FEAR / FEAR Files - Gen. Discussion & Info

[LinkinPrime]

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9218/bannerdefault10zg9.jpg
(http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/f/fearxbox360/)
Update 10/4: FEAR Files Achievements
http://www.achieve360points.com/game/fearfiles/

Update 8/20: FEAR Files Trailer

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ceTt5u40uls
ebgames.com has a release date of 11/06/07

Update 7/11: Fear Files

Vivendi today announced a new expansion pack for the Xbox 360 version of Fear, to be called F.E.A.R. Files. It includes the new F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate campaign (to be released on PC), where you'll be able to play through the original game from other peoples eyes - a different perspective of what happened. Included is also Extraction Point, the already released PC expansion. No Playstation 3 version was mentioned, release this fall, and you can find the first images inside.
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_4584_en.html
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Update 6/25:

F.E.A.R.: Control and Conquer All Map Pack is available for free:

Name: Control and Conquer All Map Pack
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia or Mexico
Dash Details: Download this FREE map pack and unlock the ability to play two new Multiplayer Modes, “Control” and “Conquer All,” on all your original FEAR multiplayer maps. In Control you capture areas of the map and must keep them from being recaptured by enemy forces. In Conquer All mode, your scoring is based on how many kills your team racks up and how many control points you have at the end of the round. Capture all 5 five control points to end the round early! Revisit of some of your favorite maps like, Rubble, Campus and Docks with a brand new twist!!
Size: 119.9 MB (approx.)

This title-update for F.E.A.R. adds the Control and Conquer All modes to multiplayer game play. Control and Conquer All are both new team game modes that pit each team in against each other in a struggle to dominate different control points on the map. Teams dominate control points by standing in proximity of the point and eliminating any enemies that come near the point.

In Control there are 3 control points on a map. Your team gains points based on the amount of time a control point is in their possession—the more control points your team has the faster your team gains points. The team with the most points at the end of the round wins.

In Conquer All there are 5 control points on the map. If either team can hold all 5 points at one time they win. If no team can control all 5 points simultaneously then the winning team is decided by points. Teams get 10 points for each control point taken, 10 points for each enemy point neutralized and 1 point for each kill.

To play Control or Conquer All on the maps that shipped with F.E.A.R. download the free Control and Conquer All pack which adds the control points to the maps.

The title update also makes F.E.A.R. compatible with new maps that will be made available for purchase throughout the summer.

In addition to adding the new game modes to F.E.A.R. multiplayer the title update also makes it so a host in a Player Match can invite Friends to public slots as well as private slots.

Blood splatter has been added to enemy uniforms after being shot to make combat more visceral.

Players now have a full HUD fade option in the HUD fade speed slider to make game play more cinematic. Players who choose this option will only see HUD elements when they are needed.


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Reviews:

TeamXbox 8.7 (http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1243/FEAR/p1/)
IGN 9.1 (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/741/741860p1.html)

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Game Ships today 10/31
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Update 10/14: Release date bumped up to 10/31

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B200213A

If link doesnt take you directly, search for F.E.A.R.
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Update 5/4:

http://www.xboxworld.com.au/uploads/xbox-360/screenshots/fear_1293.jpg


Developed by Day 1 Studios in conjunction with Monolith Productions, F.E.A.R. is an intense first person close-quarters combat experience with rich atmosphere and an engaging, paranormal horror storyline. F.E.A.R. is planned to ship for Xbox 360 during Spring of 2006.

http://www.xboxworld.com.au/news/fear-to-strike-the-xbox-360.htm

Not sure how acurate Spring 2006 is of a date.

[rodeojones903]

Fucking awesome.

[Michaellvortega]

LinkinPrime: CAG'S Dan Rather

[RedvsBlue]

Fucking solid

[H-Town Info]

LinkinPrime: CAG'S Dan Rather

maybe more like CAG'S Peter Jennings

[Michaellvortega]

Peter Jennings died of lung cancer.......

[dastly75]

w00t, ive been waiting for them to port F.E.A.R. since my computer cant handle it

[DisturbedZen]

I can't wait! I heard alot about it, but I don't like playing computer games.

[Spoon_si]

Woot! Woot!

[Ikohn4ever]

LinkinPrime: CAG'S Dan Rather


more like head 360 reporter for Cag

[seanr1221]

*punches fists in the air*

YESSSSSSS!!

[asianxcore]

holy shit. I'm so excited. I hope this gets confirmed for the U.S

my computer is too shitty to run anything remotely cool. :)

[Moxio]

Sweet.

[FaintDeftone]

Awesome, saves me from having to buy a new video card.

[shaunLEGEND]

Wow great news, the 360 just keeps getting better & better.

[joeposh]

holy shit. I'm so excited. I hope this gets confirmed for the U.S

my computer is too shitty to run anything remotely cool. :)

If it's coming to the UK, it's coming to the US as well (I know that's not always the case, but for F.E.A.R. it clearly is).

