The absolute worst moment in the game for me was when I was given a near-invincible mech suit and allowed to mow down enemy soldiers while running through a house. While there were plenty of real threats in terms of their ability to kill me, none of them felt like threats.
No matter what creepy screen flashes or blood splatters I ran into, my powerful character meant I myself never felt threatened. They both have a multitude of strong weapons/abilities at their disposal, thus making it practically impossible to be truly afraid while playing as them. Point Man and Paxton Fettel are very powerful. 3 is that it doesn't seem to understand what its title means minus the superfluous number. I could probably get into a co-op horror experience if said experience was designed to let both players share in the terror and play in tandem, but the true failure of F.E.A.R. Instead of actually having to cooperate, it was more like two acquaintances that ran into each other at the gym-we're both doing the same thing, but not together. Honestly, I might as well have been playing with the AI, since it never felt like my flesh-and-blood companion and I were working together in any real way. 3 is a co-op experiences that gains absolutely nothing from having the second player.Īny initial gameplay differences between the two characters evaporate quickly, since as soon as Fettel grabs an enemy soldier, he becomes identical to Point Man (minus the bullet time powers.) His ghostly bodysnatching mechanic is a neat thrill at first, but its novelty is short-lived. The two form an uneasy partnership, setting the stage for the game's co-op mode, but the mere idea of co-op play in a game meant to frighten the player is bizarre, since being able to look over and see my ghost buddy dashes all sense of isolation. Worse, after taking the elimination of being scared out of the equation, F.E.A.R. Point Man has the standard FPS assortment of abilities along with his trademark bullet-time powers, while Paxton has several psychic powers and the ability to possess enemy soldiers. However, the game doesn't do much to introduce new players to the world (I had to look things up myself) so there was a good deal of confusion about some of the specifics. The established backstory is actually decent, and well-suited to a horror game. Main character Point Man is being interrogated by the enemy. The main antagonist from F.E.A.R, Paxton Fettel, appears in his ghost form and rescues him. left off: in the aftermath of the destruction of a secret project to create psychic super soldiers. While there are several moments that are intended to make me feel afraid, none of it works since the game does so many things that completely undermine what its name implies.į.E.A.R. franchise, is a textbook example of the "fake" horror game. Very few games accomplish this, often instead relying on cheap thrills and sudden shocks in order to justify the horror label.
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It takes a very finely crafted atmosphere to truly terrify a player on a consistent basis, as things must be meticulously designed to take full advantage of the human psyche.
WTF: In this world, ghosts can be shot, have sex, and become pregnant. LOW: Being given a mech suit in a game where I am supposed to be frightened. HIGH: Fighting over bodies to possess in Soul King.
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