An interesting discussion came up in yesterdays thread: Is Alma trying to kill you (pointman) in the first game?
>>344363869
Not really after a while.
She definitely tries to initially, but after that I'm not so sure. There's plenty of times she could have killed you, when she was in the elevator or at the top of the ladder; but she doesn't.
No, you're trying to stave off the psychic powers she's pulsating.
>>344363869
She literally kills people by instantly turning them into skeletons. If she wanted to kill you, she would.
>>344363869
>Is Alma trying to kill you (pointman) in the first game?
if she really wanted to kill you she would have fucked you up same as jankowski. the plan was for paxton to use the clone army to murder everyone and have him free her from the vault, unbeknownst to her, her other son (you) shows up and almost dies and then since he doesn't know any better gets caught up in the whole deal and kills all the replicas. when alma realizes who you are she "assaults" you with visions and hallucinations to show you the truth.
>>344367495
It was funny how no one seemed to give a shit when Jankowski went missing. They didn't even get pointman to try and find him and never mentioned him later in the game
>>344368063
Thats not accurate. You are immediately redeployed to find Jankowski's squad.
The thing is you find his squad [dead]. They mention him twice afterwards in a "what the hell is his life sensors showing him in this area, he shouldnt be there, go look for him."
Thats actually the one thing I dont like about FEAR. How his plot is practically dropped. It starts going somewhere and then suddenly... nothing.
>>344368657
yeah, and also the fear commander guy talks about how he called fire and rescue squads to go look for him since he was still picking up his life sensors. then the rescue team gives up. i agree that the plot resolution was shit, it feels like somewhere along the line parts of the game were rewritten and jankowski just sort fell to the wayside plot wise.
>>344368657
>>344369379
I find it quite creepy how you never actually find out what happens to him. The remains of his squad are found but he is among them. Also his vital signs continue to indicate he is alive the whole game. Was it a trick by Alma or something?
>>344368657
>Thats actually the one thing I dont like about FEAR. How his plot is practically dropped. It starts going somewhere and then suddenly... nothing.
That annoyed me too, at first. But then I realized his plotline was dropped because there was nothing else to do with it. I mean, I'm not sure what kind of resolution I expected.
He was killed.
One of those skeletons found afterwards was his skeleton.
He became a ghost.
They were still picking up his life signs because that's how ghosts work in the game.
The other characters didn't know what happened to him, but we do. So fuck it.
The funny part is, you (Beckett) thought she was trying to absorb you in the second game.
So, if Armacam had Fettel under lock and key, how the hell did his brother, the Pointman, not share the same fate of his brother and somehow end up in the US Military?
>>344370938
She was trying to absorb something of yours alright.God FEAR 2's plot was fucking stupid
>>344370998
He probably didn't kill a shitload of dudes when he was a kid.
>>344370938
>>344371093She wants your dick
>>344371545
But, why would you let your only backup to your massively expensive clone army for whom you can't get any more commanders for walk out the door? I mean I know Armacam is retarded but that's advanced retardation.
>>344371690
I'd fuck her.
>yfw you wanted to save alice the whole game because she was kinda cute but it turned out you're her nephew
>>344371941
that bit when you see alma approaching her in the elevator
>>344371941
Too bad Alice was a massive retard and kinda a cunt.
>Herp derp lemme just drive off and try to rescue my dad from a literal clone army by myself.
>>344371887
If I remember correctly, the post-credits dialogue at the end of the first game implies thatthey were testing him the whole time, or something. "The first prototype was a complete success." This doesn't make it any less retarded, but the whole plot is retarded, so whatever.
What was his deal?
>>344372339
fat people are immune to ghost powers
>>344372339rtfm
>>344370605
The entire plotline feels like. "Hey we have a great idea, lets do this. Oh shit we dont know how to end it and we did way to much work already to rewrite, well fuck it maybe people wont notice"
>>344372339
>Extraction point tries to make out that he survived
Actually spooked me when he popped up/
>>344371892
Like I said a few threads ago, if I had to go through all that bullshit to get me that psychic cock I would have made you fucking look at my frail figure rattling around while I rode that dick into the next millennia.
