South Park: The Stick of Truth - A Broken Masterpiece

[@llamasarus1]

I found Stick of Truth to be more of an engrossing interactive film then a console game. Its relative lack of challenging gameplay facilitated the ease of which I was able to enjoy the story, world and atmosphere. The opposite can be said of Fractured But Whole which I also liked but was tougher to get through.

[@lightningsam]

I can see that for stick of truth and especially that ending when the main character finally talks and tell them to screw off 😂.

[@GG256_]

I'm a turn based rpg fan who loves the classics. I like SoT but have heard bad things. Is it good?

[@llamasarus1]

​@@GG256_ It's great! But I play it more as a South Park fan than as a turn based RPG fan, which I'm not so I can't answer you on whether or not you'd be fulfilled in that area because I don't have much to compare it to. Among classic RPGs the creator said he was influenced by Ultima and Earthbound among others. I've heard criticisms that the turn based aspect of the game is too easy and repetitious. But it definitely has the humor and absurdity to make up for it. Perhaps I didn't mind it because I'd rather feel like I'm dominating in the story then being kicked to the curb. I didn't mind the turn based parts but I like it more for the exploration/collectathon aspects. But the focal point for me was the world and story. I'd say give it try! Worst case scenario you'll find it to be a flawed game with redeemable aspects and a story to make you laugh. Best case scenario you'd be playing it every year and a half like me!

[@SmokeOneAndChill]

I cant beat morgan freeman and i hate it

[@lightningsam]

@@SmokeOneAndChill I remembered when that happened to me. The only way I beat him was by changing the difficulty to easiest one. Did you tried that? That might be your only option.

[@lightningsam]

Ironically South Park stick of truth and fracture but whole is one of my favorite rpgs of all time. I can tell by playing it there was a lot of effort and soul put into it.

[@gfv]

When I played SoT I had watched probably around 30% of all South Park episodes and still find it a great game. Some references I recognized, others not, but one thing was for sure: I already knew I liked the kind of humor of the tv show.

[@christianaguilar7201]

I can’t believe that the Stick of Truth is only 2 years away from being a decade old! 😮

[@lightningsam]

I feel old now despite being two years away. I remembered when the game came out and how many people were talking about it and playing it.

[@FallionSuka]

Noooo don't say that. No way it's been that long!

[@quinxilence3047]

It’s really been a while since it’s release! I’m playing it again since it was on sale for like 8 bucks. Totally worth it 😆

[@ElectricianAl]

Consider it a decade my friend!

[@christianaguilar7201]

@@ElectricianAl Dude! Time is an illusion haha Before you know it, it’ll be 2034!

[@karlklein2263]

When I played this, I honestly thought it was normal for damage to get insanely high as some sort of commentary on how JRPG’s get ridiculous with their damage calculations and output and found it very funny.

[@vehtty]

This is easily one of the greatest video games of all time. The Sequel turned out to be just as iconic as it's predecessor

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

I hope they do another one but with the let's fighting love protect my balls ninjas

[@daytimelantern6570]

@@exquisitelemonade3039 holy shit yee

[@PhantommiYT]

@@exquisitelemonade3039 gosh id love that so much lmfao

[@vehtty]

@@exquisitelemonade3039 mood

[@k0ziolRD]

Your dominatrix dream come true. It's... Spontaneous Bootay!

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

"Whether you're watching this 5 years after the release of the game ..." No, no. Of course not. 7 years after.

[@Erk-o]

9yrs 😅

[@TomoLamp]

Honestly when i played Stick of Truth, i found it so fun that i decided to binge South Park, can say that i dont regret doing so.

[@Mr.Pallanza]

South Park was a piece of media I never had the luxury or chance of watching, coming from a country that is pretty conservative and is definitely incapable of capturing the beautiful crassness and the blunt of South Park's jokes, the only time I had come across South Park was the Playstation's South Park Rally, a weird racing game. So when I played The Stick of Truth, as an RPG it is very well made, story driven, the gameplay is very traditional (like the first 6 Final Fantasies) and effectively had me in immersed into the world that is South Park: hilarious, winceworthy, and overall amazing. I don't get all the references, like _at all_ , but it definitely led me to discover that South Park is, just like how I first played Final Fantasy VII. I know nothing of the sort, but led me to love the world if the game, becoming a fan and exploring the world from that game. So thats my perspective on what's it like, playing thru TSoT as a person who never knew what South Park is as a whole.

