Vote on F.E.A.R. sequel finalists (no acronyms this time)
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Aug 7th 2007 at 7:25PM }
After losing their traditional sequel title in a vortex of legality, Monolith and Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment were thoughtful enough to request the aid of F.E.A.R. fans in dubbing the forthcoming and explicitly terrifying entry into the series. The "Name Your Fear" contest has produced three finalists awaiting your ultimate decision and potential derision. In case you were wondering, your suggestions of Undead Kindergarten Crematorium and FPS: First-Person Scary were uniformly rejected.
The final trio of titles consists of:
The final trio of titles consists of:
- Dead Echo
- Project Origin
- Dark Signal
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Exo @ Aug 7th 2007 7:31PM
dead echo is the only one of the 3 that sounds decent.
though i dont know if id want a game that has a random title slapped on it
bounchfx @ Aug 7th 2007 10:03PM
that's funny, that's the only one I thought sucked.
t_m @ Aug 8th 2007 3:52AM
they all suck.
suddenly an acronym doesn't sound like such a bad idea after all, does it?
* Dead Origin
* Project Echo
* Dark Signal: Origins
at least they are endlessly rebuildable into multiple cliched titles!
DWells55 @ Aug 7th 2007 7:32PM
Given the previous game's plot, I'd have to say Project Origin is the best.
IAMDUDE70 @ Aug 7th 2007 7:35PM
I wish they would use roosterteeth's fear machinima name. P.A.N.I.C.S People acting normal in crazy-ass situations.
Kazi @ Aug 7th 2007 7:44PM
LOL, I'm sorry, those names suck pretty hard. Wonder why they didn't like my title,"http://www.F.EAR"
aristokrat18 @ Aug 7th 2007 7:48PM
Dark Signal is ridiculous. Sounds like a game where you decode and listen to spooky radio transmissions.
Poisoned Al @ Aug 7th 2007 7:50PM
I thought of Project Origin myself (obvious really), but I like the sound of Dead Echo better.
Anam @ Aug 7th 2007 7:55PM
Wow, that's close to mine! The title I submitted was Origin Project: Second Encounter (to make it clear that it was a sequel and have the name tie in with the first one).
...I guess they didn't like that idea.
Word of the street. @ Aug 7th 2007 7:56PM
Man those names sure sound awful..
Dead Echo-Sounds like a halloween game featuring echo the dolphin.
Project Origin-Origin?,isnt the name for a I dont know,A SEQUEL?.
Dark Signal-I guess this one isnt that bad but How this name will have anything to do with F.E.A.R is still a mystery,It sounds more like the title of some ID game expansion more than the name of a sequel.
caramelzappa @ Aug 7th 2007 8:17PM
If you've played through F.E.A.R.'s campaign you'd know that Project Origin makes the most sense, since it actually ties in perfectly to the plot.
Evan @ Aug 7th 2007 8:03PM
Those titles are boring and forgetable. They should have gone with one of the joke titles, at least people might remember it.
Mr Khan @ Aug 7th 2007 9:19PM
Like EEK! (Everything Eats Kids)
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 7th 2007 10:13PM
Pfft. Everyone knows Eek is a cat. Sharky is where it's at.
David @ Aug 7th 2007 8:15PM
I would to see the title be called NO ONE LIVES FOREVER 3.
Bobby @ Aug 7th 2007 8:16PM
Sorry, but all three names suck ass.
Bobby @ Aug 7th 2007 8:17PM
Oh, and Extraction Point and the other expansion pack was announced for the 360 but I haven't heard any news about the PS3 version? Let me guess, PS3 gets shafted again?
caramelzappa @ Aug 7th 2007 8:22PM
Sony did that to themselves and their fans by using an architecture that is difficult to develop for.
faceless coward @ Aug 7th 2007 8:17PM
Generic.
Donald @ Aug 7th 2007 8:38PM
I would buy a game called "Also Alliteration Is Awesome".
