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Onyxmeth on 25 September 2008
chasmatic12 said:
Onyxmeth said:
chasmatic12 said:

My thoughts on why such an innovative game like this isn't being pushed:

Microsoft is pushing Banjo and Gears 2. Sony is pushing LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2.

I have a theory on why Microsoft and Sony are pushing those games instead of Fracture. Microsoft and Sony are publishing those games and Lucas Arts is publishing Fracture, so it's Lucas Arts' responsibility to market it.

Oh and I hated the Fracture demo. The whole rising and lowering the earth ended up being just some gimmick. There are arrows pointing you to where you need to deform the earth, and it's all done in a grid-like fashion, so it never really feels like you have any control over how the earth is deformed. It's either up or down in a mound. There's a grenade that will make a spike that comes from underneath the ground. I was hoping, with this technology, something I was a bit more in control of.

 

You're right about the publishing thing. Oops.

The arrows were there because it was the tutorial. Later on in the demo, they weren't used.

And I really felt like I had a lot of control. Like I said, you can't deform everything, but I was impressed. Yes, it's either mound up or down, but creating a blockade was easy. Forming a wall is easy. I really give the team credit. It took a lot of work to create something with so much flexibility.

 

What I mean is, that's all the deforming was good for. Blockades, walls, etc. Basically defense. Why couldn't the crux of the entire game revolve around this deforming? You attack, defend, solve puzzles, build bridges, etc. etc. with only the abilities you have of transforming dirt and rock. It seems gimmicky because it's still basically a Gears of War wannabe, shooting guns with terrain deformations as cover instead of the apocalyptic landscape GOW uses.

 



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Simulacrum on 25 September 2008

I liked very much about waepons and battleground..
But OMG how boring enemies AND main charachter!
Story will suck.
Multiplayer could be fuun.



 

 

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Dgc1808 on 25 September 2008

I would buy it later on at the price of 30$. I thought the concept was pretty cool, I can see how people would think it was a bit gimmicky though....



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Damstr8 on 25 September 2008

the demo was okay.nothing too good about it.AI was stupid,graphics reminded me of Haze(not great).but the terrain deformation was cool at first,but it wasnt that great.cutscenes need tons of work,they were just bad.my overall impression was meh.i would imagine the multiplayer would be fun however.



 

 

disolitude on 25 September 2008

I liked the demo...but this and red faction will be left fighting for scraps after Gears 2 and R2 are done.



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sinha on 25 September 2008

Innovative??
There's a wall conveniently blocking your path, make a hill with your hill-making gun and jump over it.

It's just the latest gimmicky FPS and it belongs in the bargain-bin pile with Haze, Shadowrun, Turok, Blacksite, TimeShift, etc.



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bobobologna on 25 September 2008

I finished the demo and have absolutely no desire to play the final game. The terraforming aspects are extremely gimmicky. There's almost no tactical reason to use it except when for the situations the game wants you to use it. For the most part, it's just sort of there, moving the ground up and down when grenades are thrown but it doesn't really affect the battle ever. It just makes it seem like you are fighting on water. Especially for the last fight where you have to hold your position, then make your way to the dropship.



ZenfoldorVGI on 25 September 2008

I actually thought the demo was pretty fun myself. I have my eye out for it. It's on the "must prove itself, but I'll wait and see."

I'll give it a rental, either way.



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chasmatic12 on 25 September 2008
sinha said:

Innovative??
There's a wall conveniently blocking your path, make a hill with your hill-making gun and jump over it.

It's just the latest gimmicky FPS and it belongs in the bargain-bin pile with Haze, Shadowrun, Turok, Blacksite, TimeShift, etc.

Actually, it's a lot more tactical than that. Instead of being restricted to one method of getting past a wall, designers said that gamers will be able to apply strategy. Do you want to go over the wall, or underneath it? Just because you couldn't do something in the demo, doesn't mean it won't be applied in the full game. Also, deformation can be used to lift platforms for bridges and ramps (as seen in the demo). 

Also, think about combat. Raise the ground to force a man upward and crush him under a ceiling. Creating a ditch beneath him and toss a grenade in. 

And it's a lot more innovative than run and gun (I'm looking at you Gears and Resistance). 

 



SpartanFX on 25 September 2008
Ail said:
Looks like Haze to me...
With the huge competition in shooters in the next 2 months it's unlikely this game will do any good..

bingo,,,,that's exactly what I  thought,,it reminds me so much of haze.with similar graphics to mass effect,,,,yea ,it's love child of haze with mass effect(graphics department).

if you like Fracture ,you will also like Haze ,,,unfortunately I don't like them that much.

 

overall 7/10.

 

much better shooters are coming out,,R2,Soccom,far cry ,dead space,COD