Excellent shooter for sure, just like FEAR 2. But if you're looking for the olden days of FEAR, forget it, they're gone
User Rating: 7 | F.E.A.R. 3 X360
What a fan I am of Alma, Harlen Wade. FEAR and FEAR Files I mean they are the most right? What happened? The one other review says it's scary on insane. Sure it is, if you're definition of scared is whether you get killed or not before the next checkpoint. After 4 chapters now it's not scary. FEAR 2 wasn't scary either. Two annoying things which I can't believe I'm speaking about FEAR or Day 1 is the framing system where almost every door you go through it closes! When did this happened? That's stupid #1. Stupid #2 is the re-ammo system. You can't just pick up ammo, you have to make sure you reload first to get it. Only ammo boxes do this, but running over a random weapon, it is actually possible to not benefit. Two really new and stupid elements to this one, not sure if FEAR 2 had that but the early ones I never had to worry about an area closing or ammo pickups. What exactly does that add to challenging gameplay? So, positive? Hey if you want to go from Point A to Point B and have good battle, this is for you. Btw Point Man can't have a name like Paxton does? Alma named him Point Man? lol. But hey I'm getting into the story of the Wades of which there is none. Some guys that blowup like Bulletstorm, the knife guys are cool, and Armacham power armor and regulars. Basically boring, no Heavys yet, no Alma to speak of except for cutscenes, wow. A game truly near and dear to my heart is no more. And this is not just Day 1 no, scarier, this is a trend. Every company needs money, when we gamers were a minority group we got primo games. Now, the general public has moved in and the companies only care about sales. It's like when baseball went on strike years ago, some vowed to never watch baseball again. But they loved it so much they came back anyway. And these companies are betting us core gamers will put up with this endless bs cause we love games. Sadly I probably will not boycott but I feel if someone group of super awesome gamers, not me, doesn't take a stand soon, it's gonna get worse. Btw Ep. 3 in FE3R is the coolest so far, rest was Armacham. Bummer. No clones, no ATC (except these new ones which look nothing like it), no Mapes, no potato chips, even the soda machine had nothing on it, no Swish. That should have been my heading, No Swish for FEAR. After getting to chapter 7 some of the routines are just garbage. There is no rhyme or reason to getting killed repeately. Like if you were more strategic you'd get better results. No, pure luck, and maybe if that. These guys must totally stupid and not care about them buying their future games. I really can't believe these are the same guys who made F.E.A.R. Biggest disappointment in my short gaming tenure of 5 years. I'm still gonna tatoo Alma on my back but I will have no memory of this sucky game. No more electrical boxes, extinguishers and aycelene tanks ok, but the explosive barrels are so camoflaged now you can barely see them. And what's with the red cloud starting in FEAR 2, it was fine counting down from a hundred. No health or reflex boosters, no laptops notes, nothing. Where are the days of multiple characters like potato chip fatbody Norman Mapes? Or the flying red laser bots, or the assassins. The heavy looks like some bad acid trip. Mechs were a definite improvement and now the shotgun sucks. Best shotgun in any game eva, gone. Or the G2A2, remember how cool it was to shoot that or the Type 7? What about incindary grenades? Face it, it's lame-o. Meant to serve the new school, not the old school. But hey you guys did it, I'll play it cause it is one awesome shooter with a lot of ridiculous gameplay and ATC guys only that don't even look like ATC guys ATC guys anymore. Fettal has been tamed.
Here's what I wrote to Warner Bros:
Hi WB, as being a long time FEAR and Condemned fan, I even have intentions of Alma being tatooed on my back. Please don't make another FEAR. You've let us all down with these last two ridiculous excuses for a game. Please don't make another one. Leave the series with a little self dignity instead of shovelling out this shotty mess. A beautiful game yes, some good action, but the gameplay, atmosphere, what made FEAR what it was is completely gone. Have some self respect and stop embarassing yourselves. And fire whoever made this mess. Get the old Day 1 guys back and Monolith. My number one game in my short tenure of 5 years gaming has slide to last. I can't tell you how sorry I am to be so rude and talk about this once amazing game in such a way. I truly wish your studios success in the future. Kindest Regards. 
