F.E.A.R.

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:05 am

I Just finished the single-player demo, all I can say is HOLY SHIT!

Now this is a game to play with headphones in a dark room, if you like that kind of this.

Web Site:
http://www.whatisfear.com/us/

Has anyone else heard of this? I showed Jason one of the early trailers, but playing it yourself is surreal; quite a few elements gave me the feeling of a very high quality Max Payne sans the cheese.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:59 pm

What were the specs of the system you played on? I know it wouldn't work on my current system, but I'm too cheap to upgrade just for one game.

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:28 pm

I used it to test out my new box:

Case: SN25P (SFF)
CPU: Athlon64 3000+ (Venice core, not overclocked, yet)
RAM: 2x OCZ Platinum 1 GB PC3200 2-3-2-5@1T Sticks
GPU: BFG 7800GT (256 MB, etc)
Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B300S0 300GB
DVD-RW: Pioneer DVR-105 (old)
etc

It plays anime and runs FFXI well too

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:02 pm

a playstation runs FFXI well. Is fear multiplayer?

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:55 pm

There's a multiplayer demo too, but I haven't downloaded that one yet.

I'm guessing slow-mo is disabled though, since I don't foresee that panning out well in a multiplayer environment.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:42 pm

Anything runs well at 640x480.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:49 am

Dwindlehop wrote:Anything runs well at 640x480.

I used to think that as well, but then far cry schooled me.

Maybe I should just use Vinny's machine when he's working his unnatural work hours.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:59 am

VLSmooth wrote:I used it to test out my new box:
Case: SN25P (SFF)

CPU: Athlon64 3000+ (Venice core, not overclocked, yet)

RAM: 2x OCZ Platinum 1 GB PC3200 2-3-2-5@1T Sticks

GPU: BFG 7800GT (256 MB, etc)

Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B300S0 300GB

DVD-RW: Pioneer DVR-105 (old)

etc
It plays anime and runs FFXI well too

I find it amusing that the cheapass has spent the most money on computer parts this year.

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:03 am

I wonder how much his parents helped him out with furniture, etc...

George · Post by **George** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:15 am

Jason wrote:
Dwindlehop wrote:Anything runs well at 640x480.
I used to think that as well, but then far cry schooled me.

Maybe I should just use Vinny's machine when he's working his unnatural work hours.

FarCry actually ran pretty well on my old GeForce 3 except when the nightvision was on. I played most of it at 1024x768. Then I got my Radeon 9800. And continued to play at 1024x768 (damn you old monitor).

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:54 pm

Jason wrote:I find it amusing that the cheapass has spent the most money on computer parts this year.

They were good deals too!

quantus wrote:I wonder how much his parents helped him out with furniture, etc...

Besides nagging me to no end, zilch. I just don't spend a lot of money (read as for 2 years). I also purchased a $1200 leather couch I've been meaning to buy for a year.

On the other hand, everything added together (counting the toilets) is making me uncomfortable.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:29 pm

Jason wrote:Maybe I should just use Vinny's machine when he's working his unnatural work hours.

We should all get keys to Vinny's house so we can hang out there while Vinny is at work.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:54 pm

Or just remove the locks from his doors or windows the next time we're there.

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:17 pm

George wrote:Or just remove the locks from his doors or windows the next time we're there.

For some reason this reminds of a certain incident where a specfic poster in this thread removed my hard drive to grab an episode of anime, then reinserted it after pilfering the goods without my roommate (Paul) at the time noticing the deed, except for the fact said person entered and left... *cough*George*cough*

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:29 am

Was this during Paul's Diablo II phase?

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:27 am

Alan wrote:Was this during Paul's Diablo II phase?

Wait? There was a time when Paul wasn't in a Diablo II phase?

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:59 pm

Alan wrote:Was this during Paul's Diablo II phase?

Most likely

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:00 pm

Jason wrote:Wait? There was a time when Paul wasn't in a Diablo II phase?

Well, I'd say he's been weaned off D2 and moved to a stronger prescription of FFXI at least for now.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:36 am

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2005-10-26