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South Park: The Stick of Truth - Review Thread
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Performances wise - not really, unless you count the 30 FPS lock, which is probably one of the few times it's really justified for the visuals. If they didn't have that lock I'd have wanted it to be an option anyway to really make it look like the show.
Bug wise - Seems to be an issue still, certainly I had my weird one of falling off the toilet while trying to poop and being unable to complete my poop, so I had to reload a save.
Funchameleon
Banned
There's a hard difficulty and supposedly it's relatively easy to overpower yourself so much you 2-3 shot bosses.
Really looking forward to this, but I'll probably wait it out a bit due to technical issues.
Actually was the same with New Vegas (I know, I know, not all Obsidian's fault). I picked it up day one, but ended up quitting and lending it to a friend because of some nasty glitches and performance issues. Didn't become one of my all-time favourites until I picked it back up 6+ months later.
Actually was the same with New Vegas (I know, I know, not all Obsidian's fault). I picked it up day one, but ended up quitting and lending it to a friend because of some nasty glitches and performance issues. Didn't become one of my all-time favourites until I picked it back up 6+ months later.
There's a whole spectrum between Epic Yarn push over and Diablo Hardcore, and besides the fact Dark Souls isn't even near that extreme end of the hard spectrum a game can be a lot more enjoyable just having a good bite to the difficulty. Why be dismissive of the notion of wanting a good challenge anyway when the game explicitly has difficulty settings anyway?
Anyways, I've had my partner get knocked out a few times so far on Hardcore, so that works well enough I guess. I was kind of suspecting Normal was for those who don't frequently play RPGs, and Casual for those who REALLY don't want to sweat RPG stuff at all.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
I'm glad this didn't completely fall apart in development.
Why would it puzzle you that people enjoy challenge in their games? Nobody is asking for Dark Souls but if it's a 10 hour rpg that can be breezed through on hard difficulty there's not a whole lot in the game to interest you past a weekend.
Trophies seem to indicate that it'll have a very high platinum percentage rate which is a shame. If renting still existed in this part of the world it seems like the perfect game to go down that route for.
Ravensmash
Member
Only read Gamespot and Kotaku's reviews but I'm really excited from them (and that's from two of the slightly more negative ones).
The length does sound like a bit of a bummer, Kotaku spent 10 hours and apparently did most side quests. Still, i'll probably take longer because I'll enjoy exploring areas and check everything out.
The length does sound like a bit of a bummer, Kotaku spent 10 hours and apparently did most side quests. Still, i'll probably take longer because I'll enjoy exploring areas and check everything out.
I've been playing on the hard difficulty setting. I find the difficulty to be fairly similar to, say, Chrono Trigger in that regard. You can change the difficulty at any time during the game.
Ravensmash
Member
Might start with hard then to give it bit more of a challenge.
dapperbandit
Banned
I minimised the Gametrailers review, it spoils a lot in my opinion.
GoofsterStud
Member
Thanks. PC it is.
-MD-
Member
I honestly don't see how this game can be 10 hours long, steam says I've played 4.2 hours and I just started the 2nd quest Cartman gives you.
I have a feeling my playthrough is gonna be pretty long if everyone else claims they're running through the game in 8-10 hours.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
8/10 from Metro Gamecentral
http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/04/south-park-the-stick-of-truth-review-have-yourself-a-time-4398934/
Think I'll pick up the US PS3 edition
http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/04/south-park-the-stick-of-truth-review-have-yourself-a-time-4398934/
Think I'll pick up the US PS3 edition
securitypigeon
Banned
The reported length doesn't bother me considerably. The death knell for RPGs with me these days is crazy lengths... a dozen hours with a funny and easy-going RPG in the South Park world sounds ideal.
I'm seeing a few comments like this. I thought the stuttering was pretty obvious in that clip (and imagine that happening for the entire game) but if you don't see it, feel free to read that NOT YET as a YES.
Wait was that the most major issue or something? What about the save bug and characters disappearing?
Just saying that they shouldn't criticize GTA for being politically incorrect when they have no problem with South Park which is ten times as offensive
I wrote the comment because I mistakenly thought that the South Park and GTA V Gamespot reviews were done by the same person...
Also terrible, but it's the stuttering that really ruined things for me. If not for that, it'd probably be a YES, bugs aside.
Steve McQueen
Member
Going on a media blackout. Don´t wanna be spoiled.
To be fair, the stuttering is there and is noticeable, but I hardly noticed it when I was playing the game myself. It was only when I was playing it with a group of friends and I was a spectator, that the stuttering became really noticeable. It didn't bother me one bit though.
zackmorris
Member
If this was out for PS4 it would be day one, no question. Unfortunately I think I'll have to wait for a price drop to pick it up for PS3 even though I know this game should be worth 60 bucks.
Shake Appeal
Member
Happy for Obsidian, hope this sells.
the only thing that saddens me is that its not a really long RPG......whatever I know I'm probably going to play through on every class XD
and its not like Dark Souls 2, Titanfall, FFX, and Infamous SS come out this month XD
Basing on some of the reviews it's really light on RPG aspects so I wouldn't treat it as a true RPG title. In light of that it doesn't surprise me that it's quite short.
Basileus777
Member
Uh, no. The game is a real RPG. And there's no real connection between that and length anyway.
PS3 version is stuttering all over the place while exploring the city, for me anyway. But its still fun, 60$ fun, I don't know yet as I'm only a few hours in.
I saw that clip and maybe its internet magic but I didn't see any problems at the times you mentioned either :/
boogie2988
Banned
Finally I can talk about this game.
I don't know if my opinion means shit to you because I'm just some fat neckbearded youtuber, but I am...
