MagicWithEarvin
Member
Agreed.
Also, throwing rocks are awesome for distractions. Lure a guard to a mine, run back up a hill behind some trees/bushes, then watch the fireworks.
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Far Cry 3 |OT| Sex, Drugs, and the Call of Battle in the Uncharted
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Agreed.
Also, throwing rocks are awesome for distractions. Lure a guard to a mine, run back up a hill behind some trees/bushes, then watch the fireworks.
Yeah Far Cry 2, Metro 2033 and Riddick really pioneered that stuff. And they kept it all in Far Cry 3. Love it.
HAHAHAHAHA. Just found out the protagonists are from Santa Monica. Makes total sense... I live and work in the area. My apartment's garage is filled with Aston Martins and the occasional Ferrari and Lambo. They totally fit in with my neighbors. God these characters are disgusting.
Spoiler about the Australian character:
Spoiler about the Australian character:
I was wondering why Jason said "Buck likes to fuck" (reference to Kill Bill) when he met Buck. Now I get it... it's because it's implied that Buck's been raping Keith. When Buck comes downstairs, he's makes a gesture to his crotch, and when Keith rejoins the rest of the crew, he asks you not to "tell anyone about this."
Krappadizzle
Member
Stealth in Dishonored was super empowering. More so than this. If FC3 had blink itd be very similiar minus the ability to lean.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
This is disappointing to read...
I'm getting Dishonored as a gift, but seriously? I thought that game excelled in stealth.
Don't listen to him. Stealth in Dishonored is great.
It's really fun to play stealth, rambo, or a combination of both. In Dishonored you pretty much had to choose how you would approach a situation, not so much here. Just go with the flow. Start with stealth, and switch to brute force when needed. Playing stealth-only is possible, but there's not really a good reason to do so, same for rambo-style only.
What I do most of the time, is sneak in a outpost using my bow if I need to kill someone, disable the alarm (which disables reinforcements from arriving), then get me a nice big gun and shoot everybody in the face. Works like a charm.
Metro 2033 is indeed also a great example of this, the in-game viewing of objectives with your lighter was genius. A shame they didn't bring back the in-game map from Far Cry 2 here.
Riposte
Member
Plenty of people liked it, but you have an ability that basically makes paying attention to level design an optional choice: Lean from behind a piece of a cover (can't be seen at all, unlike Far Cry 3's cover system) to blink (teleport, free of cost/risk) past an enemy or behind enemy to kill / knockout ("Paragon" vs "Renegade" ending) an enemy (grab body and blink out if someone else is nearby). Compare this to sneaking in and out of a camp with a bunch of gathered enemies in Far Cry 3. If they just thoughtlessly put Blink in Far Cry 3 it wouldn't be any more broken.
Isn't the start menu suppose to be a PDA or something? Not that it matters since the implementation sucks lol.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Alrighty my video review is here for those folks that were waiting 
Don't think so. The menu's are clearly designed around the insanity-theme, not the 'in-game immersion'-theme (if you understand what I'm trying to say
).MagicWithEarvin
Member
I unlocked the Bull shotgun. Time to bulldoze through some of the story missions.
keyboardcat
Member
I see people loving the bow, i tried it out and found the retardedly short range a bit weird, what am i doing wrong?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
There's a skill you can unlock later that increases its arrow speed by 50%, as well as pulling it back faster.
SJRB
Gold Member
You're letting go of the fire button too soon would be my guess.
mickcenary
Member
Awesome to hear; and that's quite the call!
Question: can I slink around with a silenced pistol, wrecking dudes with headshots? I loved doing that in DX:HR and Metro 2033.
And how do the guns feel to fire? Feedback, recoil, "oomph", etc. Any games you can liken it to?
Spanks, guys.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Completed an outpost undetected this time. Was an easy one. And another one.
I really don't like the sniper I have right now. I'm trying to get the .50 cal one unlocked.
I really don't like the sniper I have right now. I'm trying to get the .50 cal one unlocked.
Yup, but there's only one silenced pistol afaik and it sucks in normal combat. But yeah, it's possible.
The guns feel great, especially the "oomph". When you fire a gun alone in the middle of the jungle for example, it doesn't just go like 'pew' but echoes all around you, really giving it an impact.
Other than that the guns walk a nice line between 'realistic' and 'arcady' to describe how they shoot. They've realistic feedback, recoil, etc, but enemies can be a bit of a bullet sponge now and then (especially the strong animals, like tigers and bears). IMO that only makes games more fun and balanced, but if you don't like that kind of unrealistic damage per bullet-ratio you might end up a bit disappointed with the combat.
blackprophesy
Member
Quick question: Can you go back to complete side quests after finishing the main story?
Red Blaster
Member
Felt that being able to see through walls via the tagging system and having the ability to toss an infinite supply of rocks sort of undermined the stealth of the game
SirButterstick
Banned
I know this has probably been asked already, but is there any way to play this now if I ordered it through Steam and live on the East Coast?
Krappadizzle
Member
Woo-Fu
Banned
Yes you can.
bitoriginal
Member
Really enjoying the game, but I would have liked a little more depth. I wish you could sleep in the safehouses, effectively letting you choose what time of the day you want to venture out. Features like that would have been the cherry on the cake. It's still great fun though, but it definitely gets a little repetitive after a while.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Use an Australian VPN to unlock the US version. Preload first, exit Steam, run VPN then run Steam again and launch UPlay for the first time. Set Steam and UPlay offline until the 4th.
Goldrusher
Member
This game is awesome.
That is all.
