South Park: The Fractured But Whole Reviews
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 The Fractured But Whole is your first South Park game, you’re in for a treat. If it isn’t, you’re still in for a treat. Just don’t expect it to surprise you as much as the last one did.
The Stick of Truth managed to salvage my love of the series. Now, 3 years later, I feel that South Park: The Fractured but Whole has sought to destroy the bridges its predecessor rebuilt. The funny moments are sporadic, lost amongst a series of tired gags and namechecks, but the gameplay goes someway to saving the overall experience.
South Park:The Fractured But Whole is a fun experience for newcomers and fans of the TV series. While the combat can get repetitive, the story is told in true South Park fashion. If you enjoy South Park's humour, you should get this game, if you don't really like South Park, then you should wait until this game is on sale, and then still get it.
Overall South Park: The Fractured but Whole gets a 9/10, the humour is great for those who meld well with its style or if you’re a fan of the series. The gameplay has improved greatly from the first game with more strategic thinking being required for later parts of the game. The dungeon maps are longer with more puzzles, if a bit fewer in numbers in comparison to the first game.
Like its predecessor, "South Park: The Fractured But Whole" proves that games based on popular entertainment properties don't have to be soulless cash grabs. It doesn't quite have the new car smell of Stick of Truth and the humor can be crass and outright mean, so it won't be for everyone. Strong dedication to the source material, however, combined with the obvious love and care to do right by South Park fans make this a can't-miss game, whether you're a loyal viewer or an old fan who hasn't seen the show in a while.
Funny, smart, and all about the flatulence.
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
New systems and combat evolution make South Park: The Fractured but Whole an improvement from its already great predecessor.
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.
The cleverly titled South Park: The Fractured But Whole builds on the legacy of the first game, improving on many elements but also taking a few steps backwards.
When addressing some hot topics, you must have the intelligence. The pungent irony of South Park is exhilarating, able to entertain without falling into banality. The open world system is functional and incredibly enriches the entire game. Superheroes all over the world, join in the sound of fractures!
Review in Italian | Read full review
If The Stick Of Truth was an all-time classic episode of South Park, The Fractured But Whole is merely a very good one.
Despite the massive overhaul to the battle system and more subtle changes elsewhere, TFBW feels like a very safe sequel to The Stick of Truth. It’s still a great journey with characters that fans of the show know and love, but I am unsure why this game was delayed so much when it appears to have re-used a lot of the assets from previous.
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.
A good game, and a good RPG, but not as memorable as its predecessor.
Review in Russian | Read full review
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a solid sequel to The Stick of Truth. It does nothing special in particular but provides an entertaining plot lasting for about twelve hours.
Review in German | Read full review
South Park: The Fractured But Whole improves and does pretty much everything the former did well: it's funny as the animation, it has consistent and accessible mechanics that makes it a great experience for both franchise fans and those who just want a good strategy turn based game, showing that the Ubisoft San Francisco team is solid and managed to deliver a title that is not only a great South Park adaptation, but also an awesome game by itself. It's one of those 'more of the same' that we can not complain about.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review