F.E.A.R. 2 demo up on Live

[Queasy]

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Content: F.E.A.R. 2 Single Player Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia or Germany
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,PARTIAL NUDITY,SEXUAL THEMES,STRONG LANGUAGE] A routine mission turns into a fight for survival when an explosion of unknown origin decimates the city and unleashes the wrath of Alma Wade, whose terrifying power threatens to surge out of control unless Special Forces Sgt. Michael Becket and his squad can find a way to destroy her.

Queue it up

Supposedly, Monolith was unhappy with the console ports and expansions to the original F.E.A.R. done by another dev house and F.E.A.R. 2 is supposed to be much better. We'll see...

 

[Quizard]

Yea and now the PC version feels like a port

 

[Queasy]

Shack has a video comparing F.E.A.R. to F.E.A.R. 2.

 

[Oyeve]

Sweet! Thanks for the heads up OP.

 

[Rage187]

just played it, was pretty decent in a SoF way.

 

[revnja]

I grabbed this last night. The demo looks interesting. I'm a fan of games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc -- the first level in the demo kind of reminded me of Silent Hill in a way. It takes quite a few shots to down enemies, though. I am hoping they don't over-use the slow-motion mechanic (think Max Payne).

 

[blurredvision]

I played a little bit of the demo this afternoon, and after being freaked out a bit, I realized it would be much better at night, so I turned it off. Looking forward to playing through the demo in the dark.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Quizard
Yea and now the PC version feels like a port

I played both versions and overall I found it a slightly better experience on the PC than the 360 mainly because I still prefer mouse/keyboard over controllers for shooters. Although, it does feel a little bit more like a console game now, especially the last part of the demo which is super "controller friendly".

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I played a little bit of the demo this afternoon, and after being freaked out a bit, I realized it would be much better at night, so I turned it off. Looking forward to playing through the demo in the dark.

Yes, definitely play it at night. I did and it was creepy as hell. I finished the demo and loved it. I look forward to getting the full game when it comes out. But I also loved the first FEAR, and this one is pretty much a continuation of the first.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: adambooth
I grabbed this last night. The demo looks interesting. I'm a fan of games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc -- the first level in the demo kind of reminded me of Silent Hill in a way. It takes quite a few shots to down enemies, though. I am hoping they don't over-use the slow-motion mechanic (think Max Payne).

LOL you never played the first one did you? I haven't played the demo for the new one yet, but if it follows the first one then slo-mo is totally under your control. If you think the slo-mo is overused then it's your own damn fault. Actually it was under your control in Max Payne too so I hope you don't think it was bad there either, as THAT would be your fault too.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: adambooth
I grabbed this last night. The demo looks interesting. I'm a fan of games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc -- the first level in the demo kind of reminded me of Silent Hill in a way. It takes quite a few shots to down enemies, though. I am hoping they don't over-use the slow-motion mechanic (think Max Payne).

LOL you never played the first one did you? I haven't played the demo for the new one yet, but if it follows the first one then slo-mo is totally under your control. If you think the slo-mo is overused then it's your own damn fault. Actually it was under your control in Max Payne too so I hope you don't think it was bad there either, as THAT would be your fault too.

It's still under your control in FEAR 2 as well.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Just played through it and loved it. IMO Monolith are the best all-around FPS developer - they've developed several really inventive FPS franchises, and their games are always fun to play. I'm psyched they're returning to the mech gameplay element - SHOGO was always one of my favorite underappreciated games of all time.

 

[novasatori]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
Just played through it and loved it. IMO Monolith are the best all-around FPS developer - they've developed several really inventive FPS franchises, and their games are always fun to play. I'm psyched they're returning to the mech gameplay element - SHOGO was always one of my favorite underappreciated games of all time.

I loved it too.

It feels right on for a Monolith game, and when I first shot someone and saw all the blood I was like, yup, Monolith game.

:thumbsup:

 

[revnja]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: adambooth
I grabbed this last night. The demo looks interesting. I'm a fan of games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc -- the first level in the demo kind of reminded me of Silent Hill in a way. It takes quite a few shots to down enemies, though. I am hoping they don't over-use the slow-motion mechanic (think Max Payne).

LOL you never played the first one did you? I haven't played the demo for the new one yet, but if it follows the first one then slo-mo is totally under your control. If you think the slo-mo is overused then it's your own damn fault. Actually it was under your control in Max Payne too so I hope you don't think it was bad there either, as THAT would be your fault too.

No, I have never played the first one except for the multiplayer demo on PC. When I said 'overused', they made it a much too integral part of the game.

I was simply voicing my opinion and observations.

 

[BD2003]

It was better than I thought, because towards the very beginning I was worried, when I found myself in what appeared to be an office building....

I just hope there's a little more variety now.

I thought they werent able to actually name it fear bewcause of copyright stuff...what changed?

 

[bdubyah]

they ended up getting the rights to the name back:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/908/908394p1.html

 

[Thraxen]

I've got it downloaded, but haven't tried it yet. I thought the first FEAR was highly overrated, so I'm not sure what to expect out of this one. I couldn't even be bothered to finish the first game. I got bored half way through the game.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: adambooth

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: adambooth
I grabbed this last night. The demo looks interesting. I'm a fan of games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc -- the first level in the demo kind of reminded me of Silent Hill in a way. It takes quite a few shots to down enemies, though. I am hoping they don't over-use the slow-motion mechanic (think Max Payne).

LOL you never played the first one did you? I haven't played the demo for the new one yet, but if it follows the first one then slo-mo is totally under your control. If you think the slo-mo is overused then it's your own damn fault. Actually it was under your control in Max Payne too so I hope you don't think it was bad there either, as THAT would be your fault too.

No, I have never played the first one except for the multiplayer demo on PC. When I said 'overused', they made it a much too integral part of the game.

I was simply voicing my opinion and observations.

I know, I'm just saying that you can't really complain about something that YOU control. Yes its designed to be used, but you can get through the game without ever using it.

 

[TecHNooB]

Slo-mo was very necessary in FEAR 1 the first time through. The enemies were very capable of putting you down fast. After going through FEAR multiplayer for a few hours tho, it becomes an optional accessory. You completely get the hang of putting down foe after foe with a combination of headshots, nades, and melee.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I was a little bummed that I picked up the laser from that mobile armor guy and never had a chance to use it before assuming my own mobile armor. I gather it lights enemies on fire?