South Park: The Fractured But Whole for Windows

Sequel to the award-winning South Park game

South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a premium role-playing game from developer Ubisoft San Francisco. It is the highly anticipated sequel to the first South Park: The Stick of Truth. Players will don the superhero masks of crime fighters and take on some of the city’s most notorious criminal villains.

Much like the original South Park: The Stick of Truth game, the new South Park: The Fractured But Whole game retains the same art style that closely mirrors the TV show and features even more humorous situations and conversational quips that made its predecessor popular with fans.

Does it surpass The Stick Of Truth?

Many people will argue that the South Park: The Fractured But Whole game surpasses the Stick of Truth, but the fact is that both games are equally good, equally fun, and equally exciting. The only difference is that when the first was released, people legitimately said they had never played a game like this before—but they cannot say the same for the sequel. Is that a flaw? No, it is not, but it is certainly something that the first has and the second doesn’t.

The game is a really good RPG game. The side quests are bags of fun, and the non-stop gags, jokes, and references are simply hilarious. Even if only one out of ten jokes hits home, you will still be laughing every ten minutes. They have squeezed a lot of content from their show into the game, and as you can see by the trailer, they have also referenced a great deal of content from the Marvel and DC movies and production companies. 

Is it just for South Park fans?

You do not have to be a South Park fan to love South Park: The Fractured But Whole, to understand it, or to play it. The jokes stand on their own and each reference is as applicable to fans as it is to people who have never heard of South Park. For example, non-South Park fans will understand references to comic book movies and how they are produced. 

The only benefit that South Park fans enjoy over non-fans (besides the novelty) is that they will get the jokes faster. Another example is a person who has never heard of South Park may not know who PC Principal is, but once he has told his first gag or done his first funny thing, any player will understand it and get it. The graphics are very sophisticated, despite the fact it is a 2D side-scrolling game, and much of the scenery and environment is either destructible or partially destroyable.

The game has an 18+ rating because, despite the fact that it is clearly a cartoon, there is still plenty of sex, violence, and bad language. This is not a game for kids, and most kids won’t understand the adult themes and references either. The production values are far higher than what hardcore gamers have come to expect, both with the game and during the cut scenes. 

Just as fun as the first

After the Stick of Truth, people were crying out for more, and that is exactly what Matt, Trey, and Obsidian gave them. The game is just as funny, well-made, and exciting as the first. The storyline is probably the best of any game in recent years, even if it is not the most sophisticated. They have genuinely put the entertainment value back into gaming because you will be entertained throughout.