Fun Gameplay. No Bugs. Gets a little bit monotonous after a while.
I can see how people have fun with this game, but it is not for me. It is a solid experience, that does nothing really wrong. My problem with this game is, that it feels uninspired most of the time. The levels feel random and boring. The weapon upgrades are nothing but numbers. They aren't a joy to use. It also doesn't help, that you get so many upgrades, that you can't keep track of them. The enemy designs are mostly interesting, but fighting them isn't fun either, as they are way to bulletspongy. The story seems solid, but is nothing special either. There is not a single thing that keeps me playing.
First off: Technically the game is nearly flawless. It is a really nice city builder set in ancient Egypt with unique mechanics. The controls are a bit clunky, but never annoying. It has a nice artstyle and a lot of things to do. I really liked most things in this game. What I didn't like, is the way the game communicates with you. As someone who hasn't played the game, when it was new, and is used to more modern (and mostly better) UIs, it is quite hard to get into the game. Many of my mistakes in this game are due to the old UI. This is also the reason why I only played about 8 hours of this game. I maybe come back to this game one day and maybe I will have more fun then, but for now i cannot give more than three stars.
I just finished this game for the first time and all i can say is, that it is awesome. It is one of few very good stealth games out there. The game still plays very good and you can barely feel its age. The graphics are still fine. The only thing, wich is a bit clunky, is the close quarter combat. But this isn't big problem, as your target is to avoid combat as good as possible. Another strange thing is, that the dark areas, where your enemies can't see you, are too bright. As a result it looks a bit ridiculous, when someone stands 2 meters in front of you and can't see you, because you are sitting in the shadows. Otherwise the game is flawless. It loads extemely quick (as an old game should on a new computer) and i couldn't find any bugs. Here a summary of mechanics in the game: -You can kill your enemies with a sword or make them unconscious with a cudgel -For your bow you get different types of arrows. Eg: Water arrows (extinguishes fires), rope arrows (puts a climbable rope on ceilings and walls), gas arrows (neutralises enemies) and several other types of arrows. -You also have some special equipment like flash bombs and mines. -Closed can either be opened with a key or lockpicks (not all doors) -The material of the floor is very important, as it determines how loud your steps are. On carpet you can run without people noticing you. On marble you can't even sneak properly. I recommend this game for all fans of stealth games.
F.E.A.R. is a really good shooter. The Gameplay is fun, the graphics still are nice too look at and the lighting is actually even good for today's standards. It actually has the option to play on 1080p. Officially 1080p is not supported, but it runs nice on modern hardware. I had no issues with it. The AI is one of the smartest, I have seen in a game. It will actually try to flank you and it changes the position regularly. The Game comes with the expansions. There is one issue though, which has to be adressed. The game has a problem, where you have very low fps even on high end systems. This is not a dealbreaker though, because there is a fix, which can be downloaded and installed easily. It is a dll file which has to be copied into your F.E.A.R. folder. You should be able to find a link to the fix, in the GOG forum of the game.
