FEAR 2 - Full Version Impressions - Keep Discussion/Disappointment Here

So the ending was bad huh? im curious whether or not Paxton was in this one, for some reason i have a feeling he is since its pretty much linear with the first game. how long did it take you to finish it? legit or cheating?prlyknitswtr

Really bad.

About Paxton - [spoiler] surprisingly, he isn't in the game! But he was in the demo... In the full game there are some references about him. [/spoiler]

8 hours, legit, taking my time.

I forgot to mention the QUICK TIME EVENTS:lol: Even the boss fights are lame QTEs...

I finished it.

Man, that was dissapointing.

It gradually gets worse towards the end. There's one awful turret section where you're killing 100 dudes, horrible rock music plays (ROCK in FEAR!) and a guy constantly shouts all kinds of bad F-bomb variations.

The story is absolutely craptastic. The dialogue is horrible; it's not bad in the Crysis or Gears it's-so-bad-that-it's-awesome way, it's bad it that way that makes your ears bleed. The characters are amongst the most stupid characters in the history of videogames. The ending is a total lolocaust...

But the graphics are pretty (although some shadows from your flashlight would've been great...), the sound design is mostly spectacular, and the combat is quite exciting - but nowhere near the original.

Frankly, the best thing about the game is Alma. I think she's cute, and I like her voice. But then the lips are enormous:|

5/10, buy TimeShift instead.

Baranga

Are you kinding me? I didn't really care about the game, but how could they **** up FEAR? It's preposterous!ZuluEcho14

Finally got the game and just finshed interval 2 on hard. So far I'm loving it, haven't noticed any glowing enemies yet and the film grain doesn't seem to be as annoying as it was in the demo. AI is wierd but solid, some times it does these brillant tactical moves while other times they'll stand there and let you rip them to shreds. Graphics are great except for the blood, but I saw that coming in the demo. HUD is actually pretty nice and I like it better then the original FEAR, haven't had a spot where I've said god I wish I could lean around that corner yet so no big deal with it not being there. Also still has that nice spooky atmosphere, and actually feels a little more scary then the first though that may change later on. So far it's worth the $50, I'll write a detailed review after I've finished the game.MadCat46

[QUOTE="MadCat46"]Finally got the game and just finshed interval 2 on hard. So far I'm loving it, haven't noticed any glowing enemies yet and the film grain doesn't seem to be as annoying as it was in the demo. AI is wierd but solid, some times it does these brillant tactical moves while other times they'll stand there and let you rip them to shreds. Graphics are great except for the blood, but I saw that coming in the demo. HUD is actually pretty nice and I like it better then the original FEAR, haven't had a spot where I've said god I wish I could lean around that corner yet so no big deal with it not being there. Also still has that nice spooky atmosphere, and actually feels a little more scary then the first though that may change later on. So far it's worth the $50, I'll write a detailed review after I've finished the game.prlyknitswtr

[QUOTE="prlyknitswtr"][QUOTE="MadCat46"]Finally got the game and just finshed interval 2 on hard. So far I'm loving it, haven't noticed any glowing enemies yet and the film grain doesn't seem to be as annoying as it was in the demo. AI is wierd but solid, some times it does these brillant tactical moves while other times they'll stand there and let you rip them to shreds. Graphics are great except for the blood, but I saw that coming in the demo. HUD is actually pretty nice and I like it better then the original FEAR, haven't had a spot where I've said god I wish I could lean around that corner yet so no big deal with it not being there. Also still has that nice spooky atmosphere, and actually feels a little more scary then the first though that may change later on. So far it's worth the $50, I'll write a detailed review after I've finished the game.biggest_loser

[QUOTE="prlyknitswtr"][QUOTE="MadCat46"]Finally got the game and just finshed interval 2 on hard. So far I'm loving it, haven't noticed any glowing enemies yet and the film grain doesn't seem to be as annoying as it was in the demo. AI is wierd but solid, some times it does these brillant tactical moves while other times they'll stand there and let you rip them to shreds. Graphics are great except for the blood, but I saw that coming in the demo. HUD is actually pretty nice and I like it better then the original FEAR, haven't had a spot where I've said god I wish I could lean around that corner yet so no big deal with it not being there. Also still has that nice spooky atmosphere, and actually feels a little more scary then the first though that may change later on. So far it's worth the $50, I'll write a detailed review after I've finished the game.biggest_loser

Why should I compare this to the first game? I'm playing FEAR 2 not FEAR 1. When it comes to sequeals I look at them each as a seperate game because in reality they are their own games. It's amazing, we bash developers for nothing pushing the envelope forward and putting new things in the game, trying to shake thing up but when it comes to sequeals the majority rise up and scream for straying off the path of their original games. To me this is just another game I've never played before, only looking back at FEAR 1 for the plot. I have no reason to sit here a loom over FEAR 2, nitpicking things they changed or took out of FEAR 1, no reason to compare it to a game that came out 4 years ago.

I don't know it's just how I am, it's how I'm able to enjoy games like Clear Sky, Kotor 2, NWN 2 games not as well recieved as their originals because they changed to many things. Like I said when playing prequeals/sequeals the only things I take from the originals is the characters and plot, nothing else matters to me as it's just a brand new game.