NeoGAF

Tizoc · 08:14 PM

Platform: Playstation 3 & PS Vita
Genre: Adventure
Size: 1 GB for PS3 ver., 1 GB for Vita ver.
Price: $12.99/£9.99 YOPO
PS3 ver. Release date: 19/11/2013 in US, 20/11/2013 in UK
Vita ver. Release date: 3 and 4 December 2013
Official website: http://www.stickitgame.com/

Story
Ray’s life takes a turn for the bizarre when he wakes up one day with a giant pink arm sticking out of his head. The pink arm grants Ray the ability to read minds as well as manipulate objects around him. However there are others that are after his unique ability and will stop at nothing to get it from him.

Introduction
‘Stick it to the man’ is an Adventure game by Zoink! Studios from Sweden, and published by Ripstone for PS3 and PS Vita. The Vita ver. is scheduled to be released in December, but purchasing the PS3 ver. will get you the Vita ver. in December.

Gameplay
In the game, players control Ray and use the pink arm to solve puzzles by pulling out ‘stickers’ and placing them in different locations or to use on characters to help him advance through the game. Ray can find certain stickers by reading people’s minds with the pink arm which can make an object appear in a thought bubble that he can use to solve puzzles. He can also use to it reach higher ledges or platforms above him, or to rip open doors or backgrounds to reveal rooms to help with progressing through an area, or to just listen to NPCs.

The game features the writing talents of Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics & the Adventure Time comic book series.
Ty Konzak provides the voice of Ray and a dozen other characters.

Media
Announcement trailer
Some Vita footage
PS3 gameplay footage

Reviews
Playstation life style review
IGN review
Nowgamer review
VGBlogger review
Punk & Lizard 9/10
PSU.com review 8.5/10
Gamespot 7/10
OPM UK 9/10

Originally Posted by jwk94

My review

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

Originally Posted by Penguin nerd

Here's another review

I captured about 12 minutes of footage from the early parts of the game that's embedded in the review as well. Loved the game.

jwk94 · (11-10-2013, 07:24 PM)

Fantastic OT. Embargo lifts at midnight.

Tizoc · (11-10-2013, 07:25 PM)

That's a little over 12 hours right? Hope the reviews/impressions are good X3

hurzelein · (11-10-2013, 07:26 PM)

Will play this and Tearaway on my vita at my parents place around christmas. Reveal trailer was great!

Drinkel · (11-10-2013, 07:58 PM)

As much as I would love you to leave it that way, that link to Ty Konzak is not what you think it is.

Tizoc · (11-10-2013, 08:27 PM)

Originally Posted by Drinkel

As much as I would love you to leave it that way, that link to Ty Konzak is not what you think it is.

I just don't know what went wrong...

The Boat · (11-10-2013, 08:32 PM)

This looks cool, will keep my eyes out for it.

jwk94 · (11-11-2013, 06:00 AM)

My review

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

Penguin nerd · 06:18 AM

Here's another review

I captured about 12 minutes of footage from the early parts of the game that's embedded in the review as well. Loved the game.

Tizoc · (11-11-2013, 08:40 AM)

Updated first post with the reviews and I'm glad to see they are positive =)

Hope the reviews will encourage more PS3 owners to get it.

My google fu's rather weak sadly, but I'm trying to find confirmation of the Vita ver. being YOPO so that Vita owners could grab it soon of PSN.

Looking forward to playing this next week.

Messofanego · (11-11-2013, 10:18 AM)

Love the Psychonauts like art. I wish I had a PS3/Vita, looks cool. Thanks for the OT.

Echoenigma · (11-11-2013, 10:26 AM)

What an interesting concept. Consider this on my radar.

dreamfall · (11-11-2013, 10:27 AM)

Looks so rad!

Tizoc · (11-11-2013, 10:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Messofanego

Love the Psychonauts like art. I wish I had a PS3/Vita, looks cool. Thanks for the OT.

Well if you're in the US, Black Friday's soon so you should be able to get a Vita for cheap ;)
I have a feeling it'll be on Steam/PC in the near future though...

V_Ben · 10:39 AM

Whoa, an offical thread! Thank you so much guys, I'm sure the team will be thrilled!

