That's the impression I got. It's a shooter, not a horror game. The multiplayer modes are fun though. FUCKING RUN is the best.

I was hoping I was wrong in my impression that the game would stray away from its horror elements... *sigh* oh well.

The QL made the game seems fun, now my question is if the game is worth 60 bucks?

I fell asleep during the Quick Look.

So . . .

Is it? Not buying it then.
I wouldn't mind another FEAR 2, but this.
BAH.

rent it and decide, reviews have been alright

Seemed that once you get past where the QL is at & back in the main city, it might start getting spooky with just a less than spooky few opening levels. I'll just rent it & find out myself instead of taking advice of possible rabblerousers in forums who might not have played it yet.

Call of Duty happened to the world 
 
you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) 
you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) 
you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) 
you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

Call of Duty happened to the world

you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2)

you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2)

you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D)

you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

Sweet post, bro.

Call of Duty happened to the world  you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

So would this be worth getting now just for the multiplayer?

@Ahmad_Metallic: operation flashpoint's successor was ArmA though. Same devs, and codemasters or whoever just owned the Operation flashpoint IP

I don't want another "fun" shooter. I've got grey shooters coming out of my ass; I wanted another F.E.A.R. 2. It may have been grey, but there was plenty of red.

Oh well, I'll buy it when it's 20 bucks.

BFBC2 is still leaps and bounds away from being CoD.

@Ahmad_Metallic: But, all those games you mentioned are good like fear 3 and crysis 2.

Yeah shitty developer day 1 made a mediocre fear game too bad they need to smear their shit all over Monoliths franchise

I'm on a F.E.A.R. marathon but it'll be a short one with Extraction Point, Perseus Mandate and 3 out of the picture.

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

Call of Duty happened to the world you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

Oh, so you know for a fact that it's because of Call of Duty these games has changed? Cool.

@Ahmad_Metallic: No, dude its like call of duty in the way that there are guns. If you had read the post or played any of the games multiplayer you would see the game is shockingly like left 4 dead. There is no team deathmatch competitive modes, or a single player campain,the game is just fun and different from call of duty.

 Yeah your orange debate is correct, but like i said, those are still good games and there are still many examples of the crysis open world shooter like farcry or the simulation like arma.

Your also condoning developers for trying new things, sure its just like call of duty, but if the game is bad or bland they go back on track or try something crazier. I know your gut reaction is to lash out at these developers, but i would rather they change the formula up a bit every now and then.

It baffles me why they would take the horror elements out/ water them down. Maybe their aim was just to make a generic shooter.

Is it? Not buying it then. I wouldn't mind another FEAR 2, but this. BAH.

I don't want another "fun" shooter. I've got grey shooters coming out of my ass; I wanted another F.E.A.R. 2. It may have been grey, but there was plenty of red.

@Napalm said:

@Getz said:

I don't want another "fun" shooter. I've got grey shooters coming out of my ass; I wanted another F.E.A.R. 2. It may have been grey, but there was plenty of red.

Ohhh fucking shit, I see what you just fucking did.

What can I say? I'm a clever-ass motherfucker.

Got this and Portal 2 for $50 at Toys R' Us. Very happy that I got F.3.A.R. Its actually a very very fun game.

Being pretty far into the story I can say this isn't true at all, FEAR 3 has most of the things a FEAR game should have, it's only a little lacking in the atmosphere department (it gets much better than the quicklook in no time though). 
Yes it is more combat focused than before, but it definitely doesn't half ass it, in fact I'd say it's the best console FPS I've played this generation in terms of sheer gameplay, but I can see how if you didn't like the actual combat aspect of FEAR/2 you wouldn't this either no matter how well done it is. 
  
It comes down to this: 
Do you want to have a fun intense FPS with Co-Op and competitive multiplayer? Play it. 
Do you enjoy the story of FEAR games? Play it. 
Do you want a tense foreboding atmosphere? Might want to pass. 

Call of Duty happened to the world  you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

Second, sorry if you feel like that about far cry 1 and 2, i mean its not like they're making farcry 3 or anything, huh. Seriously farcry 3 is open world like crysis, alowing you to pick how you go at a situation like crysis, is on an island like crysis, and made by the guys who made crysis who are trying to perfect the formula with the far cry franchise instead of the crysis franchise. 

The genre created by crysis didn't die with crysis, its like you forgot its possible to make other entries in the franchise or iterate with different franchises. Just because crysis 2 was so different doesn't mean they won't go back to the well. 

