Saturday, December 3

South Park: RPG (2012)



So, err, this sounds weird...

You'll play the silent protagonist; a new kid in town attempting to fit in. You'll be able to customise your character fully, with five classes to choose from - wizard, paladin, adventurer, rogue and an undisclosed class made up by Cartman at the beginning of the game. The combat system is likened to that of Paper Mario. Melee attacks will need to be performed with well-timed succession for multiple hits.
There will be melee and ranged weapons, all of which you'll be able to upgrade with various abilities; fire, electricity, posion, that sort of thing.
The game will run on the Dungeon Siege III engine and will remain in the same 2D style as the TV show - apparently a screenshot from the game looks like it could be from an episode.
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/63172/South-Park-The-Game-Details-Emerge

Parker and Stone really enjoy rpgs and they do think that rpgs are the best fit for southpark.
-They were asked of how making a rpg story differs for an episode, they say that the learning curve was be bigger than anything they have done other then their Broadway musical.
-Visual and Visual style seen in episodes like “Good Times With Weapons”, or the live action hamsters in “Pandemic” will not be in the game they want to keep a simple 2D style.
-Parker has been a lifelong gamers, he really likes rpgs because he like the singleplayer nature of them so he doesn’t like or get MMO’s. His favorite game is Oblivion.
-Matt when he was young used to play the old Infocom game and Wizardry and likes open world games like Arkham City, Infamous, Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and also hockey and soccer games. He mention that he is more of a button masher and remember Serious Sam because he likes to shoot shit and blow shit up but he is now more interested in games like Arkham City and he hasn’t play a RPG in year because he got tired of walking everywhere. His favorite game is FIFA and he mentions getting his ass kick online by kids with English Accents.
-Lastly they joke how this Southpark game will be a cross between Obilivion and FIFA were “you gotta go kill a bunch of monsters and shit but you can only use your feet.”
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454179

So uh yeah... sounds mighty odd.

I don't know if much more information is available in the 'exclusive' magazine article; besides I'm sure it will all be on blogs/forums within seconds of people getting it anyway. Let's hope it's good!

Thanks to a collaboration with THQ and Obsidian, Parker and Stone are writing the script, performing the dialogue, and overseeing the development of South Park: The Game. Unlike the cash-in Acclaim titles from over a decade ago, this ambitious project is a full-scale RPG for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. As the new kid in South Park, it'll be up to you to make friends and defend the town from a wide range of threats. Be sure to check out our January issue for all the details, as well as an interview with Parker and Stone themselves.

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