BPM @ Aug 7th 2007 8:49PM
I'd go for Dark Signal, so they can easily make a DS version. :P
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 7th 2007 9:23PM
I want a game called Antidisestablishmentarianism: Final Shin Mensen Megumi Street Fight Fantasy, the Revenge of the Curse of the Ghost of the Son of the Bride of Frankenstein's Return's Mummy's Second Cousin's Roomate's Friend of a Friend 999 XIII Versus Mouero Doki Doki Yume. The Bloodening
Arturo @ Aug 7th 2007 9:35PM
I'm voting dead echo just becuase i hate the others a lot more.
Jay @ Aug 7th 2007 9:36PM
Honestly, those suck.
Arturo @ Aug 7th 2007 9:40PM
because*
J-Guy @ Aug 7th 2007 9:52PM
Wow, those do sound generic and do suck. Not that I think I can do better without thinking about it for a while.
J-Guy @ Aug 7th 2007 9:52PM
Wow, those do sound generic and do suck. Not that I think I can do better without thinking about it for a while. Plus, I haven't played the original, so that could affect my creativity.
Noxat @ Aug 7th 2007 10:18PM
Uhh, thats the best they could come up with for the 3 finalists? :(
Noraa @ Aug 7th 2007 10:57PM
Dead Echo ftw.
borntokill @ Aug 7th 2007 11:12PM
Dam all those names are horrible. What are they thinking?
Tom @ Aug 7th 2007 11:16PM
Once again these developers display their lack of imagination. I wonder how long they looked at my submission, "Decadence", before dismissing it outright because they couldn't be bothered to look it up in the dictionary.
Avatar @ Aug 8th 2007 6:14PM
That's a horrible name for a F.E.A.R sequel. While degeneracy does sort of fit with the reasons why the doctor submitted his daughter to those experiments, it isn't encompassing enough. Plus some people are going to think of either cookies or liquor.
Einhanderkiller @ Aug 7th 2007 11:29PM
I voted for Dead Echo. Project Origin would have its acronym mixed up with Project Offset.
Psaakyrn @ Aug 8th 2007 1:28AM
Well, they could use Dark Signal and make a version for DS...
moomoo dress @ Aug 8th 2007 7:09AM
HOW UNINSPIRING I COULd come up with better names. I guess they picked the most marketing-friendly titles
FPSRantings.com @ Aug 8th 2007 6:54AM
Those three are terrible. And they're supposed to be the best? It's a good thing that they're not acronyms, but they still sound too generic.
I still like T.H.I.S G.A.M.E S.U.C.K.S.
The Heads In Said Game Are Made Even Shinier Under the Core Kutaragi Strategy
I remember reading this acronym in Joystiq! It made me fall off my chair and laugh till I was teary-eyed. I forgot the contributor's name, but he should be given a medal for this shit.
I made a short list of notably funny ones when they announced this contest:
http://www.fpsrantings.com/2007/06/06/name-fear-2-visit-monolith%e2%80%99s-studios/
baby sea tuna @ Aug 8th 2007 8:57AM
If it's anything like its predecessor, how about Project:Overrated?
Well, either that or I-Hope-Y'all-Like-Crates...
Todd @ Aug 8th 2007 9:30AM
Let's see, alternative titles for the F.E.A.R. sequel:
- D.R.E.A.D.
- F.R.I.G.H.T.
- P.A.N.I.C.
- P.H.O.B.I.A.
I suppose "Dead Echo" is the only one of the three that sounds even remotely interesting. The others are laughable (no offense to those who made them).
ForceUnleashed @ Aug 8th 2007 1:13PM
Those pretty much all suck.
And like others I agree that Dead Echo sucks the least.
db26 @ Aug 9th 2007 3:14PM
Is it just me or does "Name Your Fear" itself sound like an awesome title?
El Muerte @ Sep 27th 2007 8:39PM
Well FEAR can be changed to PHOBOS.
I think that PHOBOS is best option becouse it has deep simbolic and aincient meaning in greek mitology.
As the son of Ares (god of war)and Aphrodite (goddess of love, lust, and beauty), PHOBOS himself is the personification of fear and horror.