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One of the best ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had tried many FPS and only found four worth the bother of finishing, FEAR was amongst them. This is the first person shooter which actually creeped me out (Doom3 sure couldn't). There might be other FPS with better graphics or sounds, but none have a story or creepyness to match FEAR. The biggest praise I have is that my wife actually finished the game and she HATES FPS games!

Fear inducing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

FEAR is scary! It looks great! It's fast, fun and freaky! Buy it. Worth the admission cost and will last longer/scare you more than some horror movie at the theatre.

Note: VERY adult game. Also, the graphics are a strain on the machine, make sure you're properly equipped!

FAIR

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Interesting storyline but not very deep. Very short game. Are FPS's getting shorter or is it just me? Only 3 "levels". Enemies are fairly inteligent & remind me of HL2's. Bullet time was incorporated well. Biggest problem I thought was that the levels were all dark & similar. Run through the maze killing the enemy. No puzzle solving like HL2. I couldn't believe it was already over when I finished. The story was not well explained & could have been since it was a novel concept. No big bosses. The end was a piece of cake. Honestly, not worth $50.

This game is dope!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ive been hearing a lot of talk and a little complaining about how this game is too much like Half Life 2. Well... it is very similiar in gameplay but the game is different and the story is noticeably different but even if it was exactly like Half Life 2 is that such a bad thing!? HELL NO! Half Life 2 rocks so whats the problem if this game were very similiar? NONE to me at least. I enjoyed this first person shooter the gameplay is excellent and fun throughout the whole game. The storyline could be better told and tied together more during the game but its still good enough to keep you interested and like I said the gameplay is where its at. Sounds are erie and great and set the right mood for the type of game it is and graphics are decent as well. There are some cool looking special effects but nothing groundbreaking or really astonishing that hasnt been done before but the game is very good overall most people will be very pleased with this game as a purchase or rental.

Stunning!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply amazing! Great graphics and sound that made me get chills regularly. The story is great and unfolds just right leaving you to fill in the gaps and the game unfolds. I only had one problem when I first got the game. My video card drivers weren't updated prior to playing the game and it would freeze my computer. After I updated the drivers, no problems whatsoever. Overall, I rate this as one of the best FPS I have ever played.

Stupid game ruined Final Fantasy IX for me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: June 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a first-person shooter fan. As a videogame journalist once said, "Look down when you're climbing a ladder and you'll see why." I don't like the way you're a floating gun that shoots at things that move, and the way they press for realism when the entire way you PLAY the game is anything but (swiveling your whole body to look to your right, holding your gun in front of your face 24/7, etc. Just dumb).

F.E.A.R., fortunately, is one of those shooters in which you do possess a body if you look down..but your movements are still stuck in the same old FPS mode we've had since Wolfenstein.

So, why did I give this game 5 stars when I obviously don't like FPS and it apparently ruined a 10-year old PS1 RPG for me? Sit back and I'll explain.

This game...rocks. It is a blast to play. Slowing things down in a FPS with beautiful graphics like this is art. The enemy soldiers have AI that's equivalent to a real person (except they act like real people in the game world, not real people exploiting a videogame online).

The story is just incredible. It explains why you have these powers, you're not all-powerful simply because you're the main character. There's a good reason for why you have the powers you do, and why you alone have gotten as far as you have (unlike Gordon Superman Freeman). We have a main "villian" who has reasons for doing the things she does. We have characters who are pulling the strings from the sidelines.

And that is why Final Fantasy IX was ruined for me. I was playing it over spring break, when the Sam Goody in town went out of business, and we got F.E.A.R. for cheap. So I played it. And it's just one of those games that are FUN to play (I suddenly realized Final Fantasy IX was not fun), and the story is just awesome - truly adult (unlike so many of the Final Fantasy games, where the world and everyone in it revolves around one unstoppable hero).

Picture this: A beautiful lobby. An elevator at one end of the room. The elevator pings, the doors open. A group of enemy soldiers inside - you slow down time and have a grenade in the air even before they've registered that you're there. You throw the grenade into the elevator, then shoot your gun. A beautiful vase next to the doors explodes when one of your bullets goes astray, each individual piece flying in a different direction. The enemy soldiers are falling, ragdoll physics taking over. Some soldiers are diving away from the elevator, seeking cover behind the columns in the room, crouching behind furniture, moving in opposite directions to better surround you. You think you can handle them...and then your Slow Mo runs out, everything comes back with a jerk, and you're being riddled with bullets as you dive for cover yourself, running toward one of the enemy soldiers so they don't throw a grenade.

The only thing "off" about this game are those flying "Y-Bots" that shoot lasers. Those just came from nowhere and barely make any sense with the overall plot.

What DOOM 3 tried for but failed ! FEAR is awesome!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: November 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the stuff that true First Person Shooters are made of.

FEAR is scary with moments that will literally have you jumping out of your seat or blasting away in panic as a ghost comes at you. Absolutely spine tingling gameplay at its best when your alone, undisturbed at night with the lights off, your headphones on and your mind deep into the game. WOW!

1 - Graphics -
Most of the game is dark and spooky but when you can see the walls, rooms and people's faces...the graphics are great!

2 - Physics -
The game engine is solid and fun to play. People torque and shutter when bullets impact!

3 - AI -
Enemy AI is really quite good. They duck, they take cover, they are aggressive too. I did find myself wanting them to storm my position. They did not do that on the default setting of "moderate difficulty". Maybe they will on harder levels.

