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Demo was sick and scary as hell but the movement speed I though was too slow.
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F.E.A.R. 2 Demo
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brain_stew
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Danne-Danger said:
Wow, that's some excellent optimisation then, downloading now.
Private Hoffman
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Rapping Granny said:
Agreed. I have never played FEAR 1, but I played the FEAR 2 demo and it was horrible imho. Really ugly graphics, weak gunplay, in-cohesive story/atmosphere...not to mention slow motion in first person games needs to stop. One of the most uninspired games I've played and I have no intention of checking it out after the demo.
Was looking forward to it since people seemed to like the original so much.
rollingstart
Banned
either I'm doing something wrong or even the PC version is messed up
-even when setting it to 1680x1050, the game played in 16:9 with black bars...uh, what?
-the game wouldn't let me bind the side mouse buttons
-there was no way to turn off the horrible grain filter
-seemingly was perfect with all settings maxed, but a weird stutter every once in a while
-even when setting it to 1680x1050, the game played in 16:9 with black bars...uh, what?
-the game wouldn't let me bind the side mouse buttons
-there was no way to turn off the horrible grain filter
-seemingly was perfect with all settings maxed, but a weird stutter every once in a while
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.Linkzg said:either I'm doing something wrong or even the PC version is messed up
-even when setting it to 1680x1050, the game played in 16:9 with black bars...uh, what?Yep
-the game wouldn't let me bind the side mouse buttonsDidn't try.
-there was no way to turn off the horrible grain filterI don't think you can.
-seemingly was perfect with all settings maxed, but a weird stutter every once in a whileHappened to me quite often, sucked.
Tried out the PC demo just now, reminded me enough of F.E.A.R. one (which I was afraid it wouldn't be able to do), which was nice enough. I love how chunky it is to shoot enemies, and the environments were cool in the demo.
I played the demo at 1280x1024, but the game has these horrible black borders at the top and bottom, just as with Mirror's Edge, ugh. Isn't there ANY way to fill the aspect ratio of the screen? Talk about awful consolitis. I also noticed the small stutters like some here at random points (like the game would freeze a split second or so).
I played the demo at 1280x1024, but the game has these horrible black borders at the top and bottom, just as with Mirror's Edge, ugh. Isn't there ANY way to fill the aspect ratio of the screen? Talk about awful consolitis. I also noticed the small stutters like some here at random points (like the game would freeze a split second or so).
Danne-Danger
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Yeah, sucks even more on a 4:3 monitor. :/Linkzg said:
Mouse thing sucks as well, I used to have slowdown on a thumb button but now I can't.
Oh well.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
the graphics ... are NOT GOOD. whats up with them?
brain_stew
Member
Danne-Danger said:
I'm sure some tweaks to the config file will be able to sort this out in the full version. Its not an issue for me as my screen is 16:9 but its an awful precedent to set.
I thought it was pretty good. Never played the first one though. Movement is kinda slow. I liked the guns though, it was kind of creepy at some points but the scary parts were somewhat conventional, ghosts flashing, dudes floating around on the ceiling, etc. I saw that one guy who got blown up and his head was in the toilet. The graphics look like a Source engine game to me. I've hard the AI was good in the first one, couldn't really tell here.
i hate bees
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Not impressed, the mech section was bloody awful, seems to have dropped the entire 'FEAR' element and replaced it with insanity.
PuppetSlave
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My ps3 managed to win the download race versus my computer so I tried that version. I have just canceled the pc version download.
I liked the shooting bits actually(shotgun from close range in slowmo was nice) but the ghost parts... how dull.
If reviews praise the multi on this then maybe...
I liked the shooting bits actually(shotgun from close range in slowmo was nice) but the ghost parts... how dull.
If reviews praise the multi on this then maybe...
*barf*
I think the graphics are kind of alright technically, but the weird fov and the blur and the grain make me not want to look at the screen while playing the game. That's a problem.
Shittiest control mapping ever. Click the left stick to sprint, seriously? No options to remap controls or even pick from a few popular mappings, seriously?
Otherwise it's still FEAR alright, and that's not a good thing. Hollow scares. Enemies that stream their laughable voice announcements through a sub-dimension where sound is not subject to distance attenuation. UI from hell. Neat physics and special effects but nothing to love.
