F.E.A.R. strikes gold

Iria · Sep 17, 2005, 01:34 AM

Paranormal first-person shooter from Monolith Productions hits store shelves October 18 worldwide.

VU Games today announced that its first-person shooter, F.E.A.R., has completed development and will hit store shelves around the world October 18. The game was developed by Monolith Productions, the team behind The Matrix Online and the upcoming Condemned: Criminal Origins.

Paranormal meets paranoia in F.E.A.R., a haunting shooter that puts gamers in the combat boots of a new recruit in an elite fighting force. The F.E.A.R. team (First Encounter Assault Recon) goes into an aerospace compound that has been taken over by a deranged lunatic, only to find that he's amassed an army of his own.

VU Games is slowly instilling F.E.A.R. in gamers. Last month, a demo of the game gave players their first look at the spooky action by pitting them against a few of the levels in the single-player campaign. Later this month, the publisher will let gamers fear one another by releasing the game's multiplayer demo.

F.E.A.R. is rated M for Mature and will retail for $49.99. A director's edition of the game will also be available, which includes a behind-the-scenes featurette, a machinima from Rooster Teeth Productions, and more.
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Source: GameSpot

Poppi · Sep 17, 2005, 03:44 AM

BulletTheory · Sep 17, 2005, 03:57 AM

Nice.. I cant wait to play that game Online! It will be awesome!

TJ- · Sep 17, 2005, 04:16 AM

Ive already pre ordered!!!

Iria · Sep 17, 2005, 05:49 AM

Just got my PC Gamer today. 92% and Editor's Choice for F.E.A.R.

SFOSOK · Sep 17, 2005, 06:11 AM

Thats because it rocks man, this is up to par with SOF 2 when it came out. Everything you could want in a game (especially an assault rifle with a scope).

Its not a real FPS till you have an assault rifle with a scope : )

Lchevy79 · Sep 17, 2005, 09:05 AM

nice

Mr cairo · Sep 17, 2005, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SFOSOK

Its not a real FPS till you have an assault rifle with a scope : )

and vending machines dont forget them

ronnn · Sep 17, 2005, 11:50 AM

Played some of demo and liked it so much, thought I would wait for the game. Suppose being cautious I will wait for the reviews.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 17, 2005, 12:56 PM

finally another actualy "scary game"

Spookyy · Sep 17, 2005, 01:36 PM

Yeah, the last really scary game was System Shock 2. I wouldnt mind a rerelease of that game with updated graphics =)

Sandok · Sep 17, 2005, 02:04 PM

I can't beleive I'm the only one who found this game (well the demo) lame as hell...

**MIG-31** · Sep 17, 2005, 02:45 PM

cool....a pre-order will be sorted out soon.

pr0digal jenius · Sep 17, 2005, 08:08 PM

i'll be getting the director's cut DVD edition on 0day

No_Style · Sep 17, 2005, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

I can't beleive I'm the only one who found this game (well the demo) lame as hell...

Lame in what way? Length? I see potential despite its lack of length.

pr0digal jenius · Sep 17, 2005, 08:13 PM

the demo was only one level dude...how much mroe did you want....it made you go "HOLY CRAP THATS AWESOME"....and it made you crap your pants and hide in the corner.....

SFOSOK · Sep 17, 2005, 08:16 PM

Too bad they are not working vending machines : (

System Shock 2 was also the last game I would consider scary.

VU has made a very beautiful in depth game here guys. They will also have tons of support after release. Multi will be very awsome, I wish it was more tacticle like SOF2 (by tacticle I mean everyone uses shotguns : )) instead of most deathmatch based, but they will have CTF. They may even relese more game modes in the future.

Preorder it, put $5 down on it like I did (at my local ebgames) and if you decide you don't want it closer to release its only 5, ebgames let me switch that five over to another game so I say thats the best way to go.

**MIG-31** · Sep 17, 2005, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

the demo was only one level dude...how much mroe did you want....it made you go "HOLY CRAP THATS AWESOME"....and it made you crap your pants and hide in the corner.....

Not quite......but it was certainly a good teaser.....

My main hope is the stuttering issue has been addressed since the release of the demo.

Necrosis · Sep 17, 2005, 08:20 PM

What stuttering issue?

