South Park: Stick of Truth
Stick of Truth is another game with a sequel coming soon, but since The Fractured But Whole won’t be a direct continuation of Stick of Truth it doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that Stick of Truth is far more than just a video game made for South Park fans and South Park fans alone. While the Stick of Truth does fit the tone of and humor of the average (or great) South Park episode, it is also a legitimately solid RPG.
Stick of Truth manages to both be a loving tribute to turn based fantasy RPGs and a skewering of everything they represent. The game casts you in the role of the “new kid” who moves to South Park when a (pretend) battle quickly breaks out revolving around the eponymous stick. While the game starts out purely as a fantasy epic parody it balloons out to include Nazi zombies, aliens, gnomes, and lots of fart/poop jokes.
South Park: Stick of Truth is a game that truly defies explanation and must be played to truly understand. Since the Steam Summer Sale is offering the game for just 7.49 it is needs to be picked up by both South Park and RPG fans alike.
