[Official] Far Cry 2

[NienorGT]

maby you just have crappy aim or something cause i am able to get 1 hit shots in the head with the pistol all the time from good size distances away and up close and evan with other guns . now as far as the malaria goes i like it as it adds some realism to the game now for the game engine you may as well say that about every damn new game coming out oh the game engine is just for show to show the game nothing more

When I talk about aim, I talk about the feeling. It feel lousy and not comfortable. I'm here always swapping the DPI on my mouse to try adjusting the speed. Specially when I recon a base, I need to lower the DPI to the minimum to handle it. On weapons I need to up one or two the speed. I have set the sensitivity to the lowest level in-game.

It's FAR away from the feeling I have in CoD4:MW.

When I talk about the Engine Show. I'm talking about the thing that the engine look fantastic, it feels really nice. But when it come the the game content. It's kinda poor and boring.

I hated Far Cry 1 because of that. The graphics were AWESOME, yet it was the only nice thing about this game.

At least, Crysis have a better game to go with the Engine.

If you look at CoD4:MW, it's not the graphics and the engine that made it into the top of FPS, it's the gameplay.

The Graphic engine have LOTS of limitations in textures.

[mail]

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Totally agreed aiming feels lazy, not snappy like CSS/TF2.

[neoadorable]

yes, on the 360 it's also one of the worst aiming mechanisms i've used in almost two years with my beloved. and don't start with the console hate, i used to be a Delta Force 2 and COD1-2 maniac on the PC before, so perspective isn't the issue.

FC2 is overall an excellent release, and the MP is fun. however, truth be told the aiming leaves much to be desired. nothing like the COD series or any other shooter i've played on the 360. come to think of it, it's a bit like PDZ.

[acies]

I find something strange with the aiming, not the iron sights, just the over all feel on the 360. It feels a bit stiff or something. But I am getting used to it.

Also, head shots are 1 hit kill with any weapon.

My main annoyance is the knife kills seem to alert the everyone, which is very strange. I can't see how or why they would have left it like that... maybe a patch could fix that.

[Appzalien]

I hate Securom, after I bought and installed Bioshock and afterwords learned of the RootKit it installed, I have been very leary of Securom games since. I know its not as bad a Starforce, but still, as a paying customer I refuse to be treated as a possible criminal or to be limited to how many times I can install a game I own. I found out after Bioshock that you could get rid of the Securom it installed by uninstalling the game and then restoring your PC to a point before the install. I also used Securoms own uninstaller first just to be sure (it removes some elements but not the rootkit).

That said, if you do not already have the Securom rootkit on your machine (rootkit revealer will let you know) and you have not installed this game yet, there is a way to avoid the securom installation as long as your firewall is set to block suspicious installations as mine is (Zone Alarm with manual settings). Quite soon after the VCRedist C++ installation Zone Alarm put up a warning that something was trying to unpack securom wkt or something of that nature and my Avast anti-virus went off on mkt_temp in (Documents and Settings > My Name > Local > Temp). Right away I tried deleting the file with the anti-virus but I don't think it worked, I tried manually deleting the files and I think some were deleted but were still showing, cause when I would right click on some of them with unlocker it said they were not there. The main file, an Activation exe, would not budge. So what I did was to force a restart at that point by pressing the reset button on the front of MY PC. After the restart I manually made sure securom did not get on my PC with rootkit revealer and looking in system32 for its files and the temp folder to delete anything left over there.

There is a post in this thread where you can PM someone for a link to an official fixed exe (no securom), or if you want you can find your own, and afterwords the game will run with no Securom.

I now have both Bioshock and FarCry2 installed and working with no Securom on my PC. With Bioshock I'll admit, I had to use some scene elements to get it to that point, but if they're going to treat me like a criminal, I might as well act the part! And I paid for both games so they got their money, but I will under no circumstances allow Securom on any of my PCs'.

[FlibbyFlobby]

I just downloaded a patch for Far Cry 2 (v1.02 or something) on the PS3, no word on what the changes are yet though.

Edited October 28, 2008 by ziadoz

[Coldgunner]

ditto, anyone seen a changelog?

[FlibbyFlobby]

ditto, anyone seen a changelog?

