Is Far Cry still good?

So it's the GOG sale today, and I'm picking up BG1 and 2 for myself and FlatOut for my kid brother. But I have some extra cash and need to figure out a fourth game to get.

My first thought was Beyond Good and Evil, but people say it's glitchy on PC so I thought of Psychonauts instead. But there is also Far Cry, which I have never played. Older graphics don't bother me, but I was wondering if Far Cry's gameplay has held up.

I've played the Crysis demo and disliked it; combat felt awkward to me and I couldn't get into that 'combat flow' that makes FPS good. Is Far Cry better? I keep hearing such amazing stuff about it, but if it's just like Crysis without gimmicky suit powers and worse graphics then I'll get Psychonauts instead. I also hear that the AI can snipe you with a pistol from really far away - that would irritate me to no end.

So. Should I get Far Cry?

I've played the Crysis demo and disliked it; combat felt awkward to me and I couldn't get into that 'combat flow' that makes FPS good. Is Far Cry better? I keep hearing such amazing stuff about it, but if it's just like Crysis without gimmicky suit powers and worse graphics then.Fusionmix

Has anyone played The Delta Sector mod for Far Cry? I'm planning to get Far Cry and I've been checking up on some mods that would make the game worth buying.

[QUOTE="Fusionmix"]I've played the Crysis demo and disliked it; combat felt awkward to me and I couldn't get into that 'combat flow' that makes FPS good. Is Far Cry better? I keep hearing such amazing stuff about it, but if it's just like Crysis without gimmicky suit powers and worse graphics then.dakan45

Really like far cry and really dislike crysis. My exact opinion about crysis is the same as yours. Ankward combat and weak gunplay which is what makes the fps good and gimmicky suit powers. Now far cry.... i consider it a hundrend times better. It did much more with what it had. Gunplay is far better, so is the ai detection rate and in my opinion it has much better gameplay and enviroments. A hint: try ducking while being close to enemies, it makes you more accurate and you cause less noise, thus the ai reacts and spots you much slower than running towards them.

Ah, thanks. So I'm envisioning something like first-person MGS3 meets the AI of FEAR and the gunplay of BLACK. Is that at all accurate? Because it sounds awesome. I really like hard games that are difficult but fair.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="Fusionmix"]I've played the Crysis demo and disliked it; combat felt awkward to me and I couldn't get into that 'combat flow' that makes FPS good. Is Far Cry better? I keep hearing such amazing stuff about it, but if it's just like Crysis without gimmicky suit powers and worse graphics then.Fusionmix

Really like far cry and really dislike crysis. My exact opinion about crysis is the same as yours. Ankward combat and weak gunplay which is what makes the fps good and gimmicky suit powers. Now far cry.... i consider it a hundrend times better. It did much more with what it had. Gunplay is far better, so is the ai detection rate and in my opinion it has much better gameplay and enviroments. A hint: try ducking while being close to enemies, it makes you more accurate and you cause less noise, thus the ai reacts and spots you much slower than running towards them.

Ah, thanks. So I'm envisioning something like first-person MGS3 meets the AI of FEAR and the gunplay of BLACK. Is that at all accurate? Because it sounds awesome. I really like hard games that are difficult but fair.

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="Fusionmix"]I've played the Crysis demo and disliked it; combat felt awkward to me and I couldn't get into that 'combat flow' that makes FPS good. Is Far Cry better? I keep hearing such amazing stuff about it, but if it's just like Crysis without gimmicky suit powers and worse graphics then.Fusionmix

Really like far cry and really dislike crysis. My exact opinion about crysis is the same as yours. Ankward combat and weak gunplay which is what makes the fps good and gimmicky suit powers. Now far cry.... i consider it a hundrend times better. It did much more with what it had. Gunplay is far better, so is the ai detection rate and in my opinion it has much better gameplay and enviroments. A hint: try ducking while being close to enemies, it makes you more accurate and you cause less noise, thus the ai reacts and spots you much slower than running towards them.

Ah, thanks. So I'm envisioning something like first-person MGS3 meets the AI of FEAR and the gunplay of BLACK. Is that at all accurate? Because it sounds awesome. I really like hard games that are difficult but fair.

Ok, I think I might be getting it then. Thanks guys.

Far cry I is still good because of the gameplay and story.

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Far cry II however, is not really worth it in my oppinion, could not even complete it, because it felt too repetative (it feels worse than assassins creed I in my arrogant/humble (take ur pick, FACKA!!! :P) oppinion)

IMO Far Cry was fun until..

*spoilers*

the monsters started appearing.

One thing I disliked about Far Cry is the mercs having x-ray vision. The trees and foliage plus the huts are window dressing. They don't do much for concealment. Still a good game though.

As for being sniped from far away..... That rocket launcher at the aircraft carrier seemed to have my number the moment I fired a round even from awfully long distances.

Far Cry has its own set of niggles. I'm not overly fond of the checkpoint savegame method either.

Graphicswise, it still holds up:

IMO Far Cry was fun until..

*spoilers*

the monsters started appearing.

Far Cry is great, it just has this really, really horrible final level that makes me want to rip my hair out, even on normal difficulty.

One thing I disliked about Far Cry is the mercs having x-ray vision. The trees and foliage plus the huts are window dressing. They don't do much for concealment.

jun_aka_pekto

Though I haven't tried it myself yet, there's supposedly a community patch that fixes this issue. Check this thread (though I think there are newer versions of this patch than the one discussed).

Far Cry is one of the best first person shooters ever made. The graphics were so advanced for 2004, that they still hold up remarkably well even today. It's also brutally tough and has really advanced enemy AI. I may be alone in this, but I thought it was a better game than Crysis. cmdrmonkey45

I'm totally with you on that. I think Crysis tries too hard, Far Cry is everything an FPS should be.

Only because my mate broke the disc, and now the game installs but the ground doesn't load.

Cool, I didn't know about that fix patch. There goes my biggest worry. :D

Far Cry is the hardest game I have ever playedgamerguy845

If you mean Realistic Mode, I agree.

So I did buy it, and also did some more patch research and decided on FCAM 1.7. This mod is completely amazing. I'm literally blown away by what it turns the game into graphics-wise ("Oh man! This grass looks amazingOHCRAPGUARDS ALKFJSLDUGSYFE -dies-")

I only played about 30 minutes vanilla, and then maybe 5 with the mod, but I do have to say so far that it's MUCH better than Crysis (the demo at least). The shooting so far feels nice and responsive, and I'm liking the brutality of the difficulty (Hard mode, I reflect, may not be the best idea). For once in a shooter I actually feel like an everyman, instead of, say, Duke Nukem (or that dude from PainKiller). Which is cool once in a while, but doesn't do much for tension.

Now to finish Mirror's Edge first and stave off backlog.

But thanks guys. Without you I may have missed out on what I think will become one of my favourite shooters.

Has anyone played The Delta Sector mod for Far Cry? I'm planning to get Far Cry and I've been checking up on some mods that would make the game worth buying.

mhofever

Glad you are enjoying it. Dont forget, crouch and tap fire is your friend in this game.dakan45