F.E.A.R. 2 Demo Released

God finally a real PC game. Not some console port...loved the first one and the demo kicks ass!! Compliments on the audio, usually don't like to admit it (since thats my field as well) but its really well done!! MUST BUY!!

I spent like 15 mins reading the comments about the demo before and after playing it.

It was interesting for me to try it, because I thought the original FEAR sucked yet so many people were praising it. I really couldn't get why.

So, I've tried the FEAR 2 demo, and even though the graphics seem much better than the original, I couldn't have been less excited by it.

Seriously, I find it pretty funny. I tend to like many other games and stuff, but for some reason FEAR and me never seem to get along. Even the sequel, haha.

It boggles my mind how so many people are really excited about it... Jeez. I thought it was so lame. >.<

What's so special about the mech part at the end anyway? I'm sure it's been done before, in those mechwarrior games and others.

That was awesome, definitely a buy... but seriously? No lean? I don't understand the recent removal of lean in games. I guess it's because they're developed for consoles where it's hard to do a lean function but... why do PC gamers have to suffer because controllers don't have enough buttons?

this shit demo doesn't even start on vista 64! i had to install vista 32 and a fuckin' bootloader to play it!! is this a game??? the average user would detroy his computer if a game doesn't start....

Impressions:
- The engine is fucking incredible. Amazing graphics at an incredible framerate. Top notch. It does not get better. I have an 8800gt, e6300 c2d, 2gb ram. >45 fps the whole time with max settings on 1920x1200 (no AA), and usually I was pegging 60 fps.
- Animations, especially reload animations, are stellar. Gore is awesome, well done. Didn't care for the enemy design though; the enemies felt entirely and ridiculously generic.
- The game installed into Vista's "game explorer" incorrectly and I had to manually fix the link.
- The ingame "data files" on the PDA do not scroll with the scroll wheel. WTF? SERIOUSLY? Consolitis without a doubt. Having to go click on the scrollbar made me realize just how little I ever use them in windows. The PDA also has you use ARROW KEYS instead of the WASD movement keys... also retarded. It feels kind of halfassed.
- Could not set mouse sensitivity low enough. I had it all the way on the bottom and it still felt too fast.
- Not scary. I found the scary parts more annoying than anything else, and it reminded me of why I never really played FEAR. I just don't enjoy that kind of BS. I would much rather have real plot development in the form of mini cutscenes than have OOOOO BE AFRAID!!! Seriously this kind of interruption to the gameplay is easily just as annoying as Bungie's OMG CORTANA VISIONS to me
- Slowmo was completely awesome.
- Pacing felt terrible. Maybe this was because I was on easy (default) but it felt very much nonstop and hectic without any exploring or downtime, and I did not enjoy that. I very quickly collected tons of weapons and encountered score of enemies and it just never really let up much, between the OMG GHOSTS ARE ATTACKING and then real enemies and then ghosts... I was constantly being attacked with no breaks.
- The mech part was amazing and brought the engine out even more. This is a very technically impressive game.

So overall, very very technically impressive. I enjoy the filters and the graphics style. I love the visor effect. I love the guns and animations, and even the gunplay. But I still didn't really find myself enjoying the game, and I really can't put my finger on why. I don't think it's possible that it could be entirely pacing, but who knows. Can't decide if I want to buy it or not, which probably means I won't.

Well, shit, it's tomorrow already! :(

damn and i have to go to work today.

No fullscreen support? I get black bars when running it at 1280 x 1024 : (

This runs buttery smooth on my rig (AMD Phenom 9600 2.3ghz, Nvidia GTX 260 (216core) video, 3gb ram). Everything on max, 4xAA, 4xAF, 1680 res. There's clearly a lot more going on here, too. Fewer hard edges, crazy special effects, and a real sense of volume in the atmosphere. The scares aren't 100% toothless like the last game, so watch out. Some of them spooks can hurt ya!

Damm, this is an AWESOME demo. Makes me SO happy-- it's the first game, except prettier and more.
(Even though they took out leaning, meh. I can live with it.)

That was kinda fun, I'll buy it if multiplayer is good. I think it'd be better without so many pauses with those ghosts, swings, and girls.

Awesome demo. Very intense atmosphere. The scares have been kicked up several notches. They went a bit nuts on the shader effects, with some impressive results.

Leaning has been removed but I personally don't mind all that much. The rest of the controls are all there as well as the ability to change the fire mode on your weapon (automatic/burst/single), which I don't recall being in the original game but maybe I'm just not remembering correctly. The controls feel very responsive, and the "consolitis" effect of the game being developed on multiple platforms is almost nonexistent.

My only complaint is that it seemed way too easy, even playing on the hardest difficulty, but maybe that's because it's the first level.

A demo before the game arrives?! What strange, twisted world is this ?!

FUUUCK YOU...

not really, amazing demo, just someone didn't do a bug hunt after someone goes through and rebinds everything (figured this would be a given since there are a growing number of EDSF players these days).

Rebinding use to something other than E creates a problem when using the mech (holding down E is to get out of the mech by default - E is the use key). Makes sense, but when I rebind T to the use key, and e for forward, it's not making that connection when i'm in the mech. Shame on you Monolith, ruined an otherwise amazing demo.

