Comments on: Deathspank strands me in a Demonic Mine

By: Ivan J.

Ivan J. — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:23:12 +0000

I just found this article, seeking aid at exactly the same part, and now must thank you as this article made me remember diablo and as such made me persevere and get past that part. Thank you.

By: RFT

RFT — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:32:12 +0000

well, thanks for all the help. I managed to get out with a lot of blocking and luck (and the fact that reloading a save gives you full health), then got more stuff, came back and smashed the demons in the face.

I’m now back to

By: Matt (Malfi)

Matt (Malfi) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:55:37 +0000

LOVED Deathspank. Bought it last week. Played through it all weekend. “Won” Saturday night, and went back yesterday morning to get the final trophy for hitting level 20. The writing and humor were hilarious, and I loved going through all the chat trees. The voice acting had me cracking up all over, not the mention the situations. Every time Deathspank started talking about the orphans I was snorting everywhere.

I was trying to remember what it reminded me of, and it wasn’t until I was researching the game and possible sequels that I found out it was by the Monkey Island guy. Which I have been replaying as well, having snapped up the two remakes and the Tales of Series on the PS3 recently. All around, a VERY enjoyable gaming experience and I am very happy with my $15. Fingers crossed for a sequel, but it looks like it was intended as a one shotter for right now. Even though the writing and post-end game seems to point a different direction.

And as for the Demon Mines, I don’t remember having that much trouble there, though my first attempt had to be aborted to gain some more levels. It took a few attempts on the Nanny as well, but I never got stuck in the cave. Maybe because I’m a packrat/hoarder and I always had plenty of food and potions around to help me out. Also, don’t forget the resist gear. The Fire Resist gear, though being low level, maintains it resistance levels throughout the game. That can be helpful on her also.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:11:37 +0000

Ice weapons work pretty well against demons, too.

By: oakstout

oakstout — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:04:42 +0000

yea. Being stuck with all the outhouses not working in the dungeon sucks. I only discovered the blunt weapons work better because I got frustrated with only doing a little bit of damage on the big demons. The mace I have isn’t the best weapon in my arsenal, but it does great against the demons.

I will tell you the good news without spoiling anything. On the other side of the orphan is the exit so you don’t have to go out the way you came in.

By: RFT

RFT — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:51:42 +0000

I /had/ stealth potions, but I used them getting in…

and oakstout, those would be really helpful tips, but they all require me to get out of the dungeon first, except trying blunt weapons. I’m not sure I have any on me, but it might be worth a try. the other option is starting again from scratch.

By: oakstout

oakstout — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:53:01 +0000

Here are a few tips I learned doing the exact same thing. There are a lot of french fries to be found in town in barrels and killing some stuff in the dump, do that first so you can get food. Second, you can buy health potions and Crit potions at Bong’s Potion shop. Also, edge weapons do nothing against the demons, so try a mace. I had one that did nature damage and at level 12 I was two shotting most if not all of the demons. Also, I died about three times on the Nanny before I was able to get her down, so it maybe that you have to die a few times before she feels you’ve made her look good enough.

I would tell you what happens next, but why spoil the a good P.I.T.A.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:20:53 +0000

You have any stealth potions? Maybe you can just run through them?

Or just block as you run through?

By: RFT

RFT — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:25:01 +0000

I’m sorry, but it’s not awesome. I’m in the same situation (at level 11), trapped behind demons who can one-shot kill me and physically block the path to the exit, with absolutely no chance of getting out. It’s terrible game design, and has totally put me off playing the game after trying for an hour to get out of this place and failing.

I was enjoying it, now I can’t bear the thought of playing it again. if I wanted to beat my head against a brick wall, I’d just do that, and save myself the £10.