F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Project Origin's storyline begins moments before the ending of the original F.E.A.R. It is implied that the player will view F.E.A.R.'s ending from a completely different perspective than the Point Man of the original game. It has been stated that Project Origin will be focusing on the grown woman form rather than the child form of Alma, in stark contrast to the original game. The game is also described as a "more open environment", and it has also been stated that Project Origin will be "scary in a completely different way" than its predecessor.

Project Harbinger

Project Harbinger is a top-secret program within Armacham Technology Corporation(ATC). The main goal of this project is to give ordinary individuals psychic powers that would allow them to control Replica soldiers. These powers are given through a surgical procedure, which plants psychic diodes in the subjects brain and spinal cord, and further amplified by tuning the individual to the proper psychic frequency within the Telesthetic Attunement Chamber(TAC). This procedure is extremely unreliable, with most subjects undergoing the psychic treatment becoming mentally unstable and completely uncontrollable, resulting in the abominations the player must fight in the hospital and other areas of the game. The player discovers through cutscenes and intel items throughout the game that almost all of the members of Becket's squad, including Becket himself, were forced into the program and given these psychic powers. It is this surgical procedure, along with Becket being tuned to Alma's psychic frequency within the TAC, that cause Alma to pursue Becket relentlessly.

Project Paragon

Project Paragon is a top-secret program within Armacham Technology Corporation(ATC). The main goal of this project is to identify children with psychic potential and mold them while they are still impressionable. This project began after Project Origin was shut down and afforded ATC the opportunity to experiment with telesthetic abilities without the complications that were involved with Alma. These children were split into three groups - Treefrogs, Bluebirds, and Ladybugs - at Wade Elementary School, with each different group receiving a different chemical compound derived from the powers of Paxton Fettel. Children who were deemed to have psychic potential were marked as prime candidates for Project Harbinger.

Gameplay

One main change that has been made to the game (besides the Point Man not the main protagonist) is be the change in the health system. The system is now be based on the popular regenerating health meters that got was popularized in Halo 2 and has been in many other games such as Gears of War and Call of Duty 4.  That is until the developers realized that it took away from the horror aspect, so F.E.A.R. 2 will use the same health system as the original F.E.A.R. , but you will only be able to carry three health packs at a time as opposed to the ten you could carry in F.E.A.R.

Another change is the interactions that the player will have with Alma herself. In F.E.A.R. the younger Alma did not actually try to kill the player but was for the most part toying with him or her. Now that her older side of her personality has escaped, the older version will feature an angrier Alma, and will try to get rid of the player.

The last big change to F.E.A.R. 2 is the new cover system. This cover system allows the player to create their own cover by knocking over tables, bookshelves, etc. In the original F.E.A.R. the A.I. solders created their own cover all the time when they thought they were losing in a firefight. Now the player can now do the same to even up the odds a bit. Mech battles have also been added to the game. They are equipped with rocket launchers and chain guns, but the mech movements have been strained. The player would have to quickly escape the mech when it becomes too damaged in combat. Basically, the mechs are very powerful weapons, but its slow, restricted mobility can be a frustrating weakness when using them. Mechs were added to the game in order to split up the intense pacing of the gameplay and relieve the player of stress caused by horror elements in the game.

General Features

• Strategic environmental combat opportunities available to both you and your enemies
• Slow time using your character’s enhanced reflexes
• In your face close-quarter action in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments
• Battle all-new enemies that employ advanced combat tactics
• Test your nerves and face your FEARS as you battle new characters and unravel a terrifying mystery
• Utilize the world interaction enhancements to create instant cover or remove obstacles
• Play with and against friends in multiplayer competition
• Enhanced graphics engine takes action horror to new heights through enhanced visuals and effects
• Enemies behave realistically and use the environment against you through vastly enhanced enemy Artificial Intelligence
• Maintains the authenticity of the Alma storyline and players will know this is the only place to continue the saga 

DLC

Monolith and Warner Bros. have addressed pricing for their upcoming F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer Toy Soldiers Map Pack, revealing that the downloadable content would be released completely free of charge.

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