I hate it when games go gold and they still have a month prior to release.

pr0digal jenius · Sep 17, 2005, 08:21 PM

yea, I didn't get any stuttering :scratches head:

**MIG-31** · Sep 17, 2005, 08:34 PM

stuttering issue....

nothing major but as demos go they are not the finished product (work in progress) it's nothing major,only a very slight freeze of the frame rate on the odd occasion....hopefully the may be the odd tweak from the demo to the actuall release.If not it could be a driver fault.

seeing as all games react differently on individual systems,because you don't have faults does not mean it works flawlessly for others.

SFOSOK · Sep 17, 2005, 08:38 PM

I saw a bit of what he is talking about on my system. VU and monolith have been working very closely with the people on the F.E.A.R. forums and any feedback they have recieved from the demo. I think you will get more than you think you will with the finished product : ).

I give it my next SOF 2 award (at least till SOF 3 comes out, which has been kept under rapps for a long time).

Sandok · Sep 17, 2005, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No_Style

Lame in what way? Length? I see potential despite its lack of length.

I dunno... Everyone says it's scary but I didn't jump once. The graphics were nothing ASTOUNDING or JAW DROPPING and the sound left me sorta empty. The gameplay was cool and bullet timish thing was cool but the level design was horrible (never seen so many blocks). I just found it a bit, boring? Dull?

And I stuttered in it but hell...

I really was looking foreward but that demo sorta left me regretting my enthousiasm.

No_Style · Sep 17, 2005, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

What stuttering issue?

I hate it when games go gold and they still have a month prior to release.

The only stuttering I encountered was probably attributed to my lack of 2 GB of RAM.

The only reason I could see why the game went gold is to sort through the simultaneous multi-district launch of this game. I wouldn't be surprised if a patch was issued before the launch of the game though.

No_Style · Sep 17, 2005, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

I dunno... Everyone says it's scary but I didn't jump once. The graphics were nothing ASTOUNDING or JAW DROPPING and the sound left me sorta empty. The gameplay was cool and bullet timish thing was cool but the level design was horrible (never seen so many blocks). I just found it a bit, boring? Dull?

And I stuttered in it but hell...

I really was looking foreward but that demo sorta left me regretting my enthousiasm.

Scary? No, it wasn't scary like any of the other games I've played in the past like RE or SH games, but it did a pretty good job of being on the creepy side. I didn't jump or anything either, but I appreciated the efforts.

The game pushes your system pretty hard, but I do have to wonder why it does so for just a few steps higher than what the Doom 3 engine or even the Source Engine can do. I concur that the sound could have been better, but like I said, I saw potential and I'm hoping that the final version of the game doesn't leave disappointed.

snake · Sep 17, 2005, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

I can't beleive I'm the only one who found this game (well the demo) lame as hell...

I guess actually u r

I cant wait to play the final game, the demo was great but a bit short anyway

Sandok · Sep 18, 2005, 07:54 AM

Well No_Style, I am hoping it'll be good. I mean, seriously, the demo was nothing amazing but maybe the game will be?

More story

SFOSOK · Sep 18, 2005, 07:59 AM

I don't think the word to describe the game overall would be scary, since you are not fighting a gang bang of demons. I'm trying to think of a word that best describes this game from what I know right now. Its like an intense action followed by cinematic gameplay experiences that grab your balls and twist until leaving you back at fighting the physical enemy at hand. Is there a word to describe that?

Sandok · Sep 18, 2005, 08:05 AM

I didn't feel that...

Must be painful.

BWX · Sep 18, 2005, 08:14 AM

I thought it was kind of scary... Especially when stuff happens when you least expect it... and surprises you with some weird freaky things. It wears off in Doom because that's all you see. In Fear I think they space it out pretty well (at least in the demo), so it keeps you on your toes. You get the feeling something might be behind you, or might pop out or just appear right in your face without warning.

Wen I was climbing up one of those ladders I felt like something was down there and I wanted to go up that ladder faster than I could. It all depends on how much you let yourself be "in the game"... The sound did really suck though, but it seems like a technical issue more than anything. Some of the sounds were way too quiet, etc...

