I love south park, I think its one of the best comedy shows and this game is a perfect adaptation. It feels as if your just playing as a character in a south park episode. The characters all act exactly like they do in the show and the game is full of memorable cameos. The gameplay isn't the strongest but I still enjoyed most battles and I like how you battle with an ally. Overall this game is just a solid fun game and the sequel has been on my backlog for ages. 8/10

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I may not be a that much of a fan of RPGs, but I am a big fan of South Park, hence my username. This game is not only a fantastic licensed game based on South Park, but it is also a really great game on its own right.

It is just too much fun to walk around the town, talk to NPCs and find little easter eggs and funny references to the show itself. The combat is rather simple but still really fun and easy to understand for those who may not be too familiar with RPGs and just want to play a South Park game.

But by far, the best part about this game is the writing and presentation. This game fooled my mom too when she saw me playing and thought I was watching an episode of the show. It looks so authentic that you have to appreciate the effort that went into making it look like this, even if you are not necessarily a fan of the show.

And yes, this is a South Park game, so in my opinion, it is a really funny game. In terms of plot, they don't really resort to just making references to previous episodes of the show but they actually make their own original well thought story specifically for the game, with original characters and everything.

Actually, it is pretty fitting that this game is an RPG, considering how South Park plots tend to start really mundane but end up getting pretty ridiculous by the end. Unfortunately you don't kill god in this one, but the final boss here is still pretty absurd.

Overall, I recommed this one to anyone who is fan of the show or just RPGs in general. It really is a good game on its own and you don't really need to know anything about the show in order to enjoy it.

This will be one of the hottest takes I ever drop on the internet, but I just don't get the appeal. And I mean that about all of South Park, not just The Stick of Truth.

The Stick of Truth, to its credit, is genuinely a really fun turn-based RPG. And I'm sure for fans of the show it's perfect - because it feels like you're playing an episode of the show. I just don't really understand what's so appealing about that.

None of these characters are likable, its humor is incredibly childish, and when it's trying to be edgy and overly offensive, it just ends up being cringeworthy. It's not saying anything that wasn't said hundreds of times by "stand-up comedians" in the 2000s. None of the pop-culture references go beyond the surface level or have any meaningful commentary to them. This feels like it was written by an elementary school kid who watched South Park at an age where they shouldn't have, and entered an "edgy humor" phase they never grew out of.

It's a really ironic self-fulfilling prophecy.

But yeah, I just don't get it. When I was a kid and less "woke" I'm sure I would've found this hilarious - and I'd go back and punt that version of myself if I could.

Maybe I'll return to this someday, because again, it's genuinely fun and for those that this means something to, it's very faithful to the show. I had a blast being a menace to this town and looting everyone's drawers. But the source material just isn't for me, which means The Stick of Truth isn't, either. And that's okay.

Beyond just being on par with South Park's funniest episodes, it also is a really fun RPG. Remember those RPGs that disable all status effects on late-game enemies? Yeah this game doesn't do that. The game is easy because of it, sure, but god is it just satisfying to play being able to actually use all of your tools in an RPG for once.
I did sadly have to shelve it due to an issue on PC where button-mashing is infinitely harder at higher framerates, which resulted in me being unable to get past the... Randy getting anally probed scene. I've seen him getting probed too much. I don't want to anymore.