[@sixish]

I played as the Jew-class my first time and with a level 5 circumscythe that would slice half their armor, add fuckloads of bleed and dmg in itself, i would basically just stockpile coffee for double turns and circumscythe, then regular melee. When it came to any group kills having the halberd with 35% perfect dmg + the 3 bleed would be insanely good but because Kyle's arrow squad is so ridiculously overpowered it wasn't even a thing. The guy would do 14k damage if you manage the QTE, and even on a fuck up you still do around 6-8k AoE damage. Kyle himself was so broken on AoE that you could just make your own character a single target powerhouse and he would kill the groups on turn one by himself. Still loved the game though.

[@adrianaslund8605]

"I played as the Jew-class my first time..." that sentence alone is funny

[@cynicalcharclone5894]

Literally on my second playthrough which I started minutes after my first, and then shortly after, I watched my first two episodes of South Park. I don’t think there’s going back now.

[@jng5252]

I played the game before watching the show and I absolutely loved it. It was actually what made me start watching South Park. A lot of the references went over my head but the story was still fun, and seeing it all play out was great.

[@gayrobloxgirl]

i used to be obsessed with south park, but then i lost interest, but then, like 4 years later (aka last year), when i played the stick of truth and the fractured but whole, i fell in love again and watched the show like it was my first time. theyre truly amazing games, even if you have never liked south park its still a fun game, and you dont need to be a fan to enjoy it! i love games like that

[@survived4679]

Tr@ns 🤢

[@YuniorGamboa]

Ubisoft outdid themselves and it shows how much they care delivering the source material so close to the show

[@ToxicTony15]

“I don’t want to spoil too much of the plot.” Literally shows the final boss battle 🤣

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

It’s hilarious how you can somehow just walk to Canada from Colorado.

[@stardustjessie]

I know this comment is like 5 years late, but me and my boyfriend had played Stick of Truth before I had ever watched a single South Park episode, and it was very enjoyable. Since then I've watched a shit load of South Park episodes and all so I wonder how it'll be a second try on the game and how it'll be now knowing these characters

[@HeatherHolt]

I remember the south park game on the N 64. Killing turkeys with snowballs.

[@DMCMT01]

I actually found this 5 years after the release of FBW..... Firstly HOLY SHIT ITS FIVE YEARS OLD?! Secondly Luke is a psychic

[@stevebob240]

I only saw the show a handful of times before playing the game. I knew some of the references from "cultural osmosis" but I did enjoy the game overall!

[@adrianaslund8605]

I thought both games we're really good in how the programming was incredibly self aware. For example in how you get called Tom Brady if you try to use passwords you shouldn't know at that point in the story in Fractured But Whole. But apparently that game was buggy. It crashed and deleted all savefiles halfway through for one of my friends. Generally i got the distinct impression that "Woah man! They thought of everything."

[@imacheckneck]

I played this game before I watched more than a small handful of episodes and this game is what actually made me watch the show

[@DiptenLive]

I am a huge fan of this game. I have beaten this game twice but I've watched full playthroughs at least 12 times. It feels so immersive and the characters are just like in the show. I've been watching the development of the "Fractured But Whole" since it's announcement. The fact that it was delayed so many times is beyond encouraging. Here's to them being able to deliver on their promises! Also, keep up the good work Luke!

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

Stick of Truth is my favorite licensed game. I always have fun popping it in and completing it in different classes

[@dylanz-jjba]

How did you straight up know 5 years later?!

[@wonderfulvoltaire]

I love South Park. Always have and always will.

[@kylebissett2753]

I never watched South Park and I loved the fractured but whole. Since then I watched most of South Park and a while back I went back and got this game when it was on sale and I thoroughly enjoyed it

[@williamkingclift7324]

I played this when it first came out and then every few months for each class. And I really really loved it

[@rarz1014]

8:45 I recently picked this game up. This was my introduction into South Park. Yeah, I didn’t pick up on a lot of the references, but I still thought the game was hilarious. It got me into the show.

[@drootdoot]

I always wanted to watch South Park but my mom never allowed it, but about 4 years ago my dad got me this for Christmas, and I was completely surprised. I started playing it and I was overwhelmed by all the profanity! I didn’t have a headset so the sound came out of the tv and I always turned it down whenever a lot of curses or inn appropriate scenes occurred (like your parents having sex) I was also always at the ready to pause the game in case anyone walked in. The game was so much fun for a young 12 to 13 year old and I started watching South Park after playing the game. Seeing as my dad bought me the game when I was 4 years younger than I am now I figure he’ll be alright with the sequel, but asking my dad “Hey can I get the new game South Park the Fractured But Whole” might be pushing it.

