South Park: The Fractured But Whole

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  1. rxgamer
    Oct 18, 2017
    2
    Typical UbiCancer. Vote with your wallet people.

    $100 price tag for full game
    Day 1 DLC
    Pre-order bonus
    Mandatory Uplay account
    Multiple layers of DRM (Steam, Uplay, Denuvo)
    Microtransactions in a single player game
    Game breaking bugs at launch
    Story quests locked behind a paywall
    Exclusive Ubisoft club content
  2. Subjectdelta64
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Just finished the game today and I loved every second of it. These people posting reviews 6 hours into the game miss one of the biggest point to be made - it starts off slow but the customization and amount of things you can do increases exponentially as the game progresses (summons, augments, characters can combo ultimates to make new ultimates, you can combine all classes and swapJust finished the game today and I loved every second of it. These people posting reviews 6 hours into the game miss one of the biggest point to be made - it starts off slow but the customization and amount of things you can do increases exponentially as the game progresses (summons, augments, characters can combo ultimates to make new ultimates, you can combine all classes and swap abilities in and out each fight etc.) I saw someone say the mechanics were weak but I think people are missing out on the fact that it's a tactics game first and an rpg second, that being said it still offers plenty of rpg content and customization that isn't just gear based you just need to unlock it. A lot of fine details in the environments for fans of the show, touching moments, a well written story (although intentionally silly cause South Park), and overall is the funniest f***ing game I've ever played.

    The combat follows a MegaMan BattleNetwork style which I absolutely loved being such a huge fan of those titles, the character interactions are great and each combination of playable heroes has their own banter during the fights.

    The side-quests kicked it up a notch from Stick of Truth aswell - often continuing on during your play-though of the main story with really brilliant payoffs.

    If you are an impatient little baby wanting extreme action and the funniest jokes you've ever heard in your life within the first 15 minutes then yeah, you will be disappointed.
    I have yet to experience a single bug my entire playtime as well so I do not know where this is coming from either.

    I felt I needed to defend this game cause even though there is Ubisoft cancer all over it, there is a brilliantly designed, well crafted game with a lot of heart put into it from South Park Studios.

    The Uplay is optional, doesn't help gameplay in the longrun, and you get an assassin's creed outfit? Why would anyone be upset missing out on this, I run around the game with a bra on my head and it's great, who cares? it's south park.

    I love this game, it's better than stick of truth by a long shot but even on the hardest difficulty it's very easy to cheese the combat if you are attentive enough.

