FEAR 3 Starter's Guide

This is an introductory guide to FEAR 3

Introduction

My name is Anthony and I am a gamer who loves FEAR. I have a YouTube channel with my buddy Justice, and you can find us at IceFather INC. I own FEAR 3 on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and of course Steam, so I am a very experienced fan who has finished the game several times in solo and cooperative. It is a very fun game to experience but many argue that it is too short or too easy. FEAR 3 is somewhat different than the other titles in the series and to get full appreciation out of the game, you must do more than finish the campaign once on normal. I have an Alienware X51 rig, however when I first purchased FEAR 3 on my PC, I was gaming on a crappy Acer laptop. Most PCs can easily run this game smoothly. In this guide I hope to cover any questions, comments, concerns, and uncertainties you may have as a player. I want everyone to experience the beauty of FEAR 3 and to have no difficulty in achieving a solid gaming experience.

Things to Note

*F.E.A.R stands for First Encounter Assault Recon
*I have finished and played all entries in the FEAR Series
*If you plan to skip a section, at least read all BOLD words
*I am open to all and any feedback, friends requests, messages, and invites
*Our YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBKYMTb0YOzaJM-yJC6Eq1g
*I encourage everyone who reads a portion of my guide to leave at least one comment, question, or concern

Background Story

This section will cover the background of the main story plot of FEAR so you are not lost

Many friends I played with who also enjoy FEAR told me they didn't understand the story. They had claimed that the plot was rubbish and made zero sense. Let me tell you, my friends, that is not the case. Below I am going to explain the events leading up to FEAR 3

FEAR in a Nutshell

You play as Pointman. You are in an elite unit basically against paranormal forces. Pointman chases down a man named Paxton Fettel and kills him with a single bullet to the head. Paxton Fettel was using supernatural forces to control Armachan Personal to basically command at his will. During the entire game, Pointman believes he is being stalked by an evil little girl named Alma (Who is on the front of the case).

Through the game, the player learns that Fettel was Alma's son who was gifted amazing powers; he was raised to become the psychic commander of the Armachan military in an experiment known as Project Origin After the player kills Fettel, you learn that Pointman is Alma's son as well, therefore Pointman is Paxton Fettel's Brother. So basically Pointman killed his own brother and the evil little girl is his mom.

Alma is being held captive at a facility where her father Harlen Wade happens to work. Wade feels guility about Alma and allows her out of containment. Pointman blows up the facility in hopes of stopping her escape (because she is evil).

At the end of the game, Pointman is on a helicopter escaping the HUGE (nuke like) blast wave. Alma appears on the helicopter as a jump scare (which made me piss myself) and the bird is assumed to go down as the screen turns black.

Below depicts the end helicopter ride in FEAR


FEAR: Extraction Point (FEAR Files) in a Nutshell

Extraction point is part of the standalone game add-on known as FEAR: Files.
Extraction Point is a direct sequel to FEAR. The game starts at the end of FEAR when the helicopter crashes. Pointman survives the wreckage of the blast wave and makes his way through the city.

Below is an Extraction Point marketing logo


FEAR: Perseus Mandate in a Nutshell

Perseus Mandate is another part of the standalone game add-on, FEAR :Files.
Perseus Mandate is NOT a direct branch of the FEAR story or a direct continuation.
You play as a member of a secondary FEAR team that is, for the most part, 100% irrelevant to the FEAR storyline. FEAR 2 and FEAR 3 almost completely blows off all and any events from FEAR: Files.

Below is a Perseus Mandate marketing logo

FEAR 2: Project Origin in a Nutshell

FEAR 2 has gamers play as Michael Becket, who is a Delta Force operator. Most people say the beginning of FEAR 2 takes place roughly 30 minutes to and hour before the end of the first FEAR. FEAR 2 probably started around the time Pointman was stopping Alma's escape.

Throughout Becket's journey, players discover a plot called Project Harbinger to create more supersoldiers like Paxton Fettel. Basically, Becket is forced to become a seductive and attracting figure to lure in Alma, so that she may be captured.

At the end of the game, Becket is strapped in a psychic amplifier by his squadmate so that they may destroy Alma. Becket is strapped into a chair so that he may not move or jolt while the procedure is taking place. While Becket's squadmate is powering up the machine, Genevieve Aristide kills her and explains to the helpless Sgt. Becket that Aristide plans to trap Alma in the machine with Becket instead of killing her. Aristide figures that way she can use Alma's great power. Well, things do not go as planned...Aristide is killed by Alma, and because the seductive effect is not taken off of Becket, Alma rapes Becket. After waking up from a halucenation, the player learns that Alma is now pregnant with Sgt. Becket's son.

Below is the ending scene at the psychic amplifier. Right after this Aristide kills Becket's squadmate shortly before dying. Afterwards, Alma rapes Becket as players traverse throughout a halucenation, and the game ends.

