FEAR is a pretty good game, with some deawbacks, the shooting is awesome, and the ai is impressive in FEAR (but only in FEAR1 for some reason)
It is a bit sad tho that the games envioments are so bland and stale, the center of that game is the action, the shooting, and the supernatural aspect (ehich is not scary, but kinda neat).
I would say that anyone really should try playing the first FEAR, it is that kind of game.
In other words FEAR1 YES! FEAR2 no.
Other games you might consider are:
Deus Ex, this is an old game, but very atmospheric, IF you can look past how dated some of the mechanics are, it is a long deep, well thought out cyberpunk game, that in some ways will remind you a bit of STALKER (as in quests, inventory and such) and also has a deeper layer of rpg elements, that does not break the game tho. (such as pussing earned skillpoints into hacking shoorting different kinds of weapons). It is fairly old tho, and while I consider it very good, I know it is not for everyone, anyways chances are that since you playied SS2 you allready playied this.
Which brings me to: Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines, an odd mix of an rpg 3rd person fighting and 1st person shooting, it is just as atmospheric as STALKER, a bit older, but I think it still holds up nicely, both in content, graphics, sound and gameplay.
Mind you, Vampire is 1) an rpg, altho it feels like a shooter it is undoubtly an rpg, which offers a wide range of choices in how to fight, and when to, not unlike STALKER. 2) The game was really broken at launch, but is corrected and build on by the community patches (easy to install, and works with the steam version).
Dead space, is a bit of a hit or miss game, I like it, some people dont, and for the price it is going for it is worth getting, it is quite atmospheric, altho it does not hold a candle to STALKER in that area. But it is a very good 3rd person Horror game (not so much survival since ammo is not something you run out of alot).
If you playied SS2 then I do nto think you should get Bioshock, you will feel underwhelmed, that game is pretty much like system shock 2, just in a different setting, and with everything neat and good about that game pulled out of it, Ther eis no scavanging, no hiding, no creepy opponants, and horrible shooting mechanics, and while SS2 had worse graphics I would even argue that the "magic" in SS2 is far better done then it is in Bioshock.
You might like it for the novelty factor, and the interresting setting, but everything else?Is going to be underwhelming.
Most of the games mentioned have a really good amount of atmosphere, and all of them (even those I would not reccoment) are enjoyable, how enjoyable depends on what you have playied before you play that game.
You might also try to give FO3 another shot, it has horrible shooting, which I blame on the engine they use more then anything, but apart from that, especially if you like exploration, it does become somewhat good later on, especially if you get the GOTY edition. It is not as atmospheric as the games mentioned, and often feel "empty" or rather a lack of varriation in what you meet, and how things look, it is a decent game tho, I would say it is a game for anyone who likes exploration.
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