Fracture Get's Smacked By IGN

[Onyxmeth]

Squilliam said:

Onyxmeth said:

Based on the demo, this score is generous. Reviewers need to get back to more thrashing of games and harsher scores. Maybe it'll make some publishers wake up and look at the quality of the product they're releasing. This kind of lazy effort should have never come from the guys that made MechAssault.

I don't think its very nice to call software developers who can work 80-100 hour weeks+ during crunch time "lazy"

Making games is very difficult work, so be thankful for the games which do succeed in the end. Not all developers have the luxury of scrapping 2+ years of work on a whim and often they can't see the woods for the trees until the very last minute when all the pieces start coming together.

 

I don't call every poorly made game "lazy". I start calling it lazy when the pitch meeting consists of, "Ok guys, Gears of War was successful. How can we make that game...but with a twist?". Had this game shown some amount of creativity or ingenuity, i would let comments like mine rest, but seriously this is just half-assed nonsense to cash-in on Gears of War's popularity. I mean they even changed the look of the main character less than a year ago so he could look like a more burly, Epic-esque character. Blame the MechAssault guys or blame Lucas Arts, I don't care, but somebody there took the easy route instead of making a unique game.

Oh and just because they're working long hours doesn't mean I can't call the project lazy. I'm sure somebody spent 80+ hours a week making Ninjabreadman also, but that doesn't make it any less of a lazy effort.