Just found this: http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=609408

Still no changelog though.

[WastedJoker]

It was to resolve DNS problems with certain ISP's.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1...75/m/3171046996

[WastedJoker]

So....:blush:

Anyone know what to do if you're stuck a rock and surrounded by a bush fire you may or may not have accidentally started by launching a rocket at a boat?

[WastedJoker]

Have to say, I'm glad I gave this game a second chance. Played it for 4-5hrs today and it was fun. The AI is still shocking but I hope this can be fixed in a patch.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

So....:blush:

Anyone know what to do if you're stuck a rock and surrounded by a bush fire you may or may not have accidentally started by launching a rocket at a boat?

Yea, run like a mofo! lol

[Dotdot]

Tbh Im biterally dissapointed in the game doesnt feel or behave the way its advertised or been msde out to be. So many minor flaws add up and make it a truely average game. Thats not also including the many features / expectations of it that just arent there or have been poorly executed.

E.g Barrels, you blow them up. Small explosion, massive gust of air, and nothing around them catches fire. Wheres the mass fire effects and its ability to spread. Where are all the animals? Why is it feeling like an on the rails shooter? Why the crap aim? Map being bound to 5 and shared with your phone? Dodgy hit boxes and crap gore effects? Almost nothing is destructable in open areas, cant cut down grass with knife or shoot thru glass etc etc.

All Gfx and no attention to detail. I was promised intelligent A.I and something much akin to Crysis yet I get a game that altho looks the part has little of its intended ground breaking features or gameplay.

[t0mbi]

@Colcab - i agree with you, i think they were too busy talking up the awesome African Savannah, and forgot about a thing called GOOD AI. its terrible..they take 20 bullets to the chest and can still shoot back at you, they shoot at you before you even see them from ages away, they sit in the middle of the open, still not moving. i was so looking forward to this game and i can't really play it cuz the AI frustrates me soo much. Cant wait to hear what Yahtzee has too say about it.. ;)

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

@Colcab - i agree with you, i think they were too busy talking up the awesome African Savannah, and forgot about a thing called GOOD AI. its terrible..they take 20 bullets to the chest and can still shoot back at you, they shoot at you before you even see them from ages away, they sit in the middle of the open, still not moving. i was so looking forward to this game and i can't really play it cuz the AI frustrates me soo much. Cant wait to hear what Yahtzee has too say about it.. ;)

I also await Yahtzee, and I understand the AI problem, though it didn't seem to bother me that much.

[Dotdot]

Theres a decent-ish story in there all be it a little contrivided, I mean come on "The Jackal". Im gonna give the game another chance tonite after work and see if I can get myself into the right mind frame.

[WastedJoker]

I've had no problem with the aim....what is everyone else's trouble with it?

I wish we had binoculars though - it's a bitch when you're being hit by a sniper nd you just cannot see him!

[ahmz]

I've had no problem with the aim....what is everyone else's trouble with it?

I wish we had binoculars though - it's a bitch when you're being hit by a sniper nd you just cannot see him!

He's usually on the same ledge or tower no matter the circumstances. Just think lather, rinse, repeat.. that's how every mission in this game plays out.

[+Mystic MVC]

I've had no problem with the aim....what is everyone else's trouble with it?

I wish we had binoculars though - it's a bitch when you're being hit by a sniper nd you just cannot see him!

We do don't we? On the 360 while looking at the map, there is a button to hold to bring up your binocs.

[Massiveterra]

We do don't we? On the 360 while looking at the map, there is a button to hold to bring up your binocs.

it's more like monocs

[+Mystic MVC]

it's more like monocs

Ah nice, forgot all about that. Very important. :laugh:

[Guyro]

i find the AI very intelligent, they flank, they ambush and attack you, what else do you want

[neoadorable]

it's not that bad, there are animals, although not many for obvious reasons. the AI isn't as good as i hoped for but not bad either. they can surprise you. the one i agree with is the aim - it's really bad. they could have smoothed it out a bit.

[Huleboeren]

I think the aim is awesome - and the weapons feel powerful compared to so many other games

[neoadorable]

the weapons don't feel powerful to me. rarely do you manage successful headshot, usually it's half a clip before anyone goes down, MP or SP.