Why do I feel like I'm the only one who likes Far Cry 2?

I'm always seeing constant hate for this game, yet I love it. It's one of my favorite shooters this gen. People always complain about the guard posts and patrols, but when I look at walkthrough and stuff, people always play the same way. Try sneaking around one or using a different tactic. Or when people complain about the driving, yes, it's a hassle but bus stops can cut that trip in half. And I love the malaria and jamming guns and stuff, it makes the game feel realistic. Anyways, I must ask, what did you think of the game?

Picked it up for PC played it four an hour, never cared again, just couldn't get into it. Tough im probably biased, cause since i played Crysis all other FPS do nothing for me

i liked it, the world was impressing and the gamefulfilled its purpose for me , had fun although i didnt finish it (have too many games compared to free time), also the fire was cool , but i can imagine why many disliked it

[QUOTE="locopatho"]I love literally everything about it *except* the guard posts, which pretty much ruined it for me. It's just that there is no incentive whatsoever to sneak or snipe or do anything creative/awesome, when you know on the way back 5 mins later everything will have respawned...sts106mat

It had such great potential and succeeded in a lot of areas but there were many things it fell short on...

I loved the open-world African setting but the fact that driving/walking/swimming considerable distances was such a pain at times, it put me off...

More bus stops would have been great..

Fair play to Ubisoft for making a decent shooter with so many unique aspects and ideas but they could have executed them better...The game would have been in the high 9's otherwise...Such a shame.....:(

[QUOTE="locopatho"]I love literally everything about it *except* the guard posts, which pretty much ruined it for me. It's just that there is no incentive whatsoever to sneak or snipe or do anything creative/awesome, when you know on the way back 5 mins later everything will have respawned...sts106mat

this same reason. it really really kills it for me. the other thing that drove me crazy were the towns. for instance..

Red Dead Redemption, Fallout 3, Dragon Age Origins, Grand Theft Auto 4, inFamous, Assassin's Creed 1 and 2.

they're all open world games. just like Far Cry 2.

you know what they all have that Far Cry 2 DOES NOT have. civilians.

with the exception of the few hiding away in houses, virtually every single person you meet has an itchy trigger finger. Far Cry 2's Africa is a neutered version of Africa. an excuse to have an open-world shooter in the dressings of Africa, without taking any advantage of what makes Africa Africa short of it's environments and buildings.

you get Malaria.... eh... I'm a political person, who'se also a history junkie, and i like open world games a lot, but without even civilians wandering around it feels incredibly empty. plus i never once had any interest. i really mean it zippo, the big ZERO. interest in the multiplayer or it's own version of multiplayer level creator kit.

The only people who enjoy FC2 are the ones who enjoy driving around for hours. Might as well buy Motorstorm if you like driving around in desert environments.PandaBear86

The only people who enjoy FC2 are the ones who enjoy driving around for hours. Might as well buy Motorstorm if you like driving around in desert environments.PandaBear86

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"]The only people who enjoy FC2 are the ones who enjoy driving around for hours. Might as well buy Motorstorm if you like driving around in desert environments.AmnesiaHaze

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"][QUOTE="PandaBear86"]The only people who enjoy FC2 are the ones who enjoy driving around for hours. Might as well buy Motorstorm if you like driving around in desert environments.PandaBear86

[QUOTE="PandaBear86"][QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"] i didnt like the driving as much because i was easy to spot for enemy , travelled mostly by bus or on feet though the jungle and enjoyed the game , what do you say now ?AmnesiaHaze

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"][QUOTE="PandaBear86"] If you travelled alot by feet, then I wonder how much time youv'e spent doing it. I don't have that much patience, walking around for long periods of time. Farcry 2 was a decent game, but the amount of travel time is annoying.GeneralShowzer

Even maxed out I didn't really like the look of Far Cry 2. Maybe it was just me, but everything seemed to have a cartoony look to it - especially the grass :/

I'm always seeing constant hate for this game, yet I love it. It's one of my favorite shooters this gen. People always complain about the guard posts and patrols, but when I look at walkthrough and stuff, people always play the same way. Try sneaking around one or using a different tactic. Or when people complain about the driving, yes, it's a hassle but bus stops can cut that trip in half. And I love the malaria and jamming guns and stuff, it makes the game feel realistic. Anyways, I must ask, what did you think of the game?

brickdoctor

-Realisitc ? This game is as unrealistic as it gets. I agree weapon jamming is a cool idea but it happens at the worst of times and your enemies don't seem to suffer from it. Also very unrealistic is the whole ******* setting: there is a war between two gangs only a) they never fight and b) their HQ is right next to each other, yeah very convincing that is.

-Also the missions are as repetitive as can be. It's like GTA (driving and shooting) in a first person perspective without the variation in missions

It could have been a good game, alas they never finished it. People hate the game because it deserves it. It was hyped but failed to deliver.

The only positive things I can say is that the visuals are gorgeous and the the environments are convincing.