    Please trust my review I have been a long time south park fan and gamer and I'd like to think I was a rather credible source on the matter. If you like south park and tactics games get this immediately.    … Expand
  3. claven
    Oct 18, 2017
    7
    The game is alright, a bit samey if you played the first one, but since that one was good, this one is good as well. EXCEPT... the PC controls. Keyboard and mouse was kinda bad in the first game, but it's outright terrible in this one. If you don't have a gamepad, you're gonna have a bad time. The sad things is that Ubisoft actually released a pre-launch video about how this game is superThe game is alright, a bit samey if you played the first one, but since that one was good, this one is good as well. EXCEPT... the PC controls. Keyboard and mouse was kinda bad in the first game, but it's outright terrible in this one. If you don't have a gamepad, you're gonna have a bad time. The sad things is that Ubisoft actually released a pre-launch video about how this game is super optimized for PC and keyboard. It's a bold-faced crock of **** Shame on you, Ubisoft.… Expand
  4. RMDsilva
    Mar 31, 2019
    8
    Good, even if not exceedingly innovative, sequel.
    Combat is fun and challenging enough. Collectionism exists to a healthy degree. Story and South Park spirit is definitely amusing enough too.
  5. 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
  6. nermack
    Oct 22, 2017
    5
    I tried to like this game i did but it's very slow and boring and i normally love rpgs. The story is not very good the combat drags so badly since you have already done every ability by fight 20 so the next 300 are just long and the same crap over and over. After level 9 you no longer gain artifact slots so the difficulty of the game jumps as you can no longer get more powerful but theI tried to like this game i did but it's very slow and boring and i normally love rpgs. The story is not very good the combat drags so badly since you have already done every ability by fight 20 so the next 300 are just long and the same crap over and over. After level 9 you no longer gain artifact slots so the difficulty of the game jumps as you can no longer get more powerful but the npc's do making each fight a long drawn out slog fest. At the end of the day it's just not that fun and in games fun should be the first priority. Also all the comedy is just fart jokes, very little else. Add in forced uplay even with steam, denuvo which was cracked day 1 so it only hurts people who bought it and content that was removed for dlc..... I just can not recommend this game.… Expand
  7. EdMoy
    Oct 20, 2017
    5
    I wanted to love this game as much as the first. The first had clever jokes, even if they were based in absolute crass humor. This game seems to try too hard to force some of the jokes, so I kept finishing quests and finding myself going "hmmm... ok, I guess... let's see where this goes... and if it gets funny again." A few times it did and I found myself laughing out loud at someI wanted to love this game as much as the first. The first had clever jokes, even if they were based in absolute crass humor. This game seems to try too hard to force some of the jokes, so I kept finishing quests and finding myself going "hmmm... ok, I guess... let's see where this goes... and if it gets funny again." A few times it did and I found myself laughing out loud at some points. Others, I would just force myself through to the next story and quest in search of the laughs of the first game.

    Combat was not as good as I wanted, being granted powers (each have 3 moves and 1 finisher). Costumes are just that, costumes that are cosmetic only. No weapons, they're powers now so no weapons to buy, you purchase augments that boost your power rating.
    The ending was too fast and didn't have the epic build-up the first game had. No bang, it ended almost on a whimper.

    I found myself wandering around the map far more often than the first and the fast-travel spots were harder to reach making you travel further to get to spots. I didn't enjoy the economy as much as the first, you want to keep almost everything and sell nothing so I didn't like the progression of the economy. I didn't really care about searching vendors for new items, until crafting health items became a must. For some reason, I didn't enjoy the costumes as much as the SoT game, for some reason the majority of the costumes for this game are boring or plain and I found myself only wanting to wear 2 or 3 of them, the rest just didn't do it for me.

    This was the first time in a SP game that at a point in the story, I had to put the controller down and say to the screen, "no, I don't want to do that". They force you to do a thing that is absolutely completely opposite of what I would think of in a SP game, and they don't justify it, don't explain it. It's like the last part of the game is a fever dream that barely makes sense and each scene smash-cuts into the other with almost no rhyme or reason. I was scratching my head at why the story was evolving this way. So I was more confused than anything at the ending when the credits hit. No sense of accomplishment compared to the first.

    I want to like this game, but it made it very hard to do so. I'm going to play through again to see what I missed, but my first impression after 20 hours of play is "??!?", which means a 5/10 for me.

