South Park: The Fractured But Whole

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  • Summary: South Park: The Fractured but Whole empowers players to delve into the tender, crime-ridden underbelly of South Park with Coon and Friends. This dedicated group of crime fighters was formed by Eric Cartman, whose superhero alter ego, The Coon, is half man, half raccoon. As The New Kid,South Park: The Fractured but Whole empowers players to delve into the tender, crime-ridden underbelly of South Park with Coon and Friends. This dedicated group of crime fighters was formed by Eric Cartman, whose superhero alter ego, The Coon, is half man, half raccoon. As The New Kid, players join Mysterion, Toolshed, Human Kite, Mosquito, Mint Berry Crunch and a group of others to battle the forces of evil while Coon strives to make his team some of the most beloved superheroes in history. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were involved in every step of the development of the game. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. GamingTrend
    Oct 16, 2017
    90
    I struggled to find negative things to say about this game. From start to finish, South Park: The Fractured But Whole had me in stitches. It’s the perfect of blend of smart and silly. It is magnificent and absurdly ridiculous in a way that only South Park can pull off. It’s the best possible excuse to laugh about everything and everyone you know you’re not supposed to.
  2. Game Informer
    Oct 16, 2017
    88
    The Fractured but Whole is a welcome sequel, maintaining the standard of quality set by the previous game and, in a broader sense, all of Parker and Stone’s work. Every aspect is overloaded with both smart and immature jokes, the combat is an improvement, the game is bigger and longer, and the sneaky moments of sincerity make you recall the charm of childhood in surprising ways – just like the show.
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Nov 21, 2017
    85
    UbiSoft managed to bring the same authentic South Park humor and atmosphere as Obsidian did with the previous game.
  4. PCGamesN
    Oct 16, 2017
    80
    TV show stalwarts should breathe easily and those on the fence about the game’s penchant for outrageous humour to definitely give it a go for the sake of its fantastic gameplay. However, if South Park has never been to your taste, The Fractured But Whole makes no attempt to change that.
  5. Games.cz
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    Typical sick humor, clever satire, and underneath all the great RPG with great combat design – this is the new South Park game. Not very good logic puzzles are the only unsuccessful thing in this great game.
  6. RPGamer
    Oct 30, 2017
    80
    While South Park: The Fractured But Whole improves on Stick of Truth in a lot of ways, the whole experience feels somehow less grand. Although the game is slightly longer, probably lasting most players 20-30 hours, it doesn't push the boundaries nearly as far as Stick of Truth, and the poor pacing towards the end of the game definitely detracts from the overall experience. That said, there are a huge number of highly memorable moments peppered throughout the game, and it's an experience South Park fans won't want to miss.
  7. Gameplanet
    Oct 26, 2017
    50
    The Fractured But Whole is more of the same. It's occasionally hilarious, but often misses. Not even an updated combat system and interesting new skills can disguise that fact that it is just The Stick of Truth in a different and less-interesting costume.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 91
  3. Negative: 24 out of 91
  1. Subjectdelta64
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Just finished the game today and I loved every second of it. These people posting reviews 6 hours into the game miss one of the biggest pointJust finished the game today and I loved every second of it. These people posting reviews 6 hours into the game miss one of the biggest point to be made - it starts off slow but the customization and amount of things you can do increases exponentially as the game progresses (summons, augments, characters can combo ultimates to make new ultimates, you can combine all classes and swap abilities in and out each fight etc.) I saw someone say the mechanics were weak but I think people are missing out on the fact that it's a tactics game first and an rpg second, that being said it still offers plenty of rpg content and customization that isn't just gear based you just need to unlock it. A lot of fine details in the environments for fans of the show, touching moments, a well written story (although intentionally silly cause South Park), and overall is the funniest f***ing game I've ever played.

    The combat follows a MegaMan BattleNetwork style which I absolutely loved being such a huge fan of those titles, the character interactions are great and each combination of playable heroes has their own banter during the fights.

    The side-quests kicked it up a notch from Stick of Truth aswell - often continuing on during your play-though of the main story with really brilliant payoffs.

