Now that FarCry 2 is out...

[Canai]

Originally posted by: 43st

Originally posted by: Canai
Yeah after the meet your best buddy missions, my cars have disappeared both times. As far as the map falling off the bottom of the screen, my best guess is that it's due to the cropping and fake widescreen bullshit that they put in the game. As far as the malaria restricted running, why the hell would they put such an artificial limit on how far you can sprint in a game that boasts such a large world? I'm going to give the game another shot, but I'm sorely uninpressed so far. I also had the black screen issue when I first started the game, but the config file edit fix worked for me.

Not only do the cars reset, but everything resets. I went to Mike's bar to find the entire area empty, so I blew up some cans and drove around some. When I came back all the cans and objects had returned to there original position?!?! I also drove back through the lumber yard, which I had cleared out just moments before, and it was populated again?!?!

This game will either need a bunch of tweaks, or a patch I think. I'm having a hard time getting into it with the inconsistent behavior.

Yep, I noticed that one of the little wooden checkpoints that I blew through in the car rebuilt itself.

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Well the PC version is doing quite well in the reviews everything I have read is positive except for travel times.

That to me is not a downfall but a bonus of more things to killo along the way.

http://www.metacritic.com/game...forms/pc/farcry2#users

Im wondering why Canai is having so many issues.. is yours a pre-release copy? or?

I guess I just had high expectations after seeing the awesome looking demo videos. I even shelved my usual anti-DRM mindset because the game looked like a cross between Far Cry and Crysis but with some crazy new design ideas. Turns out it's a console port that looks meh even on all highest settings.

Now I'm stuck between trying my luck at returning it or shelving it and hoping they fix it with patches

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
Why can I only take about 15 running steps before my guy tires out? Thats just horrible.

your character is sick with the disease malaria.
try walking. or driving.
and get some meds to help with the affects.

 

[Regs]

Sounds like a console port to me. The whole area reset deal sounds like they're saving as much memory usage as possible. The AI sounds a little bad too, but is the killing fun at least?

 

[pontifex]

i think i found out what Canai was talking about with the map disappearing. if you have it out and start walking, your character lowers it a bit so a small portion of the bottom of the map disappears. if you're following a path it's not that big of a deal until you come to a crossroads or fork in the road, then you just stop for 1 second to let it come back up, look where you need to go and then continue on. it's not as bad as he is making it out to be.

it's not perfect but i think it's still a pretty cool game. more fun and interesting than Crysis, imo.

i got a contract to kill some dude in one of the larger shanty towns down south. its kind of difficult with so many guys around. i originally was going to try to snipe him with a m1903 springfield sniper rifle but there wasn't any way to tell who he was. i ended up switching back to the assault rifle and taking guys out that way and then eventually i killed the target.

i wish i could carry more ammo. i bought this assault ammo belt or something but it didn't seem to help at all.

 

[pontifex]

oh, here is a code to unlock additional missions.
SpujeN7x

go to additional content from the main menu and then promotional content.

 

[DefRef]

1. People getting hung up on the name are ignoring the realities of the gaming business, namely that recognizable names sell more. "Spooky Haunted Town" won't sell as much as "Silent Hill [subtitle]", so calling this Far Cry protects the investment better than "African Mercenary Fighter" would.

2. I'm getting sick of people automatically sneering that any PC game that is also available on consoles is "consolized" and crapping on it. I've seen people bashing games that start on PC first and then go to consoles 6-12 months later as being "another lame port." You can quick save anywhere on the PC, so whining about the safe houses is BS.

3. re: Naming rights - F.E.A.R. has the craziest history I can recall readily. Vivendi (the publisher) owned the name "F.E.A.R.", but Monolith (the dev) owned the rights to the characters and story (e.g. Alma and that mythology). The true sequel was going to be called "Project Origin" which says nothing - I wondered if they could sticker the box "The Sequel to F.E.A.R." - but due to a recent buyout of Vivendi assets, the name is back and the game will ship as "F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin".

 

[OCGuy]

Here is my complaint: The damn multiplayer HP. You seriously have to unload a full AK clip in order to kill someone. That is what is going to stop me from really getting into the MP.

 

[Modelworks]

I'm liking the game a lot.
The engine for the game is amazing.
It looks as good if not better than crysis and runs much better.
Finally a game where someone knows how to use bloom . I got so sick of games that use it to the extent that it blinds you.
They really paid attention to the details.
Things like when I was driving along at night and a deer walked into the middle of the road and gave me that deer in the headlights look.
Being able to set fire to the grass and burn out your enemy.
non linear game play. I don't have to follow a preset path. I can choose my missions and progress the game when I want to.