This didn't do much for me. Everything from the weapons to the movement felt floaty to me. The firefights didn't feel as intense as the first game's either. Great engine though, and I'm glad that they seem to have done a better job of combining the combat with the horror aspects than they did the first time around.

But I continue to be amazed that people actually find this series scary. The sequence with the invisible flickering being was pretty good, but mostly it seems like a more accurate title for this series would be S.T.A.R.T.L.E. The atmosphere just isn't there.

Great demo, but man , I hate being scared!!!!! Dont like playing with goosebumps. Great engine and ya it runs really smooth and sound is top notch! slomo never gets boring. I like the enemies but hate the scary shit, because I'm a big fraydy cat. Definately a buy. Guns fell and act better this time around for sure. A must download for all!

So i can see this is a must download.. queuing now.

Okay, I know I'm in the minority here, but I've got to say. "Woo! Yeah! Film grain! Motion blur! Bloom! Being able to see what you're shooting at is for noobs! I swear, the whole time I was playing, I felt like I needed to wipe my glasses off.

I have to ask the dreaded question: did the demo have activation DRM?

Overall I'd say this demo is a winner.

Some things I like: Clean, efficient engine. I was pleasantly surprised at the smooth frames I was getting on my machine. Great sound effects. Awesome firefights. Punchy feel to the weapons. I like being able to bust doors open with the melee. This mechanic was introduced in one of the expansion packs for the first game and I love it. It really makes you feel like a badass.

The only thing I miss is the leaning. Sometimes I feel like I'm playing as a dumbass grunt because my character doesn't know how to use cover + lean and shoot. Instead he engages in firefights the same way a rock head would - walk around and shoot. It feels really dated. I hope they put leaning back into a patch. It would make combat more fun and tactical.

Other than that, great job guys. This is a definite buy for me.

I was worried with how this game would run on the PC since it's multiplatform, but I'm rather happy with how the game has been optimized for the PC. I get great FPS running at 2048x1152 with the only tweaking being bumping UP all the video options save AA. I guess I've been playing too many MMOs lately, but it ran spectacularly.

Amazing. Simply Stunning work. This game is going to be huge in the FPS community for awhile.

Pros:
-The gun design is absolutely fantastic.
-Combat system is top notch, just like the original.
-Atmosphere and mood are as good as if not better then the original.
-Mech Combat is enthralling and superbly done.

Cons:
-Stale items, no major updates or changes
-Not much backstory or covering of any story.

Really really enjoyed the demo. performance is great, too. Does anyone know if it's on a new engine or if it's based off of the first engine? It seems to feel very much like the old one, and it runs incredibly well. Was not expecting it to run well at all, seeing how games are today.

Well done, a buy, but kind of boring and too much like FEAR 1.

lol. talk about consolization. no lean, stupid bobup, texturessizes of 256x256 max. fear 1 was at least hardware appealing but this is nonsense.

Did anyone else hve problems at the mech part? If I walked forward, I would exit the damn thing after holding the button for over a second. I had to strafe my way through the whole segment.

Other than that... pretty fun stuff. Will have to check it out.

Loved the first game, and this demo seems to be nice improvement over it. Good sound effects, improved AI (how much I'm not sure), and nice visuals.

Wonder if it's like FEAR 1's demo, a preview with all the best parts spliced together.

If so, demo is really all you need.

I played this last week on the PS3 and today on 360 and PC. If you are going to go with one go with the PC version, but if you have a crappy PC, then the 360 version is the way to go. The controls just feel better on the 360 controllers, especially because the triggers are better than the PS3 ones. Leaning has been taken out, and after replaying half of F.E.A.R. last night on extreme, the game does feel a bit easier this time on the hardest difficulty, although it is just a demo so I cannot say for sure. However, the same outstanding action is here as well as the great AI. The AI is just as good in the first game, with them flanking, flushing, creating cover by opening car doors or flipping tables, and using suppressing fire. I am dissapointed that the replicas do not speak to each other. I used to love hearing them saying `Flush him out`` and knowing I need to get my ass in gear to get the fuck out before I die, hearing them coordinate a flank, or hearing that they have `3 men down`or that they need reinforcements, meaning that although you cannot see them they are down to either 1 or 2 in their team. It did not make the game easier, if anything it really helped at the higher difficulties because the AI was do damn awesome. Hopefully we see it in the full game, but the demo shows it as being removed, which is extremely sad. The only time I heard them speak was right at the beginning of the demo when a replica kills a civilian.

Overall the scares are better with Monolith having refined their art with the Condemned series, and the weapons are just as awesome. I cannot wait to use the nailgun again. Day 1 purchase for me.

Wow color me surprised. I liked it!

one of the weapons has tv-out and stereo jacks. neat

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A three and a half hour download and only fifteen minutes of gameplay? On the bright side, Fear 2 seems more interesting than the original. The mech part was fun and the graphics are pretty sweet.

Y.A.W.N.

anyone getting a corrupted file from the east coast shackfile version?

http://iigh.iinet.net.au/ for Aussies on iinet, very fast and quota free. 1.4mbytes a second here.

Enjoy aussies.

Oh cool. I didn't think the PC demo would be out for a while.

Sweet! I will be downloading this when I get home today!