[PenguinMaster]

Confirmed by UK OXM Not sure if its a straight up port of the original :pray: , or the announced sequel/prequel made by some other company.

It can't be a sequel/prequel as those won't be called F.E.A.R.

[A Happy Panda]

Peter Jennings died of lung cancer.......

True. But Jennings was a much better anchor.

[arthurRWD]

It sucks that this is another port, but I don't care. When I bought my 360 I was hoping that F.E.A.R. would eventually make its way to the system. :applause:

[terribledeli]

It can't be a sequel/prequel as those won't be called F.E.A.R.

I'm a little concerned about that as well. Didn't Monolith say that they didn't have the rights to the game? (I believe they said VU owned the rights to the F.E.A.R. name). If so, who is porting this game over? I'm a little worried it might be a quick and sloppy port job.

[graf1k]

Hopefully if that XNA crap is as good as MS seems to think it is, there won't be any/many quick and sloppy ports of games. Anyway, it seems pretty logical for F.E.A.R. to come to 360 as Condemned is going to PC now and I believe the use the same engine or a modified version of the same engine, so porting two should be nearly as easy as porting one.

I'm not as giddy as most over this because my PC actually handled F.E.A.R. very well, but it's such a good game I wouldn't mind revisiting it on 360, if even just on a rental.

[SteveMcQ]

Hopefully if that XNA crap is as good as MS seems to think it is, there won't be any/many quick and sloppy ports of games. Anyway, it seems pretty logical for F.E.A.R. to come to 360 as Condemned is going to PC now and I believe the use the same engine or a modified version of the same engine, so porting two should be nearly as easy as porting one.

I'm not as giddy as most over this because my PC actually handled F.E.A.R. very well, but it's such a good game I wouldn't mind revisiting it on 360, if even just on a rental.Great...I'm gonna stain my couch as well. That girl was freaky.

[ryanbph]

great news

[KaneRobot]

Nice. I enjoyed this more than Condemned for the "shit yer pants" category.

Probably won't get it since I have it for PC and it runs it fine, but nice to see it show up for 360 anyway.

True. But Jennings was a much better anchor.
No way. Jennings was worse than the crappy weatherman on my local NBC affiliate.

[rabbitt]

Could be good for a rental, a scare, and a buncha kills.

[ksuwild25]

Awesome news, since I've been wanting to play this since I read the previews/reviews for the PC version.

[GTmaster39]

Little late now for this game to be coming out isnt it?

[Mirow]

This is great news. Another great game to look forward to for the 360.

[Scahom1]

Great news! Heard some great things about the PC version.

[Blackshear]

Little late now for this game to be coming out isnt it?
Better late than never I always say; plus F.E.A.R. is still one of the best looking games on the market, I'd love to see it on 360.

[D4rkN1ght]

its got some pretty bad ass multiplayer on the pc version, hopefully xbl can match...

[keiblerfan69]

Well I now have no reason to ever upgrade my comp. I guess my decision to buy a MAC this year is even better now.

[-Never4ever-]

One of the few games that almost had me dishing out $$$ to update my rig. Good thing it's coming to 360 :)

[the3rdkey]

My rig played this maxed everything! I love this game so much... lets hope the port looks better than the PC but I doubt it.

[DomLando]

Great game on PC. Hopefully they add to in and do not just port it for those of us who played it already.

[AshesofWake]

if the 360 version has multiplayer....im so freaking sold. loved the PC online multiplayer, especially team games!!!

[graf1k]

My rig played this maxed everything! I love this game so much... lets hope the port looks better than the PC but I doubt it.
I seriously doubt it. They'd need to retool the entire game quite a bit to get it to look much better on 360. Plus, the PC version was such a resource hog (apparently due to some coding errors) that you needed quite a rig to play it max'd out on a PC. I was able to run with full effects 16XAF/8XAA at 1680x1050, but only because I have a 4400+ X2, 2GB Ram, and at the time 7800GTX SLI.

They could pull a Battlefield 2 and add some higher res textures, but honestly they could do a straight port and it would still be one of the best looking games on PC or 360 to date, so I'm not holding my breath.

Multiplayer would be fantabulous.

[LinkinPrime]

Updated OP.

[javeryh]

*sigh* another FPS? Is this one really that much better than all the rest? I don't know much about it...

[SteveMcQ]

*sigh* another FPS? Is this one really that much better than all the rest? I don't know much about it...You'll pee your pants, it's that good. Which will even things out for you, pant-shitter.

[terribledeli]

Day 1 is handling it? I'll bite.

[anomynous]

who's Day 1???????????

[terribledeli]

who's Day 1???????????

A team that left FASA Studios, but returned to help them with MechAssault and its sequel.

[Sporadic]

who's Day 1???????????

The people who made the MechAssault series.

