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Post by Sarfrin on Jun 5, 2022 18:08:21 GMT
Primal has the death owl and is therefore the best.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 5, 2022 18:19:10 GMT
I could barely bring myself to complete FC5. The narrative loves to wrest control from the player all the time. It's like the writers played Bioshock 1 and decided it should be the ending, but every 30 minutes. New Dawn is pretty bad in this regard too, there's a very strong cut scene impotence going on. You'll mow through 100 enemies when taking over an outpost without much breaking a sweat, but when you're in a cut scene a single baddie with a pistol turns you into a wet sock. There's just that disconnect between the gameplay and the story. Yeah, this. I found it absolutely infuriating. I believe the term is ludonarrative dissonance as coined by Clint Hocking initially for Nathan Drake who is charming and wise cracking but has killed hundreds of people. |
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Post by Humperfunk on Jun 5, 2022 21:32:43 GMT
3 was my first and remains my favourite. 5 and 6 are alright but changing the XP and level up system was very poor. 6 you're basically invincible within the first two hours after you upgrade your weapons.
Primal was immense though, actually a bit of a refreshing change (played it about a year after playing 5 and New Dawn).
I actually bought a copy of Far Cry 2 a few months ago for PS3, but am thinking of getting it on Steam to eventually play on Steam Deck as its cheap and think once I get one I will have more time to play it on that. Feel like it's an essential game to play if you're a fan of the series and can't believe I haven't.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jun 5, 2022 22:29:20 GMT
3 was my first and remains my favourite. 5 and 6 are alright but changing the XP and level up system was very poor. 6 you're basically invincible within the first two hours after you upgrade your weapons. Primal was immense though, actually a bit of a refreshing change (played it about a year after playing 5 and New Dawn). I actually bought a copy of Far Cry 2 a few months ago for PS3, but am thinking of getting it on Steam to eventually play on Steam Deck as its cheap and think once I get one I will have more time to play it on that. Feel like it's an essential game to play if you're a fan of the series and can't believe I haven't. It's good that you're getting around to playing 2, though I think it might be a bit of a rude shock after starting with the other ones.  |
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Post by mrharvest on Jun 6, 2022 7:57:13 GMT
I would strongly recommend the mods Far Cry 2 Redux (https://www.nexusmods.com/farcry2/mods/286) and Realistic Reshade (https://www.nexusmods.com/farcry2/mods/276). I think it should be possible to install these on Steam Deck too.
The vanilla version is very brown (Reshade fixes that). Redux fixes a bunch of issues with game balance.
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Post by Quasi on Jun 6, 2022 13:22:39 GMT
Seeing 2 referred to as a "janky older game" gave me a few more gray hairs, but I guess it's undeniable, huh.
Like all right-thinking persons I became an evangelist for it soon after it clicked for me amid the frustration. I basically enjoyed 3, but it sorta felt like a domesticated version of its predecessor. It also felt like a wasted opportunity to finally put dinosaurs into the series, as was the plan for the original, I believe, and that was kind of a bummer.
Someday I'll get to the rest.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jun 7, 2022 1:26:35 GMT
Primal seemed to get dismissed by a lot of people, but have a core group of fans who think it was one of the best Far Cry games.
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Post by Nitrous on Jun 7, 2022 3:07:54 GMT
FarCry Instincts Predator was my first introduction to the series on the xbox360.
Took me awhile to finish it but thought it was alright.
FC2 would have been great but the constant respawn at checkpoints on the road soon got annoying for me.
FC3 was my favourite. FC4 was just the same game with less likable characters in a different location and FC5 was just a slog so I have no interest in ever trying FC6.
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Post by X201 on Jun 7, 2022 4:54:38 GMT
Far Cry 6 isn’t on Steam either, so that made not buying it an easy choice too
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Post by ToomuchFluffy on Jun 7, 2022 10:01:11 GMT
Primal seemed to get dismissed by a lot of people, but have a core group of fans who think it was one of the best Far Cry games. I'm sure the change of setting helps some people enjoy it more, but from what I have seen in many ways it still looks a lot like a typical modern Far Cry-game.
FC2 would have been great but the constant respawn at checkpoints on the road soon got annoying for me.
Pretty common reaction. It helps to not always drive everywhere. You can use boats or go on foot, evade outposts etc. Also, don't just get stuck on one weapons loadout. FC2 is a game that becomes boring quite easily unless you make it more interesting yourself.
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Post by Sarfrin on Jun 7, 2022 18:20:01 GMT
Primal seemed to get dismissed by a lot of people, but have a core group of fans who think it was one of the best Far Cry games. A big part of the enjoyment for me was being a caveman chucking spears at things and riding sabertooth tigers and so on. Just so much more fun than firing bullets and riding around in jeeps. |
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Post by mrharvest on Sept 28, 2022 6:55:37 GMT
www.moddb.com/mods/far-cry-2-realismreduxContains excellent stuff such as: Increased range for outpost respawns (Meaning you need to be further away for them to respawn) Improved player agility Enhanced enemy arsenal Buddies also use more weapons and will go through their own progression curves. Enemy infighting - patrols and camps will fight each other. The chance for enemies to chase you when driving through checkpoints has been reduced to 25%.
