These moments are when the game is at its best, reminding us that these are really just kids playing dress-up and dealing with their issues. When turn-based battles begin – against sixth graders, rednecks, waitresses, cooks, and other nefarious locals – the kids are well aware that they’re playing, casually insulting each other about overacting their roles and sometimes needing to clear the street for a few seconds to let traffic pass before getting back at it. You’re dropped into all of this as a new kid in town who’s being slowly inducted into Cartman’s group, Coon and Friends. They’re also in the midst of a civil war between rival superhero factions. The kids of South Park are pretending they’re superheroes investigating mysterious stuff taking place around town, from missing cats to people keying Randy’s car. However, like its predecessor, The Fractured but Whole ‘s story plays to the fact that it is, indeed, a game. If someone walked into the room while you were playing and they didn’t see you holding a controller there’s a good chance they wouldn’t catch on that it’s a game for a long time. It’s also animated to look exactly like an episode of the show.
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Like 2014’s South Park: The Stick of Truth, The Fractured but Whole (get it?) is penned and acted by series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.