FEAR 2 Demo!

[H.Bogard]

Yes, its out! I'm downloading now... so all ye who are blessed with better connections than mine grab it here and start posting some damn impressions and benchmarks!

FileShack (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56875)
Gamershell (http://www.gamershell.com/download_38288.shtml)
Ausgamers (http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/41473)
Worthplaying (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=59092)
Atomicgamer (http://www.atomicgamer.com/file.php?id=74273)
Edit 2: Fixed gamershell link

Edit 3: Here's your fucking TORRENT! (http://gameupdates.org/details.php?id=3234)

Wackman: Quiet the fuck down and download from either... bitch.

[fitbabits]

I'm downloading the Xbox 360 demo right now. Suck it, PC owners. (Or something!)

[Wackman3000]

I'm contemplating what system I want to play this one on. Probably grab the demo on PS3 since Im not a member at fileshack.

[H.Bogard]

I'm downloading the Xbox 360 demo right now. Suck it, PC owners. (Or something!)

Don't get me started! :mad:

[fitbabits]

Don't get me started! :mad:
Heh. I know. :)

[H.Bogard]

I'm contemplating what system I want to play this one on. Probably grab the demo on PS3 since Im not a member at fileshack.

There's a 'download without logging in' option. You get half a meg speed cap I think.

Added more mirrors.

[Mastergeo7]

It's really good. If you liked FEAR you'll love this one.

The AI seems very good and the demo level it's well designed, no more endless corridors. Graphically speaking it's not really special, but it's not ugly that's for sure.

Loved the firefights, Replica forces are really awesome and they're still a formidable enemy! They'll flank you, use grenades and use everything that they can for cover their asses.

Expect the classic horror bits, followed with action. The first FEAR formula repeats in this one.

Also, SHOGO fans will love the last part of the demo (which it's not so short BTW, I'm looking at you Quantum of Solace).

[Wackman3000]

Thanks HBogard! I knew you would find a suitable download place for me so long as I stuck with the PC instead of PS3.

:)

For what it's worth, the PSN still hasn't updated and it's not there.

[H.Bogard]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m255/HarryBogard/11212_494f9f8fe77c1.jpg

Shiet!

[roboninja]

Sweet, I think I'll grab this tonight (for PC, of course).

[fitbabits]

Got to the end of the demo in under 15 minutes, so it's short-ish. I don't know if there's enough there to warrant a purchase at full price, but it would certainly be a contender if and when it goes on sale.

[KidCactus]

For what it's worth, the PSN still hasn't updated and it's not there.
It's available on the European store now.

I must say I'm impressed with the demo, but at the same time it's way too dark and too much going on for my taste.

[GigaFuzz]

Too scary for me. Well done Monolith.

Yes, I'm a wuss for scary games

[Disgustipated]

Too scary for me. Well done Monolith.

Yes, I'm a wuss for scary games

Same here, I'm feeling some trepidation about this one, FEAR 1 was creepy as fuck.

[axion]

Yup, great fun. Lots of blood, lots of explosions, lots of action, and that little Alma touch here and there to make you poop in your pants! Basically, if you like FEAR you will probably like this. Guns felt great, the player movement was fine. One thing I noticed is that it is now sprint and melee to slide instead of crouch melee. The mech section was actually pretty fun, I ripped some guy in two.

Performance wise, it was amazing. Ran great (40+ FPS always) 1680x1050, maximum settings, 4xAA 4xAF, quite spectacular. My system is e8400 and 8800GT.

Here's a couple shots.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6061/fear2spdemo200901221556ny2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1759/fear2spdemo200901221608ju0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6043/fear2spdemo200901221609dz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3576/fear2spdemo200901221609xi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Before:
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8569/fear2spdemo200901221614kf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
After:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8835/fear2spdemo200901221614ve3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[H.Bogard]

Performance wise, it was amazing. Ran great (40+ FPS always) 1680x1050, maximum settings, 4xAA 4xAF, quite spectacular. My system is e8400 and 8800GT.



