about 1/3 of the story left.
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Far Cry 3 |OT| Sex, Drugs, and the Call of Battle in the Uncharted
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about 1/3 of the story left.
Normal is OK with weapon tagging turned off. I don't even know what the higher difficulties change, specifically. If it's just enemy health, then I wouldn't even bother. I approached it the same way I did stealth. Careful and considered, intent on never getting seen, but once things went sideqays I accepted it and threw everything I had at them. So: play carefully, but if you find yourself near death (and stay there for a long time) just take it in stride. It's melodramatic, but It's saving you a re-load, or in this case, a walk back to the same spot. That would be my suggestion, anyway, not knowing what the higher difficulty changes, exactly. If it modifies the AI as well, then it might be worth playing that way. I think snipers for instance don't take every shot they could.
Only a handful of missions left at that point. Check the handbook, the first page has statistics, the first of which is the number of main missions you've played. It'll show exactly how much game you have left.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I HATE games that takes many dozen hours to complete but reward the player only a 1-3 minutes ending, if even that long. Fuck that shit.
At least appreciate those who have the will to complete the game you lazy ass developer, sigh.
At least appreciate those who have the will to complete the game you lazy ass developer, sigh.
My second play session must have lasted just over 3 hours and I only did one main mission. That sniper challenge you get around the second tower(if you're not running around unlocking them out of order) is a bitch! The second to last difficulty is fine, but then you go to expert and all the birds fly out without a pause. Give me a chance to reload! Does the amusement park feel of the side missions break the continuity the story tries to build? Sure. Do I care? Not really. Ripping through the jungle on a quad is fun, circumstances don't feel so dire after all.
Anyway, this game delivers. What I need now is a good dose of quality combat encounters. If it can deliver on that with the main missions, that will be swell. Some other thoughts:
-I suck with the bow. Can't judge distance for shit. How do I unlock exploding arrows and stuff? It seems a bit more trouble than it's worth at the moment.
-Locking away basic functionality i.e. wallet size and ability to carry multiple weapons behind the hunting mechanic is ridiculous. And obnoxious. And flat out stupid. Must have been the same designer that decided to remind the player about the main mission every 20 seconds. That is unless you're already locked into another mission, at which point you can only reset that state through the pause menu... in an open world game, yea.
-I don't think the game needs an exp/level up system on top of all the other crap that's going on. Just let me drop down on top of a dude while stabbing him right off the bat. This isn't an ability from Dishonored that will unbalance the whole game if I get access to it early.
-I miss the buddy rescue from Far Cry 2, really miss it. So far, the only thing my native friends have done for me is run me over with one of their boats while I was out hunting for sharks.
Anyway, this game delivers. What I need now is a good dose of quality combat encounters. If it can deliver on that with the main missions, that will be swell. Some other thoughts:
-I suck with the bow. Can't judge distance for shit. How do I unlock exploding arrows and stuff? It seems a bit more trouble than it's worth at the moment.
-Locking away basic functionality i.e. wallet size and ability to carry multiple weapons behind the hunting mechanic is ridiculous. And obnoxious. And flat out stupid. Must have been the same designer that decided to remind the player about the main mission every 20 seconds. That is unless you're already locked into another mission, at which point you can only reset that state through the pause menu... in an open world game, yea.
-I don't think the game needs an exp/level up system on top of all the other crap that's going on. Just let me drop down on top of a dude while stabbing him right off the bat. This isn't an ability from Dishonored that will unbalance the whole game if I get access to it early.
-I miss the buddy rescue from Far Cry 2, really miss it. So far, the only thing my native friends have done for me is run me over with one of their boats while I was out hunting for sharks.
Man, persona 4's epilogue
lolololol
to be fair, its startup is roughly four hours long
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Wait what? Persona 4? That's pretty random, hahaha. I am actually commenting on this game and not Persona 4...?
Are you sure you're not confusing this thread with the Persona 4 thread...?
Canis lupus
Member
Hallelujah! I'm done with the co-op, the worst Ive ever seen in a videogame, thank god I don't have to play it again.
nah... was just thinking about FC3's "Oh lol here's a minute-long video after you pick and chose which ending you would like off an A-B menu" and Persona's "Here's a long playable end-sequence where you talk to everyone you ever met in the game to date"
ThingontheFloor
Member
Just finished this splitscreen with the wife, it left a bad taste in my mouth. Every mission just felt like "CLEAR THESE GUYS OUT!" or "PROTECT ME AS I DELIVER THIS BOMB". Completely unlike the main game, I kept having to explain to her that the main game was a lot more fun and I didn't just spent 25 hours doing these kinds of missions.
Canis lupus
Member
Indeed! 6 mission going through the same boring carry bomb/defend this place missions was one of the most off putting things Ive ever done in a game. A horrible contrast with the main game.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
nvm figured it out!
WeAreStarStuff
Member
Sure! Go into a friendly area.
Patrick Bateman
Member
zero margin
Member
Got almost to the end and just stopped playing, boring. The missions at this point feel unnecessary and tacked on for no reason but to lengthen the game. I'll come back to it one day, maybe.
Canis lupus
Member
Finished the game. Got all the trophies and platinum on ps3, fairly easy but time consuming. I think it was a good game with ALOT of flaws. I didn't like the multiplayer, hated the awlful co-op. They should've left them out of the game and focused more on the campaign and put more detail in the islands.
Canis lupus
Member
I wish Vaas had a bigger role, one of the best villains in videogames in a long time. Overall the characters were really good, save for Hoyt and Sam.
