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South Park: The Stick Of Truth Grand Wizard Edition

PLAYSTATION 3
South Park: The Stick Of Truth Grand Wizard Edition
Ubisoft3/7/2014REGION 2

Cartman finally achieved his ultimate form, and Ubisoft gave us the box to prove it. The South Park: The Stick of Truth Grand Wizard Edition on PlayStation 3 is the collector's package for a game that had absolutely no business being as good as it was, pairing Obsidian's RPG chops with Trey Parker and Matt Stone's relentless humor.

The star here is the Kidrobot Grand Wizard Cartman 6-inch figurine. Kidrobot doesn't mess around with their vinyl figures, and this one captures Cartman in full wizard regalia with the kind of detail and style that made Kidrobot a name in the first place. It's a genuine crossover collectible, appealing to both gaming shelves and designer toy collections. Cartman's hand-drawn map of the South Park Kingdom is exactly what it sounds like: a map that looks like a fourth grader sketched it during recess, which is precisely the point. It's the kind of piece you frame and hang ironically, then realize you actually love it unironically.

The Ultimate Fellowship Pack throws in four bonus character classes, including the Necromancer Sorcerer with bonus fire damage and the Rogue Assassin with bonus gold. Nice in-game perks, but let's be honest, we're here for the physical goods. This game proved that a licensed South Park title could be a legitimate RPG with genuine laughs on every screen. The Grand Wizard Edition is a time capsule from the PS3's twilight years, when the console was still delivering surprises and South Park was reminding everyone it could still be dangerously sharp. That Kidrobot figure alone makes this a conversation starter on any collector's shelf.