F.E.A.R. 3

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.

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.

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

Les textures sont dans la moyenne. Ne vous attendez pas à des graphismes incroyables mais certains plans sont quand même pas mal. Les environnements sont variés, on alterne suffisamment entre les décors intérieurs et extérieurs pour rompre la monotonie. On baisse le regard : on voit notre corps. Très bien ! N'oubliez pas que ce n'est pas acquis dans tous les FPS ! La VF est de bonne facture MAIS nous avons des scènes (entre les missions) dont le doublage est en anglais... Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? Pourquoi est-ce resté comme ça ? Les doubleurs ont oublié ces parties et ont décidé de coller des sous-titres pour cacher la misère ? Vraie question, je suis curieux de savoir pourquoi ! Nous entendons aussi parfois un commandant ennemi parler dans la radio... Entendre, pas comprendre : j'ai jamais su ce qu'il raconte. La musique quant à elle est discrète, rien à dire dessus... L'histoire pourrait être sympathique avec la possibilité de jouer deux héros mais il n'est pas possible de choisir qui ont veut incarner au début du jeu. On est obligé de jouer avec Point Man (il me fait de la peine à lancer des regards noirs sans pouvoir s'exprimer) puis une fois la mission terminée, la refaire avec Fettel. En fait, c'est prévu pour être jouer en coop avec un système de score (nul) pour que les deux joueurs soient rivaux. Le truc, c'est que je suis en SOLO. Il aurait été bien plus préférable, pertinent et accessible que d'avoir la possibilité de prendre qui ont veut au tout début et le jouer toute la campagne. A la rigueur, faire deux campagnes distinctes... Le scénario est en lui même cliché mais se laisse suivre. En terme de bugs : ennemis coincés, IA stupide (abat ses propres hommes), etc... F.E.A.R. 3 n'est pas un jeu extraordinaire. En comparaison avec le reste de la série, il semble être loin derrière les autres. Nous avons affaire à un FPS classique avec des scènes "d'horreur" pas bien amenées et trop démodées. A essayer mais je vous conseille avant le 1 et le 2 !