Personally that was in a side quest where you help a gay fish help its mum get to heaven. At the same time there may be points where you find it crossing the line and going a bit far. There were plenty of times where the game made me laugh out loud, both from dialogue and the situations that cropped up. If you’re a fan of South Park’s humour, then The Fractured but Hole will hit all the right notes. The main campaign definitely holds the best missions and battles, but it does drag on for longer than it really needs to.
There are a number of fetch quests involved and will take most of the campaign to complete, this being down to some items being out of reach until you’ve unlocked the correct buddy character to help you. As you explore you’ll get messages from characters asking for help or to meet up, which will trigger side quests, however I did find that after I finished the game that only a couple of side quests actually stood out, with many not making much of an impact. You’ll find many artifacts around South Park and you’ll have to keep changing what you have equipped to maximise your character’s might.Įxploring South Park is fun with loads of nods to the show. You’ll begin with one artifact slot but as you progress more will open, including one which lets you alter DNA and affects your base stats like health, strength, and speed. You’ll make things like costumes, consumables that restore health or revive, Summons items, and artifacts that can be applied to your character to improve their stats. Furthermore there are also summons that can be used to also help teammates or attack enemies which require specific items that themselves have to be crafted.Ĭrafting is a key component of South Park: The Fractured but Whole. Again you have to choose carefully which ultimate move would be most beneficial for the scenario you’re in. These ultimates have to be powered up which is done through dealing damage in battle and surviving incoming enemy hits. Additionally certain attacks have a knock back bonus which pushes an enemy backwards and lining that up right could see one enemy fall into another doing damage to both, or the target being pushed back to one of your teammates who deals additional damage.Įvery main character also as has an ultimate move that either deals a ton of damage, or can help teammates in some way. That character will then take damage at the end of their turn, giving you just that little added advantage. Other status effects including bleeding, burning, and shocked which all apply damage, while you also have charmed and confused.ĭamage can also be increased if you manage to add a quick time event boost, while incoming damage can help fill up your ultimate meter if you react in time. Approaching an enemy in the open world and farting on them before punching them begins the battle with that enemy having the status of being grossed out, which is essentially poisoned.
Farting is the base of many of your character’s abilities and they can be utilised to begin a fight in your favour. The turn based battles have been overhauled so that you now move your characters around a grid, meaning you need to consider where your characters will end up and how they will affect the rest of your team. On top of simple damage there are status affects and combat advantages to think of, and the real battle starts before you even enter the main fight screen.