    Also, this game requires U-play DRM always online, or you can't play. **** that, I had my internet go out when I had time to play and was locked out of my $60 game for 3 hours because of U-play, even though I've set up my Steam for Offline if that happens. So **** U-play and always online DRM.    … Expand
  8. Mpbpl
    Apr 5, 2018
    8
    Really funny game, but not as good as the first one.
    Fracture But Whole is a great game that advances the story right after The Stick Of Truth and the game has the same pace as the last one. Constantly making jokes, improving the world from the last one making fun of the last fad out there: Super heroes. With so much DC Comics and Marvel, it's really easy to make fun and laugh of    Really funny game, but not as good as the first one.
    Fracture But Whole is a great game that advances the story right after The Stick Of Truth and the game has the same pace as the last one. Constantly making jokes, improving the world from the last one making fun of the last fad out there: Super heroes. With so much DC Comics and Marvel, it's really easy to make fun and laugh of everything and all the time.
    Combat is improved with an approach to a tactics style and makes combat feel fresh from the last one but still maintaining most of it's formula.
    The number of classes and ways to make your character different are staggering and there are so many ways to now to customize your party with different companions.
    The problem is actually that TSOT is really good making it so difficult to follow up; it's like TSOT had the best jokes the show ever had and TFBW has all the others that had to make way in that game.    … Expand
  9. tsmith18256
    Nov 9, 2017
    9
    This game is everything it was meant to be. A hilarious interactive South Park story with barebones gameplay to keep you mildly engaged. If you like South Park, play it for the jokes. If you don't like South Park, then you won't like this game.
  10. Bezilon
    Oct 21, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Content's great, though not as well crafted as the Stick of Truth was. To be honest it felt rather rushed.
    As far as the game goes, it's pretty basic nothing extra, felt alright. The ally actions felt like a wast of time and very gimmicky.
    Although the game has many game breaking bugs. Frozen victory screens, lost items rendering some objectives not completable. The game's controls are terribly and randomly mapped to keys. The mouse was absolutely disregarded during the game's development. All cursors in game have to be picked up by a secondary cursor. This is a very ugly and lazy way of dealing with not spending on PC friendly or PC specific controls or UI. There were many cases where as you enter a new screen no matter which direction key you are holding during the transition it will move the character the way it faces on the new screen until another button is pressed eg. exiting facing down, pressing left, character proceeds down.
    Asid from all of the the U-play connectivity is horrible. If you purchase anything in the game overlay you have to go pick up your newly acquired stuff from your toy box, when they could have been just easily unlocked from the UI where I found them in the first place, locked behind the U-play logo.
    Unfortunately the game does not live up to its asking price. You're probably better of watching the series or someone compiling a video of the cut-scenes. This game doesn't offer much satisfaction for being an interactive South Park episode...    … Expand
  11. Sinatra
    Oct 30, 2017
    4
    Reading through the critic reviews I wonder if we´ve been playing the same game... In comparison to the stick of truth this feels soulless. Yeah ok, the combat "mechanics" are a bit better and there are still moments that make you smile, but the game is just not fun to play. The story is sooo boring! Totally not worth the money! If you have not played South Park, buy the stick of truth,Reading through the critic reviews I wonder if we´ve been playing the same game... In comparison to the stick of truth this feels soulless. Yeah ok, the combat "mechanics" are a bit better and there are still moments that make you smile, but the game is just not fun to play. The story is sooo boring! Totally not worth the money! If you have not played South Park, buy the stick of truth, but this one I wouldn´t even recommend on sale.… Expand
  12. Runeblade48
    Oct 18, 2017
    7
    I am only about 6 hours in but I wanted to get something out there for people who are deciding if they do or do not want to buy this yet. For one the game is very glitchy. Luckily you can save at any time and reload and that fixes most issues. I will often find myself unable to move after climbing a ladder or walking in a certain area. I have had music not stop after a scene forcing me toI am only about 6 hours in but I wanted to get something out there for people who are deciding if they do or do not want to buy this yet. For one the game is very glitchy. Luckily you can save at any time and reload and that fixes most issues. I will often find myself unable to move after climbing a ladder or walking in a certain area. I have had music not stop after a scene forcing me to close the entire game. I had a cut-scene freeze and I had to reload.

    The leveling system leaves me wanting. I understand the whole idea that you want people to make costumes but making gear useless seems like a step back. It would be been better to just have a cosmetic override like some MMOs do so that gear could be a thing. I also miss the ability to level up and customize my powers like in stick of truth. In this game you unlock more classes as you go and you can just change class and mix and match your powers. Basically you just change your loadouts. While it gives versatility I don't feel like I am growing in power and by being able to switch classes whenever I want I feel the replay value won't be there.

