Far Cry

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

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  1. 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    But the problem is with its technical qualities, the game mechanics are clunky and the animation feels outdated for a 2004 game.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    But the problem is with its technical qualities, the game mechanics are clunky and the animation feels outdated for a 2004 game.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
  2. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
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  3. AlexeySoltan
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    nice job for 2004 but it fastly gets boring .
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Kwartez
    Jun 7, 2021
    6
    The ambient graphics look very nice for a game from 2004. Very unintuitive game. Missions are very repetitive.
  25. NotResponsible
    Jul 3, 2007
    5
    All it is is a rip off of the source engine and Half-Life 2 as a jungle.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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!.
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    5
    Was alright, but not great, too simple not interesting gameplay..............
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. hoanns
    Jun 5, 2020
    5
    Enemies start shooting you from 500m distance, and it didnt quite age so well I think
  44. 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
  45. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    5
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  46. 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
  47. Charlie
    Sep 10, 2008
    4
    This game was good, until you got to the first mutants. The graphics were great, i loved crawling through the jungle, playing tactically, running head on guns firing, etc. Then there's the bad side. I got bored of the mutants constantly trying to be spooky and all that, and just failing miserably. It got very predictable the further you went, and character animations were always not This game was good, until you got to the first mutants. The graphics were great, i loved crawling through the jungle, playing tactically, running head on guns firing, etc. Then there's the bad side. I got bored of the mutants constantly trying to be spooky and all that, and just failing miserably. It got very predictable the further you went, and character animations were always not very good at all. The story line is probably the worst i've ever seen, again predictable and unoriginal. To be honest, i couldn't actually play to the end out of sheer boredom. Far Cry 2, however, sounds much better. They've kept all the good stuff and got rid of all the bad stuff. Looking forward to it.… Expand
  48. KayG.
    Apr 10, 2004
    4
    The graphics are beautiful, but the game is boring. You walk around tropical islands shooting people, CS style. Storyline: find key, use key, find another key... (substitute key for bomb, satellite, widget etc)
  49. RupertL.
    Jun 15, 2006
    4
    This game is unbalanced, the story is boring and well known (some monster are loose and are killing everyone). The graphics are nice, but the whole environment looks quite artificial. The animations are bad and the sounds are even worse. I wouldn't buy this game again.
  50. DonH.
    Jun 16, 2006
    4
    I'm late to this game. After playing F.E.A.R the grapichs look like a Mario game. The A.I will charge toward you, even when your unloading on them.
  51. StuartD
    Apr 13, 2009
    4
    I fail to see the attraction with this game. The gameplay is nothing new and there are no innovative features to set it apart from DOOM, a game released over a decade previous to this. Its biggest selling point is that you can 'roam free in the jungle', as it were. Again, nothing new. All they did was fill in the levels with lots of 2 dimensional green stuff that you can wade I fail to see the attraction with this game. The gameplay is nothing new and there are no innovative features to set it apart from DOOM, a game released over a decade previous to this. Its biggest selling point is that you can 'roam free in the jungle', as it were. Again, nothing new. All they did was fill in the levels with lots of 2 dimensional green stuff that you can wade through. Take that away and there is nothing else bar a few buildings here and there. Not exactly extensive level design - in fact, it reeks of a game done