I've been a BIG fan of Far Cry 2, and was pretty excited to see what would happen with the third iteration.
This game starts out very strangely. You are IMMEDIATELY confronted with a really douchey set of main characters, and a really charming set of ancillary ones. The NPCs that guide you along are very colourful and interesting, but are ultimately wasted. They are all presented in a really interesting manner that leaves you thinking about their motivations and if they are crazy (or maybe your character is crazy or is hallucinating). Anyways, story-wise this game is just flat and terrible and really expects you to be excited about things that just had me rolling my eyes.
Now you want to talk about the gameplay? Because I would. This game is an extremely effective and empowering murder simulator. You kill lots of dudes and aside from some pretty annoying auto-aiming quirks on the 360, this game feels pretty great to play. You start out really lacking a lot of tools that you gain through a skill tree and become a walking murder machine when it is all rolled out. I feel like the game wants you to sneak around, since you are rolling into enemy encampments all alone and you are given a lot of very powerful stealth killing techniques that reward you with lots of XP. Maybe that's just how I leaned in this game and Far Cry 2, but it felt like I was being pushed in that direction.
Anyways, this game is just one big open world game that has a linear story placed inside it. You are given lots of activities to keep you busy (hunting, exploration and capturing bases are all necessary and rewarding to your character progress), so it's not a game you will blaze through in two sittings.
I recommend this to anyone who has ever wanted a game that feels like you are Ice T in Surviving the Game.
Also! I hear this game is pretty baller on PC, but I played it on the 360 to a pretty ridiculously low framerate (sub 30 ALL THE TIME).
This game starts out very strangely. You are IMMEDIATELY confronted with a really douchey set of main characters, and a really charming set of ancillary ones. The NPCs that guide you along are very colourful and interesting, but are ultimately wasted. They are all presented in a really interesting manner that leaves you thinking about their motivations and if they are crazy (or maybe your character is crazy or is hallucinating). Anyways, story-wise this game is just flat and terrible and really expects you to be excited about things that just had me rolling my eyes.
Now you want to talk about the gameplay? Because I would. This game is an extremely effective and empowering murder simulator. You kill lots of dudes and aside from some pretty annoying auto-aiming quirks on the 360, this game feels pretty great to play. You start out really lacking a lot of tools that you gain through a skill tree and become a walking murder machine when it is all rolled out. I feel like the game wants you to sneak around, since you are rolling into enemy encampments all alone and you are given a lot of very powerful stealth killing techniques that reward you with lots of XP. Maybe that's just how I leaned in this game and Far Cry 2, but it felt like I was being pushed in that direction.
Anyways, this game is just one big open world game that has a linear story placed inside it. You are given lots of activities to keep you busy (hunting, exploration and capturing bases are all necessary and rewarding to your character progress), so it's not a game you will blaze through in two sittings.
I recommend this to anyone who has ever wanted a game that feels like you are Ice T in Surviving the Game.
Also! I hear this game is pretty baller on PC, but I played it on the 360 to a pretty ridiculously low framerate (sub 30 ALL THE TIME).
