F.E.A.R. Platinum

I cannot thank Monolith enough for their first installment in the series. Incredible atmosphere thanks to detailed, haunting environments with a creepy soundtrack. There are many jumpscares, but at the same time you never feel really safe. I'm easily frightened though, so I can't really say how scared you will be. The story is enjoyable, but not exactly the main reason you play. The gameplay is really funny, with dismemberment, slow motion and very intelligent enemy AI. Most of the arsenal makes for entertaining battles, but there are some weapons that are more interesting than others. You have a pistol that you can dual wield, a sub machine gun, an assault rifle and a rocket launcher. Then there are the nailgun and the plasma cannon. The first one can be used to nail enemies to a wall or ceiling etc, and the other to completely strip them down to the bone, leaving only a smoking skeleton. There are also two different grenades and a mine. Extraction Point introduces small turrets and a minigun. Perseus Mandate gives you a laser gun, with which you cut enemies like a warm knife through butter. With the multiplayer, which has been free to download since the realease (if I recall correctly) you can bring your friends for some fun games of deathmatch, team deathmatch or capture the flag. The main game is the best part of this collection, but the expansions, made by Timegate Studios, are pretty solid as well, giving you more of what you like.

F.E.A.R was a strange release. In the days after Halflife 2, the FPS scene had changed somewhat drastically. While many subsequent games borrowed and emulated the cinematic storytelling of Valves masterpiece, the focus began to shift into something new, having been stuck for over a decade with the Doom style of get keycard, open door, reach the next level sort of linear "run and gun" gameplay. With games such as Doom 3 and Quake 4 finding a happy medium between these two playstyles, F.E.A.R also remained at heart an oldschool. combat focused FPS but with some exploration and added storytelling. It was also a very big surprise for me because, despite at first being skeptical of the game having seen little coverage in the magazines about the game, I very much enjoyed playing through it's gripping, tense story. And there was lots of blood... The combat is great, the AI will outflank you and flush you out with grenades much of the time. The graphics were amazing back in the day and even now they are clean and crisp. There is no clutter, nothing to get in the way of the gameplay. And the gameplay is why I loved F.E.A.R. Weapon balance, difficulty, level design, pacing... everything is of a high standard. The game is very challenging at the higher difficulty levels, forcing you to constantly be aware of your surroundings should you be ambushed, having to backtrack to pickup health after a tense firefight and searching out those secret areas for the perma boost upgrades scattered around the levels. The storyline flows nicely and will keep you on your toes : F.E.A.R is not a game for the squeemish. There is blood, guts, shotgun dismemberment in slow motion with a hazy blood spattered mist, not to mention the paranormal activity surrounding the missions... For F.E.A.R. itself, £3.39 is an amazing price for such a quality game. The two expansions are just a bonus. Graphics 7/10 Sound 8/10 Gameplay 9/10 Atmosphere 10/10 Replayability 7/10 Overall 8/10

The Good: + Fantastic 'John Woo Style' shooting + Dual wield pistols like a boss + Impressive enemy A.I. + Interesting story with a twist + Creepy atmosphere heavily inspired by Japanese horror + Great particle effects and volumetric lighting + Semi-destructible environments + One of the best shotguns in an FPS ever + Slide and dropkick enemies + Still looks pretty good today + Lean around corners + Manual saves + Two expansion packs The Bad: - Very linear - Boring environments - Easy to miss the spooky stuff - Lame jump scares - Annoying hitscanning security bots - Unsatisfying ending The Ugly: - Needs a community fix to work properly FPS fix: https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/789-directinput-fps-fix/

i do not usually write reviews but i wanted others to know who have wndows 10 and buy this game only for the game to not want to launch, get mad, and refund the game... (because the game is realllllllly fun to play!) here is the info you will need to fix the game and have it actually play ... https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/789-directinput-fps-fix very easy directions as well... it also should work if you have the Steam version too! if anyone needs help add me on here and message me! i will try my best to help! now to the actual review amazing, game! everything still holds up, i might even buy the 2 game as well... (the 3rd game is trash and it doesnt exist to me, ignore that game lol.)

F.E.A.R. & the first expansion - Extraction Point are an excellent demonstration of the right combination of gameplay level design, effective, believable AI encounters and visceral combat presentation. Extraction point caps this off with extra attention to environment variation and lighting, cranking encounters up even further to 12/10 and improving the "horror" moments while also exploring a more ominous sense of isolation. Absolutely worth the blast through. Multiplayer was rereleased as a standalone free game, FEAR Combat, which continues to have active community servers during Dec. 2024 - and there are also SDK tools available to create both custom multiplayer and singleplayer content. The SecuROM issues mentioned in other reviews are no longer present, however you will still want to check PCGamingWiki for the dinput.dll fix that alleviates an issue that drops the game framerate to single digits after a few minutes of play (this fix will work for any and all machines). Also worth getting if playing on newer machines is a replacement for hardware sound mixing. If you don't have an EAX native card, two options are available, each with their own advantages. - Creative ALchemy simulates enhanced audio effects originally exclusive to specific audio cards. - OpenALsoft doesn't have the above, but adds HRTF and accurate 3D positioning for headphone/surround sound setups. If you enjoy the base game / Extraction Point, Perseus Mandate (originally released as a standalone expansion) offers more encounters and equipment to play with, though the PC version of Perseus Mandate is missing firing audio for one of the new weapons. If you're an emulation wizard, the Xbox 360 version of F.E.A.R. & F.E.A.R. Files (a standalone release of both expansion packs) include bonus time attack missions + an exclusive weapon. Xenia can run it at an uncapped framerate and is worth checking out after finishing the main campaigns on PC for an extra challenge.