cheaply. When you do get inside you're going to be running around corridors with doors that lead to more corridors with doors that lead to the odd larger room. These are the sort of levels that feel 'generated' rather than designed. There are no real puzzles. The storyline is atrocious, the voice acting is laughable (especially the protagonist) and the gameplay is non-existent. It feels like one of those cheap arcade machines that require you to use a gun, except that you can sneak. Graphically it holds up quite well for a game 5 years old so I can only assume it was considered stunning back in 2004 - this is the only feasible reason it sold so well. A truly awful game, as shown by the sequel which is just more of the same but, for some reason, got slated while the original was a masterpiece????. Perhaps a good game if you haven't played DOOM... or any other FPS ever. If I were to sum this game up in one word it would be: Generic… Expand
  52. SeverS.
    Feb 28, 2005
    4
    Did anyone care that there was no story? The plot bas pointless the game play was great but I saw lots of bugs that no one seems to report. Those rocket launcher guys shooting rockets backwards from the back side of their guns and don't get me started on the save game system. I didn
  53. AriusE
    Jun 25, 2009
    4
    Yeesh... this game is gorgeous, and the storyline is good, B-movie fun, with a dopey frat boy protagonist and a hot but nerd-voiced special forces babe. I can't get over how difficult the gameplay is. I would've dropped the game long ago out of sheer length and frustration. The stealth meter is skewed TOTALLY against you. The enemies have perfect aim, and then the later game Yeesh... this game is gorgeous, and the storyline is good, B-movie fun, with a dopey frat boy protagonist and a hot but nerd-voiced special forces babe. I can't get over how difficult the gameplay is. I would've dropped the game long ago out of sheer length and frustration. The stealth meter is skewed TOTALLY against you. The enemies have perfect aim, and then the later game antagonists can turn INVISIBLE or launch INFINITE ROCKETS. Frankly, I don't see how the game is completable without God Mode or a SAINT-LIKE patience. That being said, it's super pretty, and gorgeous to explore while invulnerable. Worth the $10 i spent on a Steam Ubisoft package deal (though I consider every cent of that going toward Beyond Good and Evil which was tons tons tons more fun)… Expand
  54. GM.
    Nov 15, 2007
    4
    I saw inconsistent AI and awful "read my mind" game design that relied on ambush deaths and memorizing what ?!open-ended!? paths not to go down. There's no motivation to keep playing either as the story is sketchy at best. Weak weapon sounds make even the pretty jungle combat dull. Overall, great graphics but it's a tech demo with untested gameplay. You may give it a miss.
  55. fivins
    May 26, 2011
    4
    Game starts out interesting but descends into the typical mad scientist and mutants (or zombies or monsters) that so many games fall back on when they can't think of something original.
  56. CastleFox
    Jul 7, 2011
    4
    I'm probably a few years late for this review. But I just started playing Far Cry 1. The AI is horrible. They spot you through walls as well as shoot you through walls when in reality they shouldn't be able to see you or know where you are. You can creep and move in stealth, but the AI always see you and have dead aim. It's like playing against an AIMBOT and Hacks. The story starts outI'm probably a few years late for this review. But I just started playing Far Cry 1. The AI is horrible. They spot you through walls as well as shoot you through walls when in reality they shouldn't be able to see you or know where you are. You can creep and move in stealth, but the AI always see you and have dead aim. It's like playing against an AIMBOT and Hacks. The story starts out very vague and doesn't give you much information about who you are, why you are where you are, or even a reason to wonder around an island trying not to get shot by the Aimbot AI. Sorry, I have to give this a 4 for possibility which never came about.… Expand
  57. Qvar
    Mar 16, 2013
    4
    I've tried hard to continue playing this game, but I've had enough of enemies shooting through walls. Oh, not only the first level soldiers seeing you perfectly inside the barracks, or the guy inside a locked hangar gunning you down from a car, also those "elite" soldiers later on the game running like mites and killing you through concrete walls and columns.

