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[JeremyEtcetera]

So they are abandoning the original's artstyle for something more gritty? I thought the juxtaposition of cel-shaded characters and really dark moments/death scenes was really unique at the time.

I don't think the 2-3 controversial scenes from Fear Effect 2 will cause much controversy now. People who played the first 2 games know that they were way more dark and f'ed up than what they were advertised to be. Some of the gruesome death animations rival Resident Evil series' best.

 

[Foxy the Fox]

Day 0 for Switch.

Can't wait to play this and then switch to Mario Kart.

The real sad news is that announcing a switch version is considered a surprising thing.

Haven't we been like that since the N64 era with Nintendo consoles?

 

[ffejeromdiks]

Oh man, where did the epic art style go? The originals still hold up pretty well thanks to it.

How do you bring fear effect back and not keep the look? Pretty lame.

 

[DarkConfidant]

Wait? There was a System Shock remake?

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I never played Fear Effect, was it any good and would it scare baby me on the Playstation One.

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

I never played Fear Effect, was it any good and would it scare baby me on the Playstation One.

Played like Resident Evil 1/2/3 with same tank controls/camera but was much more unforgiving/difficult. It's not scary but it just has some dark and messed up themes.

 

[Filben]

I started with Fear Effect just a while ago. I like the story so far and the German voice acting is excellent. I already thought about how cool a remaster (though) would be, so I wouldn't have to play this on my shitty PSX but conveniantly on my PC.

I wonder if I still should playing this or just stop and wait for the remake. Then again controls are quite terrible, to be honest.

 

[TetraGenesis]

Was always super fascinated with Fear Effect as a kid despite never having played it. I'm not totally sure about the artstyle but I'm excited to possibly cross a childhood desire off the bucket list by finally playing this.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Wondering if they'll keep the really twisted content intact. FE1 is easily the more sadistic of the two, since

Spoiler

you literally go into hell.

 

[ozfunghi]

Animations in the trailer look, well eh, quite horendous. Also the character in close up has a cartoony look (somewhat in the same vein as the original) but the environments don't seem to reflect that. I'll wait and see how this goes before jumping for joy that this game is coming to Switch.

 

[TrueDefault]

Always wanted to try these games but I heard control was a bit shite.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Always wanted to try these games but I heard control was a bit shite.

Tank controls. It's manageable.

 

[tootie923]

I started with Fear Effect just a while ago. I like the story so far and the German voice acting is excellent. I already thought about how cool a remaster (though) would be, so I wouldn't have to play this on my shitty PSX but conveniantly on my PC.

I wonder if I still should playing this or just stop and wait for the remake. Then again controls are quite terrible, to be honest.

The main problems I had in 2000 were the switching camera angles screwing you over with enemies off-screen. Many deaths! I don't think I could stomach it now.

 

[gabbo]

Wait? There was a System Shock remake?

It hasn't finished production yet

 

[Lokimaru]

DAY FUCKING ONE!!!

 

[RaySpencer]

Oh man, where did the epic art style go? The originals still hold up pretty well thanks to it.

How do you bring fear effect back and not keep the look? Pretty lame.

Is there some comparison shots? I don't really know what's changed.

 

[Sony]

Yaassss one of my favorite games on PS!
But I'm not liking the new art style

 

[takufox]

Where that Parasite Eve remake tho?

 

[Aostia]

I never played Fear Effect, was it any good and would it scare baby me on the Playstation One.

Yes and yes
It was pretty hard and dark

Was it 2 or 4 cd?

 

[Jinroh]

If it sells well it's the chance of a lifetime to finally release a port of the third game as well. It's one of those unreleased games I really want to have.

 

[Josh5890]

Yes and yes
It was pretty hard and dark

Was it 2 or 4 cd?

The first game was 4 discs. I'm not sure about the sequel though

 

[Plumpbiscuit]

The first game was 4 discs. I'm not sure about the sequel though

Retro Helix is also 4 discs, and it's a prequel to the original.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Is there some comparison shots? I don't really know what's changed.

Here's how the original looked.

Time hasn't been too kind, but the story is still a cut above.

 

[Kresnik258]

Tank controls. It's manageable.

In certain games, I feel like tank controls have actually helped the games hold up well over time. The original Tomb Raiders in particular because although it's frustrating at first, once you get used to it, it's easy to understand exactly how Lara will move which is useful for precision platforming.

I'll probably revisit Fear Effect before this comes out so it'll be interesting to see how they hold up better in a more traditional adventure/shooter setting.

 

[PantsuJo]

Where that Parasite Eve remake tho?

My dude.