I Finished FarCry, my short review

[calmius]

I finished farcry and I am not very happy.

Here's my short review.

Graphics 10/10
Huge Levels +
Good Lightning +
Good Models +
Good animations +

Ambient sound 9/10
Amazing sounds of nature +
Weapon Effects sounded weird -

Music 4/10
I didn't enjoy the music. They should have gone for something better. -

Voice Acting 3/10
That was just horrible, I bet it was all done by one man.

Plot 5/10
I swear, the plot is like out of Island of Dr.Moreau.

Gameplay (this means the ease of interaction and use of weapons, movement etc.)
9/10

Overall
8/10


SPOILER BELOW.




Ok, what kind of ending was that?! The first half of the game was very very good. I really enjoyed it. Then when the trigents came in and those armored commandoes it just didnt work as well. And the ending just didnt make sense.

[swampdonkey]

I have a couple questions about the content of the game. Is FarCry a game suitable for younger players (14-15 yr. olds)? How is the violence level, I mean amounts of blood, chunks, gore, etc. Also, is there any intense or "graphic" language? (F words, or S words mainly).

Any answers you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

~swampdonkey

[DragonNOA1]

While I haven't played Far Cry, it has gotten good reviews, like at Gamespot. I view it as a huge good-looking benchmark, but many here would probably say that the game is overall good.

Has anyone tried the multiplayer? Is it fun?

[Fibre Optix]

I finished FarCry last month.

I would'nt reccomend it for a younger audience.

The ending was a bit kooky but I think they're leaving it open so the girl will steal the super Kool-Aid and start the whole thing over again in a different locale in FarCry 2.

IMO I give it a 10. A real fun game.

One other fun FPS game I recommend is "XIII"

[calmius]

Originally Posted by swampdonkey I have a couple questions about the content of the game. Is FarCry a game suitable for younger players (14-15 yr. olds)? How is the violence level, I mean amounts of blood, chunks, gore, etc. Also, is there any intense or "graphic" language? (F words, or S words mainly). Any answers you could give me would be greatly appreciated. ~swampdonkey

I don't think the game is suitable for someone 14-15, espeically if they haven't played Mature games already. There are no chunks and no bodies blowing up or breaking apart. Gore can be turned off. But the fact that you kill people who are often unaware seems like might be not very nice.

[tigstah]

i let a friend borrow it....it kept crashing to the desktop on me.....couldnt deal with the frustration.....

[swampdonkey]

What do you mean by "unaware"? The 14 year old in question has played Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Half-Life, Halo, and America's Army. He is definately not new to the FPS genre. I guess what it comes down to is me trying out the demo and seeing for myself before letting him!
Thanks,
~swampdonkey

[calmius]

Originally Posted by swampdonkey What do you mean by "unaware"? The 14 year old in question has played Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Half-Life, Halo, and America's Army. He is definately not new to the FPS genre. I guess what it comes down to is me trying out the demo and seeing for myself before letting him! Thanks, ~swampdonkey

Oh ok, if they played the above mentioned games then this game will certainly be ok in terms of violence because there is much less violence than in RTCW or Half Life.

There is a scene where you see the back of a naked woman thats it.

[roreydo]

You in the shirt!!

What difficulty level did you finish it on? I'm playing the realistic and I'm stuck when you go inside the last biulding.

[HellFish]

Im at the very end of the game. I liked it a lot for a while, but then I just lost interest. I havent played in months. Freelancer is taking most of my time.

[Fibre Optix]

The voilence level in the game is ..... well violent and that is why I would not recommend it for younger people. It has nothing to do with partial nudity.

I think we are so desensitized when it comes to violence that we consider killing and blood shed in a game like Far Cry, Lame.

Sad really

[Jester]

Game violence these days is getting more and more realistic. I myself like that; its a stress reducer if you will. You can see the bullet holes in the bodies and stuff in far cry. If you kill someone with the machette(sp?) in the water the water turns red and cloudy. The industry just keeps taking it a step further and pushing the envelope. This is the way it is in all video games. I think we will see the industry get a slap on the wrist some time but now soon.

[calmius]

HAha, I remember when I began playing Duke Nukem 3D and some other older dos First Person shooters. I thought "OMG that is sooo violent!"

[cooldude90876]

i think fps are fine with 13+. They see all the time in the movies as a form of entertainment what do you think video games are they are a form of entertainment. I play FPS and it doensnt want to make me kill anyone its just a form of entertainment and thats what the games are intended for a form of entertainment. There are cases were people get phsyco over the games. Thats my opinion

[ric449]

I think its all about what type of person you are. For me, games are a great way to relax after a lot of hard work, I like nothing more than playing an hour or two of Battlefield 1942 online. But there is other people who don't think like that, the people who go killing in real life.