    Ironically, low level    I've tried hard to continue playing this game, but I've had enough of enemies shooting through walls. Oh, not only the first level soldiers seeing you perfectly inside the barracks, or the guy inside a locked hangar gunning you down from a car, also those "elite" soldiers later on the game running like mites and killing you through concrete walls and columns.

    Ironically, low level soldiers took cover and such, this ones are so pro that run around like monkeys so you are unable to snipe them, which probably was the only satisfying weapon.

    The concept of the mutants was good, but what could have been a wonderful horror game on the style of Dead Space ended up as comedically gorish as Bioshock due to sheer unability to make the mutant aparitions something unexpected or dangerous.

    Good things: The game feels open, with several paths to go from point A to point B, the driving is really good, and the dificulty isn't based on rationing ammunition.

    More bad things: As usual, as soon as you shoot 1 enemy, all of them in range of sigth 1 mile away will inmediately shoot at you. No stealth killing today son. The concept of the open world is cool, but there isn't anything else there for you to find anyway, doesn't matter how much you wander.

    In conclusion, play this game if you like RPG type of shooters, but expect to possibly left dissapointed.    … Expand
  58. TsukasaHiiragi
    May 9, 2016
    4
    Unfortunately the steam version ships with the infamous 1.4 patch which breaks the A.I making them much harder than they originally was; and this game is pretty hard compared to newer Far Cry games and this makes the game alot less fun and makes stealth nearly impossible, heck it makes certain sections of the game nearly impossible since the A.I can shoot at you with high accuracy at longUnfortunately the steam version ships with the infamous 1.4 patch which breaks the A.I making them much harder than they originally was; and this game is pretty hard compared to newer Far Cry games and this makes the game alot less fun and makes stealth nearly impossible, heck it makes certain sections of the game nearly impossible since the A.I can shoot at you with high accuracy at long distances, even through walls with high accuracy too.

    In order to play the game without the AI super soldiers, you need the unofficial patchs or somehow downgrade to patch 1.3

    Now, I remember playing this back in 2004 and thought it was originally a good game, because back then- Far Cry WAS a good game, but the standards have risen considerably over the years and this game shows cleary how low gamers standards was back then.

    Far Cry suffers from a huge amount of general issues which makes the game generally much harder than it really needs to be, such as troop placement being so specific to catch the player out, each mission as such is more about remembering where enemy mercs are; rather than planning a strategic attack- think of MOH; Sniper Alley style gameplay here, its frustrating and needless.

    Then to add further insult to injury, you have to put up with Carver being a complete tool in the gun accuracy department, his accuracy with weapons is excruciating bad, whilst the mercs have near perfect accuracy, this is why there are liberally scattered health packs and armor around because its nearly impossible not to take hits. The accuracy is poor, imagine an artifical spray and pray - the gun cursor is just a 'basic' indicator where the bullets will go, not nessarily where you are pointing. The gun sights offer slightly better accuracy but still, not good enough considering the accuracy of the mercs and traps.

    Even with some much needed mods like FCam; the game is still a huge chore to play and saving after every encounter with mercs is essential- forget using stealth tactics...if you want working stealth, install Far Cry 2 and skip this.

