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    Far Cry 2

    Game » consists of 16 releases. Released Oct 21, 2008

    The sequel to the original Far Cry dispenses with Jack Carver, and moves the action to a war-consumed Africa complete with an open-ended storyline involving civil war, several hours of missions, heated gunplay, and a slew of dynamic elements powered by a new engine.

    Why is this called Far Cry 2?

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    #1  Edited By GrahamMaster

    I really, really enjoy this game, but I can't figure out why this has the Far Cry name on it? I can't find anything that connects this game with others of the franchise.

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    #2  Edited By Jadeskye

    in the words of ben yahtzee croshaw 'it could have been named something that would make more sense like 'how to run over zebras''

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    #3  Edited By Sooperspy

    You like Far Cry 2?!?!?! Are you mad??

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    #4  Edited By towly177

    STOP THE POPES!

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    #5  Edited By beargirl1
    @towly177 said:
    " STOP THE POPES! "
    GET THE ENGINES 
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    #6  Edited By Spoonman671

    Far Cry 2 = 2.6 million sales (consoles)
     
    Random-Open-World-FPS-in-Africa-Title = fewer sales

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    #7  Edited By buzz_clik
    @Redbullet685 said:
    " You like Far Cry 2?!?!?! Are you mad?? "
    I freakin' loved that game until the save system shat itself. Brilliant game, horrible bugs.
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    #8  Edited By AndrewB

    Hey, Far Cry 2 was pretty dang fun. 
     
    And the answer is, of course, money. The game probably had a better chance of selling with a name attached to it, and it sort of/kind of looked like Far Cry in that it was a jungle-y type setting.Savannah. Whatever.

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    #9  Edited By wolf_blitzer85
    @buzz_clik said:
    " @Redbullet685 said:
    " You like Far Cry 2?!?!?! Are you mad?? "
    I freakin' loved that game until the save system shat itself. Brilliant game, horrible bugs. "
    That's about when I stopped playing. It was a really great game. Someday I might return to Africa. Someday.
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    #10  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    It uses a dunia engine that's heavily modified from the first far cry engine, so they called it far cry 2. Of course don't quote me on that because I haven't confirmed this to be 100% accurate, however it's something you can look into.

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    #11  Edited By Driadon
    @Spoonman671 said:
    " Far Cry 2 = 2.6 million sales (consoles) Random-Open-World-FPS-in-Africa-Title = fewer sales "
    this. Names = sales. Names people know = more sales.
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    #12  Edited By Spoonman671
    @HitmanAgent47 said:
    "

    It uses a dunia engine that's heavily modified from the first far cry engine, so they called it far cry 2. Of course don't quote me on that because I haven't confirmed this to be 100% accurate, however it's something you can look into.

    "
    Far Cry 2's engine is definitely the Dunia, but I can't confirm any lineage to the first Far Cry's engine.  I would have guessed that Far Cry used the original CryENGINE though.
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    #13  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    1. Drive
    2. Get attacked
    3. Drive
    4. Get attacked
    5. Get downed and have one of your buddies save you
    6. Drive
    7. Obtain a mission (or something that'll give you some sense of direction)
    8. Drive
    9. ...
     
    Fuck, I might play some more in the future, but man is driving a bitch.  Especially when I drive so recklessly that my car gets stuck and I have to sprint all over the place in the goddamn desert.
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    #14  Edited By Spoonman671
    @FluxWaveZ said:
    "
    1. Drive
    2. Get attacked
    3. Drive
    4. Get attacked
    5. Get downed and have one of your buddies save you
    6. Drive
    7. Obtain a mission (or something that'll give you some sense of direction)
    8. Drive
    9. ...
     
    Fuck, I might play some more in the future, but man is driving a bitch.  Especially when I drive so recklessly that my car gets stuck and I have to sprint all over the place in the goddamn desert.
    "
    You should try staying off the roads.  I find it gives you a better chance of getting the drop on the enemies, or even avoiding them entirely.
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    #15  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @Spoonman671 said:
    " You should try staying off the roads.  I find it gives you a better chance of getting the drop on the enemies, or even avoiding them entirely. "
    I can do that while on foot, but it's kinda hard to drive off the paths.  Especially when I keep on looking at my map because I'm scared of getting lost.  But it's something I'll keep in mind next time I play, thanks.
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    #16  Edited By Deusoma
    @cwdawg1224: 
    It wasn't made by any of the people who made Far Cry, it was made by people hired by the people who owned the rights to the name "Far Cry". 
     
    The people who actually made Far Cry went on to make Crysis. And their company is called Crytek. I'm sensing a pattern forming...
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    #17  Edited By irish

    Marketing

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    #18  Edited By Impossibilium

    Should have been Far Cryier.
     
    Or Far Cryish.
     
    Or Far Cryesque.

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    #19  Edited By BunkerBuster

    It could be said that the openness of Far-Cry is itself a theme and that FarCry 2 is using the name to invoke the idea of that openness to the consumer. 
    ...Which of course boils down to money.

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    #20  Edited By Ryax
    @buzz_clik said:
    " @Redbullet685 said:
    " You like Far Cry 2?!?!?! Are you mad?? "
    I freakin' loved that game until the save system shat itself. Brilliant game, horrible bugs. "
    i loved burning the grass. that was the best part.
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    #21  Edited By NTM
    @cwdawg1224:
    I like Far Cry 2 as well (people really need to play it more to enjoy it), and I think it has that name because since Ubisoft bought the Far Cry name and license they were able to call this game Far Cry 2, without it having to be a direct sequel with Jack Carver and what not. Also, it was probably marketing, but I find it hard to say that that's what it was since it wasn't that popular. It was just well revieved critically. At first I was very, very dissapointed it wasn't a sequel, but just recently this year I played it again after my initial thought when it came out on release date, and I really really enjoy the game even though I don't see a lot of story in it.
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