South Park: The Fractured But Whole Reviews
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is an excellent RPG with a South Park skin. If you love the crass fourth graders and their adventures as much as I do, then chances are you're going to have a great time. If you're more of a tangential fan, you'll probably still find a lot to love. But if South Park isn't your bag of tea, then the gameplay alone may not make this one worth your time.
Minor technical issues aside, the stellar combat, engaging narrative, and quirky humour make this 30 hour romp through the quiet mountain town of South Park, Colorado, worth checking out. Particularly if the TV show's brand of humour gels with you. It's a marked improvement over South Park: The Stick of Truth in almost every way. [OpenCritic note: Rishi Alwani separately reviewed the XB1 (9) and Switch (8) versions. The scores have been averaged.]
The best thing about South Park: The Fractured but Whole is how it has transformed the humor and feeling of the show to a video game. beside that, the game has a great story and it's gameplay remains satisfying throughout the whole game.
Review in Persian | Read full review
South Park: The Fractured but Whole is a well designed game with a bunch of new additions and a new combat system that will make every South Park fan love every minute of it. If you enjoyed The Stick of Truth, don't miss out The Fractured but Whole.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a video game sequel done right, it doesn't change much but changes enough that it impressed me even more than the first game.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole feels just like an animated feature from the TV series with the same lewd jokes, satirical social commentary along with an improved combat and exploration system. [OpenCritic note: Khurram Imtiaz separately reviewed the PS4 (9) and Switch (8) versions. Their scores have been averaged.]
I thoroughly enjoyed my twenty-hour adventure through South Park: The Fractured but Whole, with the game offering plenty of the things I loved about The Stick of Truth but also evolving upon the formula with its new premise and its surprisingly deep combat mechanics. Don’t get me wrong, you’re not going to be partaking in some epic in-depth RPG action with complicated systems in place, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that the game actually had more than enough unique ideas of its own and never just relied upon the brand to do the hard work. There are so many zany and outright disturbing things I could talk about in this review, but the absurdity of South Park: The Fractured but Whole is best appreciated when witnessed yourself. It really is something special and those who love the show (or have a very juvenile sense of humour) will have a smile on their face from the start up until the very end. There are a few flaws in place, both technical and from a gameplay perspective, but in all South Park: The Fractured but Whole offers an entertaining adventure that’ll keep both fans of the show and gamers alike enthralled until the end credits. Just stay away if you’re easily offended…
The strength of the story and lengthy cutscenes will blur the boundaries of game and film/TV episode, while uncontrollable bouts of laughter will, if you stop for a moment, remind you of how bad a human being you are for laughing at such dirty jokes… but I loved it.
Imagine taking the best episode of South Park at plot level and living it in person first, the result will be Difficult Clashes! The title takes what good has its predecessor and improves it, leaving at the same time some technical mistakes that the Stick of Truth suffered as falling into framed at very busy moments of action. The story is compelling and never discounted, the more it goes on and the more it becomes bizarre and unlikely, in pure harmony with the series in short! Sometimes it also gives emotions like moments when we realize how problematic the family situation of our character, accompanied by a few really well-known piano notes. Unfortunately, the game is not free from defects. Speaking of music, it can be noted that in some explorative sections within some buildings it will be totally absent and will feel the weight of this lack; above all it is a shame since the soundtrack really deserves, epic when it serves and carefree in the most spontaneous moments; Another noteworthy defect is the design of the interiors because it soon becomes clear that every home is perfectly identical to the other in the interior (except for very few variations) and it is a shame as it conveys a certain sense of monotony. The title is definitely worthy of note thanks to its humor and its longevity at a time like this where the most important names of the GDR genre start to lose blows (someone said Final Fantasy XV?), You really feel the need to Lightweight titles such as this can entertain by requiring the player a certain strategic intelligence but without simultaneously tapping him with hours of farming and crafting and united mechanics. Che il peto sia con voi!
Review in Italian | Read full review
South Park: the Fractured but Whole is a great sequel for Stick of Truth. There are significant improvements to the gameplay and the combat mechanics but the jokes are way less funny than the first game.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
if like me you’re a fan of the South Park TV series, then you’re going to love South Park: The Fractured But Whole
If you're a fan of the South Park series, you're going to love this. It's packed full of references and Easter eggs from the show's 20+ seasons and many of the smaller references will be more meaningful to those fans. It's easy to see that Ubisoft and South Park Studio's made this game 'For the Fans' and they nailed it.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a brilliant game that fans if the TV show will definitely enjoy. It has everything that makes the TV show so enjoyable. As a game, it could do with being a little more difficult with a larger map, but those minor complaints are outweighed by almost every other aspect of the game. The Fractured But Whole is a prime example of how a TV show can be effectively turned into a video game. There have been many attempts at South Park games over the years and this one is definitely one of the best. If you played the first or are a big fan of the show, you need to pick this game up.
If you love South Park you'll relish South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole successfully continues the story of The Stick of Truth and is more than a good stepping stone for the epic conclusion. That's of course presuming that Ubisoft won't stretch the franchise too thin.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
It’s not perfect, and anyone expecting a colossal leap from the original might feel a little underwhelmed, but on its own merits, this is the sort of daring, bravura craftsmanship the industry could use more of at this time of the year.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is an amazing new addition to the series that expands and improves over the previous segment. The new fart mechanisms take both exploration and battles to a new level, balancing the two elements with a renewed feeling and saving the game from falling into the trap of repetition. The game provides a compelling story with surprising twists and turns to find out more about South Park and your mysterious past. The series fans will enjoy their time as they pick up all the signs and hints of previous episodes.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
But Whole lands on Nintendo Switch retaining all the visual fidelity with the TV series, as does with its unique humor (now with the original voiceover from the animation). A great port that only suffers in one aspect: loading times are longer and a little bit often than in other versions. We also miss that this version doesn't include all the DLC.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
South Park: The Fractured But Whole offers a more simple RPG experience compared with its predecessor, but it still keeps its wonderful humor and the funny characters that are essential in this adventure. Great for the all time fans and the newcomers.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is an amazing game also on Nintendo Switch, despite the long loading times, and some problems in the docked mode (a bit of aliasing and fonts a little bit too small for comfort). A wonderful experience for all the South Park fans, but only if you don't have the chance to play it elsewhere.
Review in Italian | Read full review