finaly i'm enjoying farCry 2 ! and this is why

last night i re installed farCRy 2 and i enjoyed it so much that i broke my sleeping cycle

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when i first got this game i was so angry about UB soft because they are my favorite company (they made POP worrier within , you know) , but farCry 2 completly sucked ! i literally played the first level or what ever , then tried the level editor , and thats it !, the game was on its way to the trash ! and i threw the DVD on the shelf

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but now as i tried the game again i know that the resone why i didn't like the game is psychological , not becouse the game is bad !!!

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this game "farCry 2" is not like other games , it's more like real life simulator , and the resone why people didn't like the game is becouse most of them have played crysis which is so mind blowing that the hype that it created was too high for farCry2 to live up to

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and basically when i updated my PC so i can play the most modern games i was so hyped up that i wanted games able to give me the most out of the mony that i payed , and that's what crysis did ! , and a slow games like assassins creed and farCry 2 was absolutely not my thing , that's why i didn't like farCry 2

but now as i tried every game out there , and finally got nothing to play with on my PC , i suddenly found my self enjoying farCry 2 !! , and that's becouse my mode have changed into a lower frequency , which is farCry 2 work in , in order for you to enjoy this game you need to cool down and not expect too much out of the game , the most important thing is to lower your expectations , i mean that's it , when you are playing the game you should feel like a real person standing in this jungle what are you gonna do next ? , dont expect for an alian invasion or big crazy battels like crysis , just live the game like you do on the real life

and you will see how enjoyble this game is

But what about the AI and incredibly repetitive missions?

I think Farcry2 is pretty fun myself. Glad you dig it too

hey thats my story .. i also hate that game but when i reinstall it i enjoy it alot and i must say it was one of my best game :)

It's fun, but it's very repetitive. It's like an FPS GTA. Driver there, kill him, collect this nonsense, kill him, drive here, kill him, etc, etc. Plus the death animations and AI were sucky. Also I hated the car driving with it's low top speed. Everytime some jerks chase you down even though you drive the same car, and having to deal with them evertime you cross a checkpoint got annoying real fast.

I loved Far Cry 2.

It's what I refer to as an atmosphere game. It's not so much about the missions as it is about 'getting' to the missions - or just hanging out, or wandering around. If wandering along down near a river bank at sunset, while hearing soldiers walking about on a bridge above you, doesn't send a shiver down your spine, or if creeping through the savannah and slowly moving towards your prey to make a headshot from afar doesn't thrill you... or if you just aren't in awe of the two African towns in the game, or any one of the many cool locations... then you're just not going to like the game.

It's completely about the atmosphere.

Personally, I love it. Far Cry 2 unlocks my imagination, and makes me feel like I really am a mercenary in Africa. That's why I like games so much. They allow me to become a different person. When I've got this game on I feel like Africa is right there inside my monitor. Here's a cool thing to do: play the game on a really, really hot afternoon. The atmosphere factor doubles.

I had high hopes of this game and was dissapointed, I gave it another try a few months later after i exhuasted on all my other games on Ps3. And I still think it was MEhhh, just so much ****ing driving and repeptitiveness, half the time im lookin for malaria medicine which is a bich, they might think its a lovely lil addition to gameplay they added but its complete waste of time.

I was addicted to it when I first played it. I as thinking all night about what to do etc, and also I use to love driving and exploring then eventually it was just I really cant be bothered to drive miles etc. But good for you if you like it.

I loved Far Cry 2.

It's what I refer to as an atmosphere game. It's not so much about the missions as it is about 'getting' to the missions - or just hanging out, or wandering around. If wandering along down near a river bank at sunset, while hearing soldiers walking about on a bridge above you, doesn't send a shiver down your spine, or if creeping through the savannah and slowly moving towards your prey to make a headshot from afar doesn't thrill you... or if you just aren't in awe of the two African towns in the game, or any one of the many cool locations... then you're just not going to like the game.

It's completely about the atmosphere.

Personally, I love it. Far Cry 2 unlocks my imagination, and makes me feel like I really am a mercenary in Africa. That's why I like games so much. They allow me to become a different person. When I've got this game on I feel like Africa is right there inside my monitor. Here's a cool thing to do: play the game on a really, really hot afternoon. The atmosphere factor doubles.

Charles_Dickens

:o You're right! The key to enjoying things is simply to lower your expectations. I hadn't thought I could enjoy watching Transformers 2 at all, but when I compared it with swallowing razor blades or being gang raped by skinheads, it suddenly seemed a delightful idea. :P

Sarcasm aside, I never played Far Cry 2, and it's quite possible that the reason a lot of people were getting annoyed with it is that they were approaching the game in the same way as they had played Crysis. Still, from what I 've heard, the problems with this game weren't merely in the beholders' eyes, but had a lot to do with sloppy design and testing. Maybe after serious patching, this could turn out to be a great game, but it shouldn't be down to the modding community to sort out the results of a rushed title.