    I have mixed feelings about the combat. My biggest issue is the balance. Battles seem to be either I am not even touched or I barely survive with multiple item use. The fact that they now make items use take a full turn vs a free action in the first game further disrupts the balance. They also incorporated a tactics like grid system for battles but your characters can only face east and west. So if your characters have moves that are in a line you cant go below or above and enemy and face them to use your skill. This often leads to having multiple people in a line or skipping turns outright because there is nowhere to stand to do a move. This could have been fixed with incorporating being able to face any direction but taking more damage from the rear, incorporating a blocking/dodge system and your block/dodge chance is 0 from behind, etc. I do like how your characters actually feel like they have powers vs just play fighting in the first one.

    It does seem like they just reused the same map from the first game and added/changed a few things. Some of it does feel a bit lazy. Maybe it was the developer change or maybe I expected too much from this game. Or maybe as I get deeper into the game the game itself will get deeper. Don't get my wrong I enjoy the game. I like the increased number of party members to choose from and playing with ones I didnt think I would use because I like other characters better in the show but in the game they are just too op (looking at you captain diabetes) that I can't not use them.

    My recommendation would be if you love South Park, love the Stick of Truth, don't care about saving money, and have been waiting over a year for this you can buy it now. Otherwise I would suggest giving it some time for patches to clean up the glitches. I also think it could go on sale around Black Friday.    … Expand
  13. Rrichard
    Oct 23, 2017
    3
    Better to watch Lets Plays on Youtube and skip all the boring combat. A substantial step down compared to the first game in terms of enjoyment. Even on sale I would not recommend this.
  14. RustyJames
    Oct 22, 2017
    4
    This game is pure disappointment with crazy price in addition. Good parts of the game are jokes and a lot of cultural references. Otherwise, story is pathetic and simple, seems unfinished; lots of Ubisoft "signature" bugs and crashes; weak sound design and music. Bad gameplay - around 50% of game time - just run from A to B, 30% - battles, 20% solving puzzles and cut scenes. Lack ofThis game is pure disappointment with crazy price in addition. Good parts of the game are jokes and a lot of cultural references. Otherwise, story is pathetic and simple, seems unfinished; lots of Ubisoft "signature" bugs and crashes; weak sound design and music. Bad gameplay - around 50% of game time - just run from A to B, 30% - battles, 20% solving puzzles and cut scenes. Lack of roleplay are key factor as well. Looks like, devs used time fart pause in 2014 and it gone wrong. 4/10… Expand
  15. NeedleBanger
    Dec 4, 2017
    4
    I FINALLY beat this game today, and i can safely say that the last 3-4 hours were a 100% waste of time and didn't need to be in the game whatsoever. This game has the worst plot out of any game I've ever played by far, it's RARELY funny, and the story literally seems like it was written by 6 year olds. The Stick Of Truth absolutely blows this game out of the water. The characterI FINALLY beat this game today, and i can safely say that the last 3-4 hours were a 100% waste of time and didn't need to be in the game whatsoever. This game has the worst plot out of any game I've ever played by far, it's RARELY funny, and the story literally seems like it was written by 6 year olds. The Stick Of Truth absolutely blows this game out of the water. The character customization at later levels in this game is pretty much the only cool thing you with experience in Fractured But Whole.… Expand
  16. TsukasaHiiragi
    Dec 4, 2017
    6
    I just finished the game literally minutes ago, so its the best time for me to write a review. Fractured But Whole basically is a good funny game, lots of typical low brow jokes you come to expect from the franchise but sadly, overall it just isn't as good as the stick of truth, don't get me wrong - if you enjoyed the stick of truth then you'll enjoy this as well, its just not as good.I just finished the game literally minutes ago, so its the best time for me to write a review. Fractured But Whole basically is a good funny game, lots of typical low brow jokes you come to expect from the franchise but sadly, overall it just isn't as good as the stick of truth, don't get me wrong - if you enjoyed the stick of truth then you'll enjoy this as well, its just not as good.

