Why Fractured But Whole is a PERFECT South Park Sequel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- 2014’s South Park: The Stick of Truth did something incredibly impressive. Gave us a genuinely fun and exciting RPG experience that FELT like you had been dropped into an episode of South Park. And while you might have expected Matt and Trey to leave it at that, feeling good about a wildly successful adaptation of their biggest property into the video game world, they were not satisfied. Instead, they nearly immediately began work on a follow up, a game that would eventually become South Park: The Fractured But Whole. And while it took me a bit longer to come to appreciate the South Park sequel, I can now pretty confidently say that I love it just as much as the first game. And amazingly, for mostly different reasons than I love the Stick of Truth. So join me as I dive deep into the massive, ambitious and incredibly impressive sequel, South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
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Fun fact, if you try to skip the opening cutscene, Cartman will stop you from doing so multiple times until he just gives up and then you just skip to the credits.
Also if you try and enter the code to Cartman's basement before going to Cartman's room Cartman stops you and tells you to stop cheating
Makes sense. The opening is all about him and he doesn't want you to miss his "epic" opening.
@@MrPsyren99 "Hey Tom Brady"
So you just comment TH-cam clips you see like your own ideas
@@buttershark8952bro’s mad over fucking nothing
i desperately want a new kid video, the way matt and trey were able to make the concept of a silent protagonist a giant long running joke is amazing
Definitely going to do this now that Snow Day is out
The whole "Car!" bit is wholesome; despite being on different sides, they warn each other about traffic laws.
or maybe they don't want to see their friends getting run over by a car...
But absolutely no warning when you use the classi summon
@@Why_v344the who summon?
there's even a loading screen tip saying "Don't play in the street" making you remember that it's all just for fun, even going further with the microagressions, being like "hey, we can all have fun without (insert insult used here)." The free hit is a nice touch too ❤
@@karatexperience Classi with an I and a little dick hanging of C that fucks the L out of the A-S-S
Fun fact, it’s pretty obvious but when you start the fractured butwhole tutorial (since it introduces you to the mechanics), it follows suit of stick of truth. When you visit the bard in cartmans house. They ask where’s the the wizard and “Where is the fucking stick of truth” meaning that they didn’t tell anyone else about the fact they threw the stick into the water.
I can't believe it took me this long to realize that the entire opening is focused around the fact that the boys never bothered to tell the other kids that they threw the stick in Stark's Pind.
@@andrewdeluca7352 but the way the story goes it’s like most of them forget, which means the story most likely TOOK place after a couple months of the Missing stick: Starks pind event
SINCE THEY ALSO SAY: “But I thought cartman had the stick.” Or something
I just love the fact that because they couldn't name it "Fractured Butthole" they did the MOST South Park thing imaginable & named it "Fractured But Whole". The way they both dodge & accept the barriers is hands down the best superpower. I love the simplistic ingenuity of the show's creators!
Butthole
Buthole
But hole
But whole?
It was originally going to be called "The Butthole of Time"
What's the really South Park thing is they accidentally stole the original title of Captain America: Civil War. It was going to be Captain America: The Fractured But Whole, but South Park got it first. 😝😝😝
@@DarkKingsKingno? Why would you lie about that
@@Jerry_F exactly. Why would I lie? Believe me or don't. I don't care. I neither gain nor lose anything either way.
I do like the idea of the New Kid working with Professor Chaos next game. My idea is that, to instigate more chaos, Professor Chaos has developed a technology to collide the multiverses, which is, in reality, him hacking the latest social media system and sending everyone different messages about what game they're playing. So now the kids have broken out into factions playing Superheroes, fantasy, ninjas, etc, all fighting each other over what they should be playing. New Kid has to use their social media powers to restore order in the multiverse. I'm not sure how feasible it is, but I would love to see a massive story with a bunch of paths and endings based on who you side with each day. So you have your starting faction, then each day the story changes based on how you did things the previous days.
Personally i'm hoping for imagination land.
