How Far Cry 3 Told a Story That Only a Game Could Tell

[@DJPeachCobbler]

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[@ivanfelipe240]

I mean does doomguy count in that definition ??

[@Titan-6ix]

9 likes?

[@cloudyboy1756]

Someone turned this video into a short, kzbin.info3j6QcIbxECk?feature=share

[@rafewheadon1963]

What are you talking about? far cry could easily be a tv series. Each game being a season long

[@cloudyboy1756]

@@rafewheadon1963 I’ve never seen someone so obviously not watch the video

[@leprechaunluck24]

Far cry 3 is my favorite. Jason’s slow descent to crazy person. From freaking out over the first guy he accidentally stabs to telling his dead brothers girlfriend he feels like he is winning when he kills people is intense.

[@jacktheripper5112]

yeah now imagine why people dnt like the new far cry games that much, the MC is always some goody goody character that totally had to kill all of those people for the "Greater good" , i love it when the MC reflects on what they have done or atleast their past actions come back to bite them in the ass , and i love when the devs make you do war crimes without you knowing it

[@jacktheripper5112]

@Tyler Knight yeah the 2 latest ones, farcry 4 and primal talked atleast, 4 was really good too i loved ping he was really interesting

[@dopi3220]

I like 2 also quite a lot. Its different tho

[@falaflani4831]

you should play far cry 2. reason why the stalker games exist

[@falaflani4831]

@Tyler Knight just go check it out on KZbin

[@Totenlieder]

OP: “Jack Dickfist didn’t kill them, YOU did” Me: “You’re god damn right”

[@danifurka6790]

Heisenberg

[@danifurka6790]

@@choppstix5856 It is so weird btw that I recently started watching Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad's spinoff, and a kind of important guy named Nacho is irl Michael Mando, the same actor who acted Vaas in Far Cry 3. I knew it as soon as I first heard his voice, I get goosebumps for real every time I hear is voice.

[@dantehall9744]

Cause I'm a criminal

[@jersey3686]

Me, a future marine: “And now to do it in real life”

[@camilojaramillo2830]

Nice cattle decap pfp

[@Bedroom_band]

"Violence isn't the answer...it's the question... and the answer is yes" -Sun Tzu -The Art of War

[@secondstallion2888]

It's the solution

[@chef_boi6801]

“If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight! Sun tzu said that”

[@Kruglov762]

@@chef_boi6801 and I’d say he knows a little more about fighting than you do pal. BECAUSE HE INVENTED IT

[@xyzak47-pl]

@@Kruglov762 And then he perfected it so no man alive may outbest him in the ring of honour!

[@bigboss4178]

"dying is gay" -Sun Tzu probably

[@Corristo89]

"I know - I never thought I'd be able to kill someone. The first time it felt wrong. Which is good, right? But now... it feels like winning." That was one of the most brutally honest statements I've ever heard from a protagonist in a video game. And I think I would feel like that too if I was put in a similar situation. We're raised to view killing as wrong, as immoral and inhuman, but when push comes to shove and it's you or the other guy... Feelings just get in the way of survival.

[@Leprutz]

Well Killing is wrong. Not because we are raised and taught that, but becaus it is just plainly wrong. Nobody should take the life of anyone or anything. Yet we do it. Yet it exists. So the only thing that makes Killing justified is the purpose behind it. Self Defense and or survival.

[@mysticfire7675]

@@Leprutz Your belief that killing is objectively wrong is blatantly incorrect. The concept that killing is wrong is an entirely social construction, granted a construction based upon natural feelings of sympathy but a construction none the less.

[@Leprutz]

@@mysticfire7675 I don't agrre. And as I told you, I do not believe it is a social construct. Because Killing is wrong. Everybody who killed will even tell you this. It acutally feels wrong and awful. And it goes way deeper than our social bliefs and whatnots. But I would not like to dwelve deeper into it as I admit that I couldn't explain it on a non spiritual level. The fact that you use the social construct card as an excuse to justify that killing is right , really goes way past my comprehension. But hey. Everybody is free to believe whatever they want. It's ok. I just don't agree with you view and I am fine with it in the end.

[@mysticfire7675]

@@Leprutz I didn't use it as an excuse to justify killing. And I did explain that killing can feel wrong on an instinctual level because people can have natural feelings of sympathy that we evolved through natural selection. But like all instincts and emotions it can just not occur within some people, be ignored, or get completely outweighed by ones cultural and social surroundings. For example most would agree that cannibalism is wrong on an emotional and instinctual level bit despite this there have been cultures that completely normalized it. Secondly, most would say that killing ones own children is wrong but there are cultures that didn't just legalize the practice of killing unwanted children but did it so often that it caused a population crisis(this most notably occurred in China). So while I understand where you are coming from I will reassert that your belief in objective morality is incorrect.

