FIRST ENCOUNTER ASSAULT RECON
Publishers: Sierra, Monolith
Presenters: Jimmy Young, Adam Kremer, & Brian Swensen Game Theory October 6, 2007
F.E.A.R Pictures: Game Play
F.E.A.R First Encounter Assault Recon Platform Xbox 360, PC, Playstation 3 $60 at release $20 currently
You are part of an elite secret government organization called F.E.A.R.
First Encounter Assault Reconnaissance
You are supposed to find and detain Paxton Fettel, a criminal who has telekinetic abilities and has control over an experimental group of cloned soldiers. Oh, and he also eats people. As you play through the story line, you find out about your characters past through the use of telekinetically induced flash backs to your mothers birth.
These are typically you walking towards a door wading trough a hallway filled with blood.

Game Structure

Mostly linear game play
One way to get to the end, but the path you take is not always obvious or it is hard to find
Vents aren't always easily visible
There are also tiny side missions that you must complete to advance the game play that have seemingly nothing to do with the game
Shutting off a fire alarm Booting up a server

Interface

Shows Shows how many what kind Med Packs and how you have many of left. You that can carry a grenade maximum you have of 10 left

Med Packs

Weapons Max of 3 weapons at a Grenades time Shows what kind and how many of each grenade you have Flashlight Power

Health/ Shields SlowMo

Grenades

Ammunition

Max of 199 health and 99 shields Shows how long yourShows Bullets in SlowMo will last clip/Bullets left

Tutorial

Tutorial begins in the first part of the game
Learn as you play based, tell you what you need to know when you need to know it. Simple design, doesnt take up much screen space

Graphics

Excellent graphics Fire, Explosions, Blood Lighting is used to add to horror effect of the game. Majority of the game is a dark environment. Stunning use of special effects to make the player feel like they are in the game.

Superb Sound

Dramatic Frightening

Environment

Boxes falling Cans on floor Doors Slamming

Equipment

Reloads Gun fire Explosions
FEAR Team Special Ops Enemies

Speech

Game Play
Successfully instills fear in the player
Cooperative use of sound and lighting
Slamming doors Flickering lights Quiet in the background, you never know when something is going to happen Sudden high pitched noise accompany the beginning of a flash back Paxton Fettel whispers things to you throughout the game

Dual wield

Reload is too quick Can still throw grenade One button for both weapons
Slow Mo is not representative of faster reflexes on the players part, but slower environment for all Little things must be done to progress in the game.
Rebooting a server Shutting off a fire alarm

Summary Slide

Over all, F.E.A.R is a great game which uses most elements of a good game successfully and is one of the only horror/sci-fi games that is actually capable of scaring the player. Its constant action draws in players and the critical placement of surprisingly frightening points in the story line make them jump back in their chair.

Citation

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