How much better is the game compared to the demo?

[scylk]

Debating if I should give this game a try.
I played another run of FEAR few months ago and had an absolute blast. Just played the Trepang2 demo and I'm not really impressed.
Also I've never played FEAR2

[DreadLurker]

if you want a game exactly like FEAR you will be disappointed trepang takes inspiration from FEAR but that's really it so don't go in thinking it will be a "true" spiritual successor like some people say it is, but yes the game gets way better the first level is pretty boring and i basically never replay it

[Cop Unit 12]

Originally posted by dredhedlurker:

if you want a game exactly like FEAR you will be disappointed trepang takes inspiration from FEAR but that's really it so don't go in thinking it will be a "true" spiritual successor like some people say it is, but yes the game gets way better the first level is pretty boring and i basically never replay it

You are the horror in the first level. The rest of the levels minius the last one and site 83 it's a mix of you being the horror and you fighting horrors. Site 83 though throws that on it's head though as your in the horror.

[DreadLurker]

Originally posted by Cop Unit 12:

Originally posted by dredhedlurker:

if you want a game exactly like FEAR you will be disappointed trepang takes inspiration from FEAR but that's really it so don't go in thinking it will be a "true" spiritual successor like some people say it is, but yes the game gets way better the first level is pretty boring and i basically never replay it

You are the horror in the first level. The rest of the levels minius the last one and site 83 it's a mix of you being the horror and you fighting horrors. Site 83 though throws that on it's head though as your in the horror.

this is true but idk how this relates to my post

[Bizargh]

Originally posted by Bizargh:

(https://steamcommunity.com/app/1164940/discussions/0/3811784078998806147/#c38050289084964187)
The way I've described TREPANG² in the past is "F.E.A.R Is Ridiculous, wasn't ridiculous enough"

Otherwise, I'm not interested in calling TREPANG² "The New F.E.A.R" myself (I didn't want it because I miss F.E.A.R, but because I wanted me some TREPANG²), but it's certainly closer to F.E.A.R than any F.E.A.R game that followed F.E.A.R (I've only played F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin for myself as of yet, but despite some merits of it's own, even I knew at the time that it was not at all living up to the legendary game that I had witnessed before-hand and I want to get up & running on my PC in the near future).

Perhaps a closer example of "New F.E.A.R" can be found in Selaco instead (Even though that's more "What if F.E.A.R, but it's a Build Engine game, on GZDoom?":
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592280/Selaco/
Nevertheless, the mad-lads at Trepang Studios took some good notes out of Monolith's playbook for F.E.A.R among others such as Crysis & nu-DOOM and made something ridiculously fast & visceral that I very much enjoyed (And Brandon McKagan sure made a soundtrack to match if you ask me!).

Anyway, getting more on topic:
The game is perhaps simply "more" or "bigger" than the Demo (Which should still be the 2022 build that I think they're hoping to update to catch up with the release version's bells & whistles), but it's got a couple of tricks of it's own and the remainder of the game's arsenal in the retail release could make the difference for you (Assuming you like dual-wielding Grenade Launchers with massive splash-damage, a Minigun with "Smart Rounds", a "VK-12 with Dragon's Breath rounds" and releasing "Rat Bombs").

No harm in waiting a bit, though. A post-launch patch is on it's way with a few quality of life improvements (A 'Sprint [Toggle]' option chief among them) and some free additions including Weapon Paintjobs (Which range from being as sensible as CADPAT Camouflage or as silly as Source-Engine Missing Textures), a few additions or gap-fillers in Uniform unlocks and five extra Simulation arenas.

[Cop Unit 12]

Originally posted by dredhedlurker:

Originally posted by Cop Unit 12:

You are the horror in the first level. The rest of the levels minius the last one and site 83 it's a mix of you being the horror and you fighting horrors. Site 83 though throws that on it's head though as your in the horror.

this is true but idk how this relates to my post

What I'm trying to state is that Trepang2 is much less on the horror and more on a faster pace gunplay then FEAR because YOU the player is a horror. Not a Spec op with a small amount of super powers.

[DreadLurker]

Originally posted by Cop Unit 12:

Originally posted by dredhedlurker:

this is true but idk how this relates to my post

What I'm trying to state is that Trepang2 is much less on the horror and more on a faster pace gunplay then FEAR because YOU the player is a horror. Not a Spec op with a small amount of super powers.

i know that's why i explained that the op should not go into this thinking it's going to be like FEAR as it only takes some inspiration

[Karey Deary is Dependable]

For what it's worth I hated the demo, but I loved the full game. Don't go into the game expecting it to play like Fear, it's similar but not quite. The game wants you to be aggressive, so it doesn't have focused aim and leaning. But they makes up for it in other ways, the invisibility for one, and the added slide mechanic is another.

The added story, more varied levels, and weapons in the full game really gives the game more life than that short demo. In short, the full game is a lot better.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by scylk:

Debating if I should give this game a try.
I played another run of FEAR few months ago and had an absolute blast. Just played the Trepang2 demo and I'm not really impressed.
Also I've never played FEAR2

FEAR2 is a fun game worth a buy just wait for the sale.

[Bullett00th]

In my experience, Trepang2 will be underwhelming as long as you expect it to be like F.E.A.R.

Once you let go of that expectation, you'll start having fun with its combat and movement system, which is based on F.E.A.R., but uses the Doom Eternal gameplay loop where you have to keep up the aggression in order to maintain stamina and bullet time. It's MUCH more frantic. Very little of FEAR's cat&mouse gameplay