Fracture: New trailer, like love, can move mountains
by Xav de Matos 
{ Jun 1st 2008 at 4:15AM }
Lucasarts debuted the latest trailer for the upcoming action-shooter, Fracture, on GameTrailers early Saturday morning. Setting the stage for a war that takes place between a split United States, two factions face-off for dominance over the nation. The evil-doers, known as the Pacificans, have altered DNA to create a stronger, more dominant race while the Atlantic Alliance have put their effort into creating advanced cybernetics to thwart a Pacific attack. With an interesting concept and unique gameplay (terraform weapons look awesome!) can Fracture make a name for itself when it hits this October? Time will tell. Also, Pacificans? Really?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TSD @ Jun 1st 2008 4:28AM
Looks cool. Nice physics system. Lucasarts coming up with some cool games. The Force Unleashed looks cool too.
TSD
Digital Limit @ Jun 1st 2008 4:39AM
Lol.
Xiphias @ Jun 1st 2008 5:30AM
Hmm, looks quite interesting, although am I the only one who would prefer to play as the 'Pacificans'..?
They seem more awesome haha
Triforceowner @ Jun 1st 2008 6:29AM
A lot of games today reveal everything in their previews. It could be that in this game you end up with a choice down the road as to which country you wish to fight for. Think about it: America splits in two would mean two nations wishing to be America right? At least in multiplayer you will be able to play Pacificans I bet.
kyosh1ro @ Jun 1st 2008 6:27AM
I agree Xiphias it would be great if the game allowed us to play a few levels from the perspective of the Pacificans, would definitely give the player some type of moral dilemma. Overall the game has a very interesting concept, the physics engine looks fantastic. My only quip, and a minor one at that, is that the main character is like an Abercrombie version of Marcus Fenix. He seems too soft for such a badass role. But it was only a trailer and only time will tell if he steps up to the challenge. I will be keeping my eye on this one.
Homer 918 @ Jun 1st 2008 7:17AM
I want to assume this game is terrible just based on the premise, but at least they are innovating with gameplay, even if they aren't with story.
Raheem @ Jun 1st 2008 8:47AM
Is it just me who reckons developers make games like this to avoid having to make realistic looking games?
psyborg @ Jun 1st 2008 12:29PM
No, some people enjoy Science Fiction.
Stranger @ Jun 1st 2008 2:32PM
Yeah but whatever happened to GOOD science fiction? This looks like one of the most derivative games ever made, but with a dirt gun.
psyborg @ Jun 1st 2008 5:02PM
Oh for sure, I meant that as a general statement about realism vs sci-fi.
I do agree though, this particular game looks generic as hell.
x3f @ Jun 1st 2008 10:42AM
Looks pretty lame- both plot and gameplay aren't all that interesting looking.
I DeX I @ Jun 1st 2008 11:26AM
Pacifican, really, are they serious? The voice acting is lame as well. I think I'll pass.
chubytuby @ Jun 1st 2008 11:51AM
looks pretty good actually
Merehorseplay @ Jun 1st 2008 12:11PM
Looks cool to me compared to a lot junk out there. But Gamestop list it coming out in October, competing with - Halo Wars - Fable 2 - Fallout 3 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Tom Clancy's End War - Saints Row 2 - and Dead Space. Lucas Arts should release Fracture at another Date if they don't want their asses handed to them.
WhoDey320 @ Jun 1st 2008 12:33PM
starcraft 2 is coming out just a little after that too, i think. i plan on picking up fracture, fallout 3, and starcraft 2 later on this year but it'll be hard for me to decide what to play
Stranger @ Jun 1st 2008 2:45PM
There's a reason most publishers don't live and die by the Gamestop release schedule: It's almost always incorrect. Unless the publisher has announced the official release date, Gamestop dates almost always change. Of the games you mentioned, my money is on Dead Space making October. The odds are good for Fallout 3, but Bethesda is notorious for delays.
Saint's Row as already delayed once. And the rest? Except for Fable 2, my money would be on 2009. But it's irrelevant, the makers or crap videogames always blame the release of superior titles on their own failure. Fracture will be no different. You could drop this game in March and it wouldn't sell.
Mr.U2 @ Jun 1st 2008 12:52PM
uh, is it just me, or did anyone else feel like the preview was... less than satisfactory? I liked the premise to the story, but when I actually watched the preview... well, it was honestly kinda boring. Oh well, I know The Force Unleashed will be cool, so no worries.
Anticrawl @ Jun 1st 2008 1:09PM
Yeah I sent this one in early sunday morning when they posted it and the day before when gamespot had a bunch of new gameplay videos as well. I'm really interested in this game myself, always looking forward to new gameplay elements.
Anticrawl @ Jun 1st 2008 1:11PM
The release date is October 7th by the way.
Smacksmackums @ Jun 1st 2008 1:27PM
Reminds me of Psi Ops and Brute Force.
Graphics and locations look bland, rocky, and like you're stuck in a canyon the whole time like in Brute Force.
Storyline and physics seem a bit like Psi Ops.
The game could be okay, but I thought it looked way better back when they first announced it.
UnwiseDolphin @ Jun 1st 2008 1:30PM
Pacificans? I think the gameplay mechanic might be good, it certainly new, but the premise of this story is so lame that I have a hard time believing anything else about it is good. Also I am not sure whether the voice acting is bad or they just gave him unworkable lines. Either way games are multimillion dollar investments they can afford to hire some people who can write.
Deck @ Jun 1st 2008 1:45PM
Interesting its got potential. Would like to play as the "Pacificans" though..wonder if that is possible..
Oh and wow... like everyone else is saying.. Pacificans? Really? I mean, overall it looks like it could be pretty decent but man...horrible name!
Stranger @ Jun 1st 2008 2:39PM
This one looks like the next Dark Sector. A game with a solid team team behind it but absolutely no real identity of it's own.
Remember how Dark Sector went from sci-fi stealth action to being Gears-meets-Krull the videogame? Like someone on the business side forced the dev team to adapt their design to popular market trends, thus compromising the integrity of the entire project in the process.
Similarly, Fracture seems like a game designed to appeal to what the designers think gamers are into, rather than having a solid design concept that anybody on the team is really passionate about realizing.
It's like they had this dirt-gun concept and needed to build a game around it. That's why every bit of art direction and "story" come off as cookie-cutter... in essence that's exactly what they are. I'm still trying to figure out who said: "A gun that makes hills!?!?! We NEED to make a game out of this."
This one's going to be terrible. No doubt about it. The gameplay could make it campy fun, but as a AAA title (like they're positioning it to be in their marketing) this came is not, nor will it ever be.
Momer @ Jun 1st 2008 3:05PM
Now that is some horrible narration.
DeadlyFrenchman @ Jun 1st 2008 3:21PM
What the hell was up with the graphix is the an archive trailer or sumthing i mean i sure lips didnt even move when he was talkin, this is defiantly not gettin my money especially with fable, and other games coming out, i dont think making mountains is worth £40/$60
Boff @ Jun 2nd 2008 7:17AM
Wasn't until I watched the trailer that I remembered seeing this aaaaaaaages ago. It definitely seemed more about the terraforming weapons then.
I may be wrong, but from what I remember of the 1st trailer, the emphasis was more on "shoot the ground here to enable you to get to the platform up there and continue" (which wasn't a bad thing, imho.)
Now it just seems to be 'Yet Another Shooter' with a few gimmicks.
Time will tell! It's a futuristic sci-fi setting, so gets a couple of bonus points from me anyway!
Tony L @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:05AM
Man, that voice acting is terrible.