Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

I loved HL2 it had a great story, Doom 3 had no story really. Well it had one but was really irrelevant to the gameplay. Did you know they actually hired another company to write that story :D. The Fear story is intriging to say the least and creepy as hell.
Anyway the graphics is somewhere in between HL2 and D3. D3 waaaaaaaaaay too dark but very sinister atmoshpere. HL2 bright clean graphics. Fear is a good blend of the 2. The physics from the havoc engine are great. HL2 added alot more to their game when they used the havoc engine tho. I think Fear might just be turning out to be one of the best FPS to date.

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

in my opinion the story of half life 2 sucks a bit. I think F.E.A.R will be better than both half life 2 and doom 3.

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

Well anyone who is able to compare the games already paid for them so it's kinda moot anyway.

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

I was unimpressed by HL2. Doom3 was cool except when you realized that you cant tell the difference between any of the levels.

FEAR will own them both.

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

The amount of GOTY awards that HL2 won say that many people disagree with you. I reckon Fear will be great, maybe a thorn in HL2's side, but I don't think it will be as critically acclaimed, even though it does have better graphics.

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

I sense G-phoria awards for FEAR..

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

Personally, I like(d) all 3 of the games. Half-Life 2 I played because 1) it was the sequel to Half-Life. 2) I love me a good FPS and 3) it was the best looking game at it's time (rivaled by Doom 3 and Far Cry). Doom 3 I played because it was made by id, and they haven't seemed to have had any duds at all. The atmosphere was creepy, the sound was top-notch, and the shadows/graphics were excellent. Now, FEAR on the other hand...wow. For those who say that the physics aren't as good as Half-Life 2's, I'd have to agree/disagree with you. There are ragdoll bugs that make the bodies go through walls sometimes, but that'll be fixed. The ragdolls don't clip through things like HL2's do, though. I mean, it uses the same physics engine (Havok...not havoc) for crying out loud, so there's not THAT much difference in the two. FEAR's lighting blows away Doom 3's any day. The shadows are dark enough to hide in, and the dynamic lighting is awesome. And I don't see why nobody's mentioned the AI...FEAR's AI blows away Doom 3's and HL2's COMBINED.

But that's just me :-P I'm partial to the game I'm modding at the time ^_^" Which for me, was never Doom 3 or Half-Life 2. Either way, I have all 3 (well, I will come Tuesday) and I still play 'em all, too ;-)

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

The a.i. in hl2 and d3 was virtually non-existent. For doom it was weird since they revolutionized a.i. with quake 3.

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

I would agree on Fears' AI. It is by far the best I have encountered in any game. In one level I engaged the enemy in an ambush; they regrouped and began to chew me up. I threw a grenade and retreated to flank them. They screamed "grenade!" and ran to cover, then screamed again "He’s flanking us, spread out!" I tried to creep up along the back route only to be met by a guy posted up, ready. I fired and killed him and sat there for a few seconds. Just as I was about to storm the room, I heard footsteps behind me and another guy had flanked me and drop kicked my ass!
This game owns!
:bows:
I still love you though HL2 ;)

Re: FEAR vs. HL2
 

Well, having played F.E.A.R. for about two hours now, I can say that it easily has a better story than HL2. I found HL2 very boring, whereas F.E.A.R. is sucking me in and scaring the crap out of me.