Zero Punctuation: South Park: The Stick of Truth - Yes, There Really Were Crying Koalas
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Go watch someone play through the boss fights again and see if you notice anything.LordTerminal said:
I haven't watched South Park in about 10 years so I wouldn't exactly call myself a fan. I just kind of stopped watching, but still found it humorous anytime I did catch a scene or two. I picked up this game after watching twenty minutes of a Twitch stream of someone playing it.
I laughed my ass off the whole way through. Perhaps it's because I haven't seen the show in so long so the jokes aren't old to me.
The gameplay itself is pretty damn solid. The only complaint is the same thing Yahtzee said about how easy it is to become overpowered. After a while, the only real challenge you come up against are the boss fights, some of which can be incredibly difficult out of nowhere, so they catch you by surprise (I'm looking at you, Al Gore).
I'd recommend this game to almost anyone. It's not the longest game in history and you can probably beat it in under a week without really trying, but if you take the time to enjoy all the game has, it could easily last you 30+ hours, which may or may not be worth the cost to you. Rent it from GameFly, instead. Even though the game theoretically has some replay value in that there are four distinct character classes to pick from, that's about where it ends. I haven't found reason enough to play through it a second time, just yet.
I would give it an 8.0/10 overall with points lost for how easy it is to become an unstoppable killing machine and for the short duration with lack of replay value.
I laughed my ass off the whole way through. Perhaps it's because I haven't seen the show in so long so the jokes aren't old to me.
The gameplay itself is pretty damn solid. The only complaint is the same thing Yahtzee said about how easy it is to become overpowered. After a while, the only real challenge you come up against are the boss fights, some of which can be incredibly difficult out of nowhere, so they catch you by surprise (I'm looking at you, Al Gore).
I'd recommend this game to almost anyone. It's not the longest game in history and you can probably beat it in under a week without really trying, but if you take the time to enjoy all the game has, it could easily last you 30+ hours, which may or may not be worth the cost to you. Rent it from GameFly, instead. Even though the game theoretically has some replay value in that there are four distinct character classes to pick from, that's about where it ends. I haven't found reason enough to play through it a second time, just yet.
I would give it an 8.0/10 overall with points lost for how easy it is to become an unstoppable killing machine and for the short duration with lack of replay value.
Paper Mario but with South Park characters and settings?
Theoretically, there's nothing about that that I don't like. I absolutely adore the former and occasionally enjoy the latter, so...
Might have to give this a go.
Theoretically, there's nothing about that that I don't like. I absolutely adore the former and occasionally enjoy the latter, so...
Might have to give this a go.
A good effort, combat could be tighter, QTE's aren't funny even ironically, I guess they succeeded if making male abortions horrifyingly disgusting was their goal, and the game spent a lot of time dredging up old jokes from the show. Plus it ends so abruptly you'd think they were just making an episode of the show. You just start getting into the simple story line and them bam, it's done, with every little plot threat that might have meant something tied off so anticlimactically you'd think they were trying to turn this into a yearly franchise. And it's hard to say that the creators were TRYING to make that kind of joke because if they didn't they can just use it as an excuse now.
Yay, I was wondering if he was going to do this game. I wonder what class he played.
The game hit all the right marks for me so I loved it. I am a south park fan and enjoyed all the references. As a game, it's alright but suffers from extreme balance issues, the biggest of which is that enemies scale but loot doesn't.
Still, I absolutely loved the game(93 hours played over 6-7 playthroughs). Definitely not a mass appeal game though.
The game hit all the right marks for me so I loved it. I am a south park fan and enjoyed all the references. As a game, it's alright but suffers from extreme balance issues, the biggest of which is that enemies scale but loot doesn't.
Still, I absolutely loved the game(93 hours played over 6-7 playthroughs). Definitely not a mass appeal game though.
As someone who never watched the show, I still had fun with it.
And while Yahtzee talked about being overpowered, why is that bad? Better then grinding like a matradee at a steak house and strip club to be on par with the regular enemy. Also while it is a shame that the game has been censored, the Probe scene is absurdly hard so it's kinda a catch 20-2. He was right about it being short though, but only in comparison to other RPG's at full price.
And while Yahtzee talked about being overpowered, why is that bad? Better then grinding like a matradee at a steak house and strip club to be on par with the regular enemy. Also while it is a shame that the game has been censored, the Probe scene is absurdly hard so it's kinda a catch 20-2. He was right about it being short though, but only in comparison to other RPG's at full price.
