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  1. Jan 2, 2018
    9
    I absolutely loved The Stick of Truth and when The Fractured But Whole was announced to say I was excited would be a massive understatement. Thankfully the game pretty much delivers in all areas and in some ways it’s better than The Stick of Truth. The story in the game is once again fantastic and it had be giggling like a child on more than one occasion. Accompanying the fantastic storyI absolutely loved The Stick of Truth and when The Fractured But Whole was announced to say I was excited would be a massive understatement. Thankfully the game pretty much delivers in all areas and in some ways it’s better than The Stick of Truth. The story in the game is once again fantastic and it had be giggling like a child on more than one occasion. Accompanying the fantastic story is some very good and enjoyable exploring. The map is incredibly fun to explore and the game allows you a lot of freedom when exploring, which makes things even better. You will without a doubt sink a great deal of hours into the game and thankfully it has lots of content that has a lot of variety going for it. There are quite a few improvements over The Stick of Truth, but the most significant improvement is definitely the combat. The combat in the game is awesome and they’ve done a wonderful job of making the combat both simple and strategic at the same time. There is also a lot more customisation in this game, which is great. You can literally change everything about your character and the customisation is almost endless, so you will have a lot of fun doing this. My only gripe with the game is that the puzzles are not challenging, which in turn makes them a little boring. The presentation side of the game is absolutely stunning. The visuals and sound design combine together perfectly and it amazed me how well they’ve made the South Park style become a game. At the end of the day South Park: The Fractured But Whole is without a doubt one of the best games I’ve played in quite a while. It has managed to take all that was good in the first game and somehow make it even better, and as far as sequels go it’s probably one of the best I’ve ever played. Fans of the first game will adore this because I was a fan of the first game and I adore this, and I can’t recommend this game enough. Expand
  2. Nov 11, 2017
    10
    My biggest problem with The Fractured But Whole is the lack of a New Game+ Mode. Aside from that i loved it and the fact that you can make your character look however you wish without it effecting your stats. if you love South Park you'll probably love this game. i found it to be extremely funny and it even felt like i was playing episodes of South Park.
  3. Sep 24, 2018
    9
    A nearly flawless game that I ended up beating and getting the Token experience achievement. Though you probably need to have the South Park humor to play.

    Pros: - The turn based gameplay was really well done, good amount of challenge (though I wish it woulda been upped a bit more) - South Park funny - Awesome character classes and ability to switch out your moves - Farts Cons:
    A nearly flawless game that I ended up beating and getting the Token experience achievement. Though you probably need to have the South Park humor to play.

    Pros:
    - The turn based gameplay was really well done, good amount of challenge (though I wish it woulda been upped a bit more)
    - South Park funny
    - Awesome character classes and ability to switch out your moves
    - Farts

    Cons:
    - Really not many, I suppose it was missing something (I don't know what) that would of made it a 10 for me
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  4. Oct 23, 2017
    5
    It's a fun game but it's very short, I had the game beat in less than a week. Additionally a lot of the customization and skills that were in Stick of Truth are gone all together from Fractured but Whole. There is no skill tree, no looting for weapons and armor. Really the only reason to even loot is for costumes. There are no perks from doing side challenges. The relics that you are ableIt's a fun game but it's very short, I had the game beat in less than a week. Additionally a lot of the customization and skills that were in Stick of Truth are gone all together from Fractured but Whole. There is no skill tree, no looting for weapons and armor. Really the only reason to even loot is for costumes. There are no perks from doing side challenges. The relics that you are able to equip into different slots are all essentially the same so there is very minimal advantages of getting one relic over another. Knowing what I know now I wouldn't purchase the game at full price. I would either get it from Redbox or wait until it's been out a while and get it for half the price. Expand
  5. Jun 6, 2018
    8
    Gran juego, un final mejorable
    Gran videojuego con una traducción intachable, con la sensación de que estas jugando a la serie, un juego bastante sencillo que quitando unos o dos combates algo más complicados se pasan todos al primer intento en Dificultad heroico.
    El final me deja con un regusto a que lo querían alargar y perdieron ideas de como hacerlo, y tiraron de ideas inconexas,
    Gran juego, un final mejorable
    Gran videojuego con una traducción intachable, con la sensación de que estas jugando a la serie, un juego bastante sencillo que quitando unos o dos combates algo más complicados se pasan todos al primer intento en Dificultad heroico.