[seanr1221]

So this might be out before summer? Sweeeeeet.

[LinkinPrime]

egames.com shows a ship date of 10/31 now. Hope it does get released earlier than expected.

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B200213A

[Roufuss]

who's Day 1???????????

The team who made a shitty port of F.E.A.R.

I hope that demo was just early and not indicative of the final product, but it was a huge huge step down from the PC... the graphics were of Xbox 1 quality.

F.E.A.R was my most anticipated 360 game this year, even ahead of Gears of War, but that all changed with the demo.

[Michaellvortega]

FEAR looks like trash, I hope they don't expect $60 for that trash. I'd pay $20 max and I wouldnt pay $1 for a rental. MS needs to step in and tell Devs that they can't publish ports if there going to be that shitty.

[seanr1221]

If you didnt like the demo, go to Russia... ;-) haha j/k

Pre-ordered mine today at FYE...all it took was a Madden '06 and Ridge Racer 6 :lol:

[Roufuss]

FEAR looks like trash, I hope they don't expect $60 for that trash. I'd pay $20 max and I wouldnt pay $1 for a rental. MS needs to step in and tell Devs that they can't publish ports if there going to be that shitty.

It's a shame too because Oblivion and Call of Duty 2 were so amazing graphically... I actually ran them side by side next to a PC (before I got rid of the games on PC, PC couldn't really handle Oblivion that well) and the 360 actually looks pretty decent in comparision.

I was expecting F.E.A.R to look amazing because developers have had awhile to tinker with the system, but the final product just looks so much worse. I remember reading everyone saying the demo was crap and I thought they were just high, but no, it really was pretty bad.

I know it's not going to look exactly like the PC version but this is a travesty, it's like the dev's didn't even bother to try. I'm just hoping it was an early build and the final version looks alot better.

EDIT: Apparently people are saying the demo is a pre E3 build and the final version should look alot better. I just took this off GameFAQ's, so take it for what it's worth.

[CaseyRyback]

It's a shame too because Oblivion and Call of Duty 2 were so amazing graphically... I actually ran them side by side next to a PC (before I got rid of the games on PC, PC couldn't really handle Oblivion that well) and the 360 actually looks pretty decent in comparision.

I was expecting F.E.A.R to look amazing because developers have had awhile to tinker with the system, but the final product just looks so much worse. I remember reading everyone saying the demo was crap and I thought they were just high, but no, it really was pretty bad.

I know it's not going to look exactly like the PC version but this is a travesty, it's like the dev's didn't even bother to try. I'm just hoping it was an early build and the final version looks alot better.

EDIT: Apparently people are saying the demo is a pre E3 build and the final version should look alot better. I just took this off GameFAQ's, so take it for what it's worth.

I hope that is true. I played FEAR on my monitor in 720p and it did not look near as bad as it did on my SDTV (I know it is not fair to compare, but FEAR actually resembled FEAR on the PC when using my monitor to display the graphics). If they include extraction point I might rebuy the game, but it will have to go on sale as I will not put down 60 towards it.

[ryanbph]

here is hoping that first it looks good/plays good and also to them changing the date. Wasn't it coming out the same day as about 3 or 4 other fps?

[psychobrawler]

here is hoping that first it looks good/plays good and also to them changing the date. Wasn't it coming out the same day as about 3 or 4 other fps?

Yeah, it was scheduled for 11/7 along with COD3, GOW, and RS:V. Now RS:V is listed as 11/14, so looks like they're spreading out slightly.

I have a relatively mediocre PC and a nice HDTV and I didn't notice a huge difference between the versions (I only had the demo for each loaded). I haven't played the full version at all. What did impress my a lot in the 360 version were the particle effects and the enemy AI. AI is much more important than graphics IMO. I read a recent hands on that said that the two versions seemed to be graphically identical. I'll see if I can find that. If it's true, I'll be looking for a sale on this game come fall. Gears and Rainbow have higher priority for me due to multi-player options.

[asianxcore]

Sweet. Ships today. :)

I can't wait to play this.

[ryanbph]

anyone get it/have an opinion on the final copy of the game?

[halfbent]

I hope that is true. I played FEAR on my monitor in 720p and it did not look near as bad as it did on my SDTV (I know it is not fair to compare, but FEAR actually resembled FEAR on the PC when using my monitor to display the graphics). If they include extraction point I might rebuy the game, but it will have to go on sale as I will not put down 60 towards it.

I was actually going to pick it up if it had Extraction Point as well, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't include it. The Live multiplayer might be worth it, but it just seems crippling to pay $60 for a year old port that doesn't even include the expansion pack.

[LinkinPrime]

anyone get it/have an opinion on the final copy of the game?

I don't think any store will have it till tomorrow. I'll be checking my TRU to see if I can exchange one of my B2G1 games for it.

[thrustbucket]

but it just seems crippling to pay $60 for a year old port that doesn't even include the expansion pack.

