Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Posts Tagged ‘Fray’

Fever Fray: First Fray Screens, Interview

By Quintin Smith on July 1st, 2011.

Fray, you can be my hex-girlfriend

Indie squad tactics game Fray seems purpose-built to secure a place on RPS’s radar, and since we have impeccable taste, that means you should be keeping an eye on it too. Not only is it going to offer top-down squad strategy, they’re appealing to RPS’s love of paradoxes- that same squad strategy will be real-time and turn-based. Don’t think about that too hard, because (1) you’ll get a headache, and (2), we’ve got an interview with French developers Brain Candy explaining just what Fray is after the jump, as well as the first ever screenshots.
Read the rest of this entry »

, , , .

95 Comments »

Modern Medusa: Live-Action Fray Trailer

By Quintin Smith on March 23rd, 2011.

It would be another month before Bertrand admitted his dreadlocks had gotten out of control.

So, first the developers of turn-based tactics game Fray post a heartwarming video of their day spent with some expensive motion capture technology, and now they put out a dark live-action teaser trailer featuring a spot of parkour which, once again, I’m inclined to post. You’ll find it below. Kieron could only approve of this developer’s use and abuse of the gaming press.
Read the rest of this entry »

, , .

28 Comments »

I’ll Buy That Fr’ay Dollar: Fray Announced

By Quintin Smith on February 10th, 2011.

Hologram hexagons are the new Bullet Time. You heard it here first.

Paris-based indie dev Brain Candy has announced Fray, and by the sounds of things Frozen Synapse will soon have some competition. Fray will be a “turn-based, multiplayer, real-time strategy game” where players issue orders to their squad of four simultaneously, then these actions play out in real time. No screenshots at present, but I have located a couple of positive signs. First, check out this art. You’ll notice it’s labelled “Light Armour”. Light?! Well, okay. And there’s also an entertaining video of the Brain Candy guys making use of the motion capture tech over at Quantic Dreams.
Read the rest of this entry »

, , , .

26 Comments »

Search

Respond to our gibber

Browse the archive