South Park: The Stick of Truth

cherryghost

Apologies if there's already a thread but I can't find one. This has just shot up my most anticipated games list. Was really skeptical without any actual gameplay footage but there's finally been some decent ones. Looks amazing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSefQnHi-S8

richymcdermott

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75772377

Old south park thread here

Mickeroo

I can't wait for this, been excited about since the first trailer came out a while back.

cherryghost

Ah that's why I couldn't find it. I just looked up the stick of truth :P

SeantheMan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE9XEIY4aRk

Varik

Too bad it's delayed until march.

Valentine1

Looks great, terrible shame about the delay.

Kirby

A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.

Valentine1

true words indeed.

Patser

Kirby wrote: »

A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.

Ahem - Duke Nukem - Ahem

Grimebox

Looks surprisingly good. Matt Stone and Trey Parker tend to have a high standard

Kirby

Patser wrote: »

Ahem - Duke Nukem - Ahem

Rule still applies. That wasn't delayed. It was remade from scratch like 5 times. The game that was actually released was made in about a year....everything prior to that was basically dropped.

So they should have delayed it to make it better.

Potential-Monke

I'm looking forward to this, but that fighting style will take a lot of getting used to. Hopefully doesn't put me off the game...

Grimebox

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I'm looking forward to this, but that fighting style will take a lot of getting used to. Hopefully doesn't put me off the game...

It looks like Paper Mario. What were you expecting?

Overheal

“We always wanted the game to feel like you’re actually in an episode of South Park. Getting the game up to the crappy standards of the show has been a real challenge and we’re excited to say it’s taken way longer than we thought it would.”

Part of this delay comes from all the drama surrounding the shutdown of THQ, which surely managed to screw up a few schedules during development and already caused the game to be pushed back once. It was originally supposed to be slated for the second half of 2012, but after the acquisition Ubisoft said the game had to be “turned upside down” to deliver the experience fans wanted. Now it joins Watch Dogs as another one of their delayed titles.

But to soften the blow of the bad news, Ubisoft has released a new seven minute demo of the game in action. The goal was to make it feel as much like an episode of South Park as possible, and for at least the first few minutes, that’s exactly what it looks like. Once the fights start, it’s certainly clear it’s a video game, but I think they’ve done a great job keeping with the tone of the show, even during battles. You’ll see what I mean as Butters and “New Kid” battle the minions of Jimmy the Bard.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/11/01/south-park-the-stick-of-truth-delayed-to-2014-gets-seven-minute-demo/

Gandalph

Bring back South Park Rally & Chefs Love Shack (that the name?), those games were whopper! This looks ok too I suppose

mdwexford

Looks deadly.

mewso

New video (apparently leaked). Looking good. Some talk from Stone and Parker with bits from the game and a beard worth remembering:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b03K5SgYI2M

Grimebox

A lead game designer with a ridiculous beard? Well I never! Can't wait for this game though. Looks great

ShadowHearth

mewso wrote: »

New video (apparently leaked). Looking good. Some talk from Stone and Parker with bits from the game and a beard worth remembering:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b03K5SgYI2M

Holy**** those two got old! :eek: I just recently watched Baseketball very recently. I cant believe 1998 was so long time ago now... I feel old.

Reekwind

I've no doubt that the game will look and feel just like an episode. That's not necessarily a good thing though: it has to work as a game, not an interactive episode

Mickeroo

Reekwind wrote: »

I've no doubt that the game will look and feel just like an episode. That's not necessarily a good thing though: it has to work as a game, not an interactive episode

From the gameplay vids they've shown it looks to me like they've a good chance of achieving that.

Grimebox

Reekwind wrote: »

I've no doubt that the game will look and feel just like an episode. That's not necessarily a good thing though: it has to work as a game, not an interactive episode

RPG's can have almost any style and still work given the limited gameplay elements of the genre

Creamy Goodness

this looks like the best game based off a tv show in recent years. I can't wait.

just wish creamy goodness was in it :pac:

the incredible pudding

"He doesn't talk Elf King. He thinks he's hot sh*t or something", brilliant line.

RobbingBandit

Looks awesome, bet it is on PSN plus before the year ends.

steve_r

Looks great. I don't really tend to play these type of games - assume its generally better on PC than ps3?

Grimebox

steve_r wrote: »

Looks great. I don't really tend to play these type of games - assume its generally better on PC than ps3?

