Is Extraction Point scarier than the original?
>>344253028
I'd tell you, but my Xbox broke down before I could finish either of the expansions.
>>344253028
The original wasn't scary and neither was Extraction Point.
The school in F.E.A.R.2 was creepy though.
>>344253028
>Extraction Point
>walk into a room drenched in fucking blood
>mfw
fear was never a spooky game because alma never had any intention on hurting the player. the xpacs have some nice atmosphere but in the end they don't matter because lol alternate universe.
>>344254137
alma may not have had any intention on hurting the player but fettel did.
>>344253028
>You see them too, huh?
>>344254137
>alma never had any intention on hurting the player.
I don't give a shit about that, seeing her do a monkey crawl towards me out of nowhere freaks me out.
>>344253028
both addons are worse in every way, even the AI feels like it's dumber. no wonder the dev went out of business.
>>344254137
I was really pissed Extraction Point isn't considered canon anymore. Had a way better story and characters. Was sad when Chen died. Didn't expect to see him get pulled into the floor or have his arm like that. Worst part was that they gave you a button prompt to help, but it didn't so shit.
>>344254771
extraction point isnt canon? gay
>FEAR thread
>people talking about the story and about how the game isn't scary
>>344254771
Chen (Asian) died in Perseus Mandate.
Holliday (Black) died in Extraction Point.
Both in real nightmare fuel ways.
Did my yearly No-slo Extreme playthrough of all 3 (FEAR+Expansions), now only using checkpoints.
The shipping yard ambush in XP and the mini-boss fight against the Nightcrawlers with the grenade launcher and Arc Gun can still suck a dick though.
>>344254771
You're talking about the asian dude from Perseus Mandate, right? I have to admit, I caught some feels when his ghost appears in the helicopter at the end, and he finally rests in peace.
>>344253028
The hospital at the end was well done.
I still think the school in FEAR 2 is the best though.
post webms you fucks
>>344257016
>>344259012
>>344260792
Whoops, my bad. Got them confused. Gonna redownload these games though. I missed those melee moves. Especially that kick.
>>344254771
i remember that. freaked me out and i felt so helpless
>>344257016
Extraction point is canon in my heart
>>344262308
The graphics aged really fucking badly. The animations in particular actually hurt my eyes.
>>344254137
>fear was never a spooky game because alma never had any intention on hurting the player
What?
The entire game is her trying to kill you by proxy and the first time you personally meet her she tries to kill you herself and you will die if you don't run away.
>>344253919
that picture is scarier than all of FEAR
>>344254771
>>344259012
>>344260792
"Something . . . . somethings got my leg"
>>344264703
Really? I thought the animations held up really well bar scripted scenes.
>>344264703
I think the XPs look worse because they don' thave the right art direction.
The original game knew the limitations of its engine and constructed its environments accordingly. They do get samey, but they don't look that bad.
>>344264706
she never directly attacks you and often can't fully control her apparitions due to her rage and hatred towards everyone else
>that guy that appears behind you in the underground abandoned rail area in perseus mandate
That actually got me.
>>344265757
Despite PM's other major shortcomings, I think it had the spookiest areas in the franchise
>>344265160
I don't know what they were thinking with the nightcrawler AR's scope.
Shit's painful to use.
>>344266012
It's borderline OP too.
>>344265852
I agree. The clone facility with all the bodies stuffed behind glass was creepy.
>>344265474
>she never directly attacks you
Yes, she does. The first time you meet her she tries to blow you up.
Jankowski says Alma is afraid of the player. It's never explicitly said but I think we can take for granted that Alma's magic ghost powers don't work on pointman like they do everyone else, she can't just make him spontaneously turn into a skeleton. She's afraid because she can't stop the him despite her best efforts.
>>344266135
That's the worst part. It's objectively one of the best weapons, and there's ammo for it everywhere, but it hurts to use.
Would have much preferred the FPS general game style follow FEAR's example, rather than Halo/CoD's, but consoles being the major selling point at the time dictated the overall path.
AI and full body awareness isn't on the checklist anymore, which is a shame. Might have to get put back on with VR being a thing again, and the retarded "seeing your feet breaks immersion" can't apply no matter the mental gymnastics involved.
Shame the OG Monolith crew for FEAR/Condemned is all split up.
>>344266607
Do you even know the story? Alma doesn't want to kill pointman becausehe's her son. She's just enraged at the people whotook him away from her at birth
>>344266831
I know the story.
You are retarded if you think Alma isn't trying to kill pointman. She personally tries to blow him up, Paxton is doing her bidding and sends a legion of soldiers to kill him and she sends a legion of ghosts herself to kill him too.