Well they need SOMETHING to sell on marketplace later.....

[halfbent]

Nah, they'll just release the expansion pack as a second game next spring. ;)

[psychobrawler]

Nah, they'll just release the expansion pack as a second game next spring. ;)

I think you're thinking of Ubisoft....

[opterasis]

For those that are curioius, it deffinately DOESN'T have Extraction Point included, wich is pretty dissapointing. Oh well, at least we have Half Life 2 to look forward too. Those boys seem to be doing right with that game.

BTW, the bonus disc from EBs for FEAR, should I have gotten that when I preordered, or is that coming when I pick up the game tomorrow, just like the PSU soundtrack bonus?

[deadite76]

TeamXbox gave this an 8.7:

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1243/FEAR/p1/

[LinkinPrime]

I cannot wait to pick this up. Gonna have to hit up TRU see if they have it, if not, I guess I'll get it from GS and then return it later when TRU has it.

[Bazz]

Yeah I can't wait to get it in the mail even though I beat it already on PC. It's such an awesome game! Any Fps player should deffiently play this if you haven't already.

[Weedy649]

Picked it up this morning on the last day of the FYE trade in deal. Im excited to play it but im busy with work, ill post opinions tomorrow when i get a chance(and i plan on picking up ff12 so thats if i get a chance :o)

[DJSteel]

i'll get this eventually..but its the third shooter this month that I want..so i'll probably wait a while for it.

[asianxcore]

anyone get this yet? or is it safe to say all stores will be getting it on Thursday?

[mvp828]

just picked up NFS:C at Wal-Mart and they didn't have FEAR in yet they said

[DomLando]

anyone get this yet? or is it safe to say all stores will be getting it on Thursday?
One of the 9 EB/GS near me got it today. So I went there and picked it up. The others around me all did not get it for some reason.

[LinkinPrime]

Got it at GS today. Will be playing after work tonight.

[deadite76]

Got the call, so I'll be picking it up later on tonight.

[Chacrana]

Gamespot's got some new screenshots up and they... look kinda shitty. Perhaps it wasn't fixed up after all.

[Stingermck]

Got it today. This better be the best fucking game ever. GS's shitty system charged my card twice, so I currently have a $130 copy of FEAR. Went back to the store and talked to some 800 # and suppose to get a call back within 24 hours.

[VanillaGorilla]

This is one of those games that is going to be a PERFECT $30 purchase a couple months from now during a dry spell in gaming (althought the 360 heavyweights keep coming through fall and into winter and spring).

[ryanbph]

any comments about the games, I was thinking about picking it up tonight

[Bazz]

Got it today. This better be the best fucking game ever. GS's shitty system charged my card twice, so I currently have a $130 copy of FEAR. Went back to the store and talked to some 800 # and suppose to get a call back within 24 hours.Sorry about that , but it's an awesome game , but unfourtunatly I don't think $130.00 good.

[ryanbph]

is it $60 good with store credit to purchase it?:)

[LinkinPrime]

is it $60 good with store credit to purchase it?:)

Hell yes it is. Its $60 good Cash. I just played 20min multiplayer match and its amazing. I forgot what the match was called but basically one person contols bullet time, you take him out, and you grab the bullet time effect and you control it and everyone has to take you out. Its pretty crazy. Bullet time last for like 5-10seconds at a time and if you have it, you go at normal speed, and everyone around you is slow. Its bad ass. Love the ragdoll physics too. Gonna play some SP in a bit.

[2Fast]

Can't wait for some more impressions, thinking about asking for this as a Christmas gift.

[tiredfornow]

its worth it 2fast, I started final fantasy 12 yesterday and I came to a halt with this damned game as soon as I picked it up, lol.. the firefights are great.

[LinkinPrime]

The multiplayer is awesome! The levels are well made and the weapons work perfectly, there are no aiming problems like there was for PDZ, the controls are tight and no signs of lag or problems with matchmaking. This is definately a must buy for any FPS fan.

The SP game is creepy, the levels seem pretty long, like Call of Duty 2 but they do have checkpoints throughout the level. They have great atmosphere and scary atmospheric music, it really does draw you deep into the game and scares the shit out of you every now and then, but the firefights in between fill you with adrenaline. The AI is very smart, if you hide from them, they'll hide from you, they duck, dodge, call for backup, throw grenades, and have great aiming. The graphics don't seem too improved from the demo a while back, they did add textures to the game, it doesn't seem as smooth as it used to which is good. Get it for the gameplay by yourself and for play with friends.

[DomLando]

The multiplayer is awesome! The levels are well made and the weapons work perfectly, there are no aiming problems like there was for PDZ, the controls are tight and no signs of lag or problems with matchmaking. This is definately a must buy for any FPS fan.

