june gloom on 30/1/2011 at 20:39

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Who the hell are you and do you have anything to add beyond a contentless "I AGWEE!!!1one"?

pdenton on 30/1/2011 at 21:11

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Well, we agree the story in Condemned 2 was a steaming piece of shit.

FEAR's gameplay is solid but works against itself in my opinion. You play as a super soldier outfitted with machine guns, lasers, and even a mech. And you have bullet time. It's not scary. It's not terrifying. It's stylish and fun. I'm content with that but, and maybe this is the marketing department run astray, my expectations in a FEAR game are. Just my opinion, but the Condemned games seem, at least at their essence, more about what actual fear should be. You're just an average guy, using whatever you can find as a weapon, in locations that resemble places you've seen or walked past everyday with the lights out and the grime up.
I mean the very mechanics in Condemned FORCE you to get right up close with your enemies. No bullet time or proximity mines to help out here.

Listen, I like the FEAR series. I own both games. But personally, whenever the lights flicker, the "ghosts" appear, and Alma does her ash walk I roll my eyes. FEAR is a great shooter and but I think Condemned does the horror genre far better justice, that's all.

Also: am I the only one who, when FEAR was first announced, thought this potential franchise would follow a F.E.A.R. team to different locations, combating different paranormal threats, like a R-rated Ghostbusters? We're now seeing a THIRD game and I can only hope we leave the industrial complexes, sewers, and warehouses for something a little more interesting. I know Carpenter is a consultant so I have hope the story is fresh.

henke on 30/1/2011 at 22:40

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Hey Xuio don't come in here with your FUCKING one word replies! Dont come in here with THAT SHIT! We discussing FEAR in here GODDAMIT :mad::mad::mad:

gunsmoke on 31/1/2011 at 00:39

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goddamn FEAR haters. deth, we are in the minority here apparently. FEAR is the most awesomely instense combat ever. Great settings for the firefights, and REBORN is one of the best pieces of DLC ever released.

Sulphur on 31/1/2011 at 05:00

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I think I outlined that in my post, no matter how high I was. I won't rehash that because I've got larger needs right now (involving the strongest, blackest coffee you've ever drunk) but Fear 2 didn't do much that the first one hadn't already covered - well except for the ending and the mechs - and in some cases, did it worse.*

If you didn't like the first FEAR, you obviously wouldn't like the second given how similar they are.


Edit: deth, gunny, we're gonna haf ta AGREE TO DISAGREE! If there's more you disagree on, we can have a nice, quiet discussion on the finer points in a session of Magicka.


*Oh fine, rehash time: the sequel's story isn't worth following compared to the pure fucked-upness of the plot in FEAR, the engine has seriously gimped lighting even on the PC compared to the original, the weapons are the same but I'll be mourning the sound of the shotty for a while, and the AI simply doesn't seem as co-ordinated or smart this time around.