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Far Cry 3 |OT| Sex, Drugs, and the Call of Battle in the Uncharted
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legacyzero
Banned
But its not Steamworks. So really the only way to have it on Steam is to buy it on Steam or have it gifted as far as I cam tell
Edit: oh you edited lol
In a way yes. It's an open world game, tons of side quests, crafting etc.
legacyzero
Banned
And Dragons!
Sleeplessnights
Banned
I can't start up uPlay on the Xbox, anyone having the same problems?
fluffydelusions
Member
So what is the deal. If I purchase this on Steam will the game download on steam or do I need the uplay client to download it?
bitoriginal
Member
What difficulty have you guys gone for?
legacyzero
Banned
Launching through Steam opens up Uplay anyway
fluffydelusions
Member
Launching through Steam opens up Uplay anyway
That is weird. I never used Uplay before. So the actual game downloads in a different client? If so, what is the point of it being on steam lol
EDIT: just downloaded uplay...what is this mess. Why do I need some weird video player just to edit my avatar...
Don't think there's poison. Snakes don't either.
You have good taste, sir! Sleeping Dogs is definitely the sleeper hit of the year.
Nizz
Member
So Ubisoft pulled a fast one again? Seems like they did the same thing with Assassin's Creed 3, that Boston demo video of the game pre-release runs nothing like that in the retail version from what I've heard.
I guess it was the PC version being played with a PS3 controller at E3. I thought there was no native Dualshock 3 support on PC? I remember people mentioning that was why it was possibly actual PS3 footage on both occasions (AC3 and FC3).
It's similar to Skyrim in that there's some random events that can happen around the map, and wildlife and factions interacting with each other. I don't think the game accomodates aimless wandering well, you should have a goal and work towards that.
Wait for Digital Foundry verdict.
fluffydelusions
Member
Native/official support no, but there are many ways to get the DS controller to work on PC. A lot of people here use it for PC gaming though the 360 is more widely used.
user friendly
Member
It's more than just that. Are there any good videos of night time stalking gameplay, preferably with some fire involved. Someone mentioed it earlier but I wish they kept the enemy banter about your whereabouts. Eventhough the voices were always so loud and it made it sound like they were right beside you, it was still a nice touch.
Enemies still do that.
SJRB
Gold Member
Goddamnit even the sidequests and minigames are awesome.
The knife throwing guy in the village is great, he swears like no other when he misses and I win. Really makes me laugh. The minigame itself is pretty fun too. As is the sniper challenge, which is basically duck hunt.
This game man, this game.
The knife throwing guy in the village is great, he swears like no other when he misses and I win. Really makes me laugh. The minigame itself is pretty fun too. As is the sniper challenge, which is basically duck hunt.
This game man, this game.
Seems like GMG is the best source.
I've decided that I'll buy this game closer to Christmas after I sort out all this work I have right now. I can't wait.
edit: anyone know when or where I will be able to buy the soundtrack?
edit 2: released on iTunes on the 4th of December. £8.99. Pretty ridiculous pricing.
ii Stryker
Banned
all the negativity surrounding the console versions have me rethinking whether to pick it up now.
360 is my only option sadly. =/
is the IQ and performance a detriment to the experience?
360 is my only option sadly. =/
is the IQ and performance a detriment to the experience?
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Same here.
user friendly
Member
Hm, seems like I need to check out some videos later on then. Thanks for the heads up on that.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Really the 360 version is fine if thats all you can play it on. I'm having a blast! 3 hours or so of footage of it here http://www.twitch.tv/slasherjpc
You might actually be right, enemies still talk, but they don't seem to have responses to each other.
Nizz
Member
I wonder if it'll go up soon, since Europe got the game first anyway?
PS3's my only option but people have been praising the game so much I feel like it'll be worth it anyway. I had a good time with Far Cry 2, I thought that ran well. If FC3 is the same I'd be fine with it.
ii Stryker
Banned
I'm curious if Ubi will do to FC3 what they did with the first FC; release it on the nextgen systems also only more optimized.
PS3's my only option but people have been praising the game so much I feel like it'll be worth it anyway. I had a good time with Far Cry 2, I thought that ran well. If FC3 is the same I'd be fine with it.
Same here. I love this IP and IQ and performance be damned, I'll probably get it regardless. 0.o
CriginsMcJuggs
Member
Gamefly just sent me an email to preorder on PC with 20% off. Looks like it activates on steam as well. Yes please
Pimpbaa
Member
Far Cry 1 on consoles was the real Far Cry 1. It was a drastically changed linear spinoff compared to the open world pc version.
legacyzero
Banned
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Id say the crafting is more "inventory space upgrades" rather than actual crafting like what Skyrim has.
Besides the medical pointy sticks.
ii Stryker
Banned
I thought you could craft ammo types as well?
No what i was saying is ubi released it on the og xbox and then again on the 360 only more optimized and slightly altered gameplay IIRC. I was postulating whether they do the same with FC3
RebornYeti
Member
I have to wait until next Thursday to get this.
Gonna be a long wait.
Gonna be a long wait.
LemonGremlin
Member
I hate the sound design in this game - did they even have someone in charge of mixing? The shit obtrusive UI is further amplified by horrible low-bit sound effects - every time you load up the map screen you get a swooosh and a crackle, every time you mouse over a location, every menu change, every submenu, every selection... Worst part is there are absolutely no volume controls for this shit, and it's mixed obnoxiously loud.
Same goes for the music - I had to switch it off just outside the tutorial as it drowned out the ambience of the game almost completely.
Same goes for the music - I had to switch it off just outside the tutorial as it drowned out the ambience of the game almost completely.
Low bit rate audio is unacceptable. Is this on the PC version? I've only heard about it on the 360 version.
The car horn in Sleeping Dogs had an awful quality and it made me cringe every time I heard it. I'm not a big audiophile but damn clean audio is important.
ii Stryker
Banned
the audio has always ben laughably bad in the FC games since ubi took over the IP. in FC2 it felt like they had 20minutes of studio time to record 5 hrs of dialogue. All the NPC's spoke ridiculously fast in that game.
you can craft arrow types !
indigo-cyclops
Member
"This is all me."
What's with that line, some funny NPC stuff in here. The voice stuff isn't the greatest quality. Really tinny, or something.
What's with that line, some funny NPC stuff in here. The voice stuff isn't the greatest quality. Really tinny, or something.
KaiserBecks
Member
After a couple of hours of playing, I am slightly disappointed. The shootouts are a lot of fun. I like how enemies behave and the cover system works surprisingly well. But I expected a lot more in terms of graphics and physics, especially considering the system requirements. I think the cry engine still beats dunia. Far Cry 3 has its moments and so far is very likely to end up being better than Crysis, but I hope that people mod the crap out of that game. It does support mods, doesn't it?
The bitrate of some voice stuff is really low.
Where do I find boars? I only find pigs
boars are in a different hunting area to pigs, for me there was a boar hunting area
a couple zones west
edit: err it was actually
south of