Comments on: Your Daily Far Cry 2 Footage

By: The Shed

The Shed — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:04:26 +0000

The atmosphere is fantastically constructed in that video. Very pleasing, although not quite Far Cry 1- somewhere between that and Far Cry: Instincts (although better in terms of music… I turned the adaptive music in FarCry off due to irritation and ruining the atmosphere).

By: suchchoices

suchchoices — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:32:03 +0000

anyone know far cry 2 is going to be digitally distributed outside the US – in particular in australia?

ideally i’d just purchase this painlessly via steam but it doesn’t seem like ubisoft want me to give them my money.

By: remmelt

remmelt — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:07:12 +0000

I loved Far Cry. Played the demo a couple of times, and even though my computer had trouble computing all the nice bits, it was a lot of fun. The entire game was pretty good as well, except for the indoors parts. Redefined tedious, for me.

By: suchchoices

suchchoices — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:15:12 +0000

back on topic: there’s a pretty interesting interview with Patrick Redding, far cry 2′s narrative director, over at gamasutra

here’s an excerpt:

I mean, the simple fact of the matter is, Far Cry is a Trojan Horse brand. You know? We can say, “Let’s investigate something that’s a lot more deep and meaningful and interesting and complicated, and let’s do it within the framework of a brand that nobody has any expectations for.”

By: suchchoices

suchchoices — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:48:13 +0000

cheers for the heads up spd. I’m really looking forward to clear sky, maybe I’ll just wait until it gets patched before buying it

By: Real Horrorshow

Real Horrorshow — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:00:08 +0000

What I’m thinking is the powers that be said “Make a Far Cry sequel.” Developers are tired of the old, lame universe (after all that Far Cry console shovelware) and just decided to make their own game, but kept the Far Cry namesake so they’re still technically doing what they’re told. I’d bet money that if they were given a choice (earlier on, too late now) they would have given FC2 a new name and made it a new IP.

By: dhex

dhex — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:08:53 +0000

Dhex: Actually, Leigh is meant to be doing occasional Hentai reviews for us.

if you’re serious, i’m sure they’ll be fascinating, car-crash style.

horrorshow: i don’t know if anyone really knows why they went with far cry 2 as a named sequel rather than one of those fangled “spiritual successor” things. maybe the brass decided it was time to get this ip making money for them? maybe they all got drunk and made some powerpoints they regretted the next morning.

By: spd from Russia

spd from Russia — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:36:20 +0000

btw clear sky is out in Russia. and its very buggy :(
a huge dissapointment so far.

By: nabeel

nabeel — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:38:26 +0000

I’m almost finished with Crysis; it’s most definitely not what I expected. Far Cry 2 seems to be what I thought Crysis would be in my mind, so I’m definitely looking forward.

nabeel

By: Real Horrorshow

Real Horrorshow — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:10:40 +0000

All previous gushing aside, anyone else notice that this game has absolutely nothing in common with Far Cry 1 besides the name? Not one thing besides the fact it’s an FPS.

Oh well what do I care, it’s just a name…text on a box, not something to flip out over *ahem*fallout goons*ahem*

By: Eschatos

Eschatos — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:01:05 +0000

Far Cry allowed four weapons, and this probably does too. I don’t really like how the player got noticed by an NPC 50 feet away while hiding near a tree, but maybe that was just random. Also it appears there are (probably unbreakable) fences to direct/restrict you in some encounters. That I don’t like but I don’t have enough info to come to a conclusion. This game is a must buy.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:45:55 +0000

http://www.marinmagazine.com/images/2007/sept%202007/jungle2.jpg
It’s either grass or pretty damn close :)