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Nodima
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"put away your fancy new systems, The Stick of Truth is here"
Tue Mar-04-14 03:27 AM by Nodima

  

          

IGN: 9/10
Giant Bomb: 5/5 (hour long quick look: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-south-park-the-stick-of-truth/2300-8580/)
Escapist: 4/5
Gamespot: 7/10
Kotaku: Not Yet (the only review I've seen that had any technical issues at all, and also the only one based on the 360 version)
Eurogamer: 8/10



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Looks great. Kinda torn... will probably wait til the $30 price point
Mar 04th 2014
1
I just started. This is an RPG-ass RPG.
Mar 04th 2014
2
there is so much loot.
Mar 04th 2014
3
      Damn. This is enticing. I may need to jump on the $45 GMG deal
Mar 04th 2014
5
           still haven't finished that first main quest.
Mar 04th 2014
6
yeah i'm not dropping 60 on this
Mar 04th 2014
7
      not that I'd try to convince anyone to spend their money, but
Mar 04th 2014
8
I bought a copy of this game a few weeks back online for $20
Mar 04th 2014
4
any insight on whether it's fun for people who haven't watched since
Mar 05th 2014
9
I haven't watched regularly since around the time Kenny died for real.
Mar 05th 2014
10
      hold up. I heard there is a ***SPOILER ALERT***
Mar 05th 2014
11
           that would be a vast exaggeration of what happens.
Mar 07th 2014
12
redbox'd it this weekend.
Apr 05th 2014
13

Wonderl33t
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Tue Mar-04-14 11:01 AM

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1. "Looks great. Kinda torn... will probably wait til the $30 price point"
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Are you playing it?

>IGN: 9/10
>Giant Bomb: 5/5 (hour long quick look:
>http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-south-park-the-stick-of-truth/2300-8580/)
>Escapist: 4/5
>Gamespot: 7/10
>Kotaku: Not Yet (the only review I've seen that had any
>technical issues at all, and also the only one based on the
>360 version)
>Eurogamer: 8/10
>
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~
>"This is the streets, and I am the trap." © Jay Bilas
>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/517
>Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz


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Nodima
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2. "I just started. This is an RPG-ass RPG."
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Cartman's house is spectacular.


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http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/517
Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz

  

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Nodima
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3. "there is so much loot."
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I love how most of the shops have AM-radio style classic South Park tracks playing over their radios/PAs, too. Even heard some Chef songs. And when you idle your party whips out their phones, Butters will say stuff like "if you're texting your friends tell them this game is good" and all kinds of 4th wall stuff. I've just been running around the town doing side quests and discovering locations, I haven't even finished the tutorial quest technically but they open the city up pretty early and it's off to the races from there.


Combat is pretty challenging too, though I'm not sure if that's because the timing window on button presses is too tight or just right yet.


~~~~~~~~~
"This is the streets, and I am the trap." © Jay Bilas
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Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz

  

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Wonderl33t
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5. "Damn. This is enticing. I may need to jump on the $45 GMG deal"
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>I love how most of the shops have AM-radio style classic
>South Park tracks playing over their radios/PAs, too. Even
>heard some Chef songs. And when you idle your party whips out
>their phones, Butters will say stuff like "if you're texting
>your friends tell them this game is good" and all kinds of 4th
>wall stuff. I've just been running around the town doing side
>quests and discovering locations, I haven't even finished the
>tutorial quest technically but they open the city up pretty
>early and it's off to the races from there.
>
>
>Combat is pretty challenging too, though I'm not sure if
>that's because the timing window on button presses is too
>tight or just right yet.
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~
>"This is the streets, and I am the trap." © Jay Bilas
>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/517
>Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz


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Nodima
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6. "still haven't finished that first main quest."
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Tue Mar-04-14 04:46 PM by Nodima

  

          

I am SO addicted to rifling for loot and reading the descriptions in this game. The summons are GREAT. I've definitely noticed framerate stuff but nothing else bad so far. Characters and weird stuff are always getting thrown at you, there are whole rooms dedicated to early-2000s South Park nostalgia and just like the show they don't give two fucks about namedropping things like Sportscenter, Facebook and iPad 2s.


Some of the references make no sense in the context of the show but it's almost better for it, adds to the weird fantasy vibe (the weapons - the weapons are so clever). And Butters as your tour guide is a hilarious way to open the game, almost every building you pass he has some story about getting bullied there lifted right out of the show.


This is just a super smart game, though I'm sure at least half of what makes it great is being a fan of golden era South Park.

