F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Official Game) Discussion Thread !!!

awesome game ! I might get this one, but I will wait

^^^Will u even be able to run it on ur rig?

^^Hell yeah, I can run F.E.A.R 1 on my GMA X3000. After seeing the sys requirements , i can surely rum this one too at medium (800x600) setting I don't like to get a new card just cuz i can play some games, let the prices come down (sweet 5k for 4850 ).

Is the grain effect still there?

I'll be buying this one as soon as it's out there. No p-racy with this one.

Getting this game . Never played any FEAR games except FEAR Persuade Mandate DEMO.

Ethan_Hunt said:

Is the grain effect still there?

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Actually yes, but the level of "graininess" is very very low compared to the demo... and also they have incorporated the differential focusing in the FOV.

MY REVIEW:

OK, finally finished the game... it was not very long though and its quite easy one too... I tried out the "Normal" difficulty but the AI was not bad, and its worth replaying the game in hard difficulty, which i will do on the weekends... .... but the experience was totally awesome.... A great buy IMO .. well worth the money... anyways haven't tried out the MP yet.

Pros:
as a shooter, this one is solid and brilliant, with exceptionally good gameplay mechanics, good graphical details and great presentation. Another frenetic better-than-the-original F.E.A.R experience, a must play for FPS lovers. Solid game performance.... even my 1 year old rig dishes out 80 FPS average, at maxed out details res: 1680x1050, 16X AF/8X AA,,, no stuttering, no slowdows, just pure awessomeness !!!!

Cons:
Storyline is not strong....not very long in terms of gameplay duration.... and its very easy at the "Normal" difficulty setting...

anyways I rate this game a 8.8/10, and yeah, its definitely replayable... worth the xeperience twice... will be waiting for the next installment of F.E.A.R.

A few screenies of the cool mecha .... even with a Heat Vision..

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I played this on my XBox 360, And it looks pretty smooth, and Elma doesn't fall behind scaring you.

@rockthegod:Just curious about your first post,isn't steam supposed to be an online distributor of games so why did you need to make an account their after a retail purchase at Gamestop.

Does anybody buy games from online distributors like Steam(not available here), if any present/operating in India?

uchiha_madara said:

@rockthegod:Just curious about your first post,isn't steam supposed to be an online distributor of games so why did you need to make an account their after a retail purchase at Gamestop.

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That's because Steam is used as a protection even in the retail copy. If I'm not mistaken it uses the steam installer to unpack itself, as the files are encrypted by steam. Similar to a back up copy one makes after downloading from the game from steam. So either way you would need a valid steam a/c to run the legit copy, downloaded or otherwise.

@Ethan_Hunt:

That's because Steam is used as a protection even in the retail copy.

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That sucks big time, I mean are they not able to slap enough DRM on retail copy, online activation stuff that they need online thing like Steam too and anyway that doesn't seem to have stopped the pirates.

DRM and Copy Protection and sh1t is the only reason I am against buying original games. The same happened with my GTA4 copy. It was loaded full of bloatware and crap apps. like Rockstar Social Club and Windows Live sh1t.

D.R.M(like c.d key) might be justifiable against casual copying but they are taking things too far.
Anyway does anybody know this steam crap apply worldwide or is it exclusive to U.S of A.

^^I know that Steam is also required for European releases !!!

Will the game be as scary as Deadspace?
I have played dead space and the monsters can really scare you, they have good textures and highly detailed.

First I thought of buying the game but as I could neither wait nor find it anywhere,I'm getting it from my sources.

ayuboy said:

Will the game be as scary as Deadspace?
I have played dead space and the monsters can really scare you, they have good textures and highly detailed.

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Dead Space was one helluva awesome game.... was scary at many parts.... FEAR 2 is a different kind of scary, more like cliched scares...like for e.g. you are busy rotating a wheel to turn off a fire within a narrow dark tunnel.... then after you are done, u turn around and suddenly find a disappearing Alma; with lights turned off and with high volume, these situations may almost lead to jumping out and hysterical cries of fear...

Good game......Nice review..........Thanks..........

Fear 2 is out right?
I can see many of my friends playing on XBL.
I played the demo on 7.1 Sony HT and the sound output was only limited to 5.1 sadly.. dunno why.. but he sound effects was @$#@$#@ Awesome.

Xbox 2π supports natively only 5.1 channels though the game Prototype will have 7.1 channels (with software emulation) only for Xbox 2π and not for PS3 which natively supports 7.1 channels .

Isn't 5.1 more than enough for an average room?

I was thinking of pirating the game and suddenly NextWorld struck my mind. I signed up on their site. As it's in Delhi,I could pay by cash on delivery(Dun have Credit card)
They said that they'll have the game in 2 days time. So,I better wait Till then Dark Sector.

is anyone able to get this game from stores in Bangalore?

If yes, please provide me few locations from where I can get it.

Just completed the game & happy to say that it topped the first part. I was a bit confused with the end & if there is a sequel hope they don't add a different protagonist. Overall it was a totally enriching horror FPS experience. This game actually had more outdoor environments than the first one, which made it less repetitive in terms of exploration. Too bad we only had melee combat bashing with Alma. The mech combat was the best part. It gave me a sense of being in god mode & destroying everything in my path. After adding the Catalyst 9.2 update the game ran flawlessly & also looked way sharper than before.

One complaint that I had with the game was that it was dead easy. The enemies were sneaky but adding slow-mo would have them becoming a soft target. If they could peak up the difficulty a bit more then it would be a bit challenging. It could have had bigger boss battles, something which I felt lacking in both the parts. More battle with those ghostly creatures would have been interesting as well. But it was way better than the previous part, so not much complaints there.

I loved the weapons in this part. They were pretty distinct. Too bad I never used the Laser rifle. The Pulse weapon was awesome. Not to mention the addition of Napalm Cannon & Hammerhead.

The gore was beefed up too. You'll see people's dead bodies scattered all over the places. Some of them mutilated badly. I'm not sure if many people noticed this, but I saw a soldier's head inside a cloth washer whilst his body lying near it. That was a freaky sight.

This is a must buy title. I'm off to play the Multi-player rounds now. Another leverage to get this game.

^^ Does it come it three DVD pack?

You mean the retail copy? It consists of 2 Dual Layer DVD's.

okay. Thank you.

Can somebody tell me how to use X box 360 controller with this game? This game doesn't have any game pad support option.

I think there is no True 7.1


Even PS3 supports through Emulation like PreLogicII
prologicII also emulates 7.1

jojothedragon said:

Can somebody tell me how to use X box 360 controller with this game? This game doesn't have any game pad support option.

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Why did you need this. You can get far more better experience with KB & mouse. Just finished playing the demo

jojothedragon said:

Can somebody tell me how to use X box 360 controller with this game? This game doesn't have any game pad support option.

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Use a program called Xpadder. It must allow you to reconfigure those keys to your controller.

I heard this one is not as scary as the first game.

The first one wasn't scary at all. This had some good scary moments but the action & gore is 10 times better than F.E.A.R.