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today's video is made possible by Squarespace what's up Tech fans Kevin here in tech in tomorrow keeping up the momentum because we've just had games back to back to back since the end of February through this month and today we're talking about a game for my favorite developers based on one of my favorite TV shows South Park the stick of truth now this is a game we've been waiting long time for it's been pushed back several times initially you do some development errors then the fact that THQ and under and the new be soft picked it up and pushed it back a couple more times and now it's finally here so we get to find out if it was worth all that weight today on tech of tomorrow now for those of you that haven't heard of this title the stick of truth is a turn-based RPG based on the South Park franchise brought to us from the guys over at obsidian entertainment now this is the company responsible for a lot of RPGs like fallout new vegas and alpha protocol and consists of a lot of members from the former Black Isle Studios which was responsible for a lot of big-name RPGs like Baldur's Gate as the player you take on the role of the new kid in town a silent protagonist that you can completely customize or at least as far as customization goes in a world made of paper cutouts the story is one gigantic event of LARPing gone way too far and pits you and the friends you make against all kinds of ridiculous enemies whether it be other kids aliens giant rats or nazi zombies to begin with the RPG mechanics in this game are exceedingly simple but in a good way you have four classes to choose from at the start fighter mage thief and Jew all of which simply determine what special attacks you have there's no stats and any class can equip anything so your character's appearance is entirely up to you combat feels extremely reminiscent of the Mario & Luigi RPGs for those you who have played them with a heavier emphasis on timed button presses and inputs to make moves work as effective as possible during the fight your lead character can attack use items activate a special class ability or summon powerful characters once a day to wipe out enemies you'll also normally be accompanied by one of the other major characters from the series which you can change out in the middle of combat each one has a different type of attack special abilities and even a special quick action that gives them a certain tactical benefit depending on who you're fighting now one of the more interesting mechanics in the game though is that you can end up winning a lot of battles without even starting them while walking around and exploring the town there's numerous interactable as you can work with and over time you'll gain a lot of special items that can open up even more options like being able to shrink yourself teleport or shoot a bow making use of these can oftentimes create and set off traps to knock out enemies either reducing how many people you have to fight in an actual battle or even just clearing them all out and getting XP as though you had fought them well it does make leveling up a bit easier there's still plenty of unavoidable fights that you'll have to learn how to play and winning fights with the environment is just an awesome idea and rewards players for paying attention to their surroundings now of course these special exploration abilities have more uses than just for combat the town of South Park is filled with different collectibles you can find such as Chinpokomon hidden chests with items in them or even side quests to complete in order unlock special new summons there is even a constant side quest goal of making as many Facebook friends as you can with the residents of South Park earning you special perk points whenever you reach a certain number there's never really any major points of no return so players can feel at ease taking their time doing the side quests they want or just rush through the main story if they feel like it there's a fantastic sense of pacing to this game that just seems to have crazy things happen back to back to back yet you always have time just run around to do what you want now you've probably noticed looking at the gameplay that this looks exactly like an episode of South Park and this is one aspect of the game that I just can't stop praising enough the change between game playing cutscenes is seamless at times and it really does feel like you're playing a part in one big episode all the animations work just the way they look like in the show right down to the characters running animation of just shuffling along sideways this creates an incredible sense of immersion for series fans and is one of the best examples of another property being translated into a video game now of course there is one downside to this game for some of you out there and that is of course the fact that it is South Park and just like the show and even more so at times the game does not pull punches when it comes to foul racist or sexist humor and it does everything it can to anger the easily offended just about every 15 or 20 minutes it somehow finds a way to once again surprise you covering a number of taboo subjects and recent pop culture at the same time this is of course a boon for fans of the series as it's also riddled with tons of references to episodes from all seasons whether it's a song or advertisement playing in the background a specific NPC or side quest or even just looking at one of the characters closets there's just too many references to keep track of and doesn't stop there the game is actively self-aware that it is a game and so there are numerous jokes played on popular gaming conventions whether that's having to take turns when fighting or discovering audio logs in dangerous places in the end I have to say that South Park the stick of truth is a fantastic game well it's not the most complex or difficult of RPGs it throws just enough difficult to your way and makes use of an elegantly simple RPG formula it's a little bit on the short side weighing in at between 1012 hours depending on how much side content you complete but I could easily see replaying the game at least once more to try out a different class or make different choices when few in moments the game has if you're not a fan of South Park then obviously this game is not for you but if you do enjoy the series then this is easily a must-buy it's simple pure fun and most importantly hilarious if you enjoy their sense of humor South Park the stick of truth is one of the best adaptations of a TV series to video game easily worth paying full price for well that was our review of South Park the stick of truth before I get out of here though I want to take a quick moment to thank the people over at Squarespace for helping make today's video possible now if you haven't heard of them Squarespace is one of the simplest and fastest ways to make your own website they've got drag-and-drop functionality and 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