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South Park: Stick of Truth "New Kid in Town" gameplay demo [13 min]

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brandonh83

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Since the visuals are a deliberate copy of the show, which is pretty ugly (but charming!), I've been wondering how much of a difference there will be between the PC and console versions.
 
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Blues1990

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Does anybody know if you can pick between a girl or a boy (when creating the playable avatar), or can you not be a girl in this? Or is the character you play as going to be gender neutral, and will otherwise be a tag along that will be more of a witness to the boys typical antics?
 
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UpsideDownAce

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brandonh83 said:
Since the visuals are a deliberate copy of the show, which is pretty ugly (but charming!), I've been wondering how much of a difference there will be between the PC and console versions.
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My guess would be frame rate and resolution. I would be surprised if there was any more
 
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Tamanon

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Blues1990 said:
Does anybody know if you can pick between a girl or a boy (when creating the playable avatar), or can you not be a girl in this? Or is the character you play as going to be gender neutral, and will otherwise be a tag along that will be more of a witness to the boys typical antics?
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In South Park the boys don't play with girls.
 
adamsapple

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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
brandonh83 said:
Since the visuals are a deliberate copy of the show, which is pretty ugly (but charming!), I've been wondering how much of a difference there will be between the PC and console versions.
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frame rate, rendering resolution and anti aliasing .. those shots in the OP look a bit aliased.

I doubt there's gonna be much in the way of tessellation or higher quality textures.
 
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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Tamanon said:
In South Park the boys don't play with girls.
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BRocknRolla

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That looks downright fantastic. Hope it ends up on next gen systems at some point, though that seems unlikely given how long it's taken to even get it on this old gen.
 
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monlo

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Gillian Seed said:
I have always hated South Park, but I love Obsidian RPG's. Do you guys think I would still like this?
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even if you have no idea what South Park is, the RPG elements in this game look really fuckin well-put together. So I'd side with yes, if you like RPGs, you'll like this game
 
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erawsd

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monlo said:
even if you have no idea what South Park is, the RPG elements in this game look really fuckin well-put together. So I'd side with yes, if you like RPGs, you'll like this game
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Yeah but he said he hates South Park. If you really hate South Park you probably won't like the game.
 
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Methamatics101

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I'm damn excited about this one but still can't decide whether I should wait for reviews or get it day one.


Edit: Screw it. Watched a few parts of the gameplay video. Day one purchase. It looks fantastic.
 
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Famassu

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adj_noun said:
There are times I wish I knew what the THQ product was going to be vs what we're actually going to get.

I suspect I'd have been less anxious about the wait were that the case.
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The THQ product? You mean when THQ was still around and they were publishing this game? Had THQ released this when they intended to release this, this game would have been a rushed mess with a fuckton of cut content. Ubisoft just let Obsidian take their time and finish it & put a layer of polish they would otherwise not have had time to do.

Or did THQ have some other South Park game I'm not aware of?

Though, I'd still expect this to be buggy. It's an RPG with some freedom & choice, after all. Those are never bug-free. Never. No matter who the developer.
 
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Mt Heart Attack

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The only thing I'm worried about is this quote from the Eurogamer preview

Quite aside from South Park's sensationalist public image built on fart jokes and garish insensitivity, it's this brand of humour that we've come to expect from its writers - where nothing is taboo, and we're served-up a degree of perverse but coherent perceptiveness through the use of extreme parody.

It's this unique flavour of humour that is largely missing from the opening hour of South Park: The Stick of Truth. There's less near-the-knuckle-social-commentary than there is a safer brand of humour, as standard video game tropes receive a gentle ribbing and the likes of Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and current TV sensation Game of Thrones receive shout-outs. In fact, aside from some crass toilet humour and an eye-opening rummage through Cartman's mum's bedroom drawers, there's little that elicits that familiar combination of a simultaneous wince and guilty chuckle that South Park viewers know so well.
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Sure, South Park was always big on light hearted, if vulgar, humour, but it's always been known for its bold social satire and commentary as well, tackling themes such as euthanasia, censorship, religion, and so on. The impression I get from the videos is that they might have wanted to play it safe in that regard since, well, it's a videogame.
 
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Famassu

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Mt Heart Attack said:
The only thing I'm worried about is this quote from the Eurogamer preview



Sure, South Park was always big on light hearted, if vulgar, humour, but it's always been known for its bold social satire and commentary as well, tackling themes such as euthanasia, censorship, religion, and so on. The impression I get from the videos is that they might have wanted to play it safe in that regard since, well, it's a videogame.
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Eh, the whole "A white thief? I've never heard of one" line Cartman says is certainly not a safe joke, but a blatantly racist one.
 
