Should i play F.E.A.R in chronological order?

[chelitopower]

I'm just looking to stock up on scary games, and it seems out of the.. triliogy (i think it is a triliogy) this is the most scary. But, should i also get the first or..?

[Meyaka]

Publicado originalmente por Samael:

Publicado originalmente por Meyaka 👌:

Be you'r own person, check out the game, you'll enjoy it if you like FPS games.

Why? I love FPS games and I hated it.

Well not every game is for every person.
I knew i'd get a reply for saying that. Lol
Everyone has their own tastes, thats what makes people awesome.

[Spazmaloid]

Publicado originalmente por Meyaka 👌:

Publicado originalmente por TitBox:

this. Forget F.3.A.R. ever happened

I desagree. I am a massive F.E.A.R. fan. I own every game on PC and console and own every expansion for all games. My steam group is even called Replica Soldiers. So obviously I love F.E.A.R.
Imo every game is good in its own ways. The first game is the best imo with the third comming in second. Don't not like something just becuase other people have bad taste in things. Be you'r own person, check out the game, you'll enjoy it if you like FPS games.

I'm a big F.E.A.R. fan too. F3AR is not only a terrible F.E.A.R. game it's also a terrible FPS game in general. It killed F.E.A.R.

[Just Chill]

Publicado originalmente por Species1571:

Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate.

Those are not considered as canon.

I also didn't find them that good. However, the first one is indeed the best.
Actually, I like F.3.A.R. too, even if it isn't that good as the others.
The COOP was pretty funny also the multiplayer matches.

It's a bit boring to play it alone and the horror isn't there. It's just a madhouse but no horror.
But if you have anyone who want to play a weird madhouse game together in COOP, it's funny for a few hours (playing through doesn't take that long).

I wish someone would still play the multiplayer.

[Offensive Screen-name]

Publicado originalmente por Species1571:

Yes, play the first one first and the then Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate. FEAR 2 and FEAR 3 are good in their own right, but don't expect gameplay or scares as good as the first one. You will probably still want to play them just to complete the trilogy.

the two expansions for FEAR 1 are not considered canon and were developed by a 3rd-party developer; their storylines are not considered part of the storyline, thereby, and are basically junk-cash-ins from a company which had been given rights to the brand but not the remainder, and the community hated it

[Offensive Screen-name]

Publicado originalmente por chelitopower:

I'm just looking to stock up on scary games, and it seems out of the.. triliogy (i think it is a triliogy) this is the most scary. But, should i also get the first or..?

FEAR 1 is a classic videogame, and is a favorite of mine, which can be taken to mean that FEAR 2 is perfect to me. I don't give anything in any aspect of my life a "favorite" description unless I truely believe that--a certification of quality by my honor & taste if you would.

FEAR 2 is a well-made videogame, though I personally led a boycott on the developer's forums before its release being as that the developers had lowered the interactivity of the environment from FEAR 1 where everything was destructable, useable to block enemies, and leaning around corners was a mechanic. FEAR 2 is an example, along with Call of Duty 3, which was console-only, of PC videogames becoming multi-platform & consolized, which was the beginning of the skin & map-DLC instead of expansion packs we see today. I've led rallies against practices by ex-favorite developers of mine Overkill/Starbreeze, where I had been friends with some of the developers, due to their skin & map-DLC practices with Payday 2, and Tripwire, another ex-favorite developer of mine, most recently with Killing Floor 2. Tripwire Interactive, however, seems to have backed off a bit, and is accomodating the community first instead of profits. Overkill is pretending to, though their recent "free updates" have not persuaded many of their ex-community & fans to return to the fold. Mafia 2, a different videogame, looked to be like FEAR 2 to FEAR 1, as Mafia 1 is another classic videogame and a favorite of mine, but when we gave civil criticism about the destructability of environments and their arcade-like car mechanics relative to the realistic 1920s driving of Mafia 1, they fixed Mafia 2. Mafia 2 is also a favorite of mine.

FEAR 3, or F3AR, is not a well-made videogame, and I'd suggest not buying it or the fourth title in the series. The series has sold out like Call of Duty, but in a bad way. At the least Call of Duty titles are high-quality, though obviously as overpriced as Evolve.

[Janthis]

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥ MIDOL SCHOOL:

Publicado originalmente por Species1571:

Yes, play the first one first and the then Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate. FEAR 2 and FEAR 3 are good in their own right, but don't expect gameplay or scares as good as the first one. You will probably still want to play them just to complete the trilogy.

the two expansions for FEAR 1 are not considered canon and were developed by a 3rd-party developer; their storylines are not considered part of the storyline, thereby, and are basically junk-cash-ins from a company which had been given rights to the brand but not the remainder, and the community hated it

I think that's a bit unfair. I found both Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate to be worth playing. The gameplay is the same as the original, while both the combat and the scares have been dialed up if anything. Plus you get some new weapons to play with.

[Offensive Screen-name]

Publicado originalmente por ionutz1280:

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥ MIDOL SCHOOL:

the two expansions for FEAR 1 are not considered canon and were developed by a 3rd-party developer; their storylines are not considered part of the storyline, thereby, and are basically junk-cash-ins from a company which had been given rights to the brand but not the remainder, and the community hated it

I think that's a bit unfair. I found both Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate to be worth playing. The gameplay is the same as the original, while both the combat and the scares have been dialed up if anything. Plus you get some new weapons to play with.

they're still not considered canon to the story, and have been dismissed by both the author of the story & the community

[Janthis]

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥ MIDOL SCHOOL:

Publicado originalmente por ionutz1280:

I think that's a bit unfair. I found both Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate to be worth playing. The gameplay is the same as the original, while both the combat and the scares have been dialed up if anything. Plus you get some new weapons to play with.

they're still not considered canon to the story, and have been dismissed by both the author of the story & the community

Yes, they are not canon, but I disagreed with you describing them as "junk cash-ins". I think they are quite well-made and worth playing even if their storyline takes place in a "parallel universe".

[Just Chill]

Publicado originalmente por ♥♥♥♥ MIDOL SCHOOL:

the two expansions for FEAR 1 are not considered canon

Ganked!

[Meyaka]

Publicado originalmente por ionutz1280:

I think that's a bit unfair. I found both Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate to be worth playing. The gameplay is the same as the original, while both the combat and the scares have been dialed up if anything. Plus you get some new weapons to play with.

Agreed, so much fun! : )

[iemander]

Play it in this order:
Fear 3
Fear 2
Fear 1

By doing this you go from ♥♥♥♥ to good, you'll be less annoyed then if you'd play each game in proper succession.

FEAR 1 is the absolute best, it has amazing combat. FEAR 2 and 3 are more rail shooters, where guns don't really have any proper feedback.

[Offensive Screen-name]

Publicado originalmente por iemander:

Play it in this order:
Fear 3
Fear 2
Fear 1

By doing this you go from ♥♥♥♥ to good, you'll be less annoyed then if you'd play each game in proper succession.

FEAR 1 is the absolute best, it has amazing combat. FEAR 2 and 3 are more rail shooters, where guns don't really have any proper feedback.

I disagree, with regard to FEAR 2, and would argue that it's decent enough, though clearly not on the classic level of FEAR 1. FEAR 2 remains a failure for PC developers and the beginning of the mess that which we are in now. Consolization. DLC becoming skins & maps & missions instead of full-titles or expansion packs. Early access abuse. Full-ports. More consolization. Poor customer support. Overzealous developers.