Comments on: Games For 2008: Far Cry 2

By: Xaero

Xaero — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:01:20 +0000

This game will be shooter of the year 08

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: We’ve Reticulated More Splines Than You » Blog Archive » Far-Fetched?

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:55:59 +0000

[...] I did have to giggle at the GIANT LETTERS stating the game uses the DUNIA ENGINE -no doubt a result of Ubisoft getting a little fed up of people presuming they’re using the first Crytek engine. And why not? It certainly looks like a sexy bit of pixel-tech. More thoughts on Far Cry 2 in Jim’s preview. [...]

By: James T

James T — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:33:11 +0000

But will enemies still scream inane, occasionally homoerotic threats at me?

“YOUR ASS IS GRASS!”

“I’M GONNA TEAR YOU A NEW ONE!”

“THIS IS FOR TURNING ME DOWN IN HIGHSCHOOL, CARVER!”

“YOU TOLD ME THAT MONEY WAS FOR YOUR SICK MOTHER!”

And my favourite…

“THERE HE IS! THE GUY IN THE SHIRT!”

By: Fumarole

Fumarole — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:32:56 +0000

“Ghiest says:

Crysis was on rails … ”

Obviously not a CoD player.

I’m trying not to get hyped about this game, as I loved Far Cry but have come to dread Ubi’s renditions of my beloved titles. I really want it to be good, but I am afraid it’ll just be another title Ubi runs into the ground. Here’s hoping I am wrong.

By: Irish Al

Irish Al — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:45:34 +0000

I enjoyed the indoor parts of Far Cry, apart from the very end. I don’t know why people moan about them.

By: malkav11

malkav11 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:01:55 +0000

I’m all for keeping the enemies pretty much humans with various tech to play with – I don’t mind aliens, but the scope for interesting interactions seems to be higher with human enemies, simply because you have a familiar frame of reference.

But I don’t know that I want to be likewise confined. The thing that most interests me about Crysis (the thing that I don’t recall being particularly hyped in the early previews before I got bored with reading them) is the nanosuit. I don’t care if my *enemies* have access to super-science or magical powers or whatever, but I want them. Being some sort of super-operative makes a lot more sense for the standard lone wolf FPS character anyway.

By: Jives

Jives — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:22:17 +0000

I think they should sneak in some trigen, or at least some kind of reference to them. otherwise its not realy far cry except in name.

By: Ghiest

Ghiest — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:18:01 +0000

Crysis was on rails … sure slightly bigger rails but it still was pretty much go here kill this … do that, if you wanted to go forward in the game you would go down the small valley lined with a few hundred mindless bots, sure there were some wide open areas with a few hundred spread out mindless bots … but it’s still the same thing in the end.

I play a game to challenge my skill and to entertain, Crysis did neither, Far cry was boring to say the least … I have very little hope for Far cry 2.

By: Sum0

Sum0 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:03:53 +0000

I thought Far Cry 2 would just be the Championship Manager 5 to Crytek’s FM2005 – the “oh well, we own the rights still, let’s make the best of the brand” game that wouldn’t be as good as the real thing. Now I’m reconsidering.

By: Seth Tipps

Seth Tipps — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:13:58 +0000

@JR, you would be quite correct.
And the scope is of a rather common design (obviously for a right-hander, the bit off to the right fits to the edge of the face to keep out glare).

By: Janek

Janek — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:26:30 +0000

I can’t really see map and compass making it into the game, except maybe just as an option. Stupid people would be all “mewf mewf rubbish” and the game would sell about four copies.

Did work really well in Flashpoint, though.

(Actually with the old Soviet gear I like to look at these screenies and just sort of pretend it’s a sequel with a super new engine. Ah, happy dreams)

By: Radiant

Radiant — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:10:34 +0000

[decade's]
Also who’s willing to bet against the likelyhood that somewhere beneath the savannah lays a set of tunnels and an underground lab?