South Park: The Fractured But Whole

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 174 Ratings

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  1. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    6
    A solid game. The super hero elements really call for fun gamplay. However I do feel the story lacks.
  2. swannybaby
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    Utter garbage. Cannot believe this was made by the same people as Stick Of Truth - terrible story (excluding Cthulhu in the police station mission), walking around without fast travel is insanity inducing (the load times between maps screens are ridiculous 45 seconds on average!!!) and the greatest sin of all - just not funny. Randy boss battles excluded. Wine drunk randy rules. But IUtter garbage. Cannot believe this was made by the same people as Stick Of Truth - terrible story (excluding Cthulhu in the police station mission), walking around without fast travel is insanity inducing (the load times between maps screens are ridiculous 45 seconds on average!!!) and the greatest sin of all - just not funny. Randy boss battles excluded. Wine drunk randy rules. But I suggest buying stick (uncensored) - vastly superior.… Expand
  3. Lezzly
    May 30, 2023
    9
    Ciekawa kontynuacja, która została zrobiona porządniej niż poprzednia część. Moim zdaniem twórcy odwalili kawał dobrej roboty, widać tu pomysł i chęć w stworzenie czegoś angażującego. Ładnie wyglądający system walki, połączony z interesującymi umiejętnościami bohaterów. Klimatycznie wyglądające miasteczko daje niesamowity urok temu tytułowi. Uwielbiam taki motyw.
  4. JAG7
    Apr 20, 2023
    8
    Good game. The humor is on point, characteristical of the tv series. Storywise is ok, a little outlandish: drug cartel that extracts cat pee in order to design its drugs. The gameplay is very repetitive and ends up being really boring. Also you cannot skip cutscenes. The loading times between areas and in battles is pretty annoying after a while. I had to forced myself to finish. SomeGood game. The humor is on point, characteristical of the tv series. Storywise is ok, a little outlandish: drug cartel that extracts cat pee in order to design its drugs. The gameplay is very repetitive and ends up being really boring. Also you cannot skip cutscenes. The loading times between areas and in battles is pretty annoying after a while. I had to forced myself to finish. Some fights are unfair, tedious and cheap. You should pay attention to your character’s upgrade system. It’s not a bad game, just repetitive.… Expand
  5. Delchiaro84
    Apr 19, 2023
    9
    excelente juego y da mucha risa. La dinasmicas y jugabilidad son mas que buenos.
  6. YaBoiMason3ds
    Mar 20, 2023
    9
    Lets Begin, So the combat layout changed allot which i like since you have to think about what consequences could happen when you move and i really like that they continued for the ending of the stick of truth then shifted to super heroes. Great Story,And i Love The Side Missions and sometimes their crucial to continue through the story. I recommend getting it if you liked tsot
  7. Ni150N
    Oct 3, 2022
    8
    Awesome follow-up to The Stick Of Truth. It suffers from a few technical issues, for example, the longer load times are pretty annoying being that you'll encounter them almost every time you enter a new section, and a lower frame rate. Crashed a few times too.
  8. doutoramentos
    Aug 19, 2022
    8
    Those who played South Park: The Stick of Truth first and are going to play Fractured but Whole will find it very strange at first, but after a few hours, they will get used to the game's new mechanics. It's as good as The Stick of Truth, but the mechanics are a bit boring, the story is amazing, it still has the DLCS, I didn't do it because they are a little expensive. Ah like in theThose who played South Park: The Stick of Truth first and are going to play Fractured but Whole will find it very strange at first, but after a few hours, they will get used to the game's new mechanics. It's as good as The Stick of Truth, but the mechanics are a bit boring, the story is amazing, it still has the DLCS, I didn't do it because they are a little expensive. Ah like in the previous game, in this game you are really inside an episode of South Park!
    A game South Park fans can't miss
    Overall the game is an 8    … Expand
  9. bezrfl
    Aug 17, 2022
    8
    good sequel but expected a bit more tbh, i don't like the character ability system and the combat system, other than that it's fine
  10. CriticIsAngry
    Apr 10, 2022
    9
    I love the atmosphere in this game. It's so much fun. The story is pretty interesting
  11. Bendeezcheez420
    Apr 8, 2022
    10
    Honestly my second favourite game of all time the jokes and combat are great and the story is south park 14 hour edition BUY THIS GAME
  12. Tortor
    Mar 30, 2022
    9
    Absolutely loved this game. I had this on Ps4 but just never got around to finishing it. For some reason the switch just is so much easier and accessible for a longer game like this.

