Is Far Cry 2 the worst FPS on the 360?

How bad is Far Cry 2 iyo? I tried to like it but just couldn't. What I thought was really stupid was the vehicles coming from out of nowhere off the road to run you over out of the blue lol. Doing a mission all the way on the other side of the map and it taking ten minutes to get there only to be killed before you can save the game.

How about your enemies being sharp shooters with crappy and rusty weapons (not sniper rifles) and being able to nail you while you're crouched down in the weeds 100 yards away? What do you think of this rushed Ubi Soft creation?

I can't believe the score GameSpot gave this game. Is it further proof that they do get caught up in the hype too much?

The thing is that in orther to appreciate this game you really have to be a good FPS player because the AI is far to skilled and hard to take down.I finished it on normal and I liked it but the AI is way competent for my tastes.danciu

Im really enjoying this game, I kinda like trekkin around the place to get to missions. The environment just looks so good and its fun sneaking up on people at the outposts.

The game gets really good when you unlock all the weapons. Then choosing which way to do each mission is fun. You can sneak up and take out half the guys with a sniper rifle then run in and mop up the rest, or start a fire and take cover and pick people off as they rush about.

I think the games pretty enjoyable but I can see how it might not be for everyone.

The thing is that in orther to appreciate this game you really have to be a good FPS player because the AI is far to skilled and hard to take down.I finished it on normal and I liked it but the AI is way competent for my tastes.danciu

Hmmm Ihad the same problem when I first started out but after getting super pissed I actually got better at hiding from enemy fire, and shooting them back. Now the only thing that really irks me is the one objective being on the opposite side of the friggin map! ANd then having to go ALLLL the way back for another mission. Really takes away from the fun. The buses help, but there should be a bus station in the middle of the map as well not just the outter parts of the map. Ubi has the potential to fix this game and make it great, and I did hear there was a patch.....lets hope they listen.im-a-roustabout

Both maps have bus stations in the middle of the map. There is a bus station at both of the neutral cities in the middle.

I personally find it to be an awesome game.

It's not call of duty, so you just have to expect a different style of play

the respawning guard posts are a little dumb, but the world would be so empty without them. I think ubisoft could do two things to make the game better:

1) once you have a mission, allow you to fast travel between safe houses you've unlocked...but only once you have a mission active

2) Make the respawn rate of guard posts equal to about 12 hours, maybe even 24 hours of the game's cycle

otherwise, the game is awesome...such a different concept for a fps

How bad is Far Cry 2 iyo? I tried to like it but just couldn't. What I thought was really stupid was the vehicles coming from out of nowhere off the road to run you over out of the blue lol. Doing a mission all the way on the other side of the map and it taking ten minutes to get there only to be killed before you can save the game.

How about your enemies being sharp shooters with crappy and rusty weapons (not sniper rifles) and being able to nail you while you're crouched down in the weeds 100 yards away? What do you think of this rushed Ubi Soft creation?

I can't believe the score GameSpot gave this game. Is it further proof that they do get caught up in the hype too much?

Bigboi500

As far as the FPS elements go the game is great, it is just incredibly hard. It seems like you are shocked the enemies have the ability to hit you when they take a shot at you.

The random car thing is annoying, but it keeps you from getting boredwhen you drive. But you can just take the bus. The only thing I really had a problem with was therespwaning Gaurd Posts - that was annoying beyond all words..

Try turn the targting reticule on, because you may have trouble aiming down the sights, and turn the difficulty down. This game is not a halo or a cod 4, you can not just haul ass into the middle of a war zone and expect to come out untouched.

Worst FPS on the 360? Nah, far from it. Theres so much more garbage out there that just hurts to play.

I did have the hardest time trying to like FC2 though. I felt like it was just missing something the whole time. The gameplay seemed to be really repetetive (not to say many FPS's aren't) and there wasn't much to spice it up. Overall, just a bland game imo.

A few people were saying everyone is so used to CoD, but I was never expecting it to be that, or Halo, or anything else really. The concept was unique, and i feel like they could've taken it further. I guess it could be a good stepping stone? Who knows.

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

How bad is Far Cry 2 iyo? I tried to like it but just couldn't. What I thought was really stupid was the vehicles coming from out of nowhere off the road to run you over out of the blue lol. Doing a mission all the way on the other side of the map and it taking ten minutes to get there only to be killed before you can save the game.

How about your enemies being sharp shooters with crappy and rusty weapons (not sniper rifles) and being able to nail you while you're crouched down in the weeds 100 yards away? What do you think of this rushed Ubi Soft creation?

I can't believe the score GameSpot gave this game. Is it further proof that they do get caught up in the hype too much?

clayron

As far as the FPS elements go the game is great, it is just incredibly hard. It seems like you are shocked the enemies have the ability to hit you when they take a shot at you.

The random car thing is annoying, but it keeps you from getting boredwhen you drive. But you can just take the bus. The only thing I really had a problem with was therespwaning Gaurd Posts - that was annoying beyond all words..

Try turn the targting reticule on, because you may have trouble aiming down the sights, and turn the difficulty down. This game is not a halo or a cod 4, you can not just haul ass into the middle of a war zone and expect to come out untouched.

Far Cry 2 is terrible.

I'll give it credit for creating a fairly massive open world setting that had great potential for great shoot outs. But here you have a great sandbox to play in, and the developer gives you a bunch of repetative mission that revolves around killing stationary targets, blowup circling trucks, and an assortment of missions along those lines that are only hampered by boring gunplay, awkward movement and animation and uninteresting enemies. These generic african henchmen did nothing more than serve as target practice.

