Post by Imperial Khador on Jul 10, 2016 5:51:14 GMT
With the announcement of the next game in this series "South Park: The Fractured, But Whole", 2014's "South Park: The Stick of Truth" was on sale on PSN and I decided to give it a shot.
For reference, I'm of the mind-set that the show has gotten more enjoyable over the years, and although there's usually a few episodes each season where the whole episode concept is a miss for me, the high points usually make up for it.
I think the game captured a lot of the better parts of South Park, along with a fair dose of grosser moments that certainly earned the game its M rating. The whole game plays like a fairly well done JRPG set in the context of a game that rival groups of children in town are playing, as well as larger events that are unfolding outside.
The medium and length (about 10-15 hours) allows a decent multi-layered story to be told, drawing from the show's nearly two decades of lore, while introducing new story elements to the game.
The player character is a new kid in town, and largely a blank slate. I think this works well with a licensed medium, and I remember very much agreeing with that design choice in Ghostbusters: The Video Game. All the inhabitants of town are allowed to shine without the burden of being the POV character.
Although I enjoy the show, I don't really marathon it. 1-2 episodes are a time are usually enough. Similarly here, I found about 60 minute sessions worked best for me, though I did play for nearly 2 hours when finishing the last sections of the game.
Overall, I'd say if you enjoy South Park, or have enjoyed it in the past, this is definitely worth picking up at the $10-20 mark on sale. I probably wouldn't recommend it as someone's first foray into the world of South Park though, as a lot of the humor is based on familiarity with the show's lore.
I'm sure I'll be picking up the new game, though again, likely not for a year or two.
For reference, I'm of the mind-set that the show has gotten more enjoyable over the years, and although there's usually a few episodes each season where the whole episode concept is a miss for me, the high points usually make up for it.
I think the game captured a lot of the better parts of South Park, along with a fair dose of grosser moments that certainly earned the game its M rating. The whole game plays like a fairly well done JRPG set in the context of a game that rival groups of children in town are playing, as well as larger events that are unfolding outside.
The medium and length (about 10-15 hours) allows a decent multi-layered story to be told, drawing from the show's nearly two decades of lore, while introducing new story elements to the game.
The player character is a new kid in town, and largely a blank slate. I think this works well with a licensed medium, and I remember very much agreeing with that design choice in Ghostbusters: The Video Game. All the inhabitants of town are allowed to shine without the burden of being the POV character.
Although I enjoy the show, I don't really marathon it. 1-2 episodes are a time are usually enough. Similarly here, I found about 60 minute sessions worked best for me, though I did play for nearly 2 hours when finishing the last sections of the game.
Overall, I'd say if you enjoy South Park, or have enjoyed it in the past, this is definitely worth picking up at the $10-20 mark on sale. I probably wouldn't recommend it as someone's first foray into the world of South Park though, as a lot of the humor is based on familiarity with the show's lore.
I'm sure I'll be picking up the new game, though again, likely not for a year or two.