No, it’s not exactly elegant, but the plot is as lowbrow as the game goes; very little of the actual humor of the game relies on jokes about wearing five thongs, and a lot of it is smarter than you might expect. It plays like a Diablo-style action RPG, but it feels like what it is: DeathSpank.
Player Affinity writes: If The Tick was a playable character in the next Diablo game, the result would be a lot like The Baconing. This is the third game in the Deathspank series, but Hothead Games and its titular hero is mighty, indeed! Only Deathspank, hero of the downtrodden, can bring the Thongs of Virtue to the enchanted Bacon fires that can destroy these mystical underpants, thus freeing his realm from a world-devouring evil created by his own hubris. I have to clarify that this is really the story of the game. The Deathspank series is a very self-aware parody of the action-RPG genre and the sense of humor shines in The Baconing.
The oddest thing about The Baconing (aside from its name, of course) is the omission of the DeathSpank name from the title. It’s almost as if EA wanted to rebrand and start anew with the series, even though, The Baconing starts almost immediately after the events of Throngs of Virtue. The game has been made stand-alone enough that you will be able to follow what’s going on, but part of the appeal of DeathSpank is having some familiarity with his character, and, you know, the whole premise of the Baconing is largely to do with the events that occurred in the second game.
I love this game, but it wasn't as innovating and I can see how people can tire of a series if it's not growing. This game isn't a step back but after 3 titles, not taking a step forward is an issue. Id give it a 7/10 but that's because I love the DeathSpank games. The first two are 10s for me...Ok I am going biased for DS:TBac its an 8 at least for me.
Independent games developer Hothead Games is celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving this week with a special Steam sale offering on the sizzling action-RPG, The Baconing. As a special week long Steam sale, both The Baconing and the game’s downloadable content (DLC) character, Roesha, can be downloaded at a reduced price.
I just recently picked this up and I am satisfied. I also recomend picking up the ones two games before this because tyhe story all ties in together. Yes the jokes are pretty good , the gameplay is very smooth ( psn version ) and there are enough of mission/ side quests to keep you busy for a while.