So I just read that Obsidian/THQ is developing an RPG based in the South Park universe. Might be good for a few laughs I guess. So is this a yah or nah?
Well now, this is just delightful. Obsidian – fresh off the at times (read: Old World Blues) hysterical Fallout: New Vegas – is teaming up with Trey Parker and Matt Stone to create a “full-scale” South Park RPG. This is no quick social or mobile cash-in, either. It’s a bonafide big-budget console/PC production backed by THQ.
On top of that, Parker and Stone are both writing and performing dialog, according to Game Informer. In other words, expect some of the most profane, probably amazing dialog options ever conceived. The game’s set for release “sometime in 2012,” but expect more info as soon as the new Game Informer issue hits.
Now then, precisely how many copies of this game will I need to buy to get a Team America FPS that relentlessly mocks the current glut of modern war shooters? Honestly, even all of them is an acceptable answer.
It seems you will be a new kid in town that has to make friends and protect the town against various dangers.
Yeah just saw that story on CNN of all places. I hope it will be good since they're more involved with the creative process and have a good studio behind them. The N64 version (despite what you may remember) was not good.
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park's savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become... cool. Introducing South Park: The Stick of Truth.
You begin as the new kid in town facing a harrowing challenge: making friends. As you start your quest the children of South Park are embroiled in a city-wide, live-action-role-playing game, casting imaginary spells and swinging fake swords. Over time the simple children's game escalates into a battle of good and evil that threatens to consume the world.
Arm yourself with weapons of legend to defeat crabpeople, underpants gnomes, hippies and other forces of evil. Discover the lost Stick of Truth and earn your place at the side of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as their new friend. Succeed, and you shall be South Park's savior, cementing your social status in South Park Elementary. Fail, and you will forever be known... as a loser.
The Definitive South Park Experience
Written and voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, The Stick of Truth brings their unique brand of humor to video gaming.
An Epic Quest To Become... Cool
Earn your place alongside Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny, and join them in a hysterical adventure to save South Park.
Friends With Benefits
Recruit classic South Park characters to your cause.
Intense Combat
Arm yourself to the teeth with an arsenal of magical weapons and mystical armor.
South Park Customization
Insert yourself into South Park with something like a billion character, clothing, and weapon combinations.
Looks like a release date has finally be penned in.
Release: 13-12-2013 (13th December 2013)
Might be a nice game to play for a laugh over the Christmas period
I'm a huge fan of Obsidian. I'm a huge fan of South Park. But for some reason I'm not feeling it so far. Everything I've seen until now has felt easy and obvious, and not in the usual "so cliché and overdone it's actually unique" South Park kind of way.