South Park: The Stick of Truth

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  • Summary: South Park: The Game is an epic role-playing adventure that will allow the user to befriend Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny and explore the quiet little mountain town like never before.
    From the perilous battlefields of the 4th-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South    South Park: The Game is an epic role-playing adventure that will allow the user to befriend Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny and explore the quiet little mountain town like never before.
    From the perilous battlefields of the 4th-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park: The Stick of Truth. For a thousand years, the battle has been waged. The sole reason humans and elves are locked in a neverending war: The Stick of Truth. But the tides of war are soon to change as word of a new kid spreads throughout the land, his coming foretold by the stars. As the moving vans of prophecy drive away, your adventure begins. Arm yourself with weapons of legend to defeat crabpeople, underpants gnomes, hippies, and other forces of evil. Discover the lost Stick of Truth and earn your place at the side of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny as their new friend. Succeed, and you shall be South Park’s savior, cementing your social status in South Park Elementary. Fail, and you will forever be known… as a loser. [Ubisoft]    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. LaPS4
    Mar 11, 2014
    95
    Games like this one make being a videogame fan worthy. Quality, good work, a breathtaking experience and fun, tons of fun. South Park: The Stick of Truth is one of the best games ever on Playstation 3.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Mar 6, 2014
    90
    The idea of a role-playing game built on the South Park universe is borderline genius.
  3. Games Master UK
    Apr 7, 2014
    90
    Shameless, hilarious and surprisingly complex - an essential purchase for RPG and show fans. [May 2014, p.64]
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  4. Game Informer
    Mar 4, 2014
    85
    All the fart jokes and Chinpokomon references in the world wouldn’t mean anything if the gameplay weren’t up to snuff, but The Stick of Truth manages to impress as a game on top of being frequently hilarious.
  5. Thunderbolt
    Apr 23, 2014
    80
    In the end, though, what really carries The Stick of Truth along is its innocence, something that may surprise people who have read the stories about Euro censorship but is unlikely to come as a shock to fans of the show itself, which has always offset its raunchiness with an odd sweetness. This is, simply put, pleasant to play.
  6. Telegraph
    Mar 13, 2014
    80
    If it wasn't for the genius of that writing, the setting and the characterisation then Stick of Truth would undoubtedly be quickly sidelined as a generic RPG lacking depth and originality. That's really besides the real point, though. Stick of Truth features some of the most daring and explicit writing ever seen in a mainstream video game and it more than makes up for its by-the-numbers gameplay.
  7. GameCritics
    Mar 21, 2014
    75
    Grabbing this title is a no-brainer for the show's legions of devotees.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 129
  3. Negative: 4 out of 129
  1. crapygamertag
    Mar 4, 2014
    10
    This is by far the best RPG of the year so far! the combat is old school like paper mario and
    mario rpg. This game is also one of the    This is by far the best RPG of the year so far! the combat is old school like paper mario and
    mario rpg. This game is also one of the funniest games i have ever played. there is a ton of fan service in this game but non fans will not fill lost at all.most rpg fans will like this even if not a south park fan.
    the only rpg games that have a shot at being better this year are Final fantasy x hd and the witcher 3,
    nothing else this year will beat this as far as rpgs go.    … Expand
  2. KratosKong
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    si no es el mejor posiblemente sea uno de los mejores videojuegos basados en usa serie de televisión. Es como jugar una temporada de la seriesi no es el mejor posiblemente sea uno de los mejores videojuegos basados en usa serie de televisión. Es como jugar una temporada de la serie con todo lo que ello implica.… Expand
  4. Joshd
    Mar 14, 2014
    10
    One of the funniest, most entertaining games i have played in a long time, it is the equivalent of playing/watching a 14 hour South ParkOne of the funniest, most entertaining games i have played in a long time, it is the equivalent of playing/watching a 14 hour South Park episode and us fans know how awesome that is.… Expand
  5. Gravus
    Mar 31, 2014
    9
    A must buy for any South Park fan. Hardcore RPG enthusiasts might get bored with the simple design that plays similarly to the Mario RPGA must buy for any South Park fan. Hardcore RPG enthusiasts might get bored with the simple design that plays similarly to the Mario RPG series, but there are plenty of equipment combos to keep any role playing enthusiast happy. Sharp writing and fairly endearing game design that borrows from all the genre greats right before panning the crap out of them. This game contains so many in-jokes from the show and from gaming culture itself that any fan of either will enjoy a relentless laugh riot.

    Do yourself a service and watch the "Black Friday" trilogy of season 17 before playing. It's not a must for the storyline of the game but it does get you in the right mind set for the quest. Fantastic lead in. Just not a requirement.

    Not a button masher by any means. Timed presses = key to success in battle.. If you are mashing buttons through the entire game, you my friend are a moron.

    Admittedly the frame rate suffers in the more populated and detailed parts of the game. Typically seems to chug around the auto-save events. Anyone familiar with Obsidian will mark this up as par for the course but will also find that this is one of the most polished games in their library. Just odd when something with as simple a presentation as South Park has begins to slow down like an NES game every so often.    … Expand
  6. FrankTCastle
    May 8, 2014
    9
    This is with out a doubt exactly what you would expect and want from a South Park game, obscene,stupid,vulgar and offensive in as many ways asThis is with out a doubt exactly what you would expect and want from a South Park game, obscene,stupid,vulgar and offensive in as many ways as it can think of.

    The combat is turn based with you and your party having special moves and items to use on one another to heal/buff/remove debuffs. The special moves are as you would expect give you high damage and some have damage over time effects but the are also fantastic to watch and often hilarious since they are done in typical over the top South Park style. My favourite is Princess Kenny kissing enemies to gross them out and give them STDs lol.

    The story is plays out like a South Park mini-series and is well written and never leaves you bored. Overall the game is a great buy and addition to any fan of the show but probably not for anyone else.    … Expand
  7. Jvbcdtm3
    Nov 4, 2018
    8
    Story:8
    Sounds:8
    Jokes:10
    Details:9
    Gameplay:8
    Mechanics:7
    Graphics:8
    Boss battle : 7
    Characters:10
  8. Turk51
    Mar 10, 2014
    1
    This will be a good game if they ever get it fixed. Glitchy as hell. Ridiculous and painful button mashing on PS3. Frustrating waste of timeThis will be a good game if they ever get it fixed. Glitchy as hell. Ridiculous and painful button mashing on PS3. Frustrating waste of time at this point. Don't buy this until it gets patched!… Expand

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