F.E.A.R. preview

[TomO]

Pro-G (http://www.pro-g.co.uk/previews/pid/908/67/) has some hands on impressions with Monolith’s supernatural FPS.

Drawing its influences from The Ring and The Grudge, amongst many other Japanese films, the central terror in F.E.A.R. seems to be a little girl in a red dress. Indeed, even in the limited demo we played, her two appearances got the heart pounding. Looks like this is another one that won't get played with the headphones on…
Could this be the FPS of the year?

[Taco]

Is it using the assembly line engine?

[Hieremias]

Monolith has certainly shown the ability to make an excellent FPS (No One Lives Forever, Aliens vs Predator 2). I'm pretty optimistic about this. Not in the way that I'm looking forward to Oblivion, Stalker, or Gothic 3, but what the hell, it's only a shooter.

[[HATE]MyLife]

Monolith has certainly shown the ability to make an excellent FPS (No One Lives Forever, Aliens vs Predator 2). I'm pretty optimistic about this. Not in the way that I'm looking forward to Oblivion, Stalker, or Gothic 3, but what the hell, it's only a shooter.

Really? I think that FEAR is gonna kick the butt off of Stalker. Given, I've only seen some demo stuff, but the FEAR engine is pretty f*n sweet.

[zyzyx]

I'm confident in Monolith's ability to get this thing working. I only worry about the potential variety in the gameplay.

STALKER I'm less convinced about. The hideous back-alley rusted-coathanger abortion of the wonderfully promising Boiling Point last week has left me rather jaded as to it's potential.

[Hieremias]

MyLife']Really? I think that FEAR is gonna kick the butt off of Stalker. Given, I've only seen some demo stuff, but the FEAR engine is pretty f*n sweet.
If graphics are all you're judging it by, then FEAR looks great, yes. But it's still just a run-and-gun shooter, and though it may achieve near perfection within its genre, it cannot compete with a game that successfully gives you a Morrowind-type sense of freedom. Stalker, while it might end up being shit, has the potential to be far greater than FEAR.

zyzyx, a patch was just released for Boiling Point. How is it post-patch?

[Taco]

Every other Monolith game is good, depends if they use the A team or the B team.

Nolf1 was good, Nolf2 was awesome. I thought AvP2 was pure and utter crap.

[[HATE]MyLife]

If graphics are all you're judging it by, then FEAR looks great, yes. But it's still just a run-and-gun shooter, and though it may achieve near perfection within its genre, it cannot compete with a game that successfully gives you a Morrowind-type sense of freedom. Stalker, while it might end up being shit, has the potential to be far greater than FEAR.


I was thinking more along the lines of the atmosphere, storyline and creepiness / genuine scary moments of FEAR -- I've actually seen some of this, whereas while STALKER has yet to prove their concept as far as I know. But I'm with you. I'm still hoping for greatness.

[Klade]

Could this be the FPS of the year?

The only other big name FPS's I know are STALKER and I think Serious Sam is coming out this year as well. Against those kinds of competition FEAR has a better then average chance. Their engine is supposed to be pretty good with stuff like glass breaking, object interaction etc (ie: no disappearing bodies). So if they get that stuff right it could be pretty good.

Anyone else know of any big FPS's coming out this year?

[Ernst_Jager]

I need a good FPS. STALKER has been delayed so many times I am beginning to worry myself.

[PIPBoy3000]

I'm looking forward to this one quite a bit. Perhaps as not as much as Oblivion, but it's hard to compare the two. By September, a quality FPS sounds nice . . .

[carneconcarne]

STALKER was like the hottest shit you could get on a shit plate for a while... Then all hype and publicity just died. What that means, I don't know, all I know is I don't want to shell out fifty bones for a turd.

[Vorphalack]

This is definitely one of my most anticipated games this year. From everything I have seen, it looks like it will deliver. I'm mostly excited about the A.I and the combat/effects. Just looks like it will really take action FPS to the next level.

-V

[dr_qwandry]

The combat reminds me of the good 'ol days of small cramped area's with HL. (which is one reason I didn't like HL2 as much).
A tactical FPS is what I need, well partially tactical.

Hopefully it will scare the shit outta me like Undying did.

[zyzyx]

zyzyx, a patch was just released for Boiling Point. How is it post-patch?
Dunno. I have an EU copy of the game, trying to install the US-only patch doesn't work. Fucking hate Atari.

I do LOVE the changelog for the patch though. Towards the end in a list of bugs they have fixed:

"The police station in Puerto Sombra could be destroyed with a single crossbow bolt"

:rolleyes:

[Rommel]

I hope this game features a healthy douse of transformation. I hate seeing enemies take cover behind invincible wooden tables.

[GodFather]

I doubt it.. I think the hype machine is on a roll...this happens so often with previews of games that are anticapated...great hands on preview and usually the same person gives it an average score when its actually released...makes me wonder what hands on they really had??