I don't even know how I can put down into words how much I love Dusk. I'd almost say even if you're a story centered person you might end up loving this game with almost no story in it.
F.E.A.R. is that game that I've always head of for a long time but never got around to play, either because of my past aversion for horror titles or my console-centric interests in youth. Purchased on sale months ago with the intention to play it during the month of October. The gameplay is what I would consider most modern shooters wish they played like: the AI would often put you at the ropes and force you to play conservatively and tactically, but as you get the hangs on things you'd be dashing around shooting things in slow motion and bycicle-kick some grunt across the hallway like a mix between Hard-Boiled and The Matrix, both incidentally inspirations for the feel of combat. The story is captivating enough, while by no means being award-worthy and aside from a questionable final part it's serviceable enough to make the experience a well-rounded one. The horror instead is more contested in this regard and I'd say it's the gameplay the real show stealer, despite the game having been clearly advertised as a horror, primarily. It did not scare me for the most part but the same couldn't be said for everyone and even then it had its moments for me. Note that this game will require a bit of love before staring it. For this I'd recommend consulting ThePcGamingWiki to make sure the game runs as smoothly as possible, that with not exactly being optimized for modern systems. Optionally a trip to ModDB for the odd texture mod or utility. And for any concerns about SecuRom, all I could find online was related to the now dead multiplayer component, so as long as no attept to start it are made things should be fine. The only downside to this bundle being Perseus Mandate: some good moments here and there but mostly disappointing compared to the other two. This game used to be a benchmark for PCs back in the day, but now it could runs on anything, plus with the game being dirt cheap by default there is just no good reason to skip on it.