[@LowReedExpert1]

Hello random recommended channel, you may be blessed by the algorithm May your content be solid and constant

[@Bella_Rei]

Who are you and why does KZbin keep serving me your videos!!

[@rabbitgaming6968]

I think I was 13 when I played this game on my 360 lol I probably shouldn’t have been playing this game and this was also technically my first introduction to South Park I had never seen the show before playing this I guess the best way to describe that experience is it was interesting

[@theamazingcj2748]

I played through the game again recently and used the sweet katana with fire and bleeding effects. Adding the fart to that they are taking close to 100 damage per turn with gross out, fire, and bleeding. And that's on top of what I do with my next attack that inflicts more bleeding.

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

There's new game plus?!

[@theamazingcj2748]

@@TheRealBlazingDiamond no. I did side quests and random fights first so I could get what I wanted. I only progressed in the story when I had to until the end.

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

@@theamazingcj2748 oh. I thought there was something that I missed for a minute.

[@zsiroslangos]

when i got level 14 i just used me katana i bought early game because i didnt see the level cap lol when the big damage

[@Matt-ij6gm]

Found your channel wayyyyy back in the day day(that’s not a typo) and have enjoyed every video you’ve posted. Your LOU2 and Death Stranding vids/reviews are my favorite. Great stuff, buddy

[@doritoarts9878]

this game was really my first exposure to south park, i'd never seen a single episode beforehand, and? i loved the game. it was great, it was funny, it was clever. and, while i've lost interest with south park [i've kind of grown to feel its satire doesn't have as much bite as it could, and some of the things trey and matt do diminish the effect] i still think stick of truth and its sequels are great games. the character i made for the games has kind of become her own thing, i enjoy dabbling in fleshing out her personality

[@thesilliestgeo]

I mostly watched south park when it was on TV when I played this game, but I still loved it. Thought about replaying again recently.

[@liamshaw2768]

Yo at the time of me commenting we’re 77 subs away from 30K! Great vid Luke, let’s keep this rolling

[@rebal180]

I would say the only game that still holds up as well as this one is Chefs Love Chef. The quiz part was a fresh take on the South Park world and the mini games were so fun.

[@Unquestionable]

Last played this game right as the sequel came out, took advantage of that bundle mentioned in the video, and it was something like my third time through. It's definitely one of my favorite titles from it's generation despite how easily broken it is. I'm not a huge fan of overly challenging titles but this one does swing hard the opposite direction despite starting off being reasonable balanced.

[@ryanloredo1363]

Just finished the game and hadn’t kept up with South Park in years, but had a great time and was able to laugh and enjoy the jokes and gameplay

[@heron619]

I have never seen south park before playing this game just knew about it. And i friggin LOVED IT!

[@valerielmfao4818]

I remember that the first time I played the game I was absolutely lost. At the time I had only watched a few episodes so a lot of the jokes flew over my head. But I did enjoy it and had a lot of fun

[@holty1314]

16:25 😂 I had the exact same sword set up

[@wurm4676]

I think it might have been a choice also to have a brand new character we make for people who have never seen South Park but played the game here. Like a way to introduce the town to fresh eyes. But we all know this was made for fans first and foremost.

[@swaggybaconcheese1566]

Haha found this 5 years later

[@xardiesn.o.o.b4971]

Compared to the old games on 64 both of the south park games are masterpieces and riddled with references to episodes which is my favorite part being an avid watcher of sp

[@DoctorMario606]

Pewdiepie's playthrough of this game was my childhood

[@thomascallihan132]

Just started playing this today when I saw it on the steam deck. I paused at 10:48 as you recommend, I’ll be back though 😎

[@intheparalleluniverse4897]

I didn't play but I watched a playthrough of this game, since I didn't own any console or pc that can play video game at the time. The story hooked me so much that I decided to watch all seasons of South Park, so I guess it doesn't take away the enjoyment if you play without knowing the reference before. It's like watching a really long episode of South Park. But then again, I didn't play the game, so I don't really know. I however played TFBW, while already know all the reference, which adds to the enjoyment of the game. I don't think the gaming mechanic is the best, despite a lot of improvement from SoT, the narrative is incredible and I enjoy it a lot.

[@notsam21]

I had never seen South park when I played the game and I enjoyed it quite a lot.

[@ToriToriUwU]

As someone who played the game without watching the show, yeah it was still a lot of fun. They don't only make jokes from South Park, but the poking fun at stuff that doesn't involve the show itself (abortion clinic, nazi zombies, pretty much anything dnd related and much more) is more than enough. Honestly, I don't know if watching the show would help, I fear that if they actually made SO many only south park related jokes it'd be a Bit too much for me.

