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-langurmonkey
-ggf162

Not in (I've still got discs!), but +1. Great game.

Got it already, so not entering. +1 anyway.

To whoever wins this: play F.E.A.R., but don't go anywhere near the expansions or the sequels. Please.

Not in, but +1.

I would agree that both FEAR 2 and 3 isn't exactly 'FEAR' but the expansions are good enough, but somewhat repetitive but with less corridors if I recall correctly.

Not in but 1+ for a giving away a very atmospheric shooter!

Not in but +1

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count me in!
+1

I like the FEAR, never played the expansions or anything above, though. Bought it from the winter sale this year so I'm not in but thanks for the chance. Are the expansions and sequels that bad?

In, surely.
Thanks!

The expansions are kinda repetitive, and they don't add much content, but they're worth buying if you really liked the base game.


The second one... I didn't like it.

The third one is actually good, not as atmospheric as the first, but a very good game overall.

Extraction Point is a desperate attempt to directly continue the story from F.E.A.R., but all it really does is give you an objective that you will inevitably fail, then give you the next one which you'll also fail along the way. It gets really tiring after a while, like it's all scripted by a sadistic DM, and it also made me think Point Man is the most incompetent fool ever to have picked up a gun. His only merit seems to be amazing survivability when everything and everyone around him is going to hell.

Perseus Mandate is decent, but it is so unconnected to anything in F.E.A.R. that it might as well be from a different franchise. Both expansions are unofficial, of course.

F.E.A.R. 2 and F.3.A.R. have a very high chance of appearing on my Ten Worst Games of All Time list if I ever got round to making one. Neither is particularly solidly connected to the original game, and both have atrocious endings that words cannot begin to describe. Also, I know F.E.A.R. does a poor job at explaining what's going on, but that's kind of the point: Point Man is isolated from the outside world and he gets very little first-hand information. In the sequels, the veils of mystery have been lifted but nothing makes sense even then.

It's not scary, nothing makes any sense at any point, it's boring and it took me all of four hours - including a lengthy coffee break - to play through it. I wouldn't call it very good, but whatever floats yours, I suppose.

Thank you for the fast answers. Now you both made me sad. Just kidding. I will give them a try some time in the future. I personaly never expect something good from expansions most of the time from sequels, too. Very few games I know of having decnt expansions and/or sequels - but that is another matter. Thanks again for the honest and fast answers.

The expansions are fine. The same can't be said about the sequels.

not in but +1

Aw come on, it's not that bad. It was very violent, which is a plus for me, the single-player campaign is at least original, and the multiplayer is fun. You're right that it's not scary, but you can't have it all :P