    As for the difficulty, there is honestly very little difference between easy and realistic difficultly - thats how hard this game is; realistic mode is just mostly for masochists who enjoy dying alot, or who have played the game so much they have remembered the exact layout of the merc placements.    … Expand
  59. Nekellor
    Aug 1, 2018
    4
    Сюжет про чувака на бессмысленных побегушках. Музыка никакая. Графика приятная. Слишком большая сложность. Игра слишком продолжительна.
  60. AaronB
    Sep 17, 2009
    3
    Graphics are ok for a five year old game. Speed sucks, for my system that five years ago would have been awesome. AI is slow to respond and when they do(after ten bullets whizzing past - more on that in a moment) they all come rushing in at once, blast away my armor in a few seconds, and die when I run out of useless ammo and hit the machete. Really? I can't aim at ANYTHING, the Graphics are ok for a five year old game. Speed sucks, for my system that five years ago would have been awesome. AI is slow to respond and when they do(after ten bullets whizzing past - more on that in a moment) they all come rushing in at once, blast away my armor in a few seconds, and die when I run out of useless ammo and hit the machete. Really? I can't aim at ANYTHING, the control is so jittery, and then it wavers because the PC has itchy feet or something! You don't hold a gun to the side and aim with magic crosshairs anyway. Real sighting is far superior to fake sighting, I've found. Back to Far Cry 2 on Xbox 360!… Expand
  61. ScottS.
    Mar 25, 2004
    3
    This game is overhyped to the MAX. It's pretty but the play control sucks. The weapons are equally as boring as the maps. A game for Fanboys.
  62. DooDoo
    May 12, 2006
    3
    Like M S said it was very dissapointing. This game fell well short of my expectations. I was drawn to buy it because I heard the graphics were amazing, but the plot was so boring I didn't give a damn about the graphics. I guess my expectations were too high after playing GTA.
  63. MarekM
    Nov 18, 2009
    3
    Great visuals, v. poor story and weak gameplay. Mutants, mad scientist, mercenaries... oh c'mon!
  64. R3T41L
    Nov 30, 2016
    3
    playing this in 2016 after finishing fc2, fc3 and fc4, i can say that this game was nicely upgraded over the years. still i found this game way better than fc2 which is probably worst in series. fc2 was boring, boring, boring and boring to hell. fc3 was boring boring, and finally fc4 was just boring. whoewer , fc1 1.4 patch on hardest level is providing really solid challenge withplaying this in 2016 after finishing fc2, fc3 and fc4, i can say that this game was nicely upgraded over the years. still i found this game way better than fc2 which is probably worst in series. fc2 was boring, boring, boring and boring to hell. fc3 was boring boring, and finally fc4 was just boring. whoewer , fc1 1.4 patch on hardest level is providing really solid challenge with amazingly hard AI who can easily shot you through tents, covers and walls in general, but there are some parts where enemies are acting pretty normal tho, especially in closed areas. stealth element is completely useless as crouch/prone is made way too slow so basicly it takes ages to get to the checkpoint. story is in general terrible, animations are terrible, voice acting is terrible and ingame sound is terrible. i didnt try the game on easiy mode but the island is basicly useless to explore as enemies are waiting in numbers every few steps armored with machinegunes on the boats, snipers, rocket launcher equipped guys with unlimited ammo and so. so we can say game is quiet liner as there are no side quest or any secrets on the island. every weapon is unlocked after first few tasks so there's nothing to be explored further. no weapon upgrades, nothing. whoever, game itself is fun, shooting is simple, fluid, smooth and challenging. there are way way better old fps games who can provide much fair AI, better story, better graphich and more things to explore than this one. overall, this one is not su terrible shooter in general for 2004, but quality is far far away from games liike doom, fear older cod's and moh.… Expand
  65. Bobtinin
    Aug 1, 2014
    3
    Far Cry is one of the worst games I've ever played. The checkpoints must have been made by a spastic, because you have to do the same crap over and over and over again because you keep getting killed by terribly programmed AI who act like they have aimbots practically. When you try to find cover in tents to heal, they're apparently able to shoot through the walls and still kill you. Also,Far Cry is one of the worst games I've ever played. The checkpoints must have been made by a spastic, because you have to do the same crap over and over and over again because you keep getting killed by terribly programmed AI who act like they have aimbots practically. When you try to find cover in tents to heal, they're apparently able to shoot through the walls and still kill you. Also, you're left alone for almost the entirety of the game, and you never really have an ally to help you out except Val about 9 hours into the game. This game could've been so great, but the AI is absolute **** and you are alone the entire game. And the one thing that you may think this game has is an open-world aspect... IT DOESN'T, this game is very linear, so if you want a real Far Cry game that is open world try 2 or 3 (and now 4). So in conclusion, you should buy this game if, #1 You like a linear storyline, #2 You like fighting 50 enemies on your own at once, #3 You like fighting AI's who have the same precision as an aimbot. Unfortunately, I don't like any of that in a game, so this terrible game will get a **** score by me.… Expand
