F.E.A.R. 3 - oh no.

[Lockwolf]

I'll avoid it now.

As for games with good Coop, Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2 takes the cake. I've put several hundreds of hours into both and with friends, its amazing. I remember spending new years playing Vs with some friends while wasted and with alltalk on, best night ever.

 

[Kouen]

ill check it out demo wise, before I nail the coffin closed

 

[SFR]

Am I the only one who thought FEAR 2 was better than FEAR 1? The only thing I thought FEAR 1 did better was shotgun combat, as the game was practically all close quarter combat. I hope they put more of that in, but keep in mind FEAR 3's primary developer isn't Monolith, it's Day 1 studios.

Personally, I think if the co-op campaign is a separate entity all will be well. I want scares and lots of them, something that won't really work in co-op.

 

[Martster]

ill check it out demo wise, before I nail the coffin closed

Yeah, it's what I'll do before its condemned.

Tbh I still haven't gotten around to playing F.E.A.R. 2 yet so I'm sure what that's like either, the demo was alright

 

[Spiner909]

At least it wasn't called F3EAR.
I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to go FYAR FYAR FYAR

 

[rokkolpo]

it's good that the co-op doesn't get to shoot.
and sees the world different.

the normal player can still be scared this way.

and for the best co-op game i nominate resident evil 5.
that was just awfully good fun.

 

[Pyotr Romanov]

At least it wasn't called F3EAR.
I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to go FYAR FYAR FYAR

The cover art is "F3AR" if that's what you mean. So, yeah...

OT: I've played neither previous FEAR games, though I did download that free multiplayer thing they offered quite a while after the release of the original. That was fun, and one of the only online games I've ever been even remotely good at, so I imagine the original game was even better, as there's actual horror involved.

 

[Spiner909]

At least it wasn't called F3EAR.
I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to go FYAR FYAR FYAR

The cover art is "F3AR" if that's what you mean. So, yeah...

OT: I've played neither previous FEAR games, though I did download that free multiplayer thing they offered quite a while after the release of the original. That was fun, and one of the only online games I've ever been even remotely good at, so I imagine the original game was even better, as there's actual horror involved.

Wait, oh god, they actually called it that!? Nooooooo!
This is worse than DRIV3R!

 

[Tony2077]

At least it wasn't called F3EAR.
I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to go FYAR FYAR FYAR

The cover art is "F3AR" if that's what you mean. So, yeah...

OT: I've played neither previous FEAR games, though I did download that free multiplayer thing they offered quite a while after the release of the original. That was fun, and one of the only online games I've ever been even remotely good at, so I imagine the original game was even better, as there's actual horror involved.

Wait, oh god, they actually called it that!? Nooooooo!
This is worse than DRIV3R!

lets hope that this game is better

 

[Meggiepants]

That is so bizarre. Why are they even bothering? It sounds a little like the Co-op for Super Mario Galaxy, where player 2 could collect stars. It was kind of tacked on co-op.

I loved the co-op in Gears. Anytime they separated you and you had to work in tandem to get past an obstacle, that's where I think the co-op really shined.

And Halo 3's four player co-op was really freaking awesome.

 

[trueluigi7]

I had a lot of fun with FEAR 2 and I still need to play the first but the Co-Op actually sounds cool in a way, but my friend is a huge fan of FEAR and he is going to buy it either way and from what I have heard it is actually supposed to be more scary than the last two. I don't really get scared from any horror game anyways hopefully this one can scare me.

Edit:I think a great Co-Op game would be Splinter Cell Chaos Theory if anything

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

I dunno, having Paxton around would just kind of remind me of the dog from Fable 2....

I still might get it though, and just stick to playing by myself.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I just read a huge preview of F.E.A.R. 3 and it has effectively killed any expectations I had of the game.

Nope, F.E.A.R 2 did that in less than an hour. I'm a big fan of F.E.A.R but I will not be buying number 3.

I actually enjoyed F.E.A.R. 2 ( man that title is annoying to type) apart from the feeling that my player was constantly tripping over his shoelaces.

Nausea enducing headbob.

 

[shwnbob]

Sounds like a rental now, oh well it tried...

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I thought that Gears of War had an excellent co-op campaign. I had so much fun with that game with my friends.

Timesplitters was another great co-op game. Still one of my favorites to this day.

Notice that neither of those are horror games. And neither of those have the other player running around as a ghost. It seems like F.E.A.R. is dying...

I liked the co-op in Gears of War like everyone else, and the only thing that made Resident Evil 5 playable was co-op because the AI was so awful. And the Left 4 Dead series has always had the best co-op because there was no way to survive otherwise.

 

[ManaAdvent]

I'll going to wait and see about the third. If it has more effective, unexpected and genuine scares than FEAR 2 or becomes on par or a bit over than 1, I'll be mostly please. Also, hopefully the gameplay is good.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Super Mario Galaxy had co-op where the game allowed you to play as a second star cursor. It didn't do much to hinder or help the game and people could easily play without it. In my case here, PLAY WITHOUT IT!

The co-op is optional is it not? You don't need to play it with a buddy.

 

[ultrachicken]

Paxton can possess soldiers, which means that he CAN shoot.
I wasn't going to buy it anyways.

 

[TheGreatBearWrestler]

The original F.E.A.R was in my opinion, ''a perfect blend of pyschogical and pop up horror, combined with some of the best shooting effects in a game to date''.

F.E.A.R 2 is just blazing action with pop ups and blurry vision to scare gamers. To me the F.E.A.R series is dead and F.E.A.R 3 will only milk the franchise.