Alma is expecting and a new level of terror grows as you and your cannibal brother battle through a hellish nightmare. Fight together or die alone on a deadly mission to confront your twisted mother. Players can take on the role of Point Man, a genetically enhanced soldier with superhuman reflex...
Alma is expecting and a new level of terror grows as you and your cannibal brother battle through a hellish nightmare. Fight together or die alone on a deadly mission to confront your twisted mother. Players can take on the role of Point Man, a genetically enhanced soldier with superhuman reflexes and the ability to manipulate time, or the undead spirit of his brother Paxton Fettel, a paranormal entity who possesses incredible psychic powers.
Key Features
Blood Runs Deep, F.E.A.R. Runs Deeper: F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
Frenetic Combat: Active 360 degree cover, evolutionary slow-mo modes, scoring systems and best in class mech- combat aid players in facing an army of soldiers and paranormal enemies.
Experience the Almaverse: The game world is tainted by the Almaverse, the alternate dimension where Alma’s psychic essence subsists. New sinister and fantastical enemy creatures birthed in Alma’s warped mind spill into reality and intensify the panic.
Generative System: Proprietary technology creates random events to increase the feeling of isolation and unpredictability when playing alone or with a friend, and offers new experiences each time gamers play through.
Masters of Horror: Legendary film director John Carpenter and writer Steve Niles provide their expertise and guidance to take F.E.A.R. 3 ’s intensity to the next level. Niles co-wrote the twisted storyline that reveals the motivations and family dynamics of the main characters, and Carpenter helped craft the cinematics for maximum storytelling and fright factor.
Please note that this DRM-Free version of F.E.A.R. 3 is single-player only. Multiplayer and co-op modes as well as related in-game challenges are not available.
The gameplay is decent, the story is not very good. To the point of being irritating. FEAR 2 had a lot of issues, and in my opinion suffered from having worse gameplay loop and mechanics than the original. However the story in this game makes it almost unforgivable. The gameplay itself is fine enough, though the mini bosses and final boss seem uninspired and boring. They haven't been able to nail what the first FEAR did so well.
First of all, you can make use of the options.cfg file to disable motion blur and increase FOV.
Let’s address the elephant in the room– being an FPS series, the third installment forgoes the first-aid kits in favor of the infamous regenerating health. Now you can shake off any damage by going a few seconds without getting shot. It’s well-balanced for what it is, but it’s a lazy design decision that makes for worse gameplay overall.
On the bright side, you can now play as Fettel, who has psychic attacks and can possess enemies. F.E.A.R. 3 is a bit of an RPG in the sense that there are now “challenges” that earn you experience, so you have to do a certain amount of grinding to unlock your full potential. Fortunately, your progress will not be reset in later playthroughs. Unlock your powers, earn achievements, and finally enjoy the game when you come back to replay it in a few years - you know the drill. The selection of weapons is as optimal as ever– each gun and grenade does its own thing and there’s just the right amount of them (and, thankfully, no crafting system to overcomplicate things). The power armor units now come in regular and elite versions.
The story has become much more of a family affair, which, I guess, was to be expected. There’s a prequel comic worth checking out for the beginning to make sense (not included). Sadly, the series has abandoned worldbuilding through collectible notes the two previous games had, but at least we get to enjoy cinematics (one of which finally shows a major event from the past you always wanted to see) and Fettel’s snarky commentaries. Each brother, by the way, has his own ending.
F.E.A.R. 3 is one of the very few FPS’s with regenerating health that I can stomach. The story could’ve had more depth, but it wraps up all the major plot points and works as a conclusion. It’s a good place say “goodbye” without being either disappointed that the series has lost its soul in a slew of half-baked sequels, or sad that it’s over.
I'm watching these 4-5 star reviews of this game and thinking to myself "Are we talking about the same game? Have we played the same sequel?"
I have not much to say.
I like FEAR games; the first one, the expansion, were great, the second one is decent....
Let's just say if these were the middle ages, FEAR 1 and Perseus Mandate would be young twin princess with all royal privileges and entitlements, FEAR 2 would a younger brother who went to become a monk and a scholar, but still earning respect and approval.
FEAR 3 however..... well just think of Sloth from "The Goonies", being chained up to the wall and kept locked in the basement. And I'll just leave it to that, before I write something wrong.
Don't play this game. Look for greener cyber pastures.
The gameplay is probably the only thing I enjoyed and even that wasn't the best in the genre, even at 2011.
After F.E.A.R. nothing came even close to greatness as that one
The Fear series was an interesting take on the FPS genre, inusual skill, interesting history, good sound desing.
All the things this game is not. It's not the worst thing in the world, but it is a sad goodbye to a great game
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