(PR Intern For Ripstone Games, good morning all!)

Edit: Just seen the reviews, thanks so much guys! Tweeted them out from the official account, let me know if anybody else reviews the game!

Skyzard · 10:43 AM

Welcome V_Ben, the game looks great and so are the reviews, will be grabbing on Vita. Great OP as well, subbed.

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stic.../1900-6415529/

^ another review

Mdk7 · (11-11-2013, 10:43 AM)

For the guys who played it: how long is the game?

Drinkel · 10:50 AM

Woah those are some positive reviews!
Found a gamespot review
edit: beaten

Originally Posted by Tizoc

My google fu's rather weak sadly, but I'm trying to find confirmation of the Vita ver. being YOPO so that Vita owners could grab it soon of PSN.

I asked the producer just to make sure and he said that it is indeed the case.

V_Ben · 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by Mdk7

For the guys who played it: how long is the game?

Took me roughly 7-8 hours, but i'm an adventure game fiend. Hard to put a proper time stamp on it because I took a few sessions to get through it :)

Edit: Actually, definitely closer to 8. Had a think about it :D

Skyzard · 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Mdk7

For the guys who played it: how long is the game?

I have not played it but the reviewer I linked to says he played it for 12 hours to completion.

It involves puzzles though so might be different for others.

Penguin nerd · (11-11-2013, 10:49 AM)

Originally Posted by Mdk7

For the guys who played it: how long is the game?

I think for me it was somewhere around 6-7 hours.

Mdk7 · (11-11-2013, 10:52 AM)

Thanks guys!

Tizoc · (11-11-2013, 10:55 AM)

Updating first post, so basically, Vita owners should go grab the game at this price if they're intersted =)

Price on UK PSN is similar to US PSN, so don't miss out if you're an adventure games fan!

Amir0x · (11-11-2013, 10:57 AM)

The mechanic looks like how you place stickers everywhere in LittleBigPlanet. Was that a partial inspiration?

Tizoc · (11-11-2013, 11:01 AM)

Originally Posted by V_Ben

Whoa, an offical thread! Thank you so much guys, I'm sure the team will be thrilled!

(PR Intern For Ripstone Games, good morning all!)

Edit: Just seen the reviews, thanks so much guys! Tweeted them out from the official account, let me know if anybody else reviews the game!

I was gonna PM you about it XP
Hope they'll be able to fix some of the issues mentioned in the reviews by the time of the Vita ver.'s release, but other than that looking forward to playing this, will just take my time and mostly listen to NPCs~

Skyzard · (11-11-2013, 11:01 AM)

Originally Posted by Amir0x

The mechanic looks like how you place stickers everywhere in LittleBigPlanet. Was that a partial inspiration?

Good link yeah. Works better for a puzzler though I reckon :)

wouwie · (11-11-2013, 11:05 AM)

I'm buying this. Looks fun and interesting. Also, seems very good value for money for an 6-8 hour game. I'm just wondering when the Vita version will be released since i might play it on Vita this time. But since it's cross-buy anyway, i'll just buy it on PS3 next week. Looking forward to it.

romulus91 · (11-11-2013, 11:22 AM)

yesssss!!!! i absolutely love the look of this game...... massive respect for the artstyle and humor.... looks fantastic

V_Ben · (11-11-2013, 01:54 PM)

9/10 from OPM UK :)

http://www.officialplaystationmagazi...gag-at-a-time/

Happy days!

Drinkel · (11-11-2013, 03:55 PM)

Found an italian review, seems positive but I don't trust google translate.

Kiriku · 04:07 PM

I was actually part of the development team, really loved the project from day one. I was always under the impression it was going to be something special, but it's hard to judge how everyone else will view the game when you're in the bubble, so to speak.
It seems like people are quite enjoying it so far though, makes me happy (and being able to sleep at night). :)

jwk94 · (11-11-2013, 05:42 PM)

Originally Posted by Tizoc

Updated first post with the reviews and I'm glad to see they are positive =)

Hope the reviews will encourage more PS3 owners to get it.

My google fu's rather weak sadly, but I'm trying to find confirmation of the Vita ver. being YOPO so that Vita owners could grab it soon of PSN.

