Far Cry 3

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  1. lukechristiansc
    Mar 2, 2014
    10
    farcry 3 is like jurasic park expect you dont kill dinosuars . it is amazing and it is breathtaking and the best adventure creating the most epic brilliant game ever .
  2. Iimonster297
    Apr 23, 2014
    8
    Shooters besides open-world games should be taken somewhat 50 hours usually from me to involve over an experience. Far Cry 3 doesn't seem so much like 'fictional'-- [Impressive] Far Cry 3 nails to 'reality', 'Fun' rather than 'fiction' which is most likely joy and valid to anyone.
  3. gunemdown5150
    Apr 17, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off the story completely ruined this for me! The main character Jason brody was one of the worst choices they could have made for a one man wrecking machine(rambo on steroids).
    His brother would have been a much better choice for the main character looking to avenge his brothers death as well as save his remaining friends.
    But even then it would not be very believable/great story but i could at least stomach it.
    Game play is great for me,guns all feel great and sound great.
    graphics are not crysis 3 but very good nonetheless and i wanted to add that it should be mandatory that all games include a music volume not just a on/off mode!
    I liked the backing audio BUT it was too loud at parts making it very distracting and annoying,
    My best advice is for everyone reading this to not take my word for it or anyone elses that reviews a game or whatever but just try it yourself.
    I have found from reading reviews it is a waste of time, many time i have loved a game even though the majority said it sucked and of course the opposite has happened as well, i hated the game but it was a best seller and high rated game :/
    It all comes down to your own personal feelings and thoughts about any game because what i like you may not and what i hate you may love?
    That's what makes up each individuals,we can't all like the same exact things thats just the way it is.    … Expand
  4. Lararitta
    Mar 11, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best game I have played and I think that many people also liked it
    because the game has a good plot and a beautiful graphics similar to Crysis 3.
    I have rated this game on 9 because I saw some bugs for example: when I was
    bitten by shark, protagonist began to pull the bullet out of the hand. Another
    reason why you must play this game, it is the antagonist Vaas Montenegro
    (leader of the pirates). He is cruel and unpredictable also he is always
    swearing. Despite small disadvantages the game is interesting and very colorful.    … Expand
  5. leoviale
    Dec 3, 2014
    4
    I had high hopes for this game, I didn't like the 2nd one, but the first one was something new and lots of fun. This one on the other hand started ok, but then it turned out to be repetitive, and I got bored tbh, even if I tried and tried to keep going. Graphics are great, hate the vanishing stuff and I had some performance issues. Can't say it's a bad game as I didn't beat it, butI had high hopes for this game, I didn't like the 2nd one, but the first one was something new and lots of fun. This one on the other hand started ok, but then it turned out to be repetitive, and I got bored tbh, even if I tried and tried to keep going. Graphics are great, hate the vanishing stuff and I had some performance issues. Can't say it's a bad game as I didn't beat it, but definitely not my type of games, and I love open world FPS.… Expand
  6. muaz-ashraf
    Mar 12, 2014
    10
    Awesome game with an impressive open world; Lots of opportunities for wandering. A nice plot and well-made side missions. Far Cry3 is a perfect game. Salute to Ubisoft!
  7. MinosOfCrete
    Jun 2, 2014
    9
    Definitely get this game if it is on sale for $20 or under, it's packed full of great stealth sequences which are fluid and rewarding, a skill tree packed with innovative and useful perks, excellent gunplay with a medley of interesting weapons, all allowing for your own unique playstyle(burn your enemy out with molotovs, flare guns or flamethrowers, or carefully snipe your enemy with bowsDefinitely get this game if it is on sale for $20 or under, it's packed full of great stealth sequences which are fluid and rewarding, a skill tree packed with innovative and useful perks, excellent gunplay with a medley of interesting weapons, all allowing for your own unique playstyle(burn your enemy out with molotovs, flare guns or flamethrowers, or carefully snipe your enemy with bows and snipers, or even go full out rambo with LMGs and shotguns), and a great, subversive story which isn't so much about a white American stoner going to an island and killing lots of people, as it is about the true cost and insanity of living in a fantasy world and thinking that killing lots of people is a wonderful thing. Some people claim that halfway through the game, it loses its pacing, but for me personally, I think that all the characters are strong enough to keep on carrying the story forward in an engaging fashion, and even if they don't, then the gameplay always feels novel as you experiment with the wide range of guns, takedown techniques, and playstyles to become the ultimate hunter.… Expand
  8. peterf28
    Oct 31, 2014
    5
    OK, Ubisoft, please answer me this : WHY ARE THE CUTSCENES NOT SKIPPABLE ?!?! Why do I have to sit and wait for X minutes and cannot just skip the boring lame animatios ?! The story really really sux, otherwise I would give it much higher score, but I could not even finish the game because I became allergic to the stupid boring cutscenes !!!!
  9. alexsantini1988
    Mar 16, 2014
    10
    is the best shooter I ve ever played. I enjoy every mission. the voices and movement of characters are very good. there s no words to describe how good this game is...
  10. tankianserj94
    Mar 31, 2014
    2
    just played first few missions or something, stopped at the mission repairing some boat or something. cant save my game though, maybe some bull-leavings glitch. didnt even bother to fix it cause the game is crap. graphics is scum of the earth for a game with lots of reputation. even the boring farcry 2 have stunning graphics though. this one is like you put farcry 1 in the toilet and youjust played first few missions or something, stopped at the mission repairing some boat or something. cant save my game though, maybe some bull-leavings glitch. didnt even bother to fix it cause the game is crap. graphics is scum of the earth for a game with lots of reputation. even the boring farcry 2 have stunning graphics though. this one is like you put farcry 1 in the toilet and you flush it and what comes out of the drain is farcry 3. TADAAAA!!! the island setting in farcry 3 is.... well, i dint like it. farcry 1 island setting is better though (cause it didnt get flushed out of the toilet, if you know what i mean). dont get me wrong, i like **** urmmmm, i mean beaches. but only in REAL LIFE not in games. only **** are fun in games and real life (maybe the developers are mistaken on this fact). thats all, i rate this bae on my enterained level. no offence to this game but this s the only fun i get from it.… Expand
  11. Hjalle
    Apr 6, 2014
    8
    Great and fun game but it's too short! i would give a higher score if the story was longer, but i still love it! I hope the next game has a longer story ;)
  12. Garfoodle
    Nov 5, 2014
    10
    I really don't know what it is that makes this game so great. From the outset, it's mediocre first person shooter with RPG like elements added in. But once played,it seems all too much more. I mean,before I get onto the actual gameplay, let's just get a few things over with. For one, the game looks better then God. Really, the game is amazing. I fell over and went unconscious for a fewI really don't know what it is that makes this game so great. From the outset, it's mediocre first person shooter with RPG like elements added in. But once played,it seems all too much more. I mean,before I get onto the actual gameplay, let's just get a few things over with. For one, the game looks better then God. Really, the game is amazing. I fell over and went unconscious for a few minutes the first time I climbed the radio tower in the starters zone. Also, the game has a pretty good story. It's a bit cliché, yes,but all the characters are likable,or hateable depending.

