Fear 3 - AvP2 Custom Map Campaign (Complete Playthrough)

Aliens vs Predator 2 singleplayer custom map campaign titled "Fear 3".

Map author: Brian "PsyKore" Irving.

Map review:

The Fear series of AvP2 maps are wildly regarded as some of the best maps for the game. In Fear 3, PsyKore decided to make this installment a full length campaign with multiple levels. The Fear series never really had any backstory or mission objectives as the player was always just forced to survive. In Fear 3 the player takes the role of a convict (Harrison) who is trying to navigate his way out of harm's way. However this time, there is a bit of story scattered throughout a bunch of computers, pdas and a bunch of sequences leading up to the big boss predator battle.

Fear 3 level design is once again full of dark and creepy corridors with a lot of neat ambient lighting going on. The levels are a bit reminiscent of Doom 3 or any lab in a Resident Evil game. As the previous installments, there is a touch of evil, satanic stuff going on in the maps. New to the series is a bit of psychological horror with ghosting aliens early in the campaign. As in the Fear 3 demo, PsyKore introduces custom textures, sounds and skins to further fit the horror atmosphere.

Difficulty in Fear 3 ranges from difficult to easy. Certain areas in the maps have a bunch of jumps scares with attacking aliens that can easily catch you off guard. Whereas some maps in the campaign are more about exploration and investigating to progress. If the player quick saves often, they should be able to beat the campaign in around an hour or so. Fear 3 is a near perfect campaign that could easily rival the Monolith campaign as it is well executed. If I were to nitpick, there is one missing texture, a predator that is unfortunately invincible halfway in the campaign (to later be defeated) and an underwhelming ending.

The ending of Fear 3 leaves the player, or at least me, wanting a final installment for Fear 4. Unfortunately, it looks like it won't be made. While I still think the original Fear map is the best in the series, Fear 3 gives the most bang for your back in terms of both quality and quantity. Fear 3 is highly recommended.