South Park Creator Reveals Why Snow Day Isn't A Fractured But Whole Sequel

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may be the latest game to chronicle the New Kid's journey in the titular town, but franchise co-creator Matt Stone explained that there's a good reason it's not a true sequel to . The long-running animated series stumbled on gold in 2014 with the turn-based RPG, which earned glowing reviews and sold well enough that the aforementioned follow-up arrived in 2017 to even more fanfare. Despite the success of these adaptations, the next game in the franchise is taking a decidedly different approach to the town of South Park.

In an interview with IGN, series co-creator explained that once the team shipped, they were already itching to make another game but wanted to try something a little different that focused more on replayability. Stone said:

More about being able to update characters. We always thought we wanted to do that thing where we do a thing in a show and then like, it's in the game two weeks later, or three weeks, or whatever it is.

Stone elaborated that the other major shift for the development team was working in 3D, a huge change from the previous games' 2D style that looked like it was ripped straight from the series. The leap into the third dimension was largely fueled by the team wanting more flexibility in how they built the game and its world given that working on a 2D plane was "."

Continuing the high fantasy spoof that started back in , will see the town's kids playing in a massive live-action role-playing game after a major snowstorm shuts down school. Players will once again step into the role of the New Kid as they battle hordes of enemies either fighting for Cartman's human alliance or Kyle's elves. can be played either solo or with up to four friends, each of whom can bring unique skills and abilities into battle.

is slated to arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on March 26. The game will be available to purchase for $29.99, a price point that may be the key to drawing in players who aren't yet sold on the game's