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by electromagnetic 5604 days ago
I highly disliked Far Cry, it was the epitome of graphics over gameplay. The graphics were astounding, but the gameplay was a tedious uncoordinated piece of crap. Story basically had all the point of a Mario game, stealth didn't exist as the AI could seemingly spot you from 200ft away with their backs turned (maybe a little exaggeration).

I disliked the game so much that I've essentially avoided any game with 'Cry' in it since playing Far Cry.

IMO the best outcome for EA would be a pre-release that with such great reviews that I would actually consider playing the demo, although that still requires the HDD space that I'd likely prefer to waste on a blu-ray rip of virtually any movie as I'd expect it to entertain me for longer (I love the 5hr gameplay that most FPS now provide, real 'bang' for my buck when I can usually spend less for an RPG that'll give me anywhere from >20 to 100 hours like Mass Effect/Dragon Age)
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teamonkey 5604 days ago
> I disliked the game so much that I've essentially avoided any game with 'Cry' in it since playing Far Cry.

Somewhat irrational, since Crysis plays differently and the sequels to Far Cry were developed by different company.

I guess that's brand power for you.

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ZoFreX 5604 days ago
His reasoning may be fallacious but his conclusion is correct - Far Cry 2 is a terrible, terrible game. I actually quite enjoyed Far Cry and Crysis though, YMMV.
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teamonkey 5604 days ago
FC2 strongly polarises opinion more than most AAA games. :) http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/far-cry-2/user-reviews
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electromagnetic 5604 days ago
I worked as a game reviewer, Far Cry was actually one of the games that started making me jaded because we were basically forced to rate it well so that we would keep being supplied review material.

I never touched Crysis, but perhaps I should. I heard much better reviews, but never heard anyone who didn't play Far Cry say it was a great game which is why I avoided it like a plagued corpse.

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nickik 5603 days ago
FarCry was not to good. FarCry 2 was bullshit. Crysis how ever rocks. I really like the stuff I have seen from Crysis 2.
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