>>344372339
the cactus disguise protected him
>>344372339
He was just doing his job. Sometimes that meant being a dick to the good guys. But in the end, he was a good guy.Harlan Wade wanted to let the ghost bitch out of her cage because "m-m-muh daughter" and Norton Mapes actually tried to stop him. Of course, that was also just part of his job.
I think I first played this game at 800x600 resolution or some shit.
Good times.
>>344371093
>Play FEAR years after release
>"Very solid game."
>Play FEAR's Expansions afterwards
>"These are alright."
>Start FEAR 2
>"I'm not feeling this."
>Stop about 2 hours in
Did I goof? I might go back to FEAR 2 at some point and stick it out, but I did not care for the gunplay at all.
>>344373805
FEAR 2 is what you get when your publisher changes to fucking Warner Brothers.
>>344371892
>sticking your dick in crazy
>sticking your dick in dead
>sticking your dick in 15 year olds
>sticking your dick in psychic murder child
negatory family member. Two of those things are illegal. Two are stupid.
>>344372339
why did you post a picture of a cactus.
>>344373434
>Do you see him?
>Shut the fuck up.
>>344374190
Gotta wonder what the deal was with the cactus. Why a cactus and not a normal plant?
>>344374459
I loved listening to them freaking out as I decimated their best friends
>>344374481
probably because they need less water and the pointy bits could prick any clone soldiers or ghosts, deterring intruders.
>>344374093
She's technically an adult. But the other points have been considered.
>>344374603
Agreed. Ironically enough I'd say Replicas are up there as one of the most fun and unique enemies in fps vidya.
>>344373942
So I assume I'm really not missing much with F3AR, then?
>>344374979
whos that on the ground?
>>344374979
if you can play through fear 3 with a buddy its a blast, otherwise I wouldn't bother.
>>344375575
Is the story any good though? That was the only thing that kept me going through the first FEAR
>>344375803
>Is the story any good though?
No.
>>344375803
it shows kind of an interesting relationship between point man and fettel but everything beyond that either is wrapped up for the sake of wrapping up or just makes no sense, like why your dad is a super demon. I'm still not sure how you even transition from the second-to-last to last level.
>>344376182
>I'm still not sure how you even transition from the second-to-last to last level.
Yeah, it felt like there was a level between them, but it was cut.
>>344374093
>>344374879
apparently she was 26 when she died
>>344372339
He was the game's comic relief.
>>344377404
Even better.
>>344377684
and 47 chronologically
>>344363869
You know, first time I actually played FEAR was years ago on the 360 and I thought it fucking SUCKED. Bland gray corridors, stupid, ineffective, boring 2spooky4you jumpscares etc.
After some fags were talking about it yesterday I decided to revisit it.
I've got to admit, this game does have some of the smartest AI I've ever seen in a video game.
Fuckers are constantly trying to flank you or put you into a pincer and trying to flush you out with grenades.
It's a shame that they were too lazy to make an aiming animation though. I hate it in FPS's when "aiming down the sight" amounts to zooming down the side of the gun.
>>344363869
FEAR 3>FEAR>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>FEAR 2
>>344378175
they were also too lazy to make reload animations for some of the weapons (e.g. shotgun)
>>344373805
Nah, FEAR 2 is pretty shitty.
I really liked 3 though.
>>344378175
Well it was 2005, aim down sights weren't popular yet.
>>344374979
FEAR 2 wasn't bad for a console shooter, F3AR felt like a f2p counter strike clone. The story was filler until the last minute of the game, where the ending changes depending on who you played as or whichever player got more points.
>>344375803
It might piss you off if you liked FEAR 2 (it pissed me off). The story really isn't the main draw though, it's supposed to a fun coop game, which it definitely is if you have a friend.
>>344378853
Haven't played FEAR 2 yet, only up to extraction point
>>344378967
Honestly, from someone who has given it three full playthroughs, just skip to 3.
I just really, really hate FEAR 2.
>>344378967
In case you don't know FEARs expacs aren't in the same canon as the two sequels.