  66. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    3
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  67. Marick
    Feb 2, 2015
    2
    Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. he game's story follows a former US Army Special Forces operative Jack Carver, who is stranded on a mysterious archipelago. He is searching for a female journalist he was escorting after she went missing when their boat was destroyed by mercenaries. The gameFar Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. he game's story follows a former US Army Special Forces operative Jack Carver, who is stranded on a mysterious archipelago. He is searching for a female journalist he was escorting after she went missing when their boat was destroyed by mercenaries. The game includes thematic elements relating to the dangers of weaponizing genetic engineering and the genocide of local islanders as can be seen by the deformed creatures created by a mad scientist named Krieger.
    The terrain in Far Cry varies greatly. Set on a South Pacific archipelago, the landscape includes beaches, dense rain forests, towering canyons, mines, swamps, and even volcanic forests. Many of the interiors range from simple beach huts and army camps to elaborate complexes, an underground temple, and ultra-modern research labs. Several of these mazes use the remains of Japanese WWII-era fortifications and bunkers.    … Expand
  68. GreK4
    Apr 29, 2020
    2
    It so bad game at 2020! I have really bad mood, when i played in it. Sorry, i understand, that it is game classic and parent big popular series, but i think this game had been makes without soul. Developers don't want make marvelous game. They want do just usual game. Them point, i think, were just make game, how inner will work gameplay, what we write a scenario, and etc. It is be duringIt so bad game at 2020! I have really bad mood, when i played in it. Sorry, i understand, that it is game classic and parent big popular series, but i think this game had been makes without soul. Developers don't want make marvelous game. They want do just usual game. Them point, i think, were just make game, how inner will work gameplay, what we write a scenario, and etc. It is be during building game...
    It is true. I don't have satisfaction, when i played. I dissapointed. Me unpleasantly play, when me killing anybody enemy, when i ever and ever dead on middle difficulties, when bullets enemies give me so many damage. And why so few medicine and armor? WHY my bullets flying in side, but not in my aim. So big spread, so. ENEMIES. Why they random detect me, i try passed level is steals, but, - "I think i something saw there...", - and begin shooting. Nice. Although sometimes steals working. SOMETIMES.
    Okey, what are you say about story? Story is **** but if gameplay was is good, i don't said that it is bad. Since gameplay is bad, for this reason and story show itself not good light. Throw one more rock in reputation game.
    That's all. I said everything that want said.
    I don't passed this game, because i sincerely couldn't that. Kinda, i passed more half game(i played with girl, which searching our hero). I don't recommended play in this game at +2020. In world have a lot of beautiful games, which you can playing. With interest story and gameplay.
    P.S. And don't need consider me casual **** boy, i passed Doom(2016) on hard difficulties, I got satisfaction from game and love there dead and searching path for wining. I love hard, but don't love foolish hard.
    Thank you. Good luck.    … Expand
  69. AxeWould
    Dec 30, 2020
    2
    Graphics 9/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Story 3/10
    Characters 4/10
    Level design 10/10
    AI 4/10
    Sounds 8/10
    Music 6/10
    Количество неработающих механик и багов, просто напросто убивают игровой процес,
  70. StarkAgentos
    Mar 29, 2022
    2
    Поиграл минут 20. Нельзя поставить 16:9, хотя в кс 1.6 можно было. ИИ тупой. На минимальном уровне сложности враги неубиваемые. Урон от них невыносимый. В наше время эта игра полное дерьмо.
  71. TFreeman202
    Mar 9, 2022
    2
    Este juego es uno de los peores Videojuegos de 2004. La gente que lo defiende y lo marcan como uno de los mejores, o no lo jugaron actualmente o no jugaron mas juegos de 2004.

