Ayen
11-02-2014, 01:54 PM
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I'm almost certain I made this topic before, but it's been ages and I have since played F.E.A.R. 3 and F.E.A.R. Online, so I figured that was more than enough reason to remake this topic. For those who don't know F.E.A.R. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.E.A.R.) stands for "First Encounter Action Recon" and is a first-person shooter, horror game available on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC. Created by Monolith Productions who are also known for their work on Condemned, and more recently "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor."
I first heard about the series through a friend of mine who used the games as part of his inspiration for his writing. Out of curiosity I got the first game on Xbox from eBay (or was it Amazon?) for ten bucks and instantly fell in love with it. It scared the crap out of me and the only horror game that I've played that has managed to beat it so far has been Amnesia. I have the second game on Xbox as well, but got the third game on the PS3. I recently downloaded the free-2-play online game that came out last month. I'd recommend the first two games if you're interested. Although, the second game isn't as scary as the first.
I did not like F.E.A.R. 3, as some of you already know from my review of it last September. To me 3 is to F.E.A.R. what FFXIII is to Final Fantasy. If you follow the fanbase enough you can probably see what I mean. Alma Wade was completely wasted and it just wasn't scary. I was able to finally play the co-op mode thanks to my brother playing it with me. The split-screen is complete crap and I want to punch the person who designed it. Whoever thought leaving all that black space there deserves a punch in the face. The overall experience actually wasn't that bad, though. We discovered there's a cool move Fettel could do when I activated slow mo as Point Man. You can also get injured pretty badly and require your partner to come heal you or you die. My brother fell during stage three with all the ladders and stuff and got stuck in some boxes. We had to start the level over because he couldn't get out. That was funny.
The tutorial for F.E.A.R. Online was pretty scary, and felt more like a F.E.A.R. game than 3, but after that it kind of goes down hill. The only real customization has to do with psychic abilities and weapons. You can't modify your character's appearance at all. When I tried playing on one of the maps it was very laggy. I'm not sure if that's the game's fault or my own, but I can't understand why it would be my computer. I managed to play Star Trek, Star Wars, and several other MMOs just fine without so much lag and I can't imagine F.E.A.R. Online needing more specs than them.
Has anyone else here played any of the games? What did you think?
Discuss.
I'm almost certain I made this topic before, but it's been ages and I have since played F.E.A.R. 3 and F.E.A.R. Online, so I figured that was more than enough reason to remake this topic. For those who don't know F.E.A.R. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.E.A.R.) stands for "First Encounter Action Recon" and is a first-person shooter, horror game available on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC. Created by Monolith Productions who are also known for their work on Condemned, and more recently "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor."
I first heard about the series through a friend of mine who used the games as part of his inspiration for his writing. Out of curiosity I got the first game on Xbox from eBay (or was it Amazon?) for ten bucks and instantly fell in love with it. It scared the crap out of me and the only horror game that I've played that has managed to beat it so far has been Amnesia. I have the second game on Xbox as well, but got the third game on the PS3. I recently downloaded the free-2-play online game that came out last month. I'd recommend the first two games if you're interested. Although, the second game isn't as scary as the first.
I did not like F.E.A.R. 3, as some of you already know from my review of it last September. To me 3 is to F.E.A.R. what FFXIII is to Final Fantasy. If you follow the fanbase enough you can probably see what I mean. Alma Wade was completely wasted and it just wasn't scary. I was able to finally play the co-op mode thanks to my brother playing it with me. The split-screen is complete crap and I want to punch the person who designed it. Whoever thought leaving all that black space there deserves a punch in the face. The overall experience actually wasn't that bad, though. We discovered there's a cool move Fettel could do when I activated slow mo as Point Man. You can also get injured pretty badly and require your partner to come heal you or you die. My brother fell during stage three with all the ladders and stuff and got stuck in some boxes. We had to start the level over because he couldn't get out. That was funny.
The tutorial for F.E.A.R. Online was pretty scary, and felt more like a F.E.A.R. game than 3, but after that it kind of goes down hill. The only real customization has to do with psychic abilities and weapons. You can't modify your character's appearance at all. When I tried playing on one of the maps it was very laggy. I'm not sure if that's the game's fault or my own, but I can't understand why it would be my computer. I managed to play Star Trek, Star Wars, and several other MMOs just fine without so much lag and I can't imagine F.E.A.R. Online needing more specs than them.
Has anyone else here played any of the games? What did you think?
Discuss.