The SP game is creepy, the levels seem pretty long, like Call of Duty 2 but they do have checkpoints throughout the level. They have great atmosphere and scary atmospheric music, it really does draw you deep into the game and scares the shit out of you every now and then, but the firefights in between fill you with adrenaline. The AI is very smart, if you hide from them, they'll hide from you, they duck, dodge, call for backup, throw grenades, and have great aiming. The graphics don't seem too improved from the demo a while back, they did add textures to the game, it doesn't seem as smooth as it used to which is good. Get it for the gameplay by yourself and for play with friends.
I agree with everything you said. A great game and port. Looks better then the demo version. The game itself though seems like its going to be a tad short. But should have some decent replay value. The A.I. is excellent, so everytime you play you basically have a diffrent experience.

[SteveMcQ]

I wish they'd make a "For Pussies Only Edition" of the game so I can try it. The levels would have a talking carrot jump out instead of that girl, singing about how you should eat your vegetables and then break into a campfire song as you huddle around in a circle hugging each other talking about how you should say "please" and "thank you". Then after the song, you'd bust out the shotguns again and blow the fucking brains out of the group as they run crying for their mommas.

[Sn0brawler]

I'm pleased that they ported this well and I look forward to playing.

[Stingermck]

Played it last night, pretty cool so far. But Gamestop has charged my card again, so at $192.57 so far, it kinds sucks.

[Apossum]

Played it last night, pretty cool so far. But Gamestop has charged my card again, so at $192.57 so far, it kinds sucks.




WTF? How do they keep doing that?

[Stingermck]

Good question. After buying the game yesterday with my paypal debit card (AKA my play money), I went to make another purchase, and it was declined. Went to paypals site, and saw i had been charged twice, 2 pending charges at GS.

So I go back to the store, and the the manager and another guy was there (who luckily are nice guys) Manager had to take off, and the other guy started calling home office. He got busy though, so I got stuck holding the phone and talking to a rep. They said they would call me back in 24 hours.

This morning there is a 3rd charge. Now a completed, and 2 pending. I know the pending will eventually expire, but I'm still carrying a negative balance, with eBay stuff that needs to be shipped. :bomb:

So far FEAR cost = :wii:

[DesertEagleXIX]

Any framerate difficulties?

Like 10,000 other people already stated, in the demo the framerate faltered when climbing a ladder.

[FuelDigga]

as much as i want to get this GoW comes out next week and i need my money to get that game instead, i'll probably be getting f.e.a.r within a few weeks though when there's a slow time in games being released

[LinkinPrime]

Any framerate difficulties?

Like 10,000 other people already stated, in the demo the framerate faltered when climbing a ladder.

Didnt experience anything like that. Played a 16 player match with absolutely no issues. No slowdown during SP unless you use bullet time :D

[ryanbph]

thanks for the impressions, I will be stopping to get it tonight, I guess I will use my eb credit, rather then a debit/credit card though

[DomLando]

Any framerate difficulties?

Like 10,000 other people already stated, in the demo the framerate faltered when climbing a ladder.
No frame rate issues at all for me. Been running smooth so far with no notice of frame rate drops.

[ranphi]

Anybody happen to know if this will be a region-free game? If so, I'll prolly get it from Play-Asia (when they receive it) since it'll be 20 bucks less. I've been keeping an eye on their site and haven't seen any confirmation yet that F.E.A.R. is region-free. :-k

I love FPS games so I really want this one, but saving $20 would be great since there are a ton of games coming out during the holidays AND the new consoles as well.

[asianxcore]

just picked it up today with the credit I got from trading in my Gamecube (getting a Wii).

unfortunely I won't get a chance to play it until after work late tonight.

[seanr1221]

FYE says the wont get it in till the 8th....BS

[deadite76]

I've never played the PC version, so I'm loving this game! SP and MP both run smooth for me as well. Honestly after playing the demo I was gonna pass on this, but the reviews and extra credit at GR convinced me otherwise.

[Transformah]

Was going to wait on this game because I have new Splinter Cell, Dead Rising, UMK3 and GoW next week to play. Then Gamefly shipped it. May have to buy this now too, since I can get it for $45 "used."

[thrustbucket]

FYE says the wont get it in till the 8th....BS

My FYE had it last night.

[Weedy649]

Got a chance to play this, its pretty fun and pretty tough too. Only played solo so far and having a good time with it. The AI is pretty smart too so its challenging.

[LinkinPrime]

I'm playing it on the hardest difficulty and it took about 2hrs to beat lvl 1 :D Game is fucking great. Haven't had this much fun on FPS Halo 2 came out.

[Ebraum]

I am sooo glad I got this game. I agree with Linkin all the way.

[DesertEagleXIX]

While the framerate is good, it's not rock steady. Go outside and turn a corner near with a lot of buildings. It will dip below 30.

Now, my one complaint with the single player game- There are periods of quietness where you are wondering around, and then you'll notice health packs. That's a sure sign you're about to run into a pack on enemies. The pacing seems a little predictable. Verse-chorus-verse. I hope it changes later in the game, I'm on the fourth chapter.

