Metro09: Remember: the Steam Summer Sale is potentially imminent. The Fear series is almost always put up as one of the daily specials although I don't know off the top of my head if it was cheaper in the past than $10 for all of Fear 1 and 2 (including the DLC).
Around last Xmas Sale Fear 1 + DLC was $2,49 and Fear 2 $7,45 (if I remember correctly about F2)
I just played the demo of F2 and found it on the low side of medicore. Right now I am glad I did only Pay $2,49 for F1, since I did not have to the time+space to d/l the 17gig it takes.
I am more for fat paced shooter which Fear2 is def. NOT. On top it feels like dragging on and fighting is not so much fun. So unlike e.g. Fallout 3 where you also cannot move so fast, but the feeling is right here. Also the 1-Tunnel Leveldesign are not much interesting. It´s nearly a Rails-Shooter.
After 20 minutes of play Kane & Lynch2 was MUCH more fun.
Even if e.g. K&L2, Doom 3 or Prey or RTCW are are mediocre overall shooter, the pacing is right. more than in Fear2
Need to try Fear 1, finally.