DAREALGUMMY
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Cool. I really want to try these games. How long does the SoT pre-order bonus last?
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South Park: The Fractured But Whole Will Let You Play As A Girl
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How was there no Mintberry Crunch cereal?!
Admiral Woofington
Member
Someone might have mentioned it to them and they thought it was fine since the plot in this game doesn't seem to revolve around the girls being excluded from the game.
Thanks!!! And tips for a first play through?
Parapraxis
Member
I like her, will probably use her as girls don't get as much love on the show.
QuantumZebra
Member
I thought it was funny
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Good on yall, Matt and Trey. Could have easily not included this. Makes me happy.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Go for a class that is proficient at bleed, or always make sure one of your weapons is good at making enemies bleed.
Bleed and gross are the most important damage dealers by far.
That's Wendy. You won't be playing as her.
Pathfinder
Member
Pathfinder
Member
Screw you guys, I already played as a girl
It's just how he seems to be rolling right now...
TheWorthyEdge
Member
His name is also Link who has been a main character in every other Zelda game .
True. I have yet to play syndicate. Looking forward to the steam sale lol.
No doubt all that backlash got to them.
scoobidoo112
Member
Seems like a great reason to play the game twice!
Coffee Dog
Banned
In stick of truth you could dress your boy up in girls clothes, but you were a boy no matter what because the girls were doing their own thing while the boys were playing their fantasy role playing game.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Boo. Boo Wendy. Boo.
Till December 6th.
If you buy the game digitally via PSN/Xbox Store you get stick of truth right now, if not you have to wait for a code when the game launches.
Portugeezer
Member
Actually, because it's a choice this doesn't count lol.
RadicalVelocity
Member
Haha, that's pretty cool
No, it was perfectly fine. As a joke, it was perfectly ok. Nintendo has also earned it as a legit jab, as mentioned above, after their ridiculous attempts at justifying their decisions. You just had the misfortune of making fun of something with incredibly defensive fans.
No, it was perfectly fine. As a joke, it was perfectly ok. Nintendo has also earned it as a legit jab, as mentioned above, after their ridiculous attempts at justifying their decisions. You just had the misfortune of making fun of something with incredibly defensive fans.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Doesn't the game make you create a blank character from scratch? It'd be weird if the option choose gender was absent.
Not really the same thing as Zelda since Link is an established character. (Not that I'm saying Link can't ever be female. While I perefer pretty-boy shounen Link, ideally players would have the option to choose either way.) I just think the comparisons here ring a bit hollow since one's seemingly an aesthetic blank canvas presented to the player.
Not really the same thing as Zelda since Link is an established character. (Not that I'm saying Link can't ever be female. While I perefer pretty-boy shounen Link, ideally players would have the option to choose either way.) I just think the comparisons here ring a bit hollow since one's seemingly an aesthetic blank canvas presented to the player.
StrangeTaco
Member
True, however people seem to like to assume the worst of people instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt which is a bit disappointing.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Liar.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
So excited that my 2014 game of the year is getting a sequel. 
Bakkus
Member
There's obvious bitterness behind all of these "jokes"
Admiral Woofington
Member
What did smurfs ever do to her
Pathfinder
Member
It could definitely add to the replay value if they do it right.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Again you guys might be expecting too much. Replayability might come more from trying different classes, but combine it with a different gender and that's at least two reasons but I doubt they'd do something MAJOR with the dialogue.
Suzushiiro
Banned
Yeah, being in a situation where people would realistically treat you differently if you were the opposite gender to the point where it can break the story is certainly a legit reason to not include a gender option, though it's nice that they made sure to avoid that this time around.
Since you're canonically the same character from SoT, who had to be a boy, it would be funny if they had a "wait what the fuck weren't you a boy" line.
I'm thinking they'll either change things a lot if your'e a girl or make it a running joke that people barely notice/remember that you're a girl. With PC Principal involved it would be interesting if they made your skin color a factor too (ie he'll check his privilege and treat you nicer if you're a girl and/or have a darker skin tone.)
Since you're canonically the same character from SoT, who had to be a boy, it would be funny if they had a "wait what the fuck weren't you a boy" line.
I'm thinking they'll either change things a lot if your'e a girl or make it a running joke that people barely notice/remember that you're a girl. With PC Principal involved it would be interesting if they made your skin color a factor too (ie he'll check his privilege and treat you nicer if you're a girl and/or have a darker skin tone.)
AuthenticM
Member
The first post made me laugh.
The reactions though. lol
Anyways, it's great that the game offers this. I'll surely play as a girl to see how different the dialogue will be.
The reactions though. lol
Anyways, it's great that the game offers this. I'll surely play as a girl to see how different the dialogue will be.
OniBarubary
Banned
Stuck of Truth is one of the only games where not having that option made sense; the girls were a separate faction and weren't allowed/interested in playing with the boys cause they were dealing with their own shit.
Nice to see since that isn't the case this time you are allowed to.
Suzushiiro
Banned
Alternately, it would be hilarious if this was all a troll and what actually happened if you rolled a female character was Cartman not letting you into the group and getting an immediate game over/kicking you back to the character creation screen so you can make a boy character. Unlikely, but hilarious.
But yeah they did say in this interview that characters do treat you differently if you're a girl: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/15/south-park-video-games-trey-parker-matt-stone
But yeah they did say in this interview that characters do treat you differently if you're a girl: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/15/south-park-video-games-trey-parker-matt-stone
Admiral Woofington
Member
Funny for a gag, but to pull it off and not cause massive backlash they'd have to let you in eventually.
September apparently.
UnemployedVillain
Member
Not really. It's just a bunch of whiny fans making generalizations because ONE series out of dozens isn't the way they want it to be. Literally one. Can you guys even think of another Nintendo game that you can't play as a female character despite it making sense to be able to? Zelda is more of an exception, and even then it's questionable because no one can decide if Link is an avatar of not. The idea of an avatar looking 99% the same in a dozen plus entries is unseen in any other property in any medium.
But on topic, I like how they actually have characters react different if you're a girl in the game. That's a cool touch
Bakkus
Member
Is that confirmed? Because every one just moving in will probablt be a douchebag in Cartman's eyes.
Those ideas you're proposing would be brilliant btw.
Afrowhitey
Neo Member
Matt and Trey are only doing 10 episode mini seasons now for Hulu since they bought the rights from CC.
We only get 10 episodes every Sept from here on out.
Hopefully with the Presidential election coming up it'll be a good one this year.
Vincent Grayson
Member
This is great news. They'd already earned my endorsement for the awesome "pre-order and get the first game free" deal.
donutzsick
Member
First post nails it!
Source? Last I checked Comedy Central is still airing them.