    El final me deja con un regusto a que lo querían alargar y perdieron ideas de como hacerlo, y tiraron de ideas inconexas, que manchan la intachable diversión del juego.
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  6. Oct 18, 2017
    9
    A first-impressions early review:

    South Park: TFBW feels very much like Stick of Truth. To make it as plain as possible, if you liked SoT, you'll probably like this game, too. The biggest immediate change to combat is the grid system, which adds new depth to combat. However, they've also taken away some of the combos, at least in the early hours of the game, that sort of balances it
    A first-impressions early review:

    South Park: TFBW feels very much like Stick of Truth. To make it as plain as possible, if you liked SoT, you'll probably like this game, too.

    The biggest immediate change to combat is the grid system, which adds new depth to combat. However, they've also taken away some of the combos, at least in the early hours of the game, that sort of balances it out so that the combat is different, but not necessarily more or less difficult. Parrying remains intact, thankfully.

    The story obviously revolves around the Coon & Friends from the TV show, and much like Stick of Truth, you feel like you're watching a long South Park episode while also being emersed in the world of the show.

    The humor is still there, toilet and otherwise. The game is presented in a way that makes it difficult to know what's really happening "in real life" to our characters while they imagine that they have super speed or laser eyes. We get little hints of it, such as them having to pause a fight to move out of the way of oncoming cars.

    One annoyance is that you can't skip the cutscenes of your superpower. That's fine for now, but I can see it getting pretty annoying later.
    I'm disappointed they doubled down on the fart mechanics because I never really liked that aspect of the SoT, but it's a small complaint. Like SoT, they're able to get away with much more than on the TV show (much like they did with the movie). I've already started seeing this in the early hours.

    The graphics are noticeably better. I've read about framerate issues but haven't experienced them yet. The load times are semi-often but pretty quick. Some last only 1-3 seconds, like when you're walking down the street and there's a load point.

    It seems to have more RPG elements than its predecessor. It's different enough that it's worth a play, even if you (re)played (like me) SoT recently. I've read it's about 20 hours, but if you're like me, you'll spend more than that looking around, doing sidequests, and backtracking unnecessarily because I'm not paying attention to the map.

    You basically have a phone with apps now. The "social network" aspect has been heavily expanded, the main platform now seemingly Instagram. It's a bit weird to ask an 80-year-old woman for a selfie, but how else are you going to raise your social network influence.

    Again, the simplest way to put this is that if you like South Park and you like Stick of Truth, you're most likely going to like this game.
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  7. Oct 23, 2017
    8
    South Park: The Fractured But Whole once again completely succeeds in immersing the player in the hilarious world of the eponymous TV show, this time focusing on the kids establishing Cartman's superhero movie franchise. Out are the capes and staffs and in are the masks and colourful tights. You once again play as the New Kid who gets sucked in the thick of it: fighting sixth graders,South Park: The Fractured But Whole once again completely succeeds in immersing the player in the hilarious world of the eponymous TV show, this time focusing on the kids establishing Cartman's superhero movie franchise. Out are the capes and staffs and in are the masks and colourful tights. You once again play as the New Kid who gets sucked in the thick of it: fighting sixth graders, farting on strippers and gathering allies. All characters feel authentic and the jokes are on point. As an actual video game, The Fractured But Whole improves greatly upon its predecessor. Combat is now grid-based and feels more strategic; costumes are more varied and more numerous and bonuses from artifacts are very noticeable. The story is perhaps the one aspect that isn't necessarily better than that in Stick of Truth. While its better paced and more coherent, it lacks some ridiculousness and scale of the last, making it ultimately more forgettable.

