Damn dude why do you hate Monolith so? They are one of a handful of great PC developers left.
That's the thing, I really like their games (for the most part). Blood was awesome, I enjoyed SHOGO, loved NOLF (and liked what I have seen of the sequel), and even found TRON 2.0 to be decent. Dunno about AvP2, but that sounds pretty good as well...
The problem is LITHTECH. They make good games with TERRIBLE technology. I hate their damn engines. They typically run like shit when one of their new games is released and they just don't feel right to me. NOLF 2 doesn't even hold a solid framerate on a 2.8 GHz P4 + 9800 Pro and it f*cking should! However, that was probably their most optimized title...
I'll give FEAR a chance, but based on all footage I have seen, it had an AWFUL framerate...yet didn't even look that impressive most of the time. If the game is really good, I'm sure I'll enjoy it...but I also fear that FEAR will be hampered by performance problems once again. Of course, I've heard that they are using a new engine this time...which is great, if it can perform well.
I just wish they would apply their talent to a superior graphics engine and drop LITHTECH.