Far Cry

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  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2004
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7.9

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  1. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    While this game feels really dated it's still a sweet memory that reminds us of our childhood, all the fun and jump scares. I've spent a lot of time preparing myself to play this game when I was a kid as I was scared of those jumping monsters.
  2. aecsuter
    Jun 20, 2023
    5
    Decidi começar nessa franquia e nada melhor do que iniciar pelo primeiro. Fui sem muita expectativa por ser um jogo mais antigo, e ainda bem que fui assim rsrs. Pode ter sido revolucionário na época, mas hoje (2023) é sofrido jogar.

    ---== Gráficos ==-- Os cenários são muito caprichados, muito amplos e é possível se perder na mata facilmente se não prestar atenção na direção certo. De    Decidi começar nessa franquia e nada melhor do que iniciar pelo primeiro. Fui sem muita expectativa por ser um jogo mais antigo, e ainda bem que fui assim rsrs. Pode ter sido revolucionário na época, mas hoje (2023) é sofrido jogar.

    ---== Gráficos ==--
    Os cenários são muito caprichados, muito amplos e é possível se perder na mata facilmente se não prestar atenção na direção certo.
    De longe até que não são tão ruins os modelos de inimigo, mas de perto os detalhes ficam aparentes e não são bons. Existe pouca variação de inimigos e eles possuem o mesmo rosto.

    ---== História ==--
    Simples e funcional. Não da pra criar nenhum tipo de conexão com o personagem mas serve bem de pano de fundo pra você passar pelas fases.
    As cinemáticas são feias demais...
    Plot Twist no fim foi mais telegrafado que passe de criança de 3 anos rsrs.

    ---== Gameplay ==--
    Pra um jogo mais limitado me surpreendeu a física do jogo, é bem ok e da pra jogar tranquilo.
    A parte do Stealth me incomodou bastante, primeiro que só achei uma arma silenciada o jogo todo, e os inimigos te identificam de muito longe (claro que o protagonista utilizando uma camisa vermelha não ajuda no processo), mas a temática do jogo é perfeita pra stealth e não é isso que acontece na pratica.
    Existe uma variação ok de armas, mas as armas explosivas são ruins demais.

    ---== Resumo ==--
    Não achei que valeu a pena os R$8,99 que paguei, muito menos os R$29,99 que é cobrado hoje sem promoção. Caso queira conhecer a franquia assim como eu talvez valha, mas esperar um jogo muito legal é demais hoje em dia.    … Expand
  3. Rustick
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Игра своего времени, графика красивая, сюжет простенький, но немного интригует, геймплей неплохой для того времени, но к концу игра немного скатывается, плюсом довольно сложная, крепкая хорошая игра
  4. ThisIsTruth
    May 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I got a new cheapo laptop so I'm not trying to play brand new single player FPS, but I am going back and playing things like the new Wolfensteins, F.E.A.R., etc which play fine thanks to the insane tech advances that happen in computing.

    So, 2004 Far Cry on PC. This was really a great demo for the CryEngine, enabling some nice open world game play. For an engine basically 20 years old, for the most part it holds up as far as in world materials. There's nice details like changing times of day and environmental birds, nice skyboxes, etc. The water system is pretty basic and I don't think there's any fishies in this outing.

    The story itself is sort of a flip, don't think too much about it pulpy tale of a mad scientist modify things into manimals that can hold guns and rocket launchers. The scientists and original guards of the labs fight the manimals, and both parties fight you.

    And who are you? Just a dude in a tropical shirt whose boat got blown up. Luckily you and your girl survive and talk to a spy or somebody like that who gives you missions. You have a health and shield system and a night vision battery that wears down but will recharge itself once you find a quiet corner to hide in.

    Gameplay mostly lends itself to stealth or bum-rushing a new room with your favorite gun fully loaded, then retreating backwards to a safe hallway to reload and get reading to go in again for cleanup.

    In terms of your arsenal, you get small machine guns, pistols, machetes, rocket launchers, a machine gun with a grenade launcher, plus 3 types of standalone grenades (shock, smoke, and frag, plus you can throw a rock to try and distract enemies).

    You search through labs, enabling various controls and clearing them of enemies to complete mostly fetch-quest stuff. You also traverse outside environments in a relatively non-linear way (considering the time this was made), moving through enemy camps, collecting ammo, med kits, and shields.

    In terms of difficulty, the interior maps feel quite a bit more fair as they're relatively linear and there's very little trigger-maps releasing enemies behind you after you've passed their hidden location (looking at you, ID software circa 2004).

    More difficult / "problematic" are the more open world outside areas that consist of roads or paths mostly surrounded by "thick" jungle/forest greenery and dropped in rock formations.

    I chose medium difficulty, and even in this mode, the enemies are a bit ridiculously eagle-eyed to sense you and head your way. Often they're moving in the brush towards you and will suddenly pop out of the greenery to throw and insult and some bullets your way.

    Mostly, NPC behavior gives you a lesson in stealth and how to engage sub-groups of enemies, but every so often, the enemies feel both over-numbered and over-powered, with their aim being spot seemingly 100% of the time. As the game progresses, this starts to feel extremely unfair.

    I finally hit a level where an enemy in a far tower armed with a rocket launcher was able to land every rocket in my kill zone. (p.s. every enemy who has a rocket launcher is this insanely skilled with it.)

    If I had been purposely provided a sniper gun before heading into this area of play, I might have not felt so hurt and cheated; but I was not.

    This was in the middle of trying to suss out a cadre of enemy soliders hiding in the bush and constantly flanking or surrounding me. The fun stopped and the frustration started, so much so that I had to finally turn on God mode. My personal opinion, medium mode should still have a relatively linear path to completion. I was "killed" 20+ times in God mode clearing this area, then was given a boss battle where I was killed about 50 times trying to hit a constantly moving copter with the rocket louncher. Just not a fan of boss fights.

    All in all, this has aged pretty well except the difficulty curve and dumb boss fights.    … Expand
  5. BenzoSt
    Jul 12, 2022
    7
    Far Cry's graphics and psuedo-open-world jungle setting were extremely impressive for a 2004 game. The gameplay mixed up both stealth and brute force with a variety of satisfying weapons. Unfortunately, some of the mutant monsters you had to fight were irritating, especially the big brutes with rockets. As for the story and dialogue, it was simply bad, but in a charming B-movie way. If youFar Cry's graphics and psuedo-open-world jungle setting were extremely impressive for a 2004 game. The gameplay mixed up both stealth and brute force with a variety of satisfying weapons. Unfortunately, some of the mutant monsters you had to fight were irritating, especially the big brutes with rockets. As for the story and dialogue, it was simply bad, but in a charming B-movie way. If you enjoy this game, then you will love the mod Matto4. IMPORTANT: Use the Steam Guide "Far Cry Fix" by MJR to repair glitches with the Steam version of this game.… Expand
  6. teenageSpirit
    Jun 5, 2022
    7
    "Yes, by the way, I'm Jack Carver"
    (c) Jack Carver.
    For 2004, I'm sure it was an over the top game, great locations, beautiful graphics, moderately interesting plot. The game is really hardcore even on the lowest difficulty level. Personally, I did not like the idea with mutants, especially with the ones they are shown in the game: smart, able to wield weapons, and indeed the whole    "Yes, by the way, I'm Jack Carver"
    (c) Jack Carver.

