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A Far Cry ahead of the game until it cries in defeat

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a fan. I'm a fan of games, especially in this day and age, whose developers pop out of no where and take the industry by storm. Essentially that is what Half-life did, and Far Cry to some extent.

I however can not give this game the same revolutionary credit that Half-life garnered (and sustained for years). The reasons I cannot do this is because Far Cry steals so many factors of Half-life's singleplayer game, and at this day and age doesn't come with adequate multiplayer support. But that is ok because the CryTech SANDBOX will easily put the islands and interiors at the hands of even the most incapable level designers to create vast maps.

The engine is a onestep up compared to everything on the market right now. I've played the DOOM 3 Beta and I'd say that this engine may be even more versatile. You can literally spy on people all the way across the island and be zoomed up right in their face listening and watching. The vehicles are just as well done as the vehicles in Unreal Tournament 2004. The storyline is cliched but it is just ridiculously fun. You really feel like you're in the middle of a jungle, stalking prey.

Cons - Cliched story, stolen elements from Half-life 2 and Doom 3 (could be a pro, really) some stupid looking creature models, poor multiplayer support, just adequate vehicle integration into level design.

Pros - Great graphics, superb looking human models, great weapons and balance, awesome level design, great vehicles, Sandbox will create a vast player mod base... it beat Half-life 2 and Doom 3 to the table out of the blue!

BEWARE TIME STRAPPED PARENTS - CHECKPOINT SAVES

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this to blow off steam and, you know, kill a bunch of bad guys on the computer. HOWEVER, this is a checkpoint save game. Cannot play, cannot save when my son wakes up, totally worthless.

It is obviously a good game, but there is an entire demographic (time-crunched parents) that considers it worthless.

Great Demo....Needs a Great Computer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Love this demo. Graphics and Sound will blow you away! But, make sure you have a good Graphics Card (I have a ATI All-in-Wonder 9700 Pro) and a lot of Ram. I first played the demo with 512k ram and it was sluggish, would jump, and some delay problems with the shooting trigger response. Then I upgraded my Dell 8200 P4 2.4 with 1 Gig of ram and that did the trick. Game reminds me of a better " Return to Castle Wolfenstien". I pre-orderd my copy.

FAR FROM CRYING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

ONE OF THE BEST GAMES ON MY COMPUTER.
FAR CRY is ONE of the BEST GAMES I have ever played. The atmosphere is tense and if you have a weak heat don't even try this game.

JUST TRY IT!

not fair to review an item before it comes out...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 32
Date: July 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

but i feel this deserves a little more on the page besides the title.

its a first person shooter founded on technology from a company called crytek. it belongs on the list with doom 3 and half-life 2 in terms of quality and enjoyment/gameplay.

the things that make it stand out from the other two games though, are the AI, level structure, and definitely plot.

This game boasts AI from the start. theres mutliple ways to go through a level, so the AI was made to be smarter right from the start. even if you dont see them, theyre working, they get bored. they chat to each other.

the levels are massive. the game mostly takes place on a certain island. but if you see another island in the distance, you can swim to it. there is no linearity to the design. and the plot is not your standard, aliens/demons are taking over (although doom 3 is at the top of my list).

i definitely think this game deserves a look at.

caught in the middle

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 32
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Cuando otros juegos de mayor respeto aparecieron ganando terreno rapidamente, FarCry tuvo ke luchar x su puesto como uno de los favoritos, si la competencia no fuese tan ruda (aunke siempre lo ser) FarCry seria el mejor fps del 2004, sin dudo lo fue.

Boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 34
Date: May 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Don't waste your money. If you played Half-Life² or Doom³ this game is soooo boring.
Thanky you for reading.

Far Cry

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

A good game with lots of problems...see tweak guides for solutions. Iinstalled the game on my computor.... got pumped up for the first play period and was blown away by the introduction and beautiful graphics. Then the problems begain. How do I save the game? How do I restart the game at the computors save points without starting a new game ever time? How do I turn off the intro so I don't have to listen to it at every start up? I have now played the game for more then ten days and I give up! Its a great game but if I can't save yesterdays play and always have to begin the game anew each day then I don't want to play. Its like reading a book from the front page over and over again trying to get to the end in one read and if you stop playing before the end you have to do it all over again. The tweakers guide has a fix it for many of these problems over 175 pages of fixit.
But I just want to play the game I don't want to build one.

BAD GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 37
Date: January 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Good graphics but too much language and blood. Hard to see the enemy. They come out of no where. Also hard to get out of boat.

a Far Cry from the opposition, perhaps?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 26
Date: November 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My review is based on articles and interviews I have read along a viewing of the tech demo. Even so, it's worth a 5 for whetting my appetite with what it promises to offer.

There are many first person shooters, but Far Cry from CryTek strives to add gameplay elements which make it worth serious consideration.

The action takes place on the main island of Micronesia, although there are other smaller islands which you can swim to. You play Jack Carver who is forced out of his sun-drenched retirement to help out a female journalist. There are homicidal mercenaries out to stop you. That's the basic premise of the game.

The decision to set the game on a lush tropical island means that the game is not linear as in most shooters. You have complete freedom to move about and carry out your missions any way you deem fit. The player is in control, rather than being forced to complete missions in a set way. You are free to use your own discretion and to undertake missions using stealth tactics, all out assault, or a combination of the two depending on the circumstances you find yourself in.

Environments will range from jungle, to caves, as well as man made facilities.

The AI of the game was designed to "understand", and react to the environment. The enemy interacts with the environment just like you, and will use it for cover and to try take you down using tactics such as suppressive fire, outflanking, and/or calling reinforcements. Each enemy unit will react not only to your input, but also with the surrounding terrain in unique ways. In other words, the enemy knows as much as you about the arena you play in. Because of the non-linearity of the game (even though there is a progressive story line), the AI are NOT scripted. The beauty of this is that every time you play a section of the game the AI will respond in different ways so you never play out a scenario in exactly the same way.

My excitement was further increased with news of the Sandbox Editor which will be shipped with the game and is billed as the What You See is What You Play. According to an interview with the developers, it took only 3 days (!) for one of their new multiplayer developers to learn how to use the editor. You can build and edit terrain, drop in some AI units, then play test it through all with a few mouse clicks. Switching from game to editor will be a breeze (like in Operation Flashpoint) and ensure a formidable amount of Multiplayer maps will be developed soon after the game ships.

For programmmers who want to write their own scripted routines, the game uses the Lua programming language which allows you to write and embed your routines into the game without having to touch the game's original C++ code.

For modders, the news is also optimistic. The developers have stressed that everything in the game has been designed with the mod community in mind, and can be modded quite easily. They have mentioned releasing an SDK for the mod community either with, or shortly after, the game's release.

Weapons range from a P90 SMG, OICW, AG36, M4, Desert Eagle, down to a machete.

Vehicles can be driven in 1st or 3rd person view with the ability to fire weapons while driving. Jeeps, boats, HMMVs, and hang-gliders can be used by the player, and the AI will use vehicles to pursue you.

With huge terrains, vast draw distances of up to 2 kilometers, rag doll and real-time physics, an editor which appears to be simplicity itself, and an unscripted AI, next year looks promising for anyone willing - and daring - enough to take a relaxing (?) break in the lagoons, caves, and lush jungles of Far Cry's Micronesian Islands.

Two excellent interviews with the developers can be viewed at Game Zone and Avault.

For an impressive demo of the game go to Gamers Hell and download the 32Mb "tech demo". I'm sure you'll be impressed with what you see.

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