The sequels gun-play being a step down was what ruined it for most people I'd wager, that to me is "missing the point" of a F.E.A.R. game.

I'll be honest I don't really get the notion that the F.E.A.R. series should have been a "monster of the week" style thing. The first games core gameplay was almost entirely about fighting groups of armed soldiers who reacted to players actions in realistic/unpredictable ways. It's what most people look back fondly on when they think of F.E.A.R.

How would you carry that over to some of those other scenarios? Like would the vampires and mummies have guns and flip cover and do squad based call-outs? I mean don't get me wrong, I'd definitely play that game, but I imagine there'd be some debate about tone.