The Fractured but Whole leaves the fantasy-inspired setting of its predecessor behind and instead focuses on superhero archetypes for its narrative. Progress during this part of the game is relatively slow though, and it can take a few hours before you feel like you’ve properly started with the main quest. The opening portion of the game also takes you across nearly all of South Park and sees you running into a wide array of familiar characters, which is a great way of immersing you in the game world.
Ubisoft’s latest uses a lot of the actual assets from the TV show, making The Fractured but Whole look even more like the series than before. Who won’t be alienated are South Park fans. I could see South Park succeeding in a traditional adventure game as well, but that would probably alienate a lot of console gamers. Like that game, The Fractured but Whole is an RPG-like title – which works well with the emphasis on writing that a game like this requires. This is where the early games failed and The Stick of Truth succeeded. The key ingredient for any South Park production has to, of course, be the quality of the satirical writing behind it. The Stick of Truth defied expectations when it came out in 2014, for the simple reason that it was both an excellent videogame and a great representation of South Park.
South Park Rally was a Mario Kart clone, but even that relatively simple formula didn’t result in a game worth playing. They weren’t any good though, even by 1998/1999 standards, and the Nintendo 64 titles South Park and South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack are good examples of this. The South Park TV series have been with us for a long time now, and the first games based on the franchise were released even before we started reviewing videogames back in 2002. Does it live up to the standard set by The Stick of Truth?
After a few delays, South Park – The Fractured but Whole finally arrives just in time for the holiday season.
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