>>344375287
That was the head honcho or something, I can't be fucked to look her name up on the wikipedia. Basically, the whole plan was SUPPOSED to work like this in 2:
>Beckett gets taken to super amplifier
>Beckett gets strong enough to take on Alma
>Beckett defeats Alma
>Everyone's happy
But that bitch was the head of ceo or something like that. She kills the remaining woman who had survived up to that point and traps you in there for the purpose of luring Alma so they could trap her.
Surprisingly, though the bitch got tossed away like a rag doll she still manages to get up and close off the device. I'm more shocked that Alma didn't outright kill her either but I can chalk that up to shitty writing.Naturally, they didn't trap her. Alma rapes you, and this brings on the events of 3.
>>344379089
It's been a while since I played FEAR 2 but is it really worse than F3AR?
>>344374459
>I'm hit!
>Shut the fuck up.
My favorite.
>>344374979
Like others said, if you can find someone to play with then go for it. 3 was MEANT to be played co-operatively. As Pointman you can do all that slow mo shit, run around, kick around and choose different weapons and shit. As Paxton you can posess enemies, open up different paths, and even shield pointman from damage.
3 is best with a friend. Otherwise, you may as well watch a LP.
>>344379852
>open up different paths
Not really. The first few minutes of the first level are slightly different depending on who you play as, but otherwise it's pretty much identical.
>>344379089
I heard FEAR 2 has more cheap jump scares as opposed to the well built atmosphere of dread and paranoia in the original
>>344372339
That guy was so out of place. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a very late addition to the game because "omg the game is 2spooky, we need something to relieve the tension, shit the game comes out next week, what do we do"
>>344373434
>mfw watching a fist/grenade only playthrough on Nicovideo that the japanese watchers tagged "The monster's perspective" and "Horror Game(for your enemies)"
>>344379364
You're going to get mixed opinions on that one.
Personally I much preferred 2 over 3.
3 got a little too comic booky for me.
>>344380297
I don't remember either game that well, but I thought the improvement in graphics made for more interesting levels that fit into the story well. I had a friend watch me play the game once, and he didn't react to jump scares like I thought he would, but he did jump at other parts I didn't think were so sudden.
3's levels were just nonsensical.
>>344379852
That actually does sound interesting for a co-op game. If I don't find a buddy to play with, I'll just watch that LP.
>>344380064
>not really
Just as well I guess. The game and early interviews mentioned being able to do this, with Paxton being able to find shit that Pointman could not see but if we did any of that, I can't remember. It's been several years since I've played it.
>>344379364
Well, I preferred 3. Can't say the same for everyone.
>>344372339
NEWMAN
>>344380804
Only thing is, they've got this bullshit scoring system in place to remind you that "hey, they're brothers but they're not fully working together hahaha!"
and depending on how well you play, even to the point of finding items that gives you points in general ( for instance, Paxton can find shit that Pointman cannot and this leads to items that he can use for his overall score ).
Not much use in split screen co-op, made better sense when you were playing online with a friend. Anyway, point being? Whoever had the highest score at the end of the game got to see Pointman or Paxton's ending.
>>344380894
It's a really shallow game. You might find an extra hallway that goes around a building or some rubble.
>>344372339
Uhhh hello? Everyone knows that gingers don't have souls and ghosts are attracted to people with souls.
Also, not even the dead like being around morbidly obese people.
>>344371690
she's so cute
>>344363869
>fear 1
>shotgun is the ultimate weapon,that shit can be used all throught the game
>'fear' 2
>shotgun, along with everysingle other weapon, feel like a pea shooter
Didnt even bother with 3
>>344382295
The sniper in 2 is amazing. But i agree that all other weapon are crap
>>344381475
thats not how I would describe her. Especially when shes trying to scare the shit out of me by running at my in an air vent
>>344382385
That's exactly what she is, A CUTE!
>>344379145
the expansions had some of the most intense and emotional moments in the whole series. I still haven't gotten over Chen.
Should i play the second and the third one?