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dyergram

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Mt Heart Attack said:
The only thing I'm worried about is this quote from the Eurogamer preview



Sure, South Park was always big on light hearted, if vulgar, humour, but it's always been known for its bold social satire and commentary as well, tackling themes such as euthanasia, censorship, religion, and so on. The impression I get from the videos is that they might have wanted to play it safe in that regard since, well, it's a videogame.
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I would imagine that social co entry in the style of South Park ie referencing current events and trends is a nightmare when making a video-game because of how long they take to make. Hope this turns out good.
 
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Mt Heart Attack

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Famassu said:
Eh, the whole "A white thief? I've never heard of one" line Cartman says is certainly not a safe joke, but a blatantly racist one.
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It is, but that's just Cartman being Cartman and it's safe to say we'll be getting a lot of that out of this game.

What I meant is that South Park is at its best when it deals with social themes, of course in its own way but providing insightful commentary in the process, like in pisodes such as Best Friends Forever, Cartoon Wars, Super Best Friends and many others, rather than when it's just being silly, racist and gross for the sake of it. Of course I realize it's too early to say that that's missing from the SOT from the limited amount of game time we've seen, but I'll honestly be surprised if that side of SP's humour, which is really what sets it apart from and makes it better than all other comedy cartoon series out there imo, is properly represented in the game.
 
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EYEL1NER

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I don't care for South Park all that much but I watched the video while at work with two coworkers and immediately afterwards we were all like "Welp, gotta buy that!"
I'll be picking it up for sure, which kind of sucks because I wasn't looking to pick up any new games any time soon (with the exception of EDF). Looks like it will be a good time though.
 
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Labadal

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Mt Heart Attack said:
It is, but that's just Cartman being Cartman and it's safe to say we'll be getting a lot of that out of this game.

What I meant is that South Park is at its best when it deals with social themes, of course in its own way but providing insightful commentary in the process, like in pisodes such as Best Friends Forever, Cartoon Wars, Super Best Friends and many others, rather than when it's just being silly, racist and gross for the sake of it. Of course I realize it's too early to say that that's missing from the SOT from the limited amount of game time we've seen, but I'll honestly be surprised if that side of SP's humour, which is really what sets it apart from and makes it better than all other comedy cartoon series out there imo, is properly represented in the game.
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What was hot a few years ago, might not be a hot subject now. They take one week to create an episode. They can tackle pretty much everything. It's not as easy with a video game. They can't just add new content however they want.
 
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Real Hero

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Mt Heart Attack said:
It is, but that's just Cartman being Cartman and it's safe to say we'll be getting a lot of that out of this game.
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I think it will be more satirizing games themselves, (characters getting annoyed at the main characters silence etc) I think it has to be. They can satirize broader themes like that without it being held back with how long it has taken to make. The Lord of The Rings episode with a some self awareness of it being an rpg is what I'm expecting overall.
 
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1979

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Would be nice to see an Xbox One and PS4 version for sure. The game looks like a lovely piece of fan service.
 
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-GJ-

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kudoboi said:
before i watch it, are there any spoilers( even small ones)?
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Of course. It's the first 13 minutes. That being said; it's the first 13 minutes. It's the first content you'll see when you start the game, so yeah... There are spoilers, but no major ones, since you'll see it at the start of the game anyway.
 
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erawsd

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Mt Heart Attack said:
It is, but that's just Cartman being Cartman and it's safe to say we'll be getting a lot of that out of this game.

What I meant is that South Park is at its best when it deals with social themes, of course in its own way but providing insightful commentary in the process, like in pisodes such as Best Friends Forever, Cartoon Wars, Super Best Friends and many others, rather than when it's just being silly, racist and gross for the sake of it. Of course I realize it's too early to say that that's missing from the SOT from the limited amount of game time we've seen, but I'll honestly be surprised if that side of SP's humour, which is really what sets it apart from and makes it better than all other comedy cartoon series out there imo, is properly represented in the game.
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I think that humor is there, its just directed at videogames. From the few clips I've seen they're making fun of turn based battle systems, the silent protag, and from what the previews say a bunch of contextual stuff based on how you play the game.

That said, I do agree that its social commentary is what sets it part. However, I also think that the show is fantastic when they just play off the innocence of the kids and their warped misunderstanding of how the world works.
 
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CrocMother

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This is an example of what I'm hoping (and anticipating) to see more of in the future; games funded not just by publishers looking at the bottom line, but by mega-millionaire gamers that have a personal stake in the project.

Matt and Trey do not need any more money. They just wanted to make an awesome game, and I think that is really going to shine through in this title. (Although I'm sure they will make money off this too)

If I was a gozillionaire, I'd hire Obsidian to make an RPG too!
 
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UtterlyPerplexed

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Not disappointed at all. It's looking pretty much as I have hoped.

One of my most anticipated RPG releases of the year and it's very assuring to see how often it popped up on GAF's anticipated games lists.
 
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Jedi2016

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Looks great, but I'm holding out to see if there's a next-gen version on the way. I'm getting kind of tired of buying PS3 games now that I've got a PS4.
 
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