It's all cinematics anyway. The trailer will be officially released in a couple of days.
Far Cry 2 was a game with interesting ideas buried by bad gameplay. Hopefully this one gets the mix right.
It looks .. good, dare i say.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/far-cry-3
Man the reviews for this are through the roof. I was just going to rent this but now I'm contemplating a buy.
Open world gaming. Fuck weaboo linearity and Western shooter tubes.
This looks rad. I liked Far Cry 2 a lot but I'm happy this is sequel that's doing something different.
That's because Far Cry 3 is all the best things about open-world gaming. It's a glorious anecdote factory, where you manufacture brilliant new memories every time you wake up in a safehouse and head out into the jungle. It's an astonishing technical achievement, as comfortable revealing incredible landscapes over the brow of a hill as it is when the setting sun winks at you through a canopy, or when the heavens open as you stalk wildlife through the trees and long grass. And it always lets you play, but it also controls the tempo - sometimes a little heavy-handedly, but always with good intentions. 10/10
After two remarkable but uneven offerings, Far Cry finally pulls everything together in the third installment. The diverse open-world action, compelling story, and an alluring environment that begs exploration are all high water marks for the series. This is an island adventure all shooter fans should experience. 9.0/10
Causing panic is great, too. Like Far Cry 2, Molotovs or explosive barrels cause chaotic fires that trap and burn enemies. You can combine these last couple things if you’re a real sicko – flaming bears are a frightening sight. You could snipe thugs from a mountaintop, drive into a camp with Rakyat warriors (or C4 charges) in the back seat, or use a knife and bow to kill quietly. If you’re really bold, why not stab a couple guys after dropping from your hang-glider? 9.0/10
There are miles of terrain to discover in Far Cry 3, filled with numerous trials and objectives to explore at your own pace, and an excellent sense of connection with the game’s unhinged cast. The co-op and competitive multiplayer components stand as comparative low points, but chances are you’ll be so busy trekking through this vast island that you’ll likely write them off as just another symptom of jungle sickness. 8.6/10
One of those rare games where I feel no mode has been damaged by the inclusion of any others, Far Cry 3 is a well-rounded package that provides a mass of content clearly produced by developers who cared deeply about what they were doing. Far Cry 3 is going to be the last major mainstream release of 2012, and after quite a spotty year, I can at least say this industrious triad of amusements ends the past 12 months on a high note. 8.0/10
Far Cry 3 already out in Yurop, you can play it on Steam if you use a proxy to validate.
Other than [uPlay], it’s a nice PC version: responsive mouse movement, specific graphics and FoV options, tutorials reflect your custom controls, and it runs decently on Ultra-everything on a modest 3GHz dual core machine with a Radeon HD 5800. The engine doesn’t quite suit the jungle as beautifully as it did the African desert in Far Cry 2, but it has some beautiful views.
The original Far Cry’s developers Crytek used to describe that game’s philosophy as ‘veni, vidi, vici’: you show up, you scout out the situation, and you decide how to conquer it. Ubisoft kept the Far Cry name, and Crytek tried to stay true to its spirit in the Crysis games. But only Far Cry 3 really feels focused on doing that concept justice. You’ve got a huge island to explore, ridiculously effective tools for scouting every hostile situation, and so many clever intersecting systems to inspire creative ways to conquer them. It’s a better stealth game than Far Cry 1, set in an open world that feels richer than Far Cry 2’s. That’s an amazing thing to play. 89/100
so are consoles versions decent or poop?
All you people who complained about the respawning checkpoints in Far Cry 2, a game in which you were not Rambo and therefore did not get to single-handedly defeat the entire military of a Third World country, will finally get the chance to stop bad guys from spawning so that you can depopulate your open-world shooter of meaningful content. Congratulations. I hope you’re also enjoying getting to hunt boars with an assault rifle, which I’m pretty sure is in there because people whined that there were no lions and tigers and bears in Far Cry 2
malaria was like 1/3rd of the game. i'm actually sympathetic to the tom chick review. far cry 2 was my favorite game that year.
Got to the second island.spoiler (click to show/hide)Great. They killed off the only really good character.[close]
So is this intentionally the most offensive game ever? because if so they did a great job w/ that
Game is Crysis. You basically attack big groupings of enemies. Occasionally you lay waste to some endangered species, and pick up some plants, and run some shitty errands, but for the most part you're playing Crysis with an Assassin's Creed style flow of objectives. The atmosphere is great though, the lighting is gorgeous and controlling Jason feels like a real bonafide person despite some cheesy but very well voiced dialogue. I really think this is a stellar game. Its a little repetive and is more tactically limited than it seems, but it just plays so nice.
Still havent even investigated badtown yet. I've been crafting and murking around. Playing this game slow as hell.