^
Suck on THIS, FitAbits!

[Narradisall]

I just played through the 360 demo.

They have improved on the first one, and I loved that despite the repeating rooms and enemies.

Must say, I LOVED the second demo when I started having Mechwarrior flashbacks when I got in the power armour. Damn that was fun, bring it on Alma!

[fitbabits]

^
Suck on THIS, FitAbits!
And how much did all that cost? Let's see...

E8400 - $165 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037)
8800GT - $150 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150272)

And that's just the processor and GPU - it doesn't include the RAM, the OS, etc.

Cost of Xbox 360 - $200 (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360arcadesystem/)

It's the same argument, and it's still mostly meaningless.

[axion]

Never had a RROD though :p.

[fitbabits]

Never had a RROD though :p.
Never had an OS crap out? Never had a RAM module crap out...?

[rinichanraar]

Ooh la la. I think I'm going to download it but wait till Joey gets home before I play it. I get scared easily when I'm by myself. :(

[axion]

Never had an OS crap out? Never had a RAM module crap out...?

Nope, not yet, and hopefully never. I'm just playing around though fits, I know the argument and it's futile.

[Zrikz]

meh, you cant download the fear demo with the $200 model! ;p Anyways, Downloading it now from shacknews now. Using a download manager with the public server I'm maxing out my download speed at 1.35 Mb/s so it seems a download manager circumvents the cap... wee. I loved fear.. but it does make me poop in my pants.

[H.Bogard]

Never had an OS crap out? Never had a RAM module crap out...?

Not in 7 years, and those were used parts even then.

meh, you cant download the fear demo with the $200 model!

Would I get banned for a MWAHAHAHAINYOURFACE? :D

[Grifter]

Grabbing both the PC and 360 demo now.

EDIT: That torrent is slow as hell, at 10KBs it's not even worth it.

[Wackman3000]

Grabbing both the PC and 360 demo now.

EDIT: That torrent is slow as hell, at 10KBs it's not even worth it.

I think this is what I'm going to do as well, only for my PS3.

If I think it handles well enough on the control, I'll just rent it for PS3 over purchase on the PC. I don't expect a very long game with this one, and even if there is multiplayer I will pass on it.

[Hotcod]

And how much did all that cost? Let's see...

E8400 - $165 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037)
8800GT - $150 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150272)

And that's just the processor and GPU - it doesn't include the RAM, the OS, etc.

Cost of Xbox 360 - $200 (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360arcadesystem/)

It's the same argument, and it's still mostly meaningless.

Yup beacuse matching the value of a PC directly to that of an xbox is viable... it's not like, for me say, my whole life revolves around a PC... my work, the internet, games, making games, my writing art music and everything else. Can't be that i use it for many things ever day other than just gaming... and so on and so forth.

I'm not saying that PCs are not more expensive, they are, but if you own a PC to do other htings then turning in to a good gaming PC that will play games that look better than the consoles simply dose don't cost all that much more.

Now don't get me wrong, i don't have a 360 at the moment but as soon as i can afford one i will... but the laptop i brought to do my uni work is good enough to keep me gaming well for the 2 or 3 years that it's likely to last. In essence the gaming came "free" with what i needed for the kind of work i do.

so.... suck it 360 owners... who i want to be one of... or some such thing

Did i just tell my self to suck it? ewww

also, downloading demo

[Grifter]

If I think it handles well enough on the control, I'll just rent it for PS3 over purchase on the PC. I don't expect a very long game with this one, and even if there is multiplayer I will pass on it.

Agreed, like with most games I'll probably just Gamefly the 360 version unless the PC version is significantly better performance wise.


Did i just tell my self to suck it? ewww

I heard there is pretty good money in that field.

Yup beacuse matching the value of a PC directly to that of an xbox is viable... it's not like, for me say, my whole life revolves around a PC... my work, the internet, games, making games, my writing art music and everything else. Can't be that i use it for many things ever day other than just gaming... and so on and so forth.