That is all.
mickcenary
Member
Ha. I'd like to think that I'd have the nouse to switch to something a bit more capable than a pistol if hell breaks loose. Bullet sponges don't irk me any more than the next guy, so I think we're all good there.
Anyway, thanks for the reply, dude. I'm-a have to pick this one up, I think.
lastplayed
Member
The wildlife in this game is so awesome. Sometimes all I need to do is sneak up to a pirate outpost and wait a little, then a jaguar or tiger appears and rips everyone to pieces. All I need to do then is walk in and clean up.
And watching cassowaries attacking and stalking pirates like they're fucking raptors or something is hilarious.
And watching cassowaries attacking and stalking pirates like they're fucking raptors or something is hilarious.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
SirButterstick
Banned
Sweet! Thank you!
Empty Space
Member
: / I tried seeing if I could take those as some easter egg, but I never saw a button prompt. Does it have to be done at a specific time?
Messofanego
Banned
Who else is finding it hard to post here since they're having so much fun playing the game?
Out of all the games this year, this has been the most fun. So much to do in an open world game but it doesn't feel as feature creep. It balances the difficulty with how you progress in the open world getting possibly overpowered versus human enemies which is a main problem of most sandbox open world games, with the randomness and unscripted animal AI. The animals are a game-changer, where not only do they have various states like the predators (stand-off their territory if you come close, hunting their specific prey, attacking outposts, outpost cages) but also you're given incentive to hunt them with all the crafting. It's an evolution of RDR where the animals were there just for hunting or being pests.
It finds a balance between the disempowerment of Far Cry 2 (which went too hard on one side for most people to just not find it fun for long periods of time) by replacing the more obnoxious features like respawning outposts, not fun to travel by vehicle, malaria and gun jamming with random animals and the empowerment of open world games. The combat mechanics and tools you're given are immense, like the open level design, vehicles, hang-gliders, great cover/lean system, sliding, tagging, melee takedowns, cool secondary weapons (repair tool burning fools!), and gun customisation. The stealth options and weapons (bow, silencers, hiding in foliage, dragging bodies) and type of playthrough is more encouraged and handled properly this time around like just being able to distract with rocks and enemies having more reliable AI.
EDIT: Oh yeah, Warrior difficulty is a must if you're good at shooters.
Out of all the games this year, this has been the most fun. So much to do in an open world game but it doesn't feel as feature creep. It balances the difficulty with how you progress in the open world getting possibly overpowered versus human enemies which is a main problem of most sandbox open world games, with the randomness and unscripted animal AI. The animals are a game-changer, where not only do they have various states like the predators (stand-off their territory if you come close, hunting their specific prey, attacking outposts, outpost cages) but also you're given incentive to hunt them with all the crafting. It's an evolution of RDR where the animals were there just for hunting or being pests.
It finds a balance between the disempowerment of Far Cry 2 (which went too hard on one side for most people to just not find it fun for long periods of time) by replacing the more obnoxious features like respawning outposts, not fun to travel by vehicle, malaria and gun jamming with random animals and the empowerment of open world games. The combat mechanics and tools you're given are immense, like the open level design, vehicles, hang-gliders, great cover/lean system, sliding, tagging, melee takedowns, cool secondary weapons (repair tool burning fools!), and gun customisation. The stealth options and weapons (bow, silencers, hiding in foliage, dragging bodies) and type of playthrough is more encouraged and handled properly this time around like just being able to distract with rocks and enemies having more reliable AI.
EDIT: Oh yeah, Warrior difficulty is a must if you're good at shooters.
Krappadizzle
Member
It's funny. I did my first playthrough on normal with a controller and felt it was a good challenge if not a bit hard.
Now on my second playthrough with kb/m on Hard and it's substantially easier. I sometimes forget the benefits of mouse aiming.
Riposte
Member
I'm playing this with a controller, on Hard. I wouldn't call it difficult. It is enough to keep me honest, but I rarely feel like I'm in a bad spot. Death seems to be quite forgiving, which again contributes to how little "survival" elements matter in this game.
For some reason I'm more compelled to play this with a controller than a mouse.
For some reason I'm more compelled to play this with a controller than a mouse.
Krappadizzle
Member
You have nimbler thumbs than I.
Now that I'm back on kb/m it is substantially more immersive when in a vehicle. It just feels more natural.
legacyzero
Banned
I KNOW! That fight was AWESOME!
Dont click this link if you havn't played chapter 7
http://i.minus.com/iQgsnfnkrauM3.png
iNvid02
Member
aww man, the scale of the game and seeing stuff like this makes me sad. there is so much potential here but no incentive to explore.
i dont want to collect memory cards or relics, everything that can be looted is worthless and ready to be sold immediately. weapons are plentiful and free so i have all i need.
gimme something that makes me want to explore like in skyrim, this place is crying out for it.
i dont want to collect memory cards or relics, everything that can be looted is worthless and ready to be sold immediately. weapons are plentiful and free so i have all i need.
gimme something that makes me want to explore like in skyrim, this place is crying out for it.
Regret Truth
Member
Beat the game earlier tonight.... hated the story but the missions were lots of fun. The voice acting is pretty damn overall. Hated the main characters and his friends.
Easily the best shooter this year.
Easily the best shooter this year.
WreckTheLaw
Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
Uh, I guess this is a thing. Easter egg spoilers in these images, so I'm not embedding it.
Krappadizzle
Member
Def. an Easter Egg. Pretty cool one at that. I look forward to more of these popping up.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Quit game and come back. It happens sometimes. Not a 100% thing for the bug.