This is a great idea lmao
That would be a cool like phone destroyer tie in to the 1st 2 games
Slightly sounds like phone destroyer but more developed plot
That sounds perfect, it would also explain how professor chaos ends up in different games… that’s because he has the ability to do so. So linking up the multiverse would work so well. This game would be perfect for a big finally title
It physically hurt how little this genre of rpgs (superhero theme) is not utilized in more crpgs. It's like studios only know two genres, medieval dnd fantasy and sci fi, and are allergic to all others
Unfortunately it's what sells. And investors and studios are not interested in taking risks nowadays
Marvel and DC are holding a monopoly and they achieved that Monopoly by suing and sabotaging the competition out of business. It's considered unsafe to do non-satirical original superhero content.
@@elixxonUnless you're Spawn. Because no one fucks with Keith David.
@@danielgiovanniello7217Spawn is literally DC comics, dude
Sorry for ruining your cringy fanatism over some Keith guy
@@ГидроксидКалия that's just not right. Spawn is owned by Image Comics. Keith David is Spawn's voice actor is every appearance he's made in animated form.
Interesting things to note, the Morgan Freeman boss can't be fought if you play as a black kid, he gives you a unique item instead. You can also use the dlc buddies from the beginning of the game if you completed the dlcs on another save file.
I always play as a black kid and I just learned that you can fight Morgan Freeman
@@TheSkyCaptain its the hardest fight in the game by far, morgan freeman is op asf and you can win without super preparing
@@connorstutz0056 I used final girl, speedster Boost, and the hemmorhagging thing and the hammer. Also make sure to use Mintberry diabetes, and super craig and make sure your avatar has freckles, also the time fart thing that makes you spawn your past self is reccomended, that’s how I beat it
@@gemiguess final girl is such cheating lol
@@TheSkyCaptain I’m pretty sure you also get less money the darker your skin tone is. Just like Cartman said: combat isn’t affected, just every other aspect of your whole life
Also, getting to see Mysterion more is always a perfect sequel to anything
REAL!! mysterion never fails to entertain dude
To me, this is better than The Stick of Truth. Has more playable characters, is more strategic, has great dlc, the superhero theme is great and is very fun. I was absolutely obsessed during my first play through.
I love the gameplay so much. I really played it myself recently after watching gameplay years ago. It's way better than Stick of Truth
@@aaunyea4799 definitely
I love SoT, but after playing Fractured last year it really helps show some of the more annoying aspects of Stick. Namely the lack of replayability (imo) for such a short game. the shear lack of balance between the classes, with cases like Mage being absurdly broken for pretty much the entire game in any situation vs Rogue which is kind of ass in all but a few fights. and the kinda shallow build variety, since in terms of equips everyone's most likely just gonna end up with the same gear for a normal playthrough, and for the classes themselves it's basically "for mage, build around burn, everything else, bleed".
Now granted this was kind of inevitable in a game where every class boils down to some version of "hit first, ask questions later" with a bit of variation. Which just makes the class design and gear system in Fractured feel more fun since you can actually make a build based on a role (for example in my most recent run I've been speccing full support since I'm trying to get the Token Experience achievement), and the Artifact and DNA system lets you try out far more varied stat layouts on the side of the strands, and more varied buffs on the side of the artifacts.
100% agree
I messed up playing Fractured but Whole before Stick of Truth, the gameplay is so dull to me after having more strategy in the second game.
One of the things I do like about fbw is that the later battles feel really intense and difficult, unlike the first where you could basically break the game
When you think about it, Mitch Conner basically represents the part of cartman's mind that wants to be in charge, be in control of everything and everyone and to always have things his way and only his way. Every part of himself that he will never admit about himself. Its really sad when you really think about it.
The most shocking thing about the whole game was how much of a *good* game it is. Trey and Matt said in an interview they thought they were done with making videogames after SoT, until they realised that experience taught them how to actually make them.
They've never shied away from their love of tabletop and video games, so it shouldn't be surprising at all that they'd do something cool. But you can really see how their skills and design matured from one instalment to the other.
The combat system is *awesome*! I haven't had this much fun just playing an RPG since maybe the GBA or PS1 eras.
It's unique, versatile, engaging, it encourages experimentation and can be perfectly incorporated into the storytelling itself. It's a true inovation in the turn-based RPG genre, which is something I haven't seen in a long time.
The DLCs are great, and if you do them as soon asap (once you get all companions who have environment abilities), they thread the line between challenging and total nightmare. Which I really loved.
