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Fear Effect coming to PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC in 2025
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NeverYouMind
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Grildon Tundy
Gold Member
Never did play these games, but the print ads for them made a strong impression on me back in the day. Are the games any good?
Puscifer
Member
When I replayed these games last year I couldn't believe I managed to tolerate them when I was younger.
They're both fun games you'll play once and never again
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Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
So, LRG will have a pre-order window open for months....then expect the game to ship by the end of 2025 (if lucky). It's usually a 12 month process which fucking bullshit.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
They are, but they play like old-school RE, so be prepared for that. When I revisited the first game back about a decade ago, I had a great time with it.
Not sure what adjustments they'll make to this port, though, and I'm curious if they still have the original source or if this is just some shitty emulated version. What'd actually be interesting is if they had uncompressed versions of the FMV backgrounds.
Also not sure what happened to Forever Entertainment's Fear Effect remake that's popped up from time to time over the years. They completely reworked it into some not-great looking cover shooter or something last time I saw it, so hopefully they've backed off of that madness.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
All I remember from this game are the purposely sexy ads on Magazines with a black hair women and blonde women so I might finally give this game a try.
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The Fartist
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Mr.Phoenix
Member
Wait... so not a remake? Barely even a remaster?
Fuck right off.
Fuck right off.
killatopak
Gold Member
I’ll be honest. I tried to play this. Gave up after 2 mins. I was dumb at the time but the movement controls in this game sucks ass for some reason. There was no tutorial and I was dumb enough not to read the manual.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
I had this back in the day.
Really really cool, but hard as fuck.
Also Limited Run can eat a dick.
Really really cool, but hard as fuck.
Also Limited Run can eat a dick.
March Climber
Gold Member
One announcement is cool, two is a coincidence, three must mean I missed a showcase. Now to go find the LRG stream.
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
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It's nigh unplayable.
Remake or nothing.
Remake or nothing.
{insert code here}
Member
So, it's not even a remaster....
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
They canceled the remake and threw in this straight port of the PS1 game as a consolation. Not even any Night Dive style enhancements. 
edit: Does it have any enhancements?
edit: Does it have any enhancements?
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Lol, straight port?
The other thing people are probably forgetting about is that the original game was letterboxed. As in, 4:3, plus the game itself is letterboxed into a fake widescreen. So either they're launching a game that runs in a tiny window and pretending like modern audiences aren't going to throw up on that, or there's more that they haven't told us yet.
The other thing people are probably forgetting about is that the original game was letterboxed. As in, 4:3, plus the game itself is letterboxed into a fake widescreen. So either they're launching a game that runs in a tiny window and pretending like modern audiences aren't going to throw up on that, or there's more that they haven't told us yet.
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
Me and my best friend were obsessed with this game for a few months it was either at his house or mine
Haven't thought about it since the turn of the century
I remember almost nothing about it other than hot lesbians and that I liked the gameplay more than RE
Haven't thought about it since the turn of the century
I remember almost nothing about it other than hot lesbians and that I liked the gameplay more than RE
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
That's what I was wondering too. These "fake widescreen" games have aged like milk most of the time.
Also, the controls were absolute dogshit. I tried replaying this a few years ago and noped out after about an hour, it's just a maddeningly frustrating experience.
U n i o n 0015
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It's sort of bizarre, what's the appeal if there are no QoL features or enhancements? I can play any old PS1-era game with 8X internal rendering + scanlines to make the backgrounds look natural. Simply playing the old game in a 4K container does nothing to make me want to buy it.
ChorizoPicozo
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Jim Ryan?
Freelance Yakuza
Member
I mean, I loved both games back in the day but this does not seem to have any difference from the original
Like, wtf
Like, wtf
CherryFalls
Banned
Just download Duckstation
Apocryphon
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Puscifer
Member
They're both fun games you'll play once and never again. I wish they did both
The people who wanted the cancelled reboot?
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
habibihijababy
Neo Member
This was one of the first games I watched a YouTube play-through back in 2010. Bought both games off ebay in really good condition...and proceeded to never play it. Really wish the 3rd game released on PS2. That isometric game that came out a few years ago was AWFUL.
Brigandier
Member
Straight port?
Dr. Claus
Banned
For me I felt the controls were intuitive, if a bit sluggish at first. I still greatly enjoyed my time with both games and have since replayed them last month. Still high quality PS1 games.
but this is LRG/Sony - so I fully expect some needless censorship from them.
There's a place for straight ports, so you can play them on modern hardware without tinkering (including emulators on PC). But I wouldn't pay more than five bucks for this. This is my limit. Five bucks for press install and then play for an old game like this without any enhancements.
I mean, if you only own a PS5 that's the only way to play it, right, or do they sell it at the store as part of their classics catalogue?
I mean, if you only own a PS5 that's the only way to play it, right, or do they sell it at the store as part of their classics catalogue?
jonnyp
Member
Yeah, it's utterly pointless.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The game is currently not being sold on the Classics catalog IIRC. If it were, it would probably be $10, $15. But since this LRG, you can expect it to be $29.99 or so at the minimum.
SportsFan581
Member
Ouch, the PS1 era graphics don't stand up all that well. I guess good for preservation that these will be available natively on newer hardware.
Without some heavy nostalgia, I just can't get myself to play PS1 era games.
Without some heavy nostalgia, I just can't get myself to play PS1 era games.
Mephisto40
Member
It's a good game, but incredibly frustrating
I'd image they would put some sort of rewind feature into the game to avoid the many insta death situations you run into throughout the game
I'd image they would put some sort of rewind feature into the game to avoid the many insta death situations you run into throughout the game
Pasta la Vista
Member
Love both fear Effect games (1 and 2) but i'm not buying anything anything LRG puts out.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
why do PS1 games have so much soul?
Generic
Member
Developers used to experiment a lot back then. Sadly, the 3D games from that era didn't age well gameplay-wise.