    I ended up 100% everything in this game and absolutely enjoyed my entire time doing it. Nothing ever felt inaccessible and even the collectibles felt fun to find and never too crazily hidden so I didn't need    Absolutely loved this game. I had this on Ps4 but just never got around to finishing it. For some reason the switch just is so much easier and accessible for a longer game like this.

    I ended up 100% everything in this game and absolutely enjoyed my entire time doing it. Nothing ever felt inaccessible and even the collectibles felt fun to find and never too crazily hidden so I didn't need a guide to find it.

    The performance was excellent, only issue is, all the loading screens, although short, they were frequent. Luckily the switch could handle a loading screen quickly but this game really needed to find a way to implement fast travel better because it was annoying. The fast travel system was so inconvenient that I sometimes would just not use it because it was faster to avoid loading screens.

    The DLC and the main game took me around 50 hours to finish everything. I felt like the pacing was absolutely perfect, i never felt a moment of downtime or a lull. The story also was just bonkers, i absolutely loved all the call backs to the show and references. It definitely was made for people who seen every episode and can appreciate the Fandom of it all.

    The plot went to such funny places that I could not put this down. I would play on the dock too because it was enjoyable if someone else watches with you, it's not a game with long periods of mindless gameplay as it kept the entertainment at a constant so even backseat gamers could enjoy just watching you play. Overall this was excellent.    … Expand
  13. bashimon
    Mar 17, 2022
    6
    This game is too long. I liked the prequel length-wise a lot more, but this game has the better and deeper combat system. Story is also inferior compared to the prequel and less creative, it mostly copies its predecessor in a bad way. Especially the end feels like a horrible stretch which left a bitter aftertaste. If shorter, this would be a solid 7/10.
  14. shw079
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    Although it is a bit short, I enjoy this game very much. Highly recommend it.
  15. evilfant
    Nov 10, 2021
    0
    Just one thing. They censored all "unacceptable" content for EU users. And this the gist of south park
  16. DoctorMojica
    Aug 26, 2021
    8
    Fractured but whole is a great game that will be enjoyed by South Park fans. The combat is way more free than Stick of truth, but sometimes it can get very repetitive. As you may expect, you will be having tons of absurd and hilarious in game jokes and it will keep you entertained for 20+ hours.
  17. Venca10
    Feb 21, 2021
    2
    Worst than 1st game. Complicated quests. Battles are really boring And repetetive.
  18. BreakingBadBR
    Feb 11, 2021
    0
    Essa continuação é podre. Infinitamente inferior ao primeiro jogo ssg
  19. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    Turned out surprisingly good.

    The Good - the puzzles are much better. some of the uses of the special powers are very clever. - the jokes are pretty good. I like how they updated the Jared news that he was a pedophile. - I'm glad they have a Kenny costume. Since your character is mute, the costume is actually a perfect fit. - the grid system is actually really nice. It adds    Turned out surprisingly good.

    The Good

    - the puzzles are much better. some of the uses of the special powers are very clever.

    - the jokes are pretty good. I like how they updated the Jared news that he was a pedophile.

    - I'm glad they have a Kenny costume. Since your character is mute, the costume is actually a perfect fit.

    - the grid system is actually really nice. It adds a lot of depth to the game. The way the enemies move force you to equip the correct moves, and also put your team in the best position to maximize the efficiency of your moves.

    - there are a number of fights where your objective is to try and escape, which involves getting to specific squares. This added a cool dynamic to the fight. In shub niggurath you had to punch enemies into the boss, which made the objective not to kill but how to reposition. These type of fights made the combat interesting and diverse.

    - the combat starts off slow, but as you gain more abilities the depths of the battle system will start to shine. And the way the developers designed it was really good, in terms of the pacing.

    - the Quick Time inputs for attacks is a nice welcome just like in stick of Truth.

    - the South park games really make good use of jokes that are in the show. This is probably one of the best TV show or movie game adaptation I've seen.

    - the passive dialogue the characters say during combat and randomly while you're exploring is actually quite unique, and it does make the world really organic, considering the simplicity of South Park's visuals and the identical features each character have.

    The Bad

    - wish I could move the screen around freely just to recon

    - I don't like the focus on the whole social media craze. The whole coonstagram thing is overdoing it, with selfies and everything. Maybe I'm just too old school.

    - the game's difficulty is too easy for the first half of the game. I had to keep myself under level almost 50% for the difficulty to be just right. The combat is actually well-designed, but without the difficulty the depth of the combat is useless. I almost gave up on the game because I thought the combat was going to be trash, but I'm glad I stuck with the game. Things don't get good until past the first half, when you get all the abilities.

