Mar 4, 2024 UPDATE:
Looking back at the game, I've realized that I tried playing this again like three times, unable to get interested enough to keep playing. I still think the game is very good, but I may've overstated the "fun" aspect a little bit. - 🕖

OG REVIEW:
This game has no right to be this good.

South Park was always a show I was aware of and liked, even though I've never watched an episode. Dark humor is something I love to this day and this game reeks of it. From item descriptions to entire scenes, offensive content is everywhere you look.

The gameplay is something I didn't expect to be fun at all. Exploring feels great. The combat, however, is quick-time event-based. I have no idea how this manages to be so fun to play - it's a miracle to me. QTE is probably the second worst thing in gaming to me, next to weight limitation.

The story is excellent, and I love the wild, bizarre things that happen throughout the game. The characters are fantastic, and I absolutely love the ending.

The UI is probably the only thing I'm not that stoked by. It makes sense, but it's a little too simple for me.

Overall, South Park: The Stick of Truth is great. The content is strong as hell, and even though it may seem a little too simple or cheap at first, it's picking up speed quickly into the story. - 🕗

Hugely underrated game. This game came at a time where most licensed IPs were just not as great as you wanted to be in gaming, but they were slowly getting better over time. We'd been burned by many South Park games in the past, but no longer! Stick of Truth feels like a true love letter to fans of the show. It really looks like you're playing an episode of the show, and opening any character's closet will bombard you with references that die-hard fans will truly appreciate.

Even the mere Junk items in the game that have no purpose have references in their descriptions as well.

Stick of Truth, of course, is hilarious. It doesn't pull punches and it gets as wild as you'd expect Trey and Matt to get (who had a hand in the game's creation). The game also plays great, with a Paper Mario-esque combat system and a few different Classes to choose from for your playthrough. It's an Obsidian game, by the way, so yeah. You know it's good from that alone.

Don't overlook this one just because it's South Park. It has some missable trophies, so keep that in mind if you're an achievement hunter. Otherwise, give it a shot if you're a fan of the show. People who aren't fans might still get enjoyment out of this, but not as much most likely.

Score: 87

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.