    With all that nonsense outta the way,let's get into gameplay. It's amazing. It's vastly improved over the previous iterations,but that's not really the thing here. Jason can wield any number of rifles,snottys, RPGs,or even a bow if you so desire, and each one is unique and satisfying. Shooting and stabbing your way through enemies is great,top. But that's not the draw. The draw here is freedom. With the exeption of a few missions,you take on missions however you desire. Grab an RPG,C4, and a LMG, and play Rambo. Go through the bushes with a silent sniper. Grab a bow. Play how you want.    … Expand
  13. robzlol
    Apr 20, 2014
    10
    I really enjoy games with this type of open world environment that you can explore and also do this in the order you feel like is the most fun, The graphics of the game and how smooth it runs is just amazing.
    I Also enjoyed the story alot!!
  14. sean_19996
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    this Is the best game ever....Best Fps...and amazing and stunning graphics....This is not a regular Fps like COD..If Unique and different with an interesting story...Definitely the best game of 2012
  15. GamerAdam
    May 5, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jason Brody was never meant to be a killer, from the moment player’s step into his shoes Jason is scared and horror stricken as he watches his brother murder to try and liberate them from the pirates. Soon afterwards his brother is murdered by Vaas, the pirate leader who’s kidnapped his friends and family, alone and frightened Jason is taken in by the villagers who call this island home after narrowly escaping from the pirates.
    The tone of Far Cry 3 is set now, the game is dark and bleak, making players reconsider their own morals on violence. Jason doesn’t start off right away as wanting revenge, he simply wants to save his younger brother Riley and his friends. The power he feels every time he takes down an enemy is intoxicating, he enjoys it. An insecure young man now finds himself with a purpose, even telling another shell shocked friend that killing feels “like winning”.
    The game immerses you instantly, with splendid voice acting, Vaas gets inside the player’s head, questioning the insanity and futileness of never being able to kill the player. Through hallucinations and cut scenes the players discover the chill inducing similarities between Jason and Vaas. Causing the question to arise of whether or not the choices Jason makes can be considered morally right. The game brings forth the question, how far are you willing to go for those you care for? And what kind of person will you be after making those decisions?
    This lead to the moral dilemma of whether to go mass killing sprees to take over pirate bases, this is not necessary to further the plotline but is incredibly helpful to the player. Providing experience the more people that Jason kills the better he becomes earning experiences that can be used to buy upgrades to better handle weapons and fight. The bases also provide places for the player to sell goods and buy more supplies to further them along, taking over more bases also allows for new weapons to be unlocked that are incredibly powerful.
    Loss of control is the central theme moving the story along, from seeing the unhinged Vaas snapping at Jason and falling over the edge into insanity. Jason’s friends are shown to be unhinged or having completely lost it after days of torture. Jason is no exception from this, the man who once whimpered at the idea of someone being killed has now come to enjoy the slaughter, and it feels like winning after all.
    Not only for Jason but for the player as well, as Jason is developed and his transition from average civilian to ruthless killer, the player transitions with him. As the player progresses they can find ways they are most comfortable with in order to gain the most experience as well as having the game become easier as they upgrade. Being able to shoot open pens to have locked up tigers and bears attack pirates for you and allow you to take over the bases quicker can be a thrilling experience. The opportunity to cause raw chaos is invigorating, and why not throw in a Molotov while the base is in a panic? Nothing quite as fear inducing as a flaming bear coming right for your face. Feels like winning indeed.
    Far Cry 3 is a first person shooter that treats its characters and player for what they are, people with consciousness and their own moral standing. Should mass shooter games really be this enjoyable? Should the amount of violence and chaos seen be so naturally addictive to create? Maybe not, but it is.    … Expand
  16. Stingerbee
    Nov 23, 2014
    5
    The game doesn't run very well on a high-end AMD videocard (7900 series) - even at lowest settings it can become a slideshow at times (particularly while flying a kite and doing circles before you land) ... Apparently this game was tailored for Nvidia users and AMD users can pretty much go @#$! themselves. Classy, Ubisoft. I see this gem for what it is, though: if you ignore the minorThe game doesn't run very well on a high-end AMD videocard (7900 series) - even at lowest settings it can become a slideshow at times (particularly while flying a kite and doing circles before you land) ... Apparently this game was tailored for Nvidia users and AMD users can pretty much go @#$! themselves. Classy, Ubisoft. I see this gem for what it is, though: if you ignore the minor inconveniences with crafting and having to bounce back and forth for components, this is a beautiful game. It would get an 8.5 if it didn't lag with a beefy videocard.… Expand
  17. joaopontesvaz
    May 28, 2014
    9
    Graphics: 10 Sound: 9.0 Gameplay: 9.0 Fun/Story: 9.2

    Much better than far cry 2. It´s quality is like the first one and and these are good news. Graphics are amazing.
  18. cristiadu
    Sep 16, 2014
    9
    An amazing game, really fun to play, and with outstanding graphics. The controls are really enjoyable, and the history has some flaws, but Vaas character is simply one of the best villains of all game history.
  19. Give_em_hell
    Nov 16, 2018
    9
    A great game. Perfect graphics, great gameplay, exciting battles, good ai, decent story, lots of content, lots of weapon and crafting, huge map.
    If I make a little criticism: characters might have been a bit deeper, and a mature atmosphere would be better with a little bir less bullet-hell style.
  20. herr_rosa88
    May 31, 2014
    7
    The game is a lot of fun from times to times. The island world is really beautiful and the cut scenes and npc acting is so great that it some times feels like beeing in a movie. The down side is that the island istoo crowded with enemy NPC:s (which consists of animals and guerilla warriors). You can't go any 100 meters in any direction without bumping in to a fight with something whichThe game is a lot of fun from times to times. The island world is really beautiful and the cut scenes and npc acting is so great that it some times feels like beeing in a movie. The down side is that the island istoo crowded with enemy NPC:s (which consists of animals and guerilla warriors). You can't go any 100 meters in any direction without bumping in to a fight with something which destroys the flow that the game could have had.
    The multiplyer of the game is good but generic.    … Expand
  21. Tomle1202
    Jun 2, 2022
    9
    Far Cry 3 is an excellent videogame and a necessary evolution of the franchise.
  22. TheMasiMan1
    Jan 24, 2016
    9
    The storyline is great. Beatifull. Awesome. I like it. Vaas? GREAT bad guy. Theres not that many great bad guys around anymore in the video game industry. The boss of Vaas? Meh, he dosen't feel like Vaas. Graphics? Great. Sandbox? Fricking awesome. I got nothing to complain abo... well actually: After you kill all the pirates on the 2 islands, theres nothing to do. There is no enemies. IfThe storyline is great. Beatifull. Awesome. I like it. Vaas? GREAT bad guy. Theres not that many great bad guys around anymore in the video game industry. The boss of Vaas? Meh, he dosen't feel like Vaas. Graphics? Great. Sandbox? Fricking awesome. I got nothing to complain abo... well actually: After you kill all the pirates on the 2 islands, theres nothing to do. There is no enemies. If theres no enemies, the game is boring. The game is over. I played it for 26 hours. Now THATS a good amount of time.… Expand
  23. emcees
    Jun 24, 2014
    8
    This game is amazingly fun and incredible addictive but also there are few weaknesses
    Pros:
    - Large map to explore including some secrets - A variety of ways to execution: Snipe, Assassin, Rambo, etc. - Interesting side quests such as hunting rare animals - The outpost system is really fun - Weapons customization - Amazed graphics Cons: - Terrible endings in my opinion - The    This game is amazingly fun and incredible addictive but also there are few weaknesses
    Pros:
    - Large map to explore including some secrets
    - A variety of ways to execution: Snipe, Assassin, Rambo, etc.
    - Interesting side quests such as hunting rare animals
    - The outpost system is really fun
    - Weapons customization
    - Amazed graphics

    Cons:
    - Terrible endings in my opinion
    - The crafting system is somewhat simple
    - Cant shoot while driving which makes me frustrate sometimes

    Overall this is still a must-have, especially for who are the fan of this series    … Expand
  24. stealthhe
    Jul 3, 2014
    9
    Every now and then, I get an urge to play a good single player FPS. Far Cry has tended to be one of the more challenging, pretty, story-rich, and eccentric single player experiences I've encountered in an FPS. Far Cry 3 did not disappoint in this regard.

    After Ubisoft took over development from Crytek after the first Far Cry, the series has taken a decidedly Assassin's Creed (AC    Every now and then, I get an urge to play a good single player FPS. Far Cry has tended to be one of the more challenging, pretty, story-rich, and eccentric single player experiences I've encountered in an FPS. Far Cry 3 did not disappoint in this regard.

    After Ubisoft took over development from Crytek after the first Far Cry, the series has taken a decidedly Assassin's Creed (AC hereinafter) feel in terms of how information is presented to the player, as well as how the world is revealed to the player. This means a classic AC map interface wherein all of the "stuff" you can do in the game is hidden until you scale tall radio towers (AC: climb tall buildings), fix the radio (AC: look around to see where everything is), and use a zip-line to alight safely back to the ground (AC: jump off tower into bale of hay). At this point, all activities you can partake in are available to you on the map. Once you head out to actually DO activities, the classic Far Cry feel returns. Reasonably challenging enemies that are much more challenging when you run in and try to gun everyone to death (this very well may result in death, in fact it's likely). If you did that in Far Cry (1) you were likely toast.

    The environment is a beautiful lush jungle atmosphere with small-to-large villages scattered throughout. There's no way you'll be able to see where everyone you must take out is without doing a little bit of scouting first. THEN, after you've scouted everyone, then maybe you can run and gun successfully, mainly thank in part to the mark that remains on the top of the head of scouted enemies. One other thing to mention, enemies won't let you just sit in cover. They will flank you. They will be aggressive. Running around and using different cover and flanking them yourself is recommended! Oh, and uh, if you've never played a Far Cry before, enjoy the wildlife! They make things very interesting! Especially when they show up while you are trying to take over an encampment/village. And eat you.

    Now, I said story-rich...don't take that to mean Pulitzer Prize winning writing. I just meant that this isn't your now-typical 5 hour Call of Duty campaign where you know nothing about the protagonist and those that surround him other than their battle skills. The story is pretty over-the-top, but that's part of the fun. Far Cry never takes itself too seriously and makes the player feel like a badass without making them feel too invincible. The music direction by Brian Tyler is pretty much spot on with some gems thrown in there...think very different types of music put in basically what are the perfect spots. They all fit so well and only added to my personal experience. I especially loved post-rock tracks.

