GUNPLAY - F.E.A.R.

In episode 5 of GUNPLAY, we'll be taking a look at the firearms of F.E.A.R. a horror first person shooter from Monolith Productions, released in 2005.
The five aspects of GUNPLAY are as follows:
IMPACT
SOUND
ANIMATION
WEIGHT
ACCURACY
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All music is from the F.E.A.R. OST.

[@clu_snake]

Quick note about this video. You may notice that the "weight" section is missing from the five aspects. I removed it because while editing I found that section to be incredibly boring and not really worth mentioning. Future episodes however will include this section. Next episode is going to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but please let me know what other games you would like to see in the comments below (not Tarkov, I have had literally hundreds of comments requesting it, I see you guys out there lol)

[@Doctor-Infinite]

Hey can you do a Gunplay on the original Doom, Doom (2016), or Doom Eternal either will do I don't care which one you do I just would LOVE to see your opinion on Doom

[@zachariasnoack4894]

Any chance you're going to cover Project Brutality when it releases? Also you should definitely do some videos on Soldier of Fortune 2 and the Firearms series of Half-Life mods.

[@josiahregalado257]

MW 2007 or MW 2019?

[@clu_snake]

@@josiahregalado257 2019

[@clu_snake]

@@zachariasnoack4894 no plans to do so

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

I'd really recommend playing through extraction point. As far as I'm concerned, that expansion is the end to fear, both for story and gameplay.

[@clu_snake]

Yeah I've got both DLCs for fear and intend to play them soon. I really enjoyed this game so I would love to play more of it

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

@@clu_snake A bit of a warning, Perseus mandate is *really* bad compared to both the base game and extraction point.

[@clu_snake]

@@Jarekthegamingdragon I'll keep that in mind haha

[@vdayucla]

@@clu_snake | It's a mixed bag. "F.E.A.R. Extraction Point" has better maps than even the firs game, but virtually nonexistent story and character deaths that make no sense. "F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate" has an actual interesting story and a setup for a promising sequel (which never happened, obviously), but bad map design, lighting and texturing. Still, both are better than the official sequels that killed the series. :-o

[@katamarankatamaranovich9986]

@@clu_snake well, Extraction point has a really good minigun.

[@henrygorrill7568]

With this production value and video quality, I can tell your channel's gonna blow up soon. You deserve it

[@-snek.]

I've been waiting for clu to explode in popularity since the Exanima video, but so far no such luck. It might not ever happen, creators who value quality over quantity don't often hit it big with the algorithm.

[@henrygorrill7568]

@@-snek. One of the many shitty aspects of KZbin

[@-snek.]

@@henrygorrill7568 In the words of Mario, it-a really do be like that sometimes.

[@michaelwesten4624]

it didn't really but the quality is there

[@vdayucla]

I don't often post comments on "old" videos because I reckon the creator won't see them... but in this case, I need to commend you for highlighting things I've never seen highlighted in other retrospectives on "F.E.A.R." Despite "F.E.A.R." being my favourite game, I've always felt the guns were oddly quiet and the reload animations nonexistent, but since nobody ever mentioned these details, I reckoned nobody cared. I'm glad to find a KZbinr who pays attention to such details! Also, perhaps you should review gunplay in famous *bad* games, especially sequels to good games. I can only imagine how you'd curse the gunplay in "F.E.A.R. 2" and "F.E.A.R. 3". :-p

[@Deathbynature89]

Yesss so gewd and good analysis. I never noticed the weird timings on animations. I really wish they would make a “ray-mastered” version to fix the little errors and get some ray tracing on all those dynamic light sources.

[@clu_snake]

Oh man I can't even imagine how beautiful this game's lighting would be with ray tracing

[@StingyOO7]

You should do an episode of Wolfenstein, the gunplay in that is immaculate I believe

[@ic3b4r62]

Please do Escape From Tarkov!

[@ChrisActual]

*Clu uploads a new video* *It's FEAR Related* It's gonna be a damn good day. Can't wait for more videos! I long for a FEAR Remaster. FEAR still has the best A.I I've seen. Even alot of today's Military/tactical shooters still don't have AI as smart as this. The fact that they will flash bang you. Some Suppress you and the others Flank you, While your in a fight with them, is amazing. I don't think there's a game today that has that level of A.I. If there is I'd like to know.

[@corktail7900]

Definitely try Trepang2. Everyone calls it a spiritual successor to FEAR and for a good reason. It is currently in development and a free demo is available on steam.

[@WAcrobat19]

Check out Trepang2 and Selaco. They're definitely gonna bring Fear 1 back to relevance

[@FoehnG]

I feel like Bulletstrom has it's place in this series. And I'd love to here your take on Karlson's Reload animation x)

[@zed6234]

I think if F.E.A.R. got the HL2: MMOD treatment it would bump the game from great to absolutely god-tier.

