DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue – A Hidden Gem Worth Revisiting

A Childhood Classic Full of Charm

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue was one of those games from my childhood that left a strange but unforgettable impression. It’s quirky, colorful, and totally bizarre—in the best way. Coming back to it years later feels like finding an old comic book you loved as a kid. The humor, the cartoonish art style, and the ridiculous dialogue all hit the same notes they did back then. For anyone who played it growing up, it's a nostalgic ride full of laughs and strange memories.

Don’t Judge It Too Quickly – It Has Its Own Flavor

At first glance, it might look like just another hack-and-slash RPG with silly jokes, but if you don’t judge it too quickly, there’s a surprising amount to enjoy. The game doesn’t try to be something it’s not. It leans fully into its weird world, over-the-top weapons, and absurd characters. And once you accept that it’s supposed to be weird and lighthearted, it becomes much more enjoyable. If you're willing to give it a chance, you’ll probably find yourself smiling more than you expect.

A Simple Story That Works

The story isn’t complex, and that’s okay. Sometimes it’s nice to play something where you don’t have to keep track of ten plotlines and a thousand lore entries. The goal is straightforward: help DeathSpank collect the legendary Thongs of Virtue while battling ridiculous enemies and doing favors for equally ridiculous NPCs. It may be silly, but there’s something relaxing about a game that just lets you have fun and follow a goofy but focused storyline from beginning to end.

Fun Combat and Progression

The gameplay is easy to pick up, with satisfying combat and a good mix of weapons, armor, and upgrades to play around with. You’ll find everything from machine guns to swords to chicken cannons (yes, really), and the gear you collect often adds to the humor of the game. The balance between action and exploration is solid, and the side quests, though often silly, are fun to complete. It’s a game you can enjoy without stress—perfect after a long day or when you just want something light and entertaining.

Final Thoughts

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue may not be the most polished or serious RPG, but that’s not what it’s trying to be. It’s a lighthearted, cartoonish adventure that isn’t afraid to be weird—and that’s exactly why it stands out. For those of us who played it growing up, it's a funny and nostalgic journey. And for new players, it’s a great reminder that sometimes, a simple and silly game is all you need to have a good time. Give it a try—you might be surprised how much fun you’ll have.

Fun game until you save and quit. You can't load youre save again or the game crashes ...

I called the original DeathSpank "a thoroughly mediocre action RPG that takes after Diablo but never manages to be all that entertaining", and while some of my complaints 100% apply to the sequel, the significantly increased difficulty meant I actually had fun with Thongs of Virtue.

My gripe with the itemization remains the same as the original game, so I'll just repeat it here: "Probably my biggest mechanical issue with the game is the itemization - there's no randomly generated loot, and almost all items are just straight upgrades that require higher levels to equip. The only exception to these are the weapons which allow you to use your Justice Meter, which also have tiered upgrades, but deciding which of them to use is actually slightly interesting - though I found the spinning swords to be the best of them by far, to the point where I didn't really use the others much." In this game, at least, the stores were much more useful, as you actually had the money to purchase things sometimes, like potions, refills of your consumable weapons, and very occasionally equipment upgrades.

Due to being significantly harder than the original DeathSpank, Thongs of Virtue was also much less simple, since you need to use the variety of consumable ranged weapons, potions, and other items in order to get through the many tough fights in the game. Figuring out which ones to use when will turn an annoyingly hard fight into a cakewalk, which I enjoyed.

As far the humor... I said this about the original: "The parody elements were occasionally amusing, but frequently fell flat for me - that you're going on a set of stupid fetch quests isn't made any better by the game calling attention to how stupid the fetch quests are, for instance. It's one of my gripes about parody RPGs in general, that they frequently seem to think that it excuses replicating bad game design for the sake of parody. Some of the more puzzle-like quests were amusing, however, and weren't something I was used to in this type of game." and I'd stick with it, but somehow the humor hit better for me in 2025 than 2015. Can't really explain why, just my tastes probably changed.

So again, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is the kind of game I would mostly suggest trying if you think its style of humor would appeal to you. It doesn't really stack up well without that, though Thongs of Virtue is in all ways a significantly better game than the original, and I will recommend it as a result.