    For 2004, I'm sure it was an over the top game, great locations, beautiful graphics, moderately interesting plot. The game is really hardcore even on the lowest difficulty level. Personally, I did not like the idea with mutants, especially with the ones they are shown in the game: smart, able to wield weapons, and indeed the whole topic...
    I advise those who like old shooters for a couple of evenings, no more :)    … Expand
  7. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    7
    Вернули бы вы меня в 2004 год Я бы охерел просто сколько было потовых тайтлов пацаны не то что сейчас
  8. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    5
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  9. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    7
    Not a perfect but surely a revolutionary game. Maybe I was too young to appreciate it fully but I remember having fun.
  10. AlexeySoltan
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    nice job for 2004 but it fastly gets boring .
  11. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
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  12. Jirentix
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    Half life but open world. Although the game was successful compared to the year it was made, the atmosphere and gameplay style was a bit boring, I think it was because I played better games, if I had played this game back then, I could consider it a masterpiece.
  13. Kwartez
    Jun 7, 2021
    6
    The ambient graphics look very nice for a game from 2004. Very unintuitive game. Missions are very repetitive.
  14. Gorbunov2004
    May 15, 2021
    7
    Игра с очень красивой графикой для 2004 года. Есть автосохранения но нет обычных и это очень не удобно, геймплей нормальный на уровнях всегда мало аптечек и брони! И на некоторые виды оружия очень мало патронов.
  15. kndr
    May 11, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the weakest far cry. Story, characters and presentation is not good. Jack Carver and main villain is generic and unmemorable.

    Gameplay is unnecessarily hard, even on easy. Stealth sometimes works, sometimes doesn't(similar to fc2)enemies are aimbots and deplete your health quickly.

    When trigens appear it become more tedious and unbearable. They are bullet sponges and just annoying. They are not interesting or fun to fight.

    You can only carry four weapons and machete holds one of the weapon slots. And since you can't afford to lose machete(it is your last resort after all)this means you can only three weapons.

    Checkpoints are very far away from each other.

    Graphics hold up surprisingly well. There are some nice locations to look at. Some nice lighting and physics.

    Nice looking but frustratingly hard.    … Expand
  16. Qarren
    Apr 3, 2021
    5
    Far Cry? More like this game made me Cry Far away from the keyboard when all those big, burly mercenaries came a runnin' my way.
    Now that we've dispensed with the need to evaluate my fragile mental state, it's time to look over a game that probably caused half those neuroses. Far Cry is a stealth, FPS mix. I didn't play it when it came out and I never hear anybody talk about this first    Far Cry? More like this game made me Cry Far away from the keyboard when all those big, burly mercenaries came a runnin' my way.
    Now that we've dispensed with the need to evaluate my fragile mental state, it's time to look over a game that probably caused half those neuroses. Far Cry is a stealth, FPS mix. I didn't play it when it came out and I never hear anybody talk about this first entry in the franchise, so any witty or knowledgeable statement about its release or culture would be a Far Cry from the truth. And yes, that pun will show up frequently during this review. But despite the praising reviews of this game, it doesn't ever come up in conversation. Especially when compared to its successors. Far Cry 2 is the cult classic, 3 is the one that put the series into the mainstream, and 4 onwards just keep selling based on the success of 3. There's also Primal, but I think to this day that everyone still thinks that one was just an April Fools joke that hasn't been taken off of stores yet. Really letting that one linger, eh Ubisoft?
    I f$*king love the environments in this game!
    I've said it before and I'll say it again; open spaces with oversaturated colours and some real ambience are Gucci on crack. These tropical islands are my dream home. I could even put up with the rampaging monkey demons for a piece of real estate in Far Cry. And this extends into the actual foundations of the gameplay too.
    One of the major selling points of this game is its open, linear design. You traverse individual levels completing objectives from point A - B in a normal linear fashion, however any of the outdoors levels are wildly expansive. You can travel to islands with nothing on them, or follow beaches round to flank enemy camps, or just piss off and swim with some tropical fish. Evil scientists and rampaging monkey demons will probably just fix themselves anyway. That's probably just the way with scientists obsessed with chest day, and bloody bonobos. They have a complicated relationship. But weaving together beautiful world design and liberty in gameplay in this way is just a 1000 yeses in my book. And I wrote a book that simply said yes 1001 times. Best seller too!
    I also love the action set pieces in this game. A fight on a sinking boat, hang gliding over enemy camps, the world's worst turret section, and more can turn a generic shooter into an exciting, interactive action film. Other shooters need to learn this. Gameplay is vital, but context can make that gameplay feel way more investing and fun.
    It is with great sorrow, however, that I must now state that this is where the pros of this game end. Ain't got much of a narrative. It's only orders from other characters followed by a snarky remark by your character. An action movie through and through. Although that was hard to tell since there are no subtitles option in this game, and voices are part of the sound effects volume slider. It's bad enough that the guns are realistically loud so the slider needs to be turned way down to avoid giving yourself instant tinnitus-flavoured ramen. But the voices are already quiet at the top of the slider. Your companions prefer to vaguely and sexily whisper commands in your ear rather than just tell you what's going on. I'm into it, but I'm also very confused. I'm also confused about they just said as well...
    In an attempt to be make their stealth FPS a little more realistic they kinda f&%ked it up, and also forgot to put fun in the game. Yes, it is genuinely interesting that enemies have realistic vision and can spot you sneaking up on them in their peripheral unlike other stealth games. Unfortunately, after that point the game just breaks. Get spotted and all enemies on the map will be alerted. And they have aim tracking too so there's not much use in trying to hide again because I witnessed these people actually f&@king watching me through mountains. Yet a small bush will often confuse and scare a mercenary practically standing on top of you. At least this mercenary army isn't ableist. They take anyone with 20-20 vision, the completely blind AND the omniscient. So proud of these boys trying to murder me right now.
    Gunplay feels pretty bad too. To increase difficulty, they go with the tried and complete horsesh*t method of just bringing in new enemies that are increasingly health spongy. The last few levels also have a reliance on rocket launcher spamming. Yay, I hate both those methods. Those methods really date this game, huh. Remember when games thought rocket spam was legit? Gunplay just feels wrong too. Yes, it's tactical that your accuracy goes up as you crouch and prone. But damn is it no fun in the sections where you do have to keep moving and Jack seems to be holding his gun f&!king sideways! This area is where the game needs the most improvement.
    So besides enemies shooting me from beyond the max render distance, the game was on its way to greatness.
    I actually went Far without Crying out a pun.
    Wait
    sh*t    … Expand
  17. vaurne
    Dec 24, 2020
    7
    An incredible action-adventure. This game plays a lot like levels in a puzzle game. You must figure out where the enemies are, kill them, and move on. On your first playthrough, you will be intimidated by the first few missions due to it's open style of gameplay, but you will quickly get the hang of it. You will die lots of times too, and try the "level" again, until you can go on to theAn incredible action-adventure. This game plays a lot like levels in a puzzle game. You must figure out where the enemies are, kill them, and move on. On your first playthrough, you will be intimidated by the first few missions due to it's open style of gameplay, but you will quickly get the hang of it. You will die lots of times too, and try the "level" again, until you can go on to the next batch of gunmen to dodge and eliminate. The action is accompanied by an intriguing tale and okay characters, but the level design is truly outstanding.