I'm not saying that PCs are not more expensive, they are, but if you own a PC to do other htings then turning in to a good gaming PC that will play games that look better than the consoles simply dose don't cost all that much more.

Now don't get me wrong, i don't have a 360 at the moment but as soon as i can afford one i will... but the laptop i brought to do my uni work is good enough to keep me gaming well for the 2 or 3 years that it's likely to last. In essence the gaming came "free" with what i needed for the kind of work i do.


I agree with you completely, I built myself a kick ass machine for work that just happens to play games at 1920x1200 maxed settings @ 30fps+ so technically for me the 360 cost me more to game on than my PC.

[H.Bogard]

Grabbing both the PC and 360 demo now.

EDIT: That torrent is slow as hell, at 10KBs it's not even worth it.

Weird. I'm getting 100kB on a 1mbit connection. Perhaps you could use THIS (http://www.johntp.com/2006/04/19/how-to-increase-download-speeds-of-utorrent/).

[Grifter]

Weird. I'm getting 100kB on a 1mbit connection. Perhaps you could use THIS (http://www.johntp.com/2006/04/19/how-to-increase-download-speeds-of-utorrent/).

I'm getting over 450 now it just took about 20min to establish a good connection with the higher speed seeders.

EDIT: Why isn't this front paged? Wouldn't this fall under the gaming news category.

[Dukefrukem]

I'm downloading the Xbox 360 demo right now. Suck it, PC owners. (Or something!)

huh? I already downloaded it on PC.

Grabbing both the PC and 360 demo now.

EDIT: That torrent is slow as hell, at 10KBs it's not even worth it.

It's on Steam guys. 500-600K for me.

[Hotcod]

It's on Steam guys. 500-600K for me.

awesome, i always seem to get good rates on steam 1.5mb/s typically which is what i'm getting for this

[Zrikz]

Well.. just beat it, and it was awesome. Scared me as always.. they do so well at making it scary. Looking forward to the full game.

[Fenced]

Overall, I liked it. Quite creepy, especially in the school. I do have a few issues though.

Every 20 seconds or so, my fps would drop from normal 45-60 to 0, stay there for a second or two, then go back to normal. Really annoying.

The mech part didn't do anything for me, but I guess it would be a nice change of pace after a few hours into the game.

I can't lean around corners like in FEAR 1. Didn't stop me from trying to do so the entire demo.

Not a big fan of the film grain, or shiny, flashing soldiers.

I can't use my side mouse buttons in the demo. Hopefully retail will be fixed.

I suspect I will wait until it is $30 or so.

[fitbabits]

Apply :rolleyes: to each of my posts above.

[JayK47]

Grabbed the PC version. The only version;) I would like it to have Live like Fallout 3 though, so I can get achievements and spy on my friends.

Just like FEAR in so many ways. I love the combat and hate the so called scary crap. I like games that are creepy, don't get me wrong. But I like Fallout 3 scary. Not just walking down a hallway and suddenly "AHHHH! In your face!" scary. It feels completely pointless and tacked on. It usually doesn't lead up to anything. It's just one generic attempt to make me jump in my seat after another. And it gets old really quick. To be honest, I just could not get into the expansion for FEAR, because I was goddamned sick of the lame ass scare tactics by that point. Then this demo comes a long and its the same old crap. I want to blast baddies with cool slo mo and great effects, but I don't know if I can stomach another game full of wanna be scary little girls and starving moms.

I would rather Monolith invest it time with something new or something good like NOLF.

[JayK47]

Apply :rolleyes: to each of my posts above.

Shouldn't I be safe to love PC gaming in a PC sanctuary?

[Grifter]

Grabbed the PC version. The only version;) I would like it to have Live like Fallout 3 though, so I can get achievements and spy on my friends.

Agreed, I really wish more PC games had Live achievements. I don't really care about any of the other stuff but I love my PC games being tied to my 360 account.

