Note: If you have already played RPG's skip the first paragraph.
South Park Stick of Truth is my latest Plat and I think I played enough to warrant a review. The game is a turn-based-role-playing-game. It means the combat occurs in turns. You'll have to select your players and direct them to attack the enemies one after the other. After your team is done, the enemies have their turn. This repeats until one team is completely dead.
The game is very simple and short. But its good. It reminded me of Super Mario RPG (During the attacks, there will be button prompts). But for the asking price, the game is not worth it. Wait for a price drop. I'll briefly touch upon the aspects of game below.
Gameplay: Adequate. Its too simplistic for my taste. But for newcomers, this will be perfect. All the bosses and normal enemies follow same patterns. Except a few bosses in the last part of the game in hard mode, the same strategy can be used. Even the bosses I'm talking about are only different in one way. They will resurrect dead enemies. This can be countered with hitting the dead enemies with a multiple attack projectile (Many idiot reviewers were confused by the inclusion of this in game. Guess that's why you have to play in hard before reviewing a game).
Several items are acquired in story progression which opens up the map. They are ok for the most park. The weapons and equipment are standard fare. The weapon patches require a lot of busy work.
Visuals: The game looks like South Park. It has its charm. But I wont blame you if you expect more from a full-priced game. I liked it.
Audio: The game has decent audio. The fight music may seem repetitive. But it switches up constantly with story progression. So its ok.
Story: Its South Park. What do you expect ?
Special notes: The game has a bunch of glitches. Having Cartman as party member crashed the game for me 4 times during loading screens. The first update I downloaded corrupted my game data. Compared to other Obsidian games, its ok. But it still needs work.
Trophies and Achievements: All trophies and achievements are comparatively easy. But this is one of those games that require you to have a trophy guide by side. One of the the collectibles trophy (More popular than John Lennon) is missable in the first few minutes, You'll have to start over again if you dont have a guide. There are also a few chapter specific missables and events. Overall, easy enough without any grinding(thankfully).
Final words: The game is fun, but in my opinion, not worth full price. Wait for price drop. Also, if you cant stomach crude humour, this game is not for you.
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