    My only complaint about this game is that there a good amount of unfair, unfun, frustrating parts to the game. The gameplay becomes boring and frustrating at some points. The game progresses very blandly with a clear lack of emotion or plot connectivity.    … Expand
  18. hoanns
    Jun 5, 2020
    5
    Enemies start shooting you from 500m distance, and it didnt quite age so well I think
  19. SurujSingha
    May 8, 2020
    5
    Far Cry is an agonizingly difficult game where 2 shots could kill you and enemies could spot you from miles away. If you are a modern age gamer, do NOT buy it. The 89 rating from critics is irrelevant now because the gameplay mechanics is old by now. You cant do stealth either.
  20. Haboss
    Mar 11, 2020
    7
    This game is very hard.In a point where fun and satisfaction get absorbed out of the game.But it is quite good and strangely funny
    P.S.Stealth is not possible dont try it
  21. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    5
    Was alright, but not great, too simple not interesting gameplay..............
  22. coquedepor
    Dec 16, 2019
    7
    A Classic! I have completed it multiple times. It takes a little to get into the storyline, but once you are off to the jungle you cant stop playing.
  23. bocciardolight
    Dec 4, 2019
    7
    This game was an awesome start for the Far Cry Series. Going back to the roots and seeing where this series once started is really interesting.

    All in all it is a good game, but considering Half Life 2 was released in the same year, Far Cry had no comparable special game mechanics at all. Its is basically “Get from Point A to Point B and shot on the way”. A few more gameplay mechanics    This game was an awesome start for the Far Cry Series. Going back to the roots and seeing where this series once started is really interesting.

    All in all it is a good game, but considering Half Life 2 was released in the same year, Far Cry had no comparable special game mechanics at all. Its is basically “Get from Point A to Point B and shot on the way”. A few more gameplay mechanics would have been nice, because either way the story isn't really that intriguing.    … Expand
  24. SilverOrlov
    Oct 3, 2019
    7
    I really didn’t like this game ... Yes, I didn’t give it a low rating, because there were interesting moments and the general story and game-play were pleasant until a certain moment ... but then the author's brain was blown away and the whole monster's appearance killed the interest that went down the drain. And the very end was infuriated with the incredibly overpriced difficulty of theI really didn’t like this game ... Yes, I didn’t give it a low rating, because there were interesting moments and the general story and game-play were pleasant until a certain moment ... but then the author's brain was blown away and the whole monster's appearance killed the interest that went down the drain. And the very end was infuriated with the incredibly overpriced difficulty of the last zone and the completely useless and uninteresting ending when you climb the stairs ...it was stupid.… Expand
  25. Bottlecaps
    Apr 27, 2019
    6
    Far cry 1 is a hard game and is certainly for hardcore game fans, to me this game was frustrating both due to its difficulty and a few clunky game mechanics *disclaimer* i used the F CAM mod while playing this and it was my first time playing it . i did this mostly to fix the AI because it dose have an issue with its AI being aim bot wall hackers . so if you are gonna play far cry this isFar cry 1 is a hard game and is certainly for hardcore game fans, to me this game was frustrating both due to its difficulty and a few clunky game mechanics *disclaimer* i used the F CAM mod while playing this and it was my first time playing it . i did this mostly to fix the AI because it dose have an issue with its AI being aim bot wall hackers . so if you are gonna play far cry this is a must have mod.

    Story: the story is LAUGHABLY bad , feels like a bad spy movie from the 80s ( and i actually loved it ) the bad guys are clearly bad , the hero reluctant , the woman sexy and "bad ass" at least she would be if he Ai when she follows you was better, And of course the guy behind the computer telling you where to go. its no wonder there was a movie made of this game , and even less of a wonder that the movie is even worst . that being said its awful story is occasionally funny and can be mostly ignored.
    Story: 4/10

    World building: i think this games world is actually not bad despite its story , levels are designed really well, locations are beautiful. little touches like the mercs having nudie mags in their quarters. witch is a small detail that makes them feel like real people even if they are still just nameless henchmen. also there is alot of hang gliders so do they do sight seeing in their down time ?. there is enough enemy variety to show that the people do have different jobs even if they will all shoot at you.
    world building: 6.5/10

    Graphics: the graphics are a little dated but not so dated that it makes you want to play the game. this is due to cryteks skill as graphical designers even if their later game (crysis) has aged better. like i said locations are beautiful. guns look modern and on the back drop of a tropical island makes it feel a little sci fi , the game has a decent visual style even if it isnt super fitting to the setting.
    graphics: 8/10

    game play: the guns in this game feel great and are fun to use , the ragdoll physics have great player input to them and that makes the combat feel more satisfying. The driving also had some pretty good physics to it witch surprised me for a game that was released in 2004 . my gripes with the game are that it has a huge difficulty spike about half way through , when the targens show up ( these creatures that are basically mutants) the basic ones that run at you arnt a problem usually because they go down easy and usually have a lot of time to shoot them, and the ones that jump around might be a little hard to see some times but are no harder than the mercs . the worst ones are the invisible ones witch you need the heat seeking goggles for and the big bullet sponges with automatic rocket launchers witch arnt to hard if they come at you one at a time but there is multiple parts where you have to fight multiple and that is hair pullingly frustrating and those parts stealth is not an option. stealth is also pretty redundant through out the whole game even with the f cam mod.
    I luckily had quick saves because of the aforementioned F cam mod and i really dont think i could have beat the game with out it . i played the game on normal difficulty and i like to think im pretty decent at shooters and i still found that hard i cant imagine what its like on harder difficulty's. That being said i had fun i liked the challenge i wanted to Finnish this game
    gameplay: 7.3/10

    Sound design: music was really good BUT it was back wards The menu music was the best and combat tracks sounded forgettable if they just switched the 2 it would have been fine. voice acting was laughably bad at worst and at best awkward , or at worst awkward and at best laughably bad depending on the scale . and the laughably bad voice acting lends it self well to the laughably bad story so it works to some degree. The sound effects of the guns and explosions and basically all the game play sounds them self are really well done, guns are punchy and that's what you want.
    sound design: 6/10

    4+6.5+8+7.3+6=31.8
    31.8 /5 = 6.36/10
    this game definitely shows its age , especially with its out dated story and game mechanics but graphically its ahead of its time . some may think that a 6/10 is bad but i think even 6/10s are still worth a play and this game was a good start to the franchise as well as for crytek.    … Expand
  26. RazorSamurai
    Mar 31, 2019
    5
    вообще первое знакомство с фар краем было если не ошибаюсь когда дядя нам с старшим братом привез диски там была колда где фашики и фар край. фар край я вообще боялся играть потому что там просто в начальном уровне валялся скелет и были монстры да и ребенком я был ничего не понимающим.