Shame you didn't mention the fighting DLC, I actually really liked it. Sure, it's just a coloseum-type add-on, but it was still fun to clear all the challenges after I'd 100%'d the rest of the game. I didn't want to let go, because I'd had to much fun through the whole experience, so that really allowed for a great time before saying goodbye. Some of those fights were almost impossible, so I felt like I'd proven myself and conquered not just the game, but the gameplay as well.
With how good both of these games are I’m very excited and curious for what the third game is going to be now that it’s been announced
Imagination land
@@14vatochongo I fuckin wish, copyright would be a nightmare
@@Argonwolfproject it's SNOW DAY!!!!
it's 3D and multiplayer
i wonder if you’re still excited
The song that plays while you run from Spontenous Bootey is just so good, I totally listen to it on a regular basis.
I wont lie, at first i hated the combat system for this one but when i tried it again from the beginning i realized i felt this way cuz i sucked at it. Fractured but whole is definitely a strong sequel and i eagerly await what the next game will be.
I love that you fight drunk Randy, the only thing that would’ve made it better would be the cops pushing him in the car “I’m sorry I thought this was America “
I'd LOVE to see them make a third South Park game, which is pretty likely they'll do.
I'm just wondering what genre they would do for it. My best bet would be Ninja as a reference for the Good Time With Weapon episode.
Oh the third game is actually already announced, there’s just no other information than the fact that it is being made right now
that would be so good
Given that the new kid is gonna be a villain, that might work. Helping Professor Chaos take over South Park and fighting the ninja personas of the other kids could be fun.
Imagine it's a 2d fighting game with move customization. Fights are in the anime style of playing with weapons, but exploration uses normal south Park style.
same LOL
I finished this game mere hours ago, and the Stick of Truth video is what got me to finally play these games after owning them for years. This upload could not have come at a better time
If they ever do a third game (not counting Snow Day) it should do Ninjas. Would love to see the Good Times With Weapons designs make a comeback.
they seem to be really proud of butters's design because he uses it both in tfbw as his ult attack and in sot as his most powerful attack
Fun fact if you choose Black American as your race in The game even your parents are arrested
Coming back to these older games makes me realize that snow day honestly isn’t bad at all. We were just really spoiled before😂
One detail I always wondered was why they changed fantasy Kyle's weapon into a hockey stick when he used a golf club in the first game. (His attack was even hitting the ball at them!)
Ike probably made him change it to be more Canadian XD
@@gwenethp511that actually makes sense
One thing I wish that in both games, was to include a portion of the games, even if I know it would be filler and padding, but to include a shortened school day portion. It would have added to the immersion and also built more and more of story telling for both games.
You mean like some sort of side quest that is trivia based, where you try to pass your classes?
Like you get exams (trivia questions) to fill out and finish and depending on your grade you get some powerful abilities and maybe even a new class
@@frankwest5388 something like that, and to have a lunch and recess where you can interact with students and teachers outside of the main quest. Idk it would have been a huge amazing experience for me
Same tbh, I imagined that it could be like the kindergarten games, getting through the day collecting items, making new deals or allies and having that effect later aspects or options you get in the story.
That is a cool idea! The Persona series does this concept really well
@@frankwest5388 Yup, i also want to see how garrison reacts to the new kid, Eating lunch with other kids, and how the 6th graders bully the 4th graders, especially garrison bc tbh i feel like mr garrison is just a more fucked up version of cartman
I've seen some speculation that the next game might be sci-fi themed with inspiration taken from Star Wars based on the fact Butters tempts you to join the dark side in this game's ending. I sure hope they actually give you the option to join him. I wanna cause some chaos with my boy.
I love pretty much everything about FbW except for the ending lol. The two DLCs and most of the story is a ton of fun and I love the characters and how they’re used
I always thought fighting to the top of Clyde's tower in SoT was more climactic of an ending than one fight in a playground
I agree. The ending was so anticlimactic imo
@@emilynelson9174 yeah there might be context to it that I’ve forgotten but as far as I remember you come back from the Time Stint in the past, fight the stupid fuckin hand thing and that’s the end? The street fight was so much more fun lol. Idk if it would’ve worked for the final boss but it was much more enjoyable story and gameplay wise
@@Squifum yeah theres two (?) bosses after a neat scene with the tower. In FBW as far as I remember it’s like you fight cartman, it’s really boring and then the game is done lol
I had anticipated something especially challenging (similar to mutant human kite from another dimension) for the final battle...
