South Park: Snow Day!
South Park: Snow Day! | |
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Developer(s) | Question LLC |
Publisher(s) | THQ Nordic |
Writer(s) | Jameel Saleem |
Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
Platform(s) | |
Release | March 26, 2024 |
Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
South Park: Snow Day! is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Question LLC and published by THQ Nordic in association with South Park Digital Studios, scheduled to be released on March 26, 2024.[1][2] The game is based on the South Park animated series.[3][4]
Gameplay
The game centers around the four main characters—Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski and Kenny McCormick—participating in snow-based fights and activities, with players assuming the role of a player-created character named The New Kid (as with the previous games Stick of Truth and Fractured but Whole).[5][6]
In an interview with South Park co-creator and project head Matt Stone, IGN likened the gameplay to that of a "roguelike". Stone remarked on the deviations from the series' previous RPG iterations, stating, "We always thought we wanted to do that thing where we do a thing in a show and then like, it's in the game two weeks later, or three weeks, or whatever it is."[7] He also remarked the change from 2-D to 3-D allowed the development team more flexibility in how they built the game world, saying that creating a game on a 2-D plane is "really, really hard when you think about what you have to work with."[8]
Development
In 2021, Matt Stone and Trey Parker signed a $900 million development deal with ViacomCBS, with one of the projects announced being a new South Park game in development that would be developed internally by South Park Digital Studios.[9] In August 2022, the game was teased at THQ Nordic's digital showcase by a small teaser featuring Randy Marsh's voice exclaiming "Hot! Hot-hot-hot!" from the episode, More Crap.[10] On August 2023, the game was officially announced.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "South Park - Snow Day – Official Game Site". THQNordic.com. THQ Nordic. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Lane, Rick (December 22, 2023). "South Park: Snow Day gets a release date and a $220 special edition with a talking toilet roll holder". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Callaham, John (February 24, 2024). "THQ Nordic shows off South Park: Snow Day and more during its Digital Showcase". Neowin. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Adam, Khayl (December 22, 2023). "South Park: Snow Day! Forecasts Multiplayer Madness in March on PS5". Push Square. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Rivera, C. Anthony (December 21, 2023). "South Park Co-Op Game Gets Release Date and Budget Price". Game Rant. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Tom (August 11, 2023). "THQ Nordic Showcase 2023 recap – TMNT: The Last Ronin, South Park: Snow Day, Alone in the Dark, and more". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Weber, Rachel; Marshall, Bob (March 5, 2024). "South Park's Matt Stone on Making Snow Day! After 2 Huge South Park RPGs". IGN. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ South Park Co-Creator Matt Stone Breaks Down South Park: Snow Day!. IGN. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Shaw, Lucas (August 5, 2021). "South Park Creators Sign Massive New $900 Million Deal With ViacomCBS". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Middler, Jordan (August 13, 2022). "Here's everything shown during the THQ Nordic Showcase 2022". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Harrold, Kate (August 14, 2023). "South Park: Snow Day officially announced for new-gen consoles and PC". GAMINGbible. Retrieved March 11, 2014.