It looks amazing.
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South Park RPG: First Screenshot And Combat Dev Diary
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It looks amazing.
distantmantra
Member
They're Hippies. Cartman hates Hippies.
Mac the KNife
Member
I'm picturing him with a JRPG design.
CornBurrito
Member
Paper Mario style combat system = insta bought
Do we know what systems this is going to be released on?
Do we know what systems this is going to be released on?
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
yes, i wigged out when i heard this.
instantly 1,000x more interested when PAPER MARIO is namedropped.
i love this board.
MisterLuffy
Member
After my brother told me it's going to play like paper mario, I was like I want this game now.
CornBurrito
Member
Yeah seriously, I was going to pass on this game until I heard "Paper Mario style combat."
One of the most enjoyable combat systems ever in my opinion, right up there with Battle Network's combat system.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
People say the most random things sometimes. Nothing about the game sounds like Earthbound, unless maybe you were talking about how it's zany and an RPG, but that's not really a basis for such a comparison.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
You are a good person and its a shame no other games have stolen that system.
Oh god, I don't know which Randy Marsh I would want though! Randy Marsh vs. Batdad? "yeah Obama" Randy Marsh?
As someone who still likes South Park (they had more good episodes then bad this season), loves Paper Mario's battle system, and loves Obsidian's previous work.... I can't help but be really, really optimistic about this game. Oh please don't bite me in the ass optimism....
How About No
Member
"What do you wanna do, huh? What do you wanna do"
He takes his shirt off at the start of every battle.
arglebargle
Member
this idea cracked me up. randy marsh is such a great character.
it may be that the stereotype (if it is even that anymore) is so far from most of my experiences with people who play games so it doesnt affect me, but i do not feel alienated at all by "pale basement dwelling virgin" comments. its been 12 (or so) years since those things have simultaneously applied to me! also my gaming friends tend to be successful and well adjusted.
on topic, i will buy this. seems like it keeps a lot of what makes the show great intact. i could also see the superhero theme being used in a sequel or something.
Buckethead
Banned
So full price retail "2d" single player 20 hour rpg? This may be a great litmus test for getting certain types of games out of the PSN/XBLA/$20 ghetto.
The shots look like straight out of the show. I do not have a bullshot calibrator set for that type of art but this could look amazing moment to moment.
The shots look like straight out of the show. I do not have a bullshot calibrator set for that type of art but this could look amazing moment to moment.
Could be non final. Lots of games are demoed without a hud. Most don't even show anything related to playing the game when they flag something as real gameplay in a commercial.
Buckethead
Banned
Yeah it just makes me nervous because it looks 100% like South Park, no jaggies or anything.
Suspicious.
jim-jam bongs
Member
There's a PC version, no need to be suspicious.
CrunchyFrog
Member
This. The jrpg genre would be so much less stale if they would try to put more active player controlled elements into the combat. The Mario RPG's still remain gameplay wise some of the most fun turn based RPG's ever because of this.
This game is sounding nice though I'll admit I was probably a bit more dismissive at first than I should have. In a way its interesting that obsidian is drawing qualities from past properties to make successors which are in certain ways a culmination and superior evolution, as they've done that for pretty much every game they've released (KOTOR2, New Vegas, NWN2, DS3 doesn't really count). In other words, get Obsidian if you want sequels which play better than the original in almost every conceivable way. Almost makes me think with this JRPG-esque effort that whole rumor of them wanting to do a Chrono sequel might be a very good thing indeed.
J-Roderton
Member
I like how the GI story mentioned that if someone walked in the room and, saw you playing this game and didn't know it was the game, it would be easily mistaken for the actual show.
jim-jam bongs
Member
but 2D is for babbies
It is not that 20 hours is too short but selling it as 20 hours makes it sound like less of a game for the genre. Alpha Protocol is one of the best RPGs ever but 20 hour linear RPG was not used as a selling point.
a Master Ninja
Member
I'm shocked how excited I am for this.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
This honestly sounds really awesome.
My reactions have gone from WTF --> Hmm... --> Take my money.
My reactions have gone from WTF --> Hmm... --> Take my money.
Hot Coldman
Banned
It's OK, it's just you being a normal human being.
Night_Trekker
Member
Well plenty could still go wrong, but I like what I see so far. Still unhappy and worried about this being a full retail release, though.
Trey has to sing on the soundtrack. I demand it.
Yeah. Despite being somewhat interested, I am avoiding The End of Us threads, too.
Trey has to sing on the soundtrack. I demand it.
Yeah. Despite being somewhat interested, I am avoiding The End of Us threads, too.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
"Yeah, learn his pattern, yeah, ya gotta find the pattern...."
"Got no pattern, fuck...."
fizzelopeguss
Banned
i'm expecting grotesque FO1/2 style death animation. Faces must melt.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I like CQ but it was a 'my first RPG', this looks to have a very gental learning curve but with a lot of high end stuff for RPG fans to really dig into. (If their hype is to be believed.)
And CQ was cute and funny, SP can be that as well, just with added exploding heads and paedophile jokes.
There's soooo much good material to draw from. But I'd like them to do more original stuff. I dont want a bunch of rehashing everything from past South Park's.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Wonder if this will be censored. Well, censored like South Park is, anyway.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Apparently the plan is to go to the ESRB and say "but we get away with it on TV!"
I'm serious too btw.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Good plan. Wonder how they'll interpret the TV-MA rating in relation to the usual ESRB ratings.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
South Park + RPG by Obsidian + Turn based + Writing by Trey/Matt + Paper Mario influence.
PRETTY SURE THIS WILL BE GOOD
PRETTY SURE THIS WILL BE GOOD
jim-jam bongs
Member
It's a good question actually, I'm Australian so our ratings are pretty much the same across the board with the exception of the R18+ issue.
EatChildren said:
My learned friend here knows what's up.
Disagree, not every turn-based RPG needs active/timing elements in it... and I'm saying this as a HUGE Shadow Hearts fan.
CornBurrito
Member
Mother fucking really?!!!!!
The good news just keeps on coming.
Also guys, I'm going to marathon South Park over my winter break from school. I stopped watching after season 12 or something like that for no reason.
The 'my first RPG' part is what I liked about it. It was easy not to get too lost in the minutiae like most RPGs. Just play the game, get the experience, get the story, and get on to something else.
I would like to get both CQ and South Park in an easily digestible episodic format. Just like the TV show, something that I can just throw on when nothing else is on. Thank god southparkstudios.com works internationally.
arglebargle
Member
i thought you aussies resolved taht r18+ issue. or were steps taken but nothing came of it?
i am in the us, but i care because it bothers me when games are given differential treatment from other media.