~~~~~~~~~
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Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz

  

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Tue Mar-04-14 07:15 PM

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7. "yeah i'm not dropping 60 on this"
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but for 30 or 40 i'll jump all over it.

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Nodima
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Tue Mar-04-14 10:09 PM

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8. "not that I'd try to convince anyone to spend their money, but"
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Tue Mar-04-14 10:10 PM by Nodima

  

          

I played this for five hours earlier today and only just finished my first day in town and hit level 6 (no idea what the level cap is) before Walking Dead S02E02 dropped and I had to get my priorities in order. Given that, I'm betting there's a good 12-18 hours of content in here and all of it is just as quality as anything the show has to offer, if not better because it's constantly poking fun at what these video games are while doing a lot of things with a lot more originality than most fantasy RPGs are willing to shoot for. I'm playing as a mage and your basic lightning attack is taking a bucket of water, throwing it at your enemies, pulling out a car battery and sparking the wires as you throw them onto the water.


There's one particular gag during the first day's final section that will tickle anyone who's been a fan of epic sci-fi games like Mass Effect and Bioshock this past generation. This is easily one of the funniest games to come along in a long time and not just because of the South Park stuff. It's got a rogue, Saints Row kind of agenda to it also. And the random things people say around town rival most of the incidental stuff from a Grand Theft Auto game; the cops and Tweek's dad in particular are hilarious.


~~~~~~~~~
"This is the streets, and I am the trap." © Jay Bilas
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Tue Mar-04-14 03:49 PM

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4. "I bought a copy of this game a few weeks back online for $20"
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was afraid it wouldn't activate on Steam, but i was able to download and start it. gonna hop on this one tonight.

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9. "any insight on whether it's fun for people who haven't watched since "
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the 90s?

  

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Nodima
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10. "I haven't watched regularly since around the time Kenny died for real."
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Wed Mar-05-14 04:53 PM by Nodima

  

          

I've seen the big talking point episodes and there's definitely some jokes in there you won't get without having seen when South Park caught a full head of steam and got super-weird and topical from 2000-2005, but a lot of the game's ACTUAL humor comes from being a fan of RPGs and real-life roleplaying.


EDIT: if you don't think you still jive with their humor though I'd definitely watch for a price drop first. The combat is challenging but it isn't...hard if you know what I mean. There's pretty good depth to the gear and loot but overall it's a South Park game first, RPG second.


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Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz

  

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11. "hold up. I heard there is a ***SPOILER ALERT***"
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interactive abortion.

Nah man I'm good.

  

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12. "that would be a vast exaggeration of what happens."
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Fri Mar-07-14 09:46 PM by Nodima

  

          

having just done that part.

if abortions are a big stance of yours, there's definitely a level/dungeon inside a Planned Parenthood. that's important to recognize.

if you don't trust South Park to handle it in a way that makes you laugh, it'd likely be a real sour moment.

but you don't perform an abortion. and it happens late enough in the game, involving enough of its tropes and weirdness, you'd likely have gone all-in or tapped out by the time it comes up anyway.

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13. "redbox'd it this weekend."
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Sat Apr-05-14 06:46 PM by BrooklynWHAT

  

          

it's a serviceable RPG. it's not difficult especially once you start taking advantage of the status ailments.

but the game gets great mileage out of the IP. this shit have me dying constantly.

if you were ever a fan of the show you owe it to yourself to play this. it leans on the older stuff a lot and it feels like an early 2000s episode.

edit: if they ever make a sequel i hope they let you have more than 2 active party members. i really wanted to roll w/ The New Kid, Jimmy and Kyle or Cartman.

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