See, I kind of prefer the show as it is now to how it began. Yeah, it may not be as shocking as before, but I reckon the writing has actually gotten stronger (for what that's worth). Series 6 was where it got really good for me.
As for the game, I enjoyed it a lot, but I get where Yahtzee's coming from. The combat being so easy is the biggest issue with the game, but he's right in that as funny as a lot of the jokes are, at the end of the day they're not aiming particularly high.
Also, I'm with him on the Australian censorship. Those minigames looked like shite, so I'm much happier with my crying koala descriptions. Mind you, that didn't stop them from squeezing in an uncensored abortion minigame right at the very end of the game anyway. Apparently it's not okay to perform abortions on a man's bum, but is okay to perform them on GLaDOS. What's up with that, folks?
As for the game, I enjoyed it a lot, but I get where Yahtzee's coming from. The combat being so easy is the biggest issue with the game, but he's right in that as funny as a lot of the jokes are, at the end of the day they're not aiming particularly high.
Also, I'm with him on the Australian censorship. Those minigames looked like shite, so I'm much happier with my crying koala descriptions. Mind you, that didn't stop them from squeezing in an uncensored abortion minigame right at the very end of the game anyway. Apparently it's not okay to perform abortions on a man's bum, but is okay to perform them on GLaDOS. What's up with that, folks?
It was actually a pretty fun game, and felt like an extended South Park episode. It wasn't bad, though, and if they do make a sequel out of it, they should tighten up the mechanics and offer a few more locations outside of the central hub--OH, and, if they're going to have collectibles, then they should allow us to return to get those collectibles. Seriously.
I still like and watch South Park, and the game looks amusing, but it doesn't seem like it's "for" me - if that makes any sense? I mean, I'm a fan of the show and have been since it became a show, but I like it as a show and I have a feeling I wouldn't get much out of it as a video game. I imagine this is for the younger generation of South Park watchers - the second or third wave watchers perhaps who are really into the characters more than the idea of the show.
So, finally Yahtzee reviews something with a serious tone and a straight face... PAHAHA not really. Still funny.
Gotta agree with the game. Damn those Aussie censorship.
Gotta agree with the game. Damn those Aussie censorship.
Yes Yahtzee, they still make South Park. They even had the Black Friday Trilogy of episodes last year to advertise (and make fun of) this very game, when they thought it wouldn't really be released. And get in some good zingers at Game of Thrones, too. I would think Yahtzee would still like it, since that and his show are very similar. If he wants pure mindless vulgarity and shock "humor" for shocking's sake, there's always Family Guy.
Yahtzee you brilliant sot. I love your analogies. This one hearkened back to the older reviews too. Truly, Zero Punctuation on this one. Loved it man. Have a good one.
Anyone else getting the feeling Yahtzee was getting a bit meta with this review?
1. His show is often just as vulgar as South Park.
2. His show is just as one-note as South Park.
3. He has a Zebra too. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/games/stonking_great/game/22-Zero+Punctuation%3A+The+Game]
4. Yahtzee also often uses jokes that other people have used. Though in SoT's defence, that joke was actually taken further at the end when
5. Yahtzee's show is to me basically what he said about eating owl pellets and getting a taste for it. It was funny and shocking once, but now its just funny and enjoyable, much like for me, South Park.
Similar to Zero Punctuation, I would say that South Park is less about the shock humour than it used to be, but more about the potential applications of a more taboo form of humour than is generally done. Much like how Yahtzee reviews different games, keeping the jokes relevant and fresh while still having them be "shock humour", South Park reviews people, society and politics. And much like Yahtzee's reviews, they're rarely positive.
1. His show is often just as vulgar as South Park.
2. His show is just as one-note as South Park.
3. He has a Zebra too. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/games/stonking_great/game/22-Zero+Punctuation%3A+The+Game]
4. Yahtzee also often uses jokes that other people have used. Though in SoT's defence, that joke was actually taken further at the end when
the main character talks.
Similar to Zero Punctuation, I would say that South Park is less about the shock humour than it used to be, but more about the potential applications of a more taboo form of humour than is generally done. Much like how Yahtzee reviews different games, keeping the jokes relevant and fresh while still having them be "shock humour", South Park reviews people, society and politics. And much like Yahtzee's reviews, they're rarely positive.