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    F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon

    Game » consists of 11 releases. Released Oct 17, 2005

    F.E.A.R. is a first-person shooter borrowing elements from Japanese horror. It employs bullet time abilities and large quantities of blood to create a gory action experience.

    jedo's F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (PC) review

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    One of the worst shooters

    The shock I experienced was not so much with the poor quality of the game itself, but with the positive reviews and defense that this game received. To this day I am trying to understand and cannot. It appears that players are digging the game's atmosphere, but what creates that atmosphere? It's not the music, because there is hardly any music in the game. It's not the spooky graphics, because the game mostly consists of gray corridors. Is it the girl from the Ring? Just to clarify, we all understand that the antagonist of the game is just a rip-off from the-little-girl-with-wet-hair-over-her-face trope from Japan that was popular in the 90s, right? Anyway, that girl appears rarely and the shock she brings is from suddenly appearing behind you and disappearing. Mostly cheap scare tactics. The few cool action effects this game has just aren't enough to carry the whole thing. I...I don't get it.

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