You’ll visit familiar locales like Tom’s Rhinoplasty and the Photo Dojo, as well as Unplanned Parenthood and, of course, South Park Elementary. Like “The Stick of Truth,” “The Fractured But Whole” lets you explore the entire town of South Park. That said, they do add another dimension to the gameplay that helps add a sense of depth that was missing from “The Stick of Truth.”ĭNA upgrades provide you with additional boosts to your power, though you’ll have to balance the disadvantages they have to your character with their advantages. I found the first few artifacts a bit lacking, especially when I purchased a far more powerful one at a nearby shop. The Human Kite and the alternate universe Human Kite.Īrtifacts also impact your party’s might score, which you use to determine if enemies or missions are too advanced for your current ranking.
If you want to get the full story behind “The Fractured But Whole,” you’re going to have to watch “South Park’s” fourth episode of the season titled “Franchise Prequel.” The episode follows the boys Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as they play superheros as part of Cartman’s Coon and Friends team, from the show’s popular Coon and Friends story arc. There are still some minor flaws that carried over from the first game, namely how easy it is, but “The Fractured But Whole” easily overcomes them, making it a must-play for fans of the series. The writing is some of the best you’ll find in a game, and it improves on “The Stick of Truth’s” combat and mechanics enough to make it well worth picking up.
Taking on everything from the superhero movie genre and identity culture to the Catholic Church and common video game tropes, “The Fractured But Whole,” hits all the right notes from the show’s best episodes. Now, three years later, the team at Ubisoft and South Park Studios are back with “South Park: The Fractured But Whole.” And after 2014’s “The Stick of Truth,” the minds behind the show proved they could push just as many limits when it came to the world of video games. ‘The Fractured But Whole’ is a fantastic follow-up to ‘The Stick of Truth.’ Just make sure your stomach is strong enough to handle it.įor the past 20 years, “South Park” has not so much been pushing the boundaries of good taste and storytelling, as much as obliterating them.