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Matthews: Ports and expansions contributed to loss of FEAR fans
xbox360fanboy.com - 12/28/2008
Matthews: Ports and expansions contributed to loss of FEAR fans
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Monolith's Dave Matthews, lead art designer for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin , says multiple expansions and console ports have likely cost the shooter franchise some fans. In an interview with CVG a comment was made to Matthews that the TimeGate developed expansions and Day 1 Studios ...

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Joystiq:  Monolith designer blames loss of F.E.A.R. fans on expansions

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Monolith designer blames loss of F.E.A.R. fans on expansions
Joystiq — ... Into Me". Matthews' main qualm with the expansions is that TimeGate took the story in a direction that Monolith wouldn't have followed -- they took the focus away from the series' young, unsettling antagonist, Alma. With Monolith behind the PC version and console ports of Project Origin, Matthews is confident that the story will continue "the way we originally intended." This is great news for fans, and terribly unfortunate news for the faint of heart. [Via X3F] Monolith designer blames loss of F.E.A.R. fans on expansions originally appeared ...

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