Far Cry Classic

 Xbox 360
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 58
  3. Negative: 7 out of 58

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  1. WatchMyShortz
    Sep 5, 2014
    2
    One of the worst arcade games I've ever played, honestly. This **** game is so repetitive, so boring and so broken that you want gauge your **** eyes out with a spoon while playing it. How this game has been given 9/10 by professional critics and 10/10 by countless users is beyond comprehension.
    I have nothing against the Far Cry franchise as a whole, I love Far Cry 2, 3 and Blood Dragon.    One of the worst arcade games I've ever played, honestly. This **** game is so repetitive, so boring and so broken that you want gauge your **** eyes out with a spoon while playing it. How this game has been given 9/10 by professional critics and 10/10 by countless users is beyond comprehension.
    I have nothing against the Far Cry franchise as a whole, I love Far Cry 2, 3 and Blood Dragon. However, I have to admit I never played Far Cry the original, so this this is coming from the genuinely honest opinion of someone who loves previous Far Cry games but hasn't played the original.
    So here it is. The first thing you'll notice is this game looks like it came out in 2004 instead of 7 months ago. I know this is just a remastered version of Far Cry 1, but the graphics truly haven't been updated whatsoever. Unacceptable, even for an arcade game, as this is just pure laziness. The second thing you'll notice is that the A.I. is **** extraordinarily retarded and the stealth mechanics are broken. I have lost count of the amount of times I've ran up to an enemy and they've done nothing, ran the other way or just shot the **** wall! And seemingly as soon as you kill one enemy, even if you silently stab them 100s of metres away from the rest, everyone on the map instantly comes after you, thus the game **** up half of what makes other Far Cry games such a gem in the FPS genre: functional stealth. Seriously, the A.I. in this game is utterly broken and possibly the worst I've ever seen in a game since Brink. Even worse there are huge difficulty spikes at random points in the game where the A.I. turns from completely defective to unfairly accurate, shooting you with perfect pixel accuracy while you're behind cover from miles away.
    Thirdly, the physics in this game are crap. Driving any vehicle feels like floating on a pocket of air and running into enemies feels oddly non-impactful. The whole experience feels half-assed and lacklustre. On top of that the pacing is dreadful, making the game excruciatingly boring for hours and the story is confusing. You won't ever know what the hell is happening!
    In conclusion Far Cry Classic is dreadfully lazy and nothing like the other Far Cry games. It is easily one of the worst arcade games out there right now and my pick for the 2nd worst game of 2014 (out of what I've played) with Rambo in 1st place.    … Expand
  2. BLAZETHEMCKIDD
    Oct 24, 2014
    3
    THIS GAME IS HORRID it is so damn broken it is repetitive and you get spotted easily i was hoping for the fun gameplay of far cry 2 or 3 but damn this is just crap
  3. JWMgames
    Apr 5, 2015
    0
    One of the worst games I have ever played. And I have played a LOT of games. You are encouraged to use stealth, but the AI chars will spot you a mile away, long before you see them even if they are out in the open. They also hit you very easily even though at that distance you will have much difficulty hitting them in return.
  4. BSchwarz95
    Aug 5, 2018
    3
    This is a joke, right? Like, it's supposed to be a super corny Bond spoof? If not: this is an abhorrent waste of time. If so, it's a fun and stupid little game to fool around with. I'm going to give it a 30% because I can't tell which it is, and having to choose between a 60% and a 10% just doesn't seem fair. Objectively: there is fun to be had in this game. However, it's sloppy, silly,This is a joke, right? Like, it's supposed to be a super corny Bond spoof? If not: this is an abhorrent waste of time. If so, it's a fun and stupid little game to fool around with. I'm going to give it a 30% because I can't tell which it is, and having to choose between a 60% and a 10% just doesn't seem fair. Objectively: there is fun to be had in this game. However, it's sloppy, silly, and irritating throughout. The voice acting (save for Doyle) is the worst I've ever heard in a video game which is why I think it absolutely has to be a parody. Even down to the finale which takes place in a volcano with a German villain with no understandable motivation, it reeks of parody but that's also why I had some fun with it. This game is funny, but only because you can laugh at it. It's such a poor experience if you take it seriously and I guarantee that if you expect anything genuinely good from this, you'll be drowning in frustration. Did I mention the voice acting? I did? Oh. Well, I have more to say. From the protagonist to the antagonist's soldiers, everybody sounds like a Stoner Bro, jus'... like....woahhhh...you know? Man... such...*excellent*...work, bro. I just... you know? Man... It was incredibly annoying until I thought it might be a spoof and that idea is the only thing that kept me going. Thank god the rest of the series is very fond in my memories.… Expand

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Mar 26, 2014
    50
    This is one unnecessary relic that can be safely re-buried. [Apr 2014, p.89]
  2. Official Xbox Magazine
    Mar 26, 2014
    50
    Far Cry Classic exhibits many of the ideas that came to define the series, but this decade-old shooter doesn't hold up very well thanks to antiquated design and a spotty porting job. [May 2014, p.82]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Mar 20, 2014
    90
    This is the way FPS games should be created.
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