South Park: The Fractured But Whole

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  2. Mixed: 115 out of 407
  3. Negative: 68 out of 407
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  1. edxtan
    Jul 7, 2023
    6
    South Park: The Fractured But Whole brings a new theme and combat system, but the jokes are tamer and the exploration is slower and less rewarding.
  2. asdgasgea
    May 20, 2023
    10
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  3. NNCen
    Apr 3, 2023
    3
    Absolute dog sh!t for price of 60$ base game, 80 for gold edition. Total waste of money and your time. I was never that bored as playing this game. Story is very long and plot is nothing compared to stick of truth. Don't buy this, maby for 5$ base game.
  4. Targaryen006
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    Story 5/5
    -Main story 5/5
    -Side Quests 4/5
    -Story Direction 4/5
    -side characters 5/5
    Gameplay
    -Controls(controller) 3/3
    -Combat 4/5
    -open world 3/5
    -general gameplay 4/5
    -optimization 4/5
    on my record : 27h
  5. JustSingleGamer
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
    Great sense of humor combined with great turn based combat system. If you like South Park, you should play this game. This game's theme is superheroes which I love. But story of this game is worse than first game I think.
  6. Kashmoney
    Jan 25, 2023
    7
    Intro: I have to shorten this because I already wrote a long review and for some reason, It does not want to be sent in so I'm going to be really brief.

    Good: The game does a good job with the character customization and ally usage. The game's combat is also pretty good, using a board like movement style to move characters around and use different abilities. The music in this game is    Intro: I have to shorten this because I already wrote a long review and for some reason, It does not want to be sent in so I'm going to be really brief.

    Good: The game does a good job with the character customization and ally usage. The game's combat is also pretty good, using a board like movement style to move characters around and use different abilities. The music in this game is also pretty solid,

    The Meh: The game is a hit or miss with the jokes. It's not an unfunny game, but it's just not always funny. The DLC is also okay, nothing too impressive.

    The Bad: The game story is just not very solid. Some parts of it are good, while parts like the ending were just unappealing and not really good.

    Overall: Not a bad game to play and get on sale.    … Expand
  7. jpaulmosaurietX
    Nov 15, 2022
    9
    -Buenas Cosa
    este juego de South Park representa toda la serie con la essencia original chiste de humor de negro y mas
    -Mala Cosas
    Compran dlc es por dema lo siento innecesario
  8. basic123
    Oct 26, 2022
    9
    Not as bad as many user reviews would suggest. I liked this game just as much as The Stick of Truth.
  9. coso132
    Oct 16, 2022
    7
    While this is still a very nice and fun experience, this simply feels a bit bland compared to the first game.
  10. mennybolt
    Oct 15, 2022
    1
    Just really bad and boring game. I even thought about using this game as sleeping pill... I might be onto something...
  11. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  12. CoolBR
    Jul 8, 2022
    6
    Unfortunately, I didn't play the first one (the game that everybody says is way better).

    But in my experience, The Fractured but Whole is a fun game. The gameplay is fun, it is simple but it demands some strategy for certain types of enemies, like using the right character or positioning your character right. IMO, it is 7.5/10 The story is ok, it has many references to South Park, if    Unfortunately, I didn't play the first one (the game that everybody says is way better).

    But in my experience, The Fractured but Whole is a fun game. The gameplay is fun, it is simple but it demands some strategy for certain types of enemies, like using the right character or positioning your character right. IMO, it is 7.5/10

    The story is ok, it has many references to South Park, if you didn't watch some episode of South Park, like me, it could be a little strange, since I am sure there are things I didn't understand because of that. But the main plot is ok 7/10 with many superhero references and funny lines and references throughout the game but is pretty much a forgettable plot.

    The open world and exploration are the worst part of this game. The houses are pretty much identical and the puzzles are boring and don't give the player useful rewards just cosmetics and collectibles that are useless. Spending hours solving boring puzzles and walking from point A to B to C and going back to A isn't funny at all, and gets boring quickly. So 3/10.    … Expand
  13. halseydota
    Jun 8, 2022
    3
    South Park: The Fractured But Whole is an open world turn-based RPG that serves as a sequel to everyone's favorite South Park video game (outside of South Park Rally for the PS1, of course) that adopts none of its strengths while amplifying all of its weaknesses and adding in a few more for good measure. There's one sin that I personally consider unpardonable in a turn-based game of thisSouth Park: The Fractured But Whole is an open world turn-based RPG that serves as a sequel to everyone's favorite South Park video game (outside of South Park Rally for the PS1, of course) that adopts none of its strengths while amplifying all of its weaknesses and adding in a few more for good measure. There's one sin that I personally consider unpardonable in a turn-based game of this type, and that's when every single battle goes more or less exactly the same way - you'll learn the exact one-to-one sequence of moves that will wipe out every formation of enemies with the least possible amount of hassle and you'll just repeat that over and over again with tiny enough variations that it doesn't matter.

