South Park: The Stick of Truth

 PlayStation 3
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 683 Ratings

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  1. M9ki
    Mar 6, 2014
    7
    This definitely is a must buy if you’re a fan of the show, but even if you aren’t,nows is the time to give it a shot. A lot of people say its like paper mario rag so if your familiar with paper mario i'm sure you'll find the combat to your liking. Stick of the truth has to be what the fans dreamed for.

    Maki
  2. Zeviix
    Mar 30, 2014
    5
    Fantastic cut scenes if you put them all together its like watching an hour long episode...

    I beat the game in around 8 hours....but i can imagine if you speed run this game you could easily beat it in under an hour because for you see there are only 20 main story missions. The side missions are entertaining but short and theres only a few of them. I hate dissing this game because i    Fantastic cut scenes if you put them all together its like watching an hour long episode...

    I beat the game in around 8 hours....but i can imagine if you speed run this game you could easily beat it in under an hour because for you see there are only 20 main story missions. The side missions are entertaining but short and theres only a few of them. I hate dissing this game because i know trey and matt worked insanely hard on its content but regardless its still kind of a bust.

    Basically the price is simple unacceptable for the length of the game. They created a game that is essentially 1/4th of what it should be.

    No replay value and the price is way to high.    … Expand
  3. mrnice
    Aug 3, 2014
    7
    Predictable as a South Park RPG, but amazingly creative compared to all other RPGs. The jokes are in the game design as well as in the story, and the series content is used imaginatively. The 10 hour length is less than half of other RPG main questlines, but the time is filled with pretty intense and varied entertainment. One less amazing thing is that it mainly aims for fun, there is noPredictable as a South Park RPG, but amazingly creative compared to all other RPGs. The jokes are in the game design as well as in the story, and the series content is used imaginatively. The 10 hour length is less than half of other RPG main questlines, but the time is filled with pretty intense and varied entertainment. One less amazing thing is that it mainly aims for fun, there is no sense of real awe and no insight gained from playing the game. Casual gamers might find more value in Skyrim or Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but for those who have had enough of clichés and tropes, this game mixes things up and makes impressively good use of RPG references. If you care about quality rather than quantity, and about fun rather than gritty realism, there's no RPG to match South Park: Stick of Truth.… Expand
  4. ballistic
    May 23, 2014
    7
    I was very impressed with how authentically this games replicates the appearance and characters from the show. The story is excellent and I think this is probably the first time I can remember in a game where I haven't fallen foul of a bug during a play through. The combat is quite fun for a while but does become a little too repetitive. The biggest criticism I have is the frequency ofI was very impressed with how authentically this games replicates the appearance and characters from the show. The story is excellent and I think this is probably the first time I can remember in a game where I haven't fallen foul of a bug during a play through. The combat is quite fun for a while but does become a little too repetitive. The biggest criticism I have is the frequency of loading screens and the frame rate issues when running from area to area, it really is quite a bore running from one loading screen to the next then back again.… Expand
  5. kamil2
    Mar 7, 2014
    6
    As a South Park its quite a funny. But as RPG its crap. Tons of useless items and abilities. Money have no value in here. Not well balanced and no replayability.
  6. Lichemann
    Mar 11, 2014
    5
    Sadly I must admit that I find the game a tad disappointing but to be fair, it's probably because I anticipated a lot.
    As a game the game is quite mediocre, I played it through on medium and I never really felt that I had to do any kind of tactics, which perhaps is fine, since that might disrupt what Stick of Truth really is, it's an interactive Southpark movie, not strictly a game. (To    Sadly I must admit that I find the game a tad disappointing but to be fair, it's probably because I anticipated a lot.
    As a game the game is quite mediocre, I played it through on medium and I never really felt that I had to do any kind of tactics, which perhaps is fine, since that might disrupt what Stick of Truth really is, it's an interactive Southpark movie, not strictly a game. (To be fair, this seems to be the new standard.)

    This I kind of anticipated this and I already accepted it from the start.

