My Pre-release, Far Cry 2 mini review

[Death Merchant]

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Im up to the prision mission, has anyone done this one?

ive killed everyone and freed my friend but now i cant escape, the door to the seemingly obvious exit doesnt open for some reason

[Death Merchant]

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No, Crysis looked too fake to me, Far Cry is much better.

agreed, guns look like toys and the contrast is wayyy of what it is in real life

Why do all checkpoints feel the need to shoot you?

a better idea would have been the ability to make freinds with certain factions so that the checkpoints they control wont shoot at you any more for doing certain missions for them, either that or if you destroy the place completely the camp doesnt magically respawn

[=98=]

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BTW, has anybody gone for safari yet? The animals are actually pretty smart, but you will occasionally road kill some antelopes thinking that they would run away.

In reality, animals tend not to jump out the way as they can't comprehend your speed. This is why a lot run away from you, but straight in front of you rather to the side. Eventually they jump out of the way, but almost all animals try to outrun you :p

[AvalancheDiode]

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We all know the best looking games ever are Crysis and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky.

I growingly feel that this game is about being the biggest jerk in Africa. This is a game which is more like GTA than Far Cry, which you're supposed to be a hero battling mercenaries hired by some greedy genetic engineering corporate and save a steaming hot young female journalist with big boobs.

Crysis's single player is more focused on linear plot and amazing graphics.

BTW, has anybody gone for safari yet? The animals are actually pretty smart, but you will occasionally road kill some antelopes thinking that they would run away.

[TrooperJac]

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Yeah the gameplay is dull. I've barely even got started and I don't know if I can be bothered going on.

Yes everytime you pass a checkpoint they open fire. I've taken to just ramming them on my way past. Plus the tedious diamond tracking :|:

Still some of the graphics are very good. It has to rate as one of the best looking games ever but certainly not the best. In places you get different textures next to each with no attempt at blending - for example where a tree meets the ground. This happens in all games but it has been handled better elsewhere.

I do like the fact that you never seem to step out of the P.O.V of your character. Moving seats in vehicles etc - that is good.

Sadly there's not enough to hold my interest. In fact it feels very 'console-y'

[MrChris_CJ]

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while I enjoyed playing Far Cry 2 it seriously lacks depth and the free roaming world is seriously raped by some of the repetitiveness, although I never usually had too much of a problem with that

imo the Crysis visuals were better and more realistic

if theres one thing you notice about the FC2 visuals its the crap textures

[=98=]

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No, Crysis looked too fake to me, Far Cry is much better.

I understand what you mean about the sandbox experience, you don't really feel you are in a large world since pretty much of it is all the same. Driving around the map usually entails this:

Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > Drive > Checkpoint > Kill all enemies > find a mission.

Why do all checkpoints feel the need to shoot you?

[TrooperJac]

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Some further opinions.

The consensus on a lot of forums is that the graphics in Far Cry 2 are toned down a little to allow for the huge sandbox experience. To me though the game feels quite confined. It doesn't feel like your in a massive open area. Everything is canyons and villages or hilly areas. I got a sense of a much larger world in other games.

It seems to have the same 'forever spawning enemy' syndrome that blighted COD4.

I was driving around and the sun was going down, everything had that hazy late evening look and the game did look great but it was still closer to COD4 or GTA4 than to Crysis

Far Cry to me, looks more realistic

That statement is ridiculous unless you actually live in Liberty City.

[=98=]

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Agreed^^

Far Cry to me, looks more realistic and scales much, much better.

[Kodakk]

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^^ Really? I felt it was quite the opposite. Crysis looked really fake, especially the vegetation - Far Cry 2 isn't perfect, but it feels more realistic to me... Weird.

[TrooperJac]

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First impression.

Graphics are good but not Crysis good. However performance is a lot better and DX10 seems to actually improve FPS for me :shock:

It still looks like a computer game - Crysis at times looks real.

Gameplay is alright. A lot of delivering junk and taking down enemy camps. The story aspect is quite weak IMO.

[MrChris_CJ]

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nope, I have finished the game and there are 2 different maps

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Wait, that means there is no 3rd map, no act 3 in a new place!?

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Here are my pics, i bought FC2 Special Edition, from GAME for 31.49 pounds with my student discount.

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Incase anyone is wondering the case is wood.

[Death Merchant]

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2. whose idea is it to have the protagonist infected by malaria?

I dont know but that was a totally stupid decision

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