Pre-Fear 3 (Fear 3 in case comic book) in a Nutshell

If you pre-ordered this game on console or purchased it new, you may have received a comic book. In one of my four copies of the game I purchased, I received a comic book. The comic depicts what happens to Pointman in between FEAR Files and FEAR 3. Basically, at the end of FEAR Extraction Point, he is captured by Armachan forces and interrogated while Alma has contractions for her new baby. Alma's contractions are deadly and have an apocalyptic effect on the world, as her baby gets closer and closer to being born, Pointman fears if the child is born, it will become hell on Earth and destroy world order. The child would become evil, the powers would be used for unjust causes.

As Pointman (our hero from FEAR 1 and Extraction Point) is being interrogated, this is where the 3rd game's intro cutscene begins. The brother he killed, Paxton Fettel, resurrects himself and his powers in another 'ghostly' form and saves his brother, Pointman, from being interrogated.

Below is a picture of the comic book found in the FEAR 3 game case

I hope these summaries helped those of you who were lost. Let me know if you need further explaination or help in the comments

Game Modes

FEAR 3 has 2 overall game modes, Campaign and Multiplayer

Campaign

The tab for all campaign missions and options can be found here

Campaign is the story driven aspect of FEAR 3. This is a continuation of the rest of the FEAR series following the main protagonist, Point Man. This gamemode can be played alone or with ONE friend. If you don't have any friends to play with, there is a server browser where you can join random players matches who also enjoy the FEAR series. Not many people setup random matches availible to join on demand so you'll have more luck trying the Steam forums. There are several difficulties to conquer on campaign mode and 8 intervals (chapters) to complete.

Multiplayer

The tab for all multiplayer gametypes and options can be found here

Multiplayer is the community driven, online aspect of FEAR 3. Unlike the other FEAR games, this entry in the series DOES NOT have a deathmatch based competitive multiplayer. I'm not gonna lie, I miss the old FEAR multiplayer, I spent hours killing my friends in LAN parties on FEAR and now that experience is gone...HOWEVER, with FEAR 3 an entirely new experience is born within multiplayer. There are 4 multiplayer gametypes: f*cking run, soul survivor, soul king, and contractions.

F*cking Run- This is a gamemode where a wall of death is chasing the 4 players and all four of them must escape the wall or die trying. They will have to rush through strongholds of enemies within minutes, even seconds, to avoid being consumed by the wall of death. Very fun gamemode.

Soul Survivor- "At the start of a round, all four members of the F.E.A.R. squad spawn with Briggs SMGs and pistols. However, after a few seconds, one member becomes corrupted at random (although a player can only be corrupted automatically once per match) to become a Spectre. As AI controlled soldiers spawn, the Spectre must possess them and use these soldiers to take down the F.E.A.R. team and press the revive button next to them to corrupt them and convert them into a Spectre." -From the FEAR wiki

This was my least favorite gamemode, I rarely played it. Did not get much enjoyment out of it.

Soul King- Players are thrown into the bodies of outlandishly horrifying creatures and are directed to steal souls from eachother. Souls are earned by possessing other AI soldiers. This gamemode was okay. Don't really enjoy the creature gamemode. The creatures have knock off power versions of Paxton Fettel's powers.

Contractions- This is a wave based gamemode for up to 4 players in co-op. This is my favorite of all the gamemodes in multiplayer. Weapon crates spawn across the map on random waves and your team and you are given the option to bring them back to the central 'base' weapon room to collect the weapons for use. This is not mandatory, it is only another option to give you and your team more firepower. This is styled much like the Gears of War horde mode. Every map has its own twist. This gametype features Alma, Mechs, Beasts, Soldiers, Achievements, and is just overall fun. I highly reccommend getting some friends together and giving contractions a try.

The FEAR Community

I am currently a subscriber to the FEAR forums and every single day I receive notifications of people saying that they cannot find someone to play with. If you buy this game and don't have any friends who play FEAR, then go on the Steam Forums for FEAR 3 and either post a new thread or reply to someone else's. There are tons and tons of other people who need someone to play with. The official FEAR 3 forums are shut down for some reason or another, so another source I reccomend, if you are a serious FEAR fan, is to go to the FEAR wiki forums. These are the most active forums, others are silent as stone.

FEAR WIKI FORUMS- http://fear.wikia.com/wiki/F.E.A.R._3

[[SLS] Nakurai]

old thread but I just wanted to add some info that might help
theres a dlc to fear 2 project origin (its not really known cause most people ignore it as on steam right now the dlc costs 60 dollars while the base game is something like 5-20)

this DLC basically explains how fettel comes back to life thru the efforts of misguiding an armacham trooper

[pdxkiller]

FEAR was a winner.

[Gornax]

Nice guide!

[weeblesEru]

the game isn't reading my controllers does anyone know wtf? Yes controller is enabled in settings.

[Loaf]

thanks for this guide

[Nitrowildal]

That was well done my good man!

[AAG Adler]

I`d like to know how the story goes on. What happens to Fettel and the child? So someone know if there is planned to continue the F.E.A.R. game family?

[bryan.schnell]

THANKS FOR THE INFO GUYS.....GOOD SHIT

[SilentMashiko]

I can't see info ragarding to the DLC for F.E.A.R.2 "Reborn". It might be useful to include to the backstory section..

[Konta]

Good guide but you misspelled "Armacham personnel" as "Armachan Personal" near the start. Also, on the FEAR 3 character art, which is Point Man and which is Fettel?