I only played 1 and the DLCs
>>344382801
don't even bother
the expansions are not considered canon, but the way I see it they are canon while the sequels are just horseshit
>>344382662
I'm guessing theres no 'unknown origin' static transmission in Fear 2 to warn you when theres gonna be some spooky shit
>>344381175
>Only thing is, they've got this bullshit scoring system in place to remind you that "hey, they're brothers but they're not fully working together hahaha!"
Huh. I can see what they're trying to do, but that's kinda dumb.
>>344382295
I was trying to figure out what bothered me about FEAR 2's gunplay, but you just said it. Coming right off of FEAR 1, the weapons seem to be missing a lot of the impact that they should have (especially the Shotgun).
>We have to consume the body
>Doesn't family mean anything to you
>Eats his mother's body
Jesus, this is so retarded and inconsistent.
I just started this game this week
I'm at Ground Zeros and everyone keeps saying LADDER. Am I in for a spook and when?
>>344382887
A lot of times your vision dims like in that webm.
>>344382987
It's not scary if you actually want t make babies with Alma.
>>344382987
which interval are you up to? the ladder is in about interval 5 I think
>>344378419
>>344382987
>>344383256
>tfw I knew about the ladder spook but not when it happened and I managed to skip it so I was on edge climbing down every damn ladder in the game
Legit question about the game:
Is the mouse supposed to lag big time when you try to fire? I have a 0.5 seconds delay between clicks and shots, its really fucking annoying and makes the game feel very sluggish
>>344383819
lol same here
>>344363869
She wants to fuck with you until realize you're her child, the she wants to FUCK with you.
>>344383853
I'd like to add that it was this way for me since launch and in 2010, i've never finished the game and now I want to get into the saga and beat it all but its really got me wondering if its supposed to be like that
>>344383819
>mfw I've been paranoid climbing every ladder in the game, didn't even consider the possibility that it might appear climbing down one
>>344383917
>>344383853
never went through it senpai
try disabling mouse acceleration
>>344382801
Try both and see if you can stand playing for more than 5 minutes. I hated 3 from the beginning, only stuck with it because it was co-op, but I'd rather play anything else.
>>344383905
Wrong protag
>>344383905
It's only in the second game that she tries to root you
>>344383991
But isnt MA related to movement alone? My issue is a delay between left click and the firing action, the mouse itself moves normally
>>344383917
disable mouse acceleration
disable HID devices
>>344384258
do you have v sync on?
if so turn that shit off and see if your issue is fixed
>>344382916
...but it's coming from PAXTON so wouldn't you say that's about right?I'm being generous here, his whole reasoning for wanting the family reunion just so they could eat momma was retarded as all fuck.
>>344384315
HiD?
>>344384348
I'll try that
>>344383905
You're Michael Beckett in the second game, not Pointman. I know it's been said already but to fuck up this bad bears beating over the head with it.
>>344368657
there was actually a lot of plot that was trimmed down for release
another big thing was the water contamination that was coming from the origin facility, which is resolved/answered, but is done really quickly then brushed aside
I really like FEARs plot, its a pretty good (albeit simple mystery), I would really have liked to see the full intended one.
>>344384472
Logitech devices are known to cause significant FPS drops in the game. Disabling any HID devices will fix it. Just google it
>>344382908
Yeah, me too. And yes, It's still kinda dumb.
>>344366852
Spontaneous human combustion. What she does to you is called spontaneous human combustion. Her psycho power is so great, she can do that to people from afar and more.
>>344381475
Spooky little girls gets me every time especially when I was younger, I found them cute and scary
>>344384690
I dont have fps drops though.
Am i really not being clear?
usually in game theres a 1:1 relation between button press and action, in my case with fear, the relation is 1:2. That is I click and half a second later the gun fires, but the game is moving normally all the time
>>344383853
https://steamcommunity.com/app/21090/discussions/0/613936673359774856/
download the file in the first reply
>>344384749
I'd like to 'spontaneously combust' her
>>344385531
You wouldn't be the first. Hayooo
>tfw I really wanna play the fear saga but literally have no money to spare (not even 10 bucks) and every turrent availible has literally no seeders
Wasnt this game popular?
