![]() ![]() Sparkles can still cast his spells (the healing is especially helpful, but his magic doesn’t cause the last boss to regen), but any other melee damage will cause the final boss to regenerate health. Just a hint for the final battle sans spoilers: use the specialty weapon you receive for that battle, and nothing else. Here we have the producer of DeathSpank, Hamish Millar explaining how the co-op in the game works. The upside to having him with you is the ability to heal a bit of DeathSpank's health, as well as an extra hand in the battles you face. Sparkles does not have any dialog, inventory slots, or the ability to interact with most items and people in the game. The co-op in DeathSpank adds a lot of enjoyment to the game, but really makes the player two feel like a bit of a tacked on afterthought. From what I could tell, the better armor DeathSpank wore, the less damage both players took - but without stats, I have no idea if Sparkles kept up or not. His health is linked to DeathSpank which is okay because of his reliance on ranged magic spells, but it’s still an annoyance. Yes, you read right Sparkles doesn’t even have his own health bar. DeathSpank is a satirical action RPG from the creator of Monkey Island that packs epic loot drops and a naive, well-meaning protagonist, who shares the game's title as a name. The ability to teleport quickly keeps Sparkles in the game, so at least they didn't forget that keeping up with DeathSpank is a challenge sometimes. The tethering seems to work fairly well though, I never lost my co-op partner off screen, though Sparkles got stuck on landmarks a few times. Sticking to the outskirts of the screen is the best policy to avoid losing DeathSpank’s health at double the pace. Shared screen co-op means Sparkles is limited in how far away from the battle he can stay, or where he can explore. Sparkles also cannot interact with primary quest items like collecting certain items, bashing the poo out of demons with a special weapon, or talking to a completed quest patron. His character is static, handy as he may be. Sparkles has no menu, no leveling up, no change of powers or upgraded weapons (or in his case, wand implements), no real growth at all. For uncounted years, DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden. Handy sidekicks deserve a bit more screen time and a few more lines than poor Sparkles gets, and here’s the issue. 50 Games Like DeathSpank for Xbox One Update, 9 March 2023: DCs Justice League: Cosmic Chaos added at rank 14. Or, maybe it’s the way Sparkles casts fire, flings magic, heals DeathSpank, or creates little dopplegangers of himself. We mean that, he’s a small character with no dialog - but he still has a certain charm about him. ![]() How does such a big ego have room for anyone else? Well, his sidekick Sparkles doesn’t take up much space. So, DeathSpank is a big hoity toity hero with a dialog stream and speech pattern resembling the mighty Tick from the early 90’s cartoon. ![]()
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