I absolutely TRIED to get into Far Cry 2, but i just couldnt. Around every corner i was hit by more and more annoying design choices that just sucked away most of the fun.
Am I the only person that likes FC2? I mean the respawning enemies are annoying but the graphics ( PC ) are top notch and the AI is smart and the scale is huge!
F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.gunswordfist
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"
As previously mentioned, FEAR 2 is going to a "traditional" linear corridor style shooter. Don't get me wrong, it looks great and I am amped to get it. But comparing it to a sandbox shooter which allows different tactics and play styles just does not make sense.
[QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.DeathScape666
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"
What exactly is wrong with liking a linear shooter more than a "open world" shooter? Personally a game can be as non-linear as it wants and I won't care unless the combat is actually exciting and engaging.
[QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.DeathScape666
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?" Just because it's linear doesn't automatically mean that it's inferior to any open world FPS. The original has better combat than Far Cry 2 does and that alone will make me prefer FEAR 2 over FC2.
[QUOTE="DeathScape666"][QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.Teufelhuhn
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"
What exactly is wrong with liking a linear shooter more than a "open world" shooter? Personally a game can be as on-linear as it wants and I won't care unless the combat is actually exciting and engaging. I haven't played Far Cry 2, but he said what "sounds better." An open world where I can take on things in the order I want to sounds much better, since it seems like you can choose different types of missions each time. FEAR 1 was was incredibly repetitive with no real incentive as to why you are doing this stuff. "Paxton Fettle has entered X building! Go get 'im!" "Oh, lulz, he left. Go to next bulding, do the same exact thing, and then have this message pop up again when you're done. Also, be prepared for a bunch of random sequences of Alma and other weird people trying to scare you." Also, what a crappy ending.
I'm sorry; I was speaking for myself. I've never played a sandbox shooter before so the idea of it sounds a lot better than FEAR 2. Because the only thing I think of when I think of linear, corrider shooter is FEAR, because that's the only one I played.
[QUOTE="DeathScape666"][QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.mo0ksi
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?" Just because it's linear doesn't automatically mean that it's inferior to any open world FPS. The original has better combat than Far Cry 2 does and that alone will make me prefer FEAR 2 over FC2. They made the shotgun way too powerful, but it was satisfying blowing their heads off in slow motion. The AI was also great. After coming off of Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (TERRIBLE AI. They were shooting at NOTHING, and the battle was already OVER.), I was impressed.
[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"][QUOTE="DeathScape666"] A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"DeathScape666
What exactly is wrong with liking a linear shooter more than a "open world" shooter? Personally a game can be as on-linear as it wants and I won't care unless the combat is actually exciting and engaging. I haven't played Far Cry 2, but he said what "sounds better." An open world where I can take on things in the order I want to sounds much better, since it seems like you can choose different types of missions each time. FEAR 1 was was incredibly repetitive with no real incentive as to why you are doing this stuff. "Paxton Fettle has entered X building! Go get 'im!" "Oh, lulz, he left. Go to next bulding, do the same exact thing, and then have this message pop up again when you're done. Also, be prepared for a bunch of random sequences of Alma and other weird people trying to scare you." Also, what a crappy ending.
I'm sorry; I was speaking for myself. I've never played a sandbox shooter before so the idea of it sounds a lot better than FEAR 2. Because the only thing I think of when I think of linear, corrider shooter is FEAR, because that's the only one I played.
Most people "thought" Far Cry 2 sounded awesome, but then they actually played it....
also now that we have Farcry 2 haters I want to point out that alot of you were throwing jacboy under the bus....when he made his mini review before the game came out...and now...MOST of you probably agree with him :P
[QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.DeathScape666
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"FEAR 2's outdoors gameplay videos said it would not be another corridor crawler. Nice try though.
[QUOTE="DeathScape666"][QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.Teufelhuhn
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"
What exactly is wrong with liking a linear shooter more than a "open world" shooter? Personally a game can be as on-linear as it wants and I won't care unless the combat is actually exciting and engaging. Agreed. Having an open world is kind of like a disadvantage for FC2. Haven't to backtrack in such a big world is HELL!
What exactly is wrong with liking a linear shooter more than a "open world" shooter? Personally a game can be as on-linear as it wants and I won't care unless the combat is actually exciting and engaging. Pdiddy105
I haven't played Far Cry 2, but he said what "sounds better." An open world where I can take on things in the order I want to sounds much better, since it seems like you can choose different types of missions each time. FEAR 1 was was incredibly repetitive with no real incentive as to why you are doing this stuff. "Paxton Fettle has entered X building! Go get 'im!" "Oh, lulz, he left. Go to next bulding, do the same exact thing, and then have this message pop up again when you're done. Also, be prepared for a bunch of random sequences of Alma and other weird people trying to scare you." Also, what a crappy ending.
I'm sorry; I was speaking for myself. I've never played a sandbox shooter before so the idea of it sounds a lot better than FEAR 2. Because the only thing I think of when I think of linear, corrider shooter is FEAR, because that's the only one I played.
Most people "thought" Far Cry 2 sounded awesome, but then they actually played it....
Uhhh...that can be said for a lot of games so why did you even bring that up?!
[QUOTE="gunswordfist"]F.E.A.R. 2.It looks and sounds better than Far Cry 2 in almost every way.DeathScape666
A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?" What's wrong with linearity? :? It's getting all this hate recently and I'm not sure why. It allows for a stronger story and more streamlined gameplay experience (plus less bugs). Of course not every game should be linear and not every game should be nonlinear, but it seems this generation people are jumping on the nonlinear bandwagon. FEAR 2 looks like the overall better experience, gameplay and more. FC2 was repetitive and dull, everything was the same.
FEAR2 hopefully, im one of the few that enjoyed FC2 but I absolutely love FEAR and the expansion packs and I can't wait for FEAR2 even tho Monolith is f****** up the story that timegate managed to make with the expansions.
Oh well the shooting is bar none the best so Im excited for it.
[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"][QUOTE="DeathScape666"] A linear corrider shooter that *tries* to be scary, rather than an open world where you can tackle objectives in different orders? Or did the developers say, "No, FEAR 2 won't be linear?"DeathScape666
What exactly is wrong with liking a linear shooter more than a "open world" shooter? Personally a game can be as on-linear as it wants and I won't care unless the combat is actually exciting and engaging. I haven't played Far Cry 2, but he said what "sounds better." An open world where I can take on things in the order I want to sounds much better, since it seems like you can choose different types of missions each time. FEAR 1 was was incredibly repetitive with no real incentive as to why you are doing this stuff. "Paxton Fettle has entered X building! Go get 'im!" "Oh, lulz, he left. Go to next bulding, do the same exact thing, and then have this message pop up again when you're done. Also, be prepared for a bunch of random sequences of Alma and other weird people trying to scare you." Also, what a crappy ending.
I'm sorry; I was speaking for myself. I've never played a sandbox shooter before so the idea of it sounds a lot better than FEAR 2. Because the only thing I think of when I think of linear, corrider shooter is FEAR, because that's the only one I played.
While I did get very bored with the environment in Fear, and I actually stopped halfway through and had to come back to the game later.. I got bored even faster with Far Cry 2.
I am going to get a little controversial. Bioshockownz, please forgive me. But FEAR was ****ing awesome. The gunplay was amazing. The AI was (and in most cases, still is) leagues above the rest. And I will say the actual plot, no matter how badly it was presented, was quite good. Yes, it had obvious problems. But, IMO, what it did well was so fantastic that its problems can be easily overlooked.
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