You should definitely check this demo out pronto. FEAR is an awesome scifi FPS (First Person Shooter) game, the sequel of that being Project Origin. I have played through FEAR so many times and I’ve been looking forward to the demo and the full game for ages. The demo is also available for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Quickest download link I found was here: http://www.bigdownload.com/ (PC) I was able to download at 1.1MB/s from this link. It might not be as fast for you, depending on your location, but still it’s a good start since places like Gamershell are bogged down quite a bit with the release of this demo.
Will update the post with a full review of the demo once I get done playing it 
First Impressions
I’m glad to say I can max the game at 1680×1050 with everything maxed including AA. That means it’s not too resource hungry, unlike the original FEAR where it was VERY hungry
The game feels a lot like FEAR including all of the “spooks”. I’m not sure I really like the new engine yet, I think I just have to get used to it. Seems like the same engine used in timeshift etc. Not sure, don’t really have time to look it up. The graphics are very good, regardless. Much improved from the first game. I knew they were getting rid of health packs ahead of time, but really I think they should have kept them. I liked health packs 
Mainly because you were forced to explore and scare yourself with something 
The clones look kind of strange to me, like I said I didn’t get a real good look since I only played for about 15min.. I have to go to sleep so I don’t have time 
The overall “chaos” is still felt strongly as you move through the demo, which is good, that’s what I like about FEAR. Books and glass all flying around and dust, debris explosions, Alma screwing with you, all good fun.I don’t think it will take me long to beat, however since things are so similar to FEAR, but I will enjoy it, I’m sure.
Screen shots/Video I might put up tomorrow, mmm… tired.
Beat the demo
It took me approximately 30min to get through the demo on “high” difficulty. Mostly because I’m not so familiar with the new FEAR. I know the demos overdo Alma, and they are segments of various places in the full game. Much is the same, much has changed.
Further exploring the game I found that there WAS a slight bit of lag on my system with everything maxed out. I believe this is because I pumped up the AA too much. I will probably have to lower that slightly. The graphics are pretty awesome really, not Crysis beautiful, but they work well for the game.
There ARE health packs. I’m a little confused on the health system. I really have no idea what amount of health I have at any given time, because it’s nothing like the FEAR I know. I’m guessing it’s similar, though. It seems you recharge to a certain point, probably based on difficulty like the original FEAR. I guess the developers got rid of the recharging Halo type idea. Last I heard, that’s what they were doing.
There are mechs kind of like Lost Planet! That’s about the only thing I liked about Lost Planet, I’m glad they put it in FEAR 2. There are also snipers. Not saying there weren’t snipers in the original FEAR, but these are actually sniper rifles, not plasma rifles. I find myself defaulting to my old favorite G2A2.
The demo does very little to explain the controls or what is going on to a new user, you just dive right into action. They kept the phones, which is good I liked the phones, but often I wouldn’t listen to them, but I liked to have them there.
Alma is as spooky as ever, which is great. Gotta love it.
Conclusion
Congrats Monolith, you just made me more excited about the full version of FEAR 2. Everything I wanted in FEAR 2 seems to be there.
Just played through the demo myself @ 1680×1050, all maxed on my quad core phenom w/ 64 bit Vista, 6gb ram and 9800gt. I gotta say I love the new engine, it ran smooth as silk except an occasional “hiccup” which usually happened right before a radio transmission came through. I’m sure that will be polished before release.
The ending when you hop in the Mech is SO much fun. I was having so much fun blowing shit up and all of a sudden, a huge mech heads towards me and the demo ends
Looking forward to this one!
Yea the ending was great. I suppose I should have listed my specs.
Q6600@3.2GHz
2GB ram
HD4850
Played on Windows XP
Was going to upgrade my ram for Vista gaming but haven’t gotten to it yet