Far Cry 2 Comments by Simon Parkin

looks quite good, i do like a good Jeep..

Malaria pills ?? WTF, can't you get a jab nowerdays 1

Sounds like it could be a grown-up Mercenaries 2, although here is hoping that the implementation is a little more robust than that title.

Comparisons with GTA aren't a bad thing in my book... and thanks for the preview, I think it gave a good flavour of what to expect, and was crafted well.

How long to reckon before the main stream media picks up on this and says it racist?

console Far Cry 2 falls short of its PC counterpart's high mark.

This isn't surprising. Given the vast amount of storage and RAM available on a typical PC compared to a console something had to give. The important thing is that it has the same huge playing area.

How I wish I could play this on my 5 year old PC. Somebody give me 2 grand. Anyone?

Barring bad reviews, this is my next purchase.

Weird. That preview ended rather abruptly. I was looking for page three after reading that last paragraph..

How I wish I could play this on my 5 year old PC. Somebody give me 2 grand. Anyone?

Would be easy to build a PC for a lot less than a grand that would knock spots off both console versions.

Looks surprisingly accomplished and fun from the videos I've seen (360 version)... definitely one I'm keeping my eyes on but having being burnt by the awful, awful Far Cry Instincts Predator, I'm kind of leaning toward buying it for my PC. If I do though then I won't be getting it this year as I plan on buying a new PC and that might not be while early next year. My current PC (GF 7900 GT graphics, dual-core Athlon64 X2 4200+ CPU and 2 GB of RAM, Windows XP) could probably run it OK at 1680x1050 with no AA but obviously not as well or as prettily as newer machines with better graphics cards. Upgrading isn't an option as it has an AGP motherboard. The only thing putting me off upgrading is Vista, IMO it's beyond awful for games (I'm running a dual-booting PC now with XP and Vista on it)...

You're right. I need the other grand to feed my crack habit :)

I WANT THIS

so there are no mutants in this? brilliant if so, those buggers scare the shit out of me.

@mkreku: I was about to post the very same thing. It's one of the stranger bits of article pacing that I've

"10 minutes and 3 per cent of the game away"

Are you being serious? That makes the game 5 1/2 hours long, which doesn't sound like much...

BTW normally you need just one malaria pill a day (or a week depending on the type).

Oh bugger, another game to sneak up, twat me over the head and run away with the contents of my wallet......

BTW normally you need just one malaria pill a day (or a week depending on the type).

Then the type in this game must be "crap malaria pills", they are as worse to the 1 a day type as the 1 a week type are better to the 1 a day type. :)

I built a PC for my brother which made the 360/PS3 look poor and that was for £350.

My PC will handle this quite nicely, looking forward to this.

@IneptPercy guess he didn't need a monitor then. You can buy 2.5 xboxes for that money.

""10 minutes and 3 per cent of the game away"

Are you being serious? That makes the game 5 1/2 hours long, which doesn't sound like much... "

I rather imagine the percentage is probably referring to how much of the world map you've traveled and not how far along the quest line you are.
Hasn't the length - just for the main quest - been mentioned as being in the neighbourhood of 30 hours? And well over 60 if you want to "do everything".

@kestral guess those 2.5 xbox's wouldn't need a TV then?

"Maps are crucial when going off-road too. Reach a high point above a settlement and you'll be able to use a monocular to target items in the camp"

This worked really well in Crysis. Am growing increasingly interested in this.

"@mkreku: I was about to post the very same thing. It's one of the stranger bits of article pacing that I've "

Hehe, made me chuckle that - liked the abrupt ending ;)

I was so ready for a third page to this preview - what happened, I want the rest :D

"Oh bugger, another game to sneak up, twat me over the head and run away with the contents of my wallet...... "

Indeed. I saw in another thread somebody mention the 'F week' - dammit - Fallout 3, Fable 2 and Far Cry 2 - expensive week, and I've not even managed to pick up my new PC yet to start playing WAR. All these games and not enough time :(

Dead Space, Fable 2 and Far Cry 2, all out on the same day. Fallout 3 the following week, and Gears of War 2 after that. I really want to play this game, but I can't help put it on the back burner knowing I can probably pick it up for a tenner less after Christmas...

If I've got through a few games I already own by the time this appears then I'll get it.

What will actually happen though is that I'll have bought several more by that time and this will have to wait even longer. Looks good though, I like the sound of some the stuff previewed here.

the side effects of too many (or even regular dose) malaria pills is death... great stuff ;)

at least you won't get malaria then

@Dizzy & Peteb, The malaria pills you were talking about were preventative, the one a day/one a week u get if going to Africa. The character you play already HAS malaria, so its different.

I cant help but think itll be annoying to have to keep getting the pills though, or slog your way through hundreds of enemies to suddenly fall down and die from malaria.

This preview could have been better...

I skim-read.

This is coming to the Amstrad, you say?

Looks great!

Does my char have to by white? I don't want easy sunburn!

