Once upon a time there was a game called F.E.A.R., and even though it was a vastly unnecessary acronym, it was widely lauded as an excellent provenor of intuitive AI and slo-mo instances of glorious ultra-violence.
Since then, however, the good ship Alma has sailed through choppy waters. Developers Monolith were taken over by Warner Brothers yet remained rather attached to their creation, while erstwhile publishers Vivendi had pumped a lot of time and money into creating a new F.E.A.R. franchise that had suddenly begun to circle the drain.
Inspired by the J-Horror craze going on at the time, Monolith’s F.E.A.R. was a solid action fest of a shooter that entertained as much as it terrified. Bloody Disgusting goes back to see Alma ten years on from the launch of the sequel.
This game honestly killed all my interest in the franchise, I loved 1 and its expansions (even though they're technically non-canon now) but the sequel was such a let down.
First-Person Shooters are a dime a dozen nowadays and it’s a struggle to really find one that stands out and separates itself from the genre. This can be a double-edged sword, as a FPS that brings something new to the table can often unintentionally have that new thing staying at the table forever. But what if that game managed to capture a concept so well that not even its successors could manage to tap into its perfect blend of creative design? Let’s say they decided to mix genres: ones that had been mixed before, but managed to do something that hadn’t been done before. Could it be possible that a studio managed to make a sort of lightning in a bottle for FPS’s, something so good that there may not be anything quite like it for over a decade after it came out? Well, that DID happen, and that game’s name was F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon.
its been almost exactly 4 years since F.3.A.R. its a great series that needs a comeback.
The first one still holds up well to this day. Hope to see another one on current gen ;)
Hardcore Gamer: GOG has made its name as the place to go for DRM-free gaming. Now, the company has added a number of games from the Warner Bros. Interactive library to its lineup of available games.
It would be really stupid to have:
1. One game named FEAR 2 but without Alma and known characters and a totally different universe and story.
2. Another game with a totally new and non-FEAR related name yet starring Alma and happening in the same universe, following the story of FEAR1.
Agreed! lol i was just reading it n going wtf. Imagine that, consumers would be so confused. One of em should just...give up lol
Has everyone heard what the potential new names for F.E.A.R. are? They're 'Dead Echo,' 'Project Origin,' and 'Dark Signal.' I mostly agree with MK_Red on this one, but I think Project Origin would be a passable name.
Sorry this is so off topic but that picture with this article i was wondering where you got it. I really like it and want to use it as wallpaper but would need a much higher res as you are probably aware.
Fear would be a cool movie actually...but yeah MK_RED totally agree it's too confusing.