At first I didn’t realise that the battles could be so complex, but as I got deeper into the game and came up against “Special Objective” battles, I soon realised that using the same team over and over wasn’t going to work. So mixing your team to be able to attack the whole “board” is essential as this is very much like a chess game. The primary abilities can affect the grid in front of the character, to the side, diagonally or in some other way.
Each character has three primary abilities and one super ability. Choosing the right mix of characters is, as always, important but not just in the “tank/healer/magic user” dynamic. Battles take place on a grid with your party facing off against the bad guys. Where the game shines for me is in the nuts and bolts. The attempt to explain privilege via a game mechanic is admirable, just not implemented in a meaningful way. You simply have no frame of reference in game to understand that you are being held back due to your choice of skin colour. The effect is so subtle that you forget about it almost immediately.
To be fair, this is in keeping with the show’s sense of satire, but in practice it just penalises the player. Combat is not affected, just your chances for advancement and fair pay. In an attempt to comment on white privilege and the effects a darker skin have on your life, the higher the difficulty, the darker the character’s skin, and the lower the rewards in the game, be that XP or cash. The process is very simple, but once you get to the “Choose Your Race” part of the character you actually set the game difficulty instead.
Yes, character creation in a RPG caused controversy. Let’s talk about the most controversial part of the game first – character creation. Mechanically, it is one of the best classic JRPG-inspired games to come out in recent years, but the story veers from unimportant filler between battles to bits that will just make many people cringe. Sometimes that offense cuts straight to the heart of a matter and sometimes it doesn’t. From the crude animation style to the cruder jokes, the show is designed to cause offense. South Park is a show that is definitely an acquired taste.
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