It even managed to shock longtime fans with over-the-top moments - like fighting a giant fetus in an abortion clinic. While The Stick of Truth had its own issues, it set a pretty high bar in terms of being both a fan service-drenched love letter and a funny, standalone story. Maybe the tank is running on empty.įractured but Whole, the sequel to South Park: The Stick of Truth just doesn’t quite reach the humorous heights of the best moments of the show or the previous game, which drummed out of the novelty of turning out an extended South Park episode in video game form. Maybe audiences have been shocked so many times before, shocking them again is too tough.
For a game that’s based on a show that has fought controversy and worked to be both sharp and crass for its entire two-decade run, maybe it’s just hard to ring more humor out of the old concepts. There’s something that feels off about South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Some of the show’s best characters go underused
You won’t be convinced if you’re not already a fan