[fitbabits]

Shouldn't I be safe to love PC gaming in a PC sanctuary?
Yes, you should.

[Hotcod]

Apply :rolleyes: to each of my posts above.

*licks fitbabits*

it was all in good fun.... but i do think we need to buy you a magic PC :D

[fitbabits]

*licks fitbabits*

it was all in good fun.... but i do think we need to buy you a magic PC :D
I'm in no need of a magic PC, unless it's truly magic.

[biosc1]

Jeesh...just played through a little of the demo...the static-y sound was a little much, but the atmosphere is perfect.

...and to add to the commotion, 1920x1200 all maxed...

[Seika]

All maxed here too, and it runs soooo smooth.
The first thing that pops out is the level of detail, a giant step a head of the first game. The atmosphere is intense, love the part of the demo where you hear footsteps behind you, the you turn around like, "what the hell is that?", and Alma is right there behind you. Jumped out of my seat!

edit: Oh, and the shadow of Alma in the subway part!, subtle and very creepy.

So yeah, looks like it will be the first great game of the year. :)

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3598/fear2spdemo200901222329uz8.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2745/fear2spdemo200901222338pz6.jpg

[Grifter]

1920x1200 all maxed 4xAA 8xAF 60fps constant, I really am surprised at how smooth this game ran. Even the 360 version looked really, really good although I do believe there was some stuttering and drops below 30fps.

[menage]

Played the PS3 version yesterday. I loved the freaking horror bits. But for some reason it didn''t really control well in the walking dep. Ah well, I'll try the 360 one later.

[Ten19]

Tried the PC demo last night. It looks amazing... fantastic effects, lighting and "horror" effects to keep you on edge. Plays damn smooth and crisp.

Completely average gameplay, unfortunately. Shooting felt awkward, AI is as dumb as ever... ended up feeling like just another pretty FPS with slow-mo and the occasional scare.

[jpublic]

It's also on Steam. That's where I picked it up.

[H.Bogard]

I disagree with Ten19 about the AI. Regardless of how good it is, I think its smarter than 99% of all current gen shooters.

Just played through the demo, its too damn short... but the Mech section was so fucking awesome, I tore apart everything that was meant to be interactive in that level.

[Hotcod]

i really should play this but... but... dow2

[Narradisall]

i really should play this but... but... dow2

Just get to the mech bit and imagine your in a Dreadnaught.

"For the Emperor!"

[Hotcod]

use it to run a bit of a test on my poor fan... ran well enough, scared the hell out of me... but i'm still not sure if my fan is shifting enough heat :(

[Wackman3000]

Anyone on PC getting 5.1 from this game?

It seems to be playing from my rears and fronts, but there is no center channel love. Anyone?

edit: It seems like it works when I'm in the pause menu, but then nothing in game. Strange.

edit #2: It's fine... Continuing through the demo... Strange key bindings though. (remaps)

Final edit: Just finished the demo and I really enjoyed it. Decent amount of playtime, LOTS of weapons and a mech battle to sum it all up. There are a few quirks with the key bindings that I don't like and it seems that it doesn't recognize my 2 other mouse buttons, which really sucks. I'll probably still download it on my PS3 to see how it handles on a controller before making my final decisions.

Anyone else find it creepier than the first game? Unless they are throwing everything they got at us in the demo, this might actually be one of the first games to actually creep me out.

[Grifter]

I'm having the same weird sound issues but I'm using the Creative card that came with my motherboard so I just figured that's par for the course when using a Creative product but maybe it is an issue with the demo itself and not just my PC.

[axion]

BTW I'm pretty sure the demo is just 4 parts of different levels sort of thrown together, so scare-wise it's tough to say what will be the final product.

[AliasRomanian]

basically, is it worth a demo download?

[fitbabits]

basically, is it worth a demo download?
Basically, yes.

[jpublic]

(Just played through.)

Oh. My. Fucking. God. That was so awesome.