I loved Far Cry 2.

It's what I refer to as an atmosphere game. It's not so much about the missions as it is about 'getting' to the missions - or just hanging out, or wandering around. If wandering along down near a river bank at sunset, while hearing soldiers walking about on a bridge above you, doesn't send a shiver down your spine, or if creeping through the savannah and slowly moving towards your prey to make a headshot from afar doesn't thrill you... or if you just aren't in awe of the two African towns in the game, or any one of the many cool locations... then you're just not going to like the game.

It's completely about the atmosphere.

Personally, I love it. Far Cry 2 unlocks my imagination, and makes me feel like I really am a mercenary in Africa. That's why I like games so much. They allow me to become a different person. When I've got this game on I feel like Africa is right there inside my monitor. Here's a cool thing to do: play the game on a really, really hot afternoon. The atmosphere factor doubles.

Charles_Dickens

Amen to that! :) Escapism is exactly the reason why i play Games.

I loved Far Cry 2.

It's what I refer to as an atmosphere game. It's not so much about the missions as it is about 'getting' to the missions - or just hanging out, or wandering around. If wandering along down near a river bank at sunset, while hearing soldiers walking about on a bridge above you, doesn't send a shiver down your spine, or if creeping through the savannah and slowly moving towards your prey to make a headshot from afar doesn't thrill you... or if you just aren't in awe of the two African towns in the game, or any one of the many cool locations... then you're just not going to like the game.

It's completely about the atmosphere.

Personally, I love it. Far Cry 2 unlocks my imagination, and makes me feel like I really am a mercenary in Africa. That's why I like games so much. They allow me to become a different person. When I've got this game on I feel like Africa is right there inside my monitor. Here's a cool thing to do: play the game on a really, really hot afternoon. The atmosphere factor doubles.

Charles_Dickens

This.

But it's still a bit half-assed.

I hope Far Cry 3 returns to the science fiction roots of the series, but keeps the basic design of FC2. They should ditch their ambition to make it a pure shooter, just copy the Stalker RPG system and it's OK.

As for the setting, I still want Africa. Mixed with 2012.

Following your logic, anything could begood - I could enjoy being punched in the face when I consider that alternatively, that same person could be tearing my testicles off.

I played FarCry 2 once and stopped 30 min after. I got back in the game a month ago and stopped 1 h after. The game really sucks for me, don't like it at all

Farcry 2 = practically invisible enemies hitting you with 99% accuracy that respawn and are present at every checkpoint. No thank you. I perfer to fight enemies that somewhat resemble human beings.

Sorry m8, but that is a consumer's worst nightmare. Having to lower one's expectations, for products that we pay top dollar for is a recipe for disaster. I can see it now, games with the quality of say for instance Big Rigs, being priced at $50, then reading the developer's replies about complaints, stating how it's the consumers' fault, how we need to lower our expectations. I just hope that there isn't any game developers reading this thread.

Real life simulator, ROFL, funniest thing I heard today, the atmosphere was OK, still, you cannot get by on just atmosphere, other games do Atmosphere better (Stalker). It is an average at best game no matter how you convince yourself otherwise.

last night i re installed farCRy 2 and i enjoyed it so much that i broke my sleeping cycle

.

when i first got this game i was so angry about UB soft because they are my favorite company (they made POP worrier within , you know) , but farCry 2 completly sucked ! i literally played the first level or what ever , then tried the level editor , and thats it !, the game was on its way to the trash ! and i threw the DVD on the shelf

.

but now as i tried the game again i know that the resone why i didn't like the game is psychological , not becouse the game is bad !!!

.

this game "farCry 2" is not like other games , it's more like real life simulator , and the resone why people didn't like the game is becouse most of them have played crysis which is so mind blowing that the hype that it created was too high for farCry2 to live up to

.

and basically when i updated my PC so i can play the most modern games i was so hyped up that i wanted games able to give me the most out of the mony that i payed , and that's what crysis did ! , and a slow games like assassins creed and farCry 2 was absolutely not my thing , that's why i didn't like farCry 2

but now as i tried every game out there , and finally got nothing to play with on my PC , i suddenly found my self enjoying farCry 2 !! , and that's becouse my mode have changed into a lower frequency , which is farCry 2 work in , in order for you to enjoy this game you need to cool down and not expect too much out of the game , the most important thing is to lower your expectations , i mean that's it , when you are playing the game you should feel like a real person standing in this jungle what are you gonna do next ? , dont expect for an alian invasion or big crazy battels like crysis , just live the game like you do on the real life

and you will see how enjoyble this game is

split-moment

last night i re installed farCRy 2 and i enjoyed it so much that i broke my sleeping cycle

.

when i first got this game i was so angry about UB soft because they are my favorite company (they made POP worrier within , you know) , but farCry 2 completly sucked ! i literally played the first level or what ever , then tried the level editor , and thats it !, the game was on its way to the trash ! and i threw the DVD on the shelf

.

but now as i tried the game again i know that the resone why i didn't like the game is psychological , not becouse the game is bad !!!

