FarCry 2

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 24th, 2008, 1:52

Figured it was about time we had a proper thread for this.

Anyone had any trouble releasing from emplaced machine guns? I've had no trouble with cars, but at checkpoints and boats I have to get damaged and heal to release.

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » October 24th, 2008, 1:55

Not had that before. Only odd thing I have is that if I alt tab it plonks the game into a window. Doesn't seem to effect performance.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 24th, 2008, 4:32

If you re-bind the use key then apparently you can't get off machine guns.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 24th, 2008, 5:42

Gunslinger42 wrote:If you re-bind the use key then apparently you can't get off machine guns.

Thought that might be it.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 24th, 2008, 6:07

Also. this game is prettier than it has any right to be given its performance.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 24th, 2008, 6:28

really want this game

but not sure how it'll run with my old single core 3800+ and I generally don't like the limited installs drm crap either

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 24th, 2008, 6:36

Gunslinger42 wrote:really want this game

but not sure how it'll run with my old single core 3800+ and I generally don't like the limited installs drm crap either

This might be of some interest, though no FC2 to be seen.

I reckon you'd be right on the edge of playability on a 3800+, you might get away with it, but I wouldn't bank on it.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » October 24th, 2008, 6:57

I'm also going to try the "demo", when I can find a decent place to get it. I have mild concerns about how it will run, but no upgrade is on the horizon for me.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » October 24th, 2008, 8:37

this thread does not exist, and neither does this game.

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 24th, 2008, 9:02

I preordered Fallout 3 today. I might pick up FC2 tomorrow when I take Mrs Pants to the Metro.

Fear · Post by **Fear** » October 24th, 2008, 15:09

Had a quick play yesterday. I'm going to start again now that I know what I'm doing some more. Works fine at 1920x1600 on a single 8800GT everything very high, but no AA.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » October 24th, 2008, 16:42

Dog Pants wrote:I preordered Fallout 3 today. I might pick up FC2 tomorrow when I take Mrs Pants to the Metro.

You don't mean the MetroCentre do you? On a Saturday? In the same year as Christmas?

Post by **Grimmie** » October 24th, 2008, 17:33

Christ, this game is incredible, beautiful, awesome, and hilarious in parts.
Don't even sweep this. Buy it.

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 24th, 2008, 17:44

Lateralus wrote:
You don't mean the MetroCentre do you? On a Saturday? In the same year as Christmas?

I do. Taking Mrs Pants birthday shopping. I can't take any leave until Christmas anyway so I'll have to bite the bullet at some point.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » October 24th, 2008, 17:49

Plans to sweep and play before majority comes crashing down with the crack. Ubisoft actually did a good job fucking pirates over along with paying customers. Problem is I either buy this or L4D, though maybe I can manage somehow. Waiting on review of online gameplay, that should be a deciding factor.

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » October 24th, 2008, 18:33

Short game is short. 70% done after only ten hours seems a bit wrong to me. CoD4 was just the right length this seems too short. I'm having the same problem with this like I did SoC. Fantastic but where the hell is the rest of it??

For me it's suffering the same fate as Assassins Creed, the same four missions repeated over and over and over and over and over and over. Yes it's an incredibly pretty game but good god I need more missions than go here kill him, go here blow that truck up and go here get pills.

I don't think it deserves the high 90%'s and the 9/10's and 10/10's I think its more a 7/10 and 6 of that is for the very pretty engine.

Post by **Grimmie** » October 24th, 2008, 18:54

Chickenz wrote:Short game is short. 70% done after only ten hours seems a bit wrong to me.

If you're just powering through the main objectives then it's gonna be short.
Stalk through some towns, fuck some shit up, do more secondary missions.

you're DOIN IT WRONG.

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » October 24th, 2008, 18:56

That 10 hours includes unlocking all but 4 weapons Grimmie as well as doing quite a few assassin missions.

My bad, forgot to clarify that in the 1st post.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » October 24th, 2008, 18:59

chicken doesnt know how to open ended games

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » October 24th, 2008, 19:09

Gunslinger42 wrote:chicken doesnt know how to open ended games

But it isn't.

Berk raised it in his post, it's a hell of a lot more constricted than we were led to believe it would be. So far for me it hasn't opened up and I'm nearing the end of act 2. Oblivion was open ended as it was one giant map, one huge world to explore with loads of differing story lines and missions to achieve.

Don't get me wrong. The main storyline is pretty fucking awesome and it has me hooked, the game is awesomely pretty but the three tacked on repetitive missions and a hunt the diamonds mini game drag it down so much.