Also while the AI will flank you; it almost always better to maintain a single position with you back to the wall and let them come to you. Seeking them out leads to a loss of health.

[$hady]

Stupidass Gameznflix still doesn't have this on their website....:bomb:

[atane]

I played it on the PC last year, but I got the 360 one for almost nothing, so far so good. Didn't bother with the campaign though, just doing Instant action. I just don't like the lack of hit detection. One second my health is at the max, the next second, i'm down to 10. Oh well, i'll prob. shelf it when GOW and COD 3 arrive next week. If you never played the PC version, by all means get it.

[mvp828]

^^^^^^ How did you get it for next to nothing?

[atane]

^^^^^^ How did you get it for next to nothing?

I had a $50 EB card that someone gave to me, so I just added $10 out of pocket to pay for it.

[mvp828]

oh okay i thought there was a deal somewhere

[menikmati]

I'll be picking this one up soon, mostly for the multiplayer. I'm too much of a pussy to play single player.

[mvp828]

Wow finally played it last night and all I can say is aweome! I mean I played until 6:15 morning cause I was having so much fun on Live and lost all track of time

[toper]

Price is right at Fry's this week ($49)...just what I was waiting for!

[seanr1221]

This game is freakin sweet.

[lurknomore]

So where is the excitement behind this game? It all has sort of tapered off...in light of GoW, eh? I'm still thinking whether or not I should return this for GoW.

[LinkinPrime]

Its an awesome game, I guess cause its old technically and since GOW is currently casting a giagantic shadow on any other game out there.

[seanr1221]

Beat it last night....wow all hell breaks loose in chapters 10 & 11

[DiscoDuck8k]

Played it twice.. awesome game.. definitely hasn't got much notice on the 360.

Think I might try going back through again next for some of the achievements I missed.

[LinkinPrime]

F.E.A.R.: Control and Conquer All Map Pack is available for free:

Name: Control and Conquer All Map Pack
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia or Mexico
Dash Details: Download this FREE map pack and unlock the ability to play two new Multiplayer Modes, “Control” and “Conquer All,” on all your original FEAR multiplayer maps. In Control you capture areas of the map and must keep them from being recaptured by enemy forces. In Conquer All mode, your scoring is based on how many kills your team racks up and how many control points you have at the end of the round. Capture all 5 five control points to end the round early! Revisit of some of your favorite maps like, Rubble, Campus and Docks with a brand new twist!!
Size: 119.9 MB (approx.)

This title-update for F.E.A.R. adds the Control and Conquer All modes to multiplayer game play. Control and Conquer All are both new team game modes that pit each team in against each other in a struggle to dominate different control points on the map. Teams dominate control points by standing in proximity of the point and eliminating any enemies that come near the point.

In Control there are 3 control points on a map. Your team gains points based on the amount of time a control point is in their possession—the more control points your team has the faster your team gains points. The team with the most points at the end of the round wins.

In Conquer All there are 5 control points on the map. If either team can hold all 5 points at one time they win. If no team can control all 5 points simultaneously then the winning team is decided by points. Teams get 10 points for each control point taken, 10 points for each enemy point neutralized and 1 point for each kill.

To play Control or Conquer All on the maps that shipped with F.E.A.R. download the free Control and Conquer All pack which adds the control points to the maps.

The title update also makes F.E.A.R. compatible with new maps that will be made available for purchase throughout the summer.

In addition to adding the new game modes to F.E.A.R. multiplayer the title update also makes it so a host in a Player Match can invite Friends to public slots as well as private slots.

Blood splatter has been added to enemy uniforms after being shot to make combat more visceral.

Players now have a full HUD fade option in the HUD fade speed slider to make game play more cinematic. Players who choose this option will only see HUD elements when they are needed.
Anyone still playing this? I'd love to get in on some CAG matches.

[anomynous]

Anyone still playing this? I'd love to get in on some CAG matches.
I don't have, but I am interested

[moojuice]

Nice that they are reviving this game. Multi for me is hit or miss skill wise though. Some games, I can go 30-5, and then the next game, I will go 20-25. I don't get it sometimes.

[terribledeli]

Anyone still playing this? I'd love to get in on some CAG matches.

Nope, but I still have it. I'll have to check out this update today.

[flybrione]

Just picked this up so I'd be interested. Got to update and play through the campaign soon!

[Mr. Anderson]

I was playing through the campaign on Extreme about a week ago, so I'd definitely be down for some CAG matches.

[Azumangaman]

Grabbed it on Monday in a 2 for 30 sale (relax guys, Canada only) so I'm getting owned a lot, but I'm really enjoying it.

[mvp828]

I think I am gonna bust it back out tonight or tomorrow night. Love this game, but it just got so screwed over by Gears and all the other big games that came out at that time (R6: Vegas, NFS: Carbon) at least for me it did. Although in my opinion it is much more fun than GOW and NFS.