    Es simplemente una demo técnica disfrazada de videojuego, que lo único innovador que hace es "verse bonita". Cuenta con detalles bastante sorprendentes e interesantes, pero hasta ahí se queda todo, es un juego    Este juego es uno de los peores Videojuegos de 2004. La gente que lo defiende y lo marcan como uno de los mejores, o no lo jugaron actualmente o no jugaron mas juegos de 2004.

    Es simplemente una demo técnica disfrazada de videojuego, que lo único innovador que hace es "verse bonita". Cuenta con detalles bastante sorprendentes e interesantes, pero hasta ahí se queda todo, es un juego donde cada mecánicas se pisan entre ellas y te dan una experiencia pésima, se nota que no había un rumbo claro y que solo se buscaba mostrar lo que Cry Engine podía hacer.
    Todo es completamente olvidable, gameplay, personajes, historia, todo....
    La historia es genérica y sin alma, los personajes son los estereotipos mas genéricos del mercado y el voice acting no acompaña, de las peores actuaciones hechas en un videojuego, incluso para la época.
    En lo técnico tampoco se salva, a pesar de que resalta por muchas cosas, hay otras que literalmente parecen de un videojuego incluso mas viejo y que juegos como Half-Life 2, Halo 2 o Doom 3 lo superan por mucho.
    Las animaciones y cinemáticas son lo peor en el apartado técnico, junto a que por la parte final es casi imposible jugarlo porque si quieres cargar partida el juego Crashea.....
    El Gun Play y la IA también es desastroso, las armas son demasiado inconsistentes, muchas son completamente inútiles, los lanza misiles no hacen casi daño incluso explotando en los pies del enemigo.
    Los enemigos o son puro aimbot que te apuntan a kilómetros de distancia sin que seas capas de verlos, o son los seres mas estúpidos que no se dan cuenta ni de que explotaste a su compañero que esta a su lado, no hay punto medio.
    El movimiento es muy impreciso, muchas veces hasta para terminar de subir escaleras tienes que saltar porque el personaje se queda trabado, la stamina esta muy desbalanceada, se gasta excesivamente rápido y tarda DEMASIADO en recargar, mas si tienes que moverte, el sistema de peso en las armas que limita todavía mas el movimiento no tiene lógica para el tipo de juego que es y la disposición de los suministros no esta bien realizada.
    Sumado a que el daño que recibes de los enemigos es ridículamente alto incluso jugando en normal y el sistema de auto guardado es inútil.

    En conclusión, este juego es verdaderamente mediocre tirando a malo, lo único que lo salvo fue que crytek supo disfrazar su mediocridad con gráficos bonitos. Tristemente esta saga empieza recién en el 3 de la mano de Ubisoft y con un futuro bastante amargo por la misma razón.
    Crytek es una desarrolladora que simplemente no sabe hacer videojuegos y se nota en sus otros títulos.
    Mi nota hubiera llegado al 5 porque el apartado técnico es lo único que lo "salva" pero como no puedo ni terminarlo de jugar porque Crashea, pues bueno es la única nota que se le puede dar...    … Expand
  72. G.D.
    Jun 22, 2004
    1
    Very boring.
  73. Demadizz
    Sep 23, 2011
    1
    ....Seriously people liked this game? I'm up for a challenge and i love FPS but seriously... This has to be the WORSE GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED. DO NOT BUY THIS POS. Voice acting is terrible, plot is boring and lame. For a 2004 the game serves no justice.. Sure the graphics are nice. But playing the game on medium and dieing constantly to **** AI, terrible checkpoints because the game....Seriously people liked this game? I'm up for a challenge and i love FPS but seriously... This has to be the WORSE GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED. DO NOT BUY THIS POS. Voice acting is terrible, plot is boring and lame. For a 2004 the game serves no justice.. Sure the graphics are nice. But playing the game on medium and dieing constantly to **** AI, terrible checkpoints because the game decided to give no user saves or quick saves like ANY OTHER GAME. This game honestly doesn't even deserve a 1... I believe i overpaid for this game at $ 2.50. Challenging game is one thing but an AI that shoots through walls/tents and auto head shots you is balanced..… Expand
  74. Kazuma92
    Mar 24, 2014
    1
    I can't explain how bad this game is. It's not hard.. it's just bad.
    - No AI
    - instant hits from the enemy + 2-3 shoots, and you die (easy settings)
    - boring
    - B-Side feeling

    + Graphics.

    Bad game.
  75. Broyax
    Apr 11, 2017
    1
    Graphiquement très impressionnant à l'époque et encore très convenable aujourd'hui même si l'île a un petit côté carton-pâte avec ses couleurs digne d'un dessin animé Walt Disney. Et ça tourne sans accroc (forcément, à moins de jouer sur une config' de l'époque elle aussi !), juste quelques bugs de son à signaler comme les voix des ennemis inexplicablement déformées malgré le gros patchGraphiquement très impressionnant à l'époque et encore très convenable aujourd'hui même si l'île a un petit côté carton-pâte avec ses couleurs digne d'un dessin animé Walt Disney. Et ça tourne sans accroc (forcément, à moins de jouer sur une config' de l'époque elle aussi !), juste quelques bugs de son à signaler comme les voix des ennemis inexplicablement déformées malgré le gros patch 1.4 de rigueur.