    As a verdict, the game is a must-buy if you loved the first game or are a fan of the show who for some reason didn't get the chance to play Stick of Truth. This game will satisfy you if you thought the TV show was a bit lacking lately, even if it draws some of its humour from some of the later seasons' inside jokes.
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  8. 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 will experience in Fractured But Whole. Expand
  9. Oct 21, 2017
    7
    South Park The Fractures But Whole
    A Step in the wrong direction
    The Fractures but whole takes place the day after the stick of truth ends, This time you play once again as the new kid as the children of south park split into a civil war over who’s super hero franchise will make the most money.. The game starts with letting you choose 1 of 3 classes, though your class isn’t as
    South Park The Fractures But Whole
    A Step in the wrong direction
    The Fractures but whole takes place the day after the stick of truth ends,
    This time you play once again as the new kid as the children of south park split into a civil war over who’s super hero franchise will make the most money..
    The game starts with letting you choose 1 of 3 classes, though your class isn’t as important as it may seem in the beginning as the story progresses you’ll be able to add more classes and pick and choose your 4 moves to bring into battle…
    The game takes place once again ins south park, this time around south park to me felt less alive, and much more of a video game hub world.. As it along with the story missions themselves are less varied…
    since your character stats are attached to artifacts this time that you plug into your DNA strand... exploration felt less necessary if I wasn’t interested in new cosmetics that added nothing to the battle system…
    Artifacts are obtained from fights and leveling up, and can be crafted from recipes you buy or find in chests…
    Crafting is where exploration comes into play the most as you have to craft consumable items to use in battle, but again I didn’t need consumables too often so this didn’t entice me to explore.. I had plenty by just opening the occasional chest id notice while playing through this 17 hr. story…
    improved over the stick of truth in my opinion are the jokes as they’re much more current and less inside jokey like the stick of truth…
    if you have a twitter you’ll be in on all of this games jokes..
    speaking of social media, doing tasks and leveling up will let you take selfies with characters to gain coonstagram followers, this will also help level you up as will fighting and collecting to open more slots for artifacts…
    I also like level progression more this time as you’re not switching through different modes.. You’re just scanning an item and calling in the right character you help you progress…
    Different this time is while the game is still turn based...
    instead of feeling like Pokémon, there is a grind based combat system that I’m not a fan of
    I like that in the grids there are red zones warning you something is about to happen and you have to try your hardest to move your party out of that zone..
    But when it comes to playing with the grid, things just get overly complicated with the different rules of each characters different move and sometimes larger characters are had to tell which grid they’re on
    every character in south park feels unique. All with their own attacks with different status attacks, but the direct and space they can attack just get confusing which had me canceling, moving and checking, until I positioned them in a spot I could attack my enemy…
    Most of the characters are pretty straight forward, but a few are definitely awkward to deal with…
    Farts are also a part of combat this time as you can use them to skip an opponent’s turn or pause time for some free damage…
    There’s also a meter that fills up as you take damage.. Filled fasted if you can recover some health by pressing x when you’re attacked... and this allows you to pull off a super move that can do massive damage to one character or light damage to all characters but with status effects for example…
    but I felt matches were a little too unpredictable in story as new characters would come into the fight frequently.. Never really letting you know how close to the end you are... so id hold onto these moves a lot of the time never getting to use them…
    The best part of this game is easily in its character… the story is ridiculous and the writing is great…
    the grid based combat is good.. but it’s not great like the turned based combat in the stick of truth…
    the game does sequel bait, and if the game stays turn based, I have in the next one they go back to the style in the stick of truth… both in combat and variety in the delivery of the story…
    I give South Park The Fractured But Whole
    a 7.5/10
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  10. Nov 4, 2017
    6
    This is fractured and not whole. The weird combat mixed with the repition of jokes just disconnected me from the whole experience. This is nowhere near what 'the stick of truth' accomplished
  11. Nov 15, 2017
    6
    Status : Completed
    My play time : 21.5 hours
    What kept me invested: Fun gameplay (Battle only), lots of character classes, very few story/side missions are fun, character building, easy 100% achievements earning, South Park animation, Voice acting. What turned me off: Not so great story, Dull plots are dragged too much which made me hate the game (same with the TV show these
    Status : Completed
    My play time : 21.5 hours

    What kept me invested:
    Fun gameplay (Battle only), lots of character classes, very few story/side missions are fun, character building, easy 100% achievements earning, South Park animation, Voice acting.

