F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. 3 is a sequel to F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and the third installment of the series. New to this game is the ability to play the campaign in either single-player mode or co-op mode. As well as being…
F.E.A.R. 3 is an adventure developed by Day 1 Studios, released 21 June 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $3.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 8.5 hrs to finish.
What F.E.A.R. 3 is
F.E.A.R. 3 is an adventure game developed by Day 1 Studios and released in 2011. It was published by WB Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Despair.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game takes place nine months after the conclusion of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, with Alma Wade's pregnancy nearing its end. When a resurrected Paxton Fettel rescues Point Man from captivity by Armacham Technology Corporation in a Brazilian prison, the two distrustful brothers head back to Fairport. Point Man plans to save the still-missing Jin Sun-Kwon and prevent Alma giving birth. Fettel, however, has an entirely different motive. Meanwhile, a new threat emerges, one of which even Alma herself is terrified.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
F.E.A.R. 3 holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 235 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 8.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 15 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $3.99, that works out to about $0.47 per hour of the main story, or $0.27 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 4800+, 2GB of RAM and NVIDIA 8800 GT 512MB RAM, ATI 3850HD 512Mb RAM or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $3.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
F.E.A.R. 3 launched on 21 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns and Shadows of the Damned. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns, Shadows of the Damned.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for F.E.A.R. 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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