[Wasson_]

I'll be checkin' this out baby, DLin' right now

[Libuke]

Fun, but I don't think I will buy it any time soon since I just bought DoW2 and plan on buying Empire: Total War. That more then enough to spend on games for awhile.

[Grifter]

It's worth downloading for the ghost effects alone, they are very, very well done.

[JayK47]

So I am the only one who finds the FEAR series to be full of cheap scare tactics? Do you all honestly like just walking down some hallway and getting some flash of what should be a scary scene of a girl just fucking standing there? The constant fear of not knowing if what you are looking at is a dream or reality? I can't stand that shit. Seriously? WTF? What is your major malfunction soldier?

[Chaos Machine]

And how much did all that cost? Let's see...

E8400 - $165 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037)
8800GT - $150 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150272)

And that's just the processor and GPU - it doesn't include the RAM, the OS, etc.

Cost of Xbox 360 - $200 (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360arcadesystem/)

It's the same argument, and it's still mostly meaningless.

i just wanted to point out that 90% of people have a pc already so starting from scratch usually is a non-issue, the only thing you could get them on really is vid card and processor provided their pc can take a c2d and a pci express card.

also what gamer in their right mind would buy the 199 version of the xbox, at any rate, the cost differential between the two are narrowing considerably, i dunno if you have checked recently but memory is so cheap i hear you can get ddr2-800 inside happy meals at mcdonalds

[Libuke]

So I am the only one who finds the FEAR series to be full of cheap scare tactics? Do you all honestly like just walking down some hallway and getting some flash of what should be a scary scene of a girl just fucking standing there? The constant fear of not knowing if what you are looking at is a dream or reality? I can't stand that shit. Seriously? WTF? What is your major malfunction soldier?

Yes, yes I do.

[axion]

Yes, yes I do.

QFT.Also, Libuke is smelly

[Wackman3000]

So did anyone here play both a console demo and PC demo? I wouldn't mind hearing some comparisons, specifically towards how it handled on the control. It seems like the PC version has a wonky keyboard map and doesn't recognize extra mouse buttons. Personally if they are going to force me to use a key to zoom in rather than mouse 2, I might go with the console version so long as it's mapped decently. Plus plaything this on a 42'' TV might be more fun/freaky.

[Grifter]

So did anyone here play both a console demo and PC demo? I wouldn't mind hearing some comparisons, specifically towards how it handled on the control. It seems like the PC version has a wonky keyboard map and doesn't recognize extra mouse buttons. Personally if they are going to force me to use a key to zoom in rather than mouse 2, I might go with the console version so long as it's mapped decently. Plus plaything this on a 42'' TV might be more fun/freaky.

I found the control to be pretty much the same as the first FEAR and while it doesn't seem to pick up more than 3 mouse buttons I was still able to change the mappings to something I was more comfortable with.

As far as performance goes the 360 version seems to have some minor but noticeable frame rate drops at points but nothing that would negatively effect gameplay.

graphically I find both version to be very close, the PC version obviously has slightly crisper textures with the option for better AA but even at 1920x1080 with everything maxed and 4xaa 8xaf the visual differences between the two weren't nearly as drastic as one would think. There was less of a gap between FEAR PC and FEAR 360 than there were between CoD4 PC and CoD4 360.

On a GTX260, OCed E8400 with 4GB of RAM the framerate never dropped below 42fps with an average of 64fps with V-sync off.

[Wackman3000]

For some reason it wouldn't recognize any of my logitech G5's extra buttons, and I couldn't map aim to mouse 2... Those are 2 big enough reasons for me to just play with a controller should it not be fixed by release.

When damn near every game I play has aim on mouse 2, it's ingrained into the way I think when I play FPS's.

[Deadend]

I enjoyed it well enough, but for some reason the act of shooting a dude in the head was not great, maybe I am missing the rumble?

Graphics are great, stylish and I liked the evil ghosts I had to fight while tripping, as the game is trying to tell me that bad things CAN happen in the scary sections, which is a nice change of pace from FEAR 1.

