Far Cry
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<div class="IPBDescription">Gamespy Review</div> Man, this has gotta be one of the reasons I love Gamespy. They gave Far Cry 4 out of 5 stars. I personally would give it 3 OR 4, but still, at least they aren't screaming OH EM GEE BEST GAME EVAR at the top of their lungs like others. Their complains:
The RIDICULOUS system requirements.
The RIDICULOUS difficulty.
The RIDICULOUS voice acting.
The RIDICULOUS story.
And while I thought the A.I. was a bit too serious, they gave me a rather good point, in my opinion: There is a good chance that maybe I just approached each level wrong. I have to admit, I'm the type of guy that when I'm given a m4, I think its time to rock and roll(unless its a tac shooter. Believe me, I'm not JUST a run n gunner, I've got both likings). Not to mention, what tac like shooter has mutated monkeys jumping at you? My point exactly.
I think I may pick this up just because of the replay value, and the fact it'll be a great way to test my system, but thank the Lord for Gamespy and their balls.
The RIDICULOUS system requirements.
The RIDICULOUS difficulty.
The RIDICULOUS voice acting.
The RIDICULOUS story.
And while I thought the A.I. was a bit too serious, they gave me a rather good point, in my opinion: There is a good chance that maybe I just approached each level wrong. I have to admit, I'm the type of guy that when I'm given a m4, I think its time to rock and roll(unless its a tac shooter. Believe me, I'm not JUST a run n gunner, I've got both likings). Not to mention, what tac like shooter has mutated monkeys jumping at you? My point exactly.
I think I may pick this up just because of the replay value, and the fact it'll be a great way to test my system, but thank the Lord for Gamespy and their balls.
Comments
The biggest thing I have wrong with it is, my PC isn't your general "Lackluster PC". I've got 1280mb of DDR RAM, A GeForce FX 5600 256mb, and a P4 2.0ghz(the weak part). I've got a sound card too, a Audigy 2, which eliminates my sound problems that would go to processor. And will the game is probably processor intensive: I would expect my graphics card to run it at a minimum of ALL medium settings, with no mouse lag, and the such. Maybe they should have a option for that.
the high specs, whats wrong with that? i pay alot.. cos i play alot. sounds fair to me.
the voice acting is cheesy with intent i think...
and it isnt hard... there are times to sneak up with mp5 and machete.. and there there is times to use your deagle and p90 and go crazy... dont play it in one way.. adapt! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Not to impresed, my takes:
1) The Physics engine is not used (thus making me sorta sore, after all thats one of the big calling points of the next gen games)
2) The Graphix honestly are not all that amasing, this might be b/c I had to turn down alot of stuff for it to run smoothly (amd 1.1gig cpu, 512 sdram, Geforce 4 Ti 4200, SBLive)
3) I am playing through on normal, and it is mostly possible to just run n gun.
You admitadly can't pull a HL and just run in, shoot everything and go on. Generaly I find a decent piece of cover, snipe off as many as I can, and the semi sneak up on the rest and finish them off with the p90 (or shotgun).
However, I just got to one of the 'big turning points', and this just got silly. They seem to expect you to know exactly when to go into tac shooter mode and when to go into WASTE EM ALL!!!!!
And honestly enugh, I don't like stealth/tac shooters (thus why I play one normal <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
AmdXP 2600+
512 PC3200 DDR dual channel
Asus Nforce2 Motherboard
GeForce Ti 4200 Ultra 128mb DDR
it ran like a dream, and i kinda liked it, think i might pick it up
<span style='color:white'>YOU KNOW BETTER.</span>
AMD AthlonXP 2500+ @ 2.28Ghz
1024mb Ram PC3000
Radeon 9800Pro 128mb
FarCry is very CPU intensive. If anything, thats whats limiting 90% of people out there. I play 1280x1024 (because native resolution on my LCD monitor) and settings on medium (except water quality which is very high and texture quality very high) and it runs great. You want quality, be prepared to pay for it.
They don't do the game justice. at all!
