RPGs That Prove Old-School Combat Isn’t Dead
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Somehow, turn-based RPGs have managed to be the perfect fit for South Park, proven by The Stick of Truth and now The Fractured But Whole. The latter game of the two once again casts you as the New Kid in South Park, and lets you build your very own superhero persona and team. Although Fractured But Whole still uses a turn-based system, it changes things up by putting an emphasis on character placement and the area-of-effect for each attack.
Overall it’s a simple system that’s very accessible for players not super familiar with turn-based RPGs, and the game really benefits from that. Even if it doesn’t have the depth of more complex RPGs, The Fractured But Whole’s quirk and comedy more than make up for it, and there are still tons of options for how to customize your New Kid. It’s amazing to see a game from a big name entertainment property use a turn-based combat system, and do it well.