    теперь в 2019 году я не знаю почему какое то чувство появилось ностальгии и решил глянуть на первую    вообще первое знакомство с фар краем было если не ошибаюсь когда дядя нам с старшим братом привез диски там была колда где фашики и фар край. фар край я вообще боялся играть потому что там просто в начальном уровне валялся скелет и были монстры да и ребенком я был ничего не понимающим.

    теперь в 2019 году я не знаю почему какое то чувство появилось ностальгии и решил глянуть на первую часть. из воспоминании осталось лишь скелет в первом уровне и монстры которые прыгают и ласт лвл его конструкция. я как не казуальный геймер выбрал сложность сложную выше нормы и погнал в путешествие. в начале все было нормально потом потихоньку жопа начинала подгорать. игра дико багованная, чуваки стреляют в тебя когда ты их даже не видишь и физический нормально не можешь увидеть потому что графика нормально не прорисовывает. чуваки стреляют в тебя когда ты стоишь в палатках или когда они стоят в палатках для них вообще не существует такой вещи как палатка они видят через неё. если запустить игру не в английском языке все бинды клавиш слетают и вообще не можешь ходить. сейвы делаются автоматический а в ручную нельзя и приходится заново заново играть проходить огромные промежутки до чекпоинтов а это пиздец. кат-сцены супер кринжовые, играешь не в какой то мрачный шутан а блять в кинокомедию. вождение машин катеров и лайнеров сделано супер уебищно что пиздец. игра не сбалансирована и сломана. но я всё таки её прошел. я бы наверное еще чего нибудь настрочил бы или вспомнил бы еще что-то он из-за склероза я всё позабыл.    … Expand
  27. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    7
    Farcry 1 is better than most other shooters in terms of story mode, it offers some characters you can actually care about and a pretty interesting events to unfold.
    But the problem is with its technical qualities, the game mechanics are clunky and the animation feels outdated for a 2004 game.
    The game offers a very nice mysterious island to explore with its gore and violent enemies, the    Farcry 1 is better than most other shooters in terms of story mode, it offers some characters you can actually care about and a pretty interesting events to unfold.
    But the problem is with its technical qualities, the game mechanics are clunky and the animation feels outdated for a 2004 game.
    The game offers a very nice mysterious island to explore with its gore and violent enemies, the A.I is pretty good.
    Its my favorite Far Cry game and after the 3rd one i gave up on this franchise.

    7/10    … Expand
  28. dakufex
    Feb 24, 2018
    7
    Pluses:
    - open maps with multiple paths leading to the goal
    - hand-gliders! :D - great atmosphere: open tropical islands / closed laboratories - good map design Minuses: - story interesting only at the beginning - awful cinematics (not talking about graphics) - shallow heroes without any personality. Sometimes cut scenes don't even have sense - some enemies are overpowered and    Pluses:
    - open maps with multiple paths leading to the goal
    - hand-gliders! :D
    - great atmosphere: open tropical islands / closed laboratories
    - good map design
    Minuses:
    - story interesting only at the beginning
    - awful cinematics (not talking about graphics) - shallow heroes without any personality. Sometimes cut scenes don't even have sense
    - some enemies are overpowered and annoying (chimps)
    - some specific locations are not well balanced    … Expand
  29. Tomle1202
    Jul 11, 2017
    7
    A stunning graphics presentation, Far Cry tries to hide its fairly average gameplay and laughable storyline behind some admittedly impressive visuals.
  30. Mahdiar
    Jul 6, 2016
    7
    Gameplay : 7
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 6
    Sound : 7
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    Overall : 7
  31. morfil
    Jan 23, 2016
    5
    Far Cry is one of the most overrated games in 2004. Some people say that this game is the best FPS game after legendary Half Life from 1998. I disagree. Far Cry is just an average FPS game with boring story, stereotypical characters and annoying game play.

    Now, the game really looks fantastic. Most of the game takes place on tropical islands in South Pacific and the islands are just    Far Cry is one of the most overrated games in 2004. Some people say that this game is the best FPS game after legendary Half Life from 1998. I disagree. Far Cry is just an average FPS game with boring story, stereotypical characters and annoying game play.

    Now, the game really looks fantastic. Most of the game takes place on tropical islands in South Pacific and the islands are just beautiful to watch, the sea, waterfalls and jungles look really good and breathtaking, but good graphics doesn't bring good game.

    The story is boring and typical even for the worst FPS games: we have one guy with a lot of guns against the army of bad guys and (of course) genetic mutants. Most of the time you are just walking from one island to another, shooting and killing everyone you meet without having a clue what's going on. The enemies are ten times stronger than you, they can see you from a mile away, hear one little sound and they put the entire place on full alert, knowing exactly where you are, I even heard that they can see you threw the walls and rocks which is really stupid and unrealistic. There is no strategy while approaching to the enemy, all the time you are just shooting at them. And sometimes you'll have to shoot at them in different directions, because they can attack you from the air, water and jungle at the same time. The game become very boring after a few hours, because it's all the same; you come to the island, start shooting at the enemy, enter a base or laboratory, shoot new bunch of enemies, push the button or something like that and in the end shoot some more enemies. Maybe it's fun and challenging game for young players, but for me (I like the games with story and challenge, not "shoot to kill" games) it was just a waste of time. There are some cool things in the game, you can switch walking on foot and driving with jeeps, boats,... but that's not enough for a good game.

