Fracted Test (PSVR): Frack

We can not say that _ Fracted is gone unnoticed. Since his announcement, the communication around the title of Ndreams has been almost continuous, either via the PlayStation Blog or through a playable demo and the pre-ordered launched a month before its exit. The game begins at altitude with the hero we embody, freshly deposited by a helicopter. Our mission is to join an isolated factory in the mountains to combat a legion of enemies from another dimension, before they invade the entire planet. We put on a helmet, we chausted our skis but fortunately here, no risk of filling a leg.

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Skiing is the first type of gameplay we face and it's also going to be the most fun during this adventure. By leaning slightly on the sides, we can control the direction during the descent, while it is always possible to turn your head to enjoy the decor all around. No weapons in hand for this first time, just the opportunity to learn the controls, while the speed increases little by little and that an avalanche, triggered by an enemy explosion, ripping on our flank. Several vertiginous jumps later, we are hosted in a ruined cottage, and it's without our skis that we are now moving.

On feet, the controls are quite standard for the PLAYSTATION VR. The two Playstation moves in hands, the Move key presses while pointing in the desired direction, while the X and O buttons on the other controller allow to rotate (choice of angular or free rotation in the options). One of the forces of _ Fracted _Reside in his concept of cover shooting using the Motion Gaming. It's a lot of English words in the same sentence, but understand by this that we can grab most of the edges in the gaming environment (barriers, crates, walls etc ...) and let down virtually to hide Behind various obstacles, while the other hand can sweat the enemies while remaining covered. Whether the gun or the machine gun, reloading is also done in motion gaming, however simplified compared to other VR action games. No need to catch any charger here, just mimic up his insertion and replace the cylinder head, that's all!

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Technically, _ Fracked _VA of the excellent at rather bad. First of all the positive: the graphics in cel shading make it extremely well virtual, and even if this artistic choice can not compete with PS vr more realistic games such that Resident Evil 7 or Blood & Truth, we can To say that we hold there a game that makes fun, even more on PS5, console on which it benefits from a maximized resolution. Whether during the ski descents, in the outer combat arenas or in a cave and even during climbing phases, we can appreciate the pretty games of shadows and light, as well as the particle effects that reinforce the immersion.

Unfortunately, we can not say the same of the Sound Design, which despite sympathetic music and an entirely correct English dubbing (French subtitles), is lost in an audio slurry during fighting. It is then impossible to situate the enemies around us, and it is not uncommon to fail because of a ugly sir who appeared in our back and drank to death before we can not realize. To tell the truth, apart from rare occasions, I did not feel like a truly directional sound. The sounds are cumulative and we do not know if the enemies are opposite, on the sides or behind us. Besides, it is likely that the developers have aware of this problem since they took the trouble to add a colorful outline around the enemies that make noise, so that we can see their position through the decor .. .

in a fracking of a second

_ FRACKED _ Account 8 chapters alternating small climbing sequences at Nathan Drake, short walks on foot, combat in arennic or skiing. It is of course during the descents we take the plus its foot, roaming the jet skis enemies that explode and literally eject its occupants at the other end of the track, dodging the trees and various obstacles while possibly recovering the pieces hidden (only optional element to collect throughout the game). The whole thing ends in less than 3 hours after a boss fight, which unlocks a permanent death mode for the fiercest. It's short...

But everything is relative, Batman Arkham VR ends in two times less time, Blood & Truth twice as much for more or less identical prices proportionally. Except that _ Fracted _, unlike other games cited, does not offer narrative sequences with characters present at our side and enemies are as little varied as environments. In concrete terms, there are standard ugly, kamikazes and the big ones that need to be overheated by pulling on the equipment they wear on their backs. And that's all ! On the arsenal side, we regularly find more powerful but limited weapons, namely the 6-shots revolver, a pomegranate launcher and a pump rifle that disappears from our hand when the charger is empty. After the final boss, many players will stay on their hunger, it's certain, but _ Fracked _Dercover a game pleasure with a good fun adventure to make at least once in our life of enthusiasts of Virtual worlds.