A Mixed bag, could have been spectacular but let down by a couple of immersion-breaking flaws
Positives:
+ Great Graphics, especially on PC
+ Great idea, tooling about in an open world with a fairly large armoury can be fun when the factors allow
+ At first the degrading weapons system adds an extra layer to the combat
+ Many, Many ways to complete the missions
+ Upgrade system can be rewarding
Negatives
- All-seeing AI (In keeping with the far cry series?)
- Set missions can become tedious at times
- Weapons degrade fairly quickly, even with upgrades
- Too Much Driving!
- Forgettable story
- Malaria management can become tedious
- Not enough destructible environments! Hit a shed with a RPG it should not still be standing!
There are a few more negatives than positives but overall I felt it was a worthwhile experience. The story does occasionally manage to pull you in and when you aren't driving the combat can be fun. If the AI was tweaked to allow for more stealth, there was more variation in missions, more was made of the physics and there was slightly less driving (quick-travel?) then this could have been amazing.