All flashy graphics nothing else.
After this swimming you are under the island's sewer system? After a brief tutorial and some feedback of your enemies you meet your only guide and friend Doyle. He give's you points and tips on how to play some segments. Play that's where the game take's a road down. Most missions have multiple ways to be accomplished via stealth, gunning like crazy, or a mixture of the 2. Now I'll say the AI isn't as good as most say. I found them constantly staring at a wall when I shot down there partner or team. Ok stupid AI at times but in part's where you stealth it's weird how they see you bright and shiny when your hidding in foliage completely. The sound meter and the attention meter that shows how much sound and attention is being grabbed to you is absolutely bogus. Enemie's usually see right through everything and start shooting. I never actually saw the AI work as a time except in scripted sequences. The gameplay couldn't have been worse but they decided to add corridor shooting. Mid-game you fight mutants and mercanaries in buildings and small corridors. Here's where the game turns from non-linear beautiful environmental structures to bland Doom 3 corridor clearing shoot and die. I couldn't have been more distasted. The developerss could've added big wide buildings but the game has small tiny corridors. That wouldn't have been that annoying if the AI is a cheap shot. When the mutants are 3 feet away from you and slash apparently the scaling is completely wrong but they kill you even if your nothing close to them. there is also a lack of weapons in this game. I know it's to bench survival but there were a horrible amount of uninspired weapons. The only weapon you infact need is a sniper rifle and an M4 since all the other weapons are basically the same thing tagged with different names.
That's to say Far Cry is ABSOLUTELY stunning in graphics. The game's draw distance is very impressive, jungle, and water look great.
I was disappointed in the indoor level textures which were exceptionally boring and low res. Outdoor environments are great.
The sound in this game is top notch. The voice acting is horrible. It sounds like a guitarist trying to play Beethoven songs. Though the sounds in the Jungle feels ambient and alive.
If you beat the single player then multiplayer is worth a try. Though it's nothing new and weapons are all too accurate it's alot more fun than single player.
I should also add there was a couple CD driver issue's in which the game would not install or play at all. This is unacceptable. I fortunately realized I hadn't updated my drivers but other's have and tried countless fixes with no prevail.