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

The New Kid's house? No, it isn't.

Shares some similarities!

EDIT: Been a while since i played it but instantly thought of it anyway. (Mistook the sister's room for Ness')

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you know... i'm sure the story will be brilliant, but the fighting doesn't seem like something I'd be into at all. Really undecided at the moment.

Turn based rpgs are my favorite kinds of rpgs, and so far it looks like there's a bit more to this one than meets the eye combat wise. I can really tell I'm going to enjoy myself.
 

adj_noun

Member
I'm hoping there are a lot of references from seasons 4-12 (my favorite stretch probably).
I know there has to be something with the woodland critters in it.

In just what's been seen in the trailers there are references to an awful lot. I expect this thing to act an an homage to more or less the entire run as well as an effective second movie and hopefully kickass RPG.
 

Almighty

Member
Wheres the cheapest place to get this on PC right now?

If they work for you there are vouchers in this thread for Green Man Gaming that knock off 20 or so percent. There are(at least were when I checked a week ago) also people in the buy/sell/trade thread here on Neogaf offering the game for 22 or 25 bucks as well.

Edit: You can also go to various sites and trade things like team fortress 2 keys for steam gifts and save a little more money(at least last I checked) as well. It is what I assume the guy I bought my copy from did then sold it to me.

Edit2: Looks like they added a region lock to the game so what I said above no longer works.
 

erawsd

Member
If they work for you there are vouchers in this thread for Green Man Gaming that knock off 20 or so percent. There are(at least were when I checked a week ago) also people in the buy/sell/trade thread here on Neogaf offering the game for 22 or 25 bucks as well.

This game is going to be a huge hit in Russia.
 

adj_noun

Member
Does anyone know if they plan on releasing any future DLC for this game?

Originally (THQ) they were going to. I haven't heard anything about it since they went to Ubisoft.

This was the only thing I remember anyone saying since:

Parker said they were urged to "cut it down, cut it down, cut it down," and "that everyone kept saying to us [make that extra content] DLC" — drawing jeers from the crowd — "and I agree... fuck that."
 

fernoca

Member
Watched the first 2 minutes, stopped to avoid any more spoilers. Preordered the limited edition on Amazon. Can't wait. :)
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Man, I hope the PS3 version doesn't turn out to be trash .. the last few Obsidian games on the PS3 weren't that pretty.
 

Nintyb

Banned
Pre ordered the collectors edition this morning. Been many years since I paid extra for a game but I think that Cartman figure will look cool in front of my season sets.
 

hwy_61

Banned
Man, I hope the PS3 version doesn't turn out to be trash .. the last few Obsidian games on the PS3 weren't that pretty.

This is why I've been apprehensive. I want to get the console version, but if the framerate is complete shit, I'll pass.
 

Zakalwe

Banned
This looks absolutely glorious. I love how it's like a playable episode, and they don't seem to have scrimped on the humour or writing.

This year is going to be great for gaming.
 

Blues1990

Member
Right now, nobody knows for sure. What I've read of the character creator, no one mentions any gender options; just skin color with a ton of hair and clothing options. However, in the primer trailer, they definitely show off a female looking character.... Could be something that was dropped though.

That's a shame, but I'm glad that you've given me a more informative answer. I'm still going to pick-up the game for the PC, as from what I have read from the previews, the game is fairly reminiscent (mechanically, at least) of the Earthbound series, but this role-playing game will be sticking close to it's source material, along with introducing several side-characters that haven't made an appearance on the show in a long time.

(And before you guys ask, yes, I've been watching South Park on-and-off since it's inception, so I know how most of the boys, especially Cartman, keep their distance from most of the female characters. I just think it would've been fun to see how they would have reacted to the new kid being a girl character.)
 
That's a shame, but I'm glad that you've given me a more informative answer. I'm still going to pick-up the game for the PC, as from what I have read from the previews, the game is fairly reminiscent (mechanically, at least) of the Earthbound series, but this role-playing game will be sticking close to it's source material, along with introducing several side-characters that haven't made an appearance on the show in a long time.

(And before you guys ask, yes, I've been watching South Park on-and-off since it's inception, so I know how most of the boys, especially Cartman, keep their distance from most of the female characters. I just think it would've been fun to see how they would have reacted to the new kid being a girl character.)
The first trailer did show a female character but it seems that's been dropped, at least judging by Trey's answer here (might be spoilery). He also says
there's a particular mission that involves playing as a girl, whether that means disguising as one or something more radical
.

edit: spoiler tagged it for good measure
 

Darksol

Member
That's a shame, but I'm glad that you've given me a more informative answer. I'm still going to pick-up the game for the PC, as from what I have read from the previews, the game is fairly reminiscent (mechanically, at least) of the Earthbound series,

I'm not sure whether or not you watched the Comicon footage, but Trey specifically cites Earthbound as an inspiration for the game :)
 

Blues1990

Member
The first trailer did show a female character but it seems that's been dropped, at least judging by Trey's answer here (might be spoilery). He also says
there's a particular mission that involves playing as a girl, whether that means disguising as one or something more radical
.

edit: spoiler tagged it for good measure

Interesting. It makes me wonder why they had dropped the option in the first place.
Also, with regards to that quest, it can go either way. On the one hand, it would be as simple as your avatar putting on a disguise. But it could also go as far as the boys forcing your avatar to go through a sex change operation.
 

Grizzo

Member
Interesting. It makes me wonder why they had dropped the option in the first place.
Also, with regards to that quest, it can go either way. On the one hand, it would be as simple as your avatar putting on a disguise. But it could also go as far as the boys forcing your avatar to go through a sex change operation.

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The return of Marjorine?
 
Does anyone know what the lead platform is? I have the PS3 version ordered but I'm wondering if there is better performance on the 360.
 

wrowa

Member
Interesting. It makes me wonder why they had dropped the option in the first place.

It either didn't work in the context of South Park or it was too much work to pull off. South Park is about 9 year old boys and that's traditionally an age where kids don't want to have anything to do with the different gender. So, they either felt that the boys wouldn't accept a girl as one of the group in the context of the show or they would have needed to change too much of the game's dialogue (since the kids would react differently to a girl) to make it work with a reasonable budget in mind.
 

Sanctuary

Member
Looks more like an interactive movie than anything, if that thirteen minute clip is how the majority of the game will play out. The combat looked about as basic as you can get. I'll probably end up getting this anyway though just to see how it unfolds, and I will also be able to trick my non RPG playing friend into playing an RPG.
 
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