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F.E.A.R. 3 This Fall

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces F.E.A.R. 3, saying the next installment in the horror-themed shooter series originated by Monolith is due on PC and Xbox 360 this autumn. Monolith is not involved this time around, as the game is in the hands of Day 1 Studios, who collaborated with Monolith on the F.E.A.R. console ports. They announce the game will stress co-operative multiplayer play, and that it is featuring contributions of a pair of Hollywood horror experts, director John Carpenter (Halloween) who provided expertise for in-game cinematics and writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), who co-wrote the game script with the development team and John Carpenter.

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25. Re: F.E.A.R. 3 This Fall Apr 8, 2010, 23:44 Jerykk
 
Alma doesn't give a shit if you're armed with the BFG and can kick harder than Liu Kang.

Unfortunately, you encounter Alma like, what, 10 times combined in both FEAR and FEAR 2? Everyone else is a generic grunt, mutant or robot that you promptly blow up.

Shooters and horror don't really mix. Sure, you can have poorly lit areas and lots of gore and blood and sinister music but in the end, the player must feel empowered because that's the fundamental appeal of shooters. Conversely, horror relies on players feeling vulnerable and helpless. The school in FEAR 2 was only creepy because you felt vulnerable against the ghosts. As soon as you faced the regular enemies, all creepiness disappeared.

Penumbra and Amnesia = horror.
FEAR, Dead Space, Resident Evil 5, etc = shooter.

Players can look forward to new features such as divergent co-op, an evolved cover system, and more scares in F.E.A.R. 3.

Uh oh. Cover system? So now instead of being able to lean and crouch whenever I want, I can only do it when standing behind objects specifically flagged as cover? Awesome! And if they're talking about a third-person cover system, they might as well make the whole game third-person.

This comment was edited on Apr 9, 2010, 00:25.
 
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