South Park: The Stick of Truth

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  1. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 19, 2018
    87
    This straight up port allows new players to enjoy the first South Park adventure on the most recent systems: while A fractured but-whole delivered in spades gameplay wise, The Stick of Truth has a somewhat better - and funnier - story.

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 26, 2016
    8
    South Park The Stick of Truth
    A Refreshing RPG
    In stick of Truth you play as the new kid, You get to customize this new kid in the    South Park The Stick of Truth
    A Refreshing RPG
    In stick of Truth you play as the new kid,
    You get to customize this new kid in the beginning, and you’re tasked by your parents to go out and make new friends…
    You keep track of your new friends via Facebook…
    When you meet up with the neighborhood kids you find they’re in the middle of an elf vs human war, you start out on the human side and get to choose 1 of the varying classes, its then up to you to sabotage the elves and recruit new members for the kingdom
    Stick of Truth was a relaxing time but the gameplay for me was just a bit too repetitive..
    It didn’t take long for me to get bored with the combat...
    This is a turn based rpg where you take turns attacking enemies with potential elemental damage, and effects like bleeding, or gross out…
    with a bag on consumables for healing
    Nothing special…
    You have mana which is used for fart magic you unlock as your progress through the game, and power points for special moves…
    You also have 1 buddy with you when you battle…
    Buddies are unlocked with story progression and can be swapped in and out like Pokémon at any time...
    There’s a buddy for every ones playstyle or to balance your class out…
    So a lot of thought definitely went into balancing this game…
    You can also collect new weapons and armor in backpacks, or buy them at shops…
    This game pokes fun at the rpg genre throughout, which is the only thing I really found charming here…
    I personally found no humor during the combat nor really in the game even though they clearly tried really hard…
    Humor is subjective.. I find games like fat princess adventures to be hilarious while others may look at me strange for saying this… but bathroom humor just doesn’t quite tickle my funny bone, though the game did manage to get few laughs out of me... but not necisarily with the ridiculous things going on like giving an abortion to stans dad, or farting all over the place to progress through the levels.. But when the game would sarcastically make fun of itself... these were the best moments for me as someone not really a fan of the TV show…
    I feel like you need to be a fan to truly enjoy this and get the belly laughs I’ve heard so much about before playing...
    There’s so much fan service here…
    The entire town is mapped out and can be freely explored with tons of collectibles…
    You can do side quests... search the characters drawers for junk, to sell for some pocket change, collect frustratingly missable collectibles like chimpokomon
    It will keep fans of the show entertained for hours…
    The biggest mistake I feel this game makes though is the whole having to fart or use these different abilities to progress…
    It feels a little awkward switching through fart types, or shooting an object then switching to give commands…
    I could’ve done without this needless slowdown…
    Shooting arrows is fine for the collectible aspect or knocking things down in the environment, setting up traps to kill enemies before you get into a battle with them… but I feel like the shrinking, the anal probe thing, and buddy commands got in the way.
    While I didn’t get the laughs I expected, I can still appreciate this game for what it is though as a whole…
    A well balanced, but repetitive, rpg with a decent story to keep you moving forward..
    I give Southpark The Stick of Truth
    an 8/10    … Full Review »
  2. PS-Nightm4r3z
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This...was...amazing! It was literally like watching an episode of South park except you were playing it! The tongue in cheek humour and slyThis...was...amazing! It was literally like watching an episode of South park except you were playing it! The tongue in cheek humour and sly racist remarks and anti semitism although rude and may offend some was still funny to me as i am a very humorous person and find it very hard to be offended.… Full Review »
  3. CriticNamedZack
    Jul 14, 2019
    9
    Story: You are the New Kid who has moved with his parents to South Park to escape his forgotten past. Quickly you become to befriend many ofStory: You are the New Kid who has moved with his parents to South Park to escape his forgotten past. Quickly you become to befriend many of the kids of South Park and play in their game which is a war between humans and elves...

    Pros:
    • The story in Stick of Truth is just like an episode of South Park where it starts off simple enough, but things get out of hand very quickly and it's glorious.
    • The game is like an interactive season of the show.

    Gameplay: Stick of Truth plays like an RPG game with a turn-based combat system, a class system of four classes, a semi-open world of South Park and a bunch of side quests, collectables and abilities to discover.

    Pros:
    • I love how you can make a character like you within South Park, with many customization options available.
    • Combats plays a lot like an JRPG and surprisingly has a fair bit of depth to bit to make it engaging.
    • Plenty of references to all the 17 seasons that were out during the time this game was made, so fan service from Obsidian is top notch.
    • The four classes that you can choose from are all really fun to play as with their own unique abilities that are honestly fun to watch be activated, especially the "Jew" classes skills. They also add replay value to the game.
    • Obsidian has done a tremendous job recreating the small town of South Park rather faithfully as well, some slight changes made in some locations, but it's really done to a high standard.
    • The game took me around 13 hours to beat, and that was by doing everything the game offered. Yes it is quite short for an RPG, but for the story it tells and the quests the game offers, I think it's just the right length to satisfy.

    Cons:
    • Obviously you will need to at least like the show to really appreciate the game as a whole, not a problem for me, but some non-fans it might not be fully worthwhile to them.
    • Biggest complaint about this game is it has many missable collectables that you can easily miss if your not careful and if your trying to 100% the game, this is a huge flaw that shouldn't be a thing in todays video games, or games made in 2014. Look it's not an issue for people who don't care about the collectables, but they do offer you bonuses so it's all the more annoying to me.
    • (Console Versions) The EU did censor a few mini-games in the European version of this game, but not on the PC version for some reason. Not Obsidians fault, but the EU's for censorship on the console versions. F**k you EU. It makes the inferior version because of this. The replacement flashcards are funny though.

    Sound/Music:
    Pros:
    • All the shows voice actors and characters are present in this game which is always great to see in a South Park game. Even Trey Parker and Matt Stone did the writer in this game, which makes it all the more worthwhile.
    • Surprisingly, this game has some really good music to go with the game. Not so much to listen to outside of playing the game, but works well while playing it.

    Performance and graphics:

    Pros:
    • Stick of Truth looks exactly like South Park, from character movements, scenery, the whole game captures the feel of the show to perfection.
    • The game ran solid the whole time and no crashes. Maybe an odd graphic glitch that would be there for a few seconds, but nothing to mark it down whatsoever.

    Verdict: Obsidian have done a masterful job on capturing the charm, the feel, the world and the characters that South Park has achieved on TV. It's easily one of the best license games ever made and this is the South Park game fans of the show deserve and the one all should play at least once.

    Story: 9/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Sound and Music: 9/10
    Performance and Graphics: 10/10
    South Park: The Stick of Truth: 9.2/10    … Full Review »
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