AWKWARD ZOMBIE

Publisher: Sierra Interactive/Vivendi Universal
Developer: Monolith Studios
Genre: Horror; First-Person Shooter
Released: October 17th, 2005
ESRB Rating: M - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
PEGI Rating: 18+ - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Platform(s): PC, XBox 360, PlayStation 3
Review Score Average (Metacritic): 89/100

Synopsis:

You are part of an elite group of soldiers sent in to apprehend an insane psychic commando who controls a small army of clone soldiers. As you progress, you uncover the paranormal mystery of Alma Wade, a girl who had horrific experiments performed on her by Armacham Technology Corporation.

NOTE: F.E.A.R.'s multiplayer component was officially released as a free stand-alone. You can download the necessary files below.

F.E.A.R. Combat Version 1.07
F.E.A.R. Combat Version 1.07 to 1.08 Patch
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Publisher: Sierra Interactive/Vivendi Universal
Developer: TimeGate Studios
Genre: Horror; First-Person Shooter
Released: October 24th, 2006
ESRB Rating: M - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
PEGI Rating: 18+ - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Platform(s): PC, XBox 360, PlayStation 3
Review Score Average: 75/100

Synopsis:

The plot of the expansion starts off exactly where F.E.A.R. left off; while the huge explosion of the Origin Facility has flattened the Auburn district and devastated the city, the helicopter evacuating the survivors of the first F.E.A.R. team crash land in the midst of the chaos.

NOTE: F.E.A.R. - Extraction Point has been made officially non-canon by Warner Bros. Interactive, and the events contained in it will be ignored in the upcoming F.3.A.R.
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Publisher: Sierra Interactive/Vivendi Universal
Developer: TimeGate Studios
Genre: Horror; First-Person Shooter
Released: November 6th, 2007
ESRB Rating: M - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
PEGI Rating: 18+ - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Platform(s): PC, XBox 360, PlayStation 3
Review Score Average: 61/100

Synopsis:

Perseus Mandate begins about halfway through the events of the original F.E.A.R. After Armacham Technology Corporation security guards kill Aldus Bishop and openly begin to battle against F.E.A.R. and Delta Force, Commander Betters airdrops a second F.E.A.R. team to Armacham's Secondary Facility to investigate the company and any wrongdoing it is involved with.

NOTE: F.E.A.R. - Perseus Mandate has been made officially non-canon by Warner Bros. Interactive, and the events contained in it will be ignored in the upcoming F.3.A.R.
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Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Monolith Studios
Genre: Horror; First-Person Shooter
Released: February 10th, 2009
ESRB Rating: M - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language
PEGI Rating: 18+ - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language
Platform(s): PC, XBox 360, PlayStation 3
Review Score Average (Metacritic): 79/100

Synopsis:

Deployed just minutes before the blast triggered by the original F.E.A.R. team, you assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Michael Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade, a vengeful psychic force hell-bent on annihilating everything and everyone that stands in her way.

Downloadable Content:
F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn
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Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Day 1 Studios
Genre: Horror; First-Person Shooter
Released: March 22nd, 2011
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
PEGI Rating: Rating Pending
Platform(s): PC, XBox 360, PlayStation 3
Review Score Average (Metacritic): N/A

Synopsis:

Taking place nine months after the events of Project Origin, the Point Man continues his mission to eliminate Alma Wade with some unexpected help.
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So, I installed the second game on PC recently, and I must say, it's pretty enjoyable. It doesn't do much gameplay-wise to stand out from the crowd. The slow-motion mechanic from the first game returns, but the rest is standard FPS material. Not that it's a bad thing. Everything in the game is solidly-implemented, and it looks pretty nice for running on a dated engine. (It's an enhanced version of the engine that powered the original F.E.A.R.) The horror ambience is definitely there, and Alma is just as creepy as ever. Multiplayer is bare-bones average, but there is a mode that allows you to control a massive mech-suit in a team deathmatch-style conflict that's pretty entertaining.

I'd recommend buying it if you're a fan of the first game, but it's pretty tentative. People seem to be on opposite sides of the love/hate spectrum on this one.

Should I feel like a simpleton for not having played this yet?

Yes. :awesome:

Just played the Demo for 2, Project Origin. Not enough shootan, too many scare tactics. It was alright, but the grainy look was iffy to me.

They added the option to turn that off in the full game.

Also, how can you say that after the end part? Lulz.

I've never played the series, but I am considering buying it, especially if I can get this station:

Is that F.E.A.R. 2 being played? Awesome.

Also, yes, you should get it.

Necroing a long-dead thread so I don't have to re-type the release information. Added details on Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate. Since F.3.A.R. (also known as F.E.A.R. 3) was just recently announced, and the original F.E.A.R. was bundled with its expansions and recently released on Steam, it seemed like a good idea.

Not if you don't want the shit scared out of you.

Indeed. The F.E.A.R. series is renowned for being among the best first-person horror games.

It's one of the only FPS horror games out there that are actually scary without being jumpy

Project Origin seemed to rely more on "jumpy scary," but for the series as a whole, yeah, it's true. I loved the hallucinatory Alma sequences in the Vivendi F.E.A.R. series. I just wish they had carried over into Project Origin.

arent they those games that are terrible

Isn't opinions doesn't debatable?

What.