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EazyDuz
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PostPosted: 22:13 - 15 Jan 2013    Post subject: Addicted to Far Cry 3 Reply with quote

Anyone else a huge fan of this game?
Ive been spending a lot of time playing it, and ive only just got to the mission where (spoilers below)



















































You kill Vaas.
If im on my way to a new mission, im always getting distracted with collecting relics, doing races, killing animals or just exploring.
Best game of 2012 in my opinion, and shows that consoles can still produce some high quality graphics.
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PostPosted: 22:24 - 15 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought it around Christmas on the Steam sale, played for about 2-3 hours and it seemed really good. Haven't been back on it since due to work but I want to.

The opening escape from that camp was immense.
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PostPosted: 23:34 - 15 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wait till you get to the chopper mission! FFS i give up, i just cannot seem to do it without the chopper taking too much damage on the second pass.. Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad
Game looks lush though, lots of room to explore.
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PostPosted: 00:54 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Re: Addicted to Far Cry 3 Reply with quote

EazyDuz wrote:
Anyone else a huge fan of this game?


It's quite good, but the base takeovers are a lot more fun than the story, for me. I found the story melodramatic and unengaging, and the need to sit through cutscenes tedious. The story missions are very linear, and the quick time events for bosses are deeply underwhelming.

I want to play it again, but the thought of having to go through and get "booted up" puts me off - having to go and get all the hides to have a half-decent loadout. The lack of a decent save system, in other words.

Second time around, I'll go through and unlock every GPS tower on the top island before I try to capture a single base, similar for second island. I'd prefer a version of the game with no story, just base takeovers.

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Best game of 2012 in my opinion, and shows that consoles can still produce some high quality graphics.


It was the best game of 2012, I agree, but I played it on PC, and the graphics and game physics model in Crysis - from 5 years ago - are still superior. PC gaming has had the life sucked out of it by cheap consoles.

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbTFdy3BTg - it wasn't until this refreshed my memory that I was convinced. Check out the underwater effects @ 3:00 in particular.
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PostPosted: 02:23 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

That was one of the reasons I bought Far Cry 3, I watched a few videos and the graphics reminded me of Crysis.

Battlefield 3 has some bad ass graphics on ULTRA settings Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 11:40 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just watched the trailer, sort of tempted to buy it
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PostPosted: 11:48 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

i think the real reason why crysis was so good was that it was the little details really add up. Everything was done properly.
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PostPosted: 12:00 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

For anyone thinking of getting it, it is really good. Everything is so smooth and I personally love the forced perspective.

However, for me it was too easy. Even on the hardest difficulty. I went through the game giving myself only two health bars and max two weapons and no extra ammo pouches or explosives.

You're mean't to be some white kid trying to survive on an island inhabited by murderous pirates. No where near as hard as FarCry 2 but none the less, an epic game.

The story is superb.
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PostPosted: 14:29 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone know what the alternative ending is like....

*Spoiler*

I joined Citra. We pumped so she could bear my spawn, then the bitch killed me
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PostPosted: 15:26 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Redoko wrote:
For anyone thinking of getting it, it is really good. Everything is so smooth and I personally love the forced perspective.

However, for me it was too easy. Even on the hardest difficulty. I went through the game giving myself only two health bars and max two weapons and no extra ammo pouches or explosives.

You're mean't to be some white kid trying to survive on an island inhabited by murderous pirates. No where near as hard as FarCry 2 but none the less, an epic game.

The story is superb.


I thought Far Cry 2 was stupidly boring. And unrealistically difficult. Travel half a mile and get ambushed by NWA, kill them, travel 10 feet and get ambushed again. Story was boring as well.
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PostPosted: 17:45 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fire wrote:
Anyone know what the alternative ending is like...


*Spoiler*

Dennis is pissed you reject Citra, tries to stab you and Citra moves to take the hit. White folk live happily ever after, maybe not the one who got bummed.
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PostPosted: 23:06 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Redoko wrote:
However, for me it was too easy. Even on the hardest difficulty. I went through the game giving myself only two health bars and max two weapons and no extra ammo pouches or explosives.


I had the most fun taking down bases without being detected. In doing this, it's not really a matter of ammo, explosives, health etc.; it's more about observation, planning, timing, patience, etc. I took being detected when taking over the base as a failure.

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No where near as hard as FarCry 2 but none the less, an epic game.


Far Cry 2 was harder, but the way I played it, only a little bit harder. With FC2, I printed out a copy of the map that was included in the box, and marked it up with the locations of all the checkpoints as I found them, and also the routes of troublesome patrols. Then, when navigating from one mission checkpoint to the next, I'd plan a route that avoided the enemy. I very seldom went anywhere by road. In between every single mission, I'd always visit a weapons dealer and refresh my weapons, so I my weapons never jammed. And when taking down an area, I'd scope it out, work out a plan - usually involving attacking and holding some high area with cover, then using the height and cover advantage to pick off the enemy. Eventually, most of the enemy ends up in cover, so I'd start to sneak around and ambush them with a silenced MP5, or mop them up with my PKM if I got into trouble.