[@noway4673]

@@mysticfire7675 I also believe that there is no objective morality, but there is still a pattern/commonalites that funtion in a similar way. The natural feelings of empathy you described are relatively common among the population, and that is where I believe we get this common morality. Even when empathy is absent, such as in a sociopath or psychopath (I forgot the difference lmao) the systems built around empathy both in our minds and in our society are still present.

[@kendallpopham7769]

"If you kill a killer, there's still the same number of killers in the world." "Yeah, but if I kill 100 killers, there's like 99 killers less in the world."

[@OlaÅsheim2004]

Yes, but the cases of murders are still the same

[@arthur10renato]

@@OlaÅsheim2004 nope, 100 killers would definitely kill more

[@Ya_Boy_Borko]

MOAR Badger

[@lionnelmurimi651]

i would wager there are still 100 killers because there is now one who can kill with the efficiency of 100

[@davecullins1606]

and +1 mass murderer.

[@j.clementec.m.1558]

the irony about doomguy is that he was sent to deimos because he refused to commit warcrimes

[@John_winston]

Wait warcrimes,i just heard about that part

[@ammagon4519]

@@John_winston I'm sure it was referred even in the first game as well

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

If I remember right, he was told to gun down protestors/rioters, and he responded by punching his superior. So, he got sent to Mars as punishment, was given a pistol, and then told to watch the entrance while everyone else did the real work...which he did, until the screaming and gunshots finally stopped, at which point he decided to fix things himself.

[@LordOfel]

I mean -technically- he just -fixes- other peoples warcrimes. So yeah

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

Jesus fucking Christ, your username actually got me, I was damn confused.

[@ColinDenny02]

"There are still things on this island that are alive that's unacceptable"

[@leatherface3040]

I know what you are talking about 🤣🤣

[@mrnobody6447]

Hes a blood angel before the dark age of technology.

[@furioustexan1263]

Wait until he finds out plants are living organisms

[@JohanKylander]

"Nuke the island from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" - Bason Jrody

[@Bruh-rd2ou]

Me on the north American continent

[@1bobharvey]

The thing I loved and will never forget about this ge is how either ending is kind of a lose, lose. You join Citra and she kills you after coitus or you free your friends and it tells you how you go home to never fit in and are messed up forever. Probably one of the most thought provoking ges I ever played.

[@canlex]

What happened to your a & m key?

[@MementoMori7777]

Basically it's a "bad ending and worse ending" case, rather than bad and Good ending.

[@1bobharvey]

@@MementoMori7777 I thought the ending fit quite well with the overall theme/moral of the story in the game and what it was trying to project.

[@FrostTrickz84]

@@MementoMori7777how citra was the main antagonist the whole time, you save your friends your leaving her and everything she tries to kill you, kill your friends your the strongest warrior but still a threat to her. She will train his son from birth

[@Chuked]

@@FrostTrickz84unless she has a miscarriage or Jason had some bad sperm

[@datboi1971]

I remember when Ubisoft announced it had to delay the game to November so they could polish it. I was so pissed about that but the wait was totally worth it. This game was an absolute masterpiece, and the hype leading up to its release was 100% real.

[@datboi1971]

@Leonard Trent Fallout 76 is Dog 💩 nice try though 🤡

[@caralho5237]

meanwhile with cyberpunk...

[@jarrettmartin7463]

But now they just don't care if it's polished or not.

[@Markuseki]

Ubisoft actually delaying a game to make it better, impossible

[@jacktheripper5112]

@@Markuseki what? that can't be, the ubisoft i know rushes game and crunches their devs

[@skylarrweaver3239]

“This is like if you saved princess peach and Mario just kept jumping on goombas because that’s all he knows anymore” Perfect comparison

[@didyfinkise9033]

Yes

[@Odinsday]

Isn’t this basically Super Mario Odyssey?

[@DrWongburger]

I guess, but I reckon it was a good choice considering he found his brother luig- I mean Riley in captivity. That's got to be worth something.

[@LonersGuide]

This is like life.

[@LipeKleiz]

Cutscene: Your characters afraid of 15 soldiers Gameplay: You kill gods

[@tr1stan706]

Ludonarrative Dissonance makes so much sense now. Kinda like my life

[@liberal4512]

@@tr1stan706 you kill gods?

[@thekriegsman6233]

I am getting Destiny 2 vibes from this

[@nifey4498]

Guardians solo crota but then proceed to get rekt by ghaul

[@smallestgoober9399]

Talkin 'bout Kirby?

[@michelangelobonetti4158]

"Playing games doesn't kill anything, other than women's interest in you." What a gem, sad but true words

[@sashimi879]

Playing games is a waste of time

[@adrianscorch]

I’d say playing games is better for the brain since we’re actively engaged instead of passively engaged watching tv. But yeah, they’re a waste of time.

[@NinaNova_]

@@sashimi879 Playing games is as much a waste of time as going to an amusement park or having fun with your friends. Is one healthier than the other? Indubitably; but if being healthy is inherently 'better' than the other, then why do we indulge ourselves in things that make us worse off?

