Why do people hate Far Cry 2

I thought it was a good game. :) I honestly can't find anything wrong with it, the only problem I have with the game is that the steering wheel in all the cars is on the wrong side. Its like you're driving in America instead of Africa. Honestly why do people hate Far Cry 2?

I dunno', I thought it was great too. I played it way more than Crysis, just as an example.

Because it isnt Far Cry 1. :(

Because it isn't Far Cry 1. I think having the Far Cry name hurt it a lot.

Because it takes place in brown Africa instead of tropical islands? That's probably a reason why FC3 will take place in green jungle environments again.

I think it's pretty bad but I don't hate it. Then again I didn't think the first Far Cry was that great either.

It wasn't Farcry. While it had a concept in paper that went beyond Farcry the execution was mediocre and dubious in various aspects. Hell even Crysis was a better sequel to Farcry than Farcry 2.

I thought it was a really good game with a few crippling flaws, and while I could see past them I can understand how today's spoiled gamer can't deal with it.

Personally I loved the tension of sneaking towards a target, knowing that being seen would mean an entire compound of super angry warriors. I loved the complete immersion the game presented with the never there HUD, and I loved the feeling that I was this one man army who had to heal himself, fix up his own gear and plan everything himself.

I was ticked the AI was terrible and the fast travel wasn't more accomodating, but otherwise I poured in a lot of hours into the game and am very excited for Far Cry 3.

I thought it was a really good game with a few crippling flaws, and while I could see past them I can understand how today's spoiled gamer can't deal with it.

Personally I loved the tension of sneaking towards a target, knowing that being seen would mean an entire compound of super angry warriors. I loved the complete immersion the game presented with the never there HUD, and I loved the feeling that I was this one man army who had to heal himself, fix up his own gear and plan everything himself.

I was ticked the AI was terrible and the fast travel wasn't more accomodating, but otherwise I poured in a lot of hours into the game and am very excited for Far Cry 3.

SPYDER0416

I wouldn't say it was as bad as some people make out, but i wouldn't say it doesn't have any faults like the OP did :|

One of my main gripes with the game was the fact exploration and travel was completely ruined by EXACTLY the same checkpoint being triggered at every bloody intersection, and being forced to fight off many enemies or sneak around them (which takes way longer).

I thought it was a really good game with a few crippling flaws, and while I could see past them I can understand how today's spoiled gamer can't deal with it.

Personally I loved the tension of sneaking towards a target, knowing that being seen would mean an entire compound of super angry warriors. I loved the complete immersion the game presented with the never there HUD, and I loved the feeling that I was this one man army who had to heal himself, fix up his own gear and plan everything himself.

I was ticked the AI was terrible and the fast travel wasn't more accomodating, but otherwise I poured in a lot of hours into the game and am very excited for Far Cry 3.

SPYDER0416

It was hyped too much by the developers. Stating that it would be the next big thing in FPS, something truely different.

And what did we get ?

Malaria and respawning guard posts

There's a lot of things wrong with the game. It has some of the poorest map design I've seen in a sandbox game, with mountain/hill ranges forcing you down the same set of paths. Then there's the respawning guard post problem which makes everything very tedious. Enemies also tend to cheat: Far Cry 2 is the only FPS I've ever played that has rubber band AI. When you're driving on one of the roads and pass an enemy vehicle that is going in the opposite direction, it will have caught up with you in like 5 seconds. Another problem is the lame excuses the game invents to make all AI hostile (outside of the no-fire zones). Then there's a variety of other questionable design choices such as having to complete all missions for both factions to complete the game: choosing sides doesn't have an effect on the game; just on the structure of some missions.

However, I still think Far Cry 2 was a very enjoyable shooter. The graphics are amazing, I really love the gunplay and the presentation of the game is quite good. I also liked how you have a choice in what kind of weapon's you'd take on missions. There are a lot of ways to play this game. In the end, I think the game was held back by some gear-grinding flaws, but it doesn't deserve the hate it gets. I really enjoyed playing it.

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I thought it was a really good game with a few crippling flaws, and while I could see past them I can understand how today's spoiled gamer can't deal with it.

Personally I loved the tension of sneaking towards a target, knowing that being seen would mean an entire compound of super angry warriors. I loved the complete immersion the game presented with the never there HUD, and I loved the feeling that I was this one man army who had to heal himself, fix up his own gear and plan everything himself.

I was ticked the AI was terrible and the fast travel wasn't more accomodating, but otherwise I poured in a lot of hours into the game and am very excited for Far Cry 3.

lightleggy

It was only present while switching weapons and reloading.

I barely remember it, and thats why it sucks. Forgetful experiences are usually rentals at best.

