Tout comme Gamespy, Gamespot a assisté à une démo de F.E.A.R, le nouveau jeu de Monolith dont le trailer ne vous laissera sans doute pas indifférent. Ils déplorent le manque d’informations fournies, mais racontent un début de campagne enthousiasmant, et révélant déjà quelques éléments clés du jeu :
- Un nouveau moteur « DirectX 9 » plutôt flateur.
One of the biggest surprises of F.E.A.R. is that it isn’t using any of the LithTech engine technology that Monolith incorporates in all of its first-person shooters. The game uses brand new engine technology that doesn’t even have a name yet, but it’s cutting-edge, supporting DirectX 9 graphic features. The ride in the Black Hawk is impressive as you watch the city and water pass by below.
- Une action mélangeant phases de pure action et ambiance glauque.
And after battling through rooms full of commandos, you start to come upon some really strange stuff.[…] We’ve seen a lot of horror games before, but there are some really creepy moments in the game. […] The closest we can liken it is to imagine the Japanese horror movie The Ring meets Half-Life.
- L’intégration d’un bullet-time au rendu particulièrement soigné, et de mouvements de combat au corps à corps (nouvelle mode des FPS)
it’s certainly not original, but Monolith does it in a way that looks cool. For example, when your grenades explode in slow motion, you actually see a bizarre expanding bubble warping time and space.