    Funnily enough, it seems like the devs of Fractured But Whole actually figured out midway through the game that their battles were tedious in this particular way and tried to fix it by making every major battle a really obnoxious gimmick battle, which turns out to be a godawful way to try to solve this problem and turns a mildly unpleasant experience into an extremely unpleasant experience in no time flat. These two problems combined, as you might expect, aren't particularly good when your game is 90% combat and the other 10% is wandering around the map doing caveman-tier simple environmental "puzzles", wasting time on the crafting menus, and, oh joy, taking selfies with people!

    Which leads me into the second major problem - the writing, which is an awful combination of factors that adds up to "what people who absolutely despise South Park think South Park is" - constant pee pee poo poo jokes that legitimately wouldn't be out of place on a netflix animated adult comedy, effortlessly lazy low hanging fruit topical humor and your unfunny drunk uncle who thinks he's the funniest guy in the world trying and failing to take the piss out of a bunch of headlines and political issues that were already played out half a decade before this game released.

    Oh, and an extra dash of "hello fellow kids" with the Instagram culture and selfie culture nonsense which was so obviously written by a focus group of 62 year old white dudes in stuffy suits that it actually physically hurts.    … Expand
  14. rocky6rocky
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    I recently played the game and it was the first game since a year that I really didn't want to break up playing at any time. Yeah some customization items are Ubisoft-Club exclusive but who cares? It's still one of the most well-made and working(!) games I've played yet.
  15. MetalRobot69
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    Unfortunately, I didn't play the first one (the game that everybody says is way better).

    But in my experience, The Fractured but Whole is a fun game. The gameplay is fun, it is simple but it demands some strategy for certain types of enemies, like using the right character or positioning your character right. IMO, it is 7.5/10 The story is ok, it has many references to South Park, if    Unfortunately, I didn't play the first one (the game that everybody says is way better).

    But in my experience, The Fractured but Whole is a fun game. The gameplay is fun, it is simple but it demands some strategy for certain types of enemies, like using the right character or positioning your character right. IMO, it is 7.5/10

    The story is ok, it has many references to South Park, if you didn't watch some episode of South Park, like me, it could be a little strange, since I am sure there are things I didn't understand because of that. But the main plot is ok 7/10 with many superhero references and funny lines and references throughout the game but is pretty much a forgettable plot.

    The open world and exploration are the worst part of this game. The houses are pretty much identical and the puzzles are boring and don't give the player useful rewards just cosmetics and collectibles that are useless. Spending hours solving boring puzzles and walking from point A to B to C and going back to A isn't funny at all, and gets boring quickly. So 3/10.    … Expand
  16. Toffeltrasa
    Jan 15, 2022
    9
    Very good game. The humour, the environments, the gameplay, it's all very good. If we get another south park game at some point, I hope we won't have to use UPlay,
  17. Kunray
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    They have put a lot of love and farts in this game, which makes it all the more likeable.
    As stated above, the soundtrack is incredible and true to its form.
  18. defenz
    Aug 9, 2021
    8
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  19. Agrecolico
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    O Jogo é muito,A Comédia é boa,A mecânica dê RPG Também é muito boa,Jogo fiel a série,Randy Uma comédia de sempre.
    Os Policiais Também, Ri muito dá Classi.


    O jogo é 10/10 Vale Muito a compra
  20. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
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  21. marijn2112
    May 23, 2021
    6
    Less enjoyable theme
    Buggy and DRM
    Slightly worse combat
    Simply did not find the story worth the downgrade of the previous game
  22. SpiderSucc
    May 7, 2021
    9
    i love southpark and this is a pretty good game(yes there are story stuff locked behind pay walls but its expansions) i don't love ubisoft and some of their games are average but I like this one that's it
  23. DeathKillerNOR
    Feb 17, 2021
    8
    {Personal Experience: Personal Experience}
    9/10
    {GamePlay: World/Level Design, Game Mechanic Aspects, Item/NPC Variety, Quests/Missions/Objectives, Co-Op/Multiplayer Aspects, The Characters, Controls} 7.9/10 {Narrative: Dialogue, Cutscenes} 10/10 {Visuals: Graphics, Motion Capture/Voice-Sync} 10/10 {Technical: Bugs, Performance} 9/10 {Story: The Story} 10/10    {Personal Experience: Personal Experience}
    9/10

    {GamePlay: World/Level Design, Game Mechanic Aspects, Item/NPC Variety, Quests/Missions/Objectives, Co-Op/Multiplayer Aspects, The Characters, Controls}
    7.9/10

    {Narrative: Dialogue, Cutscenes}
    10/10

    {Visuals: Graphics, Motion Capture/Voice-Sync}
    10/10

    {Technical: Bugs, Performance}
    9/10

    {Story: The Story}
    10/10

    {Replayability: Replayability (Alternate Endings, Secrets, Multiplayer, etc)}
    ☑ 10/10 - Good.
    ☐ 5/10 - Bad.

    [STARTING PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
    I decided to play this game right after I finished the first one, South Park: The Stick of Truth.
    And I was not disappointed. It acts similar to the first game but has a few differences. It's still an RPG, but you will now have abilities that are given to you on cards. And you will get special fart abilities that you can use in free roam as well as combat. Oh, and it got time travel.]

