This is the End of my playthrough of the 2005 FPS Masterpiece: F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon) on the highest difficulty: Extreme Difficulty without using any quick saves. F.E.A.R. is created by Monolith Productions, the same developers behind the hit FPS games Blood and No One Lives Forever (As well as Condemned Criminal Origins). It is a first-person shooter with horror elements (Hence the name).
So I don't need to keep anyone in suspense, this is not only my favorite game of all time, but imo it's the greatest shooter ever made (With DOOM Eternal being a very close second). Simply put, everything front to back is perfection. The combat is top notch, you have amazing weapons that all have their own niche and each one is satisfying as hell to use. The Slowmo adds good strategy as using it well is key to success and the game is non linear and not scripted which is great. Story here is good and engaging too, it's not a deep story, but what's here is told very well and I love that it's also told bit by bit via computers and phone calls you find. The horror is also great, the first time playing I legit pissed myself.
What makes F.E.A.R. truly special is the unmatched enemy ai in this game. Simply put it's the best you'll ever see and especially on Extreme Difficulty where they're at their fullest (Which is why Extreme is the only real way to play the game). Enemies are smart, they'll always react to your movements, they can spot your flashlight, they'll flank you, flush you out, take formations or hold the line to stop you. This is greatly accommodated by the game's level design which has open arenas that have multiple pathways into each room. This ensures that not only can you find various ways to approach any given combat situation, but so can the enemy ai. It also means you cannot camp.
What's great about the ai is that you really feel like each fight is a proper gun battle, like you're fighting an actual war against enemies. You get punished for your mistakes, any time you die, it's your fault and each death is a learning experience. I can't praise this game's combat and ai enough, it's just perfect..it feels better than anything in existence. Throw in some amazing visuals for the time with killer lighting and visual effects alongside an engaging and well told story and great pacing and horror..and well you have a masterpiece.
So yeah this playthrough is on Extreme Difficulty and not using quick saves, this means that I played each level or "Interval" as they're called in 1 go without quick saving. Due to the nature of this playthrough, any and all deaths that I have are left in the video, so this is an unedited playthrough, it also means there will be no fail compilation. I made this to show off the game as I feel younger folks should know about this game, plus I wanted an excuse to play my favorite game. I also hope this playthrough helps show off to struggling players what strategies I use in order to help them out.
Well here we are, the final chapter of the game and they sure saved the craziest for last. This is basically just one final big horror section and I think it's most appropriate considering how the game has been up to this point and it works fine. Once more, I love how the story tells itself out here, especially with the Alma stuff. But it's not too hard really, though it is a shame I didn't get to use all of that ammo.
So yeah I also decided to put the Epilogue here as part of this video because..well the epilogue is quite literally just a small tiny cutscene. I also included the credits here, so really this part is as long as it is cause of the credits, nothing else. So yeah that was F.E.A.R. and really it's still imo the best shooter ever made and my favorite game of all time..hell just finishing this upload makes me wanna play again. The ending here also directly will setup the first expansion: Extraction Point. I will not be doing a playthrough of it, at least not anytime soon.
That leads me to what I'll say here..I think after about 2 or 3 months of straight daily uploads and a comeback..it's time for me to go off into the sunset. I had fun doing this, but sadly the views became non existent and while I appreciate any views and don't mind them much, I'd prefer to have some views at all. The fun comes from people watching, so when people don't..well it makes me lost motivation. That and I don't really know what I wanna do next at all.
So what's next? Well I have some Agent Under Fire Reloaded MP videos, that I'll upload eventually, but not anytme soon. I'll let things simmer so I can decide what I want to do. I may just go back to uploading whenever the mood strikes me, perhaps more Guitar Hero videos, we'll see. But for now, thanks to all who watched, it means a lot to see people watch me play my favorite game and I hope this works well as a walkthrough for those who need help.
So yeah thanks for watching, long live F.E.A.R. the GOAT and also happy halloween.