Random Encounter - F.E.A.R.

Danny learns there's nothing to F.E.A.R. but F.E.A.R itself. Except haunted little girls.

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I replayed this game SO many times, one of my most played single player FPS games ever.

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@Psycold Indeed. I think I played this more then Half Life or Half Life 2, and I've played those a lot as well. This game is just so well balanced (with the scare moments and then action back and forth) its still a lot of fun to play.

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@cornbredx @Psycold Absolutely, probably had the best pacing in any story driven FPS ever.

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0:30 music and I already dropped the brown stuff!

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Its still one of my all time favs :D I replaye dit recently and its still genuinely scary :D

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That was an awesome game. Mixed the action and tenion so well.

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This was one of my fav games, and with it's expansion pack which brought in multiplayer made it one of the best games for me. I played it a few years ago mainly for it's multiplayer modes, but I would love to get it again. Shame they ruined the series with F.E.A.R 3, with having no online vs mode, but a stupid survival mode instead. >.<

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That scene where Paxton Fettel hits you a piece of wood really annoyed me when I was younger. I used to shoot him before he hit me. Would have been so much easier if I could have just killed him then and there and been done with it...

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The only game I have finished and started again immediately.

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Yeah, haunted little girls are scary and it really has nothing to do with a game or whether or not you can shoot them...Anyway, all I see here in this game is another botched opportunity to make a good game...

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@tgwolf You have poor powers of observation I'm afraid, because this games rocks! At least it did when it was new, awesome graphics, gory gunplay, really good AI and a decent story.

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I wish I had time to watch these videos live but my damn exams don' t let me. :(

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Beat this game twice. Simply flawless.

Second smartest AI after Killzone STILL to this day.

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@PeterDuck Killzone AI is not smart.Half-Life (1998) probably had the smartest AI.

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Keep up the good work Danny! You're always entertaining.


I played this game back then too. I thought it was ok but pretty mediocre. Definitely not scary to me (little girls don't scare me although big ones do).

Interesting that if this was announced now I'd be far more excited than I was back then. I guess the games really are getting worse.

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This was extremely entertaining, keep it coming Jonny. and I would really like to see you finish the game, lol

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@scraggly_bear Johnny? ;)

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@dannyodwyer oh crumbs, I responded to the wrong thread. .My whole day has been like this. I was hoping Johnny would torture himself finishing Tomb Raider online (or torturing himself online finishing Tomb Raider). But I thoroughly enjoyed this episode of Random Encounter too! So thanks for it! Lol, it was the highlight of my day. Keep the good stuff coming.

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@dannyodwyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4xo_rF-oo

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T'was really fun to see you stress out Danny! :)

I have this game but still haven't played it.... it's definitely on the top of my FPS list with Rage and Stalker. I loved NOLF.

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What the hell? No Random encounter in 5 days, then several in one day. This is taking the p1ss. You either need to space these more evenly Danny or stop making them so interesting and hilarious. Not all of us were fortunate enough to be bequeathed with patience and self-restraint!!

Also, I think F.E.A.R. was the last game released that was genuinely "can't play if the lights are off" scary. "Horror" games are attempting to hit the 'entertainment value' sweet spot that makes them attractive to casual gamers ,to the detriment of atmospheric immersion. At least in my unmerited opinion.

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@Markosul I've been sick out of work since Friday, so I couldn't edit it until this morning. The lads filled in for me yesterday. Chill bro.

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Such a good game. I was absolutely disgusted what they did with the sequels.

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ah I remember this. Good stuff. I had a crappy Packard Bell PC back n the day. Game didnt run well, which pissed me off cause it looked damn good back then!

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Man, after all these years the first F.E.A.R. still has the best AI. Damn shame developers these days are more concerned with graphics, cinematics and such.

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@raweewat The original Half-Life has the best AI in an FPS in my opinion.

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@faizanhd @raweewat In my opinion, yes, until F.E.A.R. came out.

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@raweewat Yeah, I think the F.E.A.R. games really went downhill after this one. A real shame - the first one was so awesome!

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@Ink129 @raweewat Halo CE has also amazing AI play the PC version ^^

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Why did you put a picture of an italian politician at the end??? xD!!!!

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Who you gonna call?

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@lexyz1992 Danny O'Dwyer!

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One of the greatest shooters ever made. Excellent gameplay, great AI, perfect atmosphere... I could go on and on about how good this game is!

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lol funny as hell


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Great great game!

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... other gamespot employees should bare witness to how senseless violence in video games can be nothing short of an absolute blast...

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