4 - Misc -
Lots of exploration, secret areas to find. This game does not insanely hide things from you. As long as you are observant and take the time, you will find lots of bonus goodies. I like that they did not make silly hiding spots or puzzles for me to solve. They maintained the realism. Also, one thing, this game is filled with 4 letter words. PARENTS - I would not suggest it for anyone under 16!

5 - Weapons -
A nice, tight variety of about 7 weapons I think. This game is not about getting a big mofo of a gun that blows everything away. This game is about using resources, strategy and your skills to get fast kills with clean headshots! You can only carry 3 weapons at a time so choose them carefully. Choose incorrectly and you will run dangerously low on ammo, probably at the worst moment! lol There is a simple remedy though, make a quick kill and grab the dead guys weapon and your back in business. I am glad they did this. In a realistic type game like FEAR, I hate having 8-10 different weapons! It is silly. In Serious Sam it is fun and a MUST HAVE feature...but not for a purebred FPS like FEAR.

Overall, this game is almost a 5 in my book. There are a few things lacking and I wish the environments were more dynamic than a large corporate office building. DOOM 3 tried to be this scary and indepth but it failed. That game became predictable. It became easy to predict when a monster would jump out or when big boss monster were coming!!! What a waste!

FEAR makes up for that, takes games like DOOM 3 out back, rips a hickory switch off and beats them across the rear to teach lessons and school game designer wanna-be's!

Stop complaining.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, I want to tell everyone with a 6-series graphics card to uprade! This game is too much for anything except the geforce 7900gtx, 7950gx2, or radeon x1900xt or xtx, unless you want to move into a multi gpu pc. This game is insane, with intense realism and amazing graphics. Admittedly this games story is a little hard to follow, but if you want a great story go play ff7. Bottom line is that there is no system lag IF you have the hardware, and the battle system is incredibly addictive and fun. I have an opteron 144 oc'd to 2.8, 2 gigs of ocz el patinum, and a 7900gtx, and I run this game at settings maxed out, with the frame rate never dropping below 30fps. If you want a great online shooter, than go buy battlefield 2, but if you want a great single player horror adventure, than BUY THIS GAME!!!
P.S. Please, no one say that the gore and violence is too much. Don't be a wuss. I see worse things on news at noon.

Chilling, atmospheric game but a short-lived experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As far as first person shooters go, it is hard to imagine one as good as F.E.A.R. The gameplay, graphics, and story are among the best in the genre, in my opinion.

What sets this game apart, however, is the overwhelming sense of dread it instills in you pretty much from the onset of the game. The anticipation of something utterly creepy around every corner is as much an "enemy" as any of the numerous Replica soldiers encountered throughout the game; in some ways, it is even worse. The horror aspect of F.E.A.R. is well done and, even better, tightly-woven into the plot of the game, not merely tacked on for its own sake. Also, the way the story is presented--through voice mail, data on laptops, and dreamlike visions your character has periodically--allow it to unfold in a way that seems natural and unforced.

The weapons are pretty much standard for the genre, my favorite (by far) being the Particle weapon--one shot kills and what it does to human targets the reasons. But the real skill weapons are the various grenades and mines you have at your disposal. Blowing up enemies with a well-placed proximity mine is more satisfying than unloading a full clip from a machine gun into them (although this is pretty satisfying too).

Perhaps it is my style of play, but I found the melee and slow motion features to be pretty much useless. Since most enemies know you are there almost immediately upon entering a room (stealth is not a strong component of this game) you are rarely in melee range. And I cannot think of a single encounter that necessitated the use of slow motion, and quite frankly, I forgot it was available most of the time.

But combat is exciting and certain situations are downright memorable. Using cover and leaning out to get a few shots off are essential against the good enemy AI--they will attempt to keep you stationary with suppression fire while a member of the squad flanks you; flush you out with a grenade; and call for backup when needed. Some fights are indeed a challenge, but never to the point of frustration.

As has been stated a million times, the graphics are superb. Through the amount of detail in every area--from trash strewn about to various items on desks to lights blinking on computer and lab equipment--the designers have certainly done a great job of creating a believable, realistic game world. More variety in environments would have been nice, but what has been provided is excellent quality. I am fortunate to have a video card that allows me to play the game with all settings maxed and get a good frame rate; the result is a world that had me as immersed as any since Far Cry (the only thing that shattered the illusion was the fan on my video card as it throttled up repeatedly while playing ;-))

Perhaps for all of its good points, the game seems a bit too short. I bought it on a Saturday and completed it on Medium difficulty on Monday, and this was with moderate playing, never more than an hour or so at one sitting. I promptly played through single player again, paying more attention to the small details and enjoyed it as much the second time. That said, there is not much more I can get out of the game since multiplayer FPS doesn't interest me.

So, for a brief, intense space of time F.E.A.R. will draw you into its world, hold you there, and then breathlessly spit you out. Defintely worth playing but it will leave you wanting more.

It'll be a while...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

before ANY PC game will be better than this one. F.E.A.R. has set the bar high on any future releases being as good or better. Remember what the original Doom did for PC gaming? Remember when Halflife was the standard by which first person shooters were measured? This is the new standard in first person shooters. Excellent lighting, dynamic evironments, spooky storyline and occasional downright shivers! This game delivers!

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