Far Cry 2 first review: PC Gamer

JsonHenry - 466 days 12 hours ago

This game can't come out fast enough! I am getting the PC version of course, but I am really happy that console only kiddies are getting this game too. I think that console players tend to miss a lot of good games. Hopefully you will get double lucky and they will announce STALKER for consoles sometime soon as well.

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Charmers - 466 days 12 hours ago

That is very bipartisan JsonHenry, I will give ya positive feedback for that alone. I too don't place much stock in exclusives. I believe people should play the games in the way THEY want to play it. So with that in mind it is great console gamers will get to experience what sounds like a fantastic game.

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JsonHenry - 466 days 11 hours ago

^^

Thanks much! In the end I still loathe consoles... even though I have owned almost every console since the Atari 2600. The biggest reason I tend to frown on them even though they DO provide a lot of fun is just how limited they are compared to my PC gaming experience. The reason I don't like them (again, even though I own them all) is because it pisses me off that so many people do not know what they are missing. There is a whole level of fun out there that console only people don't even know about and that frustrates the hell out of me.

But there is a light at the end of tunnel. Slowly, with every generation, consoles are becoming more and more like standardized PCs for the masses. More and more features from the PC realm are making their way into console gamers living rooms. And in the end everything that is fun about PC gaming will be available to console gamers. And THAT makes me very happy just knowing it.

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pixelsword - 466 days 3 hours ago

I use a console as a rightful toy, and my PC for business and to make money. I keep the "kiddy" stuff to a minimum on a PC.

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mepsipax - 466 days 3 hours ago

uhh no here we go, personally I think the pc is the best place to play a game providing you have enough cash for it to play most games but I love consoles for everything, their interface, their online, take the 360 for example, you can see all what all you're friends are doing when you sign on, easily manage your hardrive (no digging through endless folders looking for an uninstall exe) it's an experience streamlined for games and yes, you can't upgrade them, so yes they hold back limits on games but they also help pcs out in a way too, imagine this, no consoles, the pc is only as limited as you have cash in you're pocket, every ambitious developer wants to make a game that will push the hardware further and further making you shell out cash for and upgrad/new rig every time one of these games comes out, and while this happens now (crysis) it doesn't happen as frequently because of developers making games for the consoles, it also promotes much more efficient games take far cry 2 for example, it was made in mind for consoles that doesn't mean it's dumbed down it was just molded to fit the limits, on the other end you have crysis which was extremely unoptimized so you needed a high end pc to run it, while I"m not saying everyone could run crysis if it was better optimized but that's crytek's problem and why when they make a console games the framerate will be terrible. anyway, I really hope the 360 and PS3 will get a non dumbed down game if it includes all the features promised and mainains an acceptable framerate (anything about 30fps is good) than I will pick it up for the 360 and PC, PC for the best version and 360 for the map editor, online and the fact that I have a big and purdy tv.

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Beforelunch - 465 days 22 hours ago

Looking good!

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slapsta72 - 466 days 13 hours ago

it's reviewed by a magazine called PC GAMER

maybe read the full story next time

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fermcr11 - 466 days 9 hours ago

Yep... PC version

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J@D - 466 days 11 hours ago

Same here ^__^

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Liquid_Ocelot - 465 days 21 hours ago

Yup, PS3 version for me aswell

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LinuxGuru - 465 days 17 hours ago

Same here!

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mepsipax - 466 days 3 hours ago

and? multiplayer was not a hugely hyped portion of this game, in fact it's just there because every fps except the bastard son of system shock, bioshock has a multiplayer, and if multiplayer is the dealbreaker for you than you should probably go back to halo. The single player is all that matters in far cry 2.

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mepsipax - 466 days 3 hours ago

after this fall, I think I'll barely have money leftover for food. mmm, food.

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yanikins111 - 465 days 18 hours ago

From now until next year is going to be awesome for all gamers, no matter what system they have. Personally im hanging out for WipEout HD (sooooo close), lbp, Resistance, Motorstorm, killzone, and maybe fallout 3 if the rental goes well. Im kinda over bethesda after oblivion.... so boring.....

Anyway, YAY for all of us!!!!!

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waznotwaz - 466 days 2 hours ago

You can't call yourself a gamer unless you play on pc.Thats like saying you can't call yourself a pilot unless you have wings.Arogant,
stupid and wrong.

