Hot! Steamy! Jungle!...immerisve to say the least.
Graphics:
The graphics are really good in this game. They may not be the BEST but definitely are above average.
Sound:
The family was finally gone, and with the kids and wife out of the house I turned up my surround system. The battles were immersive and the quite African night made me think I should make sure I don't have something crawling up my leg.
Gameplay:
The gameplay for this game is going to be a hit or miss for some people. If you enjoy the open world genre where going to point A to point B does require effort, not only traveling but getting there alive… than this game will satisfy you. However, if you like to get to the point of the objective, than this game will surely frustrate you.
I do miss the old Far Cry way of scouting a camp, and then each enemy would be in your radar. This game takes a more realistic approach where you can only scout fixed points, like a sniper, ammunition, fixed machine gun, etc. While the realistic part can be welcomed at times, at other times it really gets frustrated as someone sneaks behind you.
The AI is interesting because in one way, they approach you very realistically, and they interact to the situation while well. For example, on one mission I just cause so much havoc that the last guy ran to his car and just disappeared down the road. The cool think is that what he did was to park his car behind this big rock, come back out and come after me. Too bad for him I was looking that way with my launcher.
On the bad side of the gameplay is that it takes a lot of bullets to drop someone. While the shot in the head takes them out right away, in the chest, it feels like you need 15 to 20 bullets to kill them. Since you really can't carry as much fire weapon, that can get annoying.
The AI animation is also a little on the week side. They seem like the hover instead of walking or running. It could be improved, but in the overall scheme who cares.
The sneak attack doesn't work as well as I would like. I went up on a sniper platform, and sneaked behind him, and took him out. However, all of the sudden the whole town seemed to be aware of my actions and came after me. That seemed weird since I was so far off. Maybe doing the same thing at night in a camo suit would eliminate that.
Conclusion
The game is really enjoyable and worth the money in my opinion. The open world just adds a level of freedom that expands on the original Far Cry. I really recommend this game.