The graphics are insanely good, leveldesign is top notch (varied, multiple 'solutions'/paths to areas), you can sneak around through the bushes and avoid enemies or you can burst in guns ablaze. I like the weaponsytem (halo-ish), the AI is .. unique (more flock AI like) and the cheesey voice acting could be a whole lot worse.
btw, did I mention the great graphics? good. I'll mention them again. =D
buy this game today, your computer will <3 you for it. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Far Cry's biggest strength as a game is that it gives you about as much freedom as it can while still being a story-driven FPS. You're limited in what you can do, but damned if I knew that. You can practically bypass entire levels if you take the time to think ahead, or you can go in guns blazing to a fantastic firefight. Now I'm not going to claim it as the best game ever, but criticizing the gameplay is near impossible because it can be whatever you want it to be. If you want run and gun, you're in for a hell of a fight. If you're want to be smart about things, you're going to have a field day using everything at your disposal to do it. -That- is why I love this game. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also, in regards to the physics comment - physics doesn't have to be 'used' to be an effective part of the game. It adds to the overall experience regardless - would you rather the barrels stay in one place or bodies hang over ledges while still lying horizontal? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
cheers to that, content>graphics
Far Cry's biggest strength as a game is that it gives you about as much freedom as it can while still being a story-driven FPS. You're limited in what you can do, but damned if I knew that. You can practically bypass entire levels if you take the time to think ahead, or you can go in guns blazing to a fantastic firefight. Now I'm not going to claim it as the best game ever, but criticizing the gameplay is near impossible because it can be whatever you want it to be. If you want run and gun, you're in for a hell of a fight. If you're want to be smart about things, you're going to have a field day using everything at your disposal to do it. -That- is why I love this game. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also, in regards to the physics comment - physics doesn't have to be 'used' to be an effective part of the game. It adds to the overall experience regardless - would you rather the barrels stay in one place or bodies hang over ledges while still lying horizontal? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Amen to that. I've sunk a few hours into it and I'm loving it so far <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Gotta adore the shades of Predator/Jurassic Park.
Examples: Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, Street Fighter, Super Mario Brothers: 3
Far Cry's biggest strength as a game is that it gives you about as much freedom as it can while still being a story-driven FPS. You're limited in what you can do, but damned if I knew that. You can practically bypass entire levels if you take the time to think ahead, or you can go in guns blazing to a fantastic firefight. Now I'm not going to claim it as the best game ever, but criticizing the gameplay is near impossible because it can be whatever you want it to be. If you want run and gun, you're in for a hell of a fight. If you're want to be smart about things, you're going to have a field day using everything at your disposal to do it. -That- is why I love this game. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also, in regards to the physics comment - physics doesn't have to be 'used' to be an effective part of the game. It adds to the overall experience regardless - would you rather the barrels stay in one place or bodies hang over ledges while still lying horizontal? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Don't get me wrong Squirrel and everyone else: I LOVE IT that games are requiring the cutting edge these days. What I hate, is that, I DO HAVE THE CUTTING EDGE, AND IT WON'T RUN. Thats my biggest problem with the thing and its terrible performance.
I'm running the game in 1024x768 with everything on VERY High and it runs 98% lag free. (it lags for a sec or two when I'm driving really fast and shooting)
Uhm...
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The game ran BETTER on my brothers AMD 1600+, 512mb ram, GF4 Ti4400, although it glitched very badly.
And yes, I am using the latest drivers.
The game ran BETTER on my brothers AMD 1600+, 512mb ram, GF4 Ti4400, although it glitched very badly.
And yes, I am using the latest drivers. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Its all marketting. A company partners with a specific vendor, and the game runs like crap unless they go buy the NEWEST hardware available.
Look at HL2, it will be the best game, gameplay wise, and graphically, but run on a crappy old 700mhz system.
Far Cry, to me, Is like Halo. Subpar performance on GOOD machines isn't a turn on.
I am running at 800 x 600 with most of the eye candy turned on or at least at medium and I don't have much problems.
As far as quality, I really like this game, it has a decent story line, there are places you have to kill, but then there are others where you can bypass half the guards and just go to where you need to go.
The moving barrels, the ragdoll physics, the immense areas, the dynamic lighting, the effort at giving the public a SDK that is user friendly and usefull.
Overall I really like this game!