My main complaint would be the enemy. They require too many shots to kill.
I am playing on hardcore, but emptying a clip into a guy with no shirt on to kill him is a bit much.

Level editor with the game is also great. Very easy to use.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
I'm liking the game a lot.
The engine for the game is amazing.
It looks as good if not better than crysis and runs much better.
Finally a game where someone knows how to use bloom . I got so sick of games that use it to the extent that it blinds you.
They really paid attention to the details.
Things like when I was driving along at night and a deer walked into the middle of the road and gave me that deer in the headlights look.
Being able to set fire to the grass and burn out your enemy.
non linear game play. I don't have to follow a preset path. I can choose my missions and progress the game when I want to.

My main complaint would be the enemy. They require too many shots to kill.
I am playing on hardcore, but emptying a clip into a guy with no shirt on to kill him is a bit much.

Level editor with the game is also great. Very easy to use.

IT DOES NOT LOOK AS GOOD AS CRYSIS

ARE YOU CRAZY IM TALKING IN ALL CAPS CAUSE YOUR STATEMENT IS SO ABSURD

i bought it and played it last night with almost everything maxxed out and it doesn't look close to crysis.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK

IT DOES NOT LOOK AS GOOD AS CRYSIS

ARE YOU CRAZY IM TALKING IN ALL CAPS CAUSE YOUR STATEMENT IS SO ABSURD

i bought it and played it last night with almost everything maxxed out and it doesn't look close to crysis.

To me it does, maybe you need your eyes checked, or perhaps to spend more time learning how to make a point.

 

[pontifex]

wow, snipers in this game are crazy! i was driving along and i kept hearing what sounded like gunshots. i stop and look around and see nothing. while i'm stopped i hear a few more and hear the shots hitting my jeep. so i keep driving and now the shots are actually hitting me. I was coming up on a guard station but still didn't see anyone shooting at me. hopped out behind the jeep and started looking through my scope (I had the 1903, and I was lucky i did). Finally see him a long distance away on a hill in some tall grass. was able to get him but that was nuts! i don't know what I would have done had I not had the 1903 on me, because those shots take you down to 2 health bars.

Another interesting battle happened to me while i was driving along some train tracks to do a weapons vendor mission. Was driving along minding my own business when all of a sudden i'm being hit by machine gun fire. jump up onto my machinegun and turn around. there's a flipped over jeep (they must have hit a rock and flipped it, lol) and 2 guys shooting at me. another jeep was incoming as well. tried to get out but i lost all my health and my buddy came to save me and then we took them out. One thing thats weird was that i had a silenced mak and after he saved me, i had a star .45. kind of sucks that you don't get your own gun back.

 

[Rakewell]

I'm getting some mixed messages about this game; half like it, the other half hate it. All in all, should I buy today or wait for patches?

Is it even worth buying?

Please... enlighten me.

Thanks.

Rakewell

 

[GullyFoyle]

Note #1: You guys arguing about the Far Cry 2 graphics vs Crysis graphics should probably keep in mind that people that are not running Crysis on uber-rigs may not be seeing the same Crysis graphics as those that are....

Note #2: I have not played more than a few hours of Far Cry 2, because I am hung up on getting the controls set up the same way as in all my other FPS's. The main hold out is not having the button for looking down the iron sights as a toggle. Because of this, it just takes me too many fingers to move (strafe is two fingers), look (aim), and shoot while using the sights (as I can in BF2, et al.) This I choose to blame on them trying to keep the control set up simple and similar for all three version of the game. I could be proven wrong.

 

[pontifex]

you'll get that on anything, from my experience. best way is to test it out yourself but there is no demo yet. i think it's pretty fun.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: QueBert
you can explore, you just have to take your time lol. Maybe as the game progresses the Malaria gets less and less and is finally gone. All the reviews I'm seeing are saying it's pretty good, 8.5 - 9'ish scores. I'm amazed how well it runs on my system with the settings as high as they are. Crysis would be a slide show if I tried to run it the same.

However, there is a world of difference between Crysis level graphics and Farcry 2.

world? you're exaggerating a bit there. Crysis does look better but nothing close to worlds. The reviews I'm seeing are giving FC2 about a 9 on graphics. I think in some instances FC2 is better, better looking weapons, and MUCH better looking fire and explosions. Also FC2 doesn't have lame faggoty aliens.

If I put Crysis's graphic settings to make them look like FC2's it will run much worse. Crysis at the lowest settings on my system doesn't run as well as FC2 at the highest. And at the highest FC2 looks better than Crysis did on my system on low settings...