They promised before the game was released that you could try all different types of tactics: burn the place with a flamethrower, go in silent, go in with a machinegun, etc... In the end none of this was true: there is only one tactic, go in, shoot everyone, rinse & repeat.

Just because you went and shot everyone up, doesn't mean that the rest of us played it the same way. I tried stealth in a few areas and it works perfectly. Also with so many ways to complete a missions, variety of weapons, and you did everything in one way, then it's you. Use a little more imagination, not everything needs to be a scripted linear shooter like MW or Uncahrted 2.

They promised before the game was released that you could try all different types of tactics: burn the place with a flamethrower, go in silent, go in with a machinegun, etc... In the end none of this was true: there is only one tactic, go in, shoot everyone, rinse & repeat.

Just because you went and shot everyone up, doesn't mean that the rest of us played it the same way. I tried stealth in a few areas and it works perfectly. Also with so many ways to complete a missions, variety of weapons, and you did everything in one way, then it's you. Use a little more imagination, not everything needs to be a scripted linear shooter like MW or Uncahrted 2.

They promised before the game was released that you could try all different types of tactics: burn the place with a flamethrower, go in silent, go in with a machinegun, etc... In the end none of this was true: there is only one tactic, go in, shoot everyone, rinse & repeat.

Just because you went and shot everyone up, doesn't mean that the rest of us played it the same way. I tried stealth in a few areas and it works perfectly. Also with so many ways to complete a missions, variety of weapons, and you did everything in one way, then it's you. Use a little more imagination, not everything needs to be a scripted linear shooter like MW or Uncahrted 2.

GeneralShowzer

the devs said they reduced the realism of fire a bit because it would end up in being one huge inferno all over the place and it wouldnt be as much fun

[QUOTE="brickdoctor"]

I'm always seeing constant hate for this game, yet I love it. It's one of my favorite shooters this gen. People always complain about the guard posts and patrols, but when I look at walkthrough and stuff, people always play the same way. Try sneaking around one or using a different tactic. Or when people complain about the driving, yes, it's a hassle but bus stops can cut that trip in half. And I love the malaria and jamming guns and stuff, it makes the game feel realistic. Anyways, I must ask, what did you think of the game?

R4gn4r0k

-Realisitc ? This game is as unrealistic as it gets. I agree weapon jamming is a cool idea but it happens at the worst of times and your enemies don't seem to suffer from it. Also very unrealistic is the whole ******* setting: there is a war between two gangs only a) they never fight and b) their HQ is right next to each other, yeah very convincing that is.

-Also the missions are as repetitive as can be. It's like GTA (driving and shooting) in a first person perspective without the variation in missions

It could have been a good game, alas they never finished it. People hate the game because it deserves it. It was hyped but failed to deliver.

The only positive things I can say is that the visuals are gorgeous and the the environments are convincing.

Everything you said was exactly why i hated FC2. Good job man :)

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

They promised before the game was released that you could try all different types of tactics: burn the place with a flamethrower, go in silent, go in with a machinegun, etc... In the end none of this was true: there is only one tactic, go in, shoot everyone, rinse & repeat.

Just because you went and shot everyone up, doesn't mean that the rest of us played it the same way. I tried stealth in a few areas and it works perfectly. Also with so many ways to complete a missions, variety of weapons, and you did everything in one way, then it's you. Use a little more imagination, not everything needs to be a scripted linear shooter like MW or Uncahrted 2.

R4gn4r0k

Well most of it is your personal opinion. I can't say that your opinion is wrong or right , it's from your experience from the game. I agree with you that the guard posts should not have re-spawned so quickly. But it was part of the game you know. You feel like you are in a war-zone and you have to plan your moves, watch out for suplies, prepare your friend for action, get decent venicles. It wouldn't have been that enjoyable if it had something like instant travel, or there was nothing on the map to do. I don't know how everyone demands games to be streamlined, but when they are they are saying they are too dumb for them.

And complaining that the game is not realistic doesn't hold water. Tell me one realistic shooter on consoles atm?

And people think no one liked this game, yet the review scores reached a consensus of AA-AAA.

Everything you said was exactly why i hated FC2. Good job man :)

racing1750

Thanks man

Your other criticism?

Well most of it is your personal opinion. I can't say that your opinion is wrong or right , it's from your experience from the game. I agree with you that the guard posts should not have re-spawned so quickly. But it was part of the game you know. You feel like you are in a war-zone and you have to plan your moves, watch out for suplies, prepare your friend for action, get decent venicles. It wouldn't have been that enjoyable if it had something like instant travel, or there was nothing on the map to do. I don't know how everyone demands games to be streamlined, but when they are they are saying they are too dumb for them.

And complaining that the game is not realistic doesn't hold water. Tell me one realistic shooter on consoles atm?

And people think no one liked this game, yet the review scores reached a consensus of AA-AAA.

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="racing1750"]

Everything you said was exactly why i hated FC2. Good job man :)

R4gn4r0k

Thanks man

Your other criticism?