    What turned me off:
    Not so great story, Dull plots are dragged too much which made me hate the game (same with the TV show these days), ass jokes, slow unlock of fast travel system. 20 hours of gameplay where 2 hours are wasted in repetitive buddy animations, boring puzzle and buddy system.

    Recommended for:
    Players who like south park and RPG games, and who aren't grossed out of ass jokes. Really, if you don't like south park, DO NOT GET THIS GAME, you will feel as if your time is being wasted by stupid ass plots.
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  12. Dec 30, 2018
    7
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 7
    Grafikler = 8
    Sesler = 8
    Keyif = 9
    Atmosfer = 7
    Süre = 7
  13. Dec 31, 2022
    10
    La suite au premier jour est dans la même veine qu'on adore grossière insolente potache. Ca se moque de tout de tout le monde sans se soucier du politiquement correct. Les mécaniques RPG sont parfaitement maitrisées une fois de plus avec le studio Obsidian à la manoeuvre.
  14. Jan 4, 2019
    8
    Um jogo feito para fãs ( como eu ) ou para quem gosta um de um estilo de humor mais grosseiro e bizarro e bem inteligente, porém ainda é um game que pode ofender já que trata de assuntos polêmicos e sensíveis, mas tudo levado, de formar humorada, escrachada, surreal, violenta, parodiando a cultura pop de forma hilária, mas que no fim se torna uma crítica geral sobre nossa sociedade atual.
  15. Apr 22, 2020
    8
    Nice game, very good and funny,
    not that hard, and the jokes are very like the tv show.

