F.E.A.R. was good, verging on very. Thrilling slowmo fire fights matched with an intriguing story with, saints be praised, a great ending plus other highly memorable moments. It can get slightly confusing if you miss a key plot element or two though, something I ended up doing. Thankfully, Wikipedia outlines what I missed very nicely (be warned that it’s spoiler laden, of course).

Not too sure I’m entirely sold on this system of hiding the story in newspapers, or phone messages - I missed a bunch of stuff in Half Life 2 despite keeping an eye out. On the one hand you’re not being spoon fed the narrative, on the other you’ll inevitably miss one or two details, possibly crucial ones.

Now I await Call of Duty 2 with Dark Corners of the Earth on Xbox to tide me over in the mean time. Still not sure I want Quake 4 just yet but I’m sure I’ll eventually give in once I run out of other shooters.