FRACT OSC

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6.1

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  • Summary: FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. IGN Italia
    May 1, 2014
    90
    A deep and fascinating first person puzzle/adventure/exploration/whatever game, with a lot of content by itself, even if you don't care about the nice music editor you can unlock by finishing it.
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    May 9, 2014
    89
    Fract OSC is an oddity. It's a game about electronic music that is first and foremost a glorious organic whole, with all the elements and puzzles of its beautiful world intricately connecting to each other. And it's really good. [May 2014]
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  3. 4Players.de
    Apr 28, 2014
    83
    Fract is an awesome audiovisual experience. If you like electronic music, you can dive into an ocean filled with impressive imagination.
  4. 3DJuegos
    Apr 22, 2014
    80
    FRACT OSC is an original musical adventure with clever and challenging puzzles.
  5. Kill Screen
    Apr 29, 2014
    74
    FRACT proves that it’s through your own creative input that you can continue to surprise yourself beyond those initial magical moments. It’s true that FRACT isn’t the most mind-bending puzzle game out there or the most powerful music production software on the market; its triumph is in forging a middle path.
  6. Polygon
    Apr 22, 2014
    70
    By the end of Fract, I was like a club's in-house repairman. With a little spit and patience, I could fix the machine. I could fill the world with light and sound. I could start the party. Sure, I was alone, but I also had the best seat in the house: everything tuned by me for me.
  7. GameWatcher
    May 1, 2014
    50
    At its best, Fract is a wonderful celebration of a videogame’s capacity to ignite your senses. At its worst, it can be a downright chore.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. njhuiz
    Nov 22, 2015
    10
    A must have for all tron fans. Fascinating visuals and audio. Unique way of combining environment and puzzles with sound effects. No game IA must have for all tron fans. Fascinating visuals and audio. Unique way of combining environment and puzzles with sound effects. No game I know conveys the tron feeling nearly as convincing.… Expand
  2. everin
    Oct 1, 2015
    7
    Tier 2
    + Visually stunning world that achieves a lot with a little
    + Intellectually challenging puzzles that cover a few interesting    Tier 2
    + Visually stunning world that achieves a lot with a little
    + Intellectually challenging puzzles that cover a few interesting mechanics
    + For the most part, ties the aural experience well with the gameplay experience, though sometimes the "music" is sparse and not that interesting
    ? Offers no overt guidance to the player as to how to navigate the world or solve puzzles, but an intelligent player can figure out the majority of it
    ? The world outside of the puzzles is filled with oddities that react to the player, but have unclear ramifications
    - Some puzzles are far too oblique in their design and simply are brute-forced through trial and error
    - The layout and pathing of the world can be infuriating in some places, with a ton of unnecessary empty space
    - The lack of a jump button and the slowness of movement can be frustrating    … Expand
  4. NightGeisha
    Dec 9, 2018
    7
    FRACT OSC is a fantastic musical puzzle game. I was unsure about FRACT OSC, but it turned out to be an interesting, different and relaxingFRACT OSC is a fantastic musical puzzle game. I was unsure about FRACT OSC, but it turned out to be an interesting, different and relaxing musical and visual experience.

    Visually is very different and that caught my attention. But what kept me was the challenging puzzles that I face level after level.

    A very nice experience that I recommend you all to try.    … Expand
  5. SethEvandor
    Sep 19, 2015
    0
    While I admire the style and sounds, I just wandered around and had to resort to a guide. There is no direction in this game, it's easy toWhile I admire the style and sounds, I just wandered around and had to resort to a guide. There is no direction in this game, it's easy to miss what changes. Running is too slow. I wish it had a bit of direction, especially early on. Overall just frustrating, running around being lost... I had no idea I'd have to memorize anything. The puzzles were more annoying than fun. Sorry this game is just totally unintuitive.… Expand

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