Looking forward to playing this next week.

Thanks! The Press Release I received confirmed that it is Cross-Buy.

Originally Posted by Mdk7

For the guys who played it: how long is the game?

Around 6 hours long. I did most of the side "quests" though so you could finish it in maybe 5 hours and 30min.

Tizoc · (11-11-2013, 06:09 PM)

Any reason EU PSN lists the game being 1.1 GB?
Is it already up on EU PSN for download and play or something?

jwk94 · (11-11-2013, 10:19 PM)

Originally Posted by Tizoc

Any reason EU PSN lists the game being 1.1 GB?
Is it already up on EU PSN for download and play or something?

Not that I'm aware of. It could be a pre-load.

Skyzard · (11-12-2013, 12:44 AM)

Hope it is cut down a bit for the Vita version, if possible. Memory space is a bit tight these days, it would be appreciated. Nice to read the OPM reviewer loved it.

Tizoc · (11-12-2013, 10:30 AM)

Added a few more reviews to the first post.
Wish the Vita ver. would release at the same time or sooner, Vita sales would really help this game.
Should I make a thread with reviews for the game to get what remaining PS3 onwers on GAF to give it a try?

Stampy · (11-12-2013, 10:59 AM)

So are there any discounts for pre-ordering? Or is that over?

Tizoc · (11-12-2013, 12:05 PM)

Originally Posted by Stampy

So are there any discounts for pre-ordering? Or is that over?

EU PSN's pre-order discount ended this past Wednesday sadly, with no indication of that in either the EU Blog or anywhere else.

It's $13 on US PSN which comes to 8 Pounds (current price on UK PSN). If there was a discount offer, they might've forgotten to apply it, or the game is discouned on US PSN by $2.

heckmanimation · (11-13-2013, 01:26 AM)

will keep an eye on the vita release.

Kiriku · (11-13-2013, 02:09 AM)

IGN just reviewed the game, gave it an 8,6 out of 10:

Stick it to The Man! really is the complete package. Its style feels fully developed, its comedy proves genuinely funny, and its puzzles are actually fun to solve. Everything from the pacing to the cutscenes feels succinct and smartly designed, creating an experience that gets all the details right while not overextending itself. I almost wish the gameplay had been slightly more ambitious, but what it lacks in innovation it more than makes up in personality.

V_Ben · (11-13-2013, 11:25 AM)

Originally Posted by Kiriku

IGN just reviewed the game, gave it an 8,6 out of 10:

Ha, I just came in here to link to that! Very happy :)

Tizoc · (11-13-2013, 11:32 AM)

So there's around 10 reviews for the game, I'll make a review thread later on to garner more interest.

BTW any reason why Sony hasn't approached the devs for getting the game on PS4? PS4+3+Vita compatiblity would've really helped its sales, and the price point would've been attracting too.

Zach · (11-13-2013, 03:25 PM)

Wow. This game came out of nowhere. Looks great. It's going on my Games to Purchase After the Holidays List.

V_Ben · (11-15-2013, 12:54 PM)

Hey! We posted a new video from Zoink a couple of days ago, figured people might want to see it :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Cvq3pUi_2Ak

I wish I could sketch like that...

Tizoc · (11-15-2013, 05:36 PM)

That was pretty cool, I assume it was done with a pen and not a mouse right?
I got 6 work day shift starting tomorrow, will aim to squeeze some game time of it on Wednesday X3

wouwie · (11-16-2013, 02:42 PM)

Just pre-ordered and pre-installed. I'm ready for wednesday and looking forward to the game.

Tizoc · (11-18-2013, 06:06 AM)

2 days before I can actually download and finally play this. No chance of a midnight-like release?

Drinkel · (11-18-2013, 06:51 PM)

A new trailer for the game just released, if your already set on buying the game I might suggest you not watch it.

Tizoc · (11-18-2013, 06:57 PM)

Yeah I need to stop watching these vids or review vids since by now I may have spoiled the first 3 chapters at least, XO

Tye The Czar · (11-18-2013, 08:05 PM)

This premise sounds familiar...

Source is Sasami-san@Ganbaranai.