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.

I bothered my parents to give me this game when I was a kid and for some reason they bought it LOL. I only finished it once because I always got stuck in the aliens phase (I really hate whoever programmed this part), because I didn't have the strength to press the button until the probe broke (Spoiler, bad news). Anyway, this game is one of those examples of licensed games that are good and fun, I love the gameplay style of this game, despite having played a lot of RPGs I admit that depending on one die to kill a basic enemy is shit. But not here, if you do badly in a fight it's because of your gameplay, it's the player's fault, not the game (Did you hear Fallout 1 and 2?). Furthermore, it has several mechanics that enrich the player's experience, such as allies, with each one having their own skills and gameplay guidelines, allowing the player to have more possibilities to play, apart from the classes that we can choose. The story and graphics are good, but if you've already watched the series you know what awaits you, this game is almost a mega episode of SP, but that's in no way a bad thing, on the contrary it's a great success since the humor and everything the series represents was maintained here. Whether you are a South Park fan or not, this game will still be a good experience, with fun gameplay and an absurdly hilarious story.

O que eu ri com esse jogo não tá no papel.

Stick of Truth foi uma surpresa e tanto pois poucos jogos licenciados alcançam um patamar desses. O jogo, que mais parece um episódio real, é um RPG com combate baseado em turnos e conta com o inseparável humor ácido (e bota ácido nisso) dos criadores originais. A premissa desse título não foge do que é habitual da série tornando obrigatório pra qualquer fã.

Apesar de muito suave a transição entre gameplay e cutscene, quedas constantes de quadros apareciam de vez em quando (PS3), mas nada que diminuísse a experiência do jogo.

Bom demais quero jogar a sequência em breve.

Astoundingly good for a franchise tie-in turn-based RPG. In true South Park fashion, it's often too crude for its own good and the jokes fall flat about as often as they land. What jokes do land are often hilarious, though, and the game makes sure not to outstay its welcome. If you are willing to endure lots of very stock-standard South Park gags, there are some sincerely audacious comedic setpieces that manage to be fascinating in their ambition when they aren't necessarily successfully funny in their execution, and I'd recommend it if it sounds like it would interest you. Unlikely to create any new converts, though, and the gameplay absolutely will not sustain you if you're finding the writing unfunny.