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South Park: The Stick of Truth |OT| Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (In select regions)
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Butters is getting mad at me since I keep doing all the side quests and exploring. I've been playing the game like 6 hours and I haven't even gone back to Cartman after I recruited the 3 kids yet.
So far I've
So far I've
kicked some hobo ass and made the Mongolians my bitch and I'm almost level 5. Those level 3 Mongolian arrows kick ass. I have 2 or 3 summons right now and a crap load of friends. The only things I still have left to do is finish the Al Gore quest and the hunting one. I'm also missing one fast travel flag. Wait I also have one or two kindergardeners to find.
I would love this, The Coon, Mysterion, Professor Chaos (he was in here too but not fully) would all be great in this.
Some of those you can't do yet until you move on with the story.
DrForester
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I was 1 short on flags for a while, I eventually realized it was the flag at the Elves base and felt like an idiot.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I've forgotten but where can I buy water balloons?
About one of the side-quests you mentioned:
You're gonna have a bad time if you continue on the Al Gore quest without getting some more levels under your belt and the last flag is storyline related, you won't find it now.
Yeah, it was pretty strange that
Scott wasn't even referenced by name. I think the only time he was mentioned was when Cartman said he once made a guy eat his parents. Barbara Streisand also was only mentioned in a message by Randy wondering the name of a giant robot.
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
Started second playthrough as a black jew, trying to 100% with no help, which I normally don't do.
I understand the RPG people saying that the combat is too easy (it's easy), but 1) it's perfectly geared for non RPG players to jump in, which is kind of the point, and 2) you can just go for aesthetics and boom, your under powered, harder game. The length is perfect for me, but my tastes have changed to prefer more concise games so there's that.
I kinda wish Cartman had more specific jokes for black jews lol. Are your abilities really the only thing that changes between classes?
I understand the RPG people saying that the combat is too easy (it's easy), but 1) it's perfectly geared for non RPG players to jump in, which is kind of the point, and 2) you can just go for aesthetics and boom, your under powered, harder game. The length is perfect for me, but my tastes have changed to prefer more concise games so there's that.
I kinda wish Cartman had more specific jokes for black jews lol. Are your abilities really the only thing that changes between classes?
you're confusing
Scotts
Scott the Dick
Scott Tenorman
Guys.
Guys.
This game. This game.
I think I'm halfway through the game or so but what an amazing ride that is. And the references. So many references. So far it seriously feels like are attempting at referencing every South Park episode at least once, except for some of the random early-run ones (e.g. Korn episode, the one with Roger Eberty in it's name). It's really impressive and it feels so natural.
Guys.
This game. This game.
Nazi Zombies holy moly, I can't stop laughing at their dialogue
I think I'm halfway through the game or so but what an amazing ride that is. And the references. So many references. So far it seriously feels like are attempting at referencing every South Park episode at least once, except for some of the random early-run ones (e.g. Korn episode, the one with Roger Eberty in it's name). It's really impressive and it feels so natural.
WheelHoss1
Member
I guess but that's not how I play games. I find the best stuff and use it. And the Holy Defender/Warrior's Scythe combo is too overpowered early on.
Oh, now I remember him.
SteveWinwood
Member
This was probably not the game for you then sadly.
RPGCrazied
Member
Didn't like the one time only summons a day, granted they are powerful, basically ending the battle of anything, other than bosses.
I think they went just a little overboard with the
lol!
I think they went just a little overboard with the
underpants gnome level, when you are walking around while your parents are having sex, but I did laugh.
Just finished the main quest about an hour ago.
Amazing game all the way through, I really enjoy playing it and will platinum it, but am I the only one that thought the
Amazing game all the way through, I really enjoy playing it and will platinum it, but am I the only one that thought the
final boss battle against Kenny was just lame? Farting on his balls was funny as hell but the actual battle itself just felt slapped together with him getting up over and over again.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
oh god yes mint berry cruuuuunch!
Reading this spoiler has greatly upset me. From the second I saw that
Canada
Arkos
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I was thinking this exact same thing.
Mysterion vs Mintberry Crunch vs the coon & cthulu in a free for all.
You could be the "superman" with the ability to have a bunch of different crazy powers rather than stick to one theme, thus making you a chosen one again.
