South Park: The Fractured but Whole is a weird game for me. It's somewhat of a sequel to South Park: The Stick of Truth but doesn't feel like it. The game definitely has a more interesting concept than the last game, but the comedy (which I consider to be the most important part of the game) seemed to be a bit alright compared to the TSOT. Other than that, what a great game this is.
Plot
The game begins with The Coon (roled by Eric Cartman) discussing to his other dressed-up superhero friends about their film franchise and how it is going to be handled. Which leads to an argument and half of the team splitting up and forming a new team (The Freedom Pals), who are in a disagreement with The Coon's decisions. They now consider each other enemies and thus creating a "civil war".
I am already on board with this plot, it seems pretty interesting even from the first view. The way they execute this plot throughout the game is really amusing and keeps the players entertained. 8.9/10. The only problem is that the writing isn't as strong as the prequel.
Graphics
The graphics haven't really changed, and they are kept to be identical to the original series. The quality seemed to be higher from the last, but other than that its practically the same. 9.0/10
Combat
Now, this is the combat I'm looking for. This is perhaps the BEST thing about this game that I prefer over TSOT. It's much more clever, and you have more choices. You can not only pick attacks from so many different superhero abilities, but you have the choice to re-arrange your team so you can use other characters. I absolutely loved this, and it always made a battle intriguing to play. 9.3./10. There is still some bugs to the battle system, like being in one square and one of your team mates gets knocked out and go to your square and your stuck standing there. The only way to fix this is to restart the fight or restart the game.
Characters
This game has MUCH more playable characters, which single-handedly makes me like this more than the ones in TSOT. The characters consist of: Cartman, Kenny, Kyle, Stan, Scott, Timmy, Token, Craig, Tweek, Wendy, Butters, Bradley, and of course your own character. 10/10
Comedy
I didn't have this category for my other review on TSOT, but I will do it for this one. Like I said, I didn't find it as hilarious as the prequel but its still undoubtedly funny with the most abrupt ending in both games. The writing in the comedy isn't as sharp too. 8.4/10.
Controls
The controls are fine. Nothing changed except for the fact that the commands for walking is different from the ones in the last game. It's still nice controls in a nice game. Though the only thing that bugged me out is that you can't run which is somewhat a huge thing for me because it's annoying how long it takes to get somewhere without calling Timmy. 8.7/10.
Soundtrack
I find the soundtrack in this game to be a step up from its predecessor, but it isn't a major one. I didn't think TSOT's soundtrack was even close to being bad, but TFBW's soundtrack is definitely something I would listen to more. 9.1/10
Experience
My experience in this game is the biggest let down. While I do think the battle system in this game gave me a better experience in combat than the other, both still eventually got boring at times. There is SO many bugs in this game. I purchased and refunded this game multiple of times because I thought there was something wrong with it. The fights are extremely hard and can take up to 10-20 tries maximum which becomes stressful. I didn't find the last game to be sadly easy, but this is just stressful hard. ESPECIALLY THE MUTANT KYLE AND MITCH CONNER FIGHT. The side quests are unfortunately much weaker than the last game and there isn't even a lot of them. I did like the Tweek and Craig side quests though, it was something different from the other side quests. The game felt like a huge drag, and when I thought the game was going to be over, the game just continues. That thought that continously pops up in my head made me feel like this game is a chore (kindish). There is some aspect I still loved about this game, like the hilarious plot twists and the main quests. But I absolutely HATED the bugs that came out with the game and never got fixed, they are so annoying and sometimes makes this game unplayable for me. 7.7-7.9/10
Overall
This game is a great sequel with a few bugs but it still holds up. It isn't even close to being as fun as the prequel, but its still something I would definitely recommend you buying if you haven't.
Plot
The game begins with The Coon (roled by Eric Cartman) discussing to his other dressed-up superhero friends about their film franchise and how it is going to be handled. Which leads to an argument and half of the team splitting up and forming a new team (The Freedom Pals), who are in a disagreement with The Coon's decisions. They now consider each other enemies and thus creating a "civil war".
I am already on board with this plot, it seems pretty interesting even from the first view. The way they execute this plot throughout the game is really amusing and keeps the players entertained. 8.9/10. The only problem is that the writing isn't as strong as the prequel.
Graphics
The graphics haven't really changed, and they are kept to be identical to the original series. The quality seemed to be higher from the last, but other than that its practically the same. 9.0/10
Combat
Now, this is the combat I'm looking for. This is perhaps the BEST thing about this game that I prefer over TSOT. It's much more clever, and you have more choices. You can not only pick attacks from so many different superhero abilities, but you have the choice to re-arrange your team so you can use other characters. I absolutely loved this, and it always made a battle intriguing to play. 9.3./10. There is still some bugs to the battle system, like being in one square and one of your team mates gets knocked out and go to your square and your stuck standing there. The only way to fix this is to restart the fight or restart the game.
Characters
This game has MUCH more playable characters, which single-handedly makes me like this more than the ones in TSOT. The characters consist of: Cartman, Kenny, Kyle, Stan, Scott, Timmy, Token, Craig, Tweek, Wendy, Butters, Bradley, and of course your own character. 10/10
Comedy
I didn't have this category for my other review on TSOT, but I will do it for this one. Like I said, I didn't find it as hilarious as the prequel but its still undoubtedly funny with the most abrupt ending in both games. The writing in the comedy isn't as sharp too. 8.4/10.
Controls
The controls are fine. Nothing changed except for the fact that the commands for walking is different from the ones in the last game. It's still nice controls in a nice game. Though the only thing that bugged me out is that you can't run which is somewhat a huge thing for me because it's annoying how long it takes to get somewhere without calling Timmy. 8.7/10.
Soundtrack
I find the soundtrack in this game to be a step up from its predecessor, but it isn't a major one. I didn't think TSOT's soundtrack was even close to being bad, but TFBW's soundtrack is definitely something I would listen to more. 9.1/10
Experience
My experience in this game is the biggest let down. While I do think the battle system in this game gave me a better experience in combat than the other, both still eventually got boring at times. There is SO many bugs in this game. I purchased and refunded this game multiple of times because I thought there was something wrong with it. The fights are extremely hard and can take up to 10-20 tries maximum which becomes stressful. I didn't find the last game to be sadly easy, but this is just stressful hard. ESPECIALLY THE MUTANT KYLE AND MITCH CONNER FIGHT. The side quests are unfortunately much weaker than the last game and there isn't even a lot of them. I did like the Tweek and Craig side quests though, it was something different from the other side quests. The game felt like a huge drag, and when I thought the game was going to be over, the game just continues. That thought that continously pops up in my head made me feel like this game is a chore (kindish). There is some aspect I still loved about this game, like the hilarious plot twists and the main quests. But I absolutely HATED the bugs that came out with the game and never got fixed, they are so annoying and sometimes makes this game unplayable for me. 7.7-7.9/10
Overall
This game is a great sequel with a few bugs but it still holds up. It isn't even close to being as fun as the prequel, but its still something I would definitely recommend you buying if you haven't.