[@WAcrobat19]

In general, MModing an fps game will make it 10 times better!

[@NessieNep]

It did, by the same guy too.

[@tannerpickle]

This was really well made and interesting. F.E.A.R. was such a good game. Thanks for making this, dude.

[@Blank137]

New sub from me. I like how you were objective and not just loving up the game because everyone else does. I also love that you describe gunplay as a combination of things that culminates as a feeling. Far too often I see people praise gunplay in games where the guns don't actually feel good to use, they're just cool. Doom 2016 is my main example. The guns in that game feel quite weak, I could never really put a finger on why, but people go crazy over it and I think it's just because you're not really allowed to be controversial with doom. Anyway, I'm spiraling lol. Love the content, I really look forward to seeing the rest of it, if it's as genuine and objective as this. Cheers!

[@binyamindragon5813]

The king has returned with his glorious wisdom in gunplay. Praise thee!

[@rozerleric3415]

you should check out trepang 2, very similar to FEAR

[@contrabandresearch8409]

The one thing I really wished FEAR had was some more enemy variety. I do like the enemies that are already in the game (except the ghosts that float through the portals) but I would've loved more things to shoot.

[@WAcrobat19]

For me, it's the very lacking animations. I really wished they were better instead of moving the gun down then racking the pump/slide

[@sogardb713]

I'm very much recommending Titanfall 2 for a future video, I've noticed we have very similar tastes and I'm really curious about your thoughts on that game

[@novikovPrinciple]

Listening to those spent cartridges hitting the ground reminds me so much of Black and it's oh-so-beautiful gun models and animations.

[@piggosalternateaccount4917]

The gun sounds and the stiff reloads are what really holds it back imo Its exactly the same issue in World at War, the gun shot sounds just *aren't* *good* *enough*

[@IBeatSlaughterhouse]

It's a 2005 game what're you gonna expect

[@Vault130]

_"Leaning is useless"_ Oh, my sweeet, sweet clu. You have never played this game on Extreme Difficulty, have you?

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

It's not very useful on the highest difficulty either. Going full slow mo murder them all charge before they can react is a much more reliable tactic than sitting back. One of my complaints about F.E.A.R. is that it's just a bit too easy on any difficulty.

[@LavosYT]

@@Jarekthegamingdragon yeah but if you play no slow mo on highest difficulty then it is useful. That said this kind of run isn't super fun either.

[@benox50]

Way more usefull in the Multiplayer for that cover vs rushing

[@marcellosilva9286]

Disliked because you didn't talk about the 10mm HV Penetrator, that thing has an incredible firing sound effect and pinning enemies to walls with it never gets old.

[@nomercy8989]

The reason guns aren't the most accurate is to make use of the environment particle effects. It makes the gunfights seem more chaotic and explosive.

[@bangbowbing]

wow, this video is phenominal. really impressive, loved watching you work on this from your closet

[@realraccoonhours6809]

I would love to see a gunplay video on Escape from Tarkov

[@Impyerium]

Clu where is my spaghetti? I'm hungry. It's been 5 days since you last gave me food.

[@quandeldingle1714]

Here some 🍝

[@asovietplaytpus5828]

Lmao!

[@shoebillstonk]

Love this series, since for me, personally, gunplay is what I look for in an FPS, and I am so happy someone is going in depth on this aspect, it's a goldmine to find this series as I stumbles upon the insurgency sandstorm video and I was Interested, can't wait for more gunplay videos, especially on Rainbow Six Siege, Titanfall 2, and more. Keep it up Clu! I honestly Love this series

[@Emuruh.]

PLEASE cover Titanfall 2 next

[@MightySavagE]

Man, so glad I found this channel! Wanted to do something gunplay focused way back when websites were a thing. Really dig your narration, the style and rhythm to it. I am planning on releasing a gun fu video on FEAR, now in the process of enhancing some of the features you mentioned here like sound effects. As for future Gunplay episodes, maybe look at Wolf TNO and Crysis?

[@friendlycrusader2394]

Rising storm 2 next pleade

[@Moonly16]

Interesting concept and video. The only complain I could find is that you didn't mention the brillant EAX support. :)

[@Isaacfess]

F.E.A.R is definitely in my top 5 shooters of all time. Such a great game. Great video too!

[@-snek.]

As genuinely worthy remakes and remasters are becoming more common, FEAR has been coming to mind. This game deserves it. I'm not sure who's hands I would want on the project, though. Tripwire? Devolver? The Half Life 2: MMod team? I'd say New Blood in a heartbeat if I thought they would want to work on something with a 'realistic' aesthetic like this.