    Far Cry is overall an average FPS game with bad story and terrible voice acting, annoying game play and after a few hours it become boring and predictable. Trouble in paradise for teenagers.    … Expand
  32. Nuker
    Jul 1, 2015
    7
    - Good: Gameplay, Graphic
    - Mixed: Story
    - Bad: Pacing, Second half of the game

    The first half of the game is very good and enjoyable but after some time i get bored.
  33. nonaste
    May 31, 2015
    6
    The graphics are outstanding, even for 2015, absolutely beautiful. The story is interesting. After that things go downhill for me. The script is awful. The voice acting is lame. The absolutely worst thing for me is the combat. The AI are ridiculously accurate with their guns at loooong distances. I can't even see where they are half the time. Low crawling in the bush to avoidThe graphics are outstanding, even for 2015, absolutely beautiful. The story is interesting. After that things go downhill for me. The script is awful. The voice acting is lame. The absolutely worst thing for me is the combat. The AI are ridiculously accurate with their guns at loooong distances. I can't even see where they are half the time. Low crawling in the bush to avoid detection is a joke.The binocs help, a little, but not much. The game difficulty settings are stupid. "Easy"? You got to be frigging kidding me. Thank God I have a trainer to make the game a little more enjoyable. Otherwise I'd have to s*** can this game out of pure frustration. I've been playing shooters for 30 years and I know the difference between easy and hard. The game developer evidently doesn't.… Expand
  34. JimmyThickNThin
    Dec 31, 2014
    5
    Far Cry is a game I was unimpressed with back in 2003, yet it seems worse every time I replay it.

    Never have I played a game so rife with random, arbitrary caprice. You will die frequently, often by an enemy you never saw. Many enemies, especially later on, are bullet sponges while you go down in a few hits. That sort of balance can work in a game where damage is readily avoidable- here    Far Cry is a game I was unimpressed with back in 2003, yet it seems worse every time I replay it.

    Never have I played a game so rife with random, arbitrary caprice. You will die frequently, often by an enemy you never saw. Many enemies, especially later on, are bullet sponges while you go down in a few hits. That sort of balance can work in a game where damage is readily avoidable- here it is not. Even in perfectly normal combat, no matter what you do with mobility or cover, you sort of sweat out health, assuming you don't get king hit and die instantly.

    That could've been ameliorated by a decent save system, but here you're left with sporadic checkpoints, which barely make sense in the context of a freeform shooter. You want experimentation? Too bad; too risky. Always living from checkpoint to checkpoint, crying "my kingdom for a checkpoint!". At times it would make sense to take it slow, except A) gunplay is much more fun than stealth here and B) spending lots of time getting it done risks that time, because of the save system.

    Factor in constant annoyances like a dismal movement speed (barely a brisk walk), a large but pointlessly slow-to-recharge stamina bar that serves no real purpose, ditto for a thermal vision recharge (even when some enemies are invisible!), enemies' ridiculous melee range, bogus ammo capacities, abysmal draw distance of enemies... everything in the game stands somewhere between off-kilter and utterly broken. Not so much a laundry list of minor annoyances, as here annoyance competes for time with decent gameplay.

    Level design ranges from mediocre to terrible, with extended boring indoor levels where even the pretense of freedom is dropped.

    Visually the game still holds up well today. Or, it would, were it not for a LOD bias that doesn't adjust for modern resolutions. Glaring billboards everywhere and some strange interpolation between LODs that can be mistaken for enemy combatants (if it moves, kill it). Those niggles aside, the quality gap between graphics & gameplay shows that Far Cry should have remained a tech demo.    … Expand
  35. Speed4Runs
    Jun 21, 2013
    5
    Good game.

    Plot 4.75
    Technique 6.25
    -Graphics 6.25
    -Performance 6
    GP 6
    Sound 4.25
    Longevity 5 ½

    Avg. 5.35

    This game features good graphics and peformances; its plot is ok and the gameplay is very nice.
  36. drakenseng
    Feb 20, 2013
    7
    The overall game is pretty good, its a single player fps that takes place on an island jungle environment. pretty good graphics and sound for its release date, and the gameplay controls are standard with other first person shooters. and it uses crysisengine which eventually got developed into the crysis game. only real problem is the enemy ai in the game, its just crazy hard to play. evenThe overall game is pretty good, its a single player fps that takes place on an island jungle environment. pretty good graphics and sound for its release date, and the gameplay controls are standard with other first person shooters. and it uses crysisengine which eventually got developed into the crysis game. only real problem is the enemy ai in the game, its just crazy hard to play. even on the lowest difficulty level, you will get killed by 2 or 3 bullets coming from seemingly nowhere. even with body armor and everything, still you will get frustrated. it only becomes more frustrating when the enemy gets stronger later, with advanced tech and all. they seem to know where you are, even without seeing. overall, a solid shooter but i do think a bit overrated.… Expand
  37. stvartak
    Feb 18, 2013
    5
    Far Cry has excellent gameplay mechanics, looks wonderful even eight years after its release, and...well, I can't say what else, because I can't get past the training level. Yes, it's that freaking hard. Even on the easiest difficulty setting, I can't move one inch (literally, no exaggeration) within earshot of an enemy without being swarmed and shot to pieces within seconds. I'll giveFar Cry has excellent gameplay mechanics, looks wonderful even eight years after its release, and...well, I can't say what else, because I can't get past the training level. Yes, it's that freaking hard. Even on the easiest difficulty setting, I can't move one inch (literally, no exaggeration) within earshot of an enemy without being swarmed and shot to pieces within seconds. I'll give the game developers this much: This is the most realistic shooter I've ever played. This is really what would happen if I tried to infiltrate a mercenary camp or steal their truck or rob their tents. But I want to PLAY, and to this casual fan of shooters and action RPGs, this game is not play. It's work. Punishing, unrelenting, unrewarding work. In the game world, I've died roughly 200 times (literally again) and progressed roughly 500 feet. I give this game a 5, which is the average of 10 (because it's probably an incredibly fantastic game to the kind of hardcore gamer that I'm not) and zero (because that's what this game has been worth to me personally). I want to like it, but it's just so damned hard that it's not fun.… Expand
  38. kane148
    Dec 13, 2012
    7
    This game is a mix of very good and very bad elements, and while it ends up being a good overall package, it could have been much better. The graphics were gorgeous for its day (especially the environment) and many of the levels are very large and open, with plenty of options for approaching problems. However, as you progress through the game you spend more and more time in linear bunkersThis game is a mix of very good and very bad elements, and while it ends up being a good overall package, it could have been much better. The graphics were gorgeous for its day (especially the environment) and many of the levels are very large and open, with plenty of options for approaching problems. However, as you progress through the game you spend more and more time in linear bunkers and facilities and less time in open environments. In addition, the enemies you face eventually become very tough and thus severely limit your tactical options (e.g. soldiers that can survive a sniper shot to the face or mutants that take 5 rocket hits to kill). The characters are entirely forgettable, the voice acting sucks, and the story is cliche and boring. The vehicles are very difficult to control and often just make you a bullet magnet. The weapon selection is moderately good, with an array of choices for both subtlety and fireworks. Far Cry is a game well worth playing, but one which failed to live up to its stellar potential.… Expand
  39. kettch19
    Nov 26, 2012
    6
    This game can die in a fire. For 2004 the graphics would have been incredible, but there are major issues with playability. The final 1.4.0 patch broke lots of the physics so enemies will see you and kill you from miles away and through tents. You will randomly get completely stuck on stairs or even the smallest jut in the terrain. You will get stuck on some sections for hours, replayingThis game can die in a fire. For 2004 the graphics would have been incredible, but there are major issues with playability. The final 1.4.0 patch broke lots of the physics so enemies will see you and kill you from miles away and through tents. You will randomly get completely stuck on stairs or even the smallest jut in the terrain. You will get stuck on some sections for hours, replaying dozens of times because of the bulls*#$. The vehicle physics SUCK. The only reason I finished this game was to finish the "story", but I wanted to put a bullet in my head quite a few times while trying to figure out a way around some of the malarkey. No way this is an 89/100.… Expand
  40. fedak
    Nov 23, 2012
    5
    Nostalgia may be clouding this review- I remember playing this when it originally came out and being simply amazed with the graphics engine
  41. MandarijnMarijn
    Nov 21, 2012
    7
    This game was pretty good, and the graphics are impressive for such an old game. however, the game get's boring after a while. its a little bit all the way the same thing: Shooting, driving, shooting, driving and shooting... Still its a great game and its cheap.
  42. JimCorbett
    Sep 1, 2012
    7
    Great game for the time it was released. Awesome story and setting, gunplay is equally satisfying. It's also quite challenging at certain parts. The level design can get a bit confusing at times and mission objectives are sometimes a bit unclear. But overall it is a well done experience.
  43. Riv
    Aug 19, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First a little history, back in 2004 there were three FPS games that hit the scene, Doom 3, Half-Life 2, and Far Cry. Far Cry started as a tech demo for Nvidia and Crytek decided to make it a full game. The games story line is OK. You're Jack Carver, a hired boater/gun-crazed-maniac for a C.I.A. operative named Val who is sent out to investigate a tropical set of islands with a mad scientist who is performing insane genetic experiments and who has a literal personal army of mercenaries complete with under/above-ground concrete bunkers, laboratories and more. There is a lot of equipment on the island including a large-scale satellite dish, military helicopters, and bunkers, etc. Your boat is knocked out by mercenaries and it's your job to find out what the plot is and to protect Val who's missing. (I'm lying I really have no freaking clue what the plot is it's really just a guy on a walky-talky telling you what to do).