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solar - 466 days 1 hour ago

i always laugh at ppl who call themselves "hardcore gamers" that game on consoles. hardcore gamers strive to get the best out of their systems. buying the new tech, tweaking and overclocking, beta drivers that are new and might not work the best....those are hardcore gamers. not ppl who are accepting of a propitiatory system. PC > consoles. always will be.

and im playing TF:2 on my 46" 1080p Samsung. yeah the resolution isnt the best but for a-holes that put down PC gaming because "i like to sit on my couch with my BIG TV" can eat a d!ck. stop using that argument because its lame.

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PirateThom - 466 days ago

What does gaming have to do with "tech" or overclocking and tweaking for that matter?

I thought it was about games.

Guess I'm not a hardcore gamer since I only play games rather than mess around with my computer and change parts on it.

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lagoonalight - 465 days 18 hours ago

okay way off base

for one, hardcore gamers are talented gamers no argument

you are not hardcore unless you ARE TALENTED

I don't care if you play two hours a week

if those two hours net you platinum trophies then so be it

not everybody should be tweaking their **** like some car

it has nothing to do with gaming like driving has nothing to do with your paint job

sure you're switching out the engine making improvements that doesn't suddenly make you hardcore

you need the racing time to prove it

forever the hardcore will be at most the top 1000 on any game

that is all

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LinuxGuru - 465 days 17 hours ago

Perfectly correct lagoonalight.

You just pwned solar and lets-game.

+ bubble for you.

"Hardcore" = Talented Gamers who put up or shut up.

"Geeks" = people obsessed with hardware and configurations. They coincidentally are the people who get pnwed in CounterStrike after they brag about their rig that runs CSS at 175fps with everything maxxed.

I play CounterStrike Source at 50fps, using integrated ATI video, with Casey's config (look it up), and I pwn jackasses with uber quad cores and 4GB of ram with liquid cooling and quad-SLI.

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LinuxGuru - 465 days 17 hours ago

We shall see my friend, we shall see.

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Charmers - 466 days 12 hours ago

You are a perfect example of everything that is wrong with some people that visit this site.

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THC CELL - 466 days 12 hours ago

then why are u here

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/...

the PS3 version, it's claimed that the aliasing on Sony's machine outperforms that of the 360, while on the PC it's all dependent on the specifications of your machine. The minimum specs for the PC are high, but it's easily one of the benchmark titles for this coming year and, thankfully, holds up well on the 360.

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Charmers - 466 days 12 hours ago

Because I am a PC gamer and this news is relevant to the PC. Thankfully I am not as insecure as you seem to be about your inanimate object. Everyone is going to get a great gaming experience regardless or what platform they play the game on. But then this kind of commonsense is lost on you I guess.

Yeah did you read the bit where they said "we didn't see the PS3 version" ? Hm so how can they make those claims if they didn't see the PS3 version. If you want to get picky then the best version will be the PC version since the PS3 version will only run the game at 1280 x 720. I will be looking to run this game at the max of my monitor res which is 1680 x 1050.

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THC CELL - 466 days 12 hours ago

wait wait wait

DID I SAY I HEAR? Hmm how thick can u be i never said it was official
or True

Get off my back
PC is not a console also most games will be better on pcs
This is a console where talking about
Next u will bring up Spore Vs LBP right

Stay on ya pc

@ below will wait and see then yes
will see who is wrong

same again Gears of war is better on pc
halo is
we can go all day

i will be getting this for the pc and ps3 anyways so shut ya mouth

@ below will wait and see then yes

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Charmers - 466 days 12 hours ago

I would pretty much say you posting something and quoting it shows you are stating it as fact. It is strange you left out the "While we didn't see the PS3 version,", hm I wonder why you didn't quote that eh ? As it stands it only states the aliasing is better, there is more to a game than the aliasing for all you and I know the 360 may trump the PS3 in another area. But hey you don't want that going out with a name like "THC Cell".

Oh and I won't be bringing up Spore V LBP, I personally think Spore is the dullest game ever devised by mankind and I have zero interest in LBP. The point I am trying to make is lay of the fanboyism everyone is going to get an opportunity to play a great game, but obviously that isn't enough for you. Oh no you have to have a little console scrap to make yourself feel a little less insecure.

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Shroomy - 466 days 12 hours ago

Console Versions look dull compared to the PC, oh wow the PS3 has a few less jaggies? I don't think that's 4xFSAA in the works.

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theEnemy - 465 days 17 hours ago

And everyone knows that you're a retard.

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