The Producer on the game said the main story would take 40+ hours and to do all side missions and the rest would take 80+ hours. It seems to be more RPG in scope than an FPS. If it's like GTA in design then that'll do for me because the combat in Far Cry 2 will blow GTA out of the water (not to mention the graphics and physics too). Can't wait for this game.

adds to wanted list

One to get I suspect. But later.

My queue of games to get through is already pretty big due to having bugger all time.

"How long to reckon before the main stream media picks up on this and says it racist? "

It's Africa - noone gives a toss.

This looks really rather cool no? Free world FPS. Done slickly..?!

AI might be the tsetse fly in the ointment though.

From the videos I have seen showing assaults on enemy encampments I saw precious little intelligence invoked by the CPU enemy. Heres hoping they were showing a low difficulty example and that the challenge / deadly threat found on higher levels offers a suitable challenge.

These vids alone have cooled my interest - the level builder has me intriuged though.

As mentioned the PC I built didn't need a monitor as it was plugging into a TV.

If I exclude other things not needed directly for games (twin tuner tv card and 5.1 speakers) then it comes in at £330, it does have the added advantages of the other tasks PCs a capable of aswell, he wasn't bothered about blu-ray and HD-DVD but I could have added playback of both for £45.

I must admit I did ion the cheap, I got a lot of parts 'used' off ebay, I say used but the reality was most of it was people buying the wrong parts etc, a good example was 2gb of kingston 667mhz ram for £8, I will also add the that the machine is overclocked.

Prices:
2GB ram £8
Board (gigabyte p31 chipset) £25
Case + Power supply £20
250GB hard disc £27
DVD-RW £15
ATI 4850 £115
Intel E2160 £20
Uprated processor heatsink and fan £20
Wireless multimedia keyboard and mouse (media centre jobbie) £20
Vista License £60

The processor is the weakest link but is more than capable as its now running at 3ghz overclocked and due to the overclock is running at a 1:1 ratio with the ram which gives it a great kick.

Eitherway it does seem to be pulling better results than the 360/PS3 right now.

It does cost a bit more but yo can save £15-£20 per game, Pure being a good example at £17.99 so what is a small difference now soon pays for itself.

As it is I alos got him a set of refurnished creative 5.1 speakers for very little (£15, can't remember the exact model) but they are very good speakers not the top of the range but very good.

I dare anybody to get 5.1 out of there PS3/360 for £15, I have done it myself with the 360 with the decoder etc, I am not saying it costs a fortune but it does cost more than £15.

I am not saying we should all drop consoles and go for PC's, just trying to dispel this £2k PC myth.

Not sure about the references to GTA in the article, but the game design does seem to have some interesting elements, wait and see how it handles on console because I sure as hell can't afford a new PC right now.

May get it but I prefer actual Crytek games . . . Crysis Warhead/Wars is good enough for me :D

map builder for life, get a phat bag of skunk, a few cans and a whole weekend, watch me rip it up!

Cant wait!

I like everything I hear apart from the idea of degrading weapons. That sounds arse. Hopefully it won't be too much of a bind to keep them in good working order.

"I am not saying we should all drop consoles and go for PC's, just trying to dispel this £2k PC myth. "

I've had PC gaming on my mind for a while now and yes, the £2k thing is BS. The only thing that needs to be "this year's model" is the graphics card. Any core duo will oc like mad and the rest of the components can be two years old without making a blind bit of difference to your gaming experience ...

To be even fair if you had bought a 8800GT you'd still be fine as since it launched to this day it still runs every game released well, yes even the fabled crysis. People seem to under a huge delusion about the cost of PC gaming and who on earth has created this myth really needs to be shot as it's not helpful and is totally untrue.

"To be even fair if you had bought a 8800GT you'd still be fine as since it launched to this day it still runs every game released well, yes even the fabled crysis. People seem to under a huge delusion about the cost of PC gaming and who on earth has created this myth really needs to be shot as it's not helpful and is totally untrue. "

This is the exact point, the PC I spec'ed above was exactly that, its true that a 8800GT would be fine for a budget system, I would say that was the best bang per buck card for a long time, that crown has now been taken by the 4850 (you can now get the OC versions with better heatsinks for £120)

Basically you can beat 360/PS3 for not much money, for more you can widen that margin.

I'm no console warrior, but you say that, but it's very debatable what exactly it's worth owning a high range PC for at this precise point. And if you pin your hopes on one game, you run the risk of having the year after being a completely draught of good releases.

Consoles (or the 360) might be starting to get a bit leggy versus top-range PCs, but as far as having a solid back catalogue and future releases which will play at a very high quality, they are more than worth the money, unless someone has a preference for PC gaming.

I suppose that is the main bonus with the consoles, they are cheap, games will look exactly like they do on the box and you pad will work flawlessly with every game.

With that PC's have got a lot better in recent times, pad support is much better (mainly down to the 360 pad), games are cheaper (£15-£25) most multi platform games are on the PC and good (if not better) versions.

As a console platform matures the developers can squeeze some amazing stuff out of it.

Look at God of War for the PS2 - beautiful stuff!