Well most of it is your personal opinion. I can't say that your opinion is wrong or right , it's from your experience from the game. I agree with you that the guard posts should not have re-spawned so quickly. But it was part of the game you know. You feel like you are in a war-zone and you have to plan your moves, watch out for suplies, prepare your friend for action, get decent venicles. It wouldn't have been that enjoyable if it had something like instant travel, or there was nothing on the map to do. I don't know how everyone demands games to be streamlined, but when they are they are saying they are too dumb for them.

And complaining that the game is not realistic doesn't hold water. Tell me one realistic shooter on consoles atm?

And people think no one liked this game, yet the review scores reached a consensus of AA-AAA.

GeneralShowzer

I loved this game but most seem to hate it because it wasn't an on-rails shooter with checkpoints.

It's a sandbox game so there was always going to be travelling envolved. The game has bus stations in each corner of the map andone in the centre and each bus station had a vehicle close by so travelling really wasn't that bad. Some places weren't so accessable by road but that was usually where boats could be used. I liked the travelling anyway as I was usually hunting for diamonds.

I drove around most guard posts, and those that I couldn't I drove through at speed and waited around the next bend with vehicle mounted machine gun for anyone who followed, so re-spawning guard posts was not a problem for me.

Stealth could be used, but as soon as you killed someone they knew you were about...but if you used snipe and move you could usually flank anyone who came looking for you and if you left an IED from where you had sniped from that the results were both hilarious and satisfying. When I got bored of that I tended to go in all guns blazing but it really did take me a long time to get bored of snipe-and-move. The mortar was also a good laugh!

Malaria was a bit of a pain, but I did like the missions to get more pills as they were a little bit harder.

That being said, the game had some gamebreaking glitches (I had to restarta gamebecause a NPC spawned the wrong place and I couldn't talk to them so I couldn't finish the mission - tried loads of time but the glitch kept happening), but nobody ever moans about that!

Hey, you're not ! I adored far cry 2 . It was sniper paradise for me . The multiplayer was boring though .

I didnt like it at all. Awesomw graphics and very desapointing gameplay

I'm always seeing constant hate for this game, yet I love it. It's one of my favorite shooters this gen. People always complain about the guard posts and patrols, but when I look at walkthrough and stuff, people always play the same way. Try sneaking around one or using a different tactic. Or when people complain about the driving, yes, it's a hassle but bus stops can cut that trip in half. And I love the malaria and jamming guns and stuff, it makes the game feel realistic. Anyways, I must ask, what did you think of the game?

brickdoctor

It was good imo. I really felt like a lone mercenary wading through enemy land at times, and sniping people was fun enough.

It's a neutered, half-assed sandbox game. I've written essays on why it blows, but I'll skip that and just do bullet points.

• Blatant last-minute cancellation of a faction system
• Virtually NO docile or friendly AI (this being under the guise of ALL your missions being 'secret' :roll: )
• Malaria is one of the worst game mechanics devised this decade
• The gun degrading system is laughable (Yeah, I'm sure a brand new AK-47 is reduced to a rusted piece of crap that jams every other round after five magazines are fired from it. The Lord of War would NOT be pleased)
• Awful, AWFUL shortcut traveling system
• Shooting is clunky as hell
• No civilians
• Your mercenary 'allies' have no AI to speak of (they only show up in scripted cutscenes to save your downed ass, then mysteriously vanish)
• Half of the map are corridors
• "Kill this weapons convoy...that drives around in circles no matter what you do to it"
• People in Africa apparently have no use for pauses in between sentences, or words.
• The guards at the outposts literally instantly respawn the minute you get 200 feet away
• Jeep-chases that HAVE to be violently ended, because they will not stop until you pull over and kill them...and then repair your shot up vehicle

I could go on, really. Notice how many of these issues center around AI? That's right, SO half-baked was this game that the only thing to get any sort of AI were your enemies (which is, conveniently, EVERYONE). It's incredibly obvious that this game was shoved out the door before all of the mechanics and coding were properly implemented. Maybe if it had had an extra half-year, it wouldn't have been one of the greatest gaming disappointments of my goddamned life.

Just so you know, i dont like you if you like Far Cry 2.

i enjoyed it, though to enjoy the game you had to decide to restrict yourself and force yourself to vary how you played. a few combinations of weapons were obviously the most efficient but others were a lot more fun. playing ont he highest difficulty made using some degree of strealth and traps pretty much mandatory. overall i enjoyed it but ill never play it again.

I would like to see Metal Gear Solid 3 remade with Far Cry 2 in mind if that counts.

I'm always seeing constant hate for this game, yet I love it. It's one of my favorite shooters this gen. People always complain about the guard posts and patrols, but when I look at walkthrough and stuff, people always play the same way. Try sneaking around one or using a different tactic. Or when people complain about the driving, yes, it's a hassle but bus stops can cut that trip in half. And I love the malaria and jamming guns and stuff, it makes the game feel realistic. Anyways, I must ask, what did you think of the game?

brickdoctor