[Libuke]

I just wish there was a lean, I'm sure there was one in the first one.

[kyrieee]

Letterboxed

Seriously unplayable

[bapenguin]

Wow, creeeeeeepy. Loved it. Buying it.

[Wasson_]

I have always found the "creepiness" of the first game very laughable, but the combat is generally top notch. The only problem is that encounters with enemy soldiers is often too short to really get my blood pumping. (the end, not withstanding :) ) But I am elated that now the weapons are not in constant Burst fire mode, something I really hated in the first game. But some of the weapons have this strange unsubstantial feeling to them, the Assault Rifle for instance, it's difficult to describe... And I was so glad the Demo gave me the Laser right before I got to the cool part...I killed a rat with it...woot.

also, the whole melee er "special moves" of this game is equally laughable, it's just so clown-ass, there's never a shortage of ammunition and, it's a fucking FPS for christs sakes, that just really sucks Shadowstorm...I can feel your pain.

[Libuke]

I have always found the "creepiness" of the first game very laughable, but the combat is generally top notch. The only problem is that encounters with enemy soldiers is often too short to really get my blood pumping. (the end, not withstanding :) ) But I am elated that now the weapons are not in constant Burst fire mode, something I really hated in the first game. But some of the weapons have this strange unsubstantial feeling to them, the Assault Rifle for instance, it's difficult to describe... And I was so glad the Demo gave me the Laser right before I got to the cool part...I killed a rat with it...woot.

also, the whole melee er "special moves" of this game is equally laughable, it's just so clown-ass, there's never a shortage of ammunition and, it's a fucking FPS for christs sakes, that just really sucks Shadowstorm...I can feel your pain.

One of the funnest things to do in the first games multiplayer was to run around jump kicking everyone in the face.

[Wasson_]

yeah no melee is a joke, I want game designers to go back to understanding that their is a reason people use guns to kill each other...

just played the demo again. yeah, I'm thinkin they should have just made a game where you drive the mech around.

[Wedge]

I was bored by it. Gameplay felt average, and the scares...well there was something "scary" happening all the damn time, which makes it less scary. There are more Alma-sightings in this demo than in the entire first game. There is no build-up of tension and hence the pay-off is weak.

I'll pass on this one unless the game gets seriously better as it goes along.

[Mr. Murphy]

I was bored by it. Gameplay felt average, and the scares...well there was something "scary" happening all the damn time, which makes it less scary. There are more Alma-sightings in this demo than in the entire first game. There is no build-up of tension and hence the pay-off is weak.

I'll pass on this one unless the game gets seriously better as it goes along.

It reminded me of the first one - very much just a pure gameplay kindof game. The stuff surrounding the actual act of aiming and shooting is kindof mediocre, but a lot of people say the actual firefights are great.

[BrassGecko]

I was bored by it. Gameplay felt average, and the scares...well there was something "scary" happening all the damn time, which makes it less scary. There are more Alma-sightings in this demo than in the entire first game. There is no build-up of tension and hence the pay-off is weak.

I'll pass on this one unless the game gets seriously better as it goes along.

If I remember right, the first game's demo had creepy girl parts from two or three different levels all strung together. I think someone already mentioned that this demo has bits from different levels, so the pacing is probably a little more sensible in the actual game.

I enjoyed the first game, but I've never been able to go back and play through it a second time. I'm still undecided on this one.

[Wedge]

If I remember right, the first game's demo had creepy girl parts from two or three different levels all strung together. I think someone already mentioned that this demo has bits from different levels, so the pacing is probably a little more sensible in the actual game.


Ok, if this is correct my interest in the game just went up 10%. I'll just sit back and wait for reviews and community feedback.

[pheriannath]

Loved the demo, but I had the graphics settings maxed out and the textures looked like they were set to "low".