[Stingermck]

Damn that updated really increased the blood splatter. Shit. I don't remember the entire screen going red, when you cut someone in half with the shotgun :)

I agree with MVP, this game came out at a bad time. I was having lots of fun with it till GOW and R6V. Now that Darkness didn't play as well as I hoped, its good to be back on FEAR

[Mr. Anderson]

We should get some 6v6 CAG matches going. This game is too fun! Anybody else down? We could set-up a weekly thing.

[LinkinPrime]

I'm in but timing sucks...I can be on after 10 pacific usually, later on Friday-Sun. I could skip out a few Chromehounds matches on Tuesday and join whoever is down.

[mvp828]

I will play, just let me know when, the only problem is that there are times when I work every night and times when I have a week off at night ( I work for a baseball team doing clean-up after games).

[Mr. Anderson]

How does Wednesday sound for you guys? I don't know if I'm working yet, but even if I am, latest I'll be on is 10:45 central.

[LinkinPrime]

What about late Fridays? like 10:30p/12:30c/1:30e...dammit...I know its bad timing for CT/ET. Im in the process of moving out, hopefully within the next month my schedule should be a lot more open.

[flybrione]

I would like to play. Been trying to get a feel for online play the last few days. Great single player!

[mvp828]

Linkin, that might actually work for me tonight, I will send you a friend request right now and then as soon as I get home from work I will check to see if you are on.


Fair warning, I am gonna suck at first cause I haven't played F.E.A.R in about 3-4 months.

[Mr. Anderson]

So anybody playin? I might jump on in a few.

[LinkinPrime]

FEAR Files coming this Fall

Vivendi today announced a new expansion pack for the Xbox 360 version of Fear, to be called F.E.A.R. Files. It includes the new F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate campaign (to be released on PC), where you'll be able to play through the original game from other peoples eyes - a different perspective of what happened. Included is also Extraction Point, the already released PC expansion. No Playstation 3 version was mentioned, release this fall, and you can find the first images inside.

http://www.gamersyde.com/news_4584_en.html

[Mr. Anderson]

FEAR Files coming this Fall



http://www.gamersyde.com/news_4584_en.html

Fucking sweet! Any word on whether it's physical or DLC?

[LinkinPrime]

From teamxbox.com

While there aren’t a lot of details about F.E.A.R. Files we can give you at this point, the interesting note that Vivendi did pass along was that the game will come on two discs, and because it’s a bundle that is essentially being considered two games in one, it will be the first Xbox 360 game box to offer 2000 achievement points in a single retail package.

No word of weather it will be available as DLC as well...but I'm thinking about trading my copy in now, and picking it up again later.

[Stingermck]

From teamxbox.com



No word of weather it will be available as DLC as well...but I'm thinking about trading my copy in now, and picking it up again later.

Crap. Right after I just picked this up again too. Double dips :(

[Weedy649]

Oh nice, 2000 points...but wait a second....

i only got 75 points from FEAR after a complete play through!! lol

Ill still pick up FEAR files though, FEAR was def a good game and im glad i didnt miss out on it last winter.

[shrike4242]

No word of weather it will be available as DLC as well...but I'm thinking about trading my copy in now, and picking it up again later.Look, it's the Tomb Raider Anniversary scenario all over again. :roll:

Bethesda said it time and time again that they wouldn't do a physical media version of Shivering Isles, and look, here it is coming in September.

The folks behind Tomb Raider Anniversary haven't commented on it, save a half-comment about TRL + TRA being bundled together in one package. Hopefully, they'll make a stand-alone release for TRA as well, instead of just DLCing it.

I hope the folks behind F.E.A.R. do the same thing as well, and not just make F.E.A.R. + F.E.A.R. Files as a single retail package. We don't need another COD2/COD3/M: UA scenario with the GOTY and Gold Editions about.

[Mr. Anderson]

Wait, so this includes the original F.E.A.R. as well? Fucking lame, I shelled out 35 bucks for it less than a month ago.

[paz9x]

i really liked this when it came out, got put on the shelf. now i picked it up to go through the campaign and am not seeing why this game is thought of so favorably. im bummed, this was one of those,"that games gonna be awesome" games i have in my backlog, and so far its not at all. the aiming and overall feel isnt right, feels like a pc fps not optimized for a console.

how long is the campaign?

[seanr1221]

W00T! I would definitely get this expansion.

[flybrione]

"Bonus Map Pack." The new content adds three multiplayer levels to the Xbox 360 version of F.E.A.R.:

Ecosphere - lush vegetation provides plenty of hiding places for sniping
Hotel - a dilapidated building
Sewars - don't get lost in these twisting tunnels

Going to download these when I get home. Hopefully they are up.
Also mentioned in the AUG 07 XBLM forum.

