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Impressive visuals, fantastic gunfights, but boredom sets in.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love first person shooter games. Games like "Half Life 2", "Far Cry" and "Call of Duty" have all been thoroughly entertaining. After reading great reviews of "F.E.A.R.", I figured I would undoubtedly enjoy it. As it has turned out, I did enjoy playing it, but I have quite a few complaints to make about it too.

I'll start with the good stuff though. This game looks absolutely fantastic! The graphics are awesome, the lighting and shadow effects brilliant (and used for good effect) and the animation is second to none. My PC isn't massive, but the game ran perfectly well with nearly all the bells and whistles turned on. "F.E.A.R" attempts to be a frightening experience through use of creepy sound effects and visuals and I must admit that I did get a serious jump quite a few times, along with that hair-raising-on-the-neck effect that comes with good horror. But the absolute best thing about this game is the gunfights. The enemies are reasonably intelligent and the weapons are satisfying to use. Time after time you will find yourself surrounded by enemies, having to use all your skills to keep personal damage to a minimum. I'd have to say these battles are more intense and satisfying than in any other single player game I've had the pleasure of playing.

Unfortunately, it's a double edged sword. The creators realised they were onto a good thing and ran with it. The game becomes extremely repetitive within a couple of hours. Fight your way through 5 or 6 enemies, walk down a creepy corridor hearing voices and seeing strange images, fight your way through 5 or 6 enemies, walk down another creepy corridor etc. etc. repeat over and over for the next 20 hours. The problem is that while the creepy parts are indeed creepy, they don't actually amount to anything, and by the 50th creepy corridor, it's just not creepy anymore. Half the time, you'll just be confused and hoping that eventually you'll find out what the hell is going on. While you will find out the cause of what's occurring, there is certainly no satisfying resolution in my opinion. I guess I feel that the "Half Life" games have a much better story, the "System Shock" games did creepy far better and the majority of major similar styled games (other than Doom 3) have a heck of a lot more variety than "F.E.A.R.". Perhaps some vehicles were needed, or contrasting environments, or a chase scene, or a defend point A from enemies B scenario would have broken things up.

Anyway, I've whinged enough. If you love "Doom 3", you'll love "F.E.A.R.". It looks spectacular and plays really impressively. But if you need more story and more variations than the standard fare, you may want to look elsewhere. I can't say it wasn't good, but I had to make myself finish it instead of wanting to, which isn't a good sign.

Brilliant!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Simply the best game I've ever played. This game has the best AI I've seen yet and the plot is deep and complex. Towards the end I felt a lot of sympathy for "Alma", and I some ways this game is a little like the movie The Ring. Play it, you won't regret it.

dont buy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

good game but i bought it and then when i was surfing the web i saw that fear multiplayer is available free off of the fear site. so if you just want multiplayer then don't buy it because you can get it for free and they email you a valid cd key and can play with people who bought it and its all free.

Fun game, but really taxes your system

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Overall, this seems like a fun game. The AI is quite good (enemies will hide from you when under attack, they will yell out "flashlight" if they see your flashlight, etc.). Read other reviews if you're interested in the game play.

My biggest gripe is that it really taxes my system. I'm about halfway through, but I'm about ready to call it quits because my system keeps freezing up when I play it. I have a 2.66 ghz Pentium 4, 1 gb of RAM and a 128 mb AGP Radeon 9600 Pro. I realize that this isn't quite the optimal gaming system, but it more than exceeds the alleged "minimum" requirements listed on the box. *Allegedly* this game will run on a 64 mb GEforce 4 Ti card; I highly doubt it. If you're considering this game, make sure you have a top of the line system *and* a system that meets the "recommended" specifications listed on the box flap (and not just the "minimum" specifications). I played Half-Life2, Far Cry, Doom 3, the entire Call of Duty and Medal of Honor series, and a host of other games on my system and have not had any problems until now.

The fan on my video card burned out about 1/3 of the way through (not sure if stress caused by the game caused that, or if I had a bad card). I had the manufacturer replace it (it was still under warranty), and the game ran fine for a while but is once again freezing up and showing distorted graphics. I tried swapping out my video card with a different card, but this game only seems to run on the handful of cards listed on the box flap. I looked around, but many of them seem to be discontinued. I tried a 512 mb GEForce 7600 (which is not a supported card), but got weird distortion in the graphics, so I put my old card back in. I don't really want to spend $80-$90 on an obsolete card that I'll only use for this game.

I'd be interested in suggestions (short of dropping $$$ on an entirely new system).

Seems like a fun game (I'm already up to level 8), but I'm about at my wits end and may have to ditch it entirely.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game a while ago, and I have to say, this game is non-stop fun. The enemy A.I. is very impressive and very hard to out smart at some times. The graphics are incredible and the sound is amazing. The horror moments arent as scary as everyone says they are, but they can be somewhat disturbing. This game is awesome in every way, I definetly recommend this.

Feraful of FEAR!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a veteran gamer since the days of the days of the Commodore 64, I've seen many shooters and like the combination of a good storyline, graphics and enjoyable play. You really feel like a part of the environment due to the high quality graphics and sound. It's a great game on par with Half Life 2, although not quite as good. If your considering buying it, I recommend it with no reservation.

Great creepy shooter

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The creepiness of this game wears off halfway through so that the "chills" are pretty much ignored. At the start of the game there are plenty of things going bump in the night, but by midway it seems even the developers got tired of it and the spooky sights and sounds of random objects moving on their own trickle off.

The controls are sweet and the leveling up is consistent, however more could have been done with the fear meter. Smart AI and great graphics make this an addicting game, though its story is not terribly engrossing.

Awsome FPS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is actually scary. Play it at night with head phones on in a dark room. Excellent graphics and game play. One of the best FPS's I've played.

Amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I never really liked the FPS type games very much. That is until I played FEAR. This game is awesome and, if you have a good enough computer to play it on it's max settings, it is one of the best looking games I have ever played. If you like FPS games get this one for sure! If you don't like them, then try it out anyway. It just might change your mind. There are some spooky parts to the game that add to it's appeal (IMO). Check it out!

Husband loves this game, now I can't get him off the computer!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Husband loves the game, goes online to play against his brothers and thinks it is great!

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