Edge writes: Released in the aftermath of The Matrix and The Ring, FEAR was a perfectly metered dose of east-meets-west gunplay with a precise notion of what that entailed. That people cared enough to make two expansion packs and a sequel, however, the former bearing the name but developed by imposters, the latter made by Monolith yet named by an internet competition, alludes to something more. With AI that wrapped mischievously around packing yards, warehouses and office cubicles, yelling at itself contextual orders and reports, FEAR was also one of the smartest shooters ever made.
Monolith believes its direction with Origin to have shifted thanks to the turmoil of bickering over rights and names, but the game suggests little of the sort. And nothing could be more reassuring. The notion of a FEAR that sticks to its guns while making them smarter and more powerful is tantalizing, to say the least, and its arrival on both console and PC should avoid the first game's teething troubles, which saw its technical requirements hit levels not seen elsewhere for two years.
WTMG's Kyle Nicol: "Whilst F.E.A.R 2 wasn’t the masterpiece I remembered from ten years ago, with its combat and level design being worse than the original, it is still a fun game that is well worth playing through today. "
PSU writes:
PSU continues its look at the horror genre over the past 20 years on PlayStation platforms, with our latest entry looking at the tail end of the PS2 era and into a new generation with the release of the PS3. Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, Siren: Blood Curse, and F.E.A.R. are just some of the pant-wetting pleasures you'll find in part 3.
Stephanie Burdo from The Koalition writes:
"With Halloween just around the corner, TheKoalition.com has decided to list some horror games which petrified us the most.
Please note that this list is in no particular order. Each selection has been made by individual writers who found their respective choice their most terrifying experience in gaming."
I mostly agree with those except with Alan Wake, it wasnt scary at all.
But a great list overall.
I've played all games on the list. Alan wakes was intense at certain moments not scary. Fatal Frame; I was quite young then it got me scared shit less(damn camera). The evil within was ok but Resident evil scared me more back in the day (maybe its because I got older, dont know).
As for PT? ok...I advice people NOT to use surround headsets whie playing this...Jesus... I could hear her moan behind me right on top of my ear at times and I could for the life of me turn around...mind f***
But my god does Alien Isolation raise my heart beat. When you're being chased by the xenomorph and you know you are totally defenseless against it can scare the bejesus out of you, things get worse when you realize that running for it when you encounter the beast makes things worse, yeah...
That said Silent hill 2 was scary as shit as well, especially when the Pyramid head chased you...