    If you are an impatient little baby wanting extreme action and the funniest jokes you've ever heard in your life within the first 15 minutes then yeah, you will be disappointed.
    I have yet to experience a single bug my entire playtime as well so I do not know where this is coming from either.

    I felt I needed to defend this game cause even though there is Ubisoft cancer all over it, there is a brilliantly designed, well crafted game with a lot of heart put into it from South Park Studios.

    The Uplay is optional, doesn't help gameplay in the longrun, and you get an assassin's creed outfit? Why would anyone be upset missing out on this, I run around the game with a bra on my head and it's great, who cares? it's south park.

    I love this game, it's better than stick of truth by a long shot but even on the hardest difficulty it's very easy to cheese the combat if you are attentive enough.

    Please trust my review I have been a long time south park fan and gamer and I'd like to think I was a rather credible source on the matter. If you like south park and tactics games get this immediately.    … Expand
  2. Targaryen006
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    Story 5/5
    -Main story 5/5
    -Side Quests 4/5 -Story Direction 4/5 -side characters 5/5 Gameplay -Controls(controller) 3/3 -Combat 4/5    Story 5/5
    -Main story 5/5
    -Side Quests 4/5
    -Story Direction 4/5
    -side characters 5/5
    Gameplay
    -Controls(controller) 3/3
    -Combat 4/5
    -open world 3/5
    -general gameplay 4/5
    -optimization 4/5
    on my record : 27h    … Expand
  4. primetimerob
    Oct 20, 2017
    8
    People seem to love or hate this game. While it isn't as innovative as SoT, I still find it to be a fun game worth the price. I really lovePeople seem to love or hate this game. While it isn't as innovative as SoT, I still find it to be a fun game worth the price. I really love the combat system, and I've had a good time trying out different character combos.

    The joy of randomly exploring South Park is still alive in this game, and there are new areas to explore, although the map is similar to the SoT.

    The main downside is the puzzle system, with slow tedious animations that get old fast.    … Expand
  5. ComandanteCobra
    Mar 22, 2018
    7
    It is a fun game about South Park Gang playing superheroes, it feels more like a light tactical rpg than a classic rpg. However It is worseIt is a fun game about South Park Gang playing superheroes, it feels more like a light tactical rpg than a classic rpg. However It is worse that Stick of Truth: Less combat, all the "new kid" classes are very similar in gameplay, few boss fights, less epic story, npc mission aren't uber funny like in the previous game, a good number of achievements needs to visit the same location over and over again, you need to play the first game to understand part of the plot and jokes, and it has some repetition to fill about 20 hours of gaming to complete all side missions.
    I would like to see more tie-in game made with such good results like Stick-of-Thruth or Fractured- but-Whole. Game-pad is useful, especially in mini-games.    … Expand
  6. marijn2112
    May 23, 2021
    6
    Less enjoyable theme
    Buggy and DRM
    Slightly worse combat
    Simply did not find the story worth the downgrade of the previous game
  7. downliner
    Oct 18, 2017
    4
    Normally when you make the sequel to something you try to make it better somehow than the first but considering how long this has been inNormally when you make the sequel to something you try to make it better somehow than the first but considering how long this has been in development and not to mention the Oculus Sniff (the add on you were supposed to get with this game) not even being released the whole South Park show has become a politically correct pile of **** I suspect the £50 price tag is once again the gamer paying for Ubisofts mistakes. Wait for a sale for this one because its just not that good. Certainly not £50 good.

    And to cap it off Day 1 DLC, Quests locked behind paywalls and Microtransactions in a single player game! This is what happens when you give publishers an inch.    … Expand
  8. hrenpenkin
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    It's kind of fun game with interesting new mechanics, rich battle mechanics, addictive exploring in the open world, but one thing at the mainIt's kind of fun game with interesting new mechanics, rich battle mechanics, addictive exploring in the open world, but one thing at the main plot just ruin everything for me. I don't want to write down the spoilers, but in my opinion, scriptwriters completely crossed the line with a stupid brutality in one of the main quest. It's completely unacceptable, you can tell me 'Oh it's the South Park', but no. My score is zero, you should be ashamed of yourself.… Expand

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