A good sequel, it continues the humorous storytelling and still has witty dialogue and clever jokes. It has more varied environments, like a battlefield, a pirate beach, a haunted forest, a desert, etc., making the world more interesting. There are also a lot more quests, a lot more secrets, and more to explore, but this extra content can feel bloated at times as there are a lot of similar quests, just in different locations. The weapons have been expanded, adding shotguns, rifles, bazookas and even grenades. The combat is similar to the first title, which is fine, but could've used some innovation as it feels more of the same even with the addition of firearms. The quests are still full of twists and great writing. There's still local co-op, making slogging through some of the more tedious content a lot more fun. My biggest complaint is that there are some random difficulty spikes throughout the game and at times you'll just die because you were not prepared well enough and you get swarmed by enemies; so you kinda have to grind a bit and try to over-level the zones and also stock up on items constantly.

On the whole, it's still a funny hack-n-slash RPG that builds upon the first game while also adding new features and expanding the world.

Can't boot up the game at all 40' later.

Applied the unofficial patch by devs but it did not fix the issue.

funny game deep lore cool wepons

This is the second game in the DeathSpank franchise, a trio of games I have played years ago and this to me is the best game of the three. There are many more weapons, some of which are more unique and/or fun to use, many more funny and witty bits of dialogue, and a much more interesting story that follows the first. If you played the first game and enjoyed it, there is a huge chance you may like ToV.

I Adore the DeathSpank trilogy, I'm just sad that there wasn't anything more done with the franchise

Funny like the first part. Did not have any problems running on windows 11 at first and I really liked it. Then after approx. 15h it was not able to load the savegame anymore.

That's a no go.

Boss game if I have ever seen 1.

𝔽𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕠𝕠 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥!!

The first DeathSpank was such a genious RPG game that it left me in awe for a few weeks after I finished it... It was one of those short RPG games that are either too good to exist, leave you wanting for more OR straight up trash. DeathSpank was good, really good, so good in fact that I decided to make a video review on it in my abandonned Youtube Channel like a couple of years ago.

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is basically the same game, but for those that complained the original game was too short... and I totally agree.
Take part in a new adventure of the hero of the downtrodden, DeathSpank, as he is now tasked by none other than the red-haired woman to retrieve the Thongs of Virtue from their wearers after they've become corrupt. Travel the jungles of Scurvy Ville, the desert of Strumfuquel, the snowy orcish wastes and sail through the sea around the north pole in search of these Thongs to save the world...

Didn't that plot just sound completely ridiculous? Maybe because it is, and that's the magic of DeathSpank! This sarcastic superhero will do basically anything to get attention (that's how he puts it, not me lol). Anyways, this game has had me giggle many times, and no I'm not talking about the Dark Humour of the first game where DeathSpank literally alludes to pe**philia! Here, the humor is... Tamer, I guess, for the newer generations.
DeathSpank can, as usual, equip things, use things, and slash through an entire orcish hordes like it's nothing. After you acquire runestones, the hero of the downtrodden can also perform Special Justice attacks when his Justice Meter is full... These elemental fury strikes deal tremendous damage and can get you out of sticky situations. There are also two endings, one more nonsensical than the other Lol!! But this is DeathSpank, everything's permitted here... It's like an overdose of drunkness; it's like the entire game is on drugs and I love it!

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue continues the adventures of the Hero of the Downtrodden with a very effective 10/10... I don't know how else to describe it, it's kind of complicated, you'd have to play it to understand it... I mean they even made fun of Karens BEFORE Karens even existed... What else is there to say lol

The DeathSpank video games series is the best action, RPG, Adventure games ever made...EVER! It is impossible not to love Deathspank, and I mean personally, with emotions involved to the highest extent. He is so funny, quirky, charming, sarcastic, independent, and KIND, yes kind, although his aura appears to be the opposite. But no one or character can take a player on the ride of their life like Deathspank does.
I must have played Thongs of Virtue (2), and DeathSpank (1), and The Baconing (3) hundreds of times throughout the years, and every time I do it's a new exciting, and thrilling experience I don't forget.
Take all the descriptive words I used to explain DeathSpank's personality, and character, and quadruple it, and there you will find a hero worthy of the depth of a player's heartfelt feelings, and emotions. (He can even make you cry...I couldn't help myself, okay???) I love him! I love the games. My heart races everytime I play!
So Deathspank is a LEGEND. The Dev's aren't making anymore games with DeathSpank as the star. This is the saddest part of knowing DeathSpank, and having experienced the thrilling roller coaster like adventures he's taken me on. If he were only human...then I'd be a heroin with the ability to kick-ass and take names just like him as I would have followed him, trained by him, and we would have been friends for life.
Like glue DeathSpank, like SUPER glue Baaaabeeee!


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