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F.E.A.R. 3: Point Man & Paxton bro-fist, Alma resigned to comic relief

cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm RegentBears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
edited May 2010 in Games and Technology
Because the official title couldn't be stupider if they tried.

Even newer trailer. And yes, even stupider!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HREXLcklDGM

New trailer, even dumber than the last!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aagVrEPakzc

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So she's back again, I guess. I was disappointed in 2, maybe 3 will go back to 1's roots.

Awesome art, if nothing else.

Really lame trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOXfWy8R61s

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  • UrianUrian __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    They need to go back to the style of 1. 2 was one of the least memorable shooters to come out in a long time. I'm sure it was good or decent but I just don't remember anything that stuck out. 1, on the other hand, still sticks with me.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    "Roots ?" I find both games to be the same. Switching between fun mindless gunslining and cheap scares and a cool, All American Ghost Story. Both games play out like movies to me. There arent even bosses. Just fight, plot, fight, plot.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I never played through FEAR 2, but is that... Paxton Fettel with a hole in the head? Pretty rad.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    oh man i thought we kicked the "numbers as letters" thing in the head after driv3r

    f3ar

    no

    i will not pronounce it

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    What makes you think there'd be a PC version? :D

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  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    f3ar


    I really enjoyed the first one
    please be good!

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    three thrimes the fthrear

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  • MoosehatIVMoosehatIV Saw a blimp once Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I will not play or buy this game.


    I will however, let Helloween or Kykla Let's Play it for me. Which I will thoroughly enjoy.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Buy F3AR at the Toys "R" Us.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    thufferin' thuccotash

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  • Mr.SunshineMr.Sunshine Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I think the title is like that so that if it's more disappointing that F.E.A.R. 2 people can say it's not really F.E.A.R. 3 but F.Three.A.R. Totally different!

    And where's F.E.A.R. Guy? Is that bearded dude F.E.A.R. Guy? Or the other guy... Alma's baby daddy?

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  • JoshykinsJoshykins Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Nuzak wrote: »
    oh man i thought we kicked the "numbers as letters" thing in the head after driv3r

    f3ar

    no

    i will not pronounce it

    Ffthreear. o_O

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  • Delta AssaultDelta Assault Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Jeez.

    Still need to play through FEAR 1 and 2.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    cooljammer00 wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    What makes you think there'd be a PC version? :D

    goddammit man quiet down!

    they'll hear you

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Cantido wrote: »
    "Roots ?" I find both games to be the same. Switching between fun mindless gunslining and cheap scares and a cool, All American Ghost Story. Both games play out like movies to me. There arent even bosses. Just fight, plot, fight, plot.

    I didn't like the HUD messages in 2. It broke immersion.

    Granted, I only played the demo.

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  • HybridHybrid South AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I really liked both games, so I've been looking forward to this game being announced.

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  • KitsurubamiKitsurubami Winnipeg, MBRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The demo for F.E.A.R. 2 was so unremarkable that I didn't bother playing the full game, even though I really dug the original.

    F.E.A.R. had some really fun combat, and more than a few memorable firefights. It was the first shooter I ever played where the guns had some actual weight and firepower behind them. And the horror scenes were good, though I wish there had been a few more of them.

    Also, you need to find Paxton Fettel, apparently.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    I actually bitched directly at the devs about this at E3.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Fear 1 was Helloween's, and Fear 2 was Klyka.

    Someone new must take up the mantle for Fear 3.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The_Spaniard wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    I actually bitched directly at the devs about this at E3.

    I didn't even play Fear, but this is a fantastic story. Going straight to the top to complain.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The_Spaniard wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    I actually bitched directly at the devs about this at E3.

    :^: you're a hero man.


    I thought FEAR 1 was great, FEAR 2 less so (but still rather enjoyed it), and I'd be open for a third one. Except that stupid title. Call me petty, but I'm not buying that shit if it's going to actually be called F3AR. No, fuck you game title creator guy. Jump off a cliff.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    cooljammer00 wrote: »
    The_Spaniard wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    I actually bitched directly at the devs about this at E3.

    I didn't even play Fear, but this is a fantastic story. Going straight to the top to complain.

