It's half-assed attempt at a deep story. For those of us who fell into this trap at the time of its release, under the false pretext that we were about to get a fantastic mystery full of surprises, twists and turns to rival a first rate thriller, I can only offer my condolences. Warning...if you dare hate this game you will be called every name in the book. YOU MUST LIKE THIS GAME...except you won't...trust me, even the most "open-minded" among us will find it a total bore at best and a complete rip-off at its worst. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND TIME...you have been warned.
17 years since its release and F.E.A.R.'s AI is still unsurpassed. If you're tired of big open world BS games that do not respect your time, games filled with imbecile enemies and crafting nonsense then please give this magnificent game a shot. I'm not sure if the Sega Dreamcast was "thinking" but the enemies in this Monolith masterpiece sure as hell seem to be. It feels fresher than anything currently out there. Monolith deserves all the praise in the world for this game. Story? Who cares. Something about an evil guy and some little ghost girl--it's just an excuse to fight off swat teams in creepy night time office buildings and warehouses. Your AI enemies flank and take cover, all while communicating with each other your position. They wait, they attack, they get shot and they damn well appear to be as worried for their lives as you are for yours. Play it on Hard or Extreme.
I am a blind gamer and found this game unplayable. The blindist designers should have incorporated accessibility options for the visually impaired. I understand the game is very good but Sierra needs to stop discriminating against the blind. I hope someone is working on a patch.
This is a solid adventure game from a company that went on to do a bunch of other wonderful adventure games. The graphics are good for their time and the puzzles are all fair enough. It's not overly long and it will not bore you. Other than the annoying canoe sequence, I had a blast from start to finish. As for offensive "colonialist overtones" and other woke criticisms from the over-colleged, just ignore them and play a game that perfectly captures the flavor of late 80's early 90's adventures. Although I do wonder why GOG chose to crop out the Amazon woman from the games digital cover.
