Project Origin community website launched

by Jason Dobson { Mar 14th 2008 at 9:00PM }

Since delivering on expectations at last E3 and being later christened with a new, acronym-deficient title, developer Monolith has been eerily quiet regarding its upcoming horror-themed follow up to 2005's F.E.A.R. Now the company has launched a community website for the game, offering a one-stop buffet if you will for all things ~~F.E.A.R. 2~~ Project Origin.

The site is currently light on content, offering just a smattering of developer blog posts (lead engineer Russ P says the game is "coming together nicely") alongside some backstory and information about the game's various weapons. However, it's the included gameplay trailer that proves the most interesting addition to the website, showing an early look at the sorts of nasties Alma Wade has in store -- though most of all we just hope that Project Origin will bring the chills that the first game promised but never delivered.

Tags: alma, fear, monolith, project-origin, projectorigin

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ugg.tryptophan @ Mar 14th 2008 10:04PM

i remember seeing a video of this a while ago; it scared the poop out of me

ugg.tryptophan @ Mar 14th 2008 10:11PM

...but the video on the site stutters like a convulsing retard; this is the first time im going to go gamespot for a vid in a long time

pezman726 @ Mar 14th 2008 10:21PM

I had to take a month hiatus from F.E.A.R. because I was getting a bit too jittery! That game was awesome!! I can't wait for this one. Alma was freaking creapy!

Slayer @ Mar 14th 2008 10:29PM

Now I have to finish persues mandate.

Sam406 @ Mar 14th 2008 10:51PM

I never understood why they can't call it F.E.A.R. 2.

Can somebody explain?

ComradeTrotskii @ Mar 14th 2008 11:22PM

I think basically: Vivendi owns the rights to the name F.E.A.R, Monolith are now owned by Time Warner so they can't use it. Obviously Monolith retained all the rights to scenario and characters etc.

David @ Mar 15th 2008 1:08AM

Wished they made No One Lives Forever 3.

rasgueado @ Mar 15th 2008 2:40AM

Never delivered? Speak for yourself man.

caramelzappa @ Mar 15th 2008 2:27PM

The original F.E.A.R. was one of my favorite shooters. It was perfectly linear, and not terribly innovative, but it was perfectly polished to one of the most solid fps games I've ever played. So I'm psyched for the sequel. Of course nothing matches Half Life 2...

Mills and Boom @ Mar 15th 2008 7:17AM

I was about to say something along the lines of "another horror game using little girls?"

But then I found out its a Fear sequel.

Which wasn't terribly original to start with.

Mike-453 @ Mar 15th 2008 1:19PM

I know, I mean, the ratio of horror-games with little girls to sci-fi alien battles is just horrible!

lulz

everyone has to complain, can't simply enjoy things anymore

gamers are pricks :(

stewie930 @ Mar 16th 2008 4:54PM

@Sam406

The name "F.E.A.R." is owned by Vivendi games(the original game's publisher), while the characters and plot of the game is the property of Monolith(the original game's developer).

There is a "F.E.A.R. 2" under development as well; however it has nothing at all to do with the original F.E.A.R. except for the same name and publisher.

The real sequel, in terms of plot, will be Project Origin.