So how is the FEAR demo ?

"rms" <rsquires.RemoveThis@flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
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> It's been out a few hours now, anyone tried it?

Am trying to get it using the Torrent link from
http://www.whatisfear.com/us/;
I get the error "no route to host". Any ideas?

P.

On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:30:59 GMT, "Paul Moloney"
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>
>"rms" <rsquires RemoveThis @flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
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>> It's been out a few hours now, anyone tried it?
>
>Am trying to get it using the Torrent link from
>http://www.whatisfear.com/us/;
>I get the error "no route to host". Any ideas?
>
>P.
>

I'm getting 230kbs on my 2mb from

http://us.games2.yimg.com/download.games.yahoo.com/games/buzz/content/.../112185

Try this

Paul Moloney wrote:
> "rms" <rsquires RemoveThis @flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
> news:JeOIe.50$546.47@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...
>
>>It's been out a few hours now, anyone tried it?
>
>
> Am trying to get it using the Torrent link from
> http://www.whatisfear.com/us/;
> I get the error "no route to host". Any ideas?


http://www.filerush.com/

John Lewis wrote:

> A strong laxative is recommended... the stronger the better...........
>
> John Lewis

Ah Mr. Lewis...

BillL wrote:

> Like it very much, very atmospheric and ditto with the 'bullet' time. The
> way the bad guys jump over objects to get to you is something new and there
> are some moments (e.g. when you're climbing down a ladder and the creepy
> girl appears) which were genuinely creepy. There are some bad points, its
> too dark in places (~ Doom3) and I can't choose the native resolution
> (1280x1024) of my 17" LCD.

Don't seem to be any widescreen resolutions in the demo, either, which
is a shame, as I've got my PC connected up to my TV. I could have missed
a setting, though, as I only had a quick look after deciding to leave
everything on the defaults before changing any settings.

> It seems to run OK on my system (A64 3200+, PNY 6800GT, 2GB RAM) certainly
> didn't experience any major slowdowns. (I'm not sure if F.E.A.R. requires
> more than a Gig of RAM this was to make sure BF2 ran smoothly).

I left the game on the default settings it chose for me (800x600, didn't
check exact settings but it looked very nice) and it ran absolutely fine
on my system (A64 3000+, 9800 Pro, 1GB RAM).

> From what I've seen so far it'll be a better experience than Doom3 and on a
> par with HL2. I think it will be quite linear though - no Far Cry wondering
> off to your hearts content. Well it *is* an office block and not a tropical
> island ;o).

I'm one of those freaks who loved Doom3 (and Half-Life 2, but that's
less freakish) and my impressions of the FEAR demo are very good indeed.
As you say, great firefights. My only concern is that it followed a very
obvious pattern of spooky/shooty/spooky/shooty, which could take away
some of the fear and suspense. Not sure how they could do anything
different, mind, and it does do both things very well.

> On the whole a big thumbs up.

From me, too.

And it didn't crash once in the whole 45 minutes I played which is
pleasing as my PC is stable as anything with some games (Doom3, HL2) but
hates others (Far Cry, WoW).

"The Rev" <the_rev_yes_really RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> BillL wrote:
>
>> Like it very much, very atmospheric and ditto with the 'bullet' time. The
>> way the bad guys jump over objects to get to you is something new and
>> there are some moments (e.g. when you're climbing down a ladder and the
>> creepy girl appears) which were genuinely creepy. There are some bad
>> points, its too dark in places (~ Doom3) and I can't choose the native
>> resolution (1280x1024) of my 17" LCD.
>
> Don't seem to be any widescreen resolutions in the demo, either, which is
> a shame, as I've got my PC connected up to my TV. I could have missed a
> setting, though, as I only had a quick look after deciding to leave
> everything on the defaults before changing any settings.
>
>> It seems to run OK on my system (A64 3200+, PNY 6800GT, 2GB RAM)
>> certainly didn't experience any major slowdowns. (I'm not sure if
>> F.E.A.R. requires more than a Gig of RAM this was to make sure BF2 ran
>> smoothly).
>
> I left the game on the default settings it chose for me (800x600, didn't
> check exact settings but it looked very nice) and it ran absolutely fine
> on my system (A64 3000+, 9800 Pro, 1GB RAM).
>
>> From what I've seen so far it'll be a better experience than Doom3 and on
>> a par with HL2. I think it will be quite linear though - no Far Cry
>> wondering off to your hearts content. Well it *is* an office block and
>> not a tropical island ;o).
>
> I'm one of those freaks who loved Doom3 (and Half-Life 2, but that's less
> freakish) and my impressions of the FEAR demo are very good indeed. As you
> say, great firefights. My only concern is that it followed a very obvious
> pattern of spooky/shooty/spooky/shooty, which could take away some of the
> fear and suspense. Not sure how they could do anything different, mind,
> and it does do both things very well.
>
>> On the whole a big thumbs up.
>
> From me, too.
>
> And it didn't crash once in the whole 45 minutes I played which is
> pleasing as my PC is stable as anything with some games (Doom3, HL2) but
> hates others (Far Cry, WoW).

