F.3.A.R.

F.3.A.R. (F.E.A.R. 3) is an upcoming first person-shooter that has been developed via Day 1 Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive for our three favourite gaming systems (PS3, 360, and PC).  F.3.A.R. will be the third installment of the F.E.A.R. series and will be the sequel to the game F.E.A.R. 2: Project origin.  This game was announced a few months ago (April 8th, 2010) and was set to be released in 2010 but has been pushed back to March of 2011 and then delayed again to May 24th of 2011.

F.3.A.R. is rumoured to have John Carpenter helping with the cinematics and Steve Niles who will be doing the writing aspect.  First of all, let me ask who doesn’t want a game that involves John Carpenter?  Legendary mastermind.  It is also well known for its horrific themes and maps, so hopefully this one will scare us more than the first two.

According to Day 1 Studios’ founder and president Denny Thorley, F.3.A.R. is going to include various new features such as an evolved cover system, co-op missions and a ton of more scares for you to enjoy.  In this game you will be able to control both the protagonist and the antagonist (Point Man and Paxton Fettel).  When you are controlling Point Man you will be able to shoot enemies and slow time but as Fettel you will be assisting Point Man with your stun, possession, and telekinesis skills.

Nine months ago in the Northwestern US city of Fairport, an army of Replicas at the Armacham resaerch facility has been taken over by an unknown man and the F.E.A.R. Pointman and his squad were assigned to stop him.  As time progresses, the Point Man realizes that this mysterious man isn’t working alone but is in fact working alongside his telepathic and cannibalistic brother, Paxton Fettel, and his psychically powerful mother, Alma Wade.  Both of which who were products of Armacham Technology Corporation’s paranormal experiments.  Even though the Point Man had realized this, he continued on with his mission to stop the designated targets.  In order to stop them, the F.E.A.R. team went forward with a series of very intense events that seemingly accomplished their goal but it wasn’t for free.  It was at the cost of ravaging the city and its inhabitants and most of the Point Man’s squad.

After all of that, events in Fairport in the following months lead to believe that Alma was still alive and that her psychic power could still be felt.  Her supernatural agony is now repeatedly shocking the city as she attempts to protect the rest of her bloodline and reunite her family.  This is where 2 teams come into play, Armacham’s security force and the F.E.A.R. squad working together.  Armacham’s side is focussed on hiding any evidence of Alma’s presence in the city whereas the F.E.A.R. team carries out on their mission to find and stop Alma and her destructive behaviour.

The rest of the game is a struggle between good and evil.  The chain of command is broken and the Point Man is forced to call his own shots and determine where his allegiance lies.  He has a choice between siding with his brother Paxton Fettel (who is now back from the dead) or with his remaining F.E.A.R. squad ‘bros’ who are determined to destroy the only family that the first Origin prototype has ever had.


We have a plethora of trailers for you to watch so enjoy :)

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