    With all the Steam sales Far Cry 3 has seen, I'm willing to bet many of you have already picked it up, and maybe even played it. But for those of you who have not purchased it, it is a solid buy for $30 and an absolute steal at anything $20 and under. If you already own it and it's sitting in your library uninstalled, then I recommend installing it and taking it for a spin. Personally, the experience was very fun and worth the time I spent playing (approx 30-40 hours, closer to 40 and I didn't do every last thing in the game).    … Expand
  25. toanrealmadrid1
    Jul 8, 2014
    8
    This game is nearly perfect. Great graphics, sounds, gameplay. This game worth every bit of money you pay. But some missions are too hard. 8 out of 10.
  26. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    8
    It's just a lot of fun. You think it would get boring after a while because it is repetitive but the game keeps you on your toes. It also has a very interesting bad guy.
  27. ibbie
    Sep 27, 2014
    10
    A 2 year old game that still look's better then every game till date! The story is grate and the Wildlife is **** amazing!

    con: Uplay is still the reason for Japan's high suicide rate!
  28. gebagia
    Aug 14, 2014
    7
    This is a really good game excellent graphics still in 2014 but... the old problem, the outposts system.. it taked nearly 45 hours to finish this game i loved the story, gameplay is one step further than FC2.

    I really disliked the outposts system, i need a new recipe from Ubisoft. They are great of making videogames now they need to move a step further and create new innovative ways to    This is a really good game excellent graphics still in 2014 but... the old problem, the outposts system.. it taked nearly 45 hours to finish this game i loved the story, gameplay is one step further than FC2.

    I really disliked the outposts system, i need a new recipe from Ubisoft. They are great of making videogames now they need to move a step further and create new innovative ways to explore their huge open worlds.    … Expand
  29. ccam
    Aug 12, 2014
    9
    I was expecting a lot from this game and that is what i got. Good graphics, not heavy for the PC, nice controls, nice story, all.
    Single player mode is great (maybe too easy?), feels like you are in a movie. Story is really involved.
    Co-op mode is a great addition as well.
    I really recommend it.
  30. HarryOnPC
    Aug 16, 2014
    9
    Farcry 3 is one of those games were you think why do I ever play multiplayer games. What I'm trying to say is that the game is absolutely beautiful, the gunplay is a mixture of satisfying and realistic, the stealth works great, the enemy ai is for the most part pretty smart, the open world is massive and there is always something to see or do, the story is exciting and tense (it is aFarcry 3 is one of those games were you think why do I ever play multiplayer games. What I'm trying to say is that the game is absolutely beautiful, the gunplay is a mixture of satisfying and realistic, the stealth works great, the enemy ai is for the most part pretty smart, the open world is massive and there is always something to see or do, the story is exciting and tense (it is a combination of pocahontus and taken) you will meet some of the strangest well thought out characters in any game you will ever play. A fantastic fps, open world sandbox and in my opinion it is better than crysis 1. The only critiisimeses I have is uplay because it is just an inconvenience it always needs updating, starting up farcry 3 takes longer because it has to go through steam then start up uplay and it is constantly going offline which disturbs the game, lets be honest no consumer wants uplay to exist but I can get past it to play an awesome game.… Expand
  31. EXASes
    Aug 30, 2014
    9
    A very good shooter game...Very good graphics and pretty awesome environmental depictions!! The game has very good use of plenty guns! There some annoying animals which sometimes ruin your misions!!
  32. Spyros_spy
    Sep 13, 2014
    10
    Loved the game. From campaign to side mission to collectibles to upgrade weapons and hunting animals! The graphics and gameplay were amazing and the story was really good. It is a must buy.
  33. JuanseDioratti
    Sep 16, 2014
    10
    Perfect. It has all what you wants: Graphics, story, gameplay. Ther has no week points you see it where you see it is awesome. You can die from a shot, or you can be atacked by a tiger or a shark. You will never remember all the map for his extending. Its **** huge. Perfect game
  34. azeitona
    Dec 10, 2014
    8
    Real solid action, beautiful landscapes and memorable characters are the highlights of Far Cry 3. The shooting action is one of the best in modern FPSs, and the stealth is fun. It is simple and, if you fail, it won't frustrate you. Vaas is one of the most charismatic villains I've ever seen, and yes, he has little time onscreen, but that's somewhat its charm. You are kept wondering whenReal solid action, beautiful landscapes and memorable characters are the highlights of Far Cry 3. The shooting action is one of the best in modern FPSs, and the stealth is fun. It is simple and, if you fail, it won't frustrate you. Vaas is one of the most charismatic villains I've ever seen, and yes, he has little time onscreen, but that's somewhat its charm. You are kept wondering when you will meet next. Only things holding it back are the crafting and repetitious tasks (driving from A to B, climbing towers, side quests feel all samey). But it is one of the most remarkable experiences from 2012.… Expand
  35. jongkong
    Sep 21, 2014
    9
    Great story line and awesome game experience. The game itself is quite challenging but never let me down to finish it till the end. I always love the open world concept throughout the game. The visual is stunning and the island environment was convincing.

    Unfortunately, there are few things that can be improved, first, when I play on the mission, I cant run from it or I will failed the    Great story line and awesome game experience. The game itself is quite challenging but never let me down to finish it till the end. I always love the open world concept throughout the game. The visual is stunning and the island environment was convincing.

    Unfortunately, there are few things that can be improved, first, when I play on the mission, I cant run from it or I will failed the mission itself. Thus, I prefer that I can run from any mission and redo it whenever I want.

    Secondly, in any of the difficult mission, once you reach at one of its checkpoint and died during the mission, let say, you just passed through the cave (first checkpoint) and reach the second checkpoint but at this checkpoint, you died being shot by random soldiers. When I was re-spawn or reborn ed which is at the last checkpoint (second checkpoint), the soldiers that hit me was gone. I thought it was glitches but it happened for few times. Hope someone can do something upon this matter.

    But overall, the game was great and no regret to spend your 25 hours to play it.    … Expand
  36. slim1985
    Nov 28, 2014
    10
    Far Cry 3 is a classic shooter at its core, but there are various RPG mechanics, skills and upgrades under the hood. It’s a fabulous playing ground and one can but marvel at the wondrous ways the various elements interact with each other
  37. Flack007
    Oct 16, 2014
    9
    For me it's one of my favourite games. It was awesome. Do you still remember all of these hereos in this game? Yes I do. Great soundrack anyway. Huge map, You can play it your own way. You play it how long you want. Great graphic. I really glad that I could try this game.
  38. yo_mama_so_fat
    Oct 23, 2014
    9
    This game really set the bar high for any possible successors. Took the best things from Far Cry 2 and improved on it. Ubisoft really listened to their fan base. Played this game 3 times and I'm still going.
  39. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 26, 2018
    7
    Far Cry 3
    A bit overrated
    Far Cry 3 is an about 16 hour long first person shooter where you play as Jason Brody The game starts with a bunch of young adults having fun and next thing you know, you and your little brother are in a cage, with the others nowhere to be found, this is where youre introduced to this games main antagonist vaas, who then shoots your brother, you run away and    Far Cry 3
    A bit overrated
    Far Cry 3 is an about 16 hour long first person shooter where you play as Jason Brody
    The game starts with a bunch of young adults having fun and next thing you know, you and your little brother are in a cage, with the others nowhere to be found, this is where youre introduced to this games main antagonist vaas, who then shoots your brother, you run away and you spend the rest of the game trying to find your friends and get revenger for you little brother.. .
    I havnt played far cry 3 before, and with it being released for current gen consoles, being included in the far cry 5 season pass I thought I would go back and play the ps3 version..
    after hearing such great things about how this game was robbed for game of the year 2012 by releasing in December.. I was even more excited for what is supposed to be the best game in the far cry series…
    And im sorry to break your hearts, but I just don’t see it..
    And lets be real.. 2012 we saw the likes of dishonored, assassins creed 3, the walking dead season , lollipop chainsaw, borderlands 2, and journey… get out of here with that robbed nonsense…
    Is far cry 3 the best game in the series?
    If we don’t count far cry primal, it actually probably is.. that much I agree on.. though Ive never touched far cry 4…
    right off the bat, my eyes needed some adjusting.. im geunuinely surprised how bad this only nearly 6 year old game now looks.. I had to get used to the old school graphics to really immerse myself into the world.. thankfully after a couple of hours my brain and eyes did adjust and the negative critiquing ends there..
    Because Far Cry 3 while is insanely overrated is stil la really good game
    what makes far cry 3 so great is that its so simple and linear… youre placed on a giant island is towers to climb to reveal the map.. its crawling with plants and animals to hunt so you can upgrade your gear, posts to liberate for fast travel points.. and the story is delivered with emotion and great design that we don’t get in the more modern far cry games
    I much prefer this delivery style over the recent separate regions, go do things to challenge the region leader nonsense they do now, it pulls everything in and makes It feel personal..
    here youl lbe doing a variety of queststhat as you could guess involves a lot of shooting, with the occasional annoying stealth missions thrown in here…
    But it never feels like just busy work, I had fun through the whole campaign, and my favorite moments much like in far cry 5 were the moments where youre going through weird hallucinations…
    it’s a clever way to create unrealistic levels and bring them into reality and I appreciate that..
    and completing quests will reward you with xp that goes towards skill points you can throw in your skill tree
    world design however is just okay, not much incentive to explore…
    it’s a bunch of greens and blues.. I didn’t feel like much care went into crafting it, but works as land in between missions, and does a great job of coming to life during the main story line..
    A story that was again just kind of okay, none of the characters blew me away, there are some surprised in the story.. but nothing that really drew me in or pulled me through to the end..
    the pure fun of the gameplay, the shooting, the tower climbing, the hunting.. that’s what kept me going..
    there is also co op maps and online multiplayer here but beign a 6 year old game as you would guess theres not many people still playing and there isn’t much to say about it.. its just one of those tacked on multiplayer modes that every AAA ps3 game had
    Ultimately I enjoyed Far Cry 3
    Its not as great as everyone remembers it being.. it doesn’t hold up..
    but its still decently fun
    I give far cry 3
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  40. markusdevine
    Nov 11, 2014
    10
    Picked this up along Blood Dragon in the last Steam sale and feck me but this game rocks! The story is great, the world just begs to be explored and the main protaganist is pure insane. A must for any open world gamers.