    Far Cry does has lovely graphics and the tropical islands are fun to look around in.

    The basic game mechanics of the game is this; you have four weapons in your inventory to choose from; the mercanaries have very keen hearing and ok eye-sight (sometimes), you must shoot them in the head and make your way through the islands by killing thousands of mercanaries, engineers, scientists, to find Val and stop the mad doctor and help your friend on the microphone. You can crouch in bushes and grass, and snipe from long distances and do whatever it takes to get by, you can mark targets with a magical pair of binoculars which lets you hear across miles. Enemies can spot you by hearing you shoot/move or if you peep out of bushes too close or sometimes they just know where you are and are coming to get ya!

    The mechanics are fun in a way. But they can also be frustrating, oftentimes it makes sense but later on it can get silly. The game is long and challenging. There is no button to quick-save your game, and the check-points aren't well thought-out and I had to replay long portions of the game over and over in order to progress.

    Graphically the game was a hall-mark when it first came out. It still looks pretty good today; but the game is a lonely game. Everything is out to kill you and you go through the game you will go through alone without meeting your first ally until ten-hours or so into the game.

    You go from point A to B, to do objective A so you can go to point C to to objective B, etc... then the game ends.

    The premise of the game is a 8/10. OK story-line, OK location, interesting design. The rest of the game is a 4/10. Unrefined AI, repetition due to poorly though-out check-points and lack of changing gameplay, the grenades are pieces of poop you sling at enemies. The difficulty is just too high on normal difficulty and anything lower than that just defeats the purpose of the game. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  44. omgitsbiren
    Jul 23, 2012
    5
    Nice graphics, multiple solutions to most problems, and challenging as hell, but awful controls, sub-par voice acting, and a paper-thin story make Far Cry another mostly boring and ultimately forgettable shooter.
  45. dsn
    May 17, 2012
    5
    i am new into games..so perhaps my review doesnt count that much...but i felt this game does not deserve a very high scores. Reasons: - the story is unattractive. - save points are decided by game.- the armor and heath shatters very quickly...i chose the easy level to start with ,,,and gave up after perhaps reaching somewhere to 70-80% of the game...i died so many times. the monsters killi am new into games..so perhaps my review doesnt count that much...but i felt this game does not deserve a very high scores. Reasons: - the story is unattractive. - save points are decided by game.- the armor and heath shatters very quickly...i chose the easy level to start with ,,,and gave up after perhaps reaching somewhere to 70-80% of the game...i died so many times. the monsters kill you in one blow!..and there are just too many enimies...i was tired of killing and dying. the good points are mentioed by many other reviewers.… Expand
  46. Dezuuu
    Apr 4, 2012
    7
    Technically stunning for its time. Gunplay works fine and enemy AI is good, perhaps a little too good to be realistic. Multiplayer is great but the singleplayer is just decent.
  47. Ggdograa
    Jan 1, 2012
    6
    Far Cry is the classic example of a great idea with poor execution. At first glance and play-through it appears to be a fairly solid FPS with some beautiful locales, but the more you play the more you tarnish the original appearance. The main problem stems from some really bad enemy AI and a really difficult few levels that round off the end of the game. Even on the default difficultyFar Cry is the classic example of a great idea with poor execution. At first glance and play-through it appears to be a fairly solid FPS with some beautiful locales, but the more you play the more you tarnish the original appearance. The main problem stems from some really bad enemy AI and a really difficult few levels that round off the end of the game. Even on the default difficulty setting (there are 5 in total) you can expect to die quite a bit. Your character can only sustain a small barrage of gunfire before buying the farm. This is not helped by the 1 hit kills from sniper rifle and rocket launcher wielding enemies.

    Also some of the final levels in the game are unfairly difficult, to the point of just being frustrating and not fun at all. It's a real shame because when the game falls into place and you're lying in the bushes, picking off a group of thugs with your sniper rifle, you'll no doubt love and enjoy Far Cry. It's just a shame that its shortcomings aren't as few and far between.    … Expand
  48. Elc1247
    Aug 24, 2011
    5
    pretty mediocre game, somewhat enjoyable, gets really repetitive, i dont see what all the fuss is about this game. not only that, but the AI is ridiculous, and i think theres actually a term "Far Cry vision" for how they are. apparently, they all have x-ray-teloscopic-homing vision and have aimbot on, so even when you have a bunch of bushes and the like in the way, and you cant see thepretty mediocre game, somewhat enjoyable, gets really repetitive, i dont see what all the fuss is about this game. not only that, but the AI is ridiculous, and i think theres actually a term "Far Cry vision" for how they are. apparently, they all have x-ray-teloscopic-homing vision and have aimbot on, so even when you have a bunch of bushes and the like in the way, and you cant see the enemy, they can somehow see you and blast you to death from a mile away...… Expand
  49. Dylanmc12
    Mar 3, 2011
    7
    A stealth game with broken stealth.

