What is FEAR? F.E.A.R is a game series destined to be a classic.
Naturally, as soon as your seperated from your squad they get killed, so from then on you must continue on your own. When I first saw the Clones, I thought they'd be push overs...boy was I wrong...
These Clones are some of the smartest enemies I have ever fought in a game. They create make-shift cover, throw Grenades to flush you out, flank you, and utterly destroy you. The worse thing is that these are just Basic Infantry...
But, the game isn't all action, there are points in the game where it slows down...but then you experience one of the best parts of FEAR...the Hallucinations. In these Sequences, you usually find yourself confronted by either Paxton Fettel or Alma, a small girl in a Red Dress who reminds me of the girl from the Ring. Usually she is accompanied by a huge wall of flames. Much of the plot is hinted in these, and won't be explained to the end. The plot in F.E.A.R is probably the best I've seen in a long long time. It keeps you guessing the whole way through. Most of it is presented by the Hallucinations or Phone Messages and E-Mails that you read. Even then, you won't understand it all till the very end in which all is revealed. I will not speak of the ending. When the credits hit, I sat there motionless through them all, because I couldn't believe what I had seen and heard.
One interesting thing put into the game is the Boosters. One boosts your total health by 5, while another increases your time in Reflex Time. Reflex Time, is basically bullet time, but twice as exciting. Usually its used for getting an advantage against the Replica Forces, and also makes everything look awesome. The Weapons of F.E.A.R are truly a delight. Personal favorites include a Sniper Rifle-ish weapon that fires a concentrated bolt of Electricity (so I assume) so powerful it will turn your Replica foes into Skeletons! The best weapon though, I will say, is the Shotgun, it tears through the Replica Troops and is great for all the Close Quarters Combat your going to be doing with the Replicas. The enviroments are usually Urban Areas and Indoors. Most have complained about this, but for me its a delight. The Replicas are deadly in these chokepoints and it makes the game all the more difficult. I remember this one time I ran into a room, all I saw was a table flipped over and a whole squad of the Replicas with their guns aimed at me...they chewed me up. Next time I ran in, I threw a Grenade and they scattered, after wards I pursued them through the area, where ever they could do it, they'd make cover and hold their ground against me. Overall, F.E.A.R is one of the most action packed, story driven, scariest games out there. Though this also came out for the PC, the 360 version is still just as good and in fact feels a little bit easier to control. I definatly recommend this game if you are looking for a FPS that has a fantastic story and one that will give you a amazing challenge (god-damned Ninjas)