F.E.A.R beta has now gone public.

[Somefool]

Have you guys ever tried to mix in a little melee in your kills? It is a lot more satisfying flying across the air and kicking someone in the face. Try getting into a melee fight with another person, it is fun fighting with someone constantly trying to slide at you or fly over you. I rather like multiplayer.

 

[smwScott]

I've never even played it yet lol. Of course I'll give fear a chance . After seeing some of the fire on a Pc:G screenshot.. I just new I would have give it a chance.

The post wasn't directed entirely towards you. It just seems that most of the people seem to have gotten the idea in their head that the single player will suck because of a less than amazing multiplayer. Who knows, it might, but Monolith has a pretty good track record with single player FPS games.

 

[Asuka]

The game is great. Cant wait to play it on a high end pc.

 

[Malfunction]

Alright, I played with my settings a bit more, and have found a good balance between performance and visual awesomeness, and I am very pleased. Team SlowMo Deathmatch is a great gamemode, and if you have a good team, you will find yourself moving around in squadlike fashion, which works extremely well.

I can't get over how cool it looks when bullets and grenades hit people, or hell, even a wall. Don't know how they did it, but this game is intense.


So far my only beef with the game is how players can abuse the melee kick attack. While fun to use, you don't know how annoying it is for a player to solely use this, especially in a map like Construction, where everything is close quarters all the time. I was first on my team on this map for a while, then this guy Severon joins, and within seconds he has an evenly matched score, just from melee attacks. I don't know if it was lag or what, but in some cases, he wasn't even close to use when he kicked. Can't imagine there are hacks for a demo, but it seemed really weird.

 

[Fuse Kazuki]

What kind've specs do I need?

 

[Dr. Freeman]

i haven't really been using the pc much in the past few days so im counting on u people to fill me in on how the game plays.

as the above poster, i too would like to know what specs are needed and what specs are reccommended.
been pumped about this game for a while...hopefully this beta is pleasing most.

 

[Somefool]

Direct from the readme.

In order to install and play the F.E.A.R. Closed Multiplayer Beta, your system
must meet or exceed the following minimum system requirements:

• Windows(R) 2000/XP with latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent
• 1GB RAM
• 128MB DirectX(R) 9.0 video card with pixel shader 2.0 support
• 1.0 GB free hard drive space for installation
• Additional hard drive space for a Windows(R) swap file and saved game files.
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• 100% Windows(R) compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers
for CD-ROM, video card, sound card, and input devices)
• 16-bit DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX 2.0
• Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games.
• Windows(R) compatible Mouse and Keyboard

In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and performance
levels, your computer should meet or exceed the following specifications:

• US version of Windows(R) XP with the latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent
• 2GB of RAM
• 256MB DirectX(R) 9.0 video card with pixel shader 2.0 support

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARD CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO:

NVIDIA

Detonator Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v71.89
GeForce FX 5900 Series
GeForce 6600 Series
GeForce 6800 Series

ATI

Catalyst Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v5.5
Radeon 9700 Series
Radeon 9800 Series
Radeon X600 Series
Radeon X800 Series
Radeon X850 Series

 

[Dr. Freeman]

/me gasps

the CPU requirement is quite up there huh?
looks like i will probably need a new pc to enjoy this game :|
how well does the beta play???

 

[jimbo118]

2 gigs!!!!zomg, btw is it just me or has the beta got some terrible antialiasing, i have it at 4aa and theres jaggies everywhere.

 

[CptStern]

it plays well on my system: 2.8C P4, gig ram, 9800 pro

it's fun but I can see how it could get boring really fast

 

[Asknoone]

Meh its only multiplayer, I'm not going to even try. Its the singleplayer i want

 

[Fliko]

Its closed... wait, I still have my MxO sneak preview key... maybe... just maybe...
Bah, nvm, they probably canceled it out. Damnit!

 

[Alan Freeman]

nullI like it alot but i want single player , its going to look 100 times better in single player

 

[chu]

Was I the only one not interested in this game from the get go?