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South Park RPG: First Screenshot And Combat Dev Diary
- Thread starter Khezu
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OmegaDragon
Member
The Jew class is from the LOTR ep
http://youtu.be/xDagL5LQOVE
I really enjoyed the Paper Mario/Mario and Luigi battle system and love South Park, so I will be keeping an eye on this.
http://youtu.be/xDagL5LQOVE
I really enjoyed the Paper Mario/Mario and Luigi battle system and love South Park, so I will be keeping an eye on this.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Watch the video, Paper Mario is used as the reference point for how the combat operates.
schragnasher
Neo Member
No ginger class?? 
Confidence Man
Member
Sounds like it'll be too simple. Even the show had more than 2 people in a party.
jim-jam bongs
Member
No ginger class??
Trash mobs
If it's like Paper Mario you can have as many characters in your party as you like but can only use the player-character and one other in combat.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I love how he says 'pale basement virgins'. So defeated.
Normally I cringe at that number for RPGs, but since it's a turn based battle system 20-30 will probably be all I can stand of it.
One thing I did like is that he mentioned they want to include some bonus stuff that's initially too difficult to beat but you can eventually best them once you master the combat and get some of the more powerful gear, and that the reward for beating them wouldn't just be achievements.
edit: he brought up a lot of the bonus stuff from FF7 as an example. I'm assuming he meant the Weapon side bosses that, to this day, I still haven't beaten
schragnasher
Neo Member
Needs more crab people.
How About No
Member
This looks great so far. Let's hope it holds up, and even if it doesn't I might get it anyway
No.
vodka-bull
Member
Is he lying or just nervous? What's the body language translation for looking at the floor all the time?
Confidence Man
Member
It's not just that, from everything he said it sounds like they're just softening up all the mechanics for an extremely low barrier of entry. It stinks of those Penny Arcade games.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
What's funny is how peope were turned off to this game at first, bu now that they know what it is, it's getting some love. I can't wait for this title.
Unhandled Exception
Member
We'll see about this I guess. I like some of the ideas but if their goal is a low barrier to entry RPG and they don't copy Paper Mario for all its worth I think they're gonna be in trouble.
How About No
Member
Were they? All I remember from the first thread was "HOLY SHIT SOUTH PARK RPG HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS"
They were disappointed that Game Informer didn't announce a sequel to their favorite franchise... again.
Meh, somehow I'd prefer a digital release
Sho_Nuff82
Member
The graphics look exactly like the show. Thank goodness they didn't go full 3D like the old Acclaim FPS.
jim-jam bongs
Member
:lol
You can't really get much softer than PM. It's all about how you do it, using the original PM as an example you have some powerful synergies between Mario and his companions which are designed to deal with particular situations, so the combat starts to evolve to require a fair amount of planning since you lose an attack by switching between companions. And of course you can't switch badges in combat, so selecting a good base synergy is extremely important.
PM didn't use that anywhere near as well as it could have though, I trust Obsidian to do a better job.
BigJonsson
Member
Yeah this is my only concern about the game right now. From what he said it seems they are aiming it at the "My first RRG crowd". At least he said there would be extra bosses.
Otherwise it looks pretty cool so far.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Isn't all of South Park the TV show put together in Maya? How does one translate that for a game? Like...if the show is in Maya...I just...wait...
I hope we have a spell called "Jewish Guilt." Or something involving our mothers. hahahahha
timetokill
Banned
Glad my optimism is being rewarded Really looking forward to this.
Really looking forward to this.B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
"I'm not going to say 'mash the button and funny things will happen'"
What a fuckn' great burn!
What a fuckn' great burn!
Always-honest
Banned
Sounds awesome!!!
I think they've already said that the game is running on the engine they made for Dungeon Siege 3.
jim-jam bongs
Member
You're all over the place here. Obsidian were given 15 years worth of scanned or computer-generated "construction paper" to use in the game. From the look of the screens it's an environment constructed from 2-sided polygons arranged in layers like the sets in a play, with masked textures used for the actual backdrop. Does that help?
The Outsider
Member
Love the 2D style. Looking forward to this one, for sure.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I still can't believe this is a real thing. Fucking crazy shit. Is this a full retail release or what?
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
I'm eagerly anticipating this, despite being pretty lukewarm towards South Park.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Me too. If they had to be themed I would have preferred they used the super hero personas (The Coon, Mysterion, etc). I'll stick probably pick it up on day 1 though.
Retail.