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Gunplay in F.E.A.R. 2 puts 99% of shooters out there to SHAME!
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ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Yeah, FEAR 1 had amazing gun feel.
Darkroronoa
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Never played FEAR 2 but FEAR 1 is on my top 5 shooter so i know what you mean OP.
Dog Problems
Banned
Definitely. It's my personal favorite FPS from last generation.
Palette Swap
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Yeah, FEAR 1 and 2 have some of my favorite gunplay ever, alongside the first Crysis.
feelsgoodman
feelsgoodman
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Backfoggen
Banned
F.E.A.R. 1 best gunplay ever made. Also kicking dudes.
Elaborate?
Relaxed Muscle
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nextgeneration
Member
You got that backwards. F.E.A.R. 1 has much better gunplay.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
first post and all.
Think i'm gonna reinstall Perseus Mandate.
Net_Wrecker
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F.E.A.R. 1 still has some of the best dust, blood, and smoke particles in gunplay which makes everything feel like such a great mess. It's the little things like that which most shooters pay no attention to that keeps it on top.
DodgyGeezerFella
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To think i almost wrote off FEAR back in the day as a tech demo .... the weapon animations were janky but god damn did the gunplay + visual feedback go hand in hand to make something special. Sadly the sequels didn't have the same punch (although still quite fun).
Refreshment.01
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angular graphics
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Surely the OP must have meant F.E.A.R. 1?
SkylineRKR
Member
FEAR 1 didn't have those illuminating enemies which is lame in 2, and not every blast was a splatter kill. I prefer the first game although the setting was mostly boring.
Not that these things mean squat but
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fear
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/fear-2-project-origin
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Never considered that.
Always thought FEAR 2 was such a all around inferior game to the first that the gunplay was lost on me.
Always thought FEAR 2 was such a all around inferior game to the first that the gunplay was lost on me.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yes, it is. The game never escaped that criticism.
Anyway, FEAR 2 was all kinds of awesome. I absolutely loved it and think it's still the benchmark for combat in shooters. Well, either that or FEAR 1. I dunno. There are aspects of both that I like a lot. I'm not sure why the genre refuses to pay any attention to improving the core shooting mechanics, but that's modern gaming for you.
Commanche Raisin Toast
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Fear2 felt better to me.
Guns didn't feel light and floaty, and the enemies didn't ragdoll all ridiculous and over the top like in the first one.
Sorry but a shotgun blast to a 150lb man wedding Kevlar isn't going to launch him across the room. It was fun, but I think people are letting their preference of the first game in general alter their memory on the specific points the OP made.
Guns didn't feel light and floaty, and the enemies didn't ragdoll all ridiculous and over the top like in the first one.
Sorry but a shotgun blast to a 150lb man wedding Kevlar isn't going to launch him across the room. It was fun, but I think people are letting their preference of the first game in general alter their memory on the specific points the OP made.
Forsaken82
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I just finished both of these games and I would agree, FEAR 1 has better gun play and mechanics.
Ignoring Lean in the sequel was a problem that I had with the game (the Fucking AI leaned, why couldn't I?), however both games do have some great encounters.
I also enjoyed the guns in Fear 1 more than fear 2. I stuck with the Sub and Assault Rifle most of the game in Fear 2. Fear 1 i felt like every gun had usefulness. Granted 2 was better when it came to sniping and the mech missions were decent enough to add variety.
Not to mention.. the eeriness of the glitches made FEAR 1 so fucking great! Such as this gem
Ignoring Lean in the sequel was a problem that I had with the game (the Fucking AI leaned, why couldn't I?), however both games do have some great encounters.
I also enjoyed the guns in Fear 1 more than fear 2. I stuck with the Sub and Assault Rifle most of the game in Fear 2. Fear 1 i felt like every gun had usefulness. Granted 2 was better when it came to sniping and the mech missions were decent enough to add variety.
Not to mention.. the eeriness of the glitches made FEAR 1 so fucking great! Such as this gem
Shake Appeal
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F.E.A.R. was a superb game. The demo for F.E.A.R. 2 did not convince me to buy it.
Exactly. I couldn't get into it at all. First FEAR was great, shame it went downhill after that.
Refreshment.01
Member
How satisfying the gunplay feels ss a combination of many things:
-Great enemy behaviour, not necesarily AI.
-A lot of physics interaction (objects and enemy ragdolls)
-Heavy use of particle effects.
-Superb atmosphere.
A developer doesnt need to write the book with originality for a game to shine. It's a perfect time to create a game similar to FEAR in this generation since developers have a lot more of processing power and tools to employ in phycis simulations.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Best thing in F.E.A.R. 1 is coming out of slow-mo and the sound speeds up and the misty blood particles dispense
I know this post makes me sound like a goddamn psychopath but my dude
I know this post makes me sound like a goddamn psychopath but my dude
nephilimdj
Member
I disagree with OP. I was greatly disappointed with FEAR2, I don't understand why the shotgun and the nailgun were worse than in FEAR. I don't remember why, but I enjoyed the extension Project Rebirth (not sure about the title) much more than the main game.
All in all, FEAR2 was still a good game, it was just not a worthy sequel to FEAR.
I long for the next FPS that I will enjoy as much as FEAR.
All in all, FEAR2 was still a good game, it was just not a worthy sequel to FEAR.
I long for the next FPS that I will enjoy as much as FEAR.
SneakyStephan
Banned
that awful grain filter is less awesome
It does have those, but the feel of the guns is the biggest factor for me when it comes to "gunplay." When you put it like that though I can understand why people like it as much as they do.
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