    Also, make sure to pick up Blood Dragon if you were an 80's and 90's gamer and action film fan.
  41. FrannyFantastic
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    Far Cry 3 is the ultimate power fantasy, and I mean this as a compliment. Yeah, lots of games let you take back strongholds with bazookas and flamethrowers, but few offer an experience as smooth as Far Cry's. Combat is the perfect balance between stealth and firefighting, letting you sneak behind bushes or aim explosives at everything in sight. The hunting side quests are also a ton of fun.
  42. Razrback16
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Great game, tons of fun. Obviously a late review for a game that's about 10 years old, but this was made back in Ubisoft's heyday, before they became the wokeness / ESG / left-wing lunatic trash pushing company that they are today. :)

    They had innovated a bit on this game and upgraded the graphics significantly along with the takedown mechanics. Game is an absolute blast, highly recommended.
  43. Goby
    Mar 25, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is painfully average. It starts off strong and sucks you into the theme easilly, but gets really dull after a short while of playing. The dialogues repeat, the activities are repetitive, AI keeps doing the dumbest things etc etc. What bothers me above anything is that the main missions force you down a specific path and doesn't tell you what it is going to be, so you're usually coming ill prepared.
    SPOILERS: At the end of the game as you're saving Riley from the airport you hop on a helicopter to fly out of the airport and escape the hordes of Hoyt's mercenaries. Riley has a pilot's licence for a plane, but he's got no experience with helis. Nonetheless he gets you off the ground and manages to manouver the helicopter. Thing is, he **** circles the airport and never gets higher than 30 meters off the ground. Know why? Cause the developers want you to enjoy the action of shooting at everything that moves (with explosions ofc). Half the time there's things blowing up on their own and the AI conveniently keeps taking cover behind gasoline barrels. Meanwhile they're calling you "The Traitor" over and over again. I'm **** SNOW WHITE! I was never part of your gang of mercenaries!!

    This episode is just one example of the many bugs, braindead activities, oversights etc that put me off this game. Only chose this because I finally had enough while doing this particular mission. The whole game is a grind, and it's not even an MMO where grinding can give you a sense of purpose. Far Cry 3 is a kiddy game, it's not for anybody who expects more than action.

    AND WHY DON'T THE LOCALS EVER HELP ME!?!? I am liberating your whole island by myself and I'm getting 0 help from you - literally 0. If you're already forcing me to ditch the stealthy approach and go in guns blazing, you might aswell have these guys help me out. No-one in the history of mankind has singlehandedly killed so many people as this adrenaline junkie who was mortified by the sight of a bad guy dying at the beginning of the game.

    I'd go on and on, but I've come to expect this from Ubisoft's games. The games they publish are usually just eye candy and lack in most other aspects.

    Kudos to the driving mechanics though. Driving around was a blast at first, but eventually I ceased to care about exploring so I just quit and did it only when it was required.    … Expand
  44. Arousan
    Nov 25, 2014
    8
    I liked this game, nice title by Ubisoft (company that i dont like too much). Funny, well-staged story and nice graphics. Hopefully continue on this path.
  45. tods
    Nov 28, 2014
    9
    Despite not being a large first person action guy, i found this game very enjoyable and well worth the minimal amount i paid. Plenty to do and great mission variation. Thoroughly recommended and looking forward to playing number 4 :)
  46. ShawnD
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    The story is good, the characters are interesting, the graphics are nice, the missions are good, the guns are excellent, the AI is good, the character runs fast like it's Doom or Quake, one can run forever, the vehicles handle reasonably well. There are a few missions that are incredibly annoying, but they are rare enough to not be a problem.

    A few problems that I have with this game:    The story is good, the characters are interesting, the graphics are nice, the missions are good, the guns are excellent, the AI is good, the character runs fast like it's Doom or Quake, one can run forever, the vehicles handle reasonably well. There are a few missions that are incredibly annoying, but they are rare enough to not be a problem.

    A few problems that I have with this game:
    1) It can be extremely hard to see who is shooting me. I need to use the camera to tag almost every enemy.
    2) Fall damage is retarded. I'm not even joking when I say it's possible to lose 1/3 of your health by falling 5 feet. Fortunately, health syringes are easy to make, so it's just annoying. It doesn't really break the game or make it too hard.
    3) The button to loot enemies and the button to switch guns should not be the same button. I end up dropping my weapon and picking up some crap weapon because I was staring at the guy's left leg instead of his right leg when holding the E key.
    4) The dark areas can be too dark. I have some thick blinds in my house, but they still don't block enough sunlight to play parts of this game while the sun is up.    … Expand
  47. Ryzoft_Stipe
    Dec 7, 2014
    10
    Game's ability to entertain you with interesting story and concept overall is a very important feature, and this game has it.

    It's immerse gameplay is supported by variety of interactive environment, characters and weapons.
  48. SeanVincent
    Nov 20, 2016
    9
    This game is the first Far Cry game I ever play. The Characters are well presented and well voiced and the story was okay to say the least.

    The graphics were fairly decent and the setting has a great atmosphere. The huge open world gives you things to do. The Characters were decent and memorable.The villain is the best of the franchise. Vaas is intimidating,scary,insane and brutal, he    This game is the first Far Cry game I ever play. The Characters are well presented and well voiced and the story was okay to say the least.

    The graphics were fairly decent and the setting has a great atmosphere. The huge open world gives you things to do. The Characters were decent and memorable.The villain is the best of the franchise. Vaas is intimidating,scary,insane and brutal, he is one of my favourites but the main antagonist is Hoyt Volker, a generic Villain(Far cry 4's Pagan Min is much better).Citra, very complicated and she is just weird. The main protagonist Jason Brody who was okay but little known background of him, other characters are forgettable. Story is decent enough and the ending was like what the f**k?

    The open world gives a great atmosphere and freedom to kill bastards and grand theft auto out of it but it has limitations but who cares. The missions are fun and interesting sometimes repetitive and also the side missions are pointless. So many features. The game is hard for first time players of the game (like me) but this why I love this game so much,screaming to a monitor because I failed, I love it. The game is beautiful and polished to say a few.

    Far Cry 3 is an excellent gaming experience but it has some flaws too, which they will improve later on a next game or an update, but then again no game is perfect. Far Cry 3 is best of the series, played 4 and primal(Primal is the worst). Far Cry 3 is worth to revisit and still hold up.    … Expand
  49. LifeHistory
    May 10, 2017
    9
    This is what FC2 should have been. Its very good game.

    -Good gameplay.
    -Nice story.
    -Amazing Graphics.
    -Beautiful openworld.
    -Great machanics.

    A well thought and made game.
  50. dneogy
    Mar 30, 2015
    8
    This game is absolute awesome.The whole story line of this game is easily under stable.The visual graphic of the game is also promising.The open world that is provided in the game has each an every detailing.And there are many things to do in the open world including the missions.
  51. OOa007
    Dec 20, 2018
    9
    great game. good story, lots of freedom, lots of fun tasks, i want to play it a 3rd time thinking about it :)
  52. Robo1234
    Jul 24, 2016
    6
    I waited quite a while to play this game. My grand kids, who hated Far Cry 2, loved this game. Ironically, I thought (still do) Far Cry 2 was/is the best FPS I've ever played. It was flawed in many respects, but it ALWAYS kept me IN the world. You can get shot while looking at your map. You can look at your map and drive at the same time. Nothing was safe. I even complained aboutI waited quite a while to play this game. My grand kids, who hated Far Cry 2, loved this game. Ironically, I thought (still do) Far Cry 2 was/is the best FPS I've ever played. It was flawed in many respects, but it ALWAYS kept me IN the world. You can get shot while looking at your map. You can look at your map and drive at the same time. Nothing was safe. I even complained about having GPS and found a way to turn that off. The game did not fair well. I wonder why (as I roll my eyes).