    WOOHOO! Being spotted 6 miles away by an enemy with no eyes!
    I don't see the appeal in a 'Crappy' Stealth game, stealth is all about sneaking past the enemy, not taking out a molotov and letting go.
  50. Hamid
    Jul 20, 2009
    7
    Far cry is an okay game that gets boring after a while. Along the way you'll meet more enemies which include mutated humans turned into hideous monsters, big giant monsters with rocket launchers that fire at you, and most of all, humans. The graphics are not better than Crysis's even if it has been made by the same studio. The game is not better than the orange box or Crysis and Far cry is an okay game that gets boring after a while. Along the way you'll meet more enemies which include mutated humans turned into hideous monsters, big giant monsters with rocket launchers that fire at you, and most of all, humans. The graphics are not better than Crysis's even if it has been made by the same studio. The game is not better than the orange box or Crysis and for some players who have played the game complained about the game when it starts and howb the ground is all blue.… Expand
  51. DickT
    Jun 2, 2009
    6
    This game is more a lesson in how much frustration you can take than how a good the game is. Playing this game on "medium" is = to playing most other games on the hardest levels. And there's 3 other higher difficulty levels! The human enemies aren't that tough, they just have ridiculous accuracy. The mutants can kill you with one swipe and can jump around 50 ft. The rocket armed This game is more a lesson in how much frustration you can take than how a good the game is. Playing this game on "medium" is = to playing most other games on the hardest levels. And there's 3 other higher difficulty levels! The human enemies aren't that tough, they just have ridiculous accuracy. The mutants can kill you with one swipe and can jump around 50 ft. The rocket armed super mutant is tough as nails. It seems that the makers just wanted to see how hard and frustrating they could make a game. The auto save is crap - you'll find yourself replaying scenes 10+ times because of it. The right click zoom is buggy, and the rocket launcher has to be SUPER accurate to hit anything. Lastly, the "run meter" lasts 11 SECONDS. It's RIDICULOUS! Oh, and driving the vehicles is darn near impossible. So there you go. If you're a masochist...enjoy.… Expand
  52. GJboom
    May 1, 2009
    7
    The game is decent. It features a lot of cool moments and technically it all works. It could well be a 9 if only it saved it self from two dick moves: Mutants and lame weapons. Also the end is a no brainer because it's based around the Arena principle instead of open fighting to wich you will be used by then. O, stay far away from the movie, it's horrible.
  53. Al
    Nov 24, 2008
    5
    It came out in 2004 along with HL2 and Doom 3. However just like Doom 3, the graphics is all it really had to offer. Wasn't bad at the beginning with the jungle, however as soon as I saw those ridiculously looking mutant monster things, my god...that's when I couldn't bother anymore and stopped playing. They look really lame. The gameplay like Doom 3 is pretty linear as you It came out in 2004 along with HL2 and Doom 3. However just like Doom 3, the graphics is all it really had to offer. Wasn't bad at the beginning with the jungle, however as soon as I saw those ridiculously looking mutant monster things, my god...that's when I couldn't bother anymore and stopped playing. They look really lame. The gameplay like Doom 3 is pretty linear as you go from one place to the next killing the same idiotic mercenaries (even trying to play stealthily is boring). The voice acting is horrendously exaggerated and annoyingly bad, not to mention the story line which is the kind of material we've all heard before. My initial thoughts of playing the game were positive but they slowly went down as I went from one place to the next and it went way down when I came across those mutants. They tried to create fear but pretty much failed as it was cheesy. Like some Saturday morning cartoon creature mutant. Anyway, for a 2004 game it cannot in anyway be compared to the perfection of HL2 and what it had to offer, from amazing graphics to it's in depth story and convincing voice acting. HL2 is something which still holds up in 2008....Far Cry however I'm afraid does not.… Expand
  54. Rebmes
    Apr 3, 2008
    6
    Even in 2008, the graphics and setting are beautiful, compared to all the other games where everything happens in corridors and narrow streets and industrial areas. Unique combat styles where the AI has various strategies to try to take you down; have you ever fought in a jungle before on a 3d FPS?? Not like this. However, like some have said before me, this gets repetitive very quickly, Even in 2008, the graphics and setting are beautiful, compared to all the other games where everything happens in corridors and narrow streets and industrial areas. Unique combat styles where the AI has various strategies to try to take you down; have you ever fought in a jungle before on a 3d FPS?? Not like this. However, like some have said before me, this gets repetitive very quickly, and as soon as you enter the good old corridors and hangars, the game gets boring as hell. Find key, use key, find escape, find bomb, use bomb, find escape. Extremely boring storyline and plot delivery. Also, the whole combat system gets repetitive quickly, out in the jungle. Often times there are so many enemies; as soon as you shoot one they all shoot you, so you memorize and use the same strategy to kill them every time, or you die. Great game if you like simple shooters where all you do is kill die kill die kill die, horrible game if you like to get involved with a storyline or varied/original gameplay.… Expand
  55. NikB.
    Oct 21, 2007
    7
    The tropical landscapes are not only beautiful but make for an excellent tactical sneaking game. However not all of the game takes place outdoors. Indoors leaves the player without stealth and completely strips the player of any tactical advantage making it feel like a rather generic shooter at times. The human AI and base set up is also a large part of what makes the game fun an The tropical landscapes are not only beautiful but make for an excellent tactical sneaking game. However not all of the game takes place outdoors. Indoors leaves the player without stealth and completely strips the player of any tactical advantage making it feel like a rather generic shooter at times. The human AI and base set up is also a large part of what makes the game fun an interesting, but you eventually have to fight a whole lot of mutants with simple "charge at the player" AI. The story is also One of the most shallow stories I have experienced in a long time. Despite it's many shortcomings I gave it a 7 because of the refreshing jungle combat.… Expand
  56. NotResponsible
    Jul 3, 2007
    5
    All it is is a rip off of the source engine and Half-Life 2 as a jungle.
  57. ChristopherS.
    Feb 17, 2007
    5
    Farcry took the game world by storm a few years back and to be honest I never really understood why. The much lauded AI is barely average and consists mainly of eagle eye sharpshooting, kamikaze charges and body armor. Character animation is comically bad and the voice acting is atrocious. Yes the tropical landscapes are beautiful and vast and the water looks wonderful unfortunately a lot Farcry took the game world by storm a few years back and to be honest I never really understood why. The much lauded AI is barely average and consists mainly of eagle eye sharpshooting, kamikaze charges and body armor. Character animation is comically bad and the voice acting is atrocious. Yes the tropical landscapes are beautiful and vast and the water looks wonderful unfortunately a lot of the action takes place indoors where things look decidedly ordinary. As for performance I hope your computer is a scorcher because this game will bring even top quality rigs to their knees.… Expand
  58. Philuhhuh
    Sep 11, 2006
    6
    Simply an average shooter: average guns, average story, average vehicles, average AI. The only "novelty", if you can call it that, are the (formerly) great graphics, which do not look as good as as the Doom 3 engine and do not scale near as well as the Source engine.