    I would have rated this 7/10 for unfortunately the game crashed multiple times, or got stuck in loops which forced me to restart the game on several occasions, especially during long boss fights this problem seems to be more common, this is something that needs to be addressed.

    Another one of my complaints was the ending....wasn't very good, in fact it was disappointing and without posting any spoilers, there was no epic end boss fight...no interesting ending to the story to make any sense of your character sheet choices, it essentially makes the character sheet itself - rather pointless.

    I would have liked to have seen the ending to have been far better, such as the south park guys flipping out and discovering you are a girl (if you picked that option), or your parents freaking out at a huge cheque in the mail if you raise your economic level to 1% or 0.01% - instead the ending just felt so, generic and meh.    … Expand
  17. downliner
    Oct 18, 2017
    4
    Normally when you make the sequel to something you try to make it better somehow than the first but considering how long this has been in development and not to mention the Oculus Sniff (the add on you were supposed to get with this game) not even being released the whole South Park show has become a politically correct pile of **** I suspect the £50 price tag is once again the gamerNormally when you make the sequel to something you try to make it better somehow than the first but considering how long this has been in development and not to mention the Oculus Sniff (the add on you were supposed to get with this game) not even being released the whole South Park show has become a politically correct pile of **** I suspect the £50 price tag is once again the gamer paying for Ubisofts mistakes. Wait for a sale for this one because its just not that good. Certainly not £50 good.

    And to cap it off Day 1 DLC, Quests locked behind paywalls and Microtransactions in a single player game! This is what happens when you give publishers an inch.    … Expand
  18. NachtkindFX
    Oct 18, 2017
    9
    If you like South Park, a must play! The game is as South Park fan a 10/10. If you don't like South Park, it's a 8/10 because beside the South Park theme will you find a very entertaining RPG.
  19. Bananplyte
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    Let me preface this by saying that South Park: The Fractured but Whole is a great title in an amazing fresh franchise.

    South Park has so many gags and references in it's repertoire that it's pretty unfair to it's competitors. That being said, there are some things dragging the game down. The ubisoft club system is pretty in your face from the get-go and there is something that the    Let me preface this by saying that South Park: The Fractured but Whole is a great title in an amazing fresh franchise.

    South Park has so many gags and references in it's repertoire that it's pretty unfair to it's competitors.

    That being said, there are some things dragging the game down. The ubisoft club system is pretty in your face from the get-go and there is something that the original stick of truth had that Fractured but whole simply doesn't. It's just not as free-roaming as the original that had the gall to let you play the game in pretty much any order you wanted, with side-quests up the wazoo.

    With that out of the way, Fractured But Whole completely revamps the combat system to the better. Much better. Combat is extremely enjoyable, and the allies too. Even though with it's savory price-tag, I can safely recommend the game if you have the money to spend.    … Expand
  20. ekolet
    Oct 18, 2017
    0
    Uplay + day one dlc= INSTANT refund. I am a huge fan of South Park and from what I've seen from first 15-20 minutes of the twitch gameplays, this game is very very good. But I would rather sexually assault my own brother then buying a game with multiple layers of DRMs. **** off Ubisoft.
  21. djvampyre
    Oct 18, 2017
    1
    Bought the game because I loved SOT. The combat system in this game just feels bad. Controls are clunky. Menus are clunky. None of the micromanagement really matters because the game is so braindead easy. You will beat it in less than 20 hours without even thinking. It wasn't very fun at all to play this. WATCHING the game being played it did have some funny parts. Maybe 50% of the jokesBought the game because I loved SOT. The combat system in this game just feels bad. Controls are clunky. Menus are clunky. None of the micromanagement really matters because the game is so braindead easy. You will beat it in less than 20 hours without even thinking. It wasn't very fun at all to play this. WATCHING the game being played it did have some funny parts. Maybe 50% of the jokes fell flat though. SOT was light years funnier and more fun to play. I feel like Ubisoft ruined this game and loaded it full of cancer like day one DLC and whatever this forced Ubiclub stuff is. Total cancer guys. I can't believe Matt and Trey allowed that seems more like something they should have been making fun of in games. That would've generated some laughs. Lots of missed joke opportunities here which was disappointing. I ended up getting a full refund from Steam thankfully and just watched a full playthrough on youtube. Much better watching it than having to do all those fetch quests to get to the decent parts. I was bummed that this game was a dud been looking forward to it for a year now.… Expand
  22. Vizhon
    Oct 18, 2017
    6
    Original, at 3 rating:

    Game could be fun, if it worked, but at the time of this review, it's a day after release, and I find myself spending far more time waiting for the game to load than anything else, whether it's minutes on end at load screens or reloading the game completely after a crash. Glitchy is an understatement for the condition of this game that has been hidden under    Original, at 3 rating:

    Game could be fun, if it worked, but at the time of this review, it's a day after release, and I find myself spending far more time waiting for the game to load than anything else, whether it's minutes on end at load screens or reloading the game completely after a crash.

    Glitchy is an understatement for the condition of this game that has been hidden under multiple layers of already cracked copy protection. This game is working less than half the time and in about 8 hours of fighting with it, I made it through maybe the first two hours of actual gameplay and the glitches have just gotten to the point that it's virtually unplayable from there.

    With all this in mind, I would give it a 1, but because what little bits I can get to work show it to have promise as a potentially fun game and it seems to be working on some machines it is getting bumped up to a 3. I can't give it any better in it's current trainwreck of a condition, though, and because of it's horrible release condition, it's just going to have swallow this score in it's user averages, because I don't mean to redo this review later, if they fix it. My potential love for this game has already been utterly tainted.

    Update: It's working, mostly, now, after getting a workaround (as opposed to a real fix) for my problems but still has it's glitchy and lock-ups behavior and is pretty grueling to actually play. Could be fun. Probably will be fun, if one buys the whole game, but I'm going to weight this final score strongly based on the DLC, exclusives, multiple layers of DRM, original headaches, etc., even though, if I could overlook all those, it is shaping up to be almost as good as the first, which due to it's lack of headaches with Obsidian at the helm, I rated much higher in the reviews I did give.    … Expand
  23. primetimerob
    Oct 20, 2017
    8
    People seem to love or hate this game. While it isn't as innovative as SoT, I still find it to be a fun game worth the price. I really love the combat system, and I've had a good time trying out different character combos.

    The joy of randomly exploring South Park is still alive in this game, and there are new areas to explore, although the map is similar to the SoT. The main downside    People seem to love or hate this game. While it isn't as innovative as SoT, I still find it to be a fun game worth the price. I really love the combat system, and I've had a good time trying out different character combos.

    The joy of randomly exploring South Park is still alive in this game, and there are new areas to explore, although the map is similar to the SoT.

    The main downside is the puzzle system, with slow tedious animations that get old fast.    … Expand
  24. Revail26
    Oct 25, 2017
    4
    Not funny compared to the first game. Too much fart jokes. Slow puzzle solving animation will make you suffer every 10 steps. Fights are alright but not rapid enough.
    Buy only if you are a hardcore south park fan.
  25. Baldurs
    Oct 21, 2017
    6
    The game itself is OK, it has the South Park charm to it but for some reason lacks in content compared to its predecessor.
    It's funny it had a nice pace in the beginning and middle but the end game ( 2-3h of the end game) is just a drag to the point where i started saying to myself "why is this here? this doesn't make any sense what so ever". If i have to compare my experience of the    The game itself is OK, it has the South Park charm to it but for some reason lacks in content compared to its predecessor.
    It's funny it had a nice pace in the beginning and middle but the end game ( 2-3h of the end game) is just a drag to the point where i started saying to myself "why is this here? this doesn't make any sense what so ever". If i have to compare my experience of the game to something imagine the cartoon room where the main character has to clean it and by doing that stuffs everything to the closet and locks it.

