They seem to be pushing him really hard in all their trailers and he seems incredibly menacing. Almost reminds me of tuco from Breaking Bad, he actually gives me chills when he talks. I just really hope they don't drop the ball on him. I know this isn't a fair comparison but for homefront they really talked up the story and campaign but that turned out not so well to say the least. Do you guys think they will follow through and make him as awesome as they've shown? I have hope but from the past 2 games not really having a central guy, or at least one they focused on I'm a bit worried. Either way I think the game looks amazing

Yeah, hopefully they come through on that end. The Jackal was cool in Far Cry 2, but he was almost non-existent up until a certain point.

I think the gameplay looks fine, but that specific character would be the main reason I play that game. He seems like the kind of guy that you, as the player, love to hate.

@Breadfan That's the thing that makes me doubt it. I mean they did establish him but it's like you never saw him. I want this guy to show up a lot ad constantly intimidate you

I agree that he looks like a great villain that you just want to stop, but have you noticed that every trailer he says fuck? I have no problem with swearing, but it's almost to an annoying level now.

Do you guys think they will follow through and make him as awesome as they've shown? 

@warxsnake said:

@Sackmanjones said:

@Breadfan That's the thing that makes me doubt it. I mean they did establish him but it's like you never saw him. I want this guy to show up a lot ad constantly intimidate you

How about for once marketing doesn't spoil everything in a game before it comes out and leaves something for when you actually play.

Yeah. And if they're gonna make this guy be in any way effective, they can't overexpose him in the game, let alone promo material. He might be great, but they can't expect to have one character carry the whole game.

@warxsnake said:

@Sackmanjones said:

@Breadfan That's the thing that makes me doubt it. I mean they did establish him but it's like you never saw him. I want this guy to show up a lot ad constantly intimidate you

How about for once marketing doesn't spoil everything in a game before it comes out and leaves something for when you actually play.

Yeah. And if they're gonna make this guy be in any way effective, they can't overexpose him in the game, let alone promo material. He might be great, but they can't expect to have one character carry the whole game.

At the end of the game he's totally going to be revealed as your subconscious. Calling it.
 
Some sort of Walter White "How far will you go" type shit.

At the end of the game he's totally going to be revealed as your subconscious. Calling it.
 
Some sort of Walter White "How far will you go" type shit.

So far they've managed to capture an 'insane genius' feel, which I thoroughly enjoy. An insane antagonist is just a scapegoat for crazy shit to happen, but an insane genius has something to say despite being fucking insane. The Jackal also somewhat fit the insane genius category, in the kind of 'insane in a pit of insanity' way. Loved the Jackal bits toward the end. Made the 30-hour trek worth it.

Its going to be kind of hard to beat the villian in Far Cry 2.

"You can't break a man the way you break a dog or a horse. The harder you beat a man, the taller he stands."

The jackal was pretty awesome.

Turns out he's the good guy and you're a murdering rapist.

TWIST!!

@senorfuzzeh said:

Its going to be kind of hard to beat the villian in Far Cry 2.

"You can't break a man the way you break a dog or a horse. The harder you beat a man, the taller he stands."

The jackal was pretty awesome.

Wow. Shame the gameplay couldn't hold my interest.

They will probably ruin it by having every character you met be totally crazy like the Doctor and thus not very unique.

@N7

At the end of the game he's totally going to be revealed as your subconscious. Calling it.
 
Some sort of Walter White "How far will you go" type shit.

Fuck… you are probably right

@TheHT said:

@senorfuzzeh said:

Its going to be kind of hard to beat the villian in Far Cry 2.

"You can't break a man the way you break a dog or a horse. The harder you beat a man, the taller he stands."

The jackal was pretty awesome.

Wow. Shame the gameplay couldn't hold my interest.

To be honest, the first time I picked it up it didn't keep my interest either. It bored the crap out of me with in like a few hours.

Then like a couple months ago I picked it up again and played the shit out of it. I think you just have to go in expecting it to be the way it is. I dont know honestly.

@senorfuzzeh: Hmm, I'll see if I can't find it. Give it another go. Not much interesting stuff coming out anyways.

The villian in the trailer was the whole reason I'm intrigued by the game at all. Never played the other games (would be interested in knowing if they are worth a shot) but if he is central to the plot the game could be interesting.

@TheHT said:

@senorfuzzeh: Hmm, I'll see if I can't find it. Give it another go. Not much interesting stuff coming out anyways.

Yeah, Far Cry 2 is a bit like Morrowind in that you have to play it for a little while and get used to its quirks before you can really start to appreciate and like it.

Anyway, I'm like the OP. This guy has the potential to be a memorable villain but let's not have him carry the entire game on his shoulders, all right?

@TheHT said:

@senorfuzzeh: Hmm, I'll see if I can't find it. Give it another go. Not much interesting stuff coming out anyways.

Yeah, Far Cry 2 is a bit like Morrowind in that you have to play it for a little while and get used to its quirks before you can really start to appreciate and like it.

Anyway, I'm like the OP. This guy has the potential to be a memorable villain but let's not have him carry the entire game on his shoulders, all right?

@Sackmanjones said:

@believer258 said:

@TheHT said:

@senorfuzzeh: Hmm, I'll see if I can't find it. Give it another go. Not much interesting stuff coming out anyways.

Yeah, Far Cry 2 is a bit like Morrowind in that you have to play it for a little while and get used to its quirks before you can really start to appreciate and like it.

Anyway, I'm like the OP. This guy has the potential to be a memorable villain but let's not have him carry the entire game on his shoulders, all right?

I was a big fan of 2, and its probably pretty cheap now so I'd give it a shot. Before you start to judge though you definitely need to get a few hours deep. I also agree that the game can't be entirely about this insane guy, but its a good base and I would like him to appear more than the "Jackel" in Far Cry 2

Exactly, gotta put some hours into before it truely feels like your doing something.

In a way, I agree, but at the same time I don't want them to just do the same thing they did in Far Cry 2. Perhaps if they did more with his insanity to make him truely unpredictable. From the trailers he seems like just a generic crazy antagonist who is so crazy it almost becomes predictable. I am sure they can pull it off, but I still think it'll be hard to beat the Jackal.

The definition of dubstep:

@Sackmanjones: I just hope this is more like 1 and A LOT less like 2.. Im excited for this, so i want it to be good.

We'll find out soon enough, he sure has made an impression in the trailers.

Apparently their is way more RPG to this game, which has me psyched!