F.E.A.R. Review - IGN
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Monolith Productions developed a love it or leave it title for the launch of Xbox 360 last year by the name of Condemened: Criminal Origins. While some loved the eerie presentation, others couldn't get past the slow melee combat. At the same time, and using some of the same development tools and assets, Monolith was also putting together a game for the PC called F.E.A.R. This critically acclaimed game had all of the spooky atmosphere of Condemned with some phenomenal AI, intense action and excellent graphics and sound. A year later, F.E.A.R. has found its way to Xbox 360, maintaining the excellent atmosphere and fast paced combat giving console shooter fans the opportunity to experience one outstanding game.

  • Guncle@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’ll never forget I got this game around when it came out, which made me about 11. For some reason I was too stupid to realize this was a horror game based on the name and cover. I just read, “First Encounter Assault Recon”. The first jump scare had me panic unplug my ps2. I later worked up the courage to beat the whole game, which ended up being one of my favorite gaming experiences and got me into the horror genre. I go back and play through every few years on GoG.

  • MedicareForSome@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Kind of crazy to think that AI in games has never really evolved past this game. In many cases modern games have far worse AI than FEAR,

    • manapropos@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Check out Six Days in Fallujah. Procedurally generated levels and the AI is super aggressive. They react to mic chatter and flashlights and they will flank your ass immediately

  • Varyag@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’ve finally played this game last year. It really is a masterpiece of a shooter, half horror game half super violent action shooter, I loved it. And I usually hate playing horror games.

  • tomkatt@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    That’s wild, I just bought this last night on the GOG sale. I played it many years back and it scared the piss out of me.

  • themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    If you’re more into shooters than horror games, I can mildly recommend f.e.a.r. 3, partly because I happen to hold the world record in the coop speedrun. It’s an ok game, though the community likes to pretend it never existed because it’s really more of a shooter than a horror game.