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I've been a big fan of the Far Cry series. I get what they're doing- making non-connected stories into a lush and vibrant environment, and they're doing it well.
I loved the original Far Cry's "Lost-like" story. You could use the environment to your advantage, you could come up with multiple ways to get through a barrier, and it allowed you to be creative in battling enemies.
Far Cry 2 was arguably even better. A gigantic landscape presented you with a non-linear story line, lots of side quests, and great characters and enemies. However, it suffered from unnecessary annoyances (malaria shots needed every so often), and quite a few programming glitches.
Far Cry 3 is....good...but not great. You get the same immense, beautiful environment, full of adventure and intrigue. You get interesting characters, and cool weapons and vehicles to play with. However, the story-line just plain doesn't work, and the interface is two steps from being "craptastic".
Does anyone else having a problem with some spoiled rich kid that has "never killed anyone before" becoming a Rambo-super-warrior instantly? He's whinny, annoying, and has no problem storming and defeating a pirate village, but in cut scenes if someone shoots at him he starts cursing up a storm and panicking. He's gets my vote as "most annoying game lead of 2012".
Also, the crafting interface is God-awful. You have to keep dropping out of the game, crafting drugs and accessories, assign them to slots...it's both tedious and unnecessary. Most annoying is the fact that you have to be in EXACTLY the right place to be able to interact with anything. Need to disable an alarm quickly before the bad guys see you? You better line up the alarm box exactly or you won't be able to. Trying to look a body that's next to a vehicle or a weapon is a lesson in futility.
Finally, what's with all the animals on this island? There's like less than 2000 tigers left IN THE WORLD, and 1000 of them seem to be on the island...specifically hunting me. I gunned down a pirate encampment and sliced the throats of 20 no-good slavers...only to be killed by a GIANT F**KING AMBUSH BIRD! Imagine reading that in a novel "Dave was our best hope. He took out an army with his bare hands, but that peacock did him in."
Far Cry 3 could have been a classic, but it's rushed design and character flaws kill the deal. 6/10
I loved the original Far Cry's "Lost-like" story. You could use the environment to your advantage, you could come up with multiple ways to get through a barrier, and it allowed you to be creative in battling enemies.
Far Cry 2 was arguably even better. A gigantic landscape presented you with a non-linear story line, lots of side quests, and great characters and enemies. However, it suffered from unnecessary annoyances (malaria shots needed every so often), and quite a few programming glitches.
Far Cry 3 is....good...but not great. You get the same immense, beautiful environment, full of adventure and intrigue. You get interesting characters, and cool weapons and vehicles to play with. However, the story-line just plain doesn't work, and the interface is two steps from being "craptastic".
Does anyone else having a problem with some spoiled rich kid that has "never killed anyone before" becoming a Rambo-super-warrior instantly? He's whinny, annoying, and has no problem storming and defeating a pirate village, but in cut scenes if someone shoots at him he starts cursing up a storm and panicking. He's gets my vote as "most annoying game lead of 2012".
Also, the crafting interface is God-awful. You have to keep dropping out of the game, crafting drugs and accessories, assign them to slots...it's both tedious and unnecessary. Most annoying is the fact that you have to be in EXACTLY the right place to be able to interact with anything. Need to disable an alarm quickly before the bad guys see you? You better line up the alarm box exactly or you won't be able to. Trying to look a body that's next to a vehicle or a weapon is a lesson in futility.
Finally, what's with all the animals on this island? There's like less than 2000 tigers left IN THE WORLD, and 1000 of them seem to be on the island...specifically hunting me. I gunned down a pirate encampment and sliced the throats of 20 no-good slavers...only to be killed by a GIANT F**KING AMBUSH BIRD! Imagine reading that in a novel "Dave was our best hope. He took out an army with his bare hands, but that peacock did him in."
Far Cry 3 could have been a classic, but it's rushed design and character flaws kill the deal. 6/10
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