Jasper Avenue
Member
Vaas is great. I actually didn't mind Sam, a little stereotypical but still a cool character.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Early game spoiler, really nothing but I'll tag it: The little cut scene when you meet
at Dr. Earnhardt's house (when she awakens) was SO well done. The subtle music playing in the background was so good. The voice-acting, facial expressions, mannerisms, even the dialogue, holy mackerel. When Jason tells her
, perfectly done. This type of scene would be "pretty good" in a real life movie, which is a huge accomplishment for a video game. Seriously, just a great little scene.
Edit- I hope this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the game in terms of high quality acting. Looks like it will be. I hope next-gen brings more of this and takes it to another level.
Daisy
Grant died
Edit- I hope this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the game in terms of high quality acting. Looks like it will be. I hope next-gen brings more of this and takes it to another level.
Patrick Bateman
Member
I also think FC3's story would be pretty good as a movie.
Put that Skrillex & Damian Marley-song in there with that one scene and I'll watch it.
Put that Skrillex & Damian Marley-song in there with that one scene and I'll watch it.
far cry3 is a finalist for "GameSpot People's Choice Game of the Year" 
pls vote if you like it,its running against the ea-tailored-kotaku-favorite,mass effect 3 with its "best possible ending to the trilogy according to journos"
and far cry3 deserves some awards.
http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-201...und1a;People039sChoiceRoun;ViewTheFullBracket
pls vote if you like it,its running against the ea-tailored-kotaku-favorite,mass effect 3 with its "best possible ending to the trilogy according to journos"
and far cry3 deserves some awards.
http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-201...und1a;People039sChoiceRoun;ViewTheFullBracket
SJRB
Gold Member
BLITZKRIEG!!
Alcoholikaust
Member
just got back from target and farcry 3 is $39.99
well worth the graphical downgrade (for 360 and ps3) at that price.
*off topic but Hitman absolution is as well
well worth the graphical downgrade (for 360 and ps3) at that price.
*off topic but Hitman absolution is as well
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
So I'm 12 hours in. I've done every outpost, every tower, every hunting mission and every assassination mission... along with a lot of exploring.
So I thought with the first island pretty much completely finished, it was time to start the story.
Eh.
I just got to the mission where you escape the burning mansion and so far I'm underwhelmed. Shit story, shit characters and for an open world game boy do they love restricting you. On that mission where you blow up the weapons I snuck to a point with a sniper rifle, about to plan my attack, when "GO TO THIS VANTAGE POINT" popped up.
Thanks for that.
At the moment I just want to get the story missions done so I can get to the second island.
So I thought with the first island pretty much completely finished, it was time to start the story.
Eh.
I just got to the mission where you escape the burning mansion and so far I'm underwhelmed. Shit story, shit characters and for an open world game boy do they love restricting you. On that mission where you blow up the weapons I snuck to a point with a sniper rifle, about to plan my attack, when "GO TO THIS VANTAGE POINT" popped up.
Thanks for that.
At the moment I just want to get the story missions done so I can get to the second island.
I never understand why they do not just cast german speaking actors for such roles. It's just bad and makes me cringe. It's not even stereotypical because it's totally random and not funny.
I like the story missions more than most of the side missions. 30 hours in and just got the second island, and I have not done all the stuff you did. I am just having fun with the random world. Screw those billboard missions, they are bad and repetitive. And I actually like Jason's tranformation, but everything else from the story is a bit meh.
iNvid02
Member
its really not, both games are stunning on PC - if you can run them then play em on pc
I loved Sam, but I agree Vaas was the star of the show. Finished this game yesterday and despite the last few hours being a bit of a drag its safe to say this game is my GOTY for 2012. I embraced the craziness and it paid off big time IMO.
Damn straight, good ol' Uncle Sam.
CambriaRising
Member
No way, the Pc version is only $10 more at full price.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
The billboard missions are open and fun unlike the badly scripted main missions.
Square Triangle
Member
Beat it earlier today. Felt like the entire second island was rushed as far as story missions go.
Panipal2009
Banned
Anyone else had trouble getting the 'Love the Boom' trophy to unlock? I've managed to get 4 enemies in the same explosion 3 times, getting 6 on another occasion, and the fucking trophy didn't pop any of those times.
Are we speaking of the "take down this guy with this weapon" missions? Because they are not fun... how far are you into the story?
Did it unintentionally on the 360 version so no sorry, I hope for your sake its not glitched out. Maybe try a new game and as soon as you get mines or C4 give it a shot.
I almost started tearing up at that scene, so real.
Piercedveil
Member
I have this game on UPlay and I started downloading it but the download was unbelievably slow. Did anyone else have problems with this? I'd really like to try the game out!
True. Only ein Amerikaner would scream Blitzkrieg at ze top of his lungs. He still hat ein awful Tschermen accent, ja? Und his tattoos are even tackier zan Jason's.
So zere.
Didn't deserve a knife to ze sroat, however.
On a more serious note, it would have been amazing if his subtitles were in German, no matter what language its set to.
It's in no way garbage on 360. I received a copy as a gift so played it on 360 and had a ball despite having a perfectly usable gaming PC too. The old girl is doing pretty good for being in her 7th year I'm quite impressed.
I haven't played it on console, but I assume the input latency is really low the way it is on PC. I've had to jiggle with the settings a bit as my PC is aging, but even sub-30 frame rates felt really responsive and stayed smooth, much like Crysis (Dunia is a modified CryEngine, I know). That might explain why people are fine with it.