Dumb question for some of you so I apologize... When installing the demo it
says it will install DirectX 9.0c. I am already at this level. Will the
install process just ignore this if I answer yes?
_Fred

Frederick Pileggi wrote:
>
> Dumb question for some of you so I apologize... When installing the demo it
> says it will install DirectX 9.0c. I am already at this level. Will the
> install process just ignore this if I answer yes?

So was I and it still made me reboot after install, so I don't know what
it actually did. But my PC still seems to be working, so I guess it's safe.

"The Rev" <the_rev_yes_really DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Frederick Pileggi wrote:
>>
>> Dumb question for some of you so I apologize... When installing the demo
>> it says it will install DirectX 9.0c. I am already at this level. Will
>> the install process just ignore this if I answer yes?
>
> So was I and it still made me reboot after install, so I don't know what
> it actually did. But my PC still seems to be working, so I guess it's
> safe.

Thanks!

Thanks for the heads-up Hulker. Got the demo pretty fast from that link...

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"Hulker69" <hulker64 DeleteThis @dweebie.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:30:59 GMT, "Paul Moloney"
> <paul_moloney DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"rms" <rsquires DeleteThis @flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
>>news:JeOIe.50$546.47@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...
>>> It's been out a few hours now, anyone tried it?
>>
>>Am trying to get it using the Torrent link from
>>http://www.whatisfear.com/us/;
>>I get the error "no route to host". Any ideas?
>>
>>P.
>>
>
> I'm getting 230kbs on my 2mb from
>
> http://us.games2.yimg.com/download.games.yahoo.com/games/buzz/content/.../112185
>
> Try this

It just ran OK on your rig? That's depressing news for me, my mobile athlon
(@2550) and my 9800 Pro. Guess I'll have to take a pass on this game...

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"BillL" <billc1 DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Jamie_Manic" <yeahbutno DeleteThis @slag.com> wrote in message
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>
> It seems to run OK on my system (A64 3200+, PNY 6800GT, 2GB RAM) certainly
> didn't experience any major slowdowns. (I'm not sure if F.E.A.R. requires
> more than a Gig of RAM this was to make sure BF2 ran smoothly).
>
> From what I've seen so far it'll be a better experience than Doom3 and on
> a par with HL2. I think it will be quite linear though - no Far Cry
> wondering off to your hearts content. Well it *is* an office block and not
> a tropical island ;o).
>
> On the whole a big thumbs up.
>
> BillL
>
>
>

"Frederick Pileggi" <fredp.vt.DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "The Rev" <the_rev_yes_really.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Frederick Pileggi wrote:
>>>
>>> Dumb question for some of you so I apologize... When installing the
>>> demo it says it will install DirectX 9.0c. I am already at this level.
>>> Will the install process just ignore this if I answer yes?
>>
>> So was I and it still made me reboot after install, so I don't know what
>> it actually did. But my PC still seems to be working, so I guess it's
>> safe.
>
> Thanks!

Read somewhere that DX9.0C was updated in April but cant find the article.
I'd have thought they'd have changed the name if that was so to ...erm... oh
I dunno,... something like DX9.0D? If I turn up the article I read I'll
post it...... I dont *think* I dreamt it...


>

On 5 Aug 2005 20:08:22 -0700, flightlessvacuum DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:

>BillL wrote:
>
> - no Far Cry wondering
>> off to your hearts content.
>
>Why on earth do people continue to dredge up this abysmal game?
>
>The nerve to also mention it in the same sentence as the superb and
>all-conquering HL2 sickens me to my stomach.
>

A strong laxative is recommended... the stronger the better...........

John Lewis

Amazingly enough, I could play it with all details set to highest on my
cruddy Mobile Athlon 2500Mhz, 2GB DDR400 and 9800 Pro. I didn't even get any
noticeable stuttering.

I hate to say it, but what makes this game so great? It reminds me a lot of
Far Cry as far as graphics go. It also reminded me of the Area 51 demo, but
I can't really say why. Are there any outdoors areas in the game? The AI is
decent. The game doesn't wow me the same way Doom3 or Far Cry did though.

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"rms" <rsquires RemoveThis @flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
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> It's been out a few hours now, anyone tried it?
>
> rms
>