F.E.A.R. demo available for download

[grazzhoppa]

Developed by Monolith Productions, F.E.A.R. is an intense first person close-quarters combat experience with rich atmosphere and an engaging, paranormal horror storyline.

You can find the 640 MB download here or the official BitTorrent download here. The game has been compared to Doom 3, but the consenus of reviewers from pre-release hands-on testing is that F.E.A.R. will have better gameplay, awesome multiplayer, and generally be one of the best games of 2005. The game is set to be released around October 2005.

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

• US version of Windows(R) 2000/XP with latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c June Edition (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent
• 512MB RAM
• 64MB DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant video card with pixel shader support
• A Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
• 1.4GB 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
• 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
• 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 graphics cards:

ATI(TM)

Catalyst(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v5.6

Radeon(R) 9000 Series
Radeon(R) 9500 Series
Radeon(R) 9600 Series
Radeon(R) 9700 Series
Radeon(R) 9800 Series
Radeon(R) X600 Series
Radeon(R) X700 Series
Radeon(R) X800 Series
Radeon(R) X850 Series

NVIDIA(R)

ForceWare(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v77.72

GeForce(TM) 4 Ti Series
GeForce(TM) FX 5900 Series
GeForce(TM) 6600 Series
GeForce(TM) 6800 Series

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[wazzledoozle]

Awesome they have embraced Bittorrent

EA can go blow a goat with their distribution methods.

 

[grazzhoppa]

I'm impressed with the demo. Although, I could see how the environments could get pretty repetitive kind of like how Doom 3 was. The game's graphics kick my computer's ass though. There are some pretty cool options like soft shadowing and volumetric lights that make it look a lot better, but they take a lot of power to run.

That "slow motion/the matrix effect" is really, really cool even if it has been done over and over in many games. The animations and graphics look awesome when you're in a fire fight with that slow motion effect.

My athlon xp 2.2gHz, 9700, 1GB ram was chugging with the auto-detect settings and 1024x768 res. With the graphics settings on mostly medium and the special effect stuff (soft shadows, volume lights) off, I'd say it looks better than far cry's indoor scenes but not as good as Doom 3. But if I turned up the graphic settings, I think some aspects look better than Doom 3, especially with the soft shadowing.

 

[//mAr]

fuckin' nice demo .. some screens:
F.e.a.r. SinglePlayerDEMO (1024* ALL TO MAXIMUM)

















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[wazzledoozle]

Heres a really fast mirror-
http://gamesdomain.yahoo.com/pc/fear/files/1121858

Here are some videos I took-
http://www.linneberg.com/rpgpics/FEAR1.wmv
http://www.linneberg.com/rpgpics/FEAR2.wmv

Yes it WMV, deal with it.

I run everything maximum 2 FSAA/2 AF and textures on medium 1024x768.