And last, you are lashing out at developers, its tough making games and pleasing fans. When a developer takes a franchise in a totally different direction theres more then likely going to be games that are similar, take crysis 2 whiich went a more call of duty direction, but it itereated and tried to perfect the genre, so there is no falling back just moving forward trying to find a fromula that works for the franchise, now stop looking at this so one sidedly. They aren't simply "flashing shit in your face" they're trying to make fun games based on a formmula that is known to be fun.

Call of Duty happened to the world  you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

Call of Duty happened to the world  you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

 I'm sure you're a cool guy and all but this post makes you sound like the most butt-hurt basement dweller ever who says everything sucks and feels like the whole world owes him something.

First, i wasn't talking about crytek, i was talking about ubisoft picking up where crytek left off and yes i saw the scripted kills, that was an e3 press confrence, do you really expec them to show walking around the island or doing the janky crysis things you loved about crysis? This game will offer tons of freedom and they've said as much, this game is in rapid flux and they like feed back, but theres no feed back in you being butt hurt saying "theres never gonna be another game as good as crysis waaaah". They're trying there best to make a fun game in the realm of crysis and its freedom, so if you wanna be the most negative asshole and write it off from the very firsst game demo and not be posotive by giving them a shot then go ahead. 

Second, yeah they went to consoles, but only because they're becoming a bigger company and they want to expand. Crysis probably won't go back to its blockbuster pc title days, but it will improve on where it left off and try to be fun again. Is moving to consoles to become more Cod like really such a bad thing? They are two different games and they got you're feedback so just have some faith.  Last, yes they were trying to perfect it and your proving my case. You hated it so obviously there needs to be improvements. They're adding there own spin to a much worn out genre, maybe there next one will combine the elements of the first and win your heart. There can always be improvments and crysis is its own game spining off in different directions from call of duty.  I don't know you as a person, but your sounding like the biggest asshole right now. I know you don't like the current state of all these games, but there turning towards cod because people LOVE Cod, infact billions love the fps formula and your acting like your opinion is the only one in the world, chill out and take a step back....

@blacklabeldomm said:

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

Call of Duty happened to the world  you like innovative open world FPS games like Crysis? FUCK YOU, you get Crysis 2 (codename CryCod 2) you like to have the essence of a Battlefield game be about teamplay and communication and chain of command within the gameplay? FUCK YOU, you get Bad Company 2 (codename Cod Company 2) you like creative horror shooters that fuse atmospheric elements with solid shootouts, like F.E.A.R? FUCK YOU, you get F.E.A.R 3 with zambies (codename F.E.A.R.C.O.D) you like simulation shooters like Operation Flashpoint with its complexity and heavy feel and realistic army atmosphere? FUCK YOU, you get Operation Flashpoint: Red River (codename Codperation Flashcod: Red Cod)

 I'm sure you're a cool guy and all but this post makes you sound like the most butt-hurt basement dweller ever who says everything sucks and feels like the whole world owes him something.

As opposed to you being the cool cat who lets it slide, is chilling, doesn't whine because he's going with the flow and enjoys paying full price for games that left their unique roots, held hands and turned into clones of one another?  I wish i was that laid back.. why must i notice that the games that once blew my mind with their developers' persistence and determination to deliver unprecedented experiences, now offer me Call of Duty with a different label and some cool gadgets?  I am butt-hurt, you're right :(

It certainly lacks in the horror department, which is a real shame. But it's a really fun shooter, and playing co-op with a buddy is a real great bonus.

Sure, this isn't a continuation of the older games in terms of gameplay... but it most definintely is a continuation in story. The ending of FEAR 2 was so fucking crazy that I just HAD to know what happened following on from those disturbing events.

Might still have a go at it but that is kind of disappointing

Fuck that then...

@supermike6 said:

@Ahmad_Metallic: Yo, I'm with you on this one. In fact, you have kinda made me want to pick up the original Crysis and see what it's all about.

Do it. It is a fucking great shooter, despite what people who've never played it at all will try and say about it. Everything about it was great from the weapons handling to the fucking amazing graphics.

no...I just don't make long winded posts about how they all suck on every forum for these games. It's your right to be pissed but your posts end up being funny sometimes, like the one above.

When I proceeded to play the single-player campaign for the first time, I was required to click on "LAUNCH" to start up the campaign.  Yeah, you're right TC.  Definitely feels more like a co-op game and not much for the single-player experience.  All the scares are gone obviously.  And I'm not really a fan of games changing developers.  I fear (no pun intended), The Darkness 2 will suffer the same fate.