The OFFICIAL F.E.A.R. thread. **SECOND PATCH RELEASED**

[fliguy84]

well anyone?

 

[CalvinHobbes]

I was playing F.E.A.R. a lot yesterday and got to the area where you're outside a lot, I think it was Interval 8 (maybe 9). Damn, it just killed my video card. The game was pausing everytime I went to a new area. Up to that point everything had been smooth. The "test" you can run in the options showed 0% below 40fps, but this area killed my PC.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
I was playing F.E.A.R. a lot yesterday and got to the area where you're outside a lot, I think it was Interval 8 (maybe 9). Damn, it just killed my video card. The game was pausing everytime I went to a new area. Up to that point everything had been smooth. The "test" you can run in the options showed 0% below 40fps, but this area killed my PC.

Anyone with 2GB RAM able to comment on this specifically?

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The DVD version was a director's cut/edition, which has some extra features included.

I wonder who played Alma in the prequel video. Very Ringu-esque.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: BespinReactorShaft

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
I was playing F.E.A.R. a lot yesterday and got to the area where you're outside a lot, I think it was Interval 8 (maybe 9). Damn, it just killed my video card. The game was pausing everytime I went to a new area. Up to that point everything had been smooth. The "test" you can run in the options showed 0% below 40fps, but this area killed my PC.

Anyone with 2GB RAM able to comment on this specifically?

I played through the entire game with the rig in sig and did not notice this slowdown.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

I played through the entire game with the rig in sig and did not notice this slowdown.

What are your settings? BTW, I have not applied any patches and I'm using the latest Nvidia drivers.

 

[dman918]

What would you all reccommend as settings for my computer:
AMD 3200+ OC'ed to 2.5ghz, 1gb RAM, x800xl. Running on 19" Hyundai L90+.
Should volumetric lights be on or off, AA, AF? Resolution at 1024 or 1280?
Thanks for your help!

 

[CalvinHobbes]

To get an idea of how your system will do, run the "test" in the options.
I run @ 1024x768 AA is off and AF is 2x.
(Going from memory) Textures is max and I think everything else is on medium or minimum for the things that don't add much.

 

[Mo0o]

Just finished the game. I think overall it's above average but nothing too amazing. Not as good as HL2 and personally not as interesting as Chronicles of Riddick.

I really wish they would have developed the background story alot more during the main part of the game rather than lump it all into the end. Plus there are a few loose ends that never really get resolved.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: BespinReactorShaft

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
I was playing F.E.A.R. a lot yesterday and got to the area where you're outside a lot, I think it was Interval 8 (maybe 9). Damn, it just killed my video card. The game was pausing everytime I went to a new area. Up to that point everything had been smooth. The "test" you can run in the options showed 0% below 40fps, but this area killed my PC.

Anyone with 2GB RAM able to comment on this specifically?

I have 2GB of ram and did not get any slow down in that area, or at all. Other specs are Pentium 630 and 7800 GTX.

 

[Parkre]

Originally posted by: BespinReactorShaft

Originally posted by: blurredvision
The DVD version was a director's cut/edition, which has some extra features included.

I wonder who played Alma in the prequel video. Very Ringu-esque.

I bought the DVD version. This may sound funny, but where/what exactly are the bonus features? They sure as hel arent extra clips between levels.

I am on interval 7 and want to know why there aren't little videos in between levels. Is it because there is no real storyline? I thought the story would pick up the more I got into it. But it's starting to get repetitive.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes

I played through the entire game with the rig in sig and did not notice this slowdown.

What are your settings? BTW, I have not applied any patches and I'm using the latest Nvidia drivers.

Everything set to high, 1280x960, AA off, soft shadows off, 4x aniso

 

[j511180]

I finished the game a few days ago. ::shrugg:: It was decent...but by interval 8 or so, I was simply ready to get the game over with. It started to feel too long and I was losing interest. I stopped checking the phone and the laptops in the game for messages as they gave me flashbacks of the Doom3 pda 😀 There were a few occassions where I was genuinely startled and jumped out of my seat a bit, but I didn't find the game creepy/scary on the whole.

I'm just glad I didn't spend $50 on the dvd version.

I give it a 74/100

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Originally posted by: Parkre
I bought the DVD version. This may sound funny, but where/what exactly are the bonus features?

They're outside of the game. Just some video clips that you can access when you autoplay the DVD (or just browse the movies folder and open them with the Bink player provided):
- the making of FEAR
- director's commentary
- FEAR prequel
- FEAR machinima