Far Cry sequel in the works

By Kristan Reed Published 1 September, 2003

Console versions and demo coming too...

Crytek's lauded PC FPS Far Cry may get a sequel, the firm's executive vice president Faruk Yerli told Eurogamer at last week's ECTS.

Far Cry is set for a mid November release via Ubi Soft, and Yerli was happy to admit that a sequel to its warmly received FPS would get underway as soon as its first game was in the can. "Yes, we will most likely be doing a sequel, and if so we'll be using an enhanced version of the CRY engine," he revealed.

But Yerli admitted the deal with the French publisher did not extend to a sequel; a fact which ought to jolt a few publishers into action. "It's just a one game deal with Ubi," Yerli said.

Crytek and Ubi Soft engaged in talks about a possible sequel, but Yerli admitted the there is no final decision yet from either party. "Currently we have a publishing deal whith Ubi Soft which is focusing on the current Version of Far Cry," Yerli admitted.

Meanwhile, Yerli also revealed that console versions of Far Cry were being considered, with an Xbox version almost certain and a "possible" PS2 version. Both versions will be handled by an external developer, however, and judging by the demands likely to be placed on the Sony console by the mightily impressive CRY engine, it would take a supreme effort on the part of the conversion studio to do it justice.

The Caribbean island-based FPS turned plenty of heads at ECTS, and even picked up the show's Best PC Game gong for its richly detailed environments, convincing physics and impressive AI.

A single player demo, based around the Research level shown off at ECTS will be released in advance of the game's release, but, according to Yerli "not until it is almost entirely bug free". Wow, an efficient PC developer. Now there's a thing.

Mod fans should be happy too, with "incredibly easy to use tools" being shipped with the game. According to Yerli, "the CRY engine is so flexible you could make a racing game or even a flight sim with it". It may not have recieved the hype of Valve or Id's respective engines, but it looks set to give both a run for their money.

We had a good crack at Far Cry and will be bringing you our first impressions of this immensely promising title very soon.

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About Kristan Reed

Kristan is a former editor of Eurogamer, dad, Stone Roses bore and Norwich City supporter who sometimes mutters optimistically about Team Silent getting back together.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 9 years ago

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  • barchetta #1 9 years ago

    First...???? Looks over bushes to get sniped square in the brain.....

    This and a few other titles are burning a big PC shaped hole in my pocket but news of an Xbox version might make my bank manager happier.....

  • lee3p0 #2 9 years ago

    Gotcha you git, Didn`t see me up that palm tree did you!!!
    I`m really looking forward to this game, Dare I say as much as Half-life 2!!!!!!

  • Whizzo #3 9 years ago

    Fingers crossed they'll at least allow you to tone the blood spurts down...

  • Eldritch #4 9 years ago

    How about finishing the first part?

  • Bru-Man #5 9 years ago

    Watched some people play this and they went in guns blazing and got twatted immediately.
    Then I played it and snuck around in the cover, running from tree to tree taking down the enemies before they saw me. There was a tense bit when I could see some movement and realised that there were a few others actually 'hunting' for me. That was before I popped out of cover and riddled them with bullets!
    Then I approached a little dock area with a couple of jettys - got a guy in the back of the neck with a silenced rifle and watched as his friends scattered for cover. And I mean properly scattered, not just moved to the nearest 'cover' node and popped up at timed intervals.
    Then I got twatted by a well-thrown hand grenade :)
    Ace fun.

  • FWB #6 9 years ago

    Does this mean they've messed up number one?

  • renzo #7 9 years ago

    I thought you had to sell a decent no. of copies of the 1st game before you could justify a sequel? Either they've messed up the 1st one like FWB suggests, or they're getting ahead of themselves.

  • Khab #8 9 years ago

    That certainly sounds interesting, Bru-man.... /adds to list/