Dear Ubisoft,  
 
I hear you are in the middle of producing Far Cry 3, well, that's good and all, but I hope you will address the many shortcomings of  the previous iteration. Mainly the repetitiveness and lifelessness of the gameplay and game world respectively. Please keep in mind that you need to impress to get gamers to fork over those $60 bucks again. Just my 2 cents.

They're going to introduce Far Cry 3 soon? Never noticed such information. Either way I'm looking forward to seeing how they're planning this one. Far Cry 1 and 2 both have some significant differences to warrant the 3rd to be unpredictable.

Thank you, we will keep that in mind. 

Alright, I'll inform the dev team right away.

I agree Abyssfull. Rumor has it it will remain in Africa (as opposed to Antarctica or another  snowy locale) which could be why it will be out earlier than excpected. FC2 was just too plain jane and devoid of any real excitement. Plus the Map and other navigation tools sucked at best. I don't understand why they would not allow you to map a route to and from a mission. Oh well. I hope things will improve.

I thought FC2 was fine although the fact that guard posts constantly respawned pissed the hell out of me.

P.S:  Gamers have been asking for more realism for a while now, but having my weapon jam and then passing out from Malaria..... not on my wishlist.
(Enhance you're experience by reading that as Chandler Bing)

I reported this to Ubisoft AND the Cyber Police.  
 
But on topic, I always wanted to try Far Cry 2 but heard so many mixed reviews so I ended up letting it go by. Hopefully Far Cry 3, if it does come out, fixed the problems it had.

" Thank you, we will keep that in mind.  "

" @CaptainObvious said:

" Thank you, we will keep that in mind.  "

you are the ubisoft ?

" I thought FC2 was fine although the fact that guard posts constantly respawned pissed the hell out of me. "

I really hope Ubisoft make the improvements that they need to. I'm one of the people who loves Far Cry 2 but parts of that game were ridiculous. How that game got through testing without someone complaining that you were under attack the entire time i will never know.

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

" @CaptainObvious said:

" Thank you, we will keep that in mind.  "

you are the ubisoft ?

I didn't know that Ubisoft was a singular human being. Thanks for notifying! "

I thought Far Cry 2 was brilliant.  A lot of people didn't like it, but the problems they had with it seem like they would be easily fixable.  Assassin's Creed 2 wasn't a radically different game to AC1, but it enjoyed a far more positive reaction overall.  No reason to believe they can't do the same with Far Cry 3.  As I've said before on here:  it's a fine line between a mediocre game and a great game.
 
No problem with them going back to Africa either.  It's a pretty big and varied place, and it's not like Africa is an overused video game setting by any standard.  It's not like a whole bunch of people are making open-world FPS either.

They did fix the bug 6 fucking months after they acknowledged it existed!

I really liked parts of Far Cry 2 but overall it was not a good game. My biggest complaints was the weapons feeling very weak and shit multiplayer.

Still got all the singleplayer achievements for the game though.

Goodbye Malaria, who is it helping really? 
Across the map shots, you guys are untrained tribesmen with dodgy AKs, yet you can shoot the eyebrows off a fly at a hundred paces, c'mon sort it out. 
More bus terminals for quicker transportation, I know it increases game longevity but it also bores me to death. 
And please, give me a chance to go back and get the diamonds or something, I spend ages searching and getting and found at the end of the game -- 99/100%.  
Also don't have the dude die at the end, or at least have a way that you can continue -- games like Just Cause and GTA 4 are massive but you can still while away the hours not doing anything in particular. 
 
Signed Disenchanted Ubisoft Customer.

I respectfully disagree with the negative statements made against Far Cry 2 in this thread. 
 
At first, I felt the same way about the game - it was repetitive and boring, held little interest with me, and I think a lot of it was because I didn't really understand the layout of the world at all.  I didn't play it for a few months, then later went back to pick it up.  Not only was I surprised to see that the 360 version still had an online community, but I understood the game much better and the story and objectives started flying by much quicker!  That game is only repetitive if you ALLOW it to be repetitive, and in all honesty, there's more freedom in that game than many that I've played of its kind. 
 
I also thoroughly enjoyed the single player, especially the objective-based games.  There was a very specific feel to the way that game handled.  Some will say the characters were stiff and the general feel wasn't as smooth as other games.  However, it wasn't trying to be other games.  I should also point out that Far Cry 2 offered one of the most in-depth map creators out there, and the community around the game is a very dedicated bunch.  My only real problem with the multiplayer was the way that they handled gun upgrades with that whole "handbook" system.  That was something that would take FOR-EH-VER to unlock everything on.
 
I would highly suggest that everyone go back and play the game to experience it again.

" I respectfully disagree with the negative statements made against Far Cry 2 in this thread.  At first, I felt the same way about the game - it was repetitive and boring, held little interest with me, and I think a lot of it was because I didn't really understand the layout of the world at all.  I didn't play it for a few months, then later went back to pick it up.  Not only was I surprised to see that the 360 version still had an online community, but I understood the game much better and the story and objectives started flying by much quicker!  That game is only repetitive if you ALLOW it to be repetitive, and in all honesty, there's more freedom in that game than many that I've played of its kind.  I would highly suggest that everyone go back and play the game to experience it again. "

Agreed, if it's has more checkpoints, i'm not going to buy it.

Loved the first one, not so much the second. Couldn't care less about a third.

I liked the mindlessness of Far Cry 2. It let me unwind and listen to podcasts for hours on end yet experience some form of progression.