[@blanktm228]

If after the development of the hopefully still funding game you do come back and do more community requests, I'd like to see your take on Receiver 2, or Deep Rock Galactic. I'd understand, if the former is not quite what you're looking for, but I do recommend you at least try it out.

[@MrHammers]

This is great dude. So concise and the editing is top notch. This is Goals right here lol

[@Plague_Doc22]

Gunplay nowadays has basically only two ways of doing it. 1. Spraying full on with a rifle barely moves the aim 2. Firing more than once and it's overly realistic lol.

[@daniels.rogers480]

I would love to see gunplay of uncharted 4. Keep up the great work!

[@poodlemeister22314]

For that sound mixing part...the music was way too high...could barely hear the gunfight...was that ingame or added in post? Looking forward to seeing Rdr1 and Rdr2 compared ;)

[@viewofascene]

I've got the feeling you're going to love Hyper's animation work in the upcoming Modern Warfare vid

[@retrauk]

An honest request, albeit probably for the wrong reasons. The PS2 era Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death. Not because it's an example of good gunplay, but because of how much it gets wrong. Could be interesting to see a dive into an awful FPS instead of a good one.

[@YouDontNeed2KnowWhoThisIs]

Hey man awesome video. I found your channel based off a recommendation from a friend. Excellent content man. For the episode after modern warfare could you do Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 1 or 2.

[@petrlazar5240]

I can believe how many games these days (last time Crucible or Anthem) fuck up flinching. That's like the basic indicator for a player to know if he/she landed a shot and thus it's instantly gratifying. But nope, let's have healthbars or other nonsense instead.

[@WVLF_SPANKY]

These gunplay videos are so fucking awesome! Keep this series going! Also your videos remind me of Raycevick, very professional and a joy to watch.

[@Uberbean44]

Just found the channel, PLEASE DO GUNPLAY TITANFALL 2

[@andrepaesdebarros4836]

Man this is great content. Kudos! A game I've always wanted to talk about the gunplay of is Mass Effect 2. I cant tell if the guns all fell like nerf rifles or if its actually enjoyable to blast enemies them, some weapons have a far better feel than others. Sci-Fantasy weapons can be very hit or miss imo.

[@nomercy8989]

You should definitely take a look at Call of Duty 2003. The game has some unique stuff like the guns being really loud and blinding. Something you don't actually see in games much

[@andrewstencel]

About the animation, you forgot to say that (at least on widescreen resolutions), the rockets some out from the center of the screen, instead of the rocket launcher proper.

[@kenpachizaraki1947]

It's been a while since I played this great game, but I remember loving the double pistols so much... that I didn't drop the first set I had the entire game. No matter that they ran empty. Classic game, and great video.

[@Torvadam555]

You could give Gunfire Reborn a look, it has some really great gunplay

[@nguyenthenam1657]

When are you gonna do a GUNPLAY on Escape From Tarkov?

[@Bizargh]

In truth, F.E.A.R was originally published by Vivendi Universal (via Sierra Entertainment), but that detail only relates to the transition to Warner Bros. Interactive that resulted in the F.E.A.R expansions from Vivendi's side via Timegate Studios & possibly more than F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin's full name on Monolith's side (I know Grim Beard summarised that tale in their "Grimbeard Diary" on the sequel). But while I can only speak as a spectator/observer (I have yet to give F.E.A.R a proper play for myself as I hadn't quite finished tweaking & configuring my Steam copy before opting for the GOG version once I get new & bigger storage), F.E.A.R still holds strong appeal for me as a game that puts the 'Play' in Gunplay (Especially when folks like Rabbit's Respawn & his mate Time Fool show it off at it's absolute finest).

[@clu_snake]

Yeah I got a little bit confused when trying to find out who actually published the game, as there was a lot of conflicting information. In the end I just went with what was listed on steam for simplicity's sake.

[@tonybandana7553]

I hope you continue this series and are not discouraged by your lower than most sub count your a fantastic content creator and I hope that more people soon recognized that. 💚

[@shiftyjim4138]

Make one on a big modern game like destiny 2. May be good for increasing your publicity.

[@wolfboy20]

Do the last of us part 2 for gunplay! Shit is awesome and Satisfying!

[@Torvadam555]

What about Destiny 2? I'd be intrigued to see a Gunplay video on that

[@johnsmith-oh9is]

Check out the game urban chaos if you havent yet. It's pretty dope

[@epicness5448]

Dude you HAVE to do Titanfall 2 at some point, it's just so good.

[@JoydurnYup]

I think what really makes the combat is the enemy AI and level design

[@Mixu.]

Holy shit, a Clu video. Time to sit down for 11 minutes.

