Playing F.E.A.R. for the first time...tips?

[Curious Duck]

Heya there,

So I picked up the F.E.A.R. games in the Humble Bundle way back.

Any tips for a first time player of this series?

[inter#2]

1-neither game of fear series is scary
2-hardest mode is easy

[SweetNightmares]

if you wanna play mutiplayer for F.E.A.R. 1 then you need to download Fear Combat, look it up on google.

[Hara]

I find it the most fun when played aggressively but smart during fights. By that I mean always changing position and returning suppressive fire, instead of peeking out from corners and lining up headshots every time. Listen to what the enemies are saying and you can use it to surprise them even after they've been alerted to your presence.

Melee = weapon bash
Melee + crouch = slide kick (fun to use for getting into cover)
Melee + jump on the spot = roundhouse kick
Melee + moving jump = bicycle kick
All instantly kill common enemies.

Extreme difficulty kills you fast, but the game is a bit too generous with medkits, so it's never necessary to quick load to come out of a fight with more health.

There's also a glitch to get more ammo. When you pick up a weapon you don't have in your inventory it'll have a few extra magazines of ammo with it. You can exploit this by dropping the weapon in your inventory before collecting a weapon of the same kind, and then pick up your dropped weapon.
I use this to get more SMG ammo as its my favorite for my playstyle. Good mobility and generous ammo pool.

[Fire Warrior]

have fun!

[vonbleak]

Turn off the lights...wear headphones...enjoy :)