I was wonder since I thought this game looked interesting, how good it was. Anyone want to comment?

I'd give it a disappointing/10....

4 Stars is a legitimate grade for Brad to have given it, but there is something about the game that makes it feel like somewhat more of a chore than a fun activity to do. Is it fun? Yes, very. Are there other games that you should buy instead of this? Yes, many.

I think it does a lot of things rather well, but the few things it messes up are so annoying and could have such easy remedies that I just ended up getting rid of the game. I had high expectations for the game and I left disappointed...if you're not expecting one of the best games of the year then you'll probably be satisfied. It also had a surprisingly fun MP component.

Metacritic is your friend.

"Metacritic is your friend."

"kmdrkul said:

"Metacritic is your friend."

No it's not...a number doesn't mean anything."

Lot of fun in the beginning, but gets very dull very fast.

I would skip it. The little gimmicks like fire propagation and "freedom" are neat but quickly lose their novelty. Combat can be really fun at times, while at others it's just plain annoying. It's one of the few first person shooters where I've actually became aggravated that I had to shoot an enemy. I found that it eventually turned into a constant grind to with little reward. However the game looks good, some of the weapons are really fun to use and at times the combat can become quite intense. Unfortunately there aren't enough of those fun elements and far too many annoyances. Much like Kush, I had high expectations going in but came out disappointed.

I didn't like the game at all because I'm new to the game and it's like .................... the hole time.

I'm still playing it and still liking it.

A good game, of that there is no doubt. I think for the most part the biggest problem with Far Cry 2 is that it gives you freedom...to an extent, it gives freedom whilst maintaining a certain amount of linearity. I felt it would have been a far better game if the developers had decided either way.

Still, good game - i felt got better with time.

It's a COOL game. The healing yourself thing is gross but cool. The flamethrower is cool. Repairing cars is cool. The game just has a lot of very cool things going for it. However, does this cool translate into fun? More often than not....no.

It's a COOL game. The healing yourself thing is gross but cool. The flamethrower is cool. Repairing cars is cool. The game just has a lot of very cool things going for it. However, does this cool translate into fun? More often than not....no.

It's okay?

I get headaches playing it though.... :(

You could find a lot to like if your willing to put in the time and deal with the random yet frequent gun fights. I think the game feels more like work than fun, but that's just me!

Its pretty ok, not the best game but if you have ever wanted to be a mercenary in africa, im sure you would like it.

"Metacritic is your friend."

intro is great, but it gets old nd boring fast kinda.

"kmdrkul said:

"Metacritic is your friend."

Uh, no. Out of anything that anyone would even attempt to go by and look at things at, metacritic is the last possible thing anyone should check. Metacritic needs to die already. Far Cry 2 I think is a pretty good shooter, just not what everyone is used to, and some things that it does it does quite well. Other's, depending on the player,(some of it at least) are just between kinda weird design choices, or just things that will annoy you to the point that you won't want to play it. I'd say rent it and play the hell out of it when you can, and you'll see if you're into it or not. If so, then give it a buy , cuz its  apretty decent length game with a lot to it, if not, at least you'll know."

"pause422 said:

"kmdrkul said:

"Metacritic is your friend."

Uh, no. Out of anything that anyone would even attempt to go by and look at things at, metacritic is the last possible thing anyone should check. Metacritic needs to die already. Far Cry 2 I think is a pretty good shooter, just not what everyone is used to, and some things that it does it does quite well. Other's, depending on the player,(some of it at least) are just between kinda weird design choices, or just things that will annoy you to the point that you won't want to play it. I'd say rent it and play the hell out of it when you can, and you'll see if you're into it or not. If so, then give it a buy , cuz its  apretty decent length game with a lot to it, if not, at least you'll know."

For what reasons do you believe Metacritic should be the last thing anyone should check, then?"

"For what reasons do you believe Metacritic should be the last thing anyone should check, then?"

Its good... when the game doesn't totally stab you in the back half way through after spending hours and hours collecting all the god damn diamonds. Then to have to do it all over again because some French jerk off couldn't code an event trigger if his life counted on it.!!! :(

9 stupid animals out 11 malaria pills

its pretty awesome, its extremely realistic in a sense that you have to force the bullets out of your skin when yore shot , and that in a middle of a shootout is not nice.

I was super psyched to get my damn hands on this game finally when it launched, but after playing it for about 8% of the game, that alone made me feel bile coming up through my esophagus.  While a lot of the ideas of the game sounded great on paper and in trailers, they were fucking annoying as all Hell in-game.  Weapon decay is always shitty, but now you can add weapon JAMMING to that.  Bleck.  The world is huge and expansive, which is cool...but grass isn't very interesting, and open savannahs are flat and boring most of the time.  The animations were stiff, the gunplay was subpar, and the faction rivalry seemed like nothing pertinent since EVERYONE seems to like turning you into target practice.  The healing mechanic was something that I thoroughly liked.  No auto or quick save function on 360 sucks balls.  The graphic glitches have been fixed for the most part on the 360 version as well, although the way the shadowing is done annoys the hell out of me.

I am still playing it and enjoying it. I don't see where most of the complaints are coming from because if you put it on normal difficulty, the whole "I die everywhere I turn" problem isn't as apparent. 

I played through Far Cry 2 and plan to do so again some time.  I really enjoyed the game.

"kmdrkul said:

"For what reasons do you believe Metacritic should be the last thing anyone should check, then?"

It's quite simple...Judging a game based solely on the numbers and not reading even one paragraph is a horrible way to judge a game."

Its a solid game. However it feels like a grind sometimes (mainly the random gun truck attacks). Its worth a rental or a buy if its cheap (40 dollars or less).

Far Cry 2 sucks dont get it.

It's one of the most fustrating games ever created. The levels are too big, you can't drive anywhere without your vechicle getting stuck non stop, you can't drive past a check point without being stuck fighting ppl and they will shoot your vechicle out, there is a respawning checkpoint at every corner, it takes forever to get to your objective, guns jams non stop in the middle of battle if you didn't buy it. I bought it on steam for $15 and I regretted it.

I wish that they didnt go to the desert that made things seem dull and dirty.

It's not great.

I personally hated Farcry 2. I made a promise to myself that I would stop getting ripped of by Gamestop with there terrible trade in prices. This game made me break that promise. I was happy to get anything I could for that piece of garbage.