

One thing is for sure, and in just the early stages of the game – South Park: The Fractured but Whole doesn’t pull any punches. She was definitely a girl the whole time. Mackey confirms the decision by agreeing: “It still tracks with The Stick of Truth, yes it does. Once you choose a gender option, you’re then posited with another question: cisgender or transgender? It’s unclear how this affects dialogue options later in the game, but Mr. Mackey says “So the whole King and Stick of Truth thing, she was actually a girl the entire time?” Your character is the same that appeared in South Park: The Stick of Truth, so if you choose anything other than male the game is forced to adjust.

Mackey, you’ll have the option to choose male, female or other for your character. While speaking with your school’s counselor, Mr. An option that wasn’t available in South Park: The Stick of Truth. Later in the process you’ll be asked to choose your gender. Just every other aspect of your whole life.” What it actually affects, according to Ubisoft, is the amount of money you’ll have in the game and the way in which other characters react to you. “Don’t worry” he says, “this doesn’t affect combat. The process is met with dialogue from Eric Cartman, of course. As you can see from the image above, the darker your skin, the harder you’re choosing things to be for yourself. As you adjust the slider from ‘Easy’ to ‘Very Difficult’, your skin color adjusts with it from white to black. While creating your character within the prologue of the game, you’re tasked with choosing what difficulty level you would like to play at. Instead, it changes the color of your skin based upon the difficulty level you choose in game. In what can only be described as an incredibly blunt and forceful use of social commentary, South Park: The Fractured but Whole doesn’t allow you to pick a race for your character.