I am definitely grateful for the DLC's and those final bosses. I mean, I'm grateful for the whole game, don't get me wrong, but I was still kinda..let down
If you end up playing again and want to incorporate the DLCs in the story. I would either play Mysterions mission before or after the Police mission evening as he acknowledged that there's bigger things happening in south park at the time where there's actually bigger things occurring. Then Assisting Jimmy would definitely fit well after the police evening mission as there's 2 things for him to go oh damn about, the torn up plan and the dead counselers
I've always done both DLCs around the time of Mephesto's lab, do they scale with progression?
Fun fact, if the new kid is black, he cannot fight Morgan Freeman.
😊
Please don't tell me this😭
I'm black and it wasn't fun knowing too late I had been denied my greatest conquest.
They took SoT and injected it with Chemical X. Freaking brilliant masterpiece of a game, and the DLC is awesome too.
I can say, I’ve beaten Morgan Freeman MANY TIMES without that fart ability. MBC is absolutely broken, characters with protection-granting-moves like Craig and Wendy are great for it too.
Edit: I just want to emphasize that MBC is genuinely so good that it kinda ruins the challenge if you know what to do with him.
MBC is already really good, but when you combine him with the sash from the DLC is when he becomes ridiculous.
Yeah, first time around i needed the plantmancer ultimate to revive my allies... multiple times, but then captain mint berry crunch came around and made things A TAD BIT easier, but that is because i refuse to use "the meta" and use moves that fit the character i am playing as.
Timmy does have real powers so does mint berry crunch, new kid and Mysterion.
Yeah but it's a very limited cast, also mint berry crunch is not in the main game and the jury is still up on timmy its weird meanwhile we know that both Mysterion and the new kid have super powers 100%
One thing I really appreciated about fractured but whole was the inclusion of accessibility features, I have borderline severe carpal tunnel in both wrists and the all the rapid button pressing in stick of truth was absolutely brutal on me
Does kinda still have it in the form of the toilet minigame, but at least that isn't required. Saved me from busting the thumb sticks on a second controller due to a SP game.
whenever games do that i have to put the controller down and just poke the button one cause i suck at pressing it quickly but also my controller is fucking gross and the button gets stuck in lol
@@hermitpriest9820 There's actually a mini games assist option that you can turn on in settings! saves you from all the button pressing during Fartkour etc too
I actually managed to beat Morgan Freeman in my first playthrough without the final time fart power and any of the DLC.
The strategy is to use Craig and Wendy as both have moves that aggro enemies to them while making them invincible for that turn, while having the downside of using it only every other turn. But with both Craig and Wendy you can swap between them. Since you're only fighting Freeman, you can essentially ping pong him with Craig and Wendy while having both yourself and your 3rd party member (preferably support since Freeman hits hard.)
26:10 they shoulda had the cop say “he named his cat what?”
For a third game I'd love for the theme of the game to be ninjas as a reference to "Good Times With Weapons".
But more specifically I'd love to see them take influence from Persona, and have the ninja alter-egos be summonable abilities.
They could even tie this into another idea I see for the third game a lot, which is Imaginationland. Have it so that the ninja "Personas" become real due to the kids imaginations making them real.
This also works since they can follow up on the final scene of Fractured But Whole since Butters is still Professor Chaos in his ninja form
Id love to see it based in imaginationland
11:33 That's for Butters!
I was a lot like Kyle during the story, I sorta just get rolling my eyes at Mitch Connor
Same it was funny in the first like 3 minutes but then the gimmick and cartman’s surprised pikachu bullshit got really old. The last fight wasn’t even that fun either lol
To this day I’m still playing it over and over again, the stories always amazing to replay and the gameplay is somehow the most fun system I’ve ever played
I can’t believe he didn’t mention Jared from subway in the police station
39:00 it's a shame snow day didn't capitalize on the new kid being the villain
Seems like they are building up to it, the other kids act even more like assholes towards the new kid in snow days and it is getting a little grating, the thing is that snow days is a stick of truth based adventure while his villain turn around is likely to be reserved for a super hero adventure
I just had a realization with every South Park game they were sort of advancing in genres originally with the Stick of Truth a more Paper Mario Style with the fractured but hole a tactical RPG and now with snow fight or whatever it's called a Action Real Time RPG
Can we time fart back to the first two?
