F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin - Gen. Discussion & Info - Demo Now On XBLM

Thanks for your opinion. It looks like I should get these.

I need new headphones for my computer and I wanted to get surround sound for my TV. These seem like my best bet.

Maybe I should wait to pick up FEAR 2 until I get these headphones because from the sound of it the scary factor is going to be even more off the charts, haha.
 
fuckng scary demo. very very very nice demo. This is how the resident evil series used to be scary. I wont buy it but i will definitly give it props.
 
That has to be a record. There has not been one post, literally, about this game since it came out. Wow.

I rented it. It's very average at best. I'm about two hours in and I'm already bored as hell. Not anywhere near as scary as the demo made it out to be.
 
I heard it was only alright. I heard it was a solid fps game, but that's about it. I'll pick it up down the line, I still need to play the first one...
 
It's pretty by-the-numbers. For better or worse, there's no flashlight "battery" meter anymore. Ammo is a-plenty. Pistols, shotguns and sub-machine gun only so far. Nothing cool like the first one.

Blood and dead bodies a'plenty, but they're just laying there, some without a head. Big deal. I shot a fire extinguisher next to a guy and I'm pretty sure I blew his ass off.. a body covered in blood with no head isn't going to make me nervous.

The cover system is USELESS. There's no cover system, only crouch behind. Enemies make use of it sometimes, but each time I have seen it, it's just by shoving an object into your path. It's pretty useless. They fire at you, shove an object three or four inches, then continue shooting.

I wouldn't pay more than $15 for the single player campaign, haven't tried Live yet. I'm very disappointed about the variety of weapons, though. I hope it increases.

I mainly hope that nailgun thing comes back.. I loved nailing people to the wall in the first one.
 
[quote name='Scorch']It's pretty by-the-numbers. For better or worse, there's no flashlight "battery" meter anymore. Ammo is a-plenty. Pistols, shotguns and sub-machine gun only so far. Nothing cool like the first one.

Blood and dead bodies a'plenty, but they're just laying there, some without a head. Big deal. I shot a fire extinguisher next to a guy and I'm pretty sure I blew his ass off.. a body covered in blood with no head isn't going to make me nervous.

The cover system is USELESS. There's no cover system, only crouch behind. Enemies make use of it sometimes, but each time I have seen it, it's just by shoving an object into your path. It's pretty useless. They fire at you, shove an object three or four inches, then continue shooting.

I wouldn't pay more than $15 for the single player campaign, haven't tried Live yet. I'm very disappointed about the variety of weapons, though. I hope it increases.

I mainly hope that nailgun thing comes back.. I loved nailing people to the wall in the first one.[/quote]

I'm renting it currently, only been playing MP. Yes the nailgun made the cut. The loadout customization for 3 different classes is pretty cool. Most matches have turned into throwing prox. mines and going for the rocket launcher. Thats how I was working deathmatch at least.
 
[quote name='Shrapnellistic']Condmend isn't a shooter just because it's in first-person, GAWD.[/QUOTE]
It may not be an FPS, but it's a badass game and probably my favorite 360 exclusive.
 
No flashlight battery? Thank god.

Scorch, there's better weapons later. There's a bolt gun thingy, a laser like in the unofficial FEAR expansions. From a review I saw, You get them but wind up just using your basic arsenal. Probably because like in the first game, you don't get enough ammo for the heavy duty weapons to use them for much more than a big mech fight or a moderate swarm of regular enemies.

Lacuna, Condemned 2 has a lot more guns, not so much in ammo but in availability of the gun itself (because you're fighting SWAT types as much as bum types), but it's really optional whether you want to use them except maybe for the last level or two. Once you beat the game you unlock the option to play through with guns having unlimited ammo, so that the game truly functions as an FPS.
 
Condemned was a first person action game. Condemned 2, the first part, was the same, but from the middle to the end, it was definitely an FPS.

I'm glad you get specialty weapons later on. I can't wait. I do enjoy doing the 'Jack Bauer' thing.. bum rushing with the pistol, looking down the iron sights the entire time, popping people in the face. I'm already on level 4 of 14 after playing for 2 hours or so on normal. It's brainless fun and will do well at holding me over this weekend until SF4 next week.
 
I'm on the third level on the hard difficulty. Does it get tougher? Honestly, its been a breeze so far. Sidestepping seems sluggish to me, is it just me?

Anyone give MP a go yet?
 
I didn't have a challenge in this game until the 5th level.. from then on, it's been varying levels of difficulty. At some points, it throws snipers, mechs, and guys with rocket launchers at you. I actually made use of cover at one point, popped up Time Crisis style, shot a few guys, ducked back down.. rinsed and repeated as necessary, then mad dashed for some health.