    - the camera angle makes it hard to see exactly which Square enemies are in some fights. This usually depends on the art of the enemy. If there's a big enemy beside of a small at 1, it'll be hard to see if the smaller one is right beside him or square away. E.g. mutated 6th graders fights.

    - the turn bar disappears when enemies have their turn, which disrupts my plan for my next move. This is costly for difficult boss fights.

    - I don't know if it's just the switch version, but the loading times are quite long. Even between seemingly basic screen transitions in the overworld. It's not like the game needs to load a lot of polygons, it's South park for crying out loud.

    - the button shortcuts to select attacks can be confusing since they keep changing when you want to swap between them during battle. Especially if you're more used to the Xbox or PlayStation controllers. But it is a really good system if you are used to the switch controller button layout.

    - there's a small issue with the human kite ability puzzles sometimes. There are moments where you need to open up a new path before summoning the human kite, but the game doesn't tell you that. I ended up constantly dying from using the ability not because I was missing the timing, but it was because I didn't open that New path yet. This caused a lot of confusion.

    Conclusion

    Despite so many negative points, the combat design made the whole experience awesome. Though you must give the game some time, so you have access to more abilities for the gameplay to really be fully fleshed out.    … Expand
  20. ikbulldog
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    This game is great and to play it on the go feels like watching an episode. Lots of naughty references :D plenty of secrets and an overall well execution of bringing the South Park universe to life on the Switch.
  21. patrickmurphy09
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This was easily the hardest I've ever laughed while playing a video game. All the references to South Park jokes old and new, offensive and remarkably offensive, this game builds upon the strengths of The Stick of Truth and makes the experience even better. At first, I wasn't sure if I would have liked the grid-based gameplay compared to Stick, but I was easily swayed to appreciate theThis was easily the hardest I've ever laughed while playing a video game. All the references to South Park jokes old and new, offensive and remarkably offensive, this game builds upon the strengths of The Stick of Truth and makes the experience even better. At first, I wasn't sure if I would have liked the grid-based gameplay compared to Stick, but I was easily swayed to appreciate the mechanics. In fact, I loved the gameplay so much that 100%-ing this game, plus all the DLC, more or less occurred naturally by my simply wanting to play more and more. I will admit that there were still a few bugs in this game when I played it (on Switch), but quite few and inconsequential compared to my experience playing The Stick of Truth on PC. Both for South Park fans and turn-based RPGs alike, the Fractured But Whole (lol) is a gut-busting great time to play.… Expand
  22. KeanuGermany
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Graphic: 10
    Music: 10
    Control: 10
    Variety: 9
    Degree of Difficulty: 10
    Fun: 10
    Story: 10
    Multiplayer: /
    Content: 10
    Long-term Motivation: 10
  23. gabrielgv
    May 3, 2020
    8
    Fantastic gameplay, I bought thinking in a very fun story RPG. I never thought the game would have an amazing combat experience.
    It is so nice to combat that you almost feel amazed about side quests and nonsense combats.
  24. Gittoplo
    Feb 3, 2020
    8
    There is an opinion going around that the first game is better than the second. This put me off playing this gem for quite awhile. In my subjective opinion, the second offering is far superior. The first game has the novelty factor and perhaps funnier but, and this is a big but, the second game is much, much bigger and offers far more depth. It took me some time to get used to it - IThere is an opinion going around that the first game is better than the second. This put me off playing this gem for quite awhile. In my subjective opinion, the second offering is far superior. The first game has the novelty factor and perhaps funnier but, and this is a big but, the second game is much, much bigger and offers far more depth. It took me some time to get used to it - I preferred the weapon/upgrade system of the first game - but once you get your heard around it then it is OK. Simply put. there is far more to do in this game and strategic combat is far superior to the first game. It was challenging at times. Definitely a must for the SP fans. A bit too much toilet humour, but hey, cannot have everything. Looking forward to number three.… Expand
  25. Sophial
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    I absolutely love this game. I play with easy mode because I'm terrible at every video game but Mario kart, but it's still extremely fun and it really feels like I am just part of a really long South Park episode. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes South Park.
  26. Korea_overlord
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    My opinion about the game is. that it is a bit too short. Of course I played all dlc, collected all the costumes, toilets, yaoi pictures and so on. somehow something really is missing ... it's just too short for me ... but the humor, the jokes, the allusions and so I really liked it. As a cisgender sadistic girl where standing on girl in game I say it is a good game where is really tooMy opinion about the game is. that it is a bit too short. Of course I played all dlc, collected all the costumes, toilets, yaoi pictures and so on. somehow something really is missing ... it's just too short for me ... but the humor, the jokes, the allusions and so I really liked it. As a cisgender sadistic girl where standing on girl in game I say it is a good game where is really too short ... unfortunately.… Expand
  27. harrypocketedit
    Aug 31, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Should be rated Most Surprisingly Incredible Game of the Year Award Where the Hell Did That Come From