    But what disappoints me a bit more is the storyline. Since there hasn't been a Southpark game for ages I was expecting something really, really special. I wanted an old-school Southpark episode with deeper philosphical questions hidden by juvenile humour and in the end Stan & Kyle could with justification say that they learned something today.

    This is not the case.

    Don't get me wrong, the story is good, very good in comparsion to most video games but older Southpark episodes are better and have more depth.

    But on the other hand, this might be because I'm becoming an old grumpy man and have no idea what a Kardashian is and why I need to fight his/her fetus.

    So in the end, would I recommend buying Southpark Stick of Truth?
    If you are my position, an OK income and you really like Southpark, yes, buy it, even at "full" price.
    If you like Southpark but you're short on cash then I'd say wait until the price drops.
    If you don't like Southpark then you might be a gay fish and then just buy an aquarium instead.

    Also, I experienced minor reliability problems on my PS3.    … Expand
  7. fish6132456
    Oct 11, 2014
    7
    It felt more like a PSN game. For a retail game, it felt incomplete. A HUGE flaw in the game is that you can't go back and complete everything in the game once you already passed certain parts. There are actually quests/missions you can't do once you beat the story mode. What game does that?!

    I could write paragraphs on the cons and pros... but just know this. The game is probably    It felt more like a PSN game. For a retail game, it felt incomplete. A HUGE flaw in the game is that you can't go back and complete everything in the game once you already passed certain parts. There are actually quests/missions you can't do once you beat the story mode. What game does that?!

    I could write paragraphs on the cons and pros... but just know this. The game is probably worth about $10 (relative to the amount of content). But it is worth more just because it is a fun game. It is hard to put value on the amount of content in video games. I mean Rainbow Moon was $15 and has well over 100 hours of gameplay and content. Meanwhile, Uncharted is $60 and has about 10 hours of content.    … Expand
  8. Ubaroo
    Mar 14, 2014
    6
    South Park: The Stick of Truth is a decent game. It's a fun casual RPG you can just pick up for an hour or two in your spare time. You don't have to be into South Park to enjoy it either. Unfortunately I feel like I'm playing a game which would be more suited to be played on a smartphone, in which case it should also be priced accordingly. The game lasts about 10 hours, which means itSouth Park: The Stick of Truth is a decent game. It's a fun casual RPG you can just pick up for an hour or two in your spare time. You don't have to be into South Park to enjoy it either. Unfortunately I feel like I'm playing a game which would be more suited to be played on a smartphone, in which case it should also be priced accordingly. The game lasts about 10 hours, which means it costs approximately $6, €4 or £4 PER HOUR to play which I definitely cannot justify paying.… Expand
  9. Throth415
    Mar 5, 2014
    7
    This is a solid game and a good purchase. You adventure around South Park as your created Avatar and join in the fantasy role playing game along with the rest of the kids (wizards, warriors, treasures, quests etc. .) It is packed with classic South Park humor and will keep you laughing every 5 minutes.
    As a game designer I will try to further breakdown the elements of the game for your    This is a solid game and a good purchase. You adventure around South Park as your created Avatar and join in the fantasy role playing game along with the rest of the kids (wizards, warriors, treasures, quests etc. .) It is packed with classic South Park humor and will keep you laughing every 5 minutes.
    As a game designer I will try to further breakdown the elements of the game for your better understanding.

    The game is not a 3d world but rather a side scroller ( looks just like the TV show with the ability to move around and interact). You have the ability to move depth wise front to back and traveling to the left and right most of the scrolling screen will change the scene ( ex: onto the next block or into the next room).

    The combat system is a turn based system with time precise actions. When you encounter and enemy, it will then go to a battle screen with your team on the left and the enemies to the right. You will select and carry out your actions, then the enemy team get to perform their actions, then back to the player's turn again (classic final fantasy style). What i mean by time precise action is for example, you will select to attack the enemy, you avatar will run up to him, and you must wait for a glimmer and sound from your weapon to then press "A" at the correct time to get the most damage out of your attack. Not promptly pressing the buttons at the correct time will result in weaker damage outputs.