Respawning checkpoints
Everyone hates you......even though you are working with them
No REAL faction system
FAR DRIVING
Weak enemy AI
weapon transports traveled in circles, eliminating any strategy.
No "regular" towns or people to interact with
Malaria at the worst times.......like while swimming :|
No wild animals...........in AFRICA :|

i still cant be bothered to finisg it but from what i played it was decent

The trailers for the game looked awesome, but the actual game wasn't, imo. A lot of things in FC2 annoyed me:

• Malaria - one of the dumbest things I've seen. Maybe I just have bad luck, but it always occured at the worst time possible, i.e. in the middle of a gunfight. I would leave myself wide open while I'm taking a pill.
• Terrible AI
• Dull environment/world
• Random & respawning guardposts
• Mediocre shooting mechanics
• Reaching your destination takes forever - it wouldn't be that big of a problem if, you know, the environments were somewhat interesting. The respawning guardposts also play a big role on making your trip more time-consuming than it has to be.
• Multiplayer was full of grenade launch spammers; everyone I encountered online would just use the grenade launcher.

There's probably a lot more stuff I hated about it. It's a good thing I rented it instead of purchasing it.

Because it's a boring,repetitive,annoying,badly designed,so much more I don't care to list game.Lto_thaG

biggest piece of **** i ever played. i cannot stand that game.

Because it's a boring,repetitive,annoying,badly designed,so much more I don't care to list game.Lto_thaG

Well dang, you just described pretty much every game out this gen.I actually have it for PC and its ok. I just hate the controles on PC.

Malaria

Its boring

Guns jam way too frequently

A.I make stealthing in a jungle useless.

I thought it was alright, it was trying something new. It didn't hold my interest for too long though

Because it's a boring,repetitive,annoying,badly designed,so much more I don't care to list game.Lto_thaG

Respawning enemies, weapons constantly jamming---oddly enough never happens to them..

Just feels dull and lifeless

I'm thinking about going back and playing it, but there were GLARING flaws.

- The travel ruined the game. I don't mind navigating a map and choosing how to get to a town/objective, but even when driving a civilian vehicle you would be constantly chased and fired at the entire time.

- You just had to deal with getting chased all the time, because even if you take out your enemies they would come right back. And that checkpoint you destroyed a minute ago while fleeing (even if you blew the damned thing up with mortars or other explosions)? It will be back and fully patrolled by new guards, who will hop in their vehicles and chase you down.

- In a crowded FPS market, the game's online component didn't do a single thing to differentiate itself. One of the most generic multiplayer experiences of this gen that I've played.

- The gunplay also wasn't very satisfying. Hit detection seemed a bit off.

The game seemed to have great ideas, and I had fun at times planning and selecting the equipment I'd like to use, but the flaws just killed the game for me. I have a ton of free time on my hands now, so maybe I'll give it another shot.

I'm thinking about going back and playing it, but there were GLARING flaws.

- The travel ruined the game. I don't mind navigating a map and choosing how to get to a town/objective, but even when driving a civilian vehicle you would be constantly chased and fired at the entire time.

- You just had to deal with getting chased all the time, because even if you take out your enemies they would come right back. And that checkpoint you destroyed a minute ago while fleeing (even if you blew the damned thing up with mortars or other explosions)? It will be back and fully patrolled by new guards, who will hop in their vehicles and chase you down.

- In a crowded FPS market, the game's online component didn't do a single thing to differentiate itself. One of the most generic multiplayer experiences of this gen that I've played.

- The gunplay also wasn't very satisfying. Hit detection seemed a bit off.

The game seemed to have great ideas, and I had fun at times planning and selecting the equipment I'd like to use, but the flaws just killed the game for me. I have a ton of free time on my hands now, so maybe I'll give it another shot.

KSU-Wildcat

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="SPYDER0416"]

I thought it was a really good game with a few crippling flaws, and while I could see past them I can understand how today's spoiled gamer can't deal with it.

Personally I loved the tension of sneaking towards a target, knowing that being seen would mean an entire compound of super angry warriors. I loved the complete immersion the game presented with the never there HUD, and I loved the feeling that I was this one man army who had to heal himself, fix up his own gear and plan everything himself.

I was ticked the AI was terrible and the fast travel wasn't more accomodating, but otherwise I poured in a lot of hours into the game and am very excited for Far Cry 3.

DraugenCP

It was only present while switching weapons and reloading.

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] FC2 hud is always presentlightleggy

It was only present while switching weapons and reloading.

Not if you were running, or driving or exploring or swimming or sniping, and even then only the most relevant HUD element (like ammo for reloading or health for healing or losing health) would be seen for just a few seconds before going away.