    totally recommend to anyone who loves the show.
  16. Dec 23, 2018
    10
    South Park The Fractured But Whole is an amazing and immersive and stunning video game
  17. Feb 28, 2019
    7
    Вторая часть мне понравилась немного меньше в плане сюжета, но не потому что он вышел скучнее, а потому что так было задумано. Создатели хотели показать, что сюжеты фильмов про супергероев мало того что высосаны из пальца, так ещё и пустяшные события возведены в абсолют. Также очень грамотно высмеяли затянутость таких фильмов и создание спин-оффов и перезапусков из воздуха. Если неВторая часть мне понравилась немного меньше в плане сюжета, но не потому что он вышел скучнее, а потому что так было задумано. Создатели хотели показать, что сюжеты фильмов про супергероев мало того что высосаны из пальца, так ещё и пустяшные события возведены в абсолют. Также очень грамотно высмеяли затянутость таких фильмов и создание спин-оффов и перезапусков из воздуха. Если не смотрели фильмы по комиксам от Marvel или DC, то вам просто покажется сюжет затянутым, высосанным из пальца и скучным, но в этом и заключается пародия… короче, играть рекомендую только тем, кто в теме, иначе можете забросить. Мне игра немного меньше зашла из-за того, что я ждал растущего накала страстей, как в Палке истины, но получил совершенно другую историю, скроенную по другим лекалам. Всю крутизну задумки я осознал только спустя несколько дней после прохождения, когда начали всплывать в памяти сцены из разных фильмов и сериалов о супергероях.
    Боевая система создана с нуля и она уникальная. Она пошаговая, как в прошлой части, но нужно таким образом комбинировать способности, чтобы получилось их примерить, ведь теперь враги перемещаются по клеткам и по ним не всегда удаётся попасть. Также есть аж 10 классов персонажей, у каждого по 4 основных атаки и по одной ультимативной. Можно комбинировать атаки сразу 4 классов, которые с каждым ходом будут друг друга усиливать за счёт наложения действий эффектов, если всё грамотно продумать конечно.
    С развитием сюжета открываются эти 10 классов постепенно и появляются новые напарники, которых всего 12, но в бой можно брать трёх. У 11 из них также по 4 основных атаки и одна ульта, а у последнего 12-го две стадии и следовательно 8 атак и 2 ульты!
    Итого в нашем распоряжении 115 различных атак, под которые мы выбираем цепочку ДНК, чтобы усилить статы и ещё вставляем руны, чтобы усилить эффекты и общую силу. Таким образом получаем очень продвинутую и разнообразную боевую систему, которую можно настраивать под новые стили игры в любое время.
    Для каждой из 115 атак нарисована своя анимация, и если стандартные атаки можно найти похожие, то ульта это просто отвал башки! К созданию игры подошли очень основательно и с душой.
    В этот раз не стали делать пропускаемые трофеи, кроме ачивки за сложность, а всё остальное можно добить после прохождения сюжета, то есть сидеть в гайдах или проходить несколько раз не обязательно.
    Оценка: 7 из 10, всё же первая была поэпичнее, а в этой части очень сильно увлеклись пародией. Могу порекомендовать всем любителям чёрного юмора, а также любителям РПГ. Здесь конечно нет уровня проработки диалогов и последствий, как в Fallout или Westland, но с боевой системой всё хорошо, а для пародийной игры, которая всем своим видом тебе об этом кричит, просто отлично!
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  18. Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Je viens de le finir et mon avis se fera a chaud.
    c'est un bon jeu a licence dans la veine du Baton de la vérité, un humour comme je les aimes, des scènes qui m'ont surpris (la scène dans le strip club, le pouvoir du héros), le gameplay est plutot simple dans son ensemble et hormis les combats de boss (qui traine parfois en longueurs) , j'ai trouvé les autres combats beaucoup plus
    Je viens de le finir et mon avis se fera a chaud.
    c'est un bon jeu a licence dans la veine du Baton de la vérité, un humour comme je les aimes, des scènes qui m'ont surpris (la scène dans le strip club, le pouvoir du héros), le gameplay est plutot simple dans son ensemble et hormis les combats de boss (qui traine parfois en longueurs) , j'ai trouvé les autres combats beaucoup plus ennuyeux, l'ambiance vous plaira si vous etes deja sensible a l'univers de south park.