34:41 Perfect set up to say "Felt Bigger Longer and Uncut"
Mitch Connor as a concept is so hilarious, and how much Kyle hates Cartman for it. i'd love a video about him
I found it got old really quickly and it was a lame final fight concept but I also get why cartman would go all out on that
A Mitch Connor video would be amazing.
I haven’t even played Stick of Truth, but I wanted to play Fractured specifically because it lets you play as a trans girl. Unfortunately the boys are still calling me a boy so far. The authentic trans experience. 😭
well as Wendy will point out later: "why are you not telling the boys; why are you LETTING them not realize you aren't in fact, one of them"
@@mickidoesmedia Probably cause my character can't speak. Poor girl.
All I can say, is that if South Park does do another game, I’d want the theme to be, ironically, video games.
The first game was based on fantasy, which was super popular for a time, the second was based on super heroes, which are starting to wane in popularity.
But as the Mario movie has shown, video game movies are the next big thing. And to have the potentially final South Park video game, be solely about parodying video games, would be so fitting.
One of my favorite games growing up was the Simpsons Game where they did that very concept on one of their levels…
Ironic but South Park has an episode about how The Simpson’s have already done it lol
Yes, they could parody so many games as well, from Halo to Minecraft to COD to God of War, Zelda, there's just so many possibilites.
They need to include a reference to the World of Warcraft episode if the next game is based on video games
@@tylerwilson3800the entirety of the simpsons game was making fun of video games
I felt like fractured but whole hasn’t gotten much of the love as the stick of truth I’m glad you reviewed this thanks
I am from Mexico, and something I like from Fractureed But Whole is the fact that this game is translated by the official South Park spanish translators, unlike Stick Of truth that is only subtittled to spanish
This game is not only a perfect sequel for a South Park-game but to a video-game in general.
I watched this whole video and didn't even blink. You can make a 40 minute video that entertaining, damn. Great video man, honestly. It's going to be nice getting those Futurama videos up when the Hulu season begins!
39:18 Great Frace 😂
I'd love to see imagination Land be the setting for the third game. Either way I'm definitely going to buy it.
Fax, ill def buy that if it came out xD
First off, Johnny I'd love to see a Mitch Conner Episode from you. But the rest is just my personal experience from the game.
This is probably not only something that turned me into a much bigger South Park Fan, but it's also one of my favorite Games in years. I've played through the game multiple times in multiple ways to see more of the game and experience as much as I can. It helped me learn more about Gender identity than I knew when the game came out and I appreciated so many things in this game more as I've played it again after experiencing more of South Park.
I've replayed this game at least 5 times already on every difficulty! This game is so much fun and in my opinion has way more replay value than the stick of truth! Nothing against TSOT but the class system is nowhere near as advanced as the class system from fractured but whole. And I've played it on the hardest difficulty and basically had barely any issues with it, unlike TFBH where I died a lot on mastermind difficulty!
Also the soundtrack is amazing on this game! I've put half of the songs on my video game music playlist they are so good! Especially the dlc songs like the vamp kids theme, or the bring the crunch battle theme! Compared to the stick of truth having a very basic soundtrack.
I loved the dlc, that reveal with MBC was hilarious, I did not see it coming at all
The South Park games are so much fun, I want a third game so bad 🙏
After that ending I could see the New Kid being the embodiment of "Screw you guys I'm going home" so many characters have quoted throughout the show. Being tired of everyone picking on him despite being a very literal world-ending threat *outside their make-believe games*.
New Kid is on par with Eldritch beings by being able to cast them away and fuck with time and space on a whim. That being said we've covered Fantasy and super-hero tropes.
This leads me to believe there are only 2 other ways the sequel can go if they keep the theme of changing every time.
The one that sticks out to me the most is some kind've Sci-fi/cyberpunk setting.
Combat was great in fractured... but it did only take me 1 playthrough to 100% it while SoT took me 3. The class combos were super fun for sure and the tacticle grid was great. If sot had the same, it would be unmatched between the two. Eother way, both games were great and i hope they make more. Mix best things from stick and fractured to make the uber southpark game!
Edit: the kids being kids feel from stick of truth was imo the better story/feel. Just like Good times with weapons!
Part of me wants them to canonize new kid.