    On se rend compte assez vite de sérieux problèmes affectant le gameplay comme les ennemis justement ! une résistance aux balles hors du commun, une précision de tir qui défie l'entendement et une capacité à vous repérer à 2 km mettent sérieusement à mal l'expérience et toute tentative d'infiltration. Vous, le "héros" par contre, vous êtes raide après 2 ou 3 bastos dans le buffet. De surcroît les médikits sont rares et les points de sauvegarde (oui vous avez bien lu, des points de sauvegarde sur une exclu PC à l'origine !) apparaissent tous les 36 du mois.

    Dans ces conditions, même au niveau facile on en prend plein la gueule. Décidément, Farcry est une farce, ni plus ni moins. Un point pour la VF sympathique, un autre point pour la musique assez réussie. C'est pas tout ça mais ma poubelle a faim, je lui donne vite à manger. J'ai pas de temps à perdre avec un FPS de merde.    … Expand
  76. DreamOfHero
    Feb 17, 2022
    1
    I have decided not to recommend this game as on modern computers the game jerks and is not playable.
    even if you put some pieces, by lowering some options, playing with them you will always have annoying microlags.
  77. David
    Jul 14, 2004
    0
    The totally stupid story makes it one of the worst games I've ever played!
  78. DuckleDick
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    Completed FC 1-4, Primal, Blood Dragon. Never had a problem.
    I run a smooth Windows7 that agrees with everything I've given it.
    I run FC5 first time and it crashes. I run a second time and it runs like butter through a waffle iron. I play the opening sequence and wonder what the point is. Scripted openings that are insanely difficult because there is no preparation, no understanding of    Completed FC 1-4, Primal, Blood Dragon. Never had a problem.
    I run a smooth Windows7 that agrees with everything I've given it.
    I run FC5 first time and it crashes.
    I run a second time and it runs like butter through a waffle iron.
    I play the opening sequence and wonder what the point is. Scripted openings that are insanely difficult because there is no preparation, no understanding of the mechanics, no knowledge of how anything works is retarded.
    I'm sure it's fun like all the other FC games after you get past the forced F U start. What's the point? I wish devs would stop trying to make their games a "who's D!ck is bigger" opening.    … Expand
  79. eric0911
    Jul 22, 2013
    0
    Literally has no redeeming qualities. The graphics were outdated, not to mention they were surpassed by HL2 and Doom 3 in the same year. The AI is terrible, and the "stealth" is a joke. You can pretty much walk by anyone as long as you're crouching. You acquire all weapons within 60 seconds of play, but that's not saying much seeing as there are only four, two of which are pretty much theLiterally has no redeeming qualities. The graphics were outdated, not to mention they were surpassed by HL2 and Doom 3 in the same year. The AI is terrible, and the "stealth" is a joke. You can pretty much walk by anyone as long as you're crouching. You acquire all weapons within 60 seconds of play, but that's not saying much seeing as there are only four, two of which are pretty much the same thing. The game is often marketed as open world, but the levels are very linear and badly designed. You are often shoved into foxholes in which if you get up, you're killed almost instantly. It's often hard to find where you need to go. One of the first levels has you going into an abandoned ship. You are told to enter through a hole in the ship. There is a HUGE, exposed, hole in the ship that you see instantly. However, this isn't what you want. You need to go underwater, to the other side of the boat, and into a 1 meter wide hole. The story is absolutely ridiculous, but I won't go into that to avoid spoilers. The cutscenes are bad 90s film esque. The vehicle sections are very hard to navigate. Saving is not allowed, so if you need to do something else, you better hope there was a checkpoint recently. I got it for $2.50 on the Steam Sale, and I feel like I paid way too much… Expand
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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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