South Park: 7 Reasons Fractured But Whole Is Worse Than Stick Of Truth
The only game to punish you with its pre-order bonus.
As a pleasant surprise back in 2014, The Stick Of Truth was always going to be a tough act for Trey Parker and Matt Stone to both follow and conquer. Yes, they have succeeded in expanding upon its gameplay with deeper combat, more interesting and varied boss battles and superior side-quests, but did they manage to make a better game overall? No.
Like any South Park episode, there are plenty of laugh out loud moments, but The Fractured But Whole lacks the charm and novelty of its forerunner. It was still worth the wait caused by numerous delays and creative problems, but it’s impossible to deny that it suffers greatly from inconsistent comedy and dated material.
Received with a polarising response from fans, complaints and other responses embody why The Fractured But Whole is a reminder of the series’ current direction that fans are disgruntled with, while The Stick Of Truth is more reminiscent of the show’s edgier, more “golden” years.
7. Too Many Raisins And Sixth-Graders
Trey and Matt’s first ever sequel certainly has a larger variety of bosses to fight, but almost all the free XP on the streets pale in comparison to the cannon fodder from The Stick Of Truth.
Other than the boobs-obsessed Sixth-Graders, you fight the minions of Professor
Chaos, irritating Ninjas who won’t leave you alone unless you manage to somehow
get $5,000, and the she-devils from Raisins.
There’s nothing particularly wrong with any of these, but the jokes quickly become tiresome, and they’re not as offensive or clever as Nazi abortions, Dire Wolves and – worst of all – Ginger Kids. Plus, while The Stick Of Truth had mooing Aliens and Mongolian children, The Fractured But Whole lazily repeats its hordes of enemies by mutating the Sixth-Graders into monsters with countless butts on their bodies.
The Stick Of Truth knew not to have to you engage with Aliens, Ginger Kids and Nazis long enough for the joke to become old, while The Fractured But Whole makes the mistake of killing the comedy by having you fight Raisin girls repeatedly for a side-quest.