    Unbelievably well made - flawless mechanics - just so so good. And the fact it's punctuated by fart jokes just makes the quality even crazier. A must-play.    … Expand
  28. MoViEbUfF17
    Jul 6, 2019
    9
    South Park the fractured but whole is the second best video game I have ever played South Park games have always had a rough history when you look back on it anything before stick of truth was mainly garbage shovel ware titles or games that were just straight up cancelled such as a 2d platform game which the only thing to exist of it was a screenshot in Nintendo power because the game wasSouth Park the fractured but whole is the second best video game I have ever played South Park games have always had a rough history when you look back on it anything before stick of truth was mainly garbage shovel ware titles or games that were just straight up cancelled such as a 2d platform game which the only thing to exist of it was a screenshot in Nintendo power because the game was set to release on the game boy color and a simpsons hit and run clone which has a playable engine online I sometimes forget how far we’ve come in these games but now I will tell you the plot. So the plot is The Coon (Eric Cartman) finds out about a missing cat which has a 100 dollar reward for the finder so The Coon “time travels” back to stick of truth times and one thing I should clear up this game has nothing to do with the stick of truth in case you were worried after the start of the game it never pops up again so you don’t have to play stuck of truth in order to understand this game anyway The Coon gets his superhero clan back together which include The Human Kite (Kyle Brovalski) Captain Diabetes ( Scott Malkinson) Super Craig (Craig Tucker) Fastpass (Jimmy Valmur) The Mosquito (Clyde Donovan) and The Coon so you join Coon And Friends in the hope of catching the missing cat and getting the reward for your super hero franchise along the way there are many throwbacks to old South Park episodes which I won’t spoil for fans of the show but you do find out about another superhero clan called Freedom Pals which include ToolShed (Stan Marsh) Dr Timothy (Timmy Burch) Mysterion (Kenny McKormick) Tubberware (Token Black) WonderTweek (Tweek Tweak) so you join Freedom Pals in order to get insider information from the Freedom Pals and give it to Coon And Friends there are also 2 other hero’s not with Freedom Pals or Coon and friends who are CallGirl (Wendy Testaburger) and professor chaos (Butters Stoch) who is an anti hero that’s about as much as I can go into the plot without spoiling it but there are a few critiques I have with the game my first complaint is a mainly switch issue which is frame rate dips this mainly happens when booting up the game and not much after but can get annoying at times another complaint is probably just a me thing but that is unskippable cut scenes I like to speed run games but games like this just cant be done because there is almost 3 hours of cutscenes which are unskippable they use this to their advantage in the opening scene but it’s just annoying after those are my only complaints with the game and their both irrelevant depending on what platform you play it on or what type of player you are. My final thoughts are that if your a fan of South Park you will no doubt find fun in this game even if your not that big of a South Park fan you will be attached to the plot and writing one more thing I will say is that the game may be a bit shorter then you want it to be as I 100% completed the game in just under 50 hours but overall this is a amazing game and a love letter to South Park fans everywhere and is my game of the year 2017 (if botw didn’t come out) so overall I’m going to give this game 9.5 out of 10 just a amazing game… Expand
  29. john000champ
    Apr 24, 2019
    10
    One of the best game.
    Few changes from previous game, but that's a good thing.
  30. TherenceFerron
    Feb 4, 2019
    9
    Probably one of the funniest game i've played on the switch ! Either if you like south park or not it's a funny game at the end
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
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  1. SpazioGames
    Jul 4, 2018
    75
    The switch version of South Park: The Fractured But-Whole is a great conversion and it shows once and for all that even Nintendo consoles can have games with adult content.
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  2. FNintendo
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    South Park: The Fractured But Whole brings an amazingly accurate representation of the South Park universe to the Nintendo Switch with all the gems that the series is known for. The gameplay is that of a tactical RPG with countless character customization options and which will keep players entertained for a long time - thanks to the loading times, one can almost say the game's lifespan is extended.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jun 3, 2018
    80
    South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a game like its name. It's fun. With Switch, It's more fun, because you can touch the fractured but whole.
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