Comments on: FEAR 2: Reborn DLC, Downloadable

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:19:21 +0000

Sorry to quad post but i was refering to fear 2 in my first of this chain.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:01:34 +0000

Multiplayer is the redshirt play. Especially when you are out skilled. Go out of your way to guard a better player to complete the experience.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:58:46 +0000

Just like defence grid, zeno clash and dow 2. Btw

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:57:57 +0000

The d2d version is a steam key, just like the d2d version of fear is a steam key. You get files, but they are for a steam install.

By: bansama

bansama — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:21:28 +0000

Well I notice that the Fear 2 DLC has now turned up on D2D, so I’m doubting that the D2D version is solely reliant on Steam.

By: 1stGear

1stGear — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:43:57 +0000

I always felt that FEAR 2 was a better shooter, but a far far worse horror game. The overuse of Alma and the nerfing of Assassins from completely invisible, completely silent ninjas into translucent blobs of neon rendered the game completely non-scary for me and did turn it into another by-the-book shooter. But a better by-the-book shooter than FEAR.

By: j c

j c — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:22:37 +0000

@David Gates

I hate this ridiculous idea that you have to try to defend your position so self-conciously. I don’t understand how someone can think that the original FEAR had a better single-player game. FEAR 2′s AI was somehow better than the amazing AI already ahead of its time in the original, the environments are far more varied and fun to play through, and all of the new mechanics are pulled off very well.

The only knock I can really think of is that the story wasn’t improved from the first, and was maybe worse in some ways. But FEAR’s gameplay was where it was always at, and FEAR 2 improves on it in every way.

By: Mad Doc MacRae

Mad Doc MacRae — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:28:45 +0000

I want to know how the game plays from the perspective of Red Shirt McStormtrooper. I’m amused by the idea of playing games as a disposable trooper and not a godly special-forces-of-nature hero. But maybe there’s a reason games don’t normally let you do that…

By: David Gates

David Gates — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:23:38 +0000

Going to make me a little unpopular but I didn’t mind FEAR 2. Yeah it was moronic but it past the time and it had some nice set pieces. Wasn’t as good as the orginal though, obviously.

By: Subject 706

Subject 706 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:36:54 +0000

Yeah, the first FEAR was a great game. FEAR 2 was the very poster boy of dumbed-down sequels.

By: suibhne

suibhne — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:18:57 +0000

FEAR 2 was, for me, the biggest gaming disappointment in the last 2 years or so. Beautiful, great performance, high production values in every way – in service of such total, mind-numbing mediocrity. Alas, poor Monolith – I knew them well.

By: Frye

Frye — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:14:05 +0000

Don’t be silly, Fear 1 was very good. You realise that game set the standard in it’s day for AI developers? Google F.E.A.R + AI and see what i mean….