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Ubisoft's first South Park game - The Stick of Truth - was censored in various regions around the world, meaning gamers in Europe and Australia couldn't play the entirety of the game's content.

For the sequel, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, the development team could have easily run into the same issues again.

But in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Associate Producer Kimberly Weigend explained that the studio hasn't been subject to any censorship issues from international ratings boards this time around.

"We just got our ratings back," explained Weigend. "There are no content issues across all countries. Everyone around the world will play the exact same content in The Fractured But Whole".

In the previous game, certain scenes featuring aliens probing various members of the South Park cast and a scene in an abortion clinic were removed from regional versions of the game in Australia and Europe.

Weigand explains: "It was such a bummer that certain people couldn’t play certain parts, but this time it seems to be more progressive and the ratings board must’ve been like ‘this isn’t so bad, let’s just go with it’ [laughter]"

When asked if the development team had toned it down or been more cautious of the ratings boards ahead of The Fractured But Whole's release, Weigend explained that creative duo Trey Parker and Matt Stone remained undeterred.

"No. We’re going as far as we can [laughter]" Weigend reveals.

"That’s down to Matt and Trey - nothing will deter them. They even made a joke about being censored in the first game.

"Nothing is off the table for The Fractured But Whole. They’re going to tell the story they want to tell and we’re going to help them tell it."

You can read the full interview with Kimberly Weigend and animator Stephanie Dowling here.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole releases on October 17th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.