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[Broder Salsa]

So very excite

 

[Aaron]

Yup. Randy Marsh will be glorious.

So, Day 1 for me. Can't wait.

Drunk Randy should totally be a summon.

 

[Zoctan]

Glad to see this is still alive. Do want.

 

[RepairmanJack]

Has anything been said about how "open" this RPG is, I can't see this being anything but a very linear game, going from point A to B, etc. which is not how I like my RPG's.

The way they talked about mapping out the town early on makes me think it will be more open. I can't imagine them going through the whole process of figuring out how the town is physically mapped out without you traveling back and forth somehow.

This game needs a release date. The art is crazy how it looks like it's taken straight from the show.

 

[Raticus79]

lol, might break out the ol' 3d glasses for this one.

Also, yay Paper Mario battle mechanics

 

[see5harp]

Wow this game is instabuy. "I got you back bro" sounds so awesome.

 

[Bladenic]

Don't watch South Park much at all, but this looks too awesome to pass on.

 

[AndrewG009]

Day 1 get, can't wait.

 

[Data West]

Oh good I was wondering if they completely forgot about this game for a second.

 

[Killthee]

One more preview article over at GI.

The Obsidian developer at the controls guides New Kid through the halls of the school, which are crawling with children wearing makeshift armor and carrying swords and hammers. The two-sided conflict is between the elves, led by Stan and Kyle, and the humans, led by Grand Wizard Eric Cartman. Bumping into one of these wandering make-believers is inevitable, and launches players into a separate battle screen.

Combat looks similar to your standard turn-based RPG action, but with a South Park flair. Timed button presses augment standard attacks and initiate dodges, similar to the Paper Mario series. Whacking an enemy with a hammer bloodies them and produces a sickeningly convincing sound. The Stick of Truth adds creativity with its “magic spells,” which involve combining household items to deadly results. New Kid casts a fireball with hairspray and a lighter, and electrocutes a hapless child with a bucket of water and a car battery. These visceral special abilities help preserve the show’s cringe-inducing violence while opening up fantastical battle options.

Creativity helps in combat, but it’s also necessary for navigating the school’s dangerous hallways. Butters and New Kid encounter an enemy kid standing on a huge rubbish blockade. Normally, New Kid could use his powerful fart ability to knock him from the hill, but a strategically placed fan makes this difficult. Players have a few options in this dilemma. They can either trigger a sprinkler above the fan to short it out, or use an anal probe satellite to teleport into the vents above. Once within, Butters and New Kid harness the power of the Underpants Gnomes to shrink themselves and navigate the narrow ventilation shaft. These multi-path situations look like entertaining breaks from the otherwise straightforward combat.

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/s...-in-south-park_3a00_-the-stick-of-truth-.aspx

 

[John Harker]

I really think it'll be this year. The game was nearly finished when Ubisoft bought it. My prediction is that a release date will come at E3, along with game play.

I'm sticking with my September 3 release date prediction - before GTA on September 17 and the new South Park season on September 25.

the game was not anywhere near finished. the 'extra time' must have been a godsend to Obsidian

 

[adj_noun]

Thanks for posting these. I'm really looking forward to this one.

 

[OverBlood 3]

is this coming to the personal computer?

 

[adj_noun]

is this coming to the personal computer?

http://www.southparkstudios.com/games/stick-of-truth

Assuming this is still up to date, yup. It's PC, 360 and PS3.

 

[Gintoki313]

The combat screens that were shown always scared me because I thought it was some side-scrolling action RPG. If this is turn based and is compared to Paper Mario as in gameplay, then that's a HUGE reassurance to me. I'm definitely picking this up because of that and I love South Park.

Hopefully a release date is revealed soon.

 

[Clydefrog]

I haven't paid full price for a game in a while but I will do it for this.

 

[Jotamide]

Please come out soon!

 

[jpd1408]

Can't wait for this game!

 

[Gucci Messiah]

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Seriously, this is the most hyped I've been about a game in a loooong time.

 

[TriGen]

My most hyped game. Seriously. I can't wait.

 

[slabrock]

Haven't watched south park in ages but I still want this game ASAP.

 

[Astra]

So very excite

A great adventure is waiting for you ahead.

 

[jacksepticeye]

The visuals are incredible, looks exactly like an episode

 

[SoulUnison]

Fart powers? Eh...

Hopefully there's some kind of skill tree system so I don't have to put any points into farting.

 

[BigJonsson]

I want it already

Hope its playable on next-gen consoles

Really don't want to spend more money on 360