South Park: The Stick of Truth

South Park: TSOT was my obsession for 2 days straight. The humor begins almost instantly. Think of it as a mix between South Park and Pokemon during the action sequences. You basically will run into the 'enemy' i.e. other fourth graders and when you do it puts you in an organized fighting sequence. This is similar to Pokemon where you find an enemy and then take turns taking swings at each other. That is what you do as far as fighting goes. To be completely honest, it sometimes can get annoying to continually get in these but it is your only means of XP. There will be times where you can utilize the environment to kill or K.O. enemies w/o getting into battle. But the fighting will be funny and cool at first, but it sort of gets stale by the end.

The open world is fairly condense, yet sometimes confusing so be sure to use your map often. What I like about this game and is that it isn't a dull and mindless game. You WILL have to think about obstacles and how to get by them. They are not impossible, but remember if you cannot figure out how to get to something in the outside world, you probably just haven't gotten far enough into the game; be patient! If you do not enjoy stupid humor this game will be mind-numbing to you (i.e. farting, unnecessary sexual content, etc...). I must say that there are some parts that are very 'over the top' to the point that even I was saying, "really? how did they get away with this?" or "really? I seriously have to do this?"... I won't give away anything but there are some really messed up things in the game but... it's South Park so I should've known better. Just be aware that it can get kind of nasty.

All-in-all I would give this game a 9/10 because it really was an enjoyment. If you are a South Park fan this game will definitely be right down your alley. As you rank up, you get new materials, new weapons, and new 'abilities.' These abilities can get confusing since there are so many, and there will be many points in the game where you have to utilize all of them at some point. I think there are too many to be honest, but it may just be because I would use the wrong ability for the wrong circumstance and I got frustrated. If you are an achievement/trophy collector, you most likely will have to do two full-game runthroughs so just be aware. Enjoy!

First off, I am highly surprised you can look up video games on this website since I have just now discovered this since I am still fairly new to IMDb (as an actual user).

Now for the actual review.

Well, what can I say? 'South Park' is and has always been one of my absolute favorite things on this planet. I have enjoyed some of the games in my life (most being flash games), and the N64 game was lots of fun to me, but this one probably tops it all.

The very best parts about this title are the following: references to the show, solid graphics while not lagging at all, funny and witty jokes everywhere, etc. Simply put: South Park. In case you have seen the entire show (or lots of it for this matter), you will get all the references, places, etc. If you have /not/ seen too much of it, you will still consider most of it funny because, well, it is 'South Park' after all!

Story-wise, this game is pretty good as well since it makes sense for the most part and the side-missions (which I did along with playing through the storyline at the very same time, btw.) are pretty fun, too. Though, I have to complain about a few things. This game is /far/ too short: It took me approximately 14 hours to get done with the story and all of its side-missions, which is not even roughly enough. Plus, once you have played through the game, there is nothing left you can do. That is the only reason I 'only' gave it 9/10 stars because the rest is, as stated above, very pleasant.

All in all, I can only recommend playing through the entire game, for it is highly enjoyable!

Just finished this game and it is amazing. I personally think it is better than the other one but they are both still great. I will admit there are some hard parts but you will pass them.

I'm not sure if I'm the only one that feels like South Park has been stretched way past its limit or maybe I'm just getting old, but I haven't seen a truly funny episode in a very long time. Along comes SOT and makes up for all that. It's hilarious, ballsy and shameless. Perhaps the greatest achievement is that it hardly ever feels like a video game and certainly doesn't look like one. The turn-based battles are a nice throwback to older rpg games while simultaneously feeling fresh and funny (especially when "Princess" Kenny is involved). If you're a South Park fan and have been watching since the start, you absolutely should not miss this experience. My only complaint is the short length. 8 hours is pretty much the extent of it, but besides that, big love to Trey and Matt for giving us the South Park game we deserve. It's about time.

I'm a fan of the TV show "South Park" it's one of my favorite TV shows of all time, this game was just a dream come true. Not only is it one of the best licensed games but it's to me one of those fresh examples showing you can still do more with the RPG genre which is part of what makes the game one of my personal favorite RPG's and video games of all time because this game not just captured the spirit of the TV show perfectly to a tee but most importantly the game is actually fun.

The graphics are great as it's basically just the regular animation like in the original TV show. The game play is great as it pretty much the typical standard mechanics and elements of turn based action as well as any RPG, which isn't anything new but it's everything done right. But to me what really made the game stand out is really in it's story line, humor, and execution which makes the game strong.

This game just like the TV show is just hilarious, the dialog and visual jokes are just great. It's sort of the main reason why I played the game which is the same reason I watch the show for the laughs. There really aren't that many RPG's I can think of with humorous elements except for "Maniac Mancion" and the underrated NES game "Nightshade". OK, those are more point and click games but they had RPG elements which sorta count. But anyway I just loved hearing the dialog along with the actual voice actors from the show just say the lines, they are just deliciously crude and absurd.

I really love how the game parodies and homages certain clichés and elements in the RPG genre. One favorite scene of mine is when you go to Canada and it's an 8 bit over world which is awesome and hilarious as it's an homage to "Final Fantasy" and the "Dragon Warrior" games on the NES.

Or even part of the story line in a way is an homage to the SNES game "Earthbound" just like in that game you have to deal with aliens in your hometown and the protagonists are kids. And like in that game you have a few non cliché weapons and methods. For weapons you have a medical crutch, vibrator, basketball, dodge ball, and any other everyday items along the way. You have an ability option which is the branch for the super moves which are great like putting on a football helmet and charging at ramming speed toward an opponent. And of course farting is the magic powers, yeah I'm not kidding who'd of ever though farting could actually be a tool of great use.

I really loved having some of the essential characters act as party members. Each of them are uniquely playable and have strengths and weaknesses. I love using Stan since he's one of the strongest and he gets to weld the atlantian sword from the film "Conan the Barbarian". However I also loved playing as Butters, the highlight of him is becoming Professor Chaos which is just awesome and with him he just has a vast number of powers that provide strong offense and defense depending on when and where you stop the roulette wheel.

However what I also love about the story line is in a way it's somewhat of a love letter to both the RPG and fantasy genre. It's simply about kids playing pretend fantasy to the extreme level literally. But that's what most RPG games really are their really games where you use your imagination; someone reads off on a book on what's happening, you make your moves, roll the dies and imagine the outcome. This game really captures that essence really well, I actually found myself engrossed in the fantasy adventure they were creating and almost wished this was a game that could go on forever, which to me is part of what a good RPG is.

This game is an epic, well sort of.

Rating: 4 stars