This is the exact kind of game where the platform doesn't matter. I would prefer to play it comfortably with a controller

Taylor365

Grimebox wrote: »

This is the exact kind of game where the platform doesn't matter. I would prefer to play it comfortably with a controller

Yea, no twitch mechanics means you can relax and laugh along with it :P

I'll be playin this on the couch with controller in hand (on PC of course).

cherryghost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6shjMONXYE

Oafley Jones

cherryghost wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6shjMONXYE

Really curious to see what the gameplay is like for this. Everything so far makes it look like one of those interactive cartoon adventures type games from the 90s rather than an RPG. I'm still hoping this will be decent owing to Parker & Stone.

SeantheMan

I laughed out loud ! Love south park so much

Mickeroo

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Really curious to see what the gameplay is like for this. Everything so far makes it look like one of those interactive cartoon adventures type games from the 90s rather than an RPG. I'm still hoping this will be decent owing to Parker & Stone.

There's a 7 minute gameplay vid on the first page of this thread.

Shiminay

I'd love to play this only the combat looks all JRPG and that will bore and frustrate me to tears. Pity, I was looking forward to it.

calex71

I liked the idea of this game, but every thing I have seen of it has made me cautious, something I can't quiet place my finger on isn't sitting well with me about it.

snausages

It all looks a bit masturbatory to me tbh. I haven't really enjoyed South Park in a long time though. The formula is too old and repetitive for me now. It's just 'lol popculture reference'.

Valentine1

snausages wrote: »

It all looks a bit masturbatory to me tbh. I haven't really enjoyed South Park in a long time though. The formula is too old and repetitive for me now. It's just 'lol popculture reference'.

I think you have South Park confused with Family Guy.

I reckon this looks great, seems to be a legit RPG in the Japanese style if you will. Hopefully the combat is well designed and there is plenty of material in it, if so it could be a belter.

snausages

Valentine1 wrote: »

I think you have South Park confused with Family Guy.

They're both pretty much the same to me imo.

Can anyone honestly say that the console wars trilogy will still be funny when GoT isn't as currently fashionable as it now is and we're on the PS5 or whatever? Or the World War Zimmerman episode (which wasn't really that funny anyway)? I love how the game looks though.

Grimebox

South Park is all about pop culture. They always do an episode on the flavour of the week

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

surely that's a bit like asking if reeling in the years will still be interesting in 30 years time. they're slices of life at the time they were created, younger generations might not get all the references if it's being repeated in 2034 but then we probably don't get loads of subtle biblical references in various old movies either since it was bet into us a lot less than previous generations.

humanji

While the pop-culture references may no longer be remembered in the future, the satire will still be the same. For example, in the World War Zimmerman episode, people may forget all about World War Z, but the aspects about racism will still be relevant. There's nearly always a pop-culture and a satire side to South Park episodes.

Gummy Panda

Whats the pc requirements?

I didn't see any on steam the other day

Grimebox

Pre-sale is up on steam with a release date of 7 Mar 2014

humanji

Hurrah! South Park: The Stick of Truth won't require Uplay on PC

Zero-Cool

Trophies/cheevos are out, sound gas out!

http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/south-park-the-stick-of-truth/achievements/

• New Kid On The Block - Join The KKK
• Gingivitis - Let Gingers bite you 3 times without blocking
• Are We Cool? - Find Jesus while playing as a Jew
• Irritable Bowels - **** your pants during a boss battle
• Heisenberg - Defeat the Meth Tweekers while wearing the Evil Cartman goatee and the bald cap
• Chinpokolypse - Collect all the Chinpokomon
• Canadian handshake - Fart on people 100 times
• You bastards! - Have Kenny Die 10 times in battle over the course of the game

I love South Park but this wasn't on my radar at all. That's changed after reading the trophy list, someare hillarious!

EoinMcLovin

First 13 minutes Gameplay

Grimebox

Looks great

cherryghost

This is either going to be GOTY contender or a big pile of crap. Either way I'm excited :P

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

****ing hate that kind of combat but everything else about it looks incredible

i'll suffer through the combat for it

Mickeroo

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

****ing hate that kind of combat but everything else about it looks incredible

i'll suffer through the combat for it

Not a big fan of it either but I think it makes sense for them to use it since the're parodying games that do.

pixelburp

Well if it weren't for the UI prompts that could easily have passed for a TV episode of South Park. A decent, funny episode at that - I'm definitely cautiously hopeful about this.

As for the combat, I've always enjoyed turn-based RPG fisticuffs, so I've absolutely no problem playing through the battles