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Announced during a live stream event on Friday, Snow Day is described as a 3D co-op adventure on the snow-piled streets of South Park. The game will release in 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

“An all-new South Park game is coming… in 3D,” the synopsis reads. “Join Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child’s life – a snow day!

“Grab up to three friends and battle your way through the snow-piled streets of South Park on a quest to save the world and enjoy a day without school.”

Lagamorph wrote:This looks like a massive step down from Stick of Truth and Fractured Butt Whole in literally every single way. Visuals, Gameplay, everything.

Sprouty wrote:I haven't played much of Fractured Butthole, but Stick of Truth was incredible. They nailed it so well, what is this rubbish?!

Memento Mori wrote:I guess Fractured but Whole didn't sell enough because that and Stick of Truth had set a great template of what a South Park game should be.

According to a recent Bloomberg story, South Park's creators signed a deal with Viacom worth over $900 million, which will pay for six years' worth of projects. One of the things Trey Parker and Matt Stone plan to invest that money in is a videogame, which will be 3D and developed internally by an in-house studio rather than in collaboration with Ubisoft as The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole were.

It's also described as "set in the world" of South Park rather than explicitly a South Park game, which is significant because that $900 million deal doesn't just cover the next six seasons of South Park, but also 14 made-for-streaming Paramount+ movies that will "expand on the existing world". The forthcoming 3D game may be part of this expanding South Park cinematic universe as well.

Memento Mori wrote:I guess Fractured but Whole didn't sell enough because that and Stick of Truth had set a great template of what a South Park game should be.

Dowbocop wrote:

Memento Mori wrote:I guess Fractured but Whole didn't sell enough because that and Stick of Truth had set a great template of what a South Park game should be.

I still haven't bitten on TFBW despite loving SOT because the RRP on Steam is still £50. Even with 80% off in a sale that'd still be a tenner for a six year old game, and I've never seen it lower than £12 myself.

I agree this looks weird thus far but if they build a good game people will get over it - wouldn't be surprised if someone made an N64 graphics mod at some point. Were the N64 and PC shooters different? I played the N64 version and it was meh. ONM gave it 90% but PC Gamer gave the PC version sub-30% - maybe even sub-10% - and absolutely excoriated it in the review.