    The beginning and middle is just that, the clean room you can play in and the ending? You open the closet and stuff falls on you, its like swimming in tar, not fun just tedious. The ending is so rushed (they just pound you with stuff left right and center) and despite that it drags way to long ( you will know how it ends way before the ending).

    There are also other odd decisions for this game, for example costumes are just a flavor thing, no weapons, when you do the "puzzle" as in " use your follower to do X" it starts a cut-scene, fun and cute at the beginning but when you have to chain 3 or 4 of them in one go? this drags to much.    … Expand
  26. thesleepygamer
    Dec 14, 2018
    4
    Developer wasn't Obsidian on this one, should have been my first clue not to expect another masterpiece like Stick of Truth. The biggest difference here from the first game is that the first game was a fully thought out 'game' from every angle. This one feels more like an episode they tried to cram into a game-like format. Doesn't work.

    Title was obviously rushed and lacks polish and    Developer wasn't Obsidian on this one, should have been my first clue not to expect another masterpiece like Stick of Truth. The biggest difference here from the first game is that the first game was a fully thought out 'game' from every angle. This one feels more like an episode they tried to cram into a game-like format. Doesn't work.

    Title was obviously rushed and lacks polish and ingenuity on almost every front. I really hope that SP take the right message from poor reviews here, and simply give the next game to the right developer, the time to be finished and a premise/mechanics worth making a game out of.

    Breakdown:

    Positives:
    1. Some great summon cut-scenes
    2. a few exceptional gaming moments.

    Negatives:
    1. Buggy as hell. Battle engine stalls out forcing you to load, game hangs on black screens, etc.
    2. Really stupid and time consuming puzzle powers that must be used repeatedly.
    3. City of South Park feels like a dead joke in this game.
    4. inconsistencies with world map enemies and plot progression
    5. Weak characters and weak story
    6. Long periods that are quite boring
    7. Not near as funny as it is long if you play the whole thing.
    8. Ubisoft    … Expand
  27. gromenawer
    Oct 23, 2017
    3
    There is good things in the game, alas overwhelmingly low in comparison with the bad things. I played the game for 4 hours and delete it afterwards because it felt boring and like doing chores rather than playing a game.

    Turn based, grid combat is good. However is very repetitive and all combats feels the same. All the status are also equal, bleeding, on fire, grossed out, etc.. the    There is good things in the game, alas overwhelmingly low in comparison with the bad things. I played the game for 4 hours and delete it afterwards because it felt boring and like doing chores rather than playing a game.

    Turn based, grid combat is good. However is very repetitive and all combats feels the same. All the status are also equal, bleeding, on fire, grossed out, etc.. the only difference is that you need a different item to fix them. I passed all combats using the same tactics, I don't feel like it matters which character you choose in your party or with whom are you fighting.

    Bugs are everywhere. They are not game breaking bugs but all of them combine are annoying. I have to repeat the tutorial three times because the game crashed because the stupid Uplay connection error. Sometimes the controls doesn't work after a cutscene, sometimes is the mouse control that get stuck after opening the overview mode thingy,

    Minigames are lame. I still don't understand why do you need to poo in every toilet, there is no significant reward. And the same goes for the rest of the items that you find around. The only thing you need is money and that is only for the cosmetic collectible; which by the way can't have all if you are not in the Ubisoft club for retards. There is also crafting that you need to be better at to get other collectibles. Again, there is no point in crafting anything other than grinding for nothing. The selfies doesn't do anything either, just a bit of XP.

    The thing is that the premise of the game is great. It has great characters, the superhero theme is fantastic. It could be so much better game and I have wet dream thinking on a Marvel vs DC turn based game; sort of like X-COM but X-MEN where you need to build your base and get mutants and shlts for everybody and your base. But the execution of this game is terrible, all the stupid work like breaking stuff that you have done many time before so you have to wait time and past to the next room. I get it, I need to move the stupid yellow ladder AGAIN to climb something. Is like loosing time so the game itself can tell that is not 10h long, ¡but 20 hours long!.