I know I may sound like an old grandpa or some thing, but even though the fractured, but whole is a far more smooth and detailed experience, and it’s not as sluggish in almost every regard to the stick of truth, there is something that just is so good about the stick of truth that will always make me go to it first if I had to choose between the two. Maybe it’s the fact that when it came out, it was one of the best times in my life, and the Internet was like that golden age time period, but I also do agree absolutely with the points that you made in regards to the stick of truth, I think one of the main reasons I like it is because it feels like you’re directly dropped into the show
butters and his mech-xican is nuts
I love these games. I really wish they made a 3rd one.
They’re currently working on one!
I was so fucking confused if Mitch was an actual person or just cartman
I actually like how this game leans more into the supernatural parts of the kids' superhero powers. That only really works because it's a video game and not an episode of the show. Reminds me of the how the villians in the Metal Gear Solid games break the 4th wall and have superpowers despite the games being a serious spy thriller.
Damn I can't wait for the third game to come out so south park can have a perfect trilogy
something I love most about the game is the battle banter, and how all the characters even dlc have unique lines for not just all the allies but even enemies or specific fights. I also love the subtle storytelling you see just wandering, namely newspaper headlines that foreshadow later plot points and sixth graders on day 2 start talking about friends going missing
It's awesome how they listened to criticism and improved on it
The Way i think about it is the first game is more "normal" ad gets wilder is because new kid slowly gets more into the game and by the second game he fully accepts the game and this is how he imagine its all going down in his imagination
I want a Sci-Fi sequel!
maybe building on things like the Giant Dragon Boss from the start of FBH and letting you build and pilot your own cardboard robot?
Funny story about this game; it said that I'm not realistic. During the "Pick your ethnicity" segment of the game through all the options I saw "Irish" and "Native American" were there so with the two slots I went "Oh cool, I can actually just be me." and PC Principle said to my face "No."
I sat there for a good few seconds having a laugh just like "Well fuck, guess me and my dad don't exist then." and changed Native American over to Norwegian(I'm quarter Norwegian, Quarter Cherokee, and half Irish from both parents) and Irish Norwegian worked. Haven't done a second playthrough more recently but just something that always gets a chuckle out of me when I'm reminded of the game
Dont... We see her parents in their bedroom during stick of truth. What if Cartman know what we saw and thats why its our backstory? Lol
Fun fact: this channel and the South Park games are what eventually got me into South Park itself
I just watched your video on the stick of truth a few days ago. I was sad that there was no video on the next game but I guess my calls were answered.
I always imagined it was more like that episode where the kids got ninja weapons
It doesn't feel like a video game, it feels like you're guiding the kids through their imagination of being in superhero movies. That's why it's cinematic and over the top.
The new kid should be a character on the show. Just have the kid silent and switch up his look and identity every episode 😂😂😂 imagine another situation where the kids are fighting up against somebody like MBP. Everyone nearly dies, new kid shows up out of nowhere then farts to reverse time. He saves the day then disappears.
I don't know if it's good to have him as a permanent character, but a cameo at the end of a chapter where he farts and changes time sounds cool
Coincidentally enough I had experienced practically all of the little annoyances and things that made you not finish the game until this year when I tried this one out after being really hooked on Stick of Truth which led to me eventually dropping it, glad to here you loved it by the end though will definitely be coming back to it at some point considering how much more you clicked with it this time around.
Loved the video as always man! Morgan freeman was one of my favorite parts!😊😊❤❤🎉🎉
I think the night mission where you are paired up with Mysterion is 👍
Stick of Truth was a perfect game for me, simple but masterful & charming. Fractured is mostly fun but honestly didn’t care for the combat & story wasn’t as strong/funny in general. Fractured also didn’t have anything as fun as the alien side quest or Canada etc.
Mitch Conner story especially dragged and felt annoyingly repetitive. I like the idea of trying new things but the combat for me just slowed things down and got tiring. Sometimes there’s beauty in simplicity. There was a lot of things like the power ups and other moments that were fun at first but quickly got annoying being stuck watching it for the 50th time.
I beat this game in like 3 sittings I was so in love with it on my first run.
Gonna replay it now that I have all the DLC.
i dont know why no one has said this but the title "the fractured but whole" is a genius double entendre not only for the new kids butthole but also describes the team of the kids perfectly
A 40 min j2c video on one of my favorite games??? That alone gets my like. Thanks for the content dude!