    Well Monolith is my favorite developer of all time and I really liked the REAL F.E.A.R. games, so I was able to say, hey guys love your work but WTF on check points and limited mouse support?

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  • DangerousDangerous Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    But...isn't F.E.A.R. already an acronym? Doesn't the E stand for Encounter or something. Now it's First Three Assault Recon.

    Jesus christ, someone queue up that gif from Scanners...

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    But to be fair, it will be called Fear 3. Just spelled F3AR for artistic reasons.

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Urian wrote: »
    They need to go back to the style of 1. 2 was one of the least memorable shooters to come out in a long time. I'm sure it was good or decent but I just don't remember anything that stuck out. 1, on the other hand, still sticks with me.
    That's because there was nothing that suck out in the second game. Well, maybe that one part. But still, blandest rape I've ever seen.

    Uh, not that I have a lot experience there.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The_Spaniard wrote: »
    cooljammer00 wrote: »
    The_Spaniard wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Maybe they'll let me bind mouse 4/5 this time!

    ... maybe.

    I actually bitched directly at the devs about this at E3.

    I didn't even play Fear, but this is a fantastic story. Going straight to the top to complain.

    Well Monolith is my favorite developer of all time and I really liked the REAL F.E.A.R. games, so I was able to say, hey guys love your work but WTF on check points and limited mouse support?

    As much as I hate to say it, Extraction Point was more of a sequel than 2 was, at least in gameplay. It was the exact same style of game, just with a wholly screwed up story.

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  • Ad astraAd astra Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    F.3.A.R, really Monolith? You are really calling it that? Really? Really? Reeeeally?

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  • DangerousDangerous Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Next game after this will be named F.E.4.R, calling it right now!

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    5.E.A.R

    Also I agree that 2 really isn't a memorable game, not to say its a bad game, just incredibly bland.

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  • KlashKlash Lost... ... in the rainRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    That art sure is... sure is...

    well, it has Alma on it. It sure does.


    I really dug the first FEAR, TimeGate's expansions included. FEAR 2 was just not made for PCs. Broken as all hell and a yawn. I have trouble saying I enjoyed it and I couldn't possibly imagine going through it again. It was a technically good game but completely and utterly lacking and had nothing in common with the first FEAR except the slow down.

    I played the first FEAR through cover, leaning and being a sneaky bastard. I just ran into dudes and punched them in the second.

    No lean? No proper key binding? Check points?

    I don't have a lot of faith in the third installment, but I know I'll shell out for it anyways.

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  • RobmanRobman Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I'm not going to lie

    I'm pumped for this game

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Robman wrote: »
    I'm not going to lie

    I'm pumped for this game

    Judging by the climax of Fear 2, you're pumped for something alright.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Klash wrote: »
    I played the first FEAR through cover, leaning and being a sneaky bastard. I just ran into dudes and punched them in the second.

    No lean? No proper key binding? Check points?

    Game wasn't balanced for lean.

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ha ha!

    Climax.

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  • KlashKlash Lost... ... in the rainRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Game wasn't balanced for lean.

    i c wut u did thar

    You cruel, cruel man.

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  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    If they want me to give a shit about F.E.A.R. again they'll need to put a guy with a shotgun doing a flykick on the cover art.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    -SPI- wrote: »
    If they want me to give a shit about F.E.A.R. again they'll need to put a guy with a shotgun doing a flykick on the cover art.

    He needs to kicking one soldier, and exploding another with the shotgun.

    Excluding the name, I'll buy this if it lives up to FEAR 1. FEAR 2 was kinda fun, but it was too easy and kinda bland at many points

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  • StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    No. No no no no... no.

    I don't care if it has the best shotgun ever (which the first does, to be fair). Not a dime until I have proof positive that it's not a bunch of recycled scares, a token mindfuck - literal or otherwise - and yet another cliffhanger ending to keep their go-nowhere story rolling. I just don't have the patience anymore.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Well as I said in the Cryostasis thread, all signs point to yes.

    Of course, it is the third game, and you know they're all about the trilogies, so maybe there will be some semblance of closure.

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