Day 1: FEAR 3 Scariest Game Of All Time
Time to soil your pants.
If the claims from Day 1's Parker Hamilton are correct, then it sounds like PC gamers will need to stock up on adult diapers. Why? Because F.E.A.R. 3 (or F.3.A.R., take your pick) will be the scariest game to ever be released onto the market. Sure, we've heard these kinds of promises before, however with John Carpenter and Steve Niles involved, the claims may have some merit.
But seriously, will F.E.A.R. 3 be scarier than Silent Hill or Dead Space? "Yes," he confirmed in a recent interview. "We indeed do believe F.E.A.R. 3 will continue carrying on the franchise's tradition of scaring the pants off players in unsettling atmospheres and through unpredictable events. In fact, we have developed a generative system that allows players to experience the scares of F.E.A.R. 3 in a fresh and dynamic way each time they play. Whether playing co-operatively with a friend or alone in the dark by themselves, the generative system will keep the players on the edge of their seats."
He also admitted that working with horror writer/director/producer John Carpenter was a great experience, adding that his knowledge of cinematic composition and horror timing was both invaluable and inspirational. "I think that as the video game industry continues to grow, more and more familiar faces from other mediums will continue to be attracted to working with video game developers to bring their visions and areas of expertise to new audiences," he said.
But even if F.E.A.R. 3 is the scariest game on the market, will it be able to stand out in an over-crowded genre? "The FPS genre certainly is a competitive market but we are quite confident that F.E.A.R. 3's unique take on co-op will enhance the F.E.A.R. games' hallmark features of paranormal horror, intense close quarters combat, and immersive story-telling to make it stand out from the crowd," he said.
F.E.A.R. 3 is slated to hit the market in Q3 2010... probably a predictable October 31 date since gamers are already spooked up on Halloween.
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after this posting, it had better scare the shit right out of me.
or i'll eat alma myself.
But will I play it?
Probably no, I was too scared to play the first one XP
That's a really bold claim. I personally found Dead Space to be really scary due to the plausibility of the story (relatively speaking); imo, the FEAR storyline just feels too made up
Sorry but F.E.A.R 1 & 2 were not in the least bit scary, they were just standard FPS with a few lighting tricks to make you feel spooked (which didn't work)
(system shock 2 gets second place)
Getting Carpenter in was a good stroke, he is great at scripting, but horror and scaring people? Sorry but Carpenter films are not scary, in fact his only serious horror was the very first Halloween movie which was standard teenage hack and slash, hardly horror. His best films were comedy horror, think Big Trouble in Little China, The Thing, Escape from New York, great films at the time but hardly had you hiding behind a cushion in fear
May well be a good FPS, but scariest game ever? No, that title still belongs to Resident Evil 1 for me, those bloody hell hounds jumping through the window scared the crap out of me lol, no other game has scared me since
Even Half Life managed to give you some decent chills
Penumbra
Nothing will ever be scarier that System Shock 2.
There was a bit in the original FEAR near the beginning when I came to a ladder leading down. I checked behind me to make sure nothing was coming up behind then went to go down the ladder. The view swung round as it does when you go up and down ladders on FEAR and Alma was standing there at the top of the ladder. Scared the crap out of me. And I usually find scary stuff not all that scary...
Suppose it helps playing in on a big screen in the dark with the sound up and lights off...
FEAR2 wasn't scary.
I was kinda young when I played FEAR, that scared me a lot.
Project Zero games have always managed to freak me out.
But will it be less mind numbingly dull then FEAR 1?
Fear 1 was not very scary at all , I never played Fear 2 so I don't know about it. Am I the only person who doesn't find weird little girls scary?
Also yes SS2 was the scariest game ever.
Fear isnt as much scary as FREAKY!! Play fear 2 til the end to know what I mean.
Frickin Alma....*twitch*...