Announced at this year's E3 as an Xbox LIVE Arcade exclusive, some details on Doublesix Games' South Park title have been revealed. Well, two details at least.
According to a listing on Xbox.com, the South Park XBLA game will be a strategy game. While I'm not sure how that's going to work, it's good to hear that it won't be a party game, a kart game, or -- God forbid -- another first-person shooter game. It's also listed as being published by Xbox LIVE Productions, Microsoft's internal first-party "publisher" for Xbox LIVE content.
As someone who hasn't watched a single new episode of South Park is close to eight years, I'm a bit confused as to why Microsoft is deciding to push this game now of all times. Is anyone really still interested in playing a South Park game? Are we still laughing at this stuff?
[Via MTV Multiplayer]
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12:39 PM on 08.14.2008
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That right there...is just gold.
But yea, South Park is still good. Kinda surprised their coming out with a game though. You know, after all this time.
On the one hand, as a South Park fan, I'm squeeing inside. Some of the best South Park episodes have been on recently, and I don't know what kind of crazy shit Matt and Trey have concocted for this game.
But, as a gamer, every South Park console game that has existed has reeked of pure, putrid, organic stink-ass. Never in my life have I had an enjoyable experience controlling any of the SP characters, and I'm pretty sure I never will.
2 halves of one nerd: can they co-exist?
That said, I have no desire to play a game based on it.
But seriously, what the hell? I'm having N64 cow tossing flash backs.
Did you play, and/or What did you think about Chef's Luv Shack? I thought it was pretty damn good, but I haven't played any of the others, (coz I know they're prob crappy).
Since I never played any SP on N64, any new SP games do still interest me. I know SP has saturated the airwaves enough, but, I don't tend to watch it except once or twice a week. Every new one still has some new twist to me. ;D
is Nick a humor snob? or is it an unintentional confession that his tastes in comedy are dictated by fads and trends?
If South Park is funny, then its funny. the popularity of the show should have no direct influence on whether its funny, even though whether the show is funny would likely have a direct influence on whether its popular.
Ever heard of Rocky and Bullwinkle?
Its your own fault you're missing the show.
that being said, every south park game has been crap.
Best episode ever.
Um, guys, Nick's well within his rights to not find the show funny. You're acting much more like humor snobs for treating his (and my) opinion as though it were wrong or something."
I don't think anyone said you and nick don't have the right to have poor tastes, i think part of the response was based on nick's implication that he hasn't seen the show recently and still judged it. I also don't think my or other's comments are too be taken too seriously.
South Park is the best show on TV.
Also: JUST KIDDING.
I'll admit I'm wrong and that South Park is still totally relevant and hilarious to some people. That doesn't mean I'm adding it to my DVR recording list, though. Or that I'll necessarily be excited about this game.
To all the South Park fans: what single recent episode could I download and watch that should change my mind? What's the pinnacle of South Park greatness these days?
"Butters' father catches his son about to perform oral sex on Cartman and sends Butters to a Christian camp for "confused" children. Meanwhile, Cartman blames Kyle for stealing an incriminating photo of himself and Butters."
other episodes of note: "Guitar Queer-o" (its another video game episode!)
"Britney's New Look": The last episode to really shock me
and of course the 3 parter: "imagination land"
this game, however, will probably be neither.
best relevant episodes of the last 1 1/2 seasons:
- More Crap
- Imaginationland (even if it ran a little long)
- Canada on Strike
Games based on shows, however, generally suck. I don't see how they will be able to do anything good with the licence and still make it an actual game, unless they do an old school point and click adventure game ala sam and max...
However I also disagree with most of the episodes people here have been recommending Try these gems from the past 4 seasons:
Stanley's Cup
Super Fun Time
Imaginationland Trilogy
Night of the Living Homeless
Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow
Free Willzyx
Cartman Sucks
Don't watch the Guitar hero or Britney Spears episodes. Those were pretty awful. The episodes I recommend are full of the satire that makes South Park more than relevant today.