My F.E.4.R. pitch (Alma Wade as the protagonist Post-Fettel Ending)
Since it’s quite unlikely that we’ll be seeing a FEAR 4 anytime soon (if ever), I started brainstorming what a hypothetical Fear sequel could look like.
The Premise: The Fettel Canon
This sequel would take place directly after the F.E.A.R. 3 Fettel’s ending (2025).
Fettel takes over the Pointman’s body, steals Alma’s newborn child and “consumes” Alma.
But as Fettel is consuming her, a fragment of her consciousness manages to “escape” and transfer itself into a dormant clone body being held deep within an Armacham facility, a clone secretly created before her physical body died in 1987.
Then begins a violent quest to get her stolen child back and put an end to Fettel’s madness.
The Protagonist: Alma Wade Reborn
Alma is the protagonist, but in a corporeal, augmented clone body.
My approach to Alma’s “dialogue” would be similar to how Doom Eternal handled the Doom Slayer. Alma doesn’t speak unless she absolutely has to.
Her vocalizations would mainly consist of rage willed screams and shrieks as she rips through Fettel’s newly formed supernatural clone army, with the occasional moan/grunt when she’s taking damage.
The clone body would have the same enhanced super-human reflexes as Pointman and the Armacham Replica soldiers and with the fragment of Alma’s consciousness becoming one with the body, she would also have access to similar psychic abilities that Fettel did in F.E.A.R. 3.
The gameplay would be a balanced marriage of Pointman’s and Fettel’s abilities from F.E.A.R. 3 with fluid, modern movement mechanics mixed in, think of a less jetpacky Titanfall.
The Arsenal: New and Familiar Faces
I tried to pick firearms that were both visually interesting and that filled a specific role in the weapon sandbox.
I also threw in a few classics from F.E.A.R. for the OG’s:
• Walther P99
• Colt M1911a1
• Chiappa Rhino (or Ruger Blackhawk)
• H&K XM8 (Carbine variant)
• SIG M7 rifle (or Colt CM901)
• Rakow G2a2
• Kriss Vector (With extended barrel and handguard)
• Sumak RPL SMG
• Sawn-off Winchester Model 1887 (or Black Aces Tactical Lever 12g)
• EL-10 CAS
• VK-12
• Atchisson AA-12 (With drum mag)
• MK. 14 EBR
• Barrett XM500
• 10mm HV Penetrator (FEAR 1 callback)
• RG-6 grenade launcher
As for Alma’s appearance, I imagined her to be decked out in a tactical combat uniform similar to what the Armacham soldiers wore in FEAR 3, but one which is more form fitting and less bulky.
That’s what I’ve got so far, tho I might expand this post later once I’ve got more of the plot and mechanics figured out.
EDIT:
Added VK-12 (FEAR 1 shotgun) to the weapon roster as requested in r/fear.