    Classic RPG elements are applied. Your character has Health Pool (HP) and Magic Power (MP).
    You may outfit your character with main weapon, ranged weapon, helm, armor, gloves, and a bunch of slots for cosmetic applications to gain access to certain parts of the game (ex: Putting on goth cosmetics to infiltrate the goth kids group). Each weapon or armor, apart from their armor and damage ratings, carry a couple of bonus attributes (ex +10 electric damage or restore PP at the end of the round). These pieces can further be customized by "socketing" them with desired patches ( bonus attribute applications). Non RPG savvy gamers will find the level of customization to be enjoyable while RPG heads will find it to be very average.

    The pacing of the game is well designed. After a 6 hour crunch upon purchasing the game it kept me entertained and engaged the whole time. I have read that the game has decent replay value but I cannot confirm this yet. If you are a achievement/ trophy whur, it will require multiple play throughs to attain all the points. It may not be the most in depth RPG with the most amazing quests ever, but it is a very well rounded game on all fronts especially dealing with the limitations of the south park universe. In my opinion it is definitely the best SP game created thus far. I look forward to playing more later tonight.

    My rating system has 2 scores, the first is All-Time score (AS) in comparison to all games I have ever played and the second score is a yearly score (YS) in comparison to the games that have come out in the past year or so span.

    AS: 7/10
    YS: 8/10    … Expand
  10. Sikkwolf
    Mar 11, 2014
    5
    It outright disturbs me that people are rating this game so highly, it is over priced garbage. I completed everything in the game at right under 16 hours and the mechanics are so stupid the last thing I wanted to do was play through it again. If you're on the fence about picking this game up, I suggest waiting til it's 20$ which is about the most it's worth.
  11. haystack_needle
    Mar 13, 2014
    5
    The game, although glitchy, is very humorous, and the combat is fun. However it could have been so much more. A lack of quality control and little forethought into replayability by South Park Digital/Obsidian/Ubisoft is the reason why. Overall I'm pleased with the experience, but left wanting more in every department except the humor and story. Playing it was like a "greatest hitsThe game, although glitchy, is very humorous, and the combat is fun. However it could have been so much more. A lack of quality control and little forethought into replayability by South Park Digital/Obsidian/Ubisoft is the reason why. Overall I'm pleased with the experience, but left wanting more in every department except the humor and story. Playing it was like a "greatest hits tour" of the show with a few twists here and there. Good game for a hard-core SP fan, not so much for anyone else.… Expand
  12. Pokedude97
    Mar 8, 2014
    6
    Stick of Truth has some great South Park content for fans but it's a weak game. The PS3 version stutters every time it's autosaving, which is usually every 30 seconds, so all the time. The graphics are mediocre, you can tell the difference between prerendered cutscenes immediately and the lines are jagged or way too bold sometimes. For all the time they spent on the game, they completelyStick of Truth has some great South Park content for fans but it's a weak game. The PS3 version stutters every time it's autosaving, which is usually every 30 seconds, so all the time. The graphics are mediocre, you can tell the difference between prerendered cutscenes immediately and the lines are jagged or way too bold sometimes. For all the time they spent on the game, they completely forgot quality control.

