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Far Cry 2 first review: PC Gamer

PC Gamer writes- After playing Far Cry 2, I am simply unable to go back to straight and simple first person shooters. The game has executed my expctations. Would you, could you, go back to homes with similar gunfights as this, but along a more rigid axis? I think your own expectations are going to rise dramatically.
And I really think you should play this game.
94 / 100
kittoo - contributor
Published: 466 days 13 hours ago | Review | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | PC
 
 

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xhi4 - 466 days 13 hours ago
1 - awesomeee
I want to see the console reviews for this game!
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JsonHenry - 466 days 12 hours ago
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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
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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
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^^

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
1.6 - You could say "console kiddies"; I see it different:
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
1.7 - ahh, damn the pc vs console debate.
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
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Looking good!
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Hooded Vendetta - 466 days 13 hours ago
2 - I cant wait
This game will be amazing on all platforms, I hope the reviews keep flying in.

Thanks for the review.
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THC CELL - 466 days 13 hours ago
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Edit i know there scans i missed out

i will wait for IGN and game spot Yahoo can P*ss off
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slapsta72 - 466 days 13 hours ago
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it's reviewed by a magazine called PC GAMER

maybe read the full story next time
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Charmers - 466 days 12 hours ago
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I didn't read all the scans, I personally hate reading scans off the net but I was curious about how it performed tech wise and saw this in the review :-

"Some will avoid the game out of worry that their PC won't run it at sufficient detail levels. Don't before the game is out, the developers will release a benchmarking tool that will let you see how the game will look and what framerate you'll get".

I must say that is an absolutely FANTASTIC idea and it's been a long time coming. That alone certainly bumps up the chances of me supporting the developer (although I doubt my quad + 8800gts will have any problem) it is just great to see this kind of innovation into making it as easy as possible for people to check the game out before they spend £40 on a game that might not even work on their machine.

My only worry now is whether they will cripple the game with the same type of DRM that EA are now using. If they do then well I have saved myself £40 and I will leave it on the shelf like I have done with Spore, Bioshock and Mass Effect and will continue to do so till they stop trying to cripple my purchase.
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HoNgKoNgPh0oEy - 466 days 12 hours ago
5 - dang I need a job
with all these great games coming out
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zonetrooper5 - 466 days 12 hours ago
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May just buy this game for the PC then.
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fermcr11 - 466 days 9 hours ago
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Yep... PC version
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THC CELL - 466 days 12 hours ago
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ps3 for me
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J@D - 466 days 11 hours ago
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Same here ^__^
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Liquid_Ocelot - 465 days 21 hours ago
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Yup, PS3 version for me aswell
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LinuxGuru - 465 days 17 hours ago
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Same here!
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beans - 466 days 12 hours ago
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Well it looks like I will be adding this one to my library. I might pick it up after the holiday though simply because I want to enjoy it and not feel rushed during the holiday. There are just to many games coming out and this one deserves my undivided attention.
8.1 Spydiggity | 466 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Jdoggie - 466 days 10 hours ago
9 - very good review!!!
but they didnt talk about multiplayer!!!
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mepsipax - 466 days 3 hours ago
9.1 - hmm,
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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Marcus Fenix - 466 days 9 hours ago
10 - I'll be so busy this holiday season
coz of the 5 games im getting:
1-Far Cry 2.
2-Fable 2 (which comes the same day as Far Cry 2).
3-Fallout 3(comes after a week of the above 2 games).
4-Gears of War 2(comes after about 10 days from Fallout 3).
5-Left 4 Dead(comes 10 days after Gears of War 2).

im getting all these with about a month from the 1st one 2 the last 1, I don't know what game should I play 1st, this is the busiest holiday season 4 me.
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mepsipax - 466 days 3 hours ago
10.1 - agreed
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
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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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midgetsanx - 466 days 9 hours ago
11 - Just for...
the Map Editor I would get this game. Since I don't want to get a better PC, I buy my games on the consoles. I hope the console versions are good...
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SolidSnake93 - 466 days 8 hours ago
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Wow I'll get this for PC sometime around Christmas, hopefully the MP is good.
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heyheyhey - 466 days 8 hours ago
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sweet definitely getting this
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OOG - 466 days 6 hours ago
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wil be interesting to see how the consoles do with this game.....hope it goes good...
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xg-ei8ht - 466 days 5 hours ago
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If MP is good will buy, if not it's a no no.

Farcry original mp was very very poor. and i bought it day one.

edit.

Was pleased to hear, they've done an exceptional job with the ps3 version, very close to the pc version, with the 360 slightly lagging behind.
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Lets-Game - 466 days 4 hours ago
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you cant call your self a game unless you play on PC. I mean consoles are fun and everything but PC will always be PC. And playing shooters with a joystick is MEH. noobs play online shooter on console so their skill evens out cause of joystick limitations.
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waznotwaz - 466 days 2 hours ago
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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N4PS3G - 466 days 4 hours ago
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Farcry 2
Fable 2
Fallout 3 (maybe)
Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead

:( Empty Wallet
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agent_plang - 466 days 3 hours ago
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I wish my home had gunfights along a rigid axis...
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Bloodshedder - 466 days 1 hour ago
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Im gonna get it the illegal way! ISOhunt.com
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 466 days 1 hour ago
20 - wow
Most of you have never even played the first one though. It was good, but mainly for the graphics. The storyline was ohkay...but lacked depth. I preferred Crysis by a mile. I will definitely try this one out though.
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Asurastrike - 465 days 23 hours ago
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But what of the console versions?
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LinuxGuru - 465 days 17 hours ago
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We shall see my friend, we shall see.
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OpiZA - 465 days 13 hours ago
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Wow what a glowing review! Peaked my interest that's for sure. Bring on the console reviews :)
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