Jan 24, 2016 Sunday 06:53:00 PM CST: Procrastination
I played some more F.E.A.R. today. Really like the it. Its a traditional PC game. Its got quick save, checkpoint save and manual save. They don’t make games like this anymore. When I first played the demo for this game in 2005, I waited to play the full version because at the time I was using a BFG GeForce FX5500OC AGP card. I could barely run the game on medium at 1024x768.
I waited longer than I intended. I moved to a different country, graduated college twice, got a job and in 2011, I installed the full version of F.E.A.R. for the first time. I was using an EVGA GeForce GTX 570 at the time, and I was thoroughly impressed by the graphics. I played it for a bit, and soon Battlefield 3 consumed my gaming, and I barely played any single player games once I got into Battlefield 3.
Soon after that it was Battlefield 4.
I finally started playing this game a few weeks ago, because my motherboard died, and I had to send it for repair, and I was looking to play a single player shooter. I downloaded F.E.A.R. again from Steam, restored the backed up save files and I resumed.
This time around, I had an EVGA GeForce GTX980. Not that it made any difference.
The game is still a lot of fun. The Steam version supports 2560x1440 resolution. Sort of. The game claims its unsupported, but it allows me to play it in this resolution.
F.E.A.R. has a Half-Life and Deus Ex vibe to it. I don’t have much more to go. I will be done with it soon at this rate. Then I will move on to GTA4.
TPS report in F.E.A.R. An homage to Office Space.
Quick save in an FPS game. This was before the Call of Duty epidemic.
Feb 07, 2016 Sunday 16:43:00 PM CDT: The End Game
To think that I wouldn’t have revisited this game if it weren’t for a defective motherboard…
I finished F.E.A.R today, and I thought the ending was quite excellent. It ends on a real cliff hanger. They set up the sequel quite well. Its a shame that F.E.A.R 2 doesn’t have the same PC focused design. I played the demo a long time ago, and I remember it being some what like Call of Duty. I could be wrong.I am not going to install it any time soon. I have Grand Theft Auto 4, Need For Speed Shift 2 and Dying Light to finish.
I think as soon as I finish those games, I will go with the expansion packs. I remember playing the demos a long time ago, and it would be fun to revisit those games again.
There is a frame rate bug that affects the game. At start, the frame rate is maxed out at 144 FPS, which is the refresh rate of the monitor, but after a while, it drops down to around 50 FPS. This is a known bug with the game, and the fix is to disable HID compliant devices in Windows. I didn’t believe this at first, but sure enough, it works.
Disabling these devices will fix the frame rate issue
Another thing about the game is the level design. I’ve yet to play a game which had such bland levels. I can’t recollect a single level that was memorable. Not a deal breaker, but with the entire game being set in a huge industrial compound, the map can be very boring. It does get a little bit better towards the end, but for the most part, its kind of boring.
I think this game stands above the rest of the horror games because the scares are very subtle. I enjoy that in a horror game, more so than jump scares, which can get really old.
Nailed to the wall
Alienware in F.E.A.R
Towards the end, it reminded me a lot about Half-Life, specifically the beginning of Half-Life.
Also, sprint and aim down sight (ADS) are very weird compared to modern games. Sprint feels more like walking, and ADS reminds me of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games. The weapon is only sightly pulled up, and initially I couldn’t tell the difference between ADS and non-ADS.
All in all, great game, totally worth the $2.99 I paid for the bundle.
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