South Park The Stick Of Truth

[dgdgagdae]

Yeah, the health and status info is all on the outer edges of the screen.

Thanks. Maybe I'll wait for a sale on Steam and get it for PC, then.

[Daltone]

People with the game - what is it actually like to play?

I am interested in it, but the gameplay videos put me off a bit. It sort of looks like you just go left / right / in / out then have turn based battles against bad guys? No real gameplay choices or exploration, just move, fight, collect stuff, move, fight etc.

That could, of course, be totally unfair - this is definitely the kind of thing I wish I had a demo for.

[mailman187666]

I'm a big fan of console RPGs (especially turn based), and I think it plays pretty well. You are right with how it mostly looks like collecting things while moving left and right/in and out, but there is definitely some exploration where you can unlock different abilities that are able to get you to areas you couldn't access before, and meet certain conditions that will add perks to your character. The battle system is your standard turn based affair, but when you choose to attack, you can choose a multi-hit, strong, or magic attack. Once selected, hitting the attack button when your weapon flashes adds to your attack strength (you kinda want to do this every time). You also have your special abilities, items, summons...standard stuff.

I recently finished the game, and the real appeal to this game is the story. Its very funny, and kind of makes fun of RPGs along the way. Also, you'll get a kick out of Canada once you make it there, in the game. I found this game to be very good. The only downsides that I saw were that I wish the game was longer, and the level cap higher.

[Raedon]

The only downsides that I saw were that I wish the game was longer, and the level cap higher.

A lot of people are saying it's not a "real" RPG because of the 14ish hour game time and lvl 15 cap. I actually think these are good things because the jokes and system would have grown really stale by 40 hours. One of the reasons I loved Zone of the Enders - 2nd Runner was it could be played threw quickly keeping the experience tight.

[Daltone]

A lot of people are saying it's not a "real" RPG because of the 14ish hour game time and lvl 15 cap. I actually think these are good things because the jokes and system would have grown really stale by 40 hours. One of the reasons I loved Zone of the Enders - 2nd Runner was it could be played threw quickly keeping the experience tight.

It sounds more like an adventure game with some turn based combat and a bit of lite rpg-ing than a full on rpg to me. But if the story is good...

I think this is on the "wait for the price to drop" list.