Mr. Mackey’s couples counseling was legitimately so good. Like, the advice they use was legitimately good advice that I tend to use in my own relationship to this day.
Very much hoping Snow Day isn't the 3rd game they were working on, and just a filler whilst a more (I dunno best term?) complete? one is hammered out.
(Edit: Ah.. and there's your vid on it just shown up on my feed. Yup. x.x )
It’s small enough to be filler, it’s like 10 hours long so it’s possible to finish it in one sitting unlike the other two who are way longer
would love to see analysis videos for Mitch and the New Kid! I love these reviews and look forward to more, I like how in depth you go.
[19:04] This joke killed me 💀
Dude thank you for the joy your videos give me.
I absolutely adore this game! Thanks for making a video on it man!😊😊❤🎉🎉
Fighting the stick of truth characters with fractured but whole characters towards the end reminds me of fighting Red on Mt. Silver and that is the single best way to do a sequel. Nicely done South Park.
Personally the one thing I wish this game had was a bit more replay value. Because the game is so long, because you can pretty much choose whatever class you want, whenever you want, you can easily just switch playstyles, and never have to commit to one or the other. In Stick of Truth, you had four classes to choose, and each one changed the game immensely, but now with easy access to all the classes, while user friendly for sure, it kinda removes the desire to go back, the same kinda desire I had for Stick of Truth that made me go through the game 100% four different times just to play each class to the fullest.
The DLC gives it a bit of replayability as you unlock new classes and new allies which is nice but i wish there was more than just this.
Despite negative and mixed reviews, I went ahead and purchase South Park: Snow Day.
I beat it in a good afternoon/ evening of playing, and all it did was just really make me miss this game and SoT. I noticed I was actually missing 2 or 3 trophies while watching this video and went ahead and got the platinum for FBW. Apparently, I never played the DLC either, so even though there's a massive wait list for Casa Bonita - I got to go beat up vamp kids as a consolation prize lol
So we’ve just never seen the kids use actual powers on South Park wether it was in their heads or not I’ve literally seen jimmy use his super speed on the show
i actually got the scene they showed after staying dormant on the title screen for a while, funnily enough
I just super can't wait till the next game comes out
I always saw the crazy scenes as a window into the kids imagination and how they saw things like in the fun with weapons episode
i just finished playing stick of truth and fractured but whole so great video timing for me! 😂 There's definitely piece of both that i really enjoy but overall TFBW's polish and enormous amounts of content make it the winner in my books. also huge shout out to the accessibility options available. my only gripe is that the end fell a little flat for me. several of the fights leading up to the end felt more big and grand than the actual last battle(s). also wish the switch port was a little less buggy i had it crash on me at least twice losing progress both times.
Been (slightly impatiently) waiting for this video!!! I 100% completed the game, including the token experience achievement lol, and its just an absolutely incredible game!
I'm kind of late, but another thing I really like about Fractured But Whole over Stick of Truth is the Battle Music. While the music for the battles are good in Stick of Truth, it felt kind of samey for the most part, making it hard to remember most of them, or to try and find a specific battle theme.
Fractured But Whole, meanwhile, has not only different battle theme and style for most of the factions you fight, but also for the bosses, too. This makes the soundtrack that much more memorable and recognizable. Wether it's the Power Puff Girls-like theme of the Raisins girl, the tribal song of the Crab People, that also uses their signature chant in it which makes it surprisingly epic, or the Mexican and circus-inspired music when fighting Butters in his Mecha Minion Chaos Supreme mech, they are all very good and memorable, even more than in the previous game.
I actually defeat Morgan Freeman without having the new timefart ability and without that new ultimate you talked about. I died my first time fighting him but on my second, it was a long and dangerous fight but I somehow won with the help of Wonder Tweek, Super Craig and Human Kite
Ive never watched 1 episode of South Park and although ive been gaming all my life ive only played a couple of turn based games and yet i decided to try Stick of Truth last week as i wanted to play something thats not afraid of offending thats actually funny and i knew of South Park and tried it and i absolutely loved it it was perfect for me to understand it wasnt to complex but offered enough complexity aswell the 1 criticism i had was trophies! I like a trophy and without a guide u miss nearly all so i hated having to refer to guides regularly, i now feel like trying this sequel but the new system sounds like ill struggle to understand it properly