>inbf "its too old"
I download old games all the time and they always have like 80 seeders
>>344385973
Get a job
>>344385973
I just pirated the first and second game, git gud.
>>344386128
cant with my current career
>>344386307
where from?
>>344385973
dumb ass nigger its all on kickass
>>344386582
kickass was my first option, im literally checking right now, theres no fear 1 with seeders
>>344386881
https://kat.cr/pc-game-fear-multi-5-t2433948.html
fucking retard
>>344387015
>spoonfeeding pirates
bro...
>>344385531
Great, I know who to slap across the head first when the world goes to shit.
>>344387015
>Seeders: 5
Do you even know how torrents work?
5 seeders means best case scenario im getting that game in a week. worst case download wont even start because theres a huge change none of those 5 guys are logged in right now
So, assuming people in here are interested in F.E.A.R. 3. Where you picking it from? Gonna use a steam client?
I'd pick it up myself in that case and play a game of co-op with you people, but from the sounds of things people are about to pirate the fuck out of this game anyway.
>>344387476
fuck off you double nigger,that's the torrent I usedno less than an hour ago,still downloaded at a perfectly acceptable 5 MB/s
how about you go fuck yourself >>344387289 this guy was right, I fucked up trying to give an absolute moron a hand in such simple matter
>>344387496
Steam sales nigga
>>344378263
I agree, F3AR is a pretty fun shooter
>>344388042
>>344388183
yeah I don't care. Jump kicking enemies in the face is fun as fuck.
>>344388371
You can do it in 1
>>344371887
>>344370998
The entire reason Fettel was even made was that Pointman fucking sucked as a psychic. Armacham tried to recoup some losses by surgically augmenting his reflexes, wiping his memory, and selling him off to the military
>>344387476
We're not in 2003, 5 seeders are well enough.
>>344387496
>coop
No way? Fuck, I'm blasted right now but that shit sounds fun as fuck.
>>344380441
link?
>>344388620
Yes. I brought it for PS3 way back when and played split screen with a buddy but you can do it online too. I would legit get it if it's on sale right now like >>344387873
says
And boot it up one more time to play with you boys.
>>344388770
Fuck I'd be so down to coop that with /v/, as long as people don't spoil the spooky parts
I'm gonna boot up FEAR and finish it tonight
>>344385973
igg-games.com/list-game.html?PageSpeed=noscript
It's my one-stop shop.
>>344388610
>Thinking everyone has 100mbs connections.
I got 10mb, go easy on me
Playing through extraction point right now, top tier expansion. Is Perseus mandate this good?
>install FEAR 1 a few months ago
>start playing
>out of nowhere game drops to 15fps
>have to quicksave + restart game + quickload to fix it every 15 minutes
>play through the whole game like this
It was fun but god damn that ruined the immersion
>>344389114
shieeet. With all the talk about Fear I'd be glad to check it out myself. Gonna see how much it is on the steam sale.
>checks
Probably should have picked it up while it was on sale. As it is now, getting the collection costs like 54.99 or the like. Fuck. Me.
Also, there is a warning that says the multiplayer component is no longer available but there is no such notice on 3 so...makes a nigga wonder.
>>344387496
FEAR 3 is terrible
there's a coop mod for FEAR 1 though, Coop Warfare
>>344389437
disable HID devices in your Start Menu > Device Manager
literally the first result on google
>>344389335
It's okay. It brings up this new plotpoint about Fettles DNA but gets dropped and never mentioned again. It's more of the same in terms of gameplay.
>>344389625
I did that and it didn't work. I tried all the fixes.
Doesn't matter now anyways, I beat it a while back.
>>344389335
Mandate have Steve Blum in it, what's not to like?
>>344389335
It's better, the nightcrawlers have guys that can bullet time like you.
>>344389335
same here. What bit are you up to?
>>344389489
Honestly FEAR was one of those games I never understood why /v/ sperged over. I initially installed it and played it for about an hour and dropped it. This week I picked it back up and fell in love with it again after I learned the melee mechanics.
>>344389563
How does bullet time work? Anyone playing it?