This may or may not be the greatest sequel ever, it is impossible to know.
I wonder if douchebag will make an appearance on the show.
ambientmystic
Member
I was a bit disappointed we didn't get a Protect My Balls song montage from that "Playing with Weapons" episode. The only reference kept was that
Guess it didn't fit into the whole Elves and Humans Middle Ages aesthetic they were looking for. Oh well.
Butters could turn into Professor Chaos as his ultimate ability, and the perk called "Protect My Balls".
Was really looking forward to some ultra-stylistic Ninja-esque cutscenes for the other characters as their abilities lol.
Was really looking forward to some ultra-stylistic Ninja-esque cutscenes for the other characters as their abilities lol.
Guess it didn't fit into the whole Elves and Humans Middle Ages aesthetic they were looking for. Oh well.
Good, I was getting bored of side quests and was planning on continuing the story anyway.
Yeah, looks that way. In addition to the file data, a quick Google search returned numerous results of people in the same circumstance, wondering just what it is.
Last Boss spoiler:
As I was doing the fight, I was expecting Kenny to keep ressurecting until you had done all of the character specific counter attacks (I only saw Stan and Jimmy's but I'm talking about Stan's big counter against the unicorn and Jimmy's big counter against the rats), I was disappointed to find that I had missed Butter's and Kyle's counter to specific attacks and it would have still made sense with it culminating in Cartman helping you by holding Kenny for you
Just finished collecting all the Chinpokomon and added everyone to the friend list. Might try getting the other achievements on my second playthrough.
Yeah, it was pretty weak. But I did love the scene where Kenny summoned Nazi Zombie Death only for Butters to drive him back as Professor Chaos.
I think it depends on who were your two most used team mates, excluding Cartman. I saw Butters' and Kyle's because those were the two I used most often.
Last Boss still:
I used Stan once the entire game just during the fight against his sister. I just looked up a video online, and you can see all four counters but this is just another case of the enemies being too weak for the battle system. Fight ends when Kenny is KO'd three times regardless of what is going on, guy I watched took the fight really slow, got all four counters and then Cartman, on the sidelines, said something like "guess I'm the only hope" and came in to fight, he didn't have a special move to counter as far as I saw though.
Ha, interesting. I thought of delaying the fight but was worried I might die. so I killed the princess
Robin64
Member
At least the entire song is played on the radio in the shops sometimes.
Along with some Team America songs, that's pretty damn cool.
petethepanda
Member
Ah, crap. I take it there isn't any way to get back into the school halls after the early Detention quest? I was looking through a guide of missable collectables and the only one I'm missing is the weapon you can get in a locker after beating the boss.
Some areas, friends and quests can only be accessed on certain days/the first time you visit them so you might have missed it.
-MD-
Member
You lean all the way to one side until the waves start going crazy and then you fairly rapidly hop back and forth between A & D (on a keyboard) a few times until it prompts you to right click.
Outtrigger888
Member
Was wondering if it's possible to miss a side quest by advancing the story? I wanna get other party members and use them for the side missions but I don't wanna miss anything.
I thought the mountie stopping you from entering Canada early-on was Scott? He was certainly being a dick about things. "See? No matter which way you try to go, I. AM. BLOCKING. YOU!"
On that note, how do we get a passport? The photo dojo guy just asks me over and over if I've ever thought of doing modeling, he never takes my picture at all.
ghostlyspice
Member
I think the only side quest you can possibly miss is the
one with Sergent Yates available after the Nazi Zombies appear but you can't get it if you've already beaten the final boss.
You can't get it until the story prompts you to.ksdixon said:
It's story related.
Has it ever been said/shown on the show that Stan's mum works in Tom's Rhinoplasty? That seemed really weird seeing her working there. And LOL where was the South Park geology station for Randy's job?
Edit: Actually I don't think Randy is a geologist anymore since the Goobacks 'Took His Jerb', but I honestly can't remember where he and Nelson work now.
Edit: Actually I don't think Randy is a geologist anymore since the Goobacks 'Took His Jerb', but I honestly can't remember where he and Nelson work now.
There is one side quest that's missable (slight spoilers)
Sargent Yates has a quest for you once you reach the mid-game that has to be completed before you enter the final dungeon.
