



This contrast stuck with me as I started the game, and I soon began to piece together its intent.Įntering into a new game sees you join the fray in an epic battle of kings and wizards, the setting of the previous game Stick of Truth. It feels calculated, and scientific it doesn't match the soundtrack. A logo reminiscent of Back to the Future smashed into the top-left of the screen, and a fairly clean and simplistic menu occupying the right, the game feels modern. This intensified as I continued to the main menu. With the text "Press A to Start" flashing in the centre of the screen and a score befitting an epic tale such as Skyrim, I found myself eager to start, and a little conflicted on the tone of the game. Oddly without its predecessor, it stands as one of few mature games for the system, but should you be forking out for the portable park? First ImpressionsĪfter getting past the splash screens and general accreditations, you are greeted to a snowy scene of South Park in darkness. Just over six months after its original release, South Park: The Fractured But Whole makes a surprise release on Nintendo's latest system in a turn of events far beyond my own expectations.