If someone on /v/ set one up Id be down to play one night
>>344389930
Slomo applies to Pointman and Fettel, making it pretty tactical between the two
I have FEAR 3 and actually just finished the original + expansions, add me on steam if you like
http://steamcommunity.com/id/berkethejerk
>>344389669
Fettel just pisses me off everytime he appears. Pretty sure he wants me
>>344390176sent :^)
Just finished FEAR 1 and wew lads, what a trip. Onto FEAR 2 next I guess
>>344390957
Yeah 'bout that.
>>344391051
AW SHIT TIME TO GET RAPED
>>344391051
wat about the expansions familia? It carries on right where Fear 1 left off
>>344391192
They're non-canon
>>344391051
>>344391137
GON' GET YOU THIS PSYCHIC PUSSY SON
>>344391235
but they are still fun
>>344391051
Remember, no matter how hard you want to give Alma the d, make her work for it.
>>344391235
Not him but unless you CARE about that fact, I would recommend playing it. Apparently people say it's really good.I, on the other hand, do care about that shit and don't bother with the expansions since they are indeed not canon.
To be fair though, at the time they came out, the general public did not know this.
>>344391367
Nigga you just gon' get raped tired.
>>344391137
>>344391237
>>344389710
>Steve Blum
Hot damn, does he get many lines? I suddenly have something to look forward too
>>344389926
Just go out of the train station(webm related) and now I'm in some building under construction where soldiers drop from the ceiling on lines.
>>344391235
Expansions are pretty damn fun son.
>>344391569
JUST LET IT HAPPEN IT'LL BE OVER SOON
>>344391137id let fear 3 alma rape me all day
>>344391192
I have extraction point. Worth a playthrough?
>>344391274
>>344391393
>>344391703
Not my point, Extraction Point is still great fun and Perseus is okay, but they're not story-necessary like FEAR 2 kinda is
>>344391569
>You will never pet/fuck the ghost
Why even live.
>>344391703
Well your ahead of where I am. I just watched Holiday get gang raped then exploded
>>344391569
cutest girl
>>344391747
Play it and find out
>>344391747girl or adult, anon.
>>344391794
Yeah kind of what I was trying to point out. I'm in the same boat. Since it's not necessary to the story, I never played them and went right on to 2.
>>344391747
I'm playing it right now. Will know soon enough
>>344391235
they're a way better canon than the sequel
well extraction point anyways
>>344391890
As I remember, that was your very first encounter of Alma in the flesh and it was such a mesmerizing moment. At that moment, Michel Becket knew: he done goofed.
>>344391959
Which adult?
>>344391995Jin/Holiday dying in XP was pretty crazy, yeah
>>344391861
That part was fucking brutal.
>>344391794
So are you playing for the story? The non-canon stuff is still a good spin on it. Crazy shit goes down.
>>344392076
No, this is, but that was the turning point of their relationship
>>344392378
the part where he says "save Jin" really hit he hard.
>>344392127
Since I didn't play XP, I had no idea thatJin died.Guess Day 1 said "fuck all this shit. This is OUR game."
>>344392412
that part in the first 30 seconds of the game where Alma scares the shit out of you. What a way to start a game
>>344392412
>"Let's catch a movie."
>fear 3 coop multiplayer with 4 people
please can we do this sometime
>>344392412
>In the end you literally cuck Keegan to death
>>344389237
>your connection is bad
>somehow more seeders would make this better
lmao, you're brazilian, aren't you?
>>344363869
yup, if she gets to you in the last section of fear1 you get killed
>>344393228
Keegan didn't really like her until she made him like her in that 'I'll fuck this guy instead if you're not interested' way.
>>344392412
>Alma's realization Beckett doesn't find her attractive
>Awkwardly slips into the dark before altering her appearance
>emerges with confidence
wright in benis
>>344393426
pretty sure Beckett was gay
>>344393426
>"He HAS to like me now!"
It's even cuter when you realize that she's probably only been exposed to "what men like" in the labs. With powers like hers, she's probably heard and "seen" alot of shit and it becomes skewered in her head.
