Part 8: School's Out

Part 8: School's Out

We enter the creepy elementary school (yes, I pronounced it the way people do on the Simpsons in the video) and experience some freaky shit along with fighting people and the other basics of the game.

I really like the school as a level, the atmosphere is really fantastic and it shows off the detail the artists put into the environment. Yes, I point out reused textures and details, but compare the repeated kid's drawings in the school over the next few videos with other games that use the same five posters or bits of graffiti through the entire game. Someone spent a lot of time making the details in this game, especially here, which I appreciate as it just makes the area feel a bit more realistic.

That said, the reuse of textures and assets here also bites FEAR 2 on the ass when things like the milk bottles or the busker guitar cases appear and you wonder if the school is serving bad milk and kids are playing instruments for pocket change. Granted, most people won't notice details like that if they are just playing the game and not looking around, but it just bugs me on some level.