Story-line
There's also at least two quests that have parts that can be missed.
Jimbo's quest has a part that can only be done during a certain mission. The same goes for the Hobo quest as well, I think.
ghostlyspice
Member
You
can get back into the school for Jimbo's quest using Jimmy
the hobo on the UFO isn't part of the homeless problem quest.
brandonh83
Banned
This is real splendid. I can't seem to get the game to load after
. I've reloaded all the saves/checkpoints I possibly can, I've restarted the game, I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game, but no dice. I wonder if Sony would reimburse me and remove the license from my account? Or is there something else I may try?
edit: I should clarify, though it could be derived from my post, that I bought it digitally.
taking out Craig and his cows and his clones
edit: I should clarify, though it could be derived from my post, that I bought it digitally.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Finally beat
, man that was tough.
Surprisingly,
was no where as bad.
al gore
Surprisingly,
manbearpig
ElRenoRaven
Member
Finally. 15 hours and I have finished it with all quests. Still didn't find all the Chimpokomon but I'm ok with that. Damn amazing game. I just can't rave over this game enough. I'm so going back and playing as the other classes now.
I hate letting Metacritic disturrb me especially when I haven't finished the game...
But there is no way this is an under 85 game. That is absurd. Maybe I've been lucky since I haven't run into any bugs yet. I've been looking forward to this game and I never anticipated it being this good. -Box Quote.
The love for the property oozes through everything. Couldn't be happier with the game so far.
But there is no way this is an under 85 game. That is absurd. Maybe I've been lucky since I haven't run into any bugs yet. I've been looking forward to this game and I never anticipated it being this good. -Box Quote.
The love for the property oozes through everything. Couldn't be happier with the game so far.
This game does have quite a few problems that drags down the experience but fortunately all these problems aren't beyond fixing.
* A more challenging battle system with nerfed status effects
* A WAY more detailed, if not automated "learn magic" since it's hard to do, gives you vague or wrong instructions and if you fail you have to wait a long time. In game you don't even use it as much and it functions differently!
* Bug fixes - I finally managed to clear the final level this morning (360) here and apparently I'm one of many facing lots of issues
It's a great game and with these fixes it can be even better. Haven't bothered to check the metascore or reviews.
* A more challenging battle system with nerfed status effects
* A WAY more detailed, if not automated "learn magic" since it's hard to do, gives you vague or wrong instructions and if you fail you have to wait a long time. In game you don't even use it as much and it functions differently!
* Bug fixes - I finally managed to clear the final level this morning (360) here and apparently I'm one of many facing lots of issues
It's a great game and with these fixes it can be even better. Haven't bothered to check the metascore or reviews.
I quoted you in the other thread but meh, I'll go for it again here too. The learn magic portions have nothing wrong with them, anyone who had an issue with it was not following the exact instructions that appeared on the screen, if you made an assumption and tried to work based on that assumption, thats your fault not the games. The prompts on the screen were exactly what you needed to do.
Shake Appeal
Member
True, but I've definitely got fun out of it. There are some bits that are funny, the world in general is charming, and I'm impressed by how detailed and realized and faithful it all is. It's a real feat for Obsidian, who are a developed I love.
It would be easier for me to overlook all the humour I find lame if the gaming part was meatier, and I don't understand why it isn't; Obsidian know their shit. As it is, I'm playing on Hardcore difficulty yet swimming in cash, consistently leaving items behind because I'm already 'Full', and the only fight that wasn't plain sailing was
Al Gore
But as an example of how to take a license and do justice to it in a faithful, intelligent way in a gaming context, it's as good as if not better than the recent Batman games. Having it be a JRPG with the kids LARPing is masterful.
I hate letting Metacritic disturrb me especially when I haven't finished the game...
But there is no way this is an under 85 game. That is absurd. Maybe I've been lucky since I haven't run into any bugs yet. I've been looking forward to this game and I never anticipated it being this good. -Box Quote.
The love for the property oozes through everything. Couldn't be happier with the game so far.
You really shouldn't pay too much attention to MC scores. There are some people out there that just don't like South Park, so it was inevitable that it would get a few lower scoring reviews.