    Une bonne durée de vie ( quasi 20 heures pour moi) avec quelques temps morts mais rien de bien grave.
    la ou le bat blesse c'est la traduction VF qui n'est pas version officielle, ceci a été mon plus gros point noir, j'ai donc fais le jeu en VOSTFR( ayant fait le baton de la vérité en vostfr car pas la choix mais ayant énormément apprécié la vo) j'ai pris un grand plaisir sur ce jeu mais je ne peux m'imaginé le plaisir qu'aurait été le mien si la vf officielle avait été présent sur le jeu.
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  19. Jul 31, 2020
    8
    this game peaked too early. I liked the first game better. didnt play the DLCs because.
  20. Dec 23, 2020
    10
    Продолжение истории великолепной четверки друзей из штата Колорадо, которые закрыли, прямо таки в этой части, аналог саги Властелина Колец и начали новую главу о супергероях. Действие игры, как уже водится, происходит в Южном парке. Эххх, даже на корабль инопланетян не слетаем и в Канаду восьмибитную не попадём, зато теперь мы сможем побывать в значительно большем количестве мест в самомПродолжение истории великолепной четверки друзей из штата Колорадо, которые закрыли, прямо таки в этой части, аналог саги Властелина Колец и начали новую главу о супергероях. Действие игры, как уже водится, происходит в Южном парке. Эххх, даже на корабль инопланетян не слетаем и в Канаду восьмибитную не попадём, зато теперь мы сможем побывать в значительно большем количестве мест в самом городе нежели в прошлой части и в этом смысле здесь просто рай для настоящего фаната South Park ибо всё проработано настолько скрупулезно, и до мелочей, что кажется сделать всё более детально просто невозможно. Постоянно натыкаешься на отсылки к мультсериалу будь-то места, предметы, персонажи или происходящее в игре, нет ничего случайного всё на своём месте и это твоя модель реального Южного Парка, где ты можешь зайти практически в любой дом, который наполнен историей и событиями давно знакомыми нам, в The Fractured but Whole мы в большей степени имеем дело с более свежими сезонами ЮП.
    В плане перемещения по городу The Fractured but Whole не сильно отличается от предыдущей части, но вот во всем остальном игра претерпела достаточно серьёзные изменения. Да боевка по-прежнему осталась пошаговой, но при этом изменилась прилично. Убрав у персонажей орудия дальнего боя, во время сражений его наделили возможностью перемещаться, хоть и в определенном диапазоне. Теперь у каждого персонажа по три типа обычных ударов и один критический. Все критические удары у каждого из персонажей свои, а мы поиграем практически за всех более-менее известных четвероклашек Южного Парка и их друзей. Обычные удары тоже разные и зависят от принадлежности к супергеройскому классу нашего персонажа а их здесь 10!!! Мы по ходу игры можем заиметь 4 класса, из которых выберем приемы боя. Что позволяет значительно разнообразить схватки и тактически подбирать необходимый набор атакующего или оборонительного арсенала. Помимо рукопашных приёмов наш протагонист, который ещё по прошлой части владел искусством боевого пердежа, теперь поднял планку этих самых талантов и может управлять временем, а это ещё плюс три навыка, а ещё удар за микроагрессию итого просто глаза разбегаются как и чем валить злобных нпс. Кстати и враги теперь весьма и весьма разнообразные, нет конечно, просто гуляя по городу, можно наткнуться в повторе на тех же изюминок, корейских шити-ниндзя или шестиклашек, но и то они где-то объединяются и каждый бой практически не похож на предыдущий, а по ходу игрового сюжета одинаковых врагов так и совсем не вспомнить...
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  21. Mar 6, 2021
    10
    Matt and Trey knocked it out of the park again! The challenge has been turned up and the combat is more like a strategy RPG. The comedy is every bit as great as the first game's humor and the DLC breathes more life into the game after you've finished the main story.

    I am eagerly awaiting the next South Park game if they continue to have this quality.
  22. Oct 17, 2021
    7
    The game is fun, but do not expect to be as good as the first one, The stick of truth. The story was good, but not exceptional. They improve the combat system tho. Like the first one, the side quests were very fun to do, and you have a lot to explore in this South Park universe.

    Positive things ; + Fun story / side quest + The combat system are better + Achievements are fun to do
    The game is fun, but do not expect to be as good as the first one, The stick of truth. The story was good, but not exceptional. They improve the combat system tho. Like the first one, the side quests were very fun to do, and you have a lot to explore in this South Park universe.

    Positive things ;

    + Fun story / side quest
    + The combat system are better
    + Achievements are fun to do

    Mehh things ;

    ~ Story could of been a bit better if we compare with the first one
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  23. Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Has an amazing story and great gameplay. The combat is a great upgrade from stick of truth and I love to play this over and over
  24. Aug 17, 2023
    8
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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Jul 6, 2018
    85
    The Fractured But Whole is a solidly good RPG game that incorporates the South Park attitude with a lot less in-your-face crudeness than The Stick of Truth. It has a better fighting setup, an easier-to- digest storyline, and is still laugh out loud funny at times. What else do you need from a South Park game?
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 12, 2017
    80
    A winning tribute to TV's crassest kids, wrapped up in a fresh and fun RPG shell.
  3. Oct 31, 2017
    81
    In the end South Park: The Fractured But Whole makes me very happy, and I do think farts are funny – at least funny enough for two games.