Summary
Xbox Game Passhas addedSouth Park: The Fractured but Wholeto its content library. This is the fourth new title to reach the service in October 2024, as well as the 118thXbox Game Passaddition since the turn of the year.
Made byXDefiantdeveloper Ubisoft San Francisco,South Park: The Fractured but Wholeoriginally hit the market in October 2017. The turn-based RPG debuted to widespread critical acclaim, as reflected in its “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, derived from an aggregate score of 82 and an 81% reviewer recommendation rate. It also boasts over 25,000 “Very Positive” user reviews on Steam and has been nominated for numerous awards.The Fractured but Wholeis hence widely regarded as one of thebestSouth Parkgames ever made.
A day ahead of its seventh anniversary, the 2017 RPG made its way to Xbox Game Pass, which added it on October 16. This is the first-everSouth Parkgame to land on Microsoft’s subscription service. Since it’s not a day-one release,The Fractured but Wholeis available across all non-CoreXbox Game Pass tiers. Aside from the latest two generations of Xbox consoles and PC, the RPG can also be played via Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is an XGP Ultimate-exclusive perk.
Much likeSouth Park:The Stick of Truththat preceded it,The Fractured but Wholehas been widely praised for its authentic adaptation of theSouth Parkuniverse, in all its irreverent humor. Gameplay-wise, the 2017 RPG retains some of its predecessor’s basic combat mechanics that are akin to those from thePaper Mariofranchise, but enhances them with the addition of a grid-based battle movement system. There are hence more variables to track in combat here, but those who master these mechanics will have an even easier time dispatching enemies than they did in the previous game. Overall,South Park:The Fractured but Wholeis a major boost to the selection ofhigh-quality RPGs on Xbox Game Pass.
🆕South Park: The Fractured but Whole
Cloud and console versions available since February 2024.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Day-one release.
South Park: TFBW Kicks Off Xbox Game Pass Wave 2 Lineup for October 2024
The 2017South ParkRPG kicks off the second wave of October 2024 Xbox Game Pass releases. The next pair of titles in this lineup are puzzlerDonut Countyand mech action gameMechWarrior 5: Clans, both of which will be added to Microsoft’s subscription library tomorrow, October 17. They will be followed byCall of Duty: Black Ops 6on October 25, the same day when Xbox Game Pass will receiveCoD: Warzoneand the cloud version ofModern Warfare 3.
Ashenand theDead Island 2PC port are also planned to land on the service before the end of the month. At the same time,Xbox Game Pass is set to lose five titles on October 31, including the critically acclaimed mountain biking gameLonely Mountains: Downhill.
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