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by 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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