    Well, I have played FC3 and am on the south island and nearing the end of the game. I won't finish it. The game makes me fell like a grade school kid.

    It's ironic that a gamer will complain about FC2 because, "the enemy can see me from a mile away!" and then love FC3 where the enemy turns into little dots running around on your mini map. And people wonder what has happened to gaming.

    I don't blame Ubisoft, it's the gamers that are the problem.

    This is a little kids game.    … Expand
  53. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
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  54. zampaconi
    Jul 30, 2016
    9
    Recensione temporanea da sostituire non appena disponibile quella definitiva. Recensione temporanea da sostituire non appena disponibile quella definitiva.
  55. Revage141
    Jan 21, 2022
    5
    The far edge could never go through to the end (too long and boring). After 10 years, I decided to go through it to the end and what can I say: the first part of the game still brings you up to date, it tells you "I'm exploring the world", but I don't want to do this at all, why? Because "the world is inanimate!" I thought for a long time that it was "Action with RPG elements", but no - inThe far edge could never go through to the end (too long and boring). After 10 years, I decided to go through it to the end and what can I say: the first part of the game still brings you up to date, it tells you "I'm exploring the world", but I don't want to do this at all, why? Because "the world is inanimate!" I thought for a long time that it was "Action with RPG elements", but no - in all stores and Wikipedia the game is listed as just "Action", so I became more loyal to it.

    "game world" / "game mechanics" - the game has been called "cult" by many experts for one of the reasons "open world", but what to do in this open world? Civilian NPCs are extremely rare, civilians in villages are 3-4 people and mostly silent, it is impossible to understand their "TRAGEDY", and just to understand what they are thinking in order to absorb the local world! It can only be seen that the island is with lazy anarchy, where Vasa people are trying to rule, and an aboriginal tribe opposes us against it (there is of course a 3rd party - "mercenaries", but despite their ent (they are also traffickers), they are only on their own separate island), but this war is extremely strange, weak aborigines hold a single village and a local archipelago, and Vasa people come across you at every step, you will kill them -kill-kill, because of this the world seems even more artificial. It seems even more artificial when you, traveling by car, meet an enemy patrol or a car on the opposite path, after you destroy them, another enemy car will pass "purely by accident" in a minute and you will need to destroy them - it all gets boring quickly, you begin to understand that the world is illogical even in the usual game understanding (where on a poor little island there are so many cars, so many people, who are many times more than the local population? Yes, they may be mercenaries, but why are they in such numbers? Rave! Even if it's not nonsense, they can't destroy the remnants of the resistance - doubly nonsense!). Because of all this, I couldn't feel myself in virtual reality, and it didn't work out to explore and enjoy the scenery because of all this. At the same time, the main problem of the game is that the enemies run in bright (red), which looks even more strange and it does not work to immerse themselves in the game!
    "PLOT" - The first part of the plot is normal, the second is boring, but the ending is even philosophical in its own way, not flared.
    But I played through the force, almost fell asleep, but the end even made me think about the general idea of the game, to understand the philosophy of action, but it is here without hidden meanings, but quite pleasant. It is impossible to call this game a "benchmark". How many new far cry did not come out, having the same gameplay, problems - they will not be able to jump to the 3rd part, because far cry 3 was more philosophical than it seems at first glance, but everything is not so rosy at the same time.

    After the passage, the sediment remains inside, which ending you would not choose, but attention is drawn to our choice and I want to understand the meaning of all the savagery of this island, the tragedy of people, but it will not work because: neither communicate with NPCs, nor talk to factions - it is impossible. Alas, the game is average lousy, but also pleasantly surprised me at the end.    … Expand
  56. Crackfarmer
    Jun 22, 2016
    9
    Best Far Cry Game of the whole series. FC4 was bad and Primal speaks for itself, noone bought it.
    They made this Game greate and did bad Game after. Atleast they didn't use denuvo back then.
  57. KuniHDT
    Jan 20, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best open world game I have ever played. The game runs smoothly on a mid-end PC, along with nice-looking graphics. But something I disappointed about the game that the Stealth Mechanics is not important, because you can go combat at anytime and you are hard to die. It is possible to kill an entire army of pirates with a knife in combat state.… Expand
  58. skyworldhawk
    Oct 28, 2016
    9
    Ya se que estoy escribiendo la review un poco tarde, pero de algo servirá.
    Este juego es una joya que todo jugador debe tener en su colección, en mi caso lo compré en 2016, y aun así no me ha decepcionado para nada.
    Tiene una gran jugabilidad, es más aunque el manejo de los coches sea bastante malo, te diviertes conduciéndolos, después respecto al modo historia, he de decir que se    Ya se que estoy escribiendo la review un poco tarde, pero de algo servirá.
    Este juego es una joya que todo jugador debe tener en su colección, en mi caso lo compré en 2016, y aun así no me ha decepcionado para nada.
    Tiene una gran jugabilidad, es más aunque el manejo de los coches sea bastante malo, te diviertes conduciéndolos, después respecto al modo historia, he de decir que se desarrolla muy bien su trama ya que te va consiguiendo enganchar poco a poco y cuando menos te lo espera se acaba con un grandioso final, porque ese tiroteo con esa pedazo de música te motiva mucho, eso si también tiene puntos negativos y para mi el más grande es cada batalla cuerpo a cuerpo las cuales aun siendo muy importantes solo consisten en una serie de quick time events, pero a pesar de este fallo la historia sigue siendo muy divertida.
    Cuando te pones a capturar el primer campamento te sientes libre ya que puedes entrar por cualquier lado al campamento y con todas las posibilidades que tienes de capturarlo, desde ir sigiloso o ir con toda tu artillería disparando a cualquier cosa que se mueva, eso si me parece muy bien que se premie más al sigilo que a la locura.
    También puedes capturar una serie de torres las cuales al destruir un aparato que estará situado arriba del todo te completará un trozo de mapa, estas torres aunque no muy difícil de llegar a la cima, según vas avanzando en la historia te das cuenta de que cada vez tienes que pensar más que tienes que hacer para subir un piso más y eso es una cosa que creo que le falta a cualquier campaña de un shooter, a lo que yo denomino "momento puzle".
    También he probado los otros dos modos de juego, el modo cooperativo, el cual me parece que está bastante bien y más al jugar con amigos; pero creo que el modo multijugador sobra ya que es una copia de todos los shooters actuales mal hecha.
    En conclusión he de decir que Far Cry 3 es un juegazo el cual recomiendo a cualquiera (excepto si lo único que quieres jugar es el modo multijugador).    … Expand
  59. sevifc
    Feb 26, 2016
    8
    Un jefe que está como una putisima cabra, escenarios tropicales fantásticos y una historia llena de violencia de principio a fin. Varios finales. Buena jugabilidad donde tu eliges que estilo llevar (sigilo o a saco). Recomendado 100%
  60. Upijuss14
    Mar 9, 2016
    9
    Excellent game worth every penny of its price GOOD JOB UBISOFT. Far cry 3 is really one of my favourite games of all time back in 2012, i was so hyped for this game i couldn't wait to play this game on my pc.
    Gameplay is fantastic absolutely incredible , story is very nice but gets weird at the end,the world is extremely big, weapons are amazing, animations are amazing, performance is    Excellent game worth every penny of its price GOOD JOB UBISOFT. Far cry 3 is really one of my favourite games of all time back in 2012, i was so hyped for this game i couldn't wait to play this game on my pc.
    Gameplay is fantastic absolutely incredible , story is very nice but gets weird at the end,the world is extremely big, weapons are amazing, animations are amazing, performance is alright not the best but not the worst, overall the game is great it is definitely a MUST OWN!!!    … Expand
  61. TwistedCritic
    Mar 14, 2016
    9
    This game blew me away! I didn't expect to love it so much! Great characters, great story, great variety, and I can still go back to replay this, it's so fun! Vaas is one the greatest villains in any video game I've ever played! And the story is really emotional and deep, and Jason's whole trans-formative arc is epic. Only loses a point due to a rubbish co-op campaign, otherwise, perfect 10.
  62. Shadow1
    May 18, 2016
    6
    This game is average , because graphics in this game is bad , but storyline is good . This game is Action , but at the moments Stealth . This game is not one of the best game of 2012 . Far Cry 3 better than Far Cry 4 and Far Cry 3 interesting pass . 6/10 .
  63. TharduzGDL
    Apr 12, 2016
    9
    GOOD: Very entertaining game, fun to play, nice graphics, nice quality overall, like the tower/camp structure, variate approach to objectives (be creative).
    BAD: Too easy, sometime map feels empty in some areas, animals are a little to hard to kill xD, boss fights not very inspired.
  64. GreK4
    May 4, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game absolutely cool, everyone knew this. But is everything whether so good? Let me tell about bad side game.
    I think developers who made this product, as told in Russia, - Beginning for health, ended for dying. Scenarios was good, if not one but. In the end, i felling something tired writers and developers, it is start near history of Sam. I seem that they don't have force ending game and they just fast release game, kinda tried take that, although that not able to take. In general, i don't like scene killed Hoy and Vaas. Take knife and kill them, when in first case, you stayed in house Hoy, where a lot of his security and in second case, Vaas stiks in your hurt knife and... you don't die. Why?
    These moments come me to though, that whole history in game it is just dream main hero Jason's. How still we can explain this situations? Remember, how Citra give sleep Jason's, when just blowing dust in his face, then when he wake up, he already keep knife directly at throat her girlfriend. It is be a few drug.
    Okey, we understood this. But that there with end history? All end very chaotically. I chose save my friend, and after Citra dead. CITRA dead! And what happened with our team? Nothing us let go home. Weird.
    Talking about skills, i have last level still before end game, far from end game. But okey, i do all tasks and collect many different trash, which give me exp. Knew, i real give satisfaction from this, before i had last level. Then me lose interest collect these things, and do more, then need.

