Chad Goodmurphy – South Park: The Fractured But Whole
It was just last year when Matt Stone and Trey Parker blew our collective wigs with the release of South Park: The Stick of Truth, a licensed game that perfectly captured the essence of its inspiration. Now, out of nowhere, comes the news that the two comedic geniuses are working on another interactive romp through South Park dubbed South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
And here we thought they hated making video games… I was lucky enough to be in the upper portion of Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre when The Fractured But Whole was revealed, and to say that the place became electric would be an understatement. Of course, things got even louder when both Stone and Parker took to the stage to officially introduce their new video game, which carries the torch forward from The Stick of Truth.
In this particular outing, the crass-mouthed kids are back in role-playing form, but happen to be wearing different costumes. That’s because – as the trailer so perfectly showed us – we’ll be playing superheroes this time around, as opposed to warriors, wizards and princesses. As such, we can surely look forward to some hilariously awesome new attacks, not to mention another insanely memorable storyline. It’s undoubtedly an exciting project, and one that sticks out amongst the crowd after what was an exceptional and unexpected reveal.
Not only that, but given how great The Stick of Truth ended up being, it’s hard not to be excited. Here’s hoping that South Park: The Fractured But Whole will do more than just live up to its masterful predecessor, but also push things forward in incredible ways. We know that it has the potential.