- a huge southpark fan
- a huge rpg fan
- huge fan of paper mario
and I fucking love this game. Its short, for sure. 15 hours. We all know there is a ton of footage and stills from the game that didn't make the final cut and will probably be sold back to us as DLC. I'm pretty much ok with that though because I really feel like I got my moneys worth at 15 bucks (especially since GreenManGaming has it for super cheap atm with a code)
The good
- Southpark humor
- nice big world full of tons of hidden stuff, side quests, etc
- true to the show, right down to the smallest details
- combat (especially on 'insane' difficulty) is deep and interesting... its basically Paper Mario with southpark insanity.
- The story is pretty much one giant episode of southpark (like a season long story arch almost) and its a great storyline as well.
The bad
- Did I mention its short at 15 hours? Do all of the content and I was done in 15 hours. Shorter if you speed through focusing on the quests and avoiding combat. If you tried hard I bet you could do it in 10 hours.
- Huge variety of items but very little need to use them. I often stuck with the 'best' items for combat but I got tons and tons and tons of stuff I wouldnt use.
- Its pretty obvious looking at media from developement that quite a lot hit the cutting room floor. I wish there was even more.
- Notable absences from the game that existed on the show that we would all have loved to see.
Should you get this game
No if:
- If you don't like turn based RPG's with Paper Mario style antics you'll dislike this
- If you don't like southparks absurdly offensive, often dark, sense of humor then you won't like this.
- if 15 hours is not enough gameplay for you, might want to wait for a price drop. I think its well worth the 60 bucks though.
Yes if:
- You're a southpark fan and love their sense of humor and want to support their efforts into this realm
- You're a fan of Paper Mario RPG's style combat and gameplay
- 15 hours sounds right to you
- you want to laugh your ass off while playing a video game
- (SPOILER) you've ever wanted to fight aborted nazi zombie babies.
I don't know if my opinion means shit to you because I'm just some fat neckbearded youtuber, but I am...
- a huge southpark fan
- a huge rpg fan
- huge fan of paper mario
and I fucking love this game. Its short, for sure. 15 hours. We all know there is a ton of footage and stills from the game that didn't make the final cut and will probably be sold back to us as DLC. I'm pretty much ok with that though because I really feel like I got my moneys worth at 15 bucks (especially since GreenManGaming has it for super cheap atm with a code)
The good
- Southpark humor
- nice big world full of tons of hidden stuff, side quests, etc
- true to the show, right down to the smallest details
- combat (especially on 'insane' difficulty) is deep and interesting... its basically Paper Mario with southpark insanity.
- The story is pretty much one giant episode of southpark (like a season long story arch almost) and its a great storyline as well.
The bad
- Did I mention its short at 15 hours? Do all of the content and I was done in 15 hours. Shorter if you speed through focusing on the quests and avoiding combat. If you tried hard I bet you could do it in 10 hours.
- Huge variety of items but very little need to use them. I often stuck with the 'best' items for combat but I got tons and tons and tons of stuff I wouldnt use.
- Its pretty obvious looking at media from developement that quite a lot hit the cutting room floor. I wish there was even more.
- Notable absences from the game that existed on the show that we would all have loved to see.
Should you get this game
No if:
- If you don't like turn based RPG's with Paper Mario style antics you'll dislike this
- If you don't like southparks absurdly offensive, often dark, sense of humor then you won't like this.
- if 15 hours is not enough gameplay for you, might want to wait for a price drop. I think its well worth the 60 bucks though.
Yes if:
- You're a southpark fan and love their sense of humor and want to support their efforts into this realm
- You're a fan of Paper Mario RPG's style combat and gameplay
- 15 hours sounds right to you
- you want to laugh your ass off while playing a video game
- (SPOILER) you've ever wanted to fight aborted nazi zombie babies.
Well, it's also an Obsidian RPG. They're among the best in the business at this type of game.
Basileus777
Member
They are not anywhere near the best in the business when it comes to review scores.
really? who cares
Reviews scores aren't indicative of RPG greatness, in my experience.
Basileus777
Member
Try to follow the conversation. I knew when I posted that I'd get some kneejerk reactions from people ignoring context.
I agree, but the subject was review scores.
Jim Sterling
Member
Oh NeoGAF. You know I like you guys, but PLEASE stop diminishing the meaning of numbers by calling 7/10, a GOOD score, a "lowball." Not only do you undermine the very 1-10 point scale most of you wish reviewers would utilize properly, you also argue for a hive mind, where everybody gives the game the same score.
Of course, I've said this a dozen times, and will say it again I am sure. But please try not to.
In any case, I am surprised the reviews are all so positive. I expected my Escapist review would actually be considered an outlier. Pleasantly surprised, though!
Of course, I've said this a dozen times, and will say it again I am sure. But please try not to.
In any case, I am surprised the reviews are all so positive. I expected my Escapist review would actually be considered an outlier. Pleasantly surprised, though!
GravityMan
Member
Game seems to be reviewing well, but not well enough to get me to buy at this time. South Park's humor and aesthetic doesn't appeal to me all that much anymore like it did 10+ years ago, but I may still grab TSoT during a Steam sale. The gripes mentioned indicate to me that this is a typical Obsidian product - great in story and writing, but lacking in technical polish (bugs) and hit-or-miss in the gameplay department. Replace South Park's style, aesthetic and humor with a style more commonly found in today's WRPGs and I think the review scores would be far lower.
boogie2988
Banned
I forgot to give a score. silly me.
I give it about treeee fiddy.
I give it about treeee fiddy.
I have the same issues on my crappy laptop with pretty much any game, it's 'playable' but it gives me nausea and headaches after a while. So it can be a major issue.