    Now, i flow compliments. I love this game, really love. I complete this game for three days, opened all maps, performed all side quest and take all outposts. More satisfaction, i don't long ago. This place, this island were made genius people, it very beautiful and biggest. Gameplay marvelous. Graphic super. Scenarios good. Characters interested. In general, really cool game.
    But, sorta, you ask me, why marks 8. And i answered you, - because game wasn't exciting and fascinated from beginning to end. In the end i a little bored and i don;t have desire continue this game after passed. I like this world, but live there i don't want. How was in borderlands 2 (I understand that is bad compare, but anyway). Sorta, this game don't set this purpose, okey, then it deserve this marks.

    Thanks for reading. Good luck.    … Expand
  65. ThunderBolt456
    May 26, 2016
    9
    This is one of the best open world games that you can find out there the game gets everything right the gameplay,the story,the characters and the open world.the game is brimming with things to do like shoot bad guys,upgrade weapons,liberate outposts etc.The best character in this game is Vaas who is the antagonist of this game and you play as Jason Brody a guy who has been kidnapped on anThis is one of the best open world games that you can find out there the game gets everything right the gameplay,the story,the characters and the open world.the game is brimming with things to do like shoot bad guys,upgrade weapons,liberate outposts etc.The best character in this game is Vaas who is the antagonist of this game and you play as Jason Brody a guy who has been kidnapped on an island along with his friends while they were on a vacation after Jason escapes the prison he meets some people who help him to find his friends.The main problem with this game is the final boss fight which is TERRIBLE because it just a lazy QTE brawl otherwise this game is a must play easily one of the best open world games of all time.… Expand
  66. BDbloks12
    Jun 2, 2017
    9
    Far Cry 3 is a great game. The story is very good because you are just an average Joe on vacation. The game then turns you into a crazed killer. The villain was very well portrayed. The outposts were fun to destroy. The great game play and a great story make this game a must play.
  67. frhanhanif
    Nov 23, 2020
    9
    great story telling, solid driving and moving mechanics, the tattoo system is fun. Personally this is the best far cry game that i ever played
  68. sa1vag3
    Jun 28, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. besides the lag and crashes on steam its simply amazing but pls fix the crashes thanks p.s. when you kill vaas I think you should be able to go back to America or take over all of his outposts and lands… Expand
  69. colourxbandits
    Jun 30, 2016
    9
    Beautiful scenery, interesting and unique characters, exciting and non-repetitive plot, good range of weapons, endless amount of things to do besides the main story, fun gameplay such as killing the animals and performing take downs on enemies... idk man i could go on forever this game is great :P
  70. NathanielRH
    Jul 14, 2016
    10
    This game got me started on the Far Cry franchise and I can safely say that it is better than Far Cry 4.

    Why? The Feeling it gives you. It makes you feel scared, alert, and on a real mission. Far Cry 4 does not make you feel that way, Far Cry 4 makes you wonder why you're here, what you're trying to do and who you are. Far Cry 3 attaches you to main characters, tells you who    This game got me started on the Far Cry franchise and I can safely say that it is better than Far Cry 4.

    Why?

    The Feeling it gives you. It makes you feel scared, alert, and on a real mission. Far Cry 4 does not make you feel that way, Far Cry 4 makes you wonder why you're here, what you're trying to do and who you are.

    Far Cry 3 attaches you to main characters, tells you who you're becoming and sets you free on a land to become that person. Far Cry 3 is the God of the Far Cry franchise, and this game deserves a remake about a decade from now. Classic game, worth every penny.    … Expand
  71. Melgacius
    Dec 5, 2017
    8
    1 – GENERAL

    Far Cry 3 is an open world FPS created by Ubisoft. It shares lots of the traditional Ubisoft game mechanics like climbing a tower to reveal part of the map, or having the chance to explore to know more about the story of the Island. Speaking about story, the plot of the game is not the best I've seen, at best is solid, but we forgive all its faults when we see that    1 – GENERAL

    Far Cry 3 is an open world FPS created by Ubisoft. It shares lots of the traditional Ubisoft game mechanics like climbing a tower to reveal part of the map, or having the chance to explore to know more about the story of the Island.

    Speaking about story, the plot of the game is not the best I've seen, at best is solid, but we forgive all its faults when we see that characters are well built and one of the villains is probably one of the all time greatest in videogames. Resumed, you are on vacations on an Island with your friends and you are caught by pirates. If you want to know more, just play the game.

    Graphics still old even from today's standards, but I've experienced a lot of framedrops after a nVidia update, later partially solved, but I still suffer from unexpected framedrops when driving vehicles. The world is not as beautiful as in Ghost Recon Wildlands, but is still very enjoyable to watch.

    Sound effects are well set together, but the NPCs have just a little amount of voicelines, so we spend most game listening to the same ones. The music is atmospheric, and it always sets a good mood for gunfights, despite that it changes when every NPC is dead, so we know when we can stop paying attention.

    2 – GAMEPLAY

    Most of the game fights are satisfying, guns are properly balanced and they all feel different and fun to play. We have to loot corpses and boxes to gather money to buy and upgrade weapons, but after a while they all become free at shops, so all money is only important until a certain part of the game, after that it just become useless.

    Most times you can approach a mission from more than one angle, and that's rewarding. Sometimes a mission has a small difficulty spike, nothing to worry about, but you end up going by trial and error, and eventually you end up doing the mission with just brute force.

    There's tons to explore in the islands, and also a lot to search and find. Interestingly enough the map is not packed full of repetitive missions that we have to do in order to develop our skills. I've mostly just done the main story and some sidequests, and I still progressed at a good pace. It took me about 20h to finish the story, I think that a completionist can take another 30h from the game, or even more, so the balance between story and repetitive sidequests seems to me spot on. Way better than actual games. Now is not common to say this, but thumbs up Ubisoft!

    3 – CONCLUSION

    I have three major problems with this game:

    Its peak is not the ending, but the killing of the firs villain;

    The best moments of the game are QTE, and that ruins the fun;

    Both endings are not very inspired.

    There's still some funny bugs, but none of those ruins the experience, they are just fun.

    Multiplayer is still active, even more than lawbreakers, but is not very interesting.

    So, do I recommend the game? OFC, it's a great game, that worth's the current full price, but is so easy to find it in a sale, that I recommend you to wait a bit of one of those.    … Expand
  72. GhiriGhiri
    Aug 27, 2016
    8
    Far Cry 3 is one of the most compelling stories of adventure on an island all to also explore the graphics sometimes leaves you speechless .
    The mobs are sometimes a bit ' repetitive
  73. Alex12121
    Sep 5, 2016
    10
    я считаю эта игра очень хорошая есть много причин того что я поставил 10 из 10 сейчас всё расскажу. я очень захотел поиграть в игру когда увидел трейлер как я считаю 1 часть была интересной и запоминающейся игрой вторая часть это просто громкий провал а во третья часть просто прелесть прекрасный продуманный отрытый мир отличные и весёлые задания а также есть и побочные задания то естья считаю эта игра очень хорошая есть много причин того что я поставил 10 из 10 сейчас всё расскажу. я очень захотел поиграть в игру когда увидел трейлер как я считаю 1 часть была интересной и запоминающейся игрой вторая часть это просто громкий провал а во третья часть просто прелесть прекрасный продуманный отрытый мир отличные и весёлые задания а также есть и побочные задания то есть второстепеные а также другие разные развлечения в общем все советую поиграть и получать не забываемые впечатления .… Expand
  74. Jernas
    May 16, 2020
    7
    After the simplified and boring Far Cry 2, I said to myself, I will never try another Ubisoft made Far Cry game again. But then, Far Cry 3 was released and got such exceptionally high scores across the board, that I just had to try it out and see what's really going on.

    Far Cry 3 looks similar to Far Cry 2. There are some improvements, but the reality is, it doesn't look exceptionally    After the simplified and boring Far Cry 2, I said to myself, I will never try another Ubisoft made Far Cry game again. But then, Far Cry 3 was released and got such exceptionally high scores across the board, that I just had to try it out and see what's really going on.