I'm just happy that the demo download was relatively small.
Buy Timeshift instead.
I think the graphics are kind of alright technically, but the weird fov and the blur and the grain make me not want to look at the screen while playing the game. That's a problem.
Shittiest control mapping ever. Click the left stick to sprint, seriously? No options to remap controls or even pick from a few popular mappings, seriously?
Otherwise it's still FEAR alright, and that's not a good thing. Hollow scares. Enemies that stream their laughable voice announcements through a sub-dimension where sound is not subject to distance attenuation. UI from hell. Neat physics and special effects but nothing to love.
I'm just happy that the demo download was relatively small.
Buy Timeshift instead.
Shake Appeal
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Call of Duty says hello.bcn-ron said:
What bothers me is crouch on the right stick.
HATED the demo. Kept hearing nothing but praise for the series, especially the AI. What I witnessed was nothing special. The scripted flipping of tables and car doors was kinda neat, but what good is that when you can walk right up and take em out with ease, or even worse slow down time and get a one hit kill with the sniper rifle. Bland boring hallway levels, and a messy control scheme.
Mech section was kinda cool though.
Mech section was kinda cool though.
Odious Tea
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How scary is it? I'm generally really horrible with scary games. Hell, even a surprise headcrab pounce was enough to get me to jump.
fistfulofmetal
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I just got my new PC yesterday so I'm ready to finally play PC games again
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-core 2.2Ghz
4gigs of Ram
Radeon HD 4850
READY TO GO
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-core 2.2Ghz
4gigs of Ram
Radeon HD 4850
READY TO GO
I'll grab the PC demo this weekend....got the 360 demo in the meantime thanks to its dirty peasant textures of a 750MB download compared to the glorious pc master demo of 1.8gb which was taking forever to download.
Seriously, I can understand the frustration of people with the demo. It is pretty linear. I'm guessing it is the first area but still, the combat didn't feel like FEAR. It felt more akin to a shooting gallery since you are moving mostly head on in the demo. Even the mech part was weak. Hold fire button down, move forward tunnel vision style. No part really scared me either...but this isn't a huge deal. FEAR didn't offer that many thrills either. Played for the excellent enemy AI combat which is sorely lacking in this demo.
I'm sure the final copy will have branching paths for the AI to tactically strike you down. I did enjoy ripping down the enviroment for portable cover. The controls did feel a bit sluggish on 360, but then I finished the original FEAR on my PC. I want to play the demo on the PC this weekend to get a better feel for the demo, but I don't think it will rise above mediocre. Having said this, I'm sure the final version will be much better but I think I'll be waiting on a price drop for this one.
Seriously, I can understand the frustration of people with the demo. It is pretty linear. I'm guessing it is the first area but still, the combat didn't feel like FEAR. It felt more akin to a shooting gallery since you are moving mostly head on in the demo. Even the mech part was weak. Hold fire button down, move forward tunnel vision style. No part really scared me either...but this isn't a huge deal. FEAR didn't offer that many thrills either. Played for the excellent enemy AI combat which is sorely lacking in this demo.
I'm sure the final copy will have branching paths for the AI to tactically strike you down. I did enjoy ripping down the enviroment for portable cover. The controls did feel a bit sluggish on 360, but then I finished the original FEAR on my PC. I want to play the demo on the PC this weekend to get a better feel for the demo, but I don't think it will rise above mediocre. Having said this, I'm sure the final version will be much better but I think I'll be waiting on a price drop for this one.
WretchedTruman
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-amount of aliasing in PS3 version makes me want to stab something. Present in 360 version, but not quite as prevalent.
-A few cases of slowdown in PS3 version not found in it's counterpart (clearly visible during opening w/ downed helicopter). It's intermittent, though, and doesn't really creep up during firefights, strangely.
-Texture work seems identical.
-R2 for shooting was a bad idea.
-Really, this game isn't a necessarily pretty one on either console, but it seems like a decent port job, so far.
-A few cases of slowdown in PS3 version not found in it's counterpart (clearly visible during opening w/ downed helicopter). It's intermittent, though, and doesn't really creep up during firefights, strangely.
-Texture work seems identical.
-R2 for shooting was a bad idea.
-Really, this game isn't a necessarily pretty one on either console, but it seems like a decent port job, so far.