    The combat mechanics are fun 50% of the time and boring/annoying 50% of the time. The big problem with Stick of Truth is that the story is great, but it lacks content. I reached the max level hours before the end of the game, gaining useless EXP the rest of the time. It's too bad we're still not to the point where they can do something like this well.    … Expand
  13. Hekireky
    Mar 18, 2014
    7
    Let's set up some ground rules before you start reading:
    1) This game is a love letter to South Park fans, but most likely will not appeal to the general public.
    2) Combat is interesting for the next 1-2 hours, later on it becomes just work. 3) Gap between the level of difficulty you set in the game is barely noticeable. So what is there to learn from these 3 points? Basically, if you    Let's set up some ground rules before you start reading:
    1) This game is a love letter to South Park fans, but most likely will not appeal to the general public.
    2) Combat is interesting for the next 1-2 hours, later on it becomes just work.
    3) Gap between the level of difficulty you set in the game is barely noticeable.
    So what is there to learn from these 3 points? Basically, if you are looking for a serious RPG, you'll be disappointed. If you want to go through a series of challenges and feel some sort of virtual accomplishment - nuh uh, not in this game. But what you do get, is an epic and adventurous trip in the South Park universe. Now I am a huge South Park fan so I can tell you this, that if you really enjoy the TV series, I highly advise you to get this game. It really doesn't matter if you are good in RPG's or not, this one's just too easy to fail at. But unfortunately this is where I would draw the line. Gameplay wise, there are 4 classes you can pick from to play either as a Fighter,Mage,Thief or the Jew. But that's it, there are only classes that define how unique you could get individually, besides cosmetic or statistical adjustments. There are Perks you can earn, depending on how many Facebook friends you have (in-game, not real-life, because then you would have no perks at all, derp a derp), but those can be earned on any class and maxed out. I was excited about all those mini-games you need to do before launching any attack (like smack A and D buttons repeatedly to get mice off from Princess Kenny for e.g.) before I realized, it is not fun after 100th attack. There is equipment, but its fairly general, like - look here's armor better than yours, wear it. So in other words, if you haven't realized yet - it's a super linear game. But random person who is reading this - listen, even if the gameplay is monotonous, the story will blow your mind away (provided you are a fan of South Park). Its basically small clusters of never to be aired South Park episodes, that you'll miss, unless you play this game (and no, there is no such thing as collected cutscenes that you could watch on YouTube, you cheater). I am starting to feel that the more I try to explain this to you, the more you keep asking yourself - well why can't i just watch someone's Let's Play series or those *cough* collected cutscenes and get on with my life. Because in the end, its a solitaire adventure you must pass through like a young jewish boy goes through his Bar mitzvah - its one step closer you get to become more mature South Park fan and of course, support the creators who are responsible for the messed up and lovable characters and universe theyve created. And besides, how could some 13-21 years old cracked up voice boy/guy/girl/gurl top a comedy joke on theyre 5k view per episode channel of Lets Play? I'm afraid those people can only entertain you if the game is not comedy based, because hey, they resort to theyre own crappy jokes.    … Expand
  14. RandallFlagg01
    Dec 14, 2014
    5
    Yes they put great detail into the game. Yes it contains 100's of references to the show. HOWEVER.......it has no replay value. You conquer the game way too quick and there is no motivation to play it again. I played on the game for 12-14 hours and conquered every quest available. It would have been nice if they would have given the game more replay value or just made it longer to beginYes they put great detail into the game. Yes it contains 100's of references to the show. HOWEVER.......it has no replay value. You conquer the game way too quick and there is no motivation to play it again. I played on the game for 12-14 hours and conquered every quest available. It would have been nice if they would have given the game more replay value or just made it longer to begin with. Oh well....I would say its "Par for the course" for Matt and Trey, the bare minimum effort for a good chunk of profit.… Expand
  15. fish61324
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    The is an 2/10 with $60 price tage.... 8/10 without price tag, so i split the difference. The only problem with the game is that there is no depth. Map is small, and not a lot of loot, battle system way too simplified.
  16. TFORPULLONE
    May 13, 2014
    7
    Good story based game. Definitely the best RPG game from tv-show ever made. The jokes and feeling makes you feel special and part of the actual tv-show. The story is little bit short and content is short but does not make this game bad. Definitely must have. 7/10

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#6 Best PS3 Game of 2014
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Apr 7, 2014
    90
    Shameless, hilarious and surprisingly complex - an essential purchase for RPG and show fans. [May 2014, p.64]
  3. Play UK
    Apr 6, 2014
    81
    The best South Park game to date (not that that's saying much) and manages to hold up both in terms of RPG mechanics and comedy value. [Issue#242, p.67]
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