Welcome to South Park
The prospect of a RPG South Park game sounds like a horrible idea, like a LJN game on the NES. But, creators’ Trey Parker & Matt Stone did something unexpected, and went to developers with their idea for a game. Without their involvement ‘The Stick of Truth’ would have suffered. First and most importantly, this looks and sounds like an episode of South Park. By the time the F-bomb flies and Kenny dies, you’ll know if this is your type of entertainment or not.
You play as the new kid, aptly named ‘Douchebag’, who must fight elves, the homeless, ManBearPig, and Nazi-Zombies to save the town and recover the stick of truth. This is South Park in all of its glory from its humble beginnings of an anal probe to adventures in Canada.
There
are four classes to choose: Fighter,
Mage, Thief, and Jew. Each have their
own special abilities, but that is the extent of their uniqueness. Your choice really doesn’t matter. Even though this is a turn base battle
system, you must press the correct button prompts, little QTE (Quick Time
Events) to execute both attacks and defending.
This can
take some time getting use to can be frustrating at times because the controls
/ responsiveness are loose. This can be
particularly irritating when blocking an enemy attack, as it feels more like
guessing than skill. But, The Stick of
Truth is very forgiving and you can easily recover from a mistake. This is not Dark Souls.
During combat, you’ll discover that status
effects: Bleeding, Burning, Gross, and Stuns will be your major source of
damage. That said, the battle system is
the game’s weakest element.
However, another problem the game frequently runs into are the
loading screens and frame rate drops during auto saves. The loading screens are sometimes so frequent
it becomes annoying. If you choose to
complete all the side-quests alongside the main story, the game will take
roughly 14 hours to complete. I would
call The Stick of Truth a RPG-light game that has little replay value, except
for trophies. If you’re a South Park fan
and also a gamer, then you’ll laugh and enjoy this game without a doubt.
South
Park: The Stick of Truth
8.5 / 10
