by RyaNtheSlayA Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:18 pm
I'm nearly finished and I still think it's a mediocre game with a story that was massively overhyped. The one and only interesting character is before the game ends. The combat usually goes from seeming tactical to just standing in one area, ducking and standing to pop off shots at the brain dead AI that wont move around to flank you. The AI isn't as bad as most Far Cry games but it's still not good. The guns are lame, with the only two cool ones being the flamethrower and crossbow, both of which have very limited use. The rest of the guns are tinny sounding bullet-hoses.
Turning off a lot of the HUD helped the game for me, but, I still don't think it's all that great. Good sure, but, I just really don't get why so many people think it's the best game to have come out last year. I like the island setting and it's fun to drive around for awhile, and there's plenty of content. However, everything feels a bit samey. The progression system is pretty weak. The crafting and looting system is annoying. I also feel like the variety of environments was much better in Far Cry 2 (say what you will about that game, the setting was cool).
That all sounds very negative, so I want to make it clear I like the game. I wouldn't have sunk in several hours doing side quests if I didn't. It's just, in my eyes, not GOTY material.
I'm still not sure whether I'm a kid or a squid now.