South Park: The Stick of Truth Review  12 Apr 2014 Eschalon:
Book II  Developer:Obsidian Entertainment Release
Date:2014-03-04   • Role-Playing Platforms: Theme: Perspective:
• Third-Person Buy this Game: Amazon ebay  Back when South Park:
The Stick of Truth was announced, simply as South Park: The
Game, I thought that it was a bizarre idea. As a developer,
Obsidian is mostly known for its writing and choices and
consequence-driven quest design. Meanwhile, South Park: The Game
immediately billed itself as a Paper Mario-like (J)RPG-lite with
a true-to-the-show art style, written entirely by show creators
Matt Stone and Trey Parker. It simply didn't feel like a good
match on paper, as Obsidian has never been known for a focus on
art or 2D animation, or for their ability to execute on simple,
core gameplay ideas.  Fast forward to 2014 and South Park: The
Stick of Truth is out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC to
fairly good reviews, and I'm left wondering not whether Obsidian
was a good match to Matt Stone and