[SilentScreams]

I just played it and it was pretty jumpy. Not in a frames per second kind of way, but every 20 seconds it seemed to be loading something and then I'd get a jump that would disorient me. It was jumping almost all the way through the fight where you first encounter snipers. The opening section fighting the ghosts was mostly fine. It kicked in a bit where the guy gets tentacled and owned.

I did have all the settings maxed, but it was what the game recommended for me, and it's far from the best looking game I've ever maxed out, so I don't think it was that.

Hopefully they fix the performance for the final game.

[Mike Kelehan]

I just got a $500 laptop from Wal-Mart today. Pentium Dual Core with integrated video, obviously not for gaming. I figure, let's get this demo and kick its ass.

Downloading from Steam now.

Edit: Tried it. It automatically set everything at minimum, and the framerate was unplayable, but when I turned it down to 640x480, it ran acceptably. Even 800x600 was okay. Believe it or not, I was impressed with the little guy.

[hunterx280]

I finally got around to playing this last night and for the most part it ran great but every once and a while it would pause for a second. I'm running at 1600x1200, maxed settings with 4x AA and I think 8x aniso.

My PC is the following.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz
4GB DDR-2 800
640GB WD HDD SATA
ATI Radeon (HIS brand) 4870 with 512MB VRAM.
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition.

These pauses seemed random as far as I could tell and I don't recall running anything else on my computer. Anyone have any suggestions?

EDIT: Everything else runs superbly. I could run Crysis really well and just about anything else runs at 1600x1200 at maxed settings without any hiccups. Also, I got the demo off Steam. I doubt that has anything to do with it but I figured I would throw it out there.

[SilentScreams]

I finally got around to playing this last night and for the most part it ran great but every once and a while it would pause for a second. I'm running at 1600x1200, maxed settings with 4x AA and I think 8x aniso.

My PC is the following.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz
4GB DDR-2 800
640GB WD HDD SATA
ATI Radeon (HIS brand) 4870 with 512MB VRAM.
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition.

These pauses seemed random as far as I could tell and I don't recall running anything else on my computer. Anyone have any suggestions?

EDIT: Everything else runs superbly. I could run Crysis really well and just about anything else runs at 1600x1200 at maxed settings without any hiccups. Also, I got the demo off Steam. I doubt that has anything to do with it but I figured I would throw it out there.

Same thing happened to me.

I have:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83ghz
4gb DDR3 1333
2gb Radeon 4870 X2
Windows XP Pro

I have never ever seen this computer stutter at all on anything. I always run everything maxed out at 1920x1200 and FEAR 2 is the only thing that has ever been less than perfect. And it's far from the best looking.
Hopefully it's just a bit of roughness they will work out for the final release.

[hunterx280]

Same thing happened to me.

I have:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83ghz
4gb DDR3 1333
2gb Radeon 4870 X2
Windows XP Pro

I have never ever seen this computer stutter at all on anything. I always run everything maxed out at 1920x1200 and FEAR 2 is the only thing that has ever been less than perfect. And it's far from the best looking.
Hopefully it's just a bit of roughness they will work out for the final release.

Good to know it wasn't just me. I figure it's either the ATI drivers or the fact that it's demo software or some combination of the two.

[Cactaur]

I'm almost disappointed that they didn't carry through the cell shading from the initial sequence to the whole game. Overall it feels very promising tho.

[axion]

Also of note that the demo release is not the most recent version of the game, but a month or two old build. Many things may have changed. Monolith is also watching the official forums for suggestions etc.

[Bad Buddha]

Just found out about this today. I'll be downloading this tonight. Loved the first game!

Also, SHOGO fans will love the last part of the demo.
Do we get a squeaky toy? :D

[Wasson_]

I think people remember Shogo through rose colored glasses...it was a pretty shitty game children.

[Bad Buddha]

I think people remember Shogo through rose colored glasses...it was a pretty shitty game children.
You keep saying that.

I had a lot of fun with it. So what if I am wearing rose colored glasses? Are you just here to piss on my cake?

Maybe if you say it 17 more times I might forget all that fun.

Or not. :p