There is no denying that FEAR 3 is an inferior game to its predecessors. I spent 9 hours with it and managed to find a lot of problems that I simply couldn’t overlook but somehow, I managed to enjoy it. In the end, I think I have affection for atmospheric-shooters, a genre that was pioneered by games like Bioshock and the original FEAR. Thanks to some solid shooting mechanics, a newly designed game structure, and healthy amount of brooding, I think there is still a lot to like about FEAR 3. Not to mention some exciting multiplayer modes and the ability to play co-op with a buddy and FEAR 3 is actually an impressive package. It is too bad that the overall experience will be inevitably compared to the games that came before it, games that adhere to the winning formula much better.
DualShockers Writes "F.E.A.R. 3 (or F.3.A.R. if you’re a marketing executive) isn’t a great singleplayer game. It’s fine, competent even, but Day One Studios had an unenviable task in trying to wrap up Monolith’s F.E.A.R. series. With two timelines and two highly different styles of horror attempted in its wake, F.E.A.R. 3, well, it tries its best."
F.E.A.R. 3 wasn't even really a horror game when it came to the campaign. It was a good action game, but lost just about all of its horror roots along the way.
There have plenty of great horror games, but others haven't been so lucky as to stick around. They deserve to get a new lease on life.
That was probably the first time ever that I saw Castlevania in a list of horror games.
ps: Be warned, you have to click a lot to see every game in the list. I stopped after the 4th time.
What is divergent co-op and how could more games benefit from it?
Too much "Bang Bang Bang" and not enough "Aaaaarrgh". :-)