[@nikolairodriguez9088]

lmao when he said 5 years after and im here in 2022 good content never dies

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

Still the best Paper Mario game since The Thousand Year Door.

[@lara..........]

how many times does he say fundamentally??

[@Zeturic]

Stick of Truth was my first exposure to South Park and I loved it. I played The Fractured But Whole, which while enjoyable, wasn't as good. And if you're wondering, no, I still haven't watched any of the show and have no interest in doing so.

[@stememcphie623]

Why not

[@levi5436]

welp it's been about/over a year and a half since I have played that gam3. I suppose it is time to again.

[@brainfreeze9876]

To anyone reading the comments, there are WAYYYYYY more broken builds than the build described in this video. Also, every enemy in the game after the tutorial dynamically scales to your level.

[@grugrealofficial6732]

I played this game when I was 12 and you know I never watched the show and it was pretty good

[@luacs6174]

Hey whenever I play video games I always have my tablet out

[@voooldo]

I was not familiar with South Park and I can say that after this game I became a huge fan of the show.

[@raidermaxx2324]

wait.. there are people who have never seen a south park episode??

[@LordOfWaffles32]

i’m here from the four years after release👍

[@HighFalutinTootin]

The fractured but whole is a very good game also i like the grid based combat i liked the turn based style of stick of truth also

[@michaeljacksin9367]

we need the trilogy

[@joshuaghorbani9721]

I’ve only seen bits of the show and even now I have never watched a full episode, but my brother and I played it when it came out and it was still fun to play with a lot of the jokes landing for us.

[@stevenmonte1496]

It’s funny, I have a video of me fighting al gore that validates this entire gameplay point. I too, stumbled upon the dark arts of bleeding

[@hollowman7168]

My first south park game was the cart racer

[@FatherElaijah]

Thank you for the video!

[@therealcoppercab7491]

Hope they do one for the covid special

[@bradfairbairn2870]

I loved it and I've only seen the WoW episode.

[@adrianaslund8605]

2:27 Explaining a joke makes it less funny. I never got that saying myself. Going over the layers of a joke in your head makes it funnier. Or maybe im thinking of analyzing the joke.

[@moominfella7614]

4:24 Since when does Craig have blonde hair?

[@dexgrease5820]

We just gonna forget about South Park for the N64?

[@Brony459]

Well he did mention their were South Park games before this one.

[@joelowe4454]

I love this game

[@jakewalmart]

2022 I still play this game

[@jameslopez9661]

Most people break the game once they beat it to just enjoy the story

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

There was a South Park game for the N64...

[@LAZLO189]

He said there were games before this one

[@ElectricianAl]

Great steam deck game!

[@SaveAmerica-TRUMP2024]

what is south park? i do not have television.

[@ericg1100]

You have youtube though genius

[@johnnybravosfeetfetish8319]

@@ericg1100 I mean if this was 4 years ago and he has KZbin and he had a question to be answered but no one did answer maybe you should use this thing called a brain and assume that he just didn't care and moved on or he searched it himself

[@a_ninja2376]

Well 4 years but 5 was close

[@wfkernea]

funny i never pre-ordered Fractured But Whole and still got Stick of Truth for free

[@mirror8519]

They are making a third game, not with ubisoft and it will be in 3D that scares me

[@joelowe4454]

Can you make a review on why. halo reach. I so much better that every halo to date

[@wholesomealexx1134]

Joe Lowe Halo and Halo 2 are the best. Series went to shit after 3.

[@fishy658]

!!

[@DACorderoCooks]

Good video ur basic math is way off tho

[@nzkonline2596]

Time has come now..for me to unsubscribe ...have fun lukiepoo.:D

[@darkwatch127]

NZK online y tho?

[@wholesomealexx1134]

Were you the one dislike?

[@nzkonline2596]

no only i like or ignore..never dislike

[@DevilJeff35]

NZK online why ?

[@raidermaxx2324]

probably because Lukiepoo picked the jew class, and NKZ online is an alt-right trumptard.. only thing i can think of..

[@Uultraaaviolettt]

Pretty good video but “make every enemy equally difficult no matter what level you’re at” is a horrible solution, rpgs should not be the same difficulty everywhere. I like the leveling system and find it really fun to become an insane god but I get not liking it either way that is a horrible way to design a game.

[@Oliverph0enix]

i love this game