South Park: The Stick of Truth (PRE-RELEASE DISCUSSION)

[Decado]

Who cares if it is linear. This game was made for South Park fans. The RPG elements could have been an afterthought for all we know.

 

[Avellion]

I like how even your cosmetic choices determine some of the jokes. Play as a non-white person and Cartman will give out a different comment on if you hover over the thief class.

I wonder why Matt and Trey choose obsidian if they don't intend to take advantage of their strengths. Clearly there are game devs with more name and brand recognition and blind drones than Obsidian like BioWare. Then again maybe they don't care about sales all that much and are more interested in finally delivering a good south park game and realize that BioWare is incapable of producing quality anymore.

 

[Rahdulan]

Because Obsidian works for food stamps, man.

 

[Infinitron]

I like how even your cosmetic choices determine some of the jokes. Play as a non-white person and Cartman will give out a different comment on if you hover over the thief class.

I wonder why Matt and Trey choose obsidian if they don't intend to take advantage of their strengths. Clearly there are game devs with more name and brand recognition and blind drones than Obsidian like BioWare. Then again maybe they don't care about sales all that much and are more interested in finally delivering a good south park game and realize that BioWare is incapable of producing quality anymore.

Working with BioWare means working with EA. With Obsidian, they could make a private agreement with a private company, then shop for the publisher willing to offer them the best deal.

 

[Athelas]

I recall reading that Matt and Trey approached several studios and went with Obsidian because they were able to make a prototype that looked just like the show.

 

[Duraframe300]

I wonder why Matt and Trey choose obsidian if they don't intend to take advantage of their strengths. Clearly there are game devs with more name and brand recognition and blind drones than Obsidian like BioWare. Then again maybe they don't care about sales all that much and are more interested in finally delivering a good south park game and realize that BioWare is incapable of producing quality anymore.

Narratives ARE one of Obsidian's strengths.

I can't speak for the reason Matt and Trey choose Obsidian, but I doubt Bioware or other worker drone companies would have been able to implement Matt and Trey's writing as well as Obsidian did.¨

People underestimating execution.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Also, as to why they chose Obsidian, according to that producer guy at SA the most likely scenario was that, of all the pitches for a possible South Park game that Matt and Trey got when they said they wanted to make one, Obsidian's pitch was just the best and most impressive.

I wasn't there at that point but from what I understand it went - South Park comes up with basic idea to do an RPG game, concepts internally, then approaches multiple studios > Obsidian does the best job pitching/prototyping/I don't know exactly what > South Park and Obsidian work together

 

[DeepOcean]

Why to choose Obsidian? Is there any other RPG developer with decent writers? Imagine Bioware doing South Park, Cartman and Kenny romance?

 

[Onholyservicebound]

I was under the impression that the writers of the show were also writing for the game.

 

[Duraframe300]

I was under the impression that the writers of the show were also writing for the game.

Yes, they have. But, actual execution/design/implementation of said writing is important too.

It's not like Fenstermaker spent the last three years doing nothing before PE.

 

[Decado]

I wonder why Matt and Trey choose obsidian if they don't intend to take advantage of their strengths. Clearly there are game devs with more name and brand recognition and blind drones than Obsidian like BioWare. Then again maybe they don't care about sales all that much and are more interested in finally delivering a good south park game and realize that BioWare is incapable of producing quality anymore.

Narratives ARE one of Obsidian's strengths.

I can't speak for the reason Matt and Trey choose Obsidian, but I doubt Bioware or other worker drone companies would have been able to implement Matt and Trey's writing as well as Obsidian did.¨

People underestimating execution.

Also, I can't help but wonder if the humor and generally un-politically correct nature of the game kept them from a company like BioWare, who basically now only makes politically correct dating simulators.

 

[yes plz]

Would've been great to be able to romance Cartman and show him the error of his bigotry, if BioWare had made it.

 

[Caim]

Imagine Bioware doing South Park, Cartman and Kenny romance?

Kenny dressing up as a princess being played straight instead of as a joke, and he doesn't get killed because that would mean sending a bad message about trans people?

 

[Roguey]

Also, I can't help but wonder if the humor and generally un-politically correct nature of the game kept them from a company like BioWare, who basically now only makes politically correct dating simulators.

No part of that sentence is true.

 

[Decado]

Have a good cry, you'll feel better.

 

[anus_pounder]

Wait, how does Broseph have 2 hours game time on this? Is he a reviewer?

EDIT: Fucking release date mang. It was 4th of March, then 5th, then 6th and now 7th.

 

[DeepOcean]

I was under the impression that the writers of the show were also writing for the game.

They are the biggest influence on the writing but I don't think they wrote every single line on the game unless they wanted to go crazy.

 

[Duraframe300]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/440166334505054208

so if you're thinking about getting South Park: The Stick of Truth, I recommend waiting for reviews. Embargo is Tuesday at 3am.

 

[undecaf]

Ok, so Kotaku apparently doesn't like the game.

 

[ColCol]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/440166334505054208

so if you're thinking about getting South Park: The Stick of Truth, I recommend waiting for reviews. Embargo is Tuesday at 3am.

Yeah, but at the same time he says it does not mean it sucks.

 

[Broseph]

Wait, how does Broseph have 2 hours game time on this? Is he a reviewer?

EDIT: Fucking release date mang. It was 4th of March, then 5th, then 6th and now 7th.

I have Steam offline most of the time so it's actually 6 to 8 hours. And yes.

 

[Duraframe300]

Edit: Nuthing.

 

[Surf Solar]

Would have got the game, but no way in hell I am buying a censored version of a game. For shame.

 

[Duraframe300]

Would have got the game, but no way in hell I am buying a censored version of a game. For shame.

The only thing censored in the german pc verison of South Park are swastikas.

You didn't really expect they wouldn't be censored right?

 

[Surf Solar]

Would have got the game, but no way in hell I am buying a censored version of a game. For shame.

The only thing censored in the german pc verison of South Park are swastikas.

You didn't really expect they wouldn't be censored right?

Steam says "gewaltgeminderte version" (less violence) on the shop page, why is gaben lying to me?