    Far Cry 3 looks similar to Far Cry 2. There are some improvements, but the reality is, it doesn't look exceptionally good for a 2012 game. Once again, everything in the distance is out of focus due to some strange reason and there's some sort of haze in the air at all times. Ubisoft Montreal did learn something from their mistakes though, AI is a little bit better this time around, dead enemies do not resurrect constantly anymore, and they finally added a story to the game, which isn't even all that bad to be honest. They also added some innovative elements that weren't in the previous game, like hunting, crafting and upgrading abilities. Guns are OK and you are actually free to roam the map, or at least half of the map at a time.

    However, under the surface, we are looking at a barely improved Far Cry 2. Ubisoft Montreal managed to blow it yet again with shallow execution. Hunting is little more than a short minigame, since all you do here is kill a couple of each animal and you are able to craft all the items there are to craft. The money system is just as broken as it's incredibly easy to accumulate large amounts of cash, and there's nothing worthwhile available to buy with it, except for weapons. But wait, you get those for free anyway, with the help of another useless minigame, called switching on the radio towers. I found myself doing only three things the entire time, liberating outposts, switching on the radio towers and doing the main story missions, which are mostly too long and, with a few exceptions, not very well designed.

    Now that I've seen it, I have no idea why this game got anything but mediocre scores. I can see someone potentially enjoying Far Cry 3 as a mindless sandbox playground, but then again, there are better options for that on the market, such as the Just Cause trilogy or Grand Theft Auto games.    … Expand
  75. Seno12
    Oct 31, 2016
    10
    It is the best game for me ever, Graphics are great, story is great, gameplay is great. I enjoy every second of it, just like watching a good movie it's a masterpiece :)
  76. JakGLaDOS29
    Dec 30, 2016
    8
    As my first try into the Far Cry series, I found the open world elements extremely inviting and finding it very easy to become lost in the game itself as an adventurer. I'm not much a fan of the story, but found myself immersed within the environment. The game is truly unique and is worth a try to anyone thinking about it.
  77. LincolnClay
    Jan 15, 2017
    8
    By far the best in the far cry franchise is far cry 3,the game is set in a tropical island where you control jason brody a guy who has lost everything,he get's his older brother killed during escaping, his friends and younger brother are missing. you alone have to master the jungle to forward on rescuing your younger brother and friends. it's like rambo as a teenager,despite....theBy far the best in the far cry franchise is far cry 3,the game is set in a tropical island where you control jason brody a guy who has lost everything,he get's his older brother killed during escaping, his friends and younger brother are missing. you alone have to master the jungle to forward on rescuing your younger brother and friends. it's like rambo as a teenager,despite....the storyline,gameplay and more importantly the soundtrack is improved than the previous far cry games and it's the best sandbox game i have ever played..P.S the car driving in this is gorgeously beautiful,fans who are looking for first person shooter,stealth and sandbox. all in one,then far cry 3 is for you.

    My rating for it would be 8.9/10    … Expand
  78. PCkopat
    Jan 15, 2017
    10
    as for me best first person shooter game of 2012 also currently in the first ten. if you couldn't play , should play it. Far Cry 3 has realistic open world.
  79. Captain_Faramir
    May 27, 2017
    8
    8.8 - Really fun game, if you're into FPS games this is definitely one to play. With some nice graphics, Rambo style or stealth gameplay, cool music and awesome characters, this game is memorable on various levels.
  80. Roke_
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    this game is fantastic as there is plenty to do and will keep you enticed throughout the whole thing also probably the best Far Cry storyline also gun customisation is very good also multiple endings which is very cool and the open world is extremely fun to mess around with also the multiplayer is very fun for example the coop missions with friends and the generic normal multiplayer is very good.
  81. JhotaYSL
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una aventura que nos hace sentir precisamente lo que pretende, sentir el miedo contra unos piratas e ir evolucionando a medida que pasa el tiempo y adquirimos habilidades.
    Con un villano muy característico haciendo uso de la locura y los trastornos psicológicos al mas puro estilo del Joker.
    Un mundo abierto muy nutrido de animales a los que cazar y con un gran número de enemigos a abatir que desafortunadamente disminuyen en el mapa a medida que capturamos campamentos, capturas cuyas recompensas en xp aumentan si aplicamos un factor sigilo a la operación, lo que evita que el juego sea un caos total, a menos que uno lo desee y entre a "saco" con un lanzallamas y un puñado de granadas.
    Como en la mayoría de juegos las misiones secundarías de caza, ayuda a miembros de la IA o misiones de busca y captura no son lo mas divertido del juego aunque en la mayoría de las veces no son solo excusas para alargar el tiempo jugable, si no que nos ayudarán a conseguir objetos exclusivos de esas misiones para mejorar nuestro equipo, aunque si nuestro propósito es divertirnos, el juego está repleto de lugares donde podemos ganar dinero en pequeños minijuegos tales como timbas de poker, lanzamiento de cuchillos o practicar la puntería con aves.
    Las posibilidades que ofrece a la hora de realizar cualquier tipo de acción son prácticamente infinitas, desde despistar enemigos con piedras a liberar a animales salvajes para que nos hagan el "trabajo sucio" pasando por una amplia gama de armas que están diseñadas para cada una de las situaciones pero que a la hora de matar piratas podemos usar de todas las formas polivalentes que se nos ocurran.
    La historia se desarrolla de una forma excepcional haciéndonos sentir perdidos o confusos cuando entramos a un templo ancestral o de repente conocemos a un viejo loco adicto a consumir sustancias alucinógenas. Nos hace sentir esa frustración de que Vaas (el villano) va siempre un paso por delante de nosotros y eso nos hace estar deseosos de llegar al siguiente nivel para ver en esa ocasión podemos cogerle desprevenido . Este juego tiene dos finales, los cuales desde mi punto de vista se podrían haber mejorado o incluso dar por terminada la historia en un punto anterior, aunque entiendo la decisión de poner esos dos finales ya que nuestro personaje sufre tal evolución, que pasa de ser un loco adolescente a un auténtico asesino de piratas.
    El multijugador no es un call of duty, pero tampoco creo que pretenda serlo, ya que utiliza habilidades y tiene un poco mas de importancia el juego táctico y calmado, en definitiva es una parte del juego que nos hace disfrutar y jugar con nuevas armas y accesorios cuando ya hemos exprimido el modo de un solo jugador.
    El modo cooperativo online es el que veo mas verde, lo veo bien para jugar con amigos pero no para jugar con gente desconocida ya que es muy importante el trabajo en equipo, las armas de tus compañero y el rol que coge cada uno en la misión, ademas a esto se le suma un pequeño número de misiones coop.
    Los aspectos mas resaltables del juego par mí son la inmersión en el personaje, la libertad que te ofrece el mapa y una linea de dificultad mas o menos ascendente ya que siempre tienes que estar atento a tu vida y las medicinas pero sobre todo el toque de locura que tiene este juego y que tanto nos gusta, el cual alcanza su punto álgido cuando tenemos que destrozar una plantación de marihuana y solo disponemos de un lanzallamas y un poco de música de Skrillex para quemar el recinto y llevarnos una buena fumada como recompensa.
    Los puntos negativos no tienen una gran relevancia en el juego pero aun así no está mal decir que el mapa de habilidades realmente no aporta al rol que vamos desempeñar ya que las podemos adquirir todas. La otra pega que tiene el juego es que a veces la inteligencia artificial puede resultar un poco mecánica, pero es entendible teniendo en cuenta el año de salida.

    Para mí un INDISPENSABLE en tu estantería si tienes una ps3/xbox 360/pc y el mejor de su saga.    … Expand
  82. hiltong55
    Jul 18, 2018
    9
    Talk about a very pleasant surprise. I picked this up in a buy one get two free GameStop deal back a few years ago for PS3 and fell in love with the gameplay. I am reviewing the PC version because not too long back I replayed this on Steam and it was just as good if not better than my first go around.

    This is an example of a story-based, first person, open world, shooter done to near    Talk about a very pleasant surprise. I picked this up in a buy one get two free GameStop deal back a few years ago for PS3 and fell in love with the gameplay. I am reviewing the PC version because not too long back I replayed this on Steam and it was just as good if not better than my first go around.

    This is an example of a story-based, first person, open world, shooter done to near perfection. The graphics look great even by today's standards. The atmosphere is brilliant. You feel like you are a part of the island. I was so interested that I want to learn more about the culture and the conflict that was taking place. Speaking of conflict. I like to keep my reviews spoiler free but I am just going to say the main antagonist Vaas is probably going to go down as my favorite video game villains of all time. Very generous selection of weapons and vehicles. Almost all the weapons have upgrades and different attachments to collect. I really fell in love with the base capturing system where you gain outposts by taking out all the enemies in the nearby area. Not only do you have to worry about enemy patrols and but you also can be randomly attacked by an assortment of indigenous animals. I found all the hunting and captain killing side missions to be very satisfying. I also really liked finding the relics placed around the games very multilayered map and dead soldiers journal entries as they helped you get a better understanding of the history of the island.