[@m.webster1261]

Black would be a fun one to see you cover. Or Resistance 3.

[@lilsyrupshawty]

amazin' video once again for a request: arma or maybe rising storm 2

[@DiegoTaken1]

nice video as always, will you ever do one for Trepang2?

[@brotherpanda3626]

Colonel, my tummy hurt. I need you to pick me up from school.

[@kairo3201]

Fuck yeah I'?mm clicking fast all right

[@smcha4]

Red Orchestra 2 / Rising Storm 2 PLS

[@garryame4008]

Holy macaroni, your videos are gold. A+, my man.

[@RyanFromUltrasound]

I've played this series off and on for like 15 years and I never noticed all those peculiarities you mentioned. Wonderful attention to detail. When I finally start learning to make shooters, I'm going to be referencing this series to set goals for myself.

[@reco5able]

Fear gun ai is so advance it kinda brings to shame modern fps games

[@MPRO1992]

Simply put, I love your channel.

[@RTX4050Games]

Don't do this..don't make me install the game again

[@johnlime1469]

How does this only have 14k views?

[@BigHeartBraveSchlong]

I love Insurgency more than any other FPS, and FEAR was one of the first that got me into FPS games! I love this series. Would you be interested in covering the Red Orchestra games? One of the first I saw to make you pay attention to barrel length, just like in Insurgency. I hear Squad and Rising Storm have some realistic style gunplay too, but I haven't played. Would love to see another gunplay episode soon regardless!

[@crozraven]

the gameplay of this game is pretty much timeless imo.

[@doublep1980]

Instead of spending over 6 min. on bitching about reload animations (on a 15 year old game notherless),which in the end of the day nobody gives 2 shits about, you should have spend some time,talking about the enemy A.I. which puts modern day games to shame. The enemies are actually working together like a proper tactical assault team,they try to flush you out with granades,try to flank you,take cover etc. I haven´t played a FPS that had similar style of enemy A.I. since F.E.A.R.

[@clu_snake]

no

[@b1thearchitect401]

Guy just said he finds leaning "useless" in F.E.A.R... It's literally one of the only FPS games all time where I felt the need to heavily use this feature, maybe because I only have played it on hard or extreme, but damn, whole video invalidated lol

[@b1thearchitect401]

It also heavily tightens your aiming reticule and is by far the best protection from damage, DO not sleep on leaning if you intend to play this game on anything beyond normal difficulty

[@johndprob]

I hope you do titanfall 2 at some point.

[@ShockwaveProd2011]

Best first person shooter ever created...

[@DillxCorleone]

Are you going to revisit Ghost Recon: Breakpoint? Since it has it's new ghost experience mode?

[@clu_snake]

I'm waiting for the July update which adds A.I. teammates and a reworked gunsmith. After playing that I'll decide if it's worth making another video on.

[@Scottyy788]

dang this is so well made for a small channel

[@badger297]

Will you please do one of these on hell let loose

[@bla2381]

your vedeos are awesome. very underrated

[@josiahdublin7816]

Super hyped for next episode.

[@PotionOfProof]

Here before this blows up.

[@theoceanman354]

MW awwwww SHIT

[@Neo2266.]

Holy shit this is well made

[@Qew1601]

Wolfenstein next pls :))

[@lukefitzgerald785]

Fucking great channel

[@njung1990able]

EA Sports: what a shame

[@kibido7373]

do battlefield games

[@DinnyForst]

F.E.A.R. is one of few FPS games that delivers most satisfying and chaotic close-quarters gunplay. Effects, bullet tracers, impact, sound, and AI reaction are just working together so well.

[@BiodegradableYTP]

YES! It's about time! Thank you, Clu :^)

[@noobpillow2453]

69 viewers Nice

[@feichar75]

receiver 2 pls

[@VerluxUA]

oh hecc ye

[@alphabroncotwozero392]

Kino

[@JakeDriver]

I’ve missed these.

[@Ghostpeanut11]

If you're taking requests, definitely look at BLACK, while my memory might be through rose tinted glasses I remember gun play being incredibly satisfying in that game.

[@Helvin1129]

hell yeah

[@WTFisTingispingis]

_YES_

[@Dewm_]

I feel the mixing wasn't this bad when playing an older version and not the steam release; but I could be wrong. I remember having to use a lot of tweaks and patches to get this game working when using the steam build on a modern computer.

[@sparkie1j]

Clu? More like puu

[@Raycevick]

Ooooooo

[@urlauber2884]

Is the music in the Vid from FEAR?

[@clu_snake]

Yep, all music is from the game.

[@urlauber2884]

@@clu_snake plz do Trepang2 next(FEAR inspired). There is only a Demo out, but the Devs are very active on Social Media, maybe you can get a Key