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F.E.A.R. 2 demo coming this week Comments by Ellie Gibson

19 January, 2009

For PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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gribb
19/01/09 @ 08:45
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High hopes for this one.
mcbi4kh2
19/01/09 @ 08:45
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me too, should plug the gap until kz.
Cadence
19/01/09 @ 08:48
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Shame my PC doesn't stand a chance of playing this :(
siro
19/01/09 @ 09:15
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I'm currently playing the first one among other games... Or better did until I started Lost Odyssey. Was OK so far but not more. Screenshots for this one look very promising though.
muscleblade
19/01/09 @ 09:18
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With SFIV and RE5 coming out shortly after this the demo better be good.
skillian
19/01/09 @ 09:49
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I loved F.E.A.R., and I'm still not sure I've played anything since with combat that felt so real and dynamic.

Can't wait for the demo...
kelly's_h
19/01/09 @ 09:54
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I hope it's as scary as the first one.
teabagger
19/01/09 @ 10:08
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Do people think it's necessary to play the first one through? One of those ones I meant to pick up but never quite got round to.
deadmonkeyuk
19/01/09 @ 10:09
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Feb is looking like a great month for releases, FEAR 2 could be a surprise hit.
skillian
19/01/09 @ 10:58
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Do people think it's necessary to play the first one through?

Others might disagree, but I think the story in FEAR is pretty weak so I don't think you'd really miss out by not having played the first.

I can't even really really remember what happened, apart from one reveal at the end which I won't spoil but will probably be mentioned at the beginning of this new game.
muscleblade
19/01/09 @ 11:17
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"Do people think it's necessary to play the first one through? "

Probably not.
FooAtari
19/01/09 @ 11:34
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"Do people think it's necessary to play the first one through? One of those ones I meant to pick up but never quite got round to."

From the single review I have read (was in PC Zone) FEAR 2 is apparently not as good as the first, so you might want to pick it up.
muscleblade
19/01/09 @ 11:44
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Q1 will be an amazing gaming month. Too good for my liking actually because i wont have time for all the games i want to play. Beats Q4 2008 imo.
muscleblade
19/01/09 @ 11:47
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"From the single review I have read (was in PC Zone) FEAR 2 is apparently not as good as the first"

This was the case with Condemned 2 so im not surprised. What score did FEAR 2 get?
Retroid [mod]
19/01/09 @ 12:26
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Well, the demo (via Qore) is quite good, I really liked it. Went from "I'm aware it exists" to "I'll probably get this!"

But then, I loved the demo for the first game and found the full thing to be a massive disappointment :/
Darren
19/01/09 @ 13:36
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Looking forward to trying this demo on my new PC as that is the format I intend buying it for. I'll check out the 360 and PS3 versions too but I'm pretty sure they won't be anywhere near as good and, besides, they'll definitely be more expensive.
UncleLou
19/01/09 @ 13:48
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""From the single review I have read (was in PC Zone) FEAR 2 is apparently not as good as the first"

Hm, do you know why? Couldn't care less about story, scare factor and environments, as long as the AI is still as good. If they sacrificed that for something else, I am going to kill, er, Retroid. ;)
teabagger
19/01/09 @ 15:17
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Cheers for the comments, will prob just pick up this one if it gets a decent review. Still trying to get through the November glut...
FooAtari
19/01/09 @ 17:11
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@ muscleblade/UnleLou

It scored 80/100

+ Fantastic action
+ Coherent plot
- Cover system doesnt always work
- Environments samey
- Far to easy
UncleLou
19/01/09 @ 18:00
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Cheers, FooAtari. Don't care about the samey environments, as long as the level design is as stellar as in the first one (before anyone complains, level design is not the same as pretty environments), but "far too easy" sounds very strange - the first one was proper hard on, er, hard. :-/
RedSparrows
19/01/09 @ 23:12
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Hmm difficulty is odd. Need some challenge ;(

Environments were pretty dull in first game, but it was great to play through all the same.
FooAtari
20/01/09 @ 08:36
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Maybe they are referring to "Normal" difficulty.

Overall they say the environments are pretty good, not as samey as the first game, but still a bit repetitive. The combat seems to be just as good from what I remember of the review. (I was reading it in bed, and was half asleep, should probably read it again)

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