    [MAIN REVIEW NOTES:
    The Level Design even the world design portrays the show perfectly and it feels like you at South Park the small town, same as the last game, only this depicts the town as in the later seasons of south park.
    The game mechanics(RPG) in this game fits well with the game.
    There is a large variety of items in this game, You got cosmetics, but in this game, you will have artifacts too. You can get these artifacts by loot or craft them, then you will have the ability on some of the artifacts to upgrade them to a better level. But I could not upgrade most of the artifacts during my PlayThrough.
    The Objectives fit the game perfectly and are more or less the same as the first game.
    There isn’t really a multiplayer or Co-Op mode in this game. Only the singleplayer, with a well-made story.
    The Characters are who you are used to seeing if you are familiar with the TV series, with the exception of your character. There isn't really any need for Character Development as the characters are well known if you know the TV series itself.
    The controls are a little harder to get used to in this game, but with a short learning curve, it’s pretty straightforward.

    The Dialogue really fits this game perfectly, I'm convinced the script for this game is the same team that wrote for the TV Series.
    The cutscenes definitely make this feel like a south park episode.

    The graphics are perfect and look exactly like if it was a South Park Episode.
    I don't think it uses motion capture for obvious reasons, but the voice-sync is perfect as well.

    I encountered no bugs but did encounter a few performance issues during my PlayThrough of this game.

    The Story is great, and it really feels like you're watching a South Park episode at times. It’s well made and does the game justice in many big ways.

    The replayability is good, as there is a lot to do in this game. From collections to side quests,.so the replayability is there. But It’s a set story tho.]

    "8/10 – Great.
    These games leave me with something to remember them by, ideas for single-player or multiplayer, clever characters and writing,
    noteworthy graphics and sound, or some combination thereof.
    I recommend getting this game." ~DeathKillerNOR~ ⚠️ IN MY OPINION ⚠️    … Expand
  24. Kapitanpagon
    Dec 16, 2020
    9
    Немного хуже первой части и где-то излишне затянута, но все еще очень хорошая игра.
  25. Lizarino
    Oct 23, 2020
    9
    I adore this game, one of my favourite single player games

    + Great graphics, looks like the show but more detailed, runs at a high FPS + Really good special effects on abilities + Good voice acting like the show, frequent lines from characters, I didn't find them too repetitive + Controls are good on keyboard and mouse + Options to skip / make things like quick time events easier +    I adore this game, one of my favourite single player games

    + Great graphics, looks like the show but more detailed, runs at a high FPS
    + Really good special effects on abilities
    + Good voice acting like the show, frequent lines from characters, I didn't find them too repetitive
    + Controls are good on keyboard and mouse
    + Options to skip / make things like quick time events easier
    + Lots of customization of abilities and cosmetics
    + Good length, took me about 25+ hours to finish the base game
    + Plenty of references to episodes and humour
    + Lots of collectables

    - Ran into one bug every now and then where combat would freeze up and I'd have to load a checkpoint
    - Sometimes using your mouse in UI can be weird

    I find this game isn't better than Stick of Truth, just different. I do prefer this though.
    I'm just sad that if they make another South Park game, it will not be on Steam because Ubisoft hate their consumers >.>    … Expand
  26. Snodog
    Aug 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. South Park: The Fractured but Whole is a good sequel to The Stick of Truth. Not great, just good. I enjoyed the combat, the ability to switch out powers and mix and match classes and companions giving you a lot of variety. You unlock more powerful... well the mobile site of metacritic wont scroll down anymore so I cant see what I'm typing. Maybe I'll finish this review when they fix thier site.… Expand
  27. Tomicsavo
    May 28, 2020
    7
    Although Stick of truth was a better game by miles, you could get used to it and enjoy this one too.. Longer and more meaningful game. Unfortunately, the porting is pretty bad, there is a lot of loading screens in the game as well. The combat system is far worse than it was in the Stick of Truth.
  28. Shimmeywill
    Mar 10, 2020
    9
    Greatly improved character customization over the original and solid writing/story elevate this otherwise average rpg experience.
  29. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 10, 2020
    6
    its ok i guess the story is not that interesting and gameplay is fun but gets boring in a while
  30. RazorSamurai
    Feb 1, 2020
    4
    worse than first chapter. uninteresting, gameplay is boring, finding stuff on map is boring everything is boring. only humor can be sometimes funny and laughable. just watch on youtube cinematic compilation without gameplay and you are ok
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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Games.cz
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    Typical sick humor, clever satire, and underneath all the great RPG with great combat design – this is the new South Park game. Not very good logic puzzles are the only unsuccessful thing in this great game.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 30, 2017
    78
    The story about missing cats and drug dealers comes short in terms of both magnitude and humor when compared to The Stick of Truth. Even the jokes are very hit-and-miss, often suffering from short setups and predictable payoffs. [Issue#225, p.48]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 1, 2017
    80
    Full of funny moments and some great new mechanics but doesn't quite feel like it lives up to its own potential. [Issue#268, p.56]
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