 

[CrystalBay]

The lighting is the strongest feature of this game...

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: pontifex
wow, snipers in this game are crazy! i was driving along and i kept hearing what sounded like gunshots. i stop and look around and see nothing. while i'm stopped i hear a few more and hear the shots hitting my jeep. so i keep driving and now the shots are actually hitting me. I was coming up on a guard station but still didn't see anyone shooting at me. hopped out behind the jeep and started looking through my scope (I had the 1903, and I was lucky i did). Finally see him a long distance away on a hill in some tall grass. was able to get him but that was nuts! i don't know what I would have done had I not had the 1903 on me, because those shots take you down to 2 health bars.

Another interesting battle happened to me while i was driving along some train tracks to do a weapons vendor mission. Was driving along minding my own business when all of a sudden i'm being hit by machine gun fire. jump up onto my machinegun and turn around. there's a flipped over jeep (they must have hit a rock and flipped it, lol) and 2 guys shooting at me. another jeep was incoming as well. tried to get out but i lost all my health and my buddy came to save me and then we took them out. One thing thats weird was that i had a silenced mak and after he saved me, i had a star .45. kind of sucks that you don't get your own gun back.

Yah.. that was even advertised that way in one of the promo vids.
its a "feature" not a bug.. guess he only drags you.
but They should of had it where you could go back where you were shot and get your weps back.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK

IT DOES NOT LOOK AS GOOD AS CRYSIS

ARE YOU CRAZY IM TALKING IN ALL CAPS CAUSE YOUR STATEMENT IS SO ABSURD

i bought it and played it last night with almost everything maxxed out and it doesn't look close to crysis.

To me it does, maybe you need your eyes checked, or perhaps to spend more time learning how to make a point.

I've run Crysis, Warhead, and Far Cry 2 all on maxed details (in DX9, except I had Crysis running DX10 briefly before Vista shitted out on me) and Warhead > Crysis > Far Cry 2 as far as graphics go. The only thing that FC2 may do better is the whole bendy vegetation thing, but the destructible vegetation in FC2 is wizeak.

 

[Regs]

I find the inside of structures in Far Cry 1 and Crysis to be a bit bland in textures and detail.

 

[CottonRabbit]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Here is my complaint: The damn multiplayer HP. You seriously have to unload a full AK clip in order to kill someone. That is what is going to stop me from really getting into the MP.

Are you using your sights? This game penalizes pretty heavily for shooting from the hip. I'd say 4 or 5 hits from the starting assault rifle will bring a guy down, even less for the end tier weapons.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: pontifex
wow, snipers in this game are crazy! i was driving along and i kept hearing what sounded like gunshots. i stop and look around and see nothing. while i'm stopped i hear a few more and hear the shots hitting my jeep. so i keep driving and now the shots are actually hitting me. I was coming up on a guard station but still didn't see anyone shooting at me. hopped out behind the jeep and started looking through my scope (I had the 1903, and I was lucky i did). Finally see him a long distance away on a hill in some tall grass. was able to get him but that was nuts! i don't know what I would have done had I not had the 1903 on me, because those shots take you down to 2 health bars.

Another interesting battle happened to me while i was driving along some train tracks to do a weapons vendor mission. Was driving along minding my own business when all of a sudden i'm being hit by machine gun fire. jump up onto my machinegun and turn around. there's a flipped over jeep (they must have hit a rock and flipped it, lol) and 2 guys shooting at me. another jeep was incoming as well. tried to get out but i lost all my health and my buddy came to save me and then we took them out. One thing thats weird was that i had a silenced mak and after he saved me, i had a star .45. kind of sucks that you don't get your own gun back.

Yah.. that was even advertised that way in one of the promo vids.
its a "feature" not a bug.. guess he only drags you.
but They should of had it where you could go back where you were shot and get your weps back.

well, it's not too bad since you can always get another one if you've already bought it.

 

[Modelworks]

One thing that is really starting to get annoying is having to drive everywhere.
I like the driving in the game and its fun but when your targets are on the other side of the map each time, it starts to get annoying driving somewhere, dealing with all the enemy in between then driving back again.

 

[AzN]

This game is like Mafia or GTA elements in the game. You do missions and there's safe houses and stuff. Not like original Far Cry at all.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: Azn
This game is like Mafia or GTA elements in the game. You do missions and there's safe houses and stuff. Not like original Far Cry at all.

Yeah. It's a console game.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

These tress dont look right. http://img248.imageshack.us/my...=screenshot0001xk1.png