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South Park: the Stick of Truth for Windows

  • Paid

  • In English
  • V 1.0
  • 3.3

    (709)
  • Security Status

Softonic review

Unique RPG from the South Park franchise

South Park: the Stick of Truth is an unusual role-playing experience from Obsidian Entertainment and Ubisoft, taking the characters, concepts, and locations from the hit animated series, South Park. Retaining the unique designs and art style by series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, this premium game lets you follow fourth-graders Kyle, Stan, Kenny, and Cartman as they find the titular Stick of Truth.

Expect irreverent humor, a lot of characters, and topics not suitable for younger audiences from South Park - the Stick of Truth, which makes it an instant hit for fans of the franchise. Other Obsidian games include Fallout New Vegas and Star Wars: KOTOR II

Become the new South Park character 

Developed as an open-world role-playing game, the Stick of Truth offers you the chance to immerse yourself completely in the small town of South Park, Colorado. You play the "newbie" or a kid who's just arrived in town and is affectionately nicknamed "Douchebag" by the main character Cartman. You can customize your appearance and class  by choosing between warrior, mage, thief, and Jew.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is that you'll fight tooth and nail to get the Stick of Truth, a legendary artifact upon which the fate of humanity depends. All this is carried out under the orders of King-mage Cartman and your faithful allies Stan, Kenny, and Butters, among other characters.

Beyond the storyline, South Park: The Stick of Truth is above all a great role game masterfully developed by Obsidian Entertainment. The hilarious and absurd dialog is coupled with the exploration of South Park, which harbors many surprises and hidden quests, and a well-developed combat system that doesn't hesitate to be innovative.

Handling on PC could be better

Embodying up to two characters at once from the protagonists of the series, you battle your opponents in turn-based combat sequences reminiscent of Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy or Pokemon. Stick of Truth, however, doesn't stop there - it offers a big difference in its combat system: the more orders you give from one turn to the next, you have to press certain buttons while using your skills to increase the power, similar to the Paper Mario series.

An attack that requires great timing can multiply the strength of fighting to make for sometimes intense and exciting moments. However, it's a real pity that the publisher hasn't provided more difficulty modes: even after increasing the difficulty, players familiar with RPGs will not struggle to overcome even the toughest of enemies.

The shortcomings of the PC version of Stick of Truth are more disturbing. From the first moment, it's clear that South Park was primarily developed for game consoles, and offers unsatisfactory controls for PC. We tended to get the two action buttons — one for using your weapon, the other to act on your environment — confused quickly, and we spent our time squeezing one or the other at random.

The menus and inventory are also impractical, and we highly recommend you play with a controller for maximum comfort. Note however that the developers did have the good idea to incorporate a fart button, which allows you to happily break wind at any time you like, resulting in some surprising and often hilarious results!

A brilliant, landmark achievement 

All those who had the opportunity to try out South Park: The Stick of Truth quickly came to the same conclusion: the feeling of being in the cartoon is incredible. Graphics replicate the series with unfailing fidelity: where previous South Park games tried in vain to recreate the world of the series in 3D, Stick of Truth manages to completely recreate the paper-based characters and backgrounds from the cartoon. The result is breathtaking, and it also doubles as a peerless sound production.

The dubbing is all done by the actors from the original series, with numerous lines of dialog that help give the impression of living in a gigantic episode from the series. As for the music, this is remarkably well put together. It blithely creates a pastiche of themes that many geeks will hold dear to their hearts — from Skyrim to Pirates of the Caribbean — it is a feast for the ears.

Finally, note that the huge game map is faithfully transcribed from the town of South Park. All the locations from the series are present, as well as the characters. The attention to detail is pushed, even if — regrettably — the image refresh rate is limited  as it's capped at 30 frames per second to adapt to the television screens of game consoles. The invisible walls that dot the town of South Park also force you to take certain pre-determined paths. An unfortunate detail for an open world game.

Expect the signature South park humor

Despite its seemingly coherent storyline, South Park - the Stick of Truth actually contains the chaos and randomness one might expect from a South Park episode. It contains a lot of jokes and references to pop and internet cultures. For example, you can summon religious icons or recurring series characters to inflict damage on enemies. Similarly, certain weapon designs are directly lifted from the show’s lore, including content that could be considered offensive to certan groups.

Additionally, the game includes its own spin on the monster-collecting fun, like a knockoff Pokemon. Inspired by one South Park episode, you can also find and collect Chinkpokomon toys. Similarly, there are friends you can add to your character’s Facebook page. Friends unlock perks that permanently improve your character’s stats. Lastly, there are minigames you can play for additional in-game content. Some of the more inappropriate content are absent in some regional releases due to censorship.

Excellent RPG or ultimate South Park game?

The attraction of this South Park depends, in part, on your opinion of the series. If you can't stand the orgy of vulgar, provocative gags, then it's most advisable that you leave this game on the shelf. If the series leaves you indifferent but you love a good RPG, Stick of Truth will have enough to charm you with its many features.

PROS

  • Exceptional adaptation
  • Presence of a fart button
  • Awesome and hilarious
  • Semi-dynamic combat system

CONS

  • Avoid if you're sensitive to the humor of the series
  • Lacks real difficulty
  • PC adaptation shows it was made for consoles

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South Park: the Stick of Truth for PC

  • Paid

  • In English
  • V 1.0
  • 3.3

    (709)
  • Security Status


User reviews about South Park: the Stick of Truth

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    cool.
    very awsome and it is very adventurous and very entertaining. the battles are way too long at times but its fine i think
    Pros: the s More

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    Cartmen Butters Kyle Stan.
    I realy wanted to buy the game because the game is so awesome

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    Adss.
    Game is cool but softonic ads shud be gone Really 5minutes ads?
    Pros: Funny plus butters
    feels like you are southpark realife

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    South.
    Not bad i can say so but this game must be longer............
    Pros: Awesome Grapihs
    Looks like you Are the character in the ga More


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