Surely there is an award for worst post title ever, I’m gunning for it. Do you remember the experimental project FRACT which came out last year? I did an interview with the developer Richard E Flanagan for our old site if you need a refresher.

Since then the developer has teamed up with two other guys to form a new indie studio called Phosfiend Systems and they’ve been hard at work building Fract into a full game. It is remarkable what they’ve accomplished so far, they’ve essentially built a world which uses the elements of a synthesiser as physical structures and puzzles. Each puzzle represents a different music making tool which wires into a 3D studio where players can compose their own music. Just watch this video, it does a much better job of explaining the game than I can, it’s remarkable. It takes all of the clever things Portal 2 did with attaching musical elements to interactive objects to a whole new level.

I think the Myst meets Rez meets Tron comparisons while true, sell short the strong and unique identity this game has visually and sonically.

About the author

Michael Manning

Michael is a sound designer and composer working in the games industry. His portfolio can be found at www.manningaudio.com