The storyline had little impact on the game and give the player little incentive to propell the story foward. After 20 hours on that game, I realized that the only reason for my finishing of missions is just to collect more diamonds and unlocking more weapons in hopes of getting weapons to make the bland combat more interesting.

Most games nowadays have mediocre singleplayer but makes up for it by including a phenomenal multiplayer. Far Cry 2's multiplayer fails miserably. You have the most unbalanced weapon lineup in any recent shooters, creating an online community that goes straight for explosives, little vairation there. Maps are designed quite well but when theres nothing much to do. The game modes are very compelling and the horrible gunplay from singleplayer carries over, making gunfights out to be nothing more than BB gun matches, unimpressive and tedious.

The only great thing about FAr Cry 2 was its map editor. But thats little incentive to shell out money for when there are so many better games on the 360. unless you prefer looking at african foliage for twenty minutes while chasing after one interchangable assassination target with another only to get run over by a truck quite frequently and having to repeat the twenty minutes of jungle cruising, then yes get this game.

[QUOTE="clayron"]

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

How bad is Far Cry 2 iyo? I tried to like it but just couldn't. What I thought was really stupid was the vehicles coming from out of nowhere off the road to run you over out of the blue lol. Doing a mission all the way on the other side of the map and it taking ten minutes to get there only to be killed before you can save the game.

How about your enemies being sharp shooters with crappy and rusty weapons (not sniper rifles) and being able to nail you while you're crouched down in the weeds 100 yards away? What do you think of this rushed Ubi Soft creation?

I can't believe the score GameSpot gave this game. Is it further proof that they do get caught up in the hype too much?

Bigboi500

As far as the FPS elements go the game is great, it is just incredibly hard. It seems like you are shocked the enemies have the ability to hit you when they take a shot at you.

The random car thing is annoying, but it keeps you from getting boredwhen you drive. But you can just take the bus. The only thing I really had a problem with was therespwaning Gaurd Posts - that was annoying beyond all words..

Try turn the targting reticule on, because you may have trouble aiming down the sights, and turn the difficulty down. This game is not a halo or a cod 4, you can not just haul ass into the middle of a war zone and expect to come out untouched.

I really like FC2 despite its flaws, which are minor to me. The fast travel bus system is enough for me in that regard. My only gripe really are the respawning guard posts. I don't think they should respawn until I leave that section of the map. Same goes for the patrols. The only time I have those patrols attack me is if they see me or hear me (gunfire). Sometimes I think this gen of gaming has created a lot of new impatient gamers. Games like GeoW or CoD that have no branching paths or much exploration. It's like most gamers nowadays want their hands to be held and if a game doesn't, then it's trash and even rated lower by game reviewers. I'm not saying FC2 is the greatest FPS ever, not even close. The game can get repetitive I admit. But it takes maybe 3 minutes tops to get to any location on the map.cametall

Hmmm Ihad the same problem when I first started out but after getting super pissed I actually got better at hiding from enemy fire, and shooting them back. Now the only thing that really irks me is the one objective being on the opposite side of the friggin map! ANd then having to go ALLLL the way back for another mission. Really takes away from the fun. The buses help, but there should be a bus station in the middle of the map as well not just the outter parts of the map. Ubi has the potential to fix this game and make it great, and I did hear there was a patch.....lets hope they listen.im-a-roustabout

[QUOTE="danciu"]The thing is that in orther to appreciate this game you really have to be a good FPS player because the AI is far to skilled and hard to take down.I finished it on normal and I liked it but the AI is way competent for my tastes.Paladin_King

no its not the worst.... i find it very hard to play this game somedays and sometimes its more like a chore to play it.
at times it is fun but at other times it is very frustrating and yes the guard post thing is very agravating. and as people have said before me the multi player is even worse, i have found myself on the multiplayer mode in this game for hours at a time but only 30 % of the time actually playing the rest of the time trying to find a good match.

yes the map maker is cool but i have no interest in making maps and half the ones other people make are very bland.

it is good at times but im seriously considering trading it in for skate 2 or somthing else good because frankly i had more fun playing the skate 2 demo than i had playing far cry 2.

[QUOTE="clayron"]

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

How bad is Far Cry 2 iyo? I tried to like it but just couldn't. What I thought was really stupid was the vehicles coming from out of nowhere off the road to run you over out of the blue lol. Doing a mission all the way on the other side of the map and it taking ten minutes to get there only to be killed before you can save the game.

How about your enemies being sharp shooters with crappy and rusty weapons (not sniper rifles) and being able to nail you while you're crouched down in the weeds 100 yards away? What do you think of this rushed Ubi Soft creation?

I can't believe the score GameSpot gave this game. Is it further proof that they do get caught up in the hype too much?

Bigboi500

As far as the FPS elements go the game is great, it is just incredibly hard. It seems like you are shocked the enemies have the ability to hit you when they take a shot at you.

The random car thing is annoying, but it keeps you from getting boredwhen you drive. But you can just take the bus. The only thing I really had a problem with was therespwaning Gaurd Posts - that was annoying beyond all words..

Try turn the targting reticule on, because you may have trouble aiming down the sights, and turn the difficulty down. This game is not a halo or a cod 4, you can not just haul ass into the middle of a war zone and expect to come out untouched.

Question: Have you, as a player, ever hit a moving target at a about 100 yards away while playing a FPS (I.E. Halo, CoD, etc.)?