.

this game "farCry 2" is not like other games , it's more like real life simulator , and the resone why people didn't like the game is becouse most of them have played crysis which is so mind blowing that the hype that it created was too high for farCry2 to live up to

.

and basically when i updated my PC so i can play the most modern games i was so hyped up that i wanted games able to give me the most out of the mony that i payed , and that's what crysis did ! , and a slow games like assassins creed and farCry 2 was absolutely not my thing , that's why i didn't like farCry 2

but now as i tried every game out there , and finally got nothing to play with on my PC , i suddenly found my self enjoying farCry 2 !! , and that's becouse my mode have changed into a lower frequency , which is farCry 2 work in , in order for you to enjoy this game you need to cool down and not expect too much out of the game , the most important thing is to lower your expectations , i mean that's it , when you are playing the game you should feel like a real person standing in this jungle what are you gonna do next ? , dont expect for an alian invasion or big crazy battels like crysis , just live the game like you do on the real life

and you will see how enjoyble this game is

split-moment

tl;dr

this game "farCry 2" is not like other games , it's more like real life simulatorsplit-moment

One of the best first person shooters out there.

I enjoy Far Cry 2 much more than Crysis, and a LOT more than Halo. It's better than L4D, it's better than Fear2, it's better than Cryostasis - the list goes on and on.

I had high hopes of this game and was dissapointed, I gave it another try a few months later after i exhuasted on all my other games on Ps3. And I still think it was MEhhh, just so much ****ing driving and repeptitiveness, half the time im lookin for malaria medicine which is a bich, they might think its a lovely lil addition to gameplay they added but its complete waste of time.

PimpiNbananas

But what about the AI and incredibly repetitive missions?

Jekken6

Farcry 2 = practically invisible enemies hitting you with 99% accuracy that respawn and are present at every checkpoint. No thank you. I perfer to fight enemies that somewhat resemble human beings.

dos4gw82

in order for you to enjoy this game you need to cool down and not expect too much out of the game , the most important thing is to lower your expectations

split-moment

despite this being quite funny i think the reason i loathe this game so much is because of how high my expectations were for it. i was waiting for it for a long, long time, was anticipating something really special with the africa setting and was hoping it would live up to the original far cry which i loved.

but then i got the game and was devastated to find one wtf moment after another. how did he spot me from so far away? why cant i go prone and use stealth? why is every single person trying to kill me? why did those guards respawn as soon as the guard post moved off and then back on screen? why is there no fast travel system? why do i have malaria (jack carver was far too cool to have to deal with this s***)? why is no-one warring (except against me) in this so called warzone? why are my guns constantly jammimg? why are all these missions very, very similar?

i just couldnt have fun with it or soak up the atmosphere people are talking about because of these things, despite several re-attempts to like it. its reduced me to being a very bitter man

I loved Far Cry 2.

It's what I refer to as an atmosphere game. It's not so much about the missions as it is about 'getting' to the missions - or just hanging out, or wandering around. If wandering along down near a river bank at sunset, while hearing soldiers walking about on a bridge above you, doesn't send a shiver down your spine, or if creeping through the savannah and slowly moving towards your prey to make a headshot from afar doesn't thrill you... or if you just aren't in awe of the two African towns in the game, or any one of the many cool locations... then you're just not going to like the game.

It's completely about the atmosphere.

Personally, I love it. Far Cry 2 unlocks my imagination, and makes me feel like I really am a mercenary in Africa. That's why I like games so much. They allow me to become a different person. When I've got this game on I feel like Africa is right there inside my monitor. Here's a cool thing to do: play the game on a really, really hot afternoon. The atmosphere factor doubles.

Charles_Dickens

The pacing of Far Cry 2 can put some people off. I had more fun playing it slower, taking in the scenery, moving on foot, exploring the map etc. I guess I really like the scenery and setting of the game.

You have to have a bit of an imagination to enjoy this game, I can understand how it wouldn't interest you if you just went along doing the main missions, trying to drive through multiple check points and get through it as fast as you can. I got a lot of enjoyment out of approaching situations or enemy camps in different ways each time and trying different weapon setups. There are several different load-outs you can try:

• Brute strength (MAC-10+grenade launcher)
• Stealth (Dart gun, silenced mp5, silenced pistol)
• Arsonist (Flamethrower, flare gun, molotovs)

Of course you have other weapons like the IEDs and mortar that provide even more options.

I agree that there are many problems with the game and it's certainly not as good as it could have been but it's not the worst game ever imo.