IDG / Hayden DingmanĪnd on top of that, South Park: The Fractured But Whole is better about changing it up for certain battles. Classes are drip-fed for the first half of the game, so you’re always gaining new powers and coming up with new strategies. Fractured But Whole features ten different classes, all based on existing superheroes and villains-the “Speedster” for The Flash, “Plantmancer” for Poison Ivy, and so on. You’d get an idea of the best moves for any situation, then do those moves until the end of the game. I also criticized Stick of Truth for allowing me to fall into patterns. There’s an XCOM-lite feel to proceedings that’s incredibly satisfying.
Combat now plays out on a grid, and positioning is vital-some attacks might affect only the square directly in front of you, while another might devastate half the enemy army.
Where Stick of Truth played out like a traditional JRPG, with characters arrayed on each side of the screen trading blows, Fractured But Whole is a bit more tactical. IDG / Hayden Dingmanīut the combat itself is better than ever. There aren’t many turn-based superhero RPGs out there. I don’t think it’s quite as successful at marrying its meta-satire with its game elements- Stick of Truth was a send-up of fantasy RPGs, and Fractured But Whole doesn’t work on that level. South Park: Fractured But Whole improves on that foundation, for the most part. “Now you fight the penis mouse! Now you meet Al Gore! Collect Chinpokomon!” It was fan service sans context. One of my biggest complaints with Stick of Truth was that at times it felt like just a parade of disconnected sight gags. IDG / Hayden Dingmanįractured But Whole is admittedly better about telling a story around its references, though. Member Berries, PC Principal-all the most notable gags from the last few seasons make an appearance. Swearing aside, much of Fractured But Whole is taken straight from the show. This is South Park unbound by FCC regulations or time constraints, which mostly means an abundance of uncensored swearing. If you think South Park’s humor is boring and trite, or (gasp!) offensive? Fractured But Whole won’t sway you. That paragraph should really tell you all you need to know about whether you’ll enjoy this game’s humor, I think-provided 20 years of South Park weren’t already enough. Both are used pretty interchangeably, as you join Cartman’s “Coon and Friends” superhero franchise, develop a tragic backstory (you walked in on your dad having sex with your mom), and use your infamous fart-based powers to fight crime in South Park.
The ever-silent New Kid soon gets a new name though: Buttlord.
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