What's the point in offering "F.E.A.R 2" franchise on Steam without it's predecessor?

[KaKistoZ]

I believe that sales numbers on "F.E.A.R 2" would increase considerably if players were able to get the first "F.E.A.R" game and all it's expansions on Steam as well.

I don't see how it could possibly be lucrative for a player, who is new to the F.E.A.R franchise, to buy "F.E.A.R 2" before playing the first games in the series.

That's like watching the sequel of a movie before watching the first movie, on which the story of the sequel is based upon. Noone likes to hear a story midways, you got to know the beginning of a story in order to truly appreciate and understand the story to the fullest.

I already own "F.E.A.R 2" on Steam, but if you throw in a packaged price on the full "F.E.A.R" franchise, or even if it's only the first ones, which I already own in CD/DVD format, I will gladly pay the price to have it in my Steam collection.

Sincerely, Azeem Amin a.k.a KaKistoZ

[Tom Krasovac]

I've always wondered why the original F.E.A.R. never made it on Steam. I'd purchase it (and it's expansions) if they were put on Steam since i already have the sequel.

[relaxeder]

I have emailed Monolith twice about selling FEAR & Extraction Point & Perseus Mandate and also Condemned: Criminal Origins on Steam, and never got a reply. I hope they show up on the store soon though.

Valve Software and Vivendi were in some legal spat a few years ago over Half-Life distribution rights (Vivendi owns Sierra and Sierra was Valve's old retail distributor, and once Steam started up Valve wanted out); I know the original FEAR rights are (or at least were) owned by Vivendi through Sierra I think, but then the rights to the name were sold back to Monolith after the Activision / Blizzard merger (Vivendi owns Activion Blizzard) and I don't know whether that includes the rights to distribution or just the franchise name... its confusing but my point is I hope the reason its not on Steam isn't because Vivendi and Valve can't stop being children about it and find a way to make a deal and sell a game that lots of customers would like to buy on Steam.

[Shakur]

I agree, Steam should sell Fear 1 too...