, Clayton Kauzlaric.
Hothead prepared for Gilbert's arrival by ordering the finest morsels of jellied moose meat and lager brewed with water from the nearest available glacier. "We're all huge fans of Monkey Island and we love Ron's unique vision and sense of humor," said Joel DeYoung, COO of Hothead Games. "Ron shares Hothead's goal of bringing much-needed humor and innovation into games, so having him here in Vancouver as our Creative Director is an excellent fit."
As Creative Director, Gilbert will work in the Vancouver-based studio on all of Hothead's games. He is also expected to improve his hockey skills substantially during his stay."
So. Monkey Island meets Diablo. What do we think? With Gilbert on board it's sure to be hilarious if nothing else.
Edit: I forgot to mention the connection to Gilbert's Grumpy Gamer cartoons, a few of which mention a (then) fictional game called DeathSpank.
You can find them here
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Sure, I would've loved a new Monkey Island game, but "Monkey Island meets Diablo" sounds good enough for me.
Can't wait until "soonish.."
But the last MI game Gilbert wrote was 2.
5 would be really interesting if it was written by him.
There's already a name for games like that. They are called "Every major RPG in the last ten years."
This doesn't sound particularly interesting. Maybe it's 'cause we've already got 700 million Diablo clones, but really, I at least hope the gameplay's going to be creative, and not the same old shit we've seen tons of times before.