As engaging as a block-buster action movie, and just as impressive.
The biggest set-piece and probably it second biggest selling point, is it's graphics. The graphics are brilliant and contradicts the stereotypical idea that all good games must take place in the dark. With bright, colourful sandy beaches to massive, beautifully dense jungles. far cry does it all spectacularly.
So the game looks incredible, but how does it play? well It plays like an action movie, loud and bloody, but here is where the real genious comes into play. For example, an enemy carlessly minding his own business...unfortunately for him hes is in your way, what do you do?
1- Run up and slit his throat shooting all in your way
OR
2- Throw a rock and distract him enough to allow you to pass by unseen
The brilliance of this idea is that its truly a gamer's game, in all ascpects of the term. The game is BRUTALLY difficult but true gamers and fans of action games could surely fight their way through with ease.
An engaging and harrowingly impressive experience, far cry is brilliance exemplified.