Revolutionary
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I meant the mech part, not the game as a whole.Davidion said:
DevelopmentArrested
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Demo review:
- Not very scary.
- Graphics and frame-rate were both pretty meh. The grain doesn't help.
- Gunplay seems worse than last. Guns have NO WEIGHT to them.
- You can push desks and stuff but there's no cover system so pointless.
+ Still had fun.
- Not very scary.
- Graphics and frame-rate were both pretty meh. The grain doesn't help.
- Gunplay seems worse than last. Guns have NO WEIGHT to them.
- You can push desks and stuff but there's no cover system so pointless.
+ Still had fun.
Druz
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Uhh cover system = Duck behind the fucking thing just like your grandparents used to do.
if they added a Gears style cover system it'd have been another thing they ruined.
My FPS was in the 100's with everything maxxed, sometimes it'd drop to 30 for no reason that I could see. The filters make the game look better than it does.
i hate bees
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Stand behind them.
DevelopmentArrested said:
That's my biggest issue with the demo - the guns feel like they're empty, hollow shells with no mass. Also, the freaky-scary moments that were still somewhat fresh in the first game are tired and completely predictable now. I almost wish that Monolith had just made a completely new game instead of a sequel, and I'm speaking as a big fan of the first F.E.A.R.
fistfulofmetal
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Linkzg said:
I experienced this too. Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Had everything on Max and it ran really nice except for those stutters.
Stoney Mason
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Druz said:
I love this sort of trolling. Blame your dev. Not teh evil consoles.
Yeah I had stutters too, hell the game froze for 5 seconds right after the level loaded.
And whenever there's dynamic shadows around the FPS takes a noticable hit. I can probably "Fix" this by just turning AA off completely. I don't care that much about jaggies anyway.
Other than that though, it ran amazingly well. Feels better than the original but I think they bumped the difficulty down a bit?
Normal mode is pretty much Easy mode.
And whenever there's dynamic shadows around the FPS takes a noticable hit. I can probably "Fix" this by just turning AA off completely. I don't care that much about jaggies anyway.
Other than that though, it ran amazingly well. Feels better than the original but I think they bumped the difficulty down a bit?
Normal mode is pretty much Easy mode.
Druz
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Stoney Mason said:
No I do.. just spitballin here. Potential console sales probably gave the game a bigger budget so it's not all bad.
DevelopmentArrested said:
Features being changed or cut so spergazoids can handle whats going on in-game with a controller. It running like shit isn't a complaint for the PS3 version. I'll have to try the demo on the 360 to see how the performance is.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
lol how did they dumb it down for pc if the consoles versions run like ass anyways?
Stoney Mason
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I never understand this "guns have no weight" complaint that people have about certain games...
What is weight? Recoil? Animation? Serious question.
What is weight? Recoil? Animation? Serious question.
Nizz
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Good to hear. What's not good to hear is that it doesn't seem to be running as smooth on PS3Gowans007 said:
I'll get to download the demo later when the Playstation store updates so I'll see for myself if it's true. I really liked F.E.A.R. 1 on 360. I didn't pick up the PS3 version of F.E.A.R. because the port pretty much blew. Hope the sequel turns out better. Those PC screens look fantastic! I want to get a capable PC in the future to play these games on it, plus games like Crysis. But for now, it's PS3 for me...
JRW
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Just finished the PC demo and thought it was good but nothing over the top stellar, Ill still buy it.
I was able to play it 1600x1000 max settings around 60fps , my cpu is the main bottleneck in this pc. (X2 4800+ dual core cpu / Evga GTX 260 core 216 superclocked edition / 2gb ram)
The game has black bars on my 16:10 monitor which is wierd and I didnt see an actual screenshot key (had to do the printscrn key / paste method)
I was able to play it 1600x1000 max settings around 60fps , my cpu is the main bottleneck in this pc. (X2 4800+ dual core cpu / Evga GTX 260 core 216 superclocked edition / 2gb ram)
The game has black bars on my 16:10 monitor which is wierd and I didnt see an actual screenshot key (had to do the printscrn key / paste method)
brain_stew
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fistfulofmetal said:
You should really OC that Phenom, its going to be a major bottleneck in games that aren't optimised for quads (which is most of them). Its only a couple of hours of work, and well worth the investment.