Far Cry from Crysis

This game sucks, there's no other way to put it. You can already see used games popping up and it's been barely out for a day. The graphics are horrible - the game could have been a hit four or five years ago. The textures are primitive and can't compare to either Crysis or Call of Duty 4. The entire game folder is half the size of either Crysis or COD4, so this should give you some idea of the size and quality of the objects and textures. If you're thinking open-world environment like Crysis(at least the first half-of the game) or Crysis Warhead, you're in for a rude awakening. Yes, you can move about freely, as long as you don't veer of the mission area, or you will collapse of malaria and return to the last waypoint. The "destructible" environment is very selective, the window shutters must be built from some really hard exotic African wood, because they are totally impervious to any bullet damage, as are many of the buildings, in general. The coffee plants or whatever it is that grows in the fields are also resistant to fire damage, unlike the grass and some of the trees which are simply replaced by a darkened texture patch after the silly animated fire subsides. I watched a fire burn through the the green leaves of a tree and watch the tree transform to a blackened, pointy skeleton that looked like it's been build from ten polygons. Lob a grenade in the vegetation and watch it sway rubber-like long after the explosion. The blood splatter animation reminds me of Bioshock, totally exaggerated and unnatural just like any other fluid physics in the game. Forgive me if I'm too harsh but considering the hype and the high standard set by Crytek, the developer of the original Farcry, this game is a major disappointment.

Reminds me of GTA

This is a good first person shooter. It is nice to play a game that is not the usual fare i,e, world war or urban blight. I enjoy tooling around Africa in a Jeep gun truck meeting exciting new people and then killing them. It can be a bit boring at tiems when you have to look for the diamonds that are the medium of exchange in this part of the world. It can take a while to get up enough "money" to get the essential items required to keep your head in this game. It is very realistic in it's graphics which can load up a light duty system. This game requires a lot of processor and a lot of memory, otherwise it will hang up in this game. I just don't have the juice. I have to play at the lower end of the options or it hangs. This game isn't for lightweight machines.

Far Cry 2 For PC Review

As a rabid player of PC shooters, I have become quite jaded in the available graphics, storyline, and game engines. A lot of games out there are tired retreads. But not Far Cry 2, and although it strayed somewhat from the original story line (the 2 makes you think it’s a sequel). THIS GAME FRIGGING ROCKS!!!! You are a paid assassin sent into a brutal war in Africa. With the sole task of killing the Jackal the man who started it all. The story line is rich and varied. But the best story is just a book with out the visual images.
And Far Cry 2 delivers graphics that are not only realistic and unforgettable but are very interactive (the backgrounds and textures take you to Africa) the game play is believable (you can only carry 3 weapons and a machete) and those guns can jam in the middle of a fire fight. The pyrotechnics are also amazing. You can watch a vehicle smolder, smoke, burn, and finally explode. A very cool feature is the "buddies" you have in the game who can pull your butt out after you have have been shot all to hell.
Seeing one appear with medicine and a weapon is a welcome sight.
Part of the story line is you have malaria so you spend part of the game looking for medicine to keep you healthy, part of it hunting for uncut diamonds with a tracker (diamonds are the currency you buy weapons and upgrades with) and the rest pitting the two warring factions against each other (ala Clint Eastwood in a Fistful of Dollars, Bruce Willis in Last Man Standing, and the Japanese Samurai Classic Yojimbo). It’s a lot of combat and missions. But it’s a huge map and you are free to do whatever you want there are no set trails or sequence of events. As the story unfolds you gain more trust and respect from your buddies and employers as your expertise and rewards increase. There are also moral choices that have consequences. Of course the final goal is to kill the Jackal the arms dealer that started the conflict by arming both sides. Overall its one of the best games I have played in a long time. 5 STARS

Far Cry 2

Very mixed feelings about this game! At its best , it's very interesting and fun, but MANY annoying glitches, gameplay that becomes almost tedious at times, with a frustrating repetitive aspect to things like the gun dealer and assassination missions that palls quickly. Destroy interchangeable weapon convoys. Kill generic guy in suit. Fun the first few times, then... These missions only exist to unlock weapons and get you diamonds (the game currency).
This is a game in bad need of an overhaul. The endless running all over the map takes up so much time that after a while you start to feel numbed by the experience. The way that ALL the crossroads guard stations, etc., attack you starts to feel like Final Fantasy 1. Just constant stereotypical attacks every time you wander down the road from your current position.
On the good side,the faction missions are really what the game is about. Interesting, varied, and fun. The weapons selection is broad and there is obvious attention to detail in designing them to give many choices as to your approach to individual missions. You can be stealthy for this mission, with silenced weapons, sniper rifle and radio controlled IEDs, and gangbusters for the next one with machine gun, assault rifle and grenade launcher. Cool! The environment is nicely designed, and at high res generally lives up to its reputation.
On the whole, though the more tedious aspects (incessant crossroads attacks, constant car chases, repetitive assassination and weapon dealer missions) end up seeming more like "filler" to add bulk rather than quality to the experience. This really does end up detracting substantially from the game.
There is enough there that it is still a game well worth playing, but sometimes endless tedious aspects to the play is only an excuse for lazy design, and trimming the fat would yield a trimmer better game.

starts off slow ...but is getting better and better

the graphics are incredible for one thing ...WOW
at first ...the first hour...I thought I hated the game ...took a lot of bullets to kill something ... I did not think it was gonna get better ...
BUT IT DOES ...with weapons upgrades ...and good A.I.
the game completely makes a life of its own ...takes you to africa ..
I feel like I am a part of the story ..and It lets me do things my way ..
for better or worse..
Yes NOW I LOVE THE GAME... the single player game .. 10 STARS
the multiplayer ....I dont know about ...cant connect ..the online server is messed up ... I try and try ...I can start my own server ...not much fun playing alone.. in an on-line server ....with nobody else LOL

still I would buy this game again ...If u love a good single player experience .. then u cant lose with this game ... the game starts off slow ..and will have you loving it ...before you know it.
and Ubi says there working on the MP problem so maybe patch 2 will fix the online ??? it could happen.