She wants revenge and she wants to be free, she doesn't want a family reunion. Going by the expansions "older" Alma definitely wants pointman dead, going by the sequel she wants her own kid, not one raised by ATC.
>>344253028
I have an R9 390 why can I not run the game on max settings at 60 FPS?
;-;
>>344267302
She has plenty of opportunities to kill pointman in the first game but chooses not to. She evens says "I know who you are" at one point then disappears.
>>344267758
Try this
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1279444
>>344267758
Logitech hardware probably.
Fucking stupid bug, but there it is.
>>344267302
>>344268070
She only tried to kill him in first mission but when failed and got interested why pointman survived. Next few encounters she observes him and realizes he is her son. Later only ghosts try to hurt you but she has no control over them.
Also your mission is to kill Paxton so he is trying to stop you. He is not actively trying to kill pointman as he is not hunting him down like ATC personnel
>>344268820
Exactly. Paxton often warns pointman to 'stay out of the way' as he seeks revenge against all those who experimented on Alma
>>344268070
Like I said, it's never explicitly stated but it is implied that Alma's ghost magic does not directly work on pointman so she tries to kill him via proxies, i.e. paxton, the replica soldiers and ghosts.
This is just mindboggling to me. I have no idea how someone could play FEAR and come away from that thinking no one was trying to kill you that whole time.
>>344253629
The ninjas in the office buildings always make me pucker up. It's a shame the rest of the game doesn't have more horror stuff like that instead of really cheesy jump scares.
>>344269050
Paxton is the one controlling the replica soliders not Alma.
Anyway, you can tell she is not trying to kill you by the way she constantly observes you but never touches you. It is different in FEAR 2 with the different protagonist as she literally attacks him in the early stages of the game
>>344268820
>She only tried to kill him in first mission but when failed and got interested why pointman survived. Next few encounters she observes him and realizes he is her son.
And what Jankowski says about this is "She is afraid of you."
>but she has no control over them
You are just making that up because it fits your preconceived notion that Alma is not trying to kill pointman. She brings in the ghosts because Paxton is dead, no more replica soldiers.
>He is not actively trying to kill pointman as he is not hunting him down like ATC personnel
Killing pointman is not Alma's end goal, revenge and escape is. This does not mean she is not also trying to kill pointman. After she achieves her goals she chases after pointman to try to kill him, she doesn't just let him go. Remember the final scene of the game?
I want to fug Alma.
>>344269442
I'm pretty sure Alma has no intention of harming pointman.
Here's an excerpt from her wiki page:
She appears to the Point Man, attempting to hug him, but as her touch is lethal, he is forced to shoot her repeatedly, not stopping until she disappears. After that, the Point Man walks down a hallway on his way out of the building when Alma again whispers to him, saying "I know who you are" and "My baby."
>>344269659
>fanboy speculation
Useless, as this thread demonstrates.
What the fuck is wrong with you people? Alma is blatantly trying to kill pointman throughout the game.
>>344269830
It's not speculation. Paxton and the replicas are trying to kill pointman. You can tell from Alma's dialogue throughout the game that once she realises pointman is her son she doesn't want to harm him, merely observe him.
Daily reminder thatFEAR 3 wasn't as bad as FEAR 2
>>344270820
Nice try homo. 2 is still a good game. 3 isn't even good on its own, let alone as a fucking FEAR game.
>>344270820
Fear 3 looks way too cartoonish to be taken seriously. Pointman looks like he hunts deer for a living
>>344269442
Wasn't that the only thing Jankowski did the whole game?
>>344272286
Besides being jelly of your mad reflexes and ability to woo koreans without speaking, yeah
>>344270278
>she doesn't want to harm him, merely observe him
You mean apart from all those times she attempts to ambush him?
Don't tell me her screeching loudly while scuttling out from under a desk and charging straight for pointman is just her way of saying "Give mommy a hug." Once she knows who pointman is she seems even more desperate to kill him, not less. Her slow menacing walks are replaced with terrified charges.
>>344272429
I remember they didn't really seem to give a shit when he went missing. His whole team got massacred but his body was never found and they were just like "meh"
>>344254771Holiday'sdeath hit me a little bit harder since it was so brutal. That last second spook when you approach his corpse got me good.
>>344273032
Shit, I'm playing through EP for the first time and haven't got to that part yet. I knew it was only a matter of time before he copped it though. Pretty much every ally in a fear games ends up dead
>>344272668
I'm pretty sure she never screamed at him.
>>344272668
>>344273907
Also, I believe she was testing him at that point. She only realised he was her son later in the game and didn't bother him much until the vault bit at the end
>>344265079
They do. Especially since many sections of the game are quite dark.