My main gripes with Far Cry 2 were the poor story and the endless travelling in cars which can only travel at about 40mph. Also why was it called Far Cry 2? I suppose a cynic would say it was a cheap marketing trick but I doubt that that many people were familiar with the Far Cry name. Hey at least the fire was good.

Lol theres some funny glitches in FC2, my friend was playing it and his car broke down and the grass caught on fire and he just kept repairing his car over and over until he dropped dead.

Unless it's actually related to Far Cry, I probably won't buy it.

1. @mortiferus:
   FC2 was one of my favorite games of 2009.  I played it mostly on the 360, though I own a Steam copy as well.  The gun play was great.  I loved the safe house mechanic; having my own personal space within the game, in this case, a room full of guns.  The score, by Nimrod Studios, was haunting and is on my ipod to this day.  I disagree with your assessment that the environment was lifeless.  It was positively filled with flora and fauna.  I also thought that the systems for and the support of user generated content in multiplayer were the most advanced of any cross platform title that I have seen.  The mutliplayer had its issues but I saw some truly amazing stuff come out of the community in that game. 
    
   I played the shit out of Far Cry 2 and I loved it.
    
   That being said, I will agree that the game had many weaknesses that I hope will be improved upon in the next version:

NOTE TO THE OP 
 
 
This is GIANT BOMB not UBISOFT

" @jakob187 said:

" I respectfully disagree with the negative statements made against Far Cry 2 in this thread.  At first, I felt the same way about the game - it was repetitive and boring, held little interest with me, and I think a lot of it was because I didn't really understand the layout of the world at all.  I didn't play it for a few months, then later went back to pick it up.  Not only was I surprised to see that the 360 version still had an online community, but I understood the game much better and the story and objectives started flying by much quicker!  That game is only repetitive if you ALLOW it to be repetitive, and in all honesty, there's more freedom in that game than many that I've played of its kind.  I would highly suggest that everyone go back and play the game to experience it again. "

I was gonna flip a bitch on everyone in this thread for hatin' on my game, but he summed it up well.  Far Cry 2 encourages you to switch things up mission to mission; take a flamethrower and SMG one mission, pick off people with a sniper rifle from afar the next.  The game was not without it's faults but the only thing that cannot be excused about it is the hours of driving you have to do.  The open-ended missions are by design, and if someone is dumb enough to let them get repetitive, they are playing the wrong game. "

" @TwoOneFive: We are merely discussing the merits/issues of FC2 as it relates to the yet unannounced but highly rumored FC3. You can choose to participate or not, your choice. Also, who knows maybe UBI has some folks prowling around these parts, GB has become quite popular ya know ;) "

They should add zombies to the game, would make Far Cry interesting perhaps again.

" @TwoOneFive:  " Well sir, I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. "   "

It would not be very hard to make Farcry 3 a much better game than 2, but to think that people play tested Farcry 2 and found no problems with the ninja jeeps, quickly respawning checkpoints , some what clunkly movement , empty world and poor attempts at trying to bring realism to the game is very strange. 
 
I enjoyed Farcry 2 after playing it for a while but starting that game and getting used to the way it does things is quite frustrating and certain things remain frustrating.

 DEAR UBISOFT  

 MAKE  THE NEW GAME GOOD  

 LOVE MORTIFERUS                                        "

I liked Farcry 2 but it was not without its flaws. Stealth was near impossible, the open world was to big and boring, and I am in freaking Africa why aren't there any dangerous animals to lure onto unsuspecting baddies. 
Seriously how sweet would it of been to piss off a Rhinoceros and get it to charge an enemies campsite? Or how about getting a bunch of baddies to chase you across a river only to have them eaten by crocodile?

I really thought FC2 was brilliant.   The driving and malaria never bothered me. The weapon system was a little weird, but I got used to it. I liked the NPC stuff in towns and safehouses -- they just need some more non-enemies in the open world.
 
I had 3 complaints: 
 - Checkpoint enemies are ALL immediately hostile and respawn far too often 
 - No predatory animals  
 - At 60% my save got corrupted and I lost everything 
 
The only game I can even compare to it is STALKER and I really like them both. I'm interested in more open shooters like them. I understand why most FPS games are so linear, but I would love this kind of freedom in the Half-Life world.

Ubi did a great job of responding to the complaints about Assassin's Creed and I believe they will do the same here.

As long as they keep the AWESOME map maker, I will always be interested in another Far Cry.
 
The gameplay in Far Cry 2 however never felt right, and I found the campaign dreadfully boring.

"Seriously how sweet would it of been to piss off a Rhinoceros and get it to charge an enemies campsite? Or how about getting a bunch of baddies to chase you across a river only to have them eaten by crocodile? "

I really liked Far Cry on the PC. I got stuck on the X360 version. Just too hard for me.  I'd love a new FC that follows the 1st game.

I also really liked FarCry 2.
There was a certain immersion to it's more mundane aspects. It's lack of "epicness" and over-the-top characters put me "in the world" more than most games ever do.
 
I also had a legit "holy shit" moment in that game when I learned how beneficial it could be to utilize the waterways instead of the roads.

I loved everything about Far Cry 2 except for the part where I actually had to play the game. The game mechanics introduced, the health system, the day/night cycle, the villain who seems uncannily similar to Brad Pitt- all of those things were awesome. However I just did not enjoy the shooting at all, everything look a bullet or two too much to kill, and with the X360 version of the game I experienced a recurring glitch where enemies not even facing me were still hitting me which really marred my enjoyment of the game. 
  
That is not to say i am not super hyped for the next Far Cry, regardless of how much of a disappointment the last one was. 

Please call it 'Close Talk'