This is a Far Cry from being a great game but it's still promising in some areas.
·Adding a map editor is just smart.
·Great looking wave effects.
·Proximity mines!
Bad Idea:
·Whoever designed the aiming system needs to be decapitated for not using his head in the first place.
·Single player mode feels very generic.
·Graphics are like the Xbox version.
Overall:
If you want a cool single player shooter, this one is not one of them. If you want a fun multiplayer game with a ton of multiplayer value, this game is cool that way. But single player is just bunk.
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Far Cry for the computer is a pure, gorgeous masterpiece. A work of gaming art with a great load of features and a ton of visuals to hide around in. It was also one of the first games to feature a true sniper deathmatch meaning you didn't have an icon waving above your head to give away your position. If you're dead, you have no idea where it came from. So, back to what Instincts did totally wrong.
The graphics are good and a bit of an improvment over the original Xbox version, but not by too much. It's mainly the texturing is just kinda plain and only a tad bit better. The biggest things with the graphics are the character skins. They look really crap at times. The guns were modeled well and the lands are huge but really, the textures could have been redone with less compression. I honestly think the multiplayer game looks better than the single player, besides the huge mistake of having characters "walk" up ladders instead of climb them.
I like the sound system a lot but for the love of God, does the main character have a potty mouth. It's like Eminem did the voice scripting. Even though I didn't like hearing that much language, it has really well-done voice acting. Maybe it's just the whole Hollywood lifestyle these days that you can't get a good mature game without it being over the top in language. The gun sounds rock and the explosions sound good.
Now to the worst part of the game is the controls. They feel unpolished and this is the first FPS game I've played where the controls are so terrible, it makes the game less fun. There's a mission where you have to do sniping to defend a retarded NPC and it's seriously only hard because the aiming is way to fast and, well, just crap.
Multiplayer is a blast though. The map editor is easy to use and basically anytime you play on Live, you get a new map. It keeps you coming back for more. It has some of the best on any system actually, but Far Cry has always been one to bright the greatness into multiplayer. Snipers are going to be everywhere so keep ya head down.
The multiplayer: It's like "dance party" on Perfect Dark. That's how fun it is. Actually, multiplayer is all that saves it.
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Violence:
·There's a good amount of blood but no real gore.
Sexuality:
·None that I'm aware of.
Language:
·More language than Pulp Fiction meets Casino. And no voice volume control to turn it off.
Substance Use:
·Steroids for that extra boost.