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Sep 1, 201154It doesn't live up to previous DeathSpank games.
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Sep 29, 201150If you've played the previous two Death Spank titles and enjoyed them beyond all measure, I'm sure you will delighted with The Baconing. For the rest of you, you're better off spending your time and money elsewhere.
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Sep 5, 201170The Baconing exposes DeathSpank's diminishing returns. It remains a solid, well built game, but Hothead Games doesn't seem to notice (or care) that they've essentially made the same game three times.
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Sep 13, 201170The Baconing is undoubtedly a solid, entertaining addition to the series, but over-saturation has made this once brash and energetic adventure feel slightly predictable.
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Sep 6, 201160A fiercely likeable time-waster. But with console download services delivering increasingly brilliant games these days, DeathSpank has yet to make the transition from an entertaining diversion to something that's truly essential.
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Sep 20, 201160Deathspank: The Baconing is a fun game with first class humour that gets dragged down by repetitive combat. Brilliant in small doses, though.
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Sep 19, 201185If you were looking for the next out of this world action-RPG, The Baconing should be your next purchase, only costing about 15$ with its amazing characters and wacky humor I found this to be one of the better Deathspank games I have played.
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Sep 2, 201183Though The Baconing is more or less just another DeathSpank title, with an okay story and final boss, it shows the franchise is consistently at the top of its game. Its silly brand of humor and graphics are iconic and show off the action RPG genre, which is privy to generic hack-and-slashery.
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Sep 6, 201170The Baconing is a good game, but a lack of innovation or worthwhile improvements stop it from being a much better one.
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Sep 9, 201140While some fans of the first two DeathSpank games might be willing to suffer through the sub-par combat to get that next pun, others will leave The Baconing with a bad taste in their mouths. This is a game that turns its back on what made its predecessors so fun to play in the first place. If you're somehow still interested and have yet to play the first two games you'll probably have more fun with one of those.
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Sep 23, 201165You should ask yourself if you are satisfied with more of the same. Were the two adventures of DeathSpank enough for you? The small changes can't cover up the signs of weariness that's creeping in this series.
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Sep 6, 201160The Baconing, while funny and entertaining, is not the strongest game of the trilogy. However the loot and combat combined with the price can make this a worthy purchase for many action-RPG fans.
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Sep 25, 201182A meaty and polished sequel that refines the DeathSpank formula. [Nov 2011, p.97]
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Sep 19, 201133It certainly feels like this game was made to hit a deadline, rather than grow the franchise. I couldn't help but think it was a money-grab title.
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Sep 20, 201170You can invest your money in The Baconing if you're a person, who has enjoyed previous installments of the series. But I can easily recommend it to people who are new to Deathspank. The only condition - you have to be ok with monotonous bashing of hundreds of enemies and crave some absurd humor.
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Sep 1, 201160If all you want to do is play more DeathSpank, then this will certainly do the trick. For me, once was apparently enough.
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Nov 27, 201172Default difficulty provides mindless fun, tougher difficulty the hardcore challenge. [Issue#210, p.98]
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Sep 2, 201180The Baconing manages to stay as funny and engaging throughout the entire game.
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Sep 5, 201170If you're into a bit of hardcore Spanking, you'll love this. [Oct 2011, p.104]
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Sep 26, 201162A lack of invention when compared to the previous game and an overdose of chaos make for a disappointing entry in the series. Deathspank: The Baconing is fun for a while, but you won't remember it for long.
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Oct 4, 201160A repetitive approach kills lasting fun. [Nov 2011, p.107]
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Sep 4, 201172The Baconing is a competent, fun, and mostly diverse title with plenty of kooky humor. It's a decent option for those who never played DeathSpank, and if you did play the first game, you'll probably like the similarities found in the sequel.
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Sep 20, 201165The Baconing sags limply in a puddle of its own stale grease when it should sizzle: reheated leftovers from the previous two games, liberally seasoned with humour to mask the aging ingredients, in danger of becoming inedible.
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Oct 31, 201150Whilst the controls ruin the combat in The Baconing, this isn't actually all there is to the game.
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Sep 2, 201150Its gameplay gets repetitive soon, and doesn't improve upon the original game, and the story is not as good, but it can still be enjoyable by fans of the original.