FC2 was a much more intense, involving game, and lasted longer. I think I enjoyed it more than FC3, but my stress levels were higher playing it too. FC3 is much more casual.
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PostPosted: 23:38 - 16 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just this minute finished it.

Citra had nice tits.
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PostPosted: 21:57 - 17 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought it today on PS3. Every time I pause it, it connects to the server and it doesn't load. Can I disable it connecting to the server? Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: 23:50 - 17 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

MikeTyson wrote:
I bought it today on PS3. Every time I pause it, it connects to the server and it doesn't load. Can I disable it connecting to the server? Evil or Very Mad


Run it on without connecting to the PS3 network/live whatever it's called. Just turn off it's connection to WiFi.
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PostPosted: 02:31 - 18 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Redoko wrote:
MikeTyson wrote:
I bought it today on PS3. Every time I pause it, it connects to the server and it doesn't load. Can I disable it connecting to the server? Evil or Very Mad


Run it on without connecting to the PS3 network/live whatever it's called. Just turn off it's connection to WiFi.


I did that. Very Happy Been enjoying it. You a PC gamer?
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PostPosted: 02:34 - 18 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

MikeTyson wrote:


I did that. Very Happy Been enjoying it. You a PC gamer?


Glad to help.

And yeah, every now and then when I get some free time.
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PostPosted: 04:34 - 18 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guessing it isn't like Far Cry 2 constant bugs and always ruining saves then Question
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PostPosted: 04:46 - 18 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheSmiler wrote:
Guessing it isn't like Far Cry 2 constant bugs and always ruining saves then Question


There are some bugs, but there isn't really a save-game system. Your inventory, completed missions and approximate locations are remembered, unless you're in the middle of a mission, in which case your last checkpoint is remembered. You can't save your game, play one way, then load the save and play it differently; there is only one save-game slot available in-game.

The save-game files themselves are tiny files, clearly designed to be constantly uploaded to Ubisoft's servers, presumably with the idea that you can resume on a different machine. But I had to play on my PC with the Uplay software in offline mode, otherwise the game wouldn't work. The Uplay servers were unreliable.

I got around it a bit by running a script in the background to copy the save-game files into timestamped folders periodically, but it's a PITA. On the bright side, the tiny save-game files and the simplicity of the system mean a save-game editor ought to be fairly easy to make. Google shows some already exist.
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PostPosted: 11:17 - 18 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finished it myself. Beside "Bro, I'm high" sections I think it's a pretty solid title.
One of more enjoyable FPS's I've played in a while. Got plenty of good time from it, would recommend getting it Thumbs Up

P.S Helicopter section isn't half bad if you're on a PC.
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PostPosted: 17:12 - 18 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Almost time to fire this 680 up...

https://i.imgur.com/8t5nb.jpg
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PostPosted: 21:51 - 19 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

So i just completed it, and my opinion, spoilers:


I chose to save my friends because Citra started going all psycho clingy on me towards the end. Also i got fed up of the bitch making me trip out, thats basically drug rape.
I also lolled hard at Dennis, the clumsy twat, stabbing Citra in the stomach. I didnt expect him to do that shit, after all, from the very start the player tells him he JUST WANTS TO SAVE HIS FRIENDS, not go on some journey into becoming a warrior.
Just watched the other ending on youtube, and im glad i chose the ending i did

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PostPosted: 23:03 - 19 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

ZX Jay wrote:
Almost time to fire this 680 up...

https://i.imgur.com/8t5nb.jpg


I run mine on 6850 in med/high settings and it was running cream smooth no matter how much hell I rose with an in game flamethrower.

EazyDuz, personally I was too preoccupied enjoying the gameplay to pay attention to (imho) fairly shit story.
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PostPosted: 23:47 - 19 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't check the FPS on the 6990 on FC3 before I took it out nor have I tried it on the 680 yet, so I wouldn't know.

They're both monster cards and quite similar. The only games you will see a noticable difference on, are the likes of Battlefield 3, Skyrim (Loads of texture mods), Max Payne 3 etc.

I was averaging about 80 - 100fps in BF3 with everything on Ultra settings. The 6990 wasn't far off them figures either but the drivers for AMD are terrible.

Next upgrade will be a 144hz 27" monitor. In order to get the best out of that monitor, I need 144fps to see it at its potential. That will require another 680 in SLi to do something like that on Ultra settings in BF3.
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PostPosted: 00:11 - 20 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Far Cry 4 will have to have better graphics than real life to justify the purchase of a PS4/Xbox 361
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