[citation][nom]Curnel_D[/nom]I didn't buy Fear 2, because they didn't update the engine. I won't buy fear 3 if they cheap out on the dev costs this time around, too. My name is Daryl, and I'm a graphics whore. But I'm certainly not ashamed, and I expect a Q4 09 game to look better than most Q4 06-Q1 07 games. That's exactly why I haven't bought Bioshock 2, as well. If they give point man his original FEAR abilities, upgrade the graphics like they should have with 2, and leave out the stupid Lost planet-esque Mechs, I'll be very happy.[/citation]
You've obviously NEVER played F.E.A.R. 2. They got rid of all a lot of the blandness that was in F.E.A.R. 1. The graphics were improved by a HUGE amount and it ran much better for the graphics it offered. F.E.A.R. 2 was a REALLY good game imo, even though they lost the lonely, creepy atmosphere somewhat. The Mechs were also a nice change of pace and simply a blast to blast guys apart in.
To be honest, I actually enjoyed FEAR2 more than Far Cry 2, though not nearly as much as L4D2. (I LOVE L4D2.)
I am definitely psyched for this F3AR. I think the next step is a more open world and less scripted sequences... well, they can leave the scripted sequences, but they should make multiple paths to the objectives and have different scripts activate depending on the path you choose.
PS:
Wow Kevin you certainly confused the heck out of me for a second... then I realized that FEAR came out in 2005.