Fear

Well... played a few minutes of Fear 2 while I was waiting for the Fear 1 mission packs to finish. What happened to Q and E? No leaning around corners? Ugh. I used that constantly. That's really gonna bug me. Plus the progress save system reeks of console. Nice graphics though and the HUD is sort of cool.
 
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I hated the HUD in FEAR 2, much too intrusive and console style for my taste. They really consolized the entire game though, which was a primary reason I didn't like it.

I also didn't like how they drastically reduced the toughness of the enemy soldiers compared to the first game, in favor of simply throwing more of them at you.
 
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Well Direct2Drive finished up around 4AM that morning using "Gamespy Comrade" and the install went just fine. I'm about 2/3rds into Extraction Point and I do appreciate the increased difficulty on normal and the bleak storyline. Good stuff!
 
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WOW is all I have to say about the outrageous difficulty of a few sequences in Perseus Mandate! I mean holy crap. I don't care to admit how many times I died in that game. It seemed like every few minutes I was walking into some big area with verticals and structures designed for enfilade. WASD and straining to orchestrate CTRL, Z, R, G and SHIFT just invites FPS panic!!! Overall I think I liked it better than Extraction Point but the are both great in their own right.

Gotta say, glad I'm done! I'm going to take a FEAR break now LOL. I'll try FEAR 2 after I rebuild the itch.
 
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F.E.A.R. was definitely a good one! I got something else along with it - the expansion I think - and tried playing it right after I finished the first game. That wasn't so smart. I got bored pretty fast and never went back.

Still, definitely a memorable game. Too memorable sometimes. I keep trying to call the little girl in "The Ring" Alma. ;)
 
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Yup FEAR was great. It is repetitive but I just never got bored killing hordes of soldiers. I'm going to take my 5th stab at Quake4 I think. I've never played more than 10 minutes of it!
 
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FEAR is easily one of the games more intense and the atmosphere is going to play, and is a spectacular mix of horror and action. Can not help feeling that this is a game that is the spiritual successor to the original Half-Life.
 
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I wonder if the multiplayer is any good???

Just bought the "complete pack" off Steam for ten bucks, and have been looking for some good deathmatch lately. Anyone played MP???
 
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Looks pretty standard fare to me (based on youtube anyway). Modern Warfare 2 looks incredible, but I've never tried it.
 
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