    Summarizing, get fukc. Go play something else. Divinity OS II was amazing for example, your money is much better invested there. (Not to mention, 60€ for at best 20h long crap, ha!)    … Expand
  28. Crackfarmer
    Oct 24, 2017
    5
    They stepped down from the first Game.

    I replayed the first Game like 3 times on 100% completion because it was soo awesome. But in this one i really don't feel like replaying. I was about to purchase a legitimate copy of the Game, thanks god i did not. No idea how they could screw up this bad when they delayed the Game by this much. Here is my opinion why the Game doesn't give    They stepped down from the first Game.

    I replayed the first Game like 3 times on 100% completion because it was soo awesome.
    But in this one i really don't feel like replaying. I was about to purchase a legitimate copy of the Game, thanks god i did not.

    No idea how they could screw up this bad when they delayed the Game by this much.

    Here is my opinion why the Game doesn't give me as much fun as the first one :

    - The Toilet minigame is annoying.
    - you don't feel any progression (gear/custom doesn't give any bonus, only those artifacts)
    - the fighting system is a big step down and just stretches the game because of the lacking content.
    - the first game didn't have any dlcs or season pass and delivered way more fun.
    - It's totally not worth the full price, considering you most likely have to get the dlcs you're better of with waiting several months till the price drops.

    Good things :

    - It feels smooth and i don't have any problems with fps or stutters.
    - The concept is a nice idea combined with the old fighting and gear system, i'd be hella fun.    … Expand
  29. AloneUA
    Oct 21, 2017
    8
    Honestly, I think the Stick of Truth was a little bit better, especially in combat system end RPG elements, but, damn, this game is still crafted with love.
    They tried not to copy the first game and changed almost the whole progression system. In SoT it was a classic RPG system with skills and perks you can upgrade. Now it's a class system where you have 3 skills and one ultimate for each    Honestly, I think the Stick of Truth was a little bit better, especially in combat system end RPG elements, but, damn, this game is still crafted with love.
    They tried not to copy the first game and changed almost the whole progression system. In SoT it was a classic RPG system with skills and perks you can upgrade. Now it's a class system where you have 3 skills and one ultimate for each class, but throughout the game, you unlock new pals with new skills and new classes for yourself. Also, your clothing doesn't affect your stats at all now, it's just visual. Actually, that is pretty interesting. I think developers wanted you to make your own superhero costume that you like and give you an ability to stick with it to the end of the game, cause superheroes doesn't change costumes every day or something like that. All in all, I liked the Stick of Truth system more, but I appreciate the devs attempt to make some real changes.
    The story though was really damn interesting. There is a Megaton of references, jokes and satire all over the game. And what is the most important, humor hits the right spots and is very up-to-date, considering our society nowadays.
    There are some pretty boring fetch quests and I totally recommend to skip them, cause all the main and secondary quests are great and entertaining. I haven't had so much fun in a game for a long time, actually. You know, the feeling when you just don't want something to end. That's what I felt going through the main story. Also, devs were really trying hard to make battles diverse and put a whole lot of different special objectives and conditions to them at almost every stage of the game.
    My main complaints are:
    1) you can't fast travel from any spot on the map and running through the town gets boring pretty soon.
    2)devs a little bit overcomplicated the puzzle system and sometimes it gets tedious to wait for a scanning or an animation to end.
    In the end, I think the game is amazing and you are going to have really good time playing it. I hope there will be another one in the near future, cause, damn, I liked The Stick of Truth and The Fractured but Whole a LOT.    … Expand
  30. Warmaster88
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    Ubisoft strike again.Worst combat system and lamest stupid boss fight ever.Boring side quest,joke get old fast.Day one Dlc,Denuvo,Uplay.Its one of the worst game i've ever played.
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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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