F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Consolization & The COD Effect
1,050F.E.A.R. 2 is what happens when an excellent shooter's sequel has to play ball with consoles and be more like Call of Duty.
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How do you follow up on one of the finest FPS titles around, F.E.A.R.? Well, you make a sequel that strips away a number of elements that made the original so special.
Some of it is a result of needing to build around the consoles available at the time. Some of it is having its foundations changed to copy elements from titles like Call of Duty. The end result is F.E.A.R. 2. An above average military shooter from the late 2000s with elements of horror.
Which, as a game, makes it just fine. I polled the channel to see how you felt about Fear 2. With around 2100 total votes, 58% said "it's fine". Which, for better lack of word choice, is fine in a number of cases. However, this is not one of them.
When you're following up on F.E.A.R. 1, one of the greatest FPS titles ever made, that's not so fine.
So let's take a look at where F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin went wrong, but also see where the game goes right - because there are flashes of brilliance where praise is well deserved.
Timestamps::
00:00 - Prelude
01:09 - Making of F.E.A.R. 2
03:26 - Combat & Gameplay Changes in F.E.A.R. 2
08:03 - Enemy AI in F.E.A.R. 2
09:11 - Horror in F.E.A.R. 2
11:49 - Highlights of the Main Campaign & DLC of F.E.A.R. 2
20:13 - Wade Elementary School (AKA the part everyone remembers)
21:40 - End Stretch and DLC of F.E.A.R. 2
27:04 - In Conclusion of F.E.A.R. 2
Additional Footage::
• Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
• Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uNrzptkNk
• Condemned: Criminal Origins
• Condemned 2: Bloodshot
• F.E.A.R.
• F.E.A.R. 2 Unreleased Credits Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IyPwwKhb00
• Mass Effect 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZvbCgnCJoA
• Quake 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UPnlDUObUY
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