FEAR is the best game ever created. Better than Half-Life. Here's why.

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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]I don't think FEAR's gunplay is particularly outstanding. I'd even say it's in the same league as HL2 in that respect. The brilliance of its combat is in the AI, not the guns.Cherokee_Jack

The recoil, the sound, and the effect on the envoirnment all contribute to the gunplay, at least in my definition. That places it above HL2 in my opinion.

It's above HL2, and it fits the rhythm of the game well, but it's still not as satisfying as something like COD or Killzone.

...I'm going to get ripped to shreds for saying that, aren't I. >__>

You can't compare the gunplay in FEAR to the gunplay in Call of Duty. The guns have little recoil in Call of Duty. They also don't sound like guns either. Additionally, at least in multiplayer, there are no ragdoll animations when people die.

You can't compare the gunplay in FEAR to the gunplay in Call of Duty. The guns have little recoil in Call of Duty. They also don't sound like guns either. Additionally, at least in multiplayer, there are no ragdoll animations when people die.The_Capitalist

Most of the guns are still much better than FEAR's. Obviously FEAR wouldn't benefit from having the exact same sort of guns, but when I replayed it the last time I found the weapons were not as good as I remembered. The penetrator and the repeating cannon were the only standouts.

Amazing game. Once you have played through it multiple times, on extreme difficulty and collected all of the intel to truly unravel the amazing story...then you will truly see that F.E.A.R. is one of the best games of all time and definetly in the top 5 FPS's.

Lol, no. Bad gunplay, bad pacing, bad vehicle sections, bad enemy AI, bad story, bad level design... the only good thing about HL2 was the atmosphere and pacing in Ravenholm, and the NPC interaction with the mute protagonist avatar.

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Uhh, no. If you're going to actually call out HL2 "weak" points you'd have the gunplay and enemy AI. Then you'd also realize that the game is 7 years old and hardly any FPS' at the time played similarily to current COD clones.

The game has always been praised for it's level design and more specifically it's pacing. To say both of those aspects were bad is just plain moronic.

Better then a link to the Past? Oh you started gaming in 98 . :oops:

Most console players will bash it because they played the **** versions. Lol @ the dude saying you weren't impressed by the demo.

My top 5 shooters this gen in no order are: Vanquish, Halo: Reach, Half-Life2: Episode 2, Crysis and F.E.A.R.

They all do things different from one another, but where F.E.A.R. succeeds is in how visceral the combat is within an oppressive atmosphere. Absolutely kinetic game. I love it and I'm glad to hear others praising it!

F.E.A.R. STILL is the one shooter where the simple act of firing a weapon is the best. It is unmatched by anything else. Not even the mighty Crysis has weapon handling like F.E.A.R., not even Halo or Half-Life. Not Call of Duty, not Gears of War, not Rainbow Six Vegas and certainly not drivel like BioShock. Aiming with the wii-remote doesn't help with gun-handling. Boosting across battlefields in Vanquish still doesn't elevate the simple act of firing a weapon in F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. stands as the most kinetic shooter available on the market. It got some serious attention in 2005, and it's a shame that the series has spiraled into mediocrity since then. But memories of that first showdown in F.E.A.R., that made the combat better than anything else. Absolutely stunning game!

The game was pretty good, but i did not realy liked the DLC's.

Nah. Repetetive, boring level design, partially saved by good gunplay.

The gunplay and AI are great even by todays standards, but the repetitive environments and weak(non-existing) storytelling made it so boring I couldn't even finish it. There's just not enough variety, and if you aren't afraid of little girls much of the atmosphere is lost as well.ManicAce

FEAR...STORY...BORING? Say whaaat?

[QUOTE="ManicAce"]The gunplay and AI are great even by todays standards, but the repetitive environments and weak(non-existing) storytelling made it so boring I couldn't even finish it. There's just not enough variety, and if you aren't afraid of little girls much of the atmosphere is lost as well.eyebrows

FEAR...STORY...BORING? Say whaaat?

I personally didn't like it much. Good graphics and solid atmosphere for the time but nothing really special, let alone groundbreaking.