Sep 17, 2005, 01:34 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	F.E.A.R. strikes gold Paranormal first-person shooter from Monolith Productions hits store shelves October 18 worldwide. VU Games today announced that its first-person shooter, F.E.A.R., has completed development and will hit store shelves around the world October 18. The game was developed by Monolith Productions, the team behind The Matrix Online and the upcoming Condemned: Criminal Origins. Paranormal meets paranoia in F.E.A.R., a haunting shooter that puts gamers in the combat boots of a new recruit in an elite fighting force. The F.E.A.R. team (First Encounter Assault Recon) goes into an aerospace compound that has been taken over by a deranged lunatic, only to find that he's amassed an army of his own. VU Games is slowly instilling F.E.A.R. in gamers. Last month, a demo of the game gave players their first look at the spooky action by pitting them against a few of the levels in the single-player campaign. Later this month, the publisher will let gamers fear one another by releasing the game's multiplayer demo. F.E.A.R. is rated M for Mature and will retail for $49.99. A director's edition of the game will also be available, which includes a behind-the-scenes featurette, a machinima from Rooster Teeth Productions, and more. __________ Source: GameSpot

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Just got my PC Gamer today. 92% and Editor's Choice for F.E.A.R.

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ronnn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	Played some of demo and liked it so much, thought I would wait for the game. Suppose being cautious I will wait for the reviews.

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Spookyy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, the last really scary game was System Shock 2. I wouldnt mind a rerelease of that game with updated graphics =)

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	I can't beleive I'm the only one who found this game (well the demo) lame as hell...

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i'll be getting the director's cut DVD edition on 0day

Sep 17, 2005, 08:13 PM	#16
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	the demo was only one level dude...how much mroe did you want....it made you go "HOLY CRAP THATS AWESOME"....and it made you crap your pants and hide in the corner.....

Sep 17, 2005, 08:16 PM	#17
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Too bad they are not working vending machines : ( System Shock 2 was also the last game I would consider scary. VU has made a very beautiful in depth game here guys. They will also have tons of support after release. Multi will be very awsome, I wish it was more tacticle like SOF2 (by tacticle I mean everyone uses shotguns : )) instead of most deathmatch based, but they will have CTF. They may even relese more game modes in the future. Preorder it, put $5 down on it like I did (at my local ebgames) and if you decide you don't want it closer to release its only 5, ebgames let me switch that five over to another game so I say thats the best way to go. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

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Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	What stuttering issue? I hate it when games go gold and they still have a month prior to release.

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yea, I didn't get any stuttering :scratches head:

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,768 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	stuttering issue.... nothing major but as demos go they are not the finished product (work in progress) it's nothing major,only a very slight freeze of the frame rate on the odd occasion....hopefully the may be the odd tweak from the demo to the actuall release.If not it could be a driver fault. seeing as all games react differently on individual systems,because you don't have faults does not mean it works flawlessly for others. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Sep 17, 2005, 08:38 PM	#22
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	I saw a bit of what he is talking about on my system. VU and monolith have been working very closely with the people on the F.E.A.R. forums and any feedback they have recieved from the demo. I think you will get more than you think you will with the finished product : ). I give it my next SOF 2 award (at least till SOF 3 comes out, which has been kept under rapps for a long time). __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Sep 18, 2005, 07:54 AM	#27
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	Well No_Style, I am hoping it'll be good. I mean, seriously, the demo was nothing amazing but maybe the game will be? More story

Sep 18, 2005, 07:59 AM	#28
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	I don't think the word to describe the game overall would be scary, since you are not fighting a gang bang of demons. I'm trying to think of a word that best describes this game from what I know right now. Its like an intense action followed by cinematic gameplay experiences that grab your balls and twist until leaving you back at fighting the physical enemy at hand. Is there a word to describe that? __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	I didn't feel that... Must be painful.

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BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I thought it was kind of scary... Especially when stuff happens when you least expect it... and surprises you with some weird freaky things. It wears off in Doom because that's all you see. In Fear I think they space it out pretty well (at least in the demo), so it keeps you on your toes. You get the feeling something might be behind you, or might pop out or just appear right in your face without warning. Wen I was climbing up one of those ladders I felt like something was down there and I wanted to go up that ladder faster than I could. It all depends on how much you let yourself be "in the game"... The sound did really suck though, but it seems like a technical issue more than anything. Some of the sounds were way too quiet, etc... __________________