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Game Info

"F.E.A.R." (First Encounter Assault Recon) is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter game released in 2005, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment. Blending psychological horror with intense combat, "F.E.A.R." puts players in the role of a point man in a special forces team tasked with containing a mysterious and powerful paranormal threat. The game's advanced AI, atmospheric storytelling, and impressive graphics create a deeply immersive experience. Players must navigate through dark, foreboding environments, battling both human enemies and supernatural entities while uncovering the dark secrets behind the paranormal phenomena. Renowned for its tense atmosphere, dynamic firefights, and haunting narrative, "F.E.A.R." stands out as a landmark title in the horror shooter genre.

Name

F.E.A.R.

Companies

Monolith Productions

Released

10/17/2005

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Engines

LithTech Jupiter EX

Type

Shooter

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Reviews

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:16:35 PM

17 Steam users votes up

soOriginal

Steam user

F.E.A.R is often regarded as one of the greatest fps games of our time and I can finally see why.
The atmosphere, the lighting, the music, the enemy AI, the combat, it has so many strong points. This game is a technical marvel in my opinion. The kind of realistic physics, lighting, fog and particle effects that are on display can put even 2024 games to shame. Every light source reacts realistically, every object has a weight and physics to it, grenades can cause huge fogs that react realistically to bullets, bullet casings can bounce around depending on the surface, different surfaces cause difference kinds of particle effects when interacted with, the list goes on. But above all that, the best achievement of this game is the enemy AI. I have no idea how they managed to create such a complex system back then. Enemies are unpredictable, strategic and smart. They can flank you, change positions frequently, interact with objects around them to create cover, call out positions, throw grenades accurately, run away when they feel outgunned, hide from the player and attack us off guard. It's insane how realistic it is. I have heard the sequels don't really capture the same feeling of this game but I'll try to be optimistic
The game also has a very compelling and mysterious story. It makes you want to seek out audio logs and other collectables around the map to know more about the world. It feels like a beginning to a much grander story, The entire story was a setup to what's to come. I am very curious to see what happens next. But I did feel like it stretched itself a bit too much. You can easily take out some levels and nothing would change. But that would mean that it's a smaller game.
The only real issue I have with the game is the horror, it didn't age very well. The jump scares are low poly images and the moments they happen are very predictable, When things like this happen, you need to keep in mind that this is a 2005 game and by those standards, this must've been quite scary.
In conclusion, I highly recommend that everyone try this game out. It has great action, immersive atmosphere, an engaging story and above all else, shows how much passion and innovation went into creating games back then.