>"Curves + Nudity = Getting Laid, right? BRILLIANT!"
>>344392472
The part after he's thrown out of that room and his arms and legs are broken one by one got me. Them fucking screams.
>>344392823
It's not proven that's her physical form, and not just a psychological projection, let alone sexy form
>>344393184
It's only 2 people I'm pretty sure, we could do the survival or sprint modes, they're pretty fun
>>344393830
The lips are the cutest
>>344394075
isnt there a fear 1 mode that supports more than 2? That might be fun
>>344394075
DSL/10
>>344394027
so much for being a "bad motherfucker"
>>344394141
that's a mod, and unsure of how stable it is
It's been fun rapping with you guys, I gotta get to bed. I might still pick up 3 for steam if I know there are people out there who wanna get into some co-op but before I do?
'Bout to get all ya'll niggas on Alma's team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRvrwECbSGI
>>344394885
shit that dialogue sounds like the soundtrack to a rape
>>344394885
>That fourth "Who's there?"
Still gets to me even out of context.
>>344392127
I like all Almas. I would wife all of her forms.
>>344391739
>JUST LET IT HAPPEN IT'LL BE OVER SOON
BUT I WANT IT TO LAST FOREVER
>>344395706
I'm too spooked to go through the video to find that bit
>>344396143>"Hold me...">"Stay with me..."
With that in mind I think some people have been looking into this a little too closely. I still find it hard to believe that Alma was "IN LOVE" with dude.
She just happened to become attracted to Becket and knew she could give him what she wanted. I mean, if she really gave a damn she would have came for the dude during the events of 3.
>>344363869
I've never been as scared playing a game as I was the first time I played through F.E.A.R the first time, damn the tension of this game. I was much younger then, but still, damn.
>>344396448
wasn't beckett modified or choosen specifically because he was 'tuned' specifically to Alma
>>344396586
It is literally exhausting playing it because your on the edge of your seat the whole time
>>344396614
He gets thrown into surgery near the beginning of the game and that's what basically turns him into a beacon that Alma notices and follows around but he's always HAD that in him, apparently. All the reflexes and shit doesn't come until after the surgery though
>>344396614
>>344396930
Keep in mind, this was pretty much done so Alma would be too busy running after Becket so they could get to Pointman, as literally no one was fucking with that nigga while she was around.In the end, Aristide decided attempting to trap Alma would be icing on the cake so she could secure her position with Armacham or whatever.
>>344396732
this
Playing all 3 original games on Extreme was even worse since you really start to dread the combat since the AI are all accurate, fast, psychic robots that can bounce grenades like pool balls
>>344396614
>>344396930
There's a document that mentions he's high psychic aptitude or something
>>344397292
Yeah, he took a test when he was younger but his memories were wiped so he didn't remember anything of his time with the company. All they did was just unlock what was already there.
>>344397181
so the events of FEAR 2 occur at the same time as FEAR 1? Is that why there is a period in Fear 1 where you don't see Alma for hours?
>>344397505
The explosion at the beginning of fear 2 is the explosion at the end of fear 1. So no.
>>344397505
Yes. Dunno if you played it yet but the beginning of 2 takes place near the end of 1. There is an explosion that knocks everyone out and starts all of this tomfuckery, allowing Aristede to snatch Becket for the surgery.It was the facility blowing up during the climax of 1.
>>344397659
>>344397746
Sorry meant to say 'no' like this guy. I'm tired.
>>344396930
Promotional materials surrounding 2 state that the Pointman's reflexes are purely surgical, and not psychic. You're right about them unlocking Becket's other powers though. Although there isn't any direct confirmation, I think the X-rays you find in the hospital imply this is a standard augmentation for the psychic commanders. This would explain why the Pointman got them, and why all the insane failed subjects are so fast
>>344397817
totally forgot about those x-rays, thanks.
>>344397746
haven't played 2 yet but I know some of the story behind it. This Aristede sounds like a real bitch. I remember mentions of her in the first game
I let Alma kill me around the end of the first game. She was like "Come here baby, hug you're mum", but when she touched me i totally died.
