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26. South Park: The Stick of Truth

The show has been out for what, 20 years now? In that time, I think that I've seen between 15-20 episodes. It isn't that I didn't find the show to be funny, it's just that I never felt compelled to stick with it. After a series of failed video games (I do have a soft spot for the FPS though), I wasn't planning on getting this game, though I think that was mostly out of fear that the humor was both integral to the experience and would go over my head. I impulse bought it when it was $5 on PSN, so I was going to learn if my fears were realized.

Not only did I find it to be a (morbidly) hilarious game, but Obsidian did a bang-up job with the Paper Mario-style exploration and battle system. Because it is Obsidian, it wasn't a smooth experience with framerate and other technical issues, but they didn't get in the way when it mattered. That's a huge sigh of relief in a game that requires good timing from the player.

I'm not sure if it was due to my approach to battle (whatever that may be) or if the game just had uneven usefulness from allies, but I found myself rarely using Kyle, Stan, Cartman, or Kenny and used Jimmy or Butters 95% of the time. That in and of itself isn't a problem per se, but when it wears a little thin when you hear the same line in battle for the 86th time. I'm also disappointed at the sheer amount of missables in the game. I like doing things in my own way at my own pace, so I was a little disillusioned at the end once I found out just how much I missed out on because I didn't do A thing at B moment.

While the game hasn't made me pick up the show again, it has made me anticipate The Fractured But Hole even though it is being handled by an Ubisoft studio that has only Rocksmith games.
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