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Post by smoothpete on Sept 28, 2022 7:34:53 GMT
I went to a VR experience thing at the weekend and played Far Cry VR with some mates, it was great fun. Their set up is entirely free roaming (around a big warehousey type room with floor sensors and all sorts). Best VR thing I've ever tried, the free roaming aspect was awesome and my non-gamer mates were well impressed with it. The game itself is based around Far Cry 3 (my personal favourite) and was frankly very basic but the experience as a whole was cool as fuck. here - meetspacevr.co.uk/ |
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Post by Lukus on Sept 28, 2022 13:54:56 GMT
I went to a VR experience thing at the weekend and played Far Cry VR with some mates, it was great fun. Their set up is entirely free roaming (around a big warehousey type room with floor sensors and all sorts). Best VR thing I've ever tried, the free roaming aspect was awesome and my non-gamer mates were well impressed with it. The game itself is based around Far Cry 3 (my personal favourite) and was frankly very basic but the experience as a whole was cool as fuck. here - meetspacevr.co.uk/I did this for my birthday with a bunch of friends and it was great fun like you say! We did one of the zombie games and a sci fi shooter. Highly recommended. |
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Post by smoothpete on Sept 28, 2022 14:45:45 GMT
If the guns had any force feedback or vibration that would have made it loads better but I'm nitpicking
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2023 18:21:23 GMT
FC5 just got a next gen patch.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 16, 2023 19:23:41 GMT
I'm guessing 60fps only?
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Post by dangerousdave on Mar 16, 2023 19:49:51 GMT
I finished it a few months back, but its so painfully average. All the tools of a good game, but just hard to have any fun with.
We need a remaster of 2, darn it!
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 16, 2023 20:01:00 GMT
I found FC2 tiring after a while especially the checkpoints that literally respawned after you walked a bit away. Really took me out of the game and some of the gameplay features like weapons jamming and so forth just became annoying than immersive. I think it had a great sense of place but the gameplay wasn't good enough. FC3 was it where it all came together for me.
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Post by dangerousdave on Mar 16, 2023 22:14:44 GMT
I loved everything everyone hated about 2 and hated everything they changed in later games. I've tried 2 of them since, but they've lost the sandbox magic.
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Post by alastair on Mar 17, 2023 7:10:17 GMT
I've played 4, a bit of 3, 5, and 6.
My theory is that people tend to prefer their first one.
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Post by wunty on Mar 17, 2023 7:36:49 GMT
Blood Dragon and the first one are the only ones I've ever finished. I've tried 2, 3, 5 and I own 6 as well but can't get into them for some reason.
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Post by dogbot on Mar 17, 2023 7:53:44 GMT
I've played 4, a bit of 3, 5, and 6. My theory is that people tend to prefer their first one. I definitely preferred 6 to 5, which was the first one I played. |
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Post by alastair on Mar 17, 2023 11:10:35 GMT
I've played 4, a bit of 3, 5, and 6. My theory is that people tend to prefer their first one. I definitely preferred 6 to 5, which was the first one I played. I prefer 4. 3 had bits missing that had been added in 4. 5 was ok 6 felt like it was FC by numbers. It was OK, but nothing outstanding. |
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Post by dfunked on Mar 17, 2023 11:29:44 GMT
I think I've played them all apart from Primal and 6, but just can't drum up the enthusiasm to play 6 and have no real interest in where they take the series next. Definitely yet another case of Ubisoft over-egging the cake.
6 also seemed to be leaning more towards that wonky spin-off of 5 that had damage numbers and stuff IIRC, which just don't belong in a shooter unless you really embrace the RPG side of it.
I definitely don't think it's a case of preferring your first one. FC1 was fun until the trigen appeared. FC2 just didn't gel with me at first (but I enjoyed it a few years later when I came back to it)
FC3 feels like the peak of the series to me. Everything since has just been an iteration of the exact same formula.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 11:32:45 GMT
Is 6 the one with Gus Fring? That's when i gave up on the series after enjoying the others. I got off the starting island, looked at the size of the map and thought "fuck this" and didn't touch it again.
The tech/AI didn't seem as good as the previous games either which was weird.
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Post by dogbot on Mar 17, 2023 11:35:09 GMT
I definitely preferred 6 to 5, which was the first one I played. I prefer 4. 3 had bits missing that had been added in 4. 5 was ok 6 felt like it was FC by numbers. It was OK, but nothing outstanding. I quite enjoyed 6, but it certainly wasn't spectacular by any means. But nice setting, fun weapons to stealth around with and take out lots of people. Good, creepy bad guy, too. The opposite of 5, which was repetitive locations and enemies and a rubbish lineup of nasty honchos. I might try the earlier ones, though. I turned off all the damage display and the like, all the most RPG stuff and just focused on having stealthy weapons mostly. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 17, 2023 12:15:53 GMT
Is 6 the one with Gus Fring? That's when i gave up on the series after enjoying the others. I got off the starting island, looked at the size of the map and thought "fuck this" and didn't touch it again. The tech/AI didn't seem as good as the previous games either which was weird. I think by this time the old Dunia tech was and is creaking and there was only so much they could do with it which is why they're using the engine from The Division now instead. |
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Post by wunty on Mar 17, 2023 12:34:25 GMT
Be nice if we got a 60fps upgrade to Blood Dragon.
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Post by alastair on Mar 17, 2023 13:37:06 GMT
Be nice if we got a 60fps upgrade to Blood Dragon. Now you've reminded me. Blood Dragon was my first, and my favourite!! 👍 |
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