I thoroughly enjoyed 2014’s South Park: The Stick of Truth. The upcoming follow-up. South Park: The Fractured But Whole, looks like a game I will be thoroughly enjoying upon release.
Ubisoft San Francisco and South Park Digital Studios, LLC have teamed up again to deliver this sequel. It’s the day after the events of The Stick of Truth, and the boys of South Park have traded in their fantasy garb for superhero outfits. After the dispute involving Cartman’s ideas for mimicking Marvel Studios’ Cinematic Universe plans, the heroes split apart Civil War-style and proceed to pummel each other.
Players once again assume the New Kid, aka Douche Bag, and adopt a superhero persona. The player chooses from a selection of superhero types like Brutalist and Speedster. After a hilarious “origin story” narrated by Cartman, Douche Bag begin on his new quest.
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Just like The Stick of Truth, playing The Fractured But Whole is like playing an interactive episode of South Park. Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, worked very closely with Ubisoft Paris on both games to make sure the show’s look and trademark crude humor remained true to the show. Looking at the gameplay demo, it’s obvious that all that work paid off. The result is absolutely awesome.
One of the knocks against the original game was its combat system. The game is a pure RPG that focuses on turn-based combat, similar to older JRPGs. Many people were turned off by this. For The Fractured But Whole, Ubisoft has implemented a grid-based battle area that allows players to move around in order to try to get behind enemies, flank them, or take cover. This gives the game a tactical element similar to older strategy games like Final Fantasy Tactics.
For those that missed out on the original game, Ubisoft has you covered. When you purchase South Park: The Fractured But Whole, you receive a copy of South Park: The Stick of Truth for your respective console. If you pre-order the game, you get access to the original immediately. I normally abhor pre-orders and would warn against the practice, but for those who missed out on the original, pre-ordering the game may be a good choice.
Everything about South Park: The Fractured But Whole looks just like the first game. I laughed my ass off with the original while I was playing it, and everything about the sequel tells me I will be doing the same with it. It releases on December 6th for Xbox one, PlayStation 4, and Windows 10.