>>344398239
Yeah, your supposed to shoot her which I only knew because I had read the level description before playing it
>>344393426
she turned into an absolute spaz at that moment
>>344394885
See >>344390176
we can do the MP modes or whatever anytime
You never really know whether you're in danger or not, the game is really inconsistent in that regard.
You'll meet Alma during all those visions or dreams throughout the game. I've went ahead and tried it out to see what happens when you just let them run their course without interfering. In some of them, she just teleports in your face at the end and then disappears, nothing happens. In others, you NEED to shoot her, if she gets close to you it's instant game over.
>>344401905
Tip: shecan't actually kill you until she's out of the stasis pod
>>344402107
She can kill you when you first encounter her at the start of the game (where she walks towards you with all the fire and shit)
>>344402380
That's the explosive materials in the building, not her directly like the guys that get blendered at the start
>>344402107
The conclusion I've arrived at is that the sequences you can just wait out are dreams/visions/mindfucks/whatever and those where you'll die are the real thing and the Alma there is the real one in person.
But it's been a while since I've last played, I'll need to refresh my memory.
>>344402905
After the explosion doesn't kill you she simply observes you until she realises you are her son (there's a bit in the offices where she appears behind you and whispers "I know who you are"). After that she doesn't really make many appearances until the vault is opened
>>344404138
That's got to be the coolest (and spookiest) weapon
I don't think she actually kills you when she touches you after she comes off her stasis shit. I think she does something to you, but she doesn't kill. She comes towards point man in such sweet way.
>>344404562
I think at that stage she's only concerned with getting revenge on the people that experimented on her
>>344363869
I heard she actually helps pointman in extraction point by clearing away replicas in his path
>>344373434
Oh, so that's what Pointman looks like? I thought he was maskless and Asian for some reason.
>>344380441
I also want a link
>>344406707
That's the guy in Perseus Mandateunless you're talking about FEAR 3
I played fear 1 years ago when it had released, never played fear 2, played fear 3. I do like that Alma was just your mother and she didn't want to kill you but make you stay safe. But being a dead psychic entity it wasn't exactly a very easy task.
>>344373805
Has some cool locations like the hospital you slowly find out isn't what you think it is and the school and the addition of fighting monsters is nice, but the gunplay and general gameplay doesn't feel as fun as the first.
>>344396448
I don't know if Alma would really be capable of loving another person, given the fact that she's a spooky, psychic ghost.
It's doubtful that she was in love with Beckett in the conventional sense, but she was definitely attracted to him in her own creepy way. Also, she at least had enough fondness for Beckett to spare him.
>>344411291
he got jacked with stuff to intentionally make him super attractive to her, but I definitely think she was experiencing some strong emotions on her part and it wasn't a strictly practical thing. It was her first crush, and if you're someone with a normally stunted emotional range, those hit you like a sledgehammer
>>344411291
>>344411814
Becket already had very high psychic aptitude, and Alma was appearing to him before she escaped her pod
Post explosion and once Becket is enhanced, she's very clearly stalking him, and this only goes downhill after he is tricked into stepping into the attunement chamber in the hospital, putting him on Alma's wavelength(I think?)
Armacham's goal was to create a bait for Alma's physical form to lure her somewhere(into that pod at the end of FEAR 2 I think). Snakefist even tells you she "wants you like pizza at an anime convention", although she didn't want to consume Becket literally, just figuratively
>>344412263
>to lure her somewhere
if I remember right, the goal was just to give her something irresistible to chase halfway across the city so she'll be too distracted to interfere with their retrieval of Point Man from ground zero.
>>344389880
how does that work when fighting them? they can evade bullets and shit?
>>344413037
Pretty much, they have sidesteps that move fast even in Slomo
You need Slomo to fight them on Extreme
![f3ar[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zNkKenb.jpg "f3ar[1].jpg")
>Tfw I pre-ordered this
You reckon I can still refund this game after so many years? 51 minutes played
Do you ever think we'll see a F.E.4.R?
>>344374920
What's weird is that despite the variety of enemies that the second game had compared to the first, I still prefer mowing down rooms of Replicas and ATC guys.