But, back on topic, I'm getting farcry as soon as possible, looks like it is a must have game up to now. Hows online play?

[suitcase]

This "review" has turned into discussion on violence in games. Thats ok with me though. I personally like the game, though I'm not very good at FPSs. I still think the game with the best cut scenes especially graphics wise was No One lives forever 2. Man I just about fell in love with that ninja chick. And Kate Archer, what's not to love? The cut scenes in Far Cry aren't as crisp and clear as NOLF2. The lip and eye movement in the latter was great.

[Yuanji]

Originally Posted by swampdonkey What do you mean by "unaware"? The 14 year old in question has played Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Half-Life, Halo, and America's Army. He is definately not new to the FPS genre. I guess what it comes down to is me trying out the demo and seeing for myself before letting him! Thanks, ~swampdonkey

half-life, HALO, and i think some medal of honor games are rated M and currently are not purchasable by minors where i live. not saying i don't play them but just FYI

[Alienware_Dude]

Originally Posted by suitcase This "review" has turned into discussion on violence in games. Thats ok with me though. I personally like the game, though I'm not very good at FPSs. I still think the game with the best cut scenes especially graphics wise was No One lives forever 2. Man I just about fell in love with that ninja chick. And Kate Archer, what's not to love? The cut scenes in Far Cry aren't as crisp and clear as NOLF2. The lip and eye movement in the latter was great.

I second that - N.O.L.F. 2 is one of my all-time favorites. I've beaten it about 5-6 times. The graphics are amazing, the writing is hilarious, the storyline is tight; that game just does everything right in my book. Have you played the first N.O.L.F.?

[suitcase]

Yeah, I had to order it from Amazon to get it though. I actually got stuck in that office building where you're not allowed to kill anyone. I got fed up trying to get past there and pretty much gave up on it. Never did figure out how to cheat the hard parts. I guess the only game I didn't cheat in was Call of Duty. I had to cheat in NOLF 2. HitMan was the hardest game I've tried. I just don't see how it's possible to win it without cheating. I haven't cheated in Far Cry and I'm at the river level. Only because I haven't been able to get the cheats to work.

Concerning whether or not to let the kids play it, I guess it depends on the kid. Most kids hear the stuff in the game at school every day. Probably worse. Yet that doesn't mean it's suitable for them. I don't think it's too bloody either.

[Jenni]

I'm stuck on the next to last (I think, lol) level, the one with all the rocket launcher dudes and the lava. Too many rockets flying around, lol.

As for the suitability of the game for younger players, the violence is fairly realistic, but the language of the NPC's in the game is pretty bad. My son plays CS and DOD, but I won't let him play UT2004 or Far Cry because of the language. He is only allowed to play CS and DOD on my clan's servers though, which are kept very clean. We have strict no swearing, no bad spray policies that are quickly enforced.

[super_rip]

I'm 14 and i've been playing rated m games since i was like 7... I'm bad....

[suitcase]

Originally Posted by Jenni I'm stuck on the next to last (I think, lol) level, the one with all the rocket launcher dudes and the lava. Too many rockets flying around, lol. As for the suitability of the game for younger players, the violence is fairly realistic, but the language of the NPC's in the game is pretty bad. My son plays CS and DOD, but I won't let him play UT2004 or Far Cry because of the language. He is only allowed to play CS and DOD on my clan's servers though, which are kept very clean. We have strict no swearing, no bad spray policies that are quickly enforced.

I don't think this is a spoiler, but if you can get through all the rocket fire, and into the building on top of the cliff, the baddies there aren' t too hard to kill. and that does end the game. I just think that developers cheapen the gaming experience by making the last level EXTREMELY difficult. Almost impossible to complete, just to lengthen the play. I can't remember which of the Allied Assault games it was, but I was in a building and the enemy was spawning outside the door. I know cause I got out there and in the corner and they were spawning in front of me. I would just shoot them in the back of the head and they just kept appearing. I had a pile of em. Anyway, the voice sound didn't work at the end of FC so I don't know what was said before the credits began to roll. My HDD died about then and now I'm waiting for a replacement from WD.

[DragonNOA1]

Originally Posted by suitcase Anyway, the voice sound didn't work at the end of FC so I don't know what was said before the credits began to roll.

That's sounds (or doesn't sound) like Far Cry all right. It's a buggy game for sure. I replayed the end and got the sound to come back and after that the previous ones that didn't work did work. Go fig.

[Yuanji]

far cry is a pretty buggy game i like it tho. i don't like how there are points in the game that don't let you beat the level without restarting it. i can't finish the level on bunker cuz it won't go to the cutscene so i'm going to try to replay it again but overall, if you can play it well on ur system, its an awsome experience.