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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53567

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GameSpot and
IGN have posted their initial impressions from playing the retail version of
F.E.A.R. This first person shooter from Monolith and VUGames ships next week!

GameSpot: As expected, this is a game that will tax the beefiest of PCs out there. To make things easier for you, F.E.A.R. wi

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xxxx · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject:

I think this game is pretty wicked. The MP is 'ok' I guess. Only thing that kinda blows about mp is that they've tried to make it so that it appeals to anyone by allowing direct changes to weapons through a flat file, but what this does imo, is create to vast a variety of different games out there. Meaning you can have some pretty strange happening with your weapons from server to server. That kinda of suck because the consistency is not there and that can turn a lot of people off. I for one, based on this am not overly interested in the MP portion of this game. I did play demo, it was fun etc. Bullet time is cool but I rather not waste my time with another game trying to find a 'normal' server. Of course they could change all that and put in a decent interface, only time will tell I guess.

Nosferatu · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject:

Most people will buy FEAR for the singleplayer alone. Even if there wasn't any multiplayer, that wouldn't stop anyone from purchasing the game. The emphasis is on the story, AI, atmosphere, SP gameplay, the feeling of fitting in this world so the MP doesn't matter. It's just good when you can return in the world with your frinds against you, but not too essential for me personally. Most gamers in need for hardcore MP prefer specialised games after all.
Still, I'd like to kick my friends' asses a few times in FEAR. I think no need to worry about it's fun-factor too much though. It has features other games haven't and the developers in Monolith are talented people.

Sabot · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

Well i can't wait to play this with all the 'bells and whistles on!' Laughing

Just built myself an Athlon AMD64 3500+,ASUS A8N-E Ultra mobo, 1Gig of Crucial Ballistix CAS2 PC3200-running dual channel, BFG GeForce 7800GT -factory OverClocked- 256mb and TAGAN EasyCon 480W PSU. All nicely fitted in a Thermaltake Shark full tower http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/shark/black/black.htm Cool

It's *eaten* every game i've thrown at it so far!
B&W2,Far Cry,MSFS 2004 all full on with every setting enabled on the card and it still produces sweet fps. Twisted Evil

xxxx · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject:

Cool Stumpus, nice system! Ya I'm buying FEAR for MP, but I know clans that wanted to move to FEAR as another choice for MP. But alas, that wont happen. Should be a fun game and I agree, Monolith does rock.