    The story is tired and predictable (come on, monsters? Originality please...) and for some unholy reason there is no    Simply an average shooter: average guns, average story, average vehicles, average AI. The only "novelty", if you can call it that, are the (formerly) great graphics, which do not look as good as as the Doom 3 engine and do not scale near as well as the Source engine.
    The story is tired and predictable (come on, monsters? Originality please...) and for some unholy reason there is no quicksave. I know this makes it "easier" to mak a half-dozen console ports which result in increased revenue, but think of the gamer, please.    … Expand
  59. DerekG.
    May 30, 2006
    5
    Possibly the most disappointing game in history. How could anyone, especially a journalist with any integrity, call this game perfect? The AI is as dumb as any others, the graphics constantly glitch out on my high-end system, even on the lowest possible settings..the story is really truly dull and cliche, and the graphics pale in comparison to the likes of Doom 3, Half-Life 2, and even Possibly the most disappointing game in history. How could anyone, especially a journalist with any integrity, call this game perfect? The AI is as dumb as any others, the graphics constantly glitch out on my high-end system, even on the lowest possible settings..the story is really truly dull and cliche, and the graphics pale in comparison to the likes of Doom 3, Half-Life 2, and even Call of Duty 2.… Expand
  60. MS
    Nov 23, 2005
    7
    This was a shock to me..I thought that this was going to be a trip of a life time....well so much for expectations. It left me with the same sort of disappointment that I had in my brain after Halo 2, though not as extreme. Far Cry is honestly a game that I wish I could love..but I could not find any sort of motivation to keep me moving..just endless streams of fighting and killing. It This was a shock to me..I thought that this was going to be a trip of a life time....well so much for expectations. It left me with the same sort of disappointment that I had in my brain after Halo 2, though not as extreme. Far Cry is honestly a game that I wish I could love..but I could not find any sort of motivation to keep me moving..just endless streams of fighting and killing. It was like a very non-thrilling The Suffering, just endless waves of violence and no plot what so ever. There was nothing to make me want to move through the beautifully crafted levels and there was nothing that motivated me to even try to shoot anb antagonist's head off...many would say that this is what made Doom III a good game...Doom three had complexity in its style though..it kept you moving because of how unexpected you were..and of course you wanted to kill that King of Hell...In Half-Life 2 there is a dense story and intruiging characters that keep you wanting to fight to the end and save all that you've seen...Even in games as shallow as Halo (The first) there was a thrill to be held. But this game was just way too predictable and for all of its technical beauty it was just too dull to keep moving. After beating this game even though I found it pleasingly challeneging...I felt terribly empty inside.… Expand
  61. Groundfisher
    Jul 13, 2004
    6
    Just an average fps with beautiful graphics and no save game feature. Unfortunately, your computer is unlikely to be powerful enough to play the game at max settings. After all the hype, very disappointing.
  62. WuGladdy
    Jul 8, 2004
    7
    Hmmmm Far Cry- The Cry part is what I experienced for the first week trying to set up the game. First of all I started the installation which on the second cd, it corrupted, sending my dvd drive spastic, so I returned the game to get the DVD version. So I installed it, WOW, I got into the game to find all the graphics going weird, A little angry I then looked on the net to find the Hmmmm Far Cry- The Cry part is what I experienced for the first week trying to set up the game. First of all I started the installation which on the second cd, it corrupted, sending my dvd drive spastic, so I returned the game to get the DVD version. So I installed it, WOW, I got into the game to find all the graphics going weird, A little angry I then looked on the net to find the solution, I needed to update my ATI radeon 9200 drivers. So I installed it and got back in ready to get trigger happy. After the first few min I wasn't happy, no Anti-Alasing, hello were going back to the old days of the PS1. I tryed to turned it on but it crashed my computer. My little athlon 64 wasn't enough, it needed a $1000 graphics card to look fantastic. Bumper. So I played and with a little luck I completed it in less that three days. Boring, its mean't to be non linear!, it seemed pretty straight forward to me. So I decided to compare how far we have come in the last six years to halflife1 & MOH. Ok, maybe a little old but they have two strong components to a FPS. One puzzles and interaction with the environment. On numerous occasions I see opposing characters looking blankly out to sea, it doesn't happen in real life, there is all was one who does something random like having a smoke or adjusting his crutch etc. Look at MOH's first level, everyones havin a smoke playing cards, chuck a granade everyone starts flying. Things like this make games special. Also if this AI is really good why is it possible to get every opponent in section to come over and get mowed down leaving turrets empty which would have mowed me down! its a little stupid. Going back hl1, there was always something blowing up in your face, in farcry nothing, I never got crushed by anything during the game or get swept off my feet except for the boat sinking!. Its got some good features like a small but neat physics engine but the overall the game won't compare to half life 2.… Expand
  63. BerlusconiisaThief!!
    May 7, 2004
    7
    A little bit boring.
  64. HarmL.
    Apr 21, 2004
    5
    I hate the multi player part. Got shot by some 'very good invisible' soldiers and then thrown out of multyplayer because I should have been cheeting (says punkbuster). This is not only frustrating, I am total;y pist off. I shall not buy again a game of this stupid firm and shall not trust punkbuster ever again!.
  65. BobD.
    Apr 12, 2004
    6
    Could have been a great game with one simple addition: quick-save/load. As is, it's a frustrating exercise in tedium as you play the same areas over and over and over and over and over and.... At this point (after one play-through), I've got the entire game memorized. It's unlikely I'll ever play it again. Game developers: read my virtual lips: GIVE US QUICK SAVE & Could have been a great game with one simple addition: quick-save/load. As is, it's a frustrating exercise in tedium as you play the same areas over and over and over and over and over and.... At this point (after one play-through), I've got the entire game memorized. It's unlikely I'll ever play it again. Game developers: read my virtual lips: GIVE US QUICK SAVE & QUICK LOAD for single-player FPS games! The game's also a serious resource hog. I frequently needed to drop my (very high-end) system down to a resolution of 1024x768 to get a decent frame rate. In summary, it's almost as disappointing as XIII (but not quite). Looks nice, though.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

10
#10 Best PC Game of 2004
5
#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
12
#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 72
  3. Negative: 0 out of 72
  1. Cheat Code Central
    90
    The game has plenty going for it. Most notably the AI which rivals just about any human that I've played against. What is most interesting is that the AI plays fair. It doesn't have ESP.
  2. ActionTrip
    91
    It's like being stranded right smack in the middle of an action-packed B grade movie, and while I'd probably fall asleep half way through the flick, I stayed wide awake and my adrenaline was pumping as mad while playing Far Cry.
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  3. GameBiz
    92
    Far Cry is the total package; outstanding gameplay, completely groundbreaking graphics, and a storyline and plot filled with surprises and heart pounding excitement.
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