    There are a few small things that did keep this from being a 10 in my opinion. Don't get me wrong the story is fine and as I said I loved Vaas but I was a little underwhelmed with the conclusion and was also a bit confused about the tone it was trying to present. I also think the voice acting could have been a little better and more believable but by no means was it terrible. Also, the AI was good but at times would make odd choices in the way they would attack and react to your presence. Especially when you took out an alarm. Lacked consistent logic.

    Overall I have to give this game a 9/10 Excellent. My criticisms are minor as they did not stop me from enjoying what was presented. There are very few games that I genuinely wanted to play a second time and 100% both times on two different platforms.    … Expand
  83. MetalRobot69
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    It is like FC4 but with fewer things (takedowns animations, weapons, vehicles, worse graphics, etc).

    Even FC4's story I think is better (I know that is an extremely unpopular opinion). For me Vaz is the most overhyped villain in the videogame industry, he is just a crazy person that isn't even the final boss and appears just a few times in the game, I think it is only 3 times.
  84. CamyVero
    Apr 11, 2021
    9
    Renewed iteration of the Far Cry saga by ubisoft. improving what we seen on Far Cry 2 with a open world FPS with tons of missions and side quest to be literally dozens of hours glued to the controller. Here we are in some paradise island located somewhere in the western pacfific ocean, that is habitated by a bloody pirates gang that will kidnapp our avatar and all his friends who are thereRenewed iteration of the Far Cry saga by ubisoft. improving what we seen on Far Cry 2 with a open world FPS with tons of missions and side quest to be literally dozens of hours glued to the controller. Here we are in some paradise island located somewhere in the western pacfific ocean, that is habitated by a bloody pirates gang that will kidnapp our avatar and all his friends who are there spending their holidays- Our mission is to rescue our friends and to scape from the pirates. If you liked Far Cry 2, this one improves what we seen in Africa. Excelent open world game, a favourite from it's time.… Expand
  85. gautamkumar633
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Did I ever tell you the definition of Insanity? It is Far Cry 3. The most remarkable open world fps ever created. Great story, great characters, great map, immersive gameplay and the most remarkable villain.
  86. ar1234
    Jul 22, 2017
    10
    best game of all time best graphics best gameplay best story best villian best hero.perfect game......................................................
  87. michael40k
    Sep 3, 2017
    9
    I had really fun playing Far Cry 3, just 1 Point less because some side-activities, often side missions or collecting relicts, feel so senseless and timewasting, otherwise hunting, exploring and crafting is really fun.
  88. d3s7ruc710n
    Jan 3, 2020
    10
    The best game ive ever played on PC tbh
    Story: 10/10 (Nothing to say)
    Gameplay: 9/10 (Sometimes feels boring, but overall is good)
    Soundtrack: 10/10 (All tracks were so good and all of them was on point)
    Graphics: 9.5/10 (For 2012 graphics so good that you can play it in 2020 aswell just for nostalgia)
    Visual decor: 9/10 (Everything is beautiful)
    Overall rating is 9.5 out of 10
  89. CoreGamer1408
    May 8, 2022
    8
    Ran ok on the 360, but ran really quite poorly on the PS4. PC is the definate way to play this at the best frames and draw distance. The Vaas character makes this game interesting early on and is pretty much wasted late game sadly, Fun sort of world to mess around and have shooty, bang, bang fun in. The wildlife tend to gank the player every five seconds or so though (argh). Peak Far CryRan ok on the 360, but ran really quite poorly on the PS4. PC is the definate way to play this at the best frames and draw distance. The Vaas character makes this game interesting early on and is pretty much wasted late game sadly, Fun sort of world to mess around and have shooty, bang, bang fun in. The wildlife tend to gank the player every five seconds or so though (argh). Peak Far Cry for sure and maybe best in the series (next to Primal).… Expand
  90. nitorita
    Sep 5, 2019
    8
    I am at a loss for words. Far Cry 3 is one of the best shooters I've played in a long time.

    The story and gameplay is incredibly realistic, and the game doesn't pull any punches in trying to keep it realistic. Firing isn't your everyday point-and-click; recoil is realistic and enemies don't take 20 shots to kill. You aren't restricted by cheesy mechanics like only being able to use    I am at a loss for words. Far Cry 3 is one of the best shooters I've played in a long time.

    The story and gameplay is incredibly realistic, and the game doesn't pull any punches in trying to keep it realistic. Firing isn't your everyday point-and-click; recoil is realistic and enemies don't take 20 shots to kill.

    You aren't restricted by cheesy mechanics like only being able to use specific weapons and the like. What you loot or kill is what you can use.

    (Sure, the game favours the player by adding in some conveniences to make it easier to play, but if it was too realistic, it would probably turn frustrating and boring since you'd have to resort too much on stealth. And considering the scale of the game, that would be too much work for little reward.)

    I think I have found myself a favourite shooter franchise.    … Expand
  91. dlcwolf
    Jun 14, 2019
    8
    Nice game with great island. Good story, even if at the end appears too long. Atmosphere is great. Not bad.
  92. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good F3
  93. RagingPoet
    Aug 6, 2018
    7
    Far Cry 3 is open world FPS with solid story and interesting characters. Although it could have been shorter, last third of the game felt boring compared to the rest of it.
  94. B4d
    Nov 6, 2017
    10
    It's the best ubisoft game ever if you ask me.
    it's open world, action, creative, kinda fantasy, survival, pretty much it has everything to deserve 10 out of 10
  95. Sweetard
    Jul 11, 2018
    4
    There are some enjoyable parts in the game as well as not enjoyable which are mostly caused by bad AI and even worse and partly unfair battlegrounds. And even if you play it just like a shooter and not like a storytelling/ RPG like game it doens´t feel different to other games, so you find in every genre this game wants to fulfill/ fulfills better games with reasons to play it once againThere are some enjoyable parts in the game as well as not enjoyable which are mostly caused by bad AI and even worse and partly unfair battlegrounds. And even if you play it just like a shooter and not like a storytelling/ RPG like game it doens´t feel different to other games, so you find in every genre this game wants to fulfill/ fulfills better games with reasons to play it once again or with a story that goes more into depth, better/ deeper character(traits), a better weapon handling and management of resources.… Expand
  96. danield80
    Jan 31, 2023
    4
    Far Cry 3 is a typical Ubisoft piece of schütt game. Open world full of nothing but treasure chests. Besides the main storyline there isn't much to do. Few side quests worth s_it, repetitive camp captures, bounties, races and map revealing towers we all know from Assassin's Creed.

    There's a non-functional crafting mechanics which require you to do grindy work, hunting animals, picking    Far Cry 3 is a typical Ubisoft piece of schütt game. Open world full of nothing but treasure chests. Besides the main storyline there isn't much to do. Few side quests worth s_it, repetitive camp captures, bounties, races and map revealing towers we all know from Assassin's Creed.

    There's a non-functional crafting mechanics which require you to do grindy work, hunting animals, picking plants. Simply put, you can't carry two weapons unless you skin two goats. This garbage mechanic is present in following year's AC Black Flag. But you won't get short on money due to UBIquitous chests. You can't do anything with your money, only buy guns and ammo, certainly not hides, right?

    The gameplay offers stealth even lamer than any AC game released in 2009 or later, health system is very forgiving, it's easier to die climbing a tower than in combat. The game didn't get hard enough to make me hunt tapirs or cassowaries.

    The story is teenage cringe with disgusting elements such as incestuous and coomer themes. You even get to choose a bad ending disguised as a coomer one. Shame on anyone who chose this ending.    … Expand
  97. Fanchylul
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    Все еще лучший фар край
    До сих пор смотрится симпатично и играется интересно
  98. Yeoda
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    This game is the best of the Far Cry franchise. Gameplay, skill tree via tatoo, and the Vaas... all of it made it the most memorable game i played in 2013
  99. kazim22
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    One of my FAVORITE game. Great combat and shooting physics. Graphics are good too. The most badass villain of all time, VASS, did a great job in making the game addictive.
  100. Adil_Ahmad
    Jul 15, 2018
    10
    First of all the game intro made me realise it is going to be an epic game
    the story of the game is absolutely the best story i have ever played in game 10/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay is smooth
    the world is filled with joy
    best video game villan
    Perk system was he best ever in video games perk systems
    Outposts liberation was also amazing and made the game more fun
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#9 Best PC Game of 2012
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

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  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 6, 2013
    89
    Far Cry 3 is a classic shooter at its core, but there are various RPG mechanics, skills and upgrades under the hood. It’s a fabulous playing ground and one can but marvel at the wondrous ways the various elements interact with each other. [January 2013]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 29, 2013
    75
    Exhilarating, colorful, mindless – that's Far Cry 3 in three words.
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  3. Hyper Magazine
    Jan 24, 2013
    90
    Tighter and more accessible than Far Cry 2, the third outing is a master class in open world shooting. [Feb 2013, p.59]
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