[@sashimi879]

@@NinaNova_ Because you're weak. You're looking for easy dopamine

[@juanhoffmann4096]

Don't play then, games are a great activity for the development of different area of the brain and they're fun

[@Error-000]

I replayed this game 6 times and every time Jason's monologue hits hard. Just the way he realizes how the island gave him nightmares and post-traumatic stress like any soldier in a combat zone experiences.

[@omni6982]

This. This is what i talk about when i tell people ab this game.

[@Gianfranco_69]

Yes compadre... I hear you.. it's still a blast today... The hanggliding. The flaming deaths .... Made me a sicko for a spell

[@riddlerecsful]

Far Cry 3 is the most bombastic game I've ever played and I'm sure I've finished it at least 10 times

[@Gianfranco_69]

@@riddlerecsful its a way of life bruv.... started it again the other night...on hard,playing it properly its HARD

[@arneray3333]

I played this game when i was 7yo lmao

[@kekobadmarker7696]

Everyone’s the hero in their own story - Handsome Jack

[@wehttam_1]

Don’t wanna be mean but it’s everyone’s “the” in their own story

[@kekobadmarker7696]

@@wehttam_1 thanks for pointing it out

[@Kingkodiakbear]

I believe you when you say that the writers of Borderlands came up with that saying.

[@ruthlessharbinger5897]

you're always a villain in someone's story

[@TheMessiahOfThe99Percent]

Saucey Jack

[@66_y11]

"playing games doesnt kill anything, except for women's interest in you" this hit deep

[@Callsign_Bear]

Not as deep as your lonliness because you play video games

[@66_y11]

@@Callsign_Bear was this meant to offend me or something i am honestly not sure

[@Callsign_Bear]

@@66_y11 no not really. Sorry for the confusion

[@66_y11]

@@Callsign_Bear alright good to have that cleared up lol

[@tonitakemi7804]

These women can kick rocks.

[@Troll_main]

The whole "It's not a game, what happens to the dead people" spiel was one of my favorite things about Monsoon's speech, from Metal Gear Rising. Now I get it, hahaha funny meme but like actually, his whole thing was to make the player think about those people he ruthlessly killed without a second thought. Most of them (not the robots) had families, kids, wifes to go back home to, and they just... died in a minute out there on the field. Doing their job. I love those kind of games, and messages like that. Makes me rethink my entire life as a serial killer.

[@paulkrimmel6384]

Holhup…

[@jeysercapo]

Makes you what now?

[@Troll_main]

@@jeysercapo People who ask questions put themselves on the list.

[@TheBlakus420]

​@@Troll_main😏

[@Troll_main]

@@TheBlakus420 how are you still alive

[@rebellorebellion]

I always want to see how Jason's life was after he returned home how would he readjust to civil society

[@andrewcook1531]

He definitely is homeless

[@RandomguyMr]

Well, in the long run, it likely wasn't the best thing to happen. In fact, it's likely even a worse ending than the "bad" ending. Jason has to come back carrying the pain, trauma, and loss he endured on the island. He has to stay alive in a normal, mediocre life forever questioning "what if I stayed?" He was at the height of his power on the island. Unstoppable. Now he's a nobody. His relationship with Lisa would definitely suffer as a result. And it's likely his future career with it. He's got nothing but himself and his pain. A far sadder ending, in my opinion.

[@Sirgmon420]

Farcry 6 definitely needs to be about Jason failing to reintegrate into society so he goes back to the island to continue his rampage and becomes the new big bad that you have to kill. He needs a challenge, someone strong enough to kill him, so he creates one the same way he was created. Capturing people and putting them thru hell until he creates the new protagonist and finds his ultimate challenge.

[@Cyndayn]

@@Sirgmon420 idk about definitely for farcry 6 (I really want a new one set in the desert myself), but that's a pretty idea tbh

[@lostkriegsguardsman8615]

@@Cyndayn i think is supposed to be a latinoamerican revolution against a tyrant

[@Loudannoying9186]

“No game has ever made you question the bodies you stack” *looks at Dead Space*

[@eisenkrahe7125]

Hotline miami is a also a great example of questioning your body counts. The whole game is about it.

[@nicolasriveros943]

@@eisenkrahe7125 i instantly think of Hotline Miami when he mentions the bodycount. The way the Game sudenly Stops the high octane músic for a sinester ambient noise AND makes you Backtrack the whole level full of bodies... Is like the Game telling you "Well Well, just look at the mess you leave here, little psycho" lol

[@eisenkrahe7125]

@@nicolasriveros943 Have you played the second game?

[@nicolasriveros943]

@@eisenkrahe7125 yes. Beat Them both twice

[@eisenkrahe7125]

@@nicolasriveros943 The best thing i can remember to describe it is: starting every level you have the option to skip the cutscenes "Yes/No", Until you get to the last level. "Please/Stