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Playing The Stick of Truth beforehand is not necessary but strongly recommended for the story to make more sense.

Most of the plot threads were resolved to my satisfaction by game’s end, but the story construction seemed a little flimsy in The Fractured but Whole. In addition, as the story advances, The New Kid deals with his parents’ increasing hostility towards each other, eventually tying into The New Kid’s mysterious social media prowess from the previous game and his mysterious flatulence. The New Kid teams up with both Coon and Friends and the Freedom Pals throughout the story and eventually has all eleven children from both factions as available allies, plus Call Girl, Wendy Testaburger’s independent superheroine alias (she has cell phone powers). In general, the story goes some interesting places and should be rewarding to follow for South Park fans. The game’s main villain is a character with a long history in the South Park universe whom I wasn’t expecting to see. The story kicks off with an investigation into South Park’s missing cats, leads to an underground cat urine drug ring, and eventually spirals out of control in true South Park fashion (time travel, an ancient evil, and genetic engineering are all involved). Their rival faction, led by Kenny and Timmy, is Freedom Pals. After Cartman and the other children start playing superheroes, The New Kid joins Cartman’s superhero faction, Coon and Friends. The player character in South Park: The Fractured but Whole is The New Kid, a child who moved to South Park just before the events of The Stick of Truth. Most of the superhero names and concepts from this game originated in a 2009 South Park episode called “The Coon,” also the name of Cartman’s raccoon-themed superhero persona. It’s unclear if Cartman’s motivation is to seek a $100 reward for a missing cat, reassert a leadership role during play, or something more complicated. In the first scene of TFBW, the children of South Park are playing the large-scale fantasy game central to The Stick of Truth until Eric Cartman abruptly decides to play superheroes instead. South Park: The Fractured but Whole (TFBW) is a direct follow-up to 2014’s The Stick of Truth, both chronologically and thematically.

It’s hard to recommend The Fractured but Whole to non-enthusiasts of South Park, but fans of South Park: The Stick of Truth should find that The Fractured but Whole meets expectations. South Park: The Fractured but Whole is distilled South Park in video game form and makes no effort to provide extra explanation or guidance for players unfamiliar with South Park’s setting or characters. If you actively dislike the TV show South Park, then stop wasting time reading this review.