I'm LOVING this elementary school level, the one in the demo. It took away my flashlight, had those silhouette demon things coming at me, lockers slamming, lights flashing on and off, sounds behind me (surround sound setup FTW).. man, that was creepy as hell, and so unbelievably awesome. You have to act fast, too, since the ghosts take away your actual health when they hit you - normally it takes away from your body armor (since you're being shot), so when it's taking away from your health, more than a few hits and you're done for.
 
I guess this game won't get CAG love until it goes down to at least $39.99.

Well, I finished it. The game wasn't scary like the demo led me to believe.. at all. There were a couple of creepy moments, like the school. The school levels were my favorite ones.. and the first level. More discussion behind the spoiler tag, and I WILL spoil the ending behind it, so do NOT read it unless you want to have the ending spoiled for you.

I'm a little bummed out at how the game ended. I did like the "to be continued" ending it had, but I was expecting some huge, epic battle.. and I get Alma leaning in and kissing me, then her showing up pregnant and her putting my hand on her stomach? Okay.. um.. right. I was sad about Stokes' death, almost as much as Jackie's girlfriend in The Darkness. Anyway, there's no boss fight whatsoever, you shoot a couple of easy guys and that's about it. No more of a challenge than the rest of the game.

The AI is fantastic, and they do make use of the environment. This may be the first time I have seen enemies actually aim and shoot at exploding barrels. Assault rifle and SMG ammo is plentiful, but I would've liked more laser ammo. I did manage to get the weapon specific achievements with the ammo provided, though.

The game was fun, it held my interest until the end. I do look forward to the multiplayer. I'm bummed that the game was so short, but I'm happy to finally see real world settings in games (hotels/penthouses, schools, etc).
 
I guess if I wasn't disappointed in how gay Warner Bros. was I'd be more enthusiastic, but they really did take the wind out of this game even before I got it. As for the game itself I'm a bit disappointed. It just lost something that made the original FEAR ground breaking. I don't know what it is, but it's just not that great. I feel like I'm playing this just since I got it not because I WANT to play it.
 
[quote name='VipFREAK']I guess if I wasn't disappointed in how gay Warner Bros. was I'd be more enthusiastic, but they really did take the wind out of this game even before I got it. As for the game itself I'm a bit disappointed. It just lost something that made the original FEAR ground breaking. I don't know what it is, but it's just not that great. I feel like I'm playing this just since I got it not because I WANT to play it.[/quote]

What changed between the demo (that you went apeshit for) and the actual retail product?
 
This is yet another game with tacked on afterthought multiplayer that annoys me because half the achievements in the game are MP achievements. The multiplayer sucks. The single player was decent, the end was kinda neat, but no real ending either. Sometimes I just laugh because so many games nowadays have no payoff after beating them.
 
don't get me wrong i love this game, but i am tired of trying to escape from a hospital in every game
 
[quote name='Scorch']What changed between the demo (that you went apeshit for) and the actual retail product?[/quote]

I suppose my anticipation got the best of me, but this game just doesn't feel like I said a good game. It feels like a bargain game. (hope that's not too harsh.)
 
Well I got FEAR 2 finally this weekend and played a majority of it, on Mission 9 and so far I LOVE it, FEAR 1 was one of my favorite FPS of all time and FEAR 2 hasn't let me down... I just now anyone in the cul-de-sac that live in was outside during the MECH level most likely though they were in a warzone...:) (CERWIN VEGA BABY!!!)
 
[quote name='mercilessming'] I just now anyone in the cul-de-sac that live in was outside during the MECH level most likely though they were in a warzone...:) (CERWIN VEGA BABY!!!)[/quote]

What?
 
I played the demo and thought the game was pretty good. On the other hand, I've heard too many people say that it isn't challenging enough and that it doesn't feel like a $60 game. I'll probably pick it up used at GS down the road.. with a 20% off coupon of course :)
 
[quote name='ihadFG']What?[/quote]


LOL Making sure I keep CAG'ers on their toes we know how internet users love to correct other people.....plus I typed too fast and did not read what I was typing, while at work, fixing a five year of Component written in .net 1.1 framework.. Here is the more Correct sentence....

"I just know anyone who lives in the cul-de-sac where I live, who happened to be outside, during the MECH level in FEAR 2 most likely thought they were in a warzone...:) (CERWIN VEGA BABY!!!, my cerwin vega floor standing speakers are aging but still rumble)"
 
[quote name='Organ Donor']I played the demo and thought the game was pretty good. On the other hand, I've heard too many people say that it isn't challenging enough and that it doesn't feel like a $60 game. I'll probably pick it up used at GS down the road.. with a 20% off coupon of course :)[/quote]


Yeah dude that is what I did combined the new 10% off coupon with my edge card to get 20% off used copy..
 
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