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The combat in FEAR (ie the whole fucking point) is about a million times better by than the combat in Dead Space. 11/27/2011, 12:58pm PST
When an enemy gets the drop on you in FEAR, it's because he managed to successfully execute a flanking maneuver, not because he spawned out of thin air when you tripped some arbitrary trigger. Every encounter in Dead Space is scripted to provide maximum pants-shitting terror and minimum player agency or emergent gameplay, whereas FEAR restricts its ham-fisted attempts at thrillery to the downtime between firefights, when it can be safely ignored and/or appreciated ironically. Evaluated strictly as shoot 'em ups (rather than effective interactive horror experiences, something there's really no precedent for in the ENTIRE HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES), the two aren't even in the same league.
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this sale is fucking gigantic by jeep 11/23/2011, 6:22pm PST NEW
    by which I mean GOTY 2011 portal 2 is $10.19 if you didn't already get it NT by jeep 11/23/2011, 6:23pm PST NEW
    Skip Mount and Blade and go straight to M&B:Warband. NT by Mr. Kool 11/23/2011, 7:17pm PST NEW
    warning: Orcs Must Die sucks by fabio 11/23/2011, 11:15pm PST NEW
        It gets better later... by Lurker 56498 11/24/2011, 6:32am PST NEW
        What's the best tower defense game? by Fullofkittens 11/24/2011, 6:34am PST NEW
            http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/Game1.asp NT by I liked this one. 11/24/2011, 9:26am PST NEW
            Immortal Defense. by Mischief Maker 11/24/2011, 9:45am PST NEW
                Agree with this. It's amazingly tactile and has a ton of content. Good story! NT by Gutsby 11/24/2011, 11:40am PST NEW
            Plants vs Zombies is the best casual one, also Defense Grid: The Awakening by Lurker #whatever number 11/24/2011, 9:53am PST NEW
            Desktop Tower Defense by fabio 11/24/2011, 4:18pm PST NEW
                Re: Desktop Tower Defense by Lurker #that 11/24/2011, 4:30pm PST NEW
                This is all bullshit, by the way. NT by Gutsby 11/24/2011, 6:03pm PST NEW
                    nah by fabio 11/27/2011, 11:27am PST NEW
                        DTD has one winning strategy: Zigzag Ticket Queue. by Fabio Mimicker 11/27/2011, 7:53pm PST NEW
        Re: warning: Orcs Must Die sucks by aaa 07/16/2013, 12:38pm PDT NEW
    Portal 2 for ten bucks. YOINK. Oddbox for four bucks!? YOINK by Fullofkittens 11/24/2011, 6:12am PST NEW
    $5 for New Vegas NT by fabio 11/24/2011, 4:19pm PST NEW
    every grand theft auto game for $12.50 NT by jeep 11/25/2011, 8:54pm PST NEW
        Re: every grand theft auto game for $12.50 by WITTGENSTEIN 11/25/2011, 9:33pm PST NEW
            Quoi? NT by WITTGENSTEIN 11/25/2011, 10:33pm PST NEW
            http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/ NT by (Just in case you're serious.) 11/25/2011, 11:01pm PST NEW
            yes 1 and 2 as well NT by jeep 11/25/2011, 11:46pm PST NEW
            No London, 1969, if that's what you're holding out for NT by CattleHumper 11/26/2011, 11:50am PST NEW
    Is Fear 1-3 worth $25? NT by Rafiki 11/26/2011, 11:51am PST NEW
        $25 is about what I paid for each of the first two. I feel I got my money's wort by Jerry Whorebach 11/26/2011, 1:20pm PST NEW
        I feel like I got my FREE worth out of Fear 1 by fabio 11/27/2011, 11:31am PST NEW
            The combat in FEAR (ie the whole fucking point) is about a million times better by than the combat in Dead Space. 11/27/2011, 12:58pm PST NEW
                We've kind of been over this a bit on here already but there are a couple of hor by Fullofkittens 11/27/2011, 7:10pm PST NEW
                    I think he was being sarcastic NT by thinking guy 11/27/2011, 7:40pm PST NEW
                        No, I was being serious. I had no idea people here were afraid of video games. by Jerry Whorebach 11/27/2011, 8:37pm PST NEW
                            Are you scared by movies? On your TV screen that plays Bill and Ted??? NT by Mischief Maker 11/27/2011, 8:44pm PST NEW
                                No, not really. Maybe my TV isn't big enough? by Jerry Whorebach 11/27/2011, 9:02pm PST NEW
                    also Eternal Darkness NT by Mysterio 11/27/2011, 7:51pm PST NEW
                    Aliens vs. Predator 1 by Mischief Maker 11/27/2011, 7:54pm PST NEW
                        True. The marine campaign feels like one long nightmare. Very effective. NT by Eurotrash 11/27/2011, 11:25pm PST NEW
        FEAR 1 is hilarious by Rafiki 11/28/2011, 12:51pm PST NEW
            Re: FEAR 1 is hilarious by Rafiki 11/28/2011, 12:52pm PST NEW
            The scariest moment in FEAR... by Jerry Whorebach 11/28/2011, 1:30pm PST NEW
                After putting 4 more hours into it by Rafiki 11/28/2011, 8:39pm PST NEW
                    My favourite thing about the drones is how they constantly bark status updates. by "SQUAD, CHECK IN." 11/28/2011, 10:57pm PST NEW
                        Found out what made FEAR's AI so good. Shouldn't surprise anybody by Rafiki 04/23/2012, 3:09pm PDT NEW
                            So the FEAR drones are a bunch of icycalms. by Eurotrash 07/16/2013, 3:08pm PDT NEW
 
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