[doubledown]

So, does this still get some good online play? I only tried the demo and thought it was average at best....but with a $30 price tag and free content, I'm tempted.

Anyone still play, is it worth it?

[flybrione]

So, does this still get some good online play? I only tried the demo and thought it was average at best....but with a $30 price tag and free content, I'm tempted.

Anyone still play, is it worth it?

Yes people play this online all the time. I was playing it yesterday and there was people playing in almost every game type.

Single player game is great if you have never played it before.

[shrike4242]

I'd be happy to trade off my existing copy of FEAR if we could have some confirmation about FEAR Files having FEAR + the new expansion.

[Azumangaman]

I'd be happy to trade off my existing copy of FEAR if we could have some confirmation about FEAR Files having FEAR + the new expansion.
QFT.

[LinkinPrime]

Update 8/20: FEAR Files Trailer

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ceTt5u40uls

ebgames.com has a release date of 11/06/07
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=200368

[moojuice]

THREE GAMES. ONE BOX.

Oh wait, this is F.E.A.R

I mean TWO GAMES. ONE BOX.

I just seems like a waste to copy the Orange Box when theres less games (or was their slogan 5 games 1 box? I can't remember). Also, does it seem like there is more blood in the trailer?

[doubledown]

So, it has been confirmed to have BOTH games in one box? I have never really played FEAR, so this seems like a good idea.

[flybrione]

F.E.A.R. Files includes the brand new Perseus Mandate campaign developed by TimeGate Studios as well as the award-winning expansion pack Extraction Point created by Day One Studios.

I have heard no mention yet of the original title included as well.

[shrike4242]

So, it has been confirmed to have BOTH games in one box? I have never really played FEAR, so this seems like a good idea.Same here. I was about to trade it in towards H3, though when I read the OXM article, it didn't make it clear if it was included or not. Same vagueness that Tomb Raider Anniversary is saddled with ATM.

[LinkinPrime]

Achievements for FEAR Files are up:
http://www.achieve360points.com/game/fearfiles/

[DiscoDuck8k]

Sounds awesome and I loved FEAR, so I'll definitely be getting it.

[asianxcore]

Definitely going to pick up the expansion. It will be on a disc right?

[eswat]

Glad they didn't put in retarded achievements like with the first game. (crap like getting the Real Time achievement just took the fun out of the game)

[darthbudge]

Achviement 31 looks really damn hard.

[dactribble]

I saw this on Amazon.com. It different than Gamestop.

http://www.amazon.com/Vivendi-Universal-72693-F-E-A-R-Perseus-Mandate/dp/B000VSHMC0/ref=sr_1_11/103-8868347-9491808?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1191550621&sr=1-11

[LinkinPrime]

Demo for FEAR Files is up:
Content: F.E.A.R. Files: Extraction Point Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Canada and United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language] F.E.A.R. Files combines the award winning F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point with the brand new F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate in one terrifying package. This demo based off of the events in Extraction Point showcases the hyper-stylized action and paranormal horror that define F.E.A.R. Engage the Replica soliders and powerful supernatural entities in close quarters combat with a powerful arsenal, including the new Minigun. Highly destructible environments and combat adaptable AI bring the action to life in this follow up to the critically acclaimed F.E.A.R.
Size: 584.87 MB

[Chacrana]

Might download it just to see how well EP made the transition to the 360. The expansion itself is really good.

[PyroGamer]

meh, I'm waiting for Project Origin.


I also thought F.E.A.R. for the Xbox 360 sucked something HARD. Attrocious voice-acting, tired level design, poorly-executed paranormal stuff, borring cut-scenes, and just screaming of overal low-quality.

[ThatDamnDave]

This just released from Gamefly today. Looking forward to it. Any estimates on the hours I can expect to drop into the single player campaign?

[Masterkyo]

I scored last copy at Toysrus today. I wonder it worth $17.19 after taxes or not ? I read the review is very good. I wonder how is the gameplay compare to Condemend 1 & 2 ??

[LinkinPrime]

Definitely worth it for the SP alone, crack that baby open and pop it in your X360's drive!

[dmaul1114]

I scored last copy at Toysrus today. I wonder it worth $17.19 after taxes or not ? I read the review is very good. I wonder how is the gameplay compare to Condemend 1 & 2 ??

Doesn't play at all like condemned. FEAR is a straight up shooter, you always have guns and lots of ammo. Only thing it has in common with Condemned is a creepy athmosphere and a first person perspective.

I prefer FEAR slightly as the slow pace and melee combat in Condemned are getting old for me (and I'm only a bit past half way through the 1st one).

[Masterkyo]

Thanks ... Look like i must get FEAR Files too. Hope it drop down $20 someday!!

[mvp828]

Hmmm... I think I will have to actually go back and play this game and beat it. I bought it at release, and then stopped playing it because R6V, Gears, and a couple other games got released.