What do you F.E.A.R.

[Brian]

Well, F.E.A.R. was released the other day, as well as Quake 4. I had preordered F.E.A.R. and oh man did it live up to my expectations. This game rocks. Everyone says the graphics are great though, and while the characters, the effects and the slow-mo rock, some stuff like the cityscapes just isn't that great. No biggie though, the rest of the game rocks.

Those camo guys rock, the ones that come later in the game and have the ability to cloak themselves.

What do you all think of F.E.A.R. and what is your favorite aspect of the game?

If your post contains spoilers, please warn so others can skip it if they haven't yet played the game.

Oh and btw, Quake 4 blows. The graphics are cool and all, but the game-play is nothing more than Quake 2. Doom 3 was meant to be like the original Doom, but Quake should have been different IMHP. Kurtis and I were playing F.E.A.R. then switched over to Q4 and jesus... Q4 just bored the crap out of us.

[Kurtis]

F.E.A.R. is pretty cool from what I've played of it so far - but the real test will come when I play it by myself in the dark late at night, hehe.

As for Quake4, it was everything I expected it to be - a big steaming turd wrapped in doom3'ness. The graphics weren't even anything special in my opinion, and all of the characters look so lifeless and, well, stupid. I can't believe I have to go back and play it a little bit today to record a timedemo - grrr.

[Brian]

The graphics were good, it's just that the style wasn't realistic. Everything in that game looks like it was molded out of wax. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has good graphics and what looks like a more realistic style. I have higher hopes for that game.

[Nick]

I only played the FEAR demo, at Kurtis' place actually and it bugged me that you have to do 'slow mo' during the firefights. Im not a big 'bullet-time', "you have increased reflexes" bs. Just let me play the game at normal speed and lay out the bad guys as such.

[Brian]

I actually think you can use slow-mo too much. The firefights are some of the most fun and intense when not in slow-mo.

[Kurtis]

i think nick was watching me play, and i tend to overuse slow-mo, hehe. i like to use it before i peak around a corner to go for a headshot :-P

/edit: i just realized i'm sounding like i've played it much, when really i've probably only got about an hour worth of gameplay not counting the demo... /me hits the BENCHMARK FASTER button... :-(

[Galdoron]

Hi Guys,

I am looking to pick up FEAR and had a couple of questions. Everything I see on the game looks awesome except that its a resource hog which I will deal with if it's that good.

Has anyone played it online yet? I was a big SOF2 player and loved that game and I think this could replace it if the MP is good.....

[Brian]

I haven't played the full game online but I played the demo online and it was pretty cool. I tried a couple different servers and never really had any lag.

Fast and furious game-play too.

[Rich]

Hi Guys,

I am looking to pick up FEAR and had a couple of questions. Everything I see on the game looks awesome except that its a resource hog which I will deal with if it's that good.

Has anyone played it online yet? I was a big SOF2 player and loved that game and I think this could replace it if the MP is good.....

I don't think this game has the same smooth quick gameplay that SOF2 has. I primarily have played the MP demo and wasn't overly impressed. I have yet to find a game I like in MP as much as SOF2. The Call of Duty series has come closer than FEAR in my opinion.

[mike]

But you have to admit the whole adrenaline rush/slow mo is a pretty cool feature.

[3ugene]

Im stuck in it lol, im current at "Urban Decay" and part of the hallway is torn, i cant jump to the other side

[Kurtis]

i -think- you're supposed to go down in that part and fight a big robot mech thing. but i haven't played in a while and i didn't beat it yet and i'm not SURE if i'm thinking of the right level, so i could be wrong.

[3ugene]

lol I die when I jump down tho, its instant death

[Kurtis]

then i guess i'm not thinking of the right place :-D

[amberdaf]

who is going to play the expansion? i wonder how mch better it will be

[Max Slowik]

OK, so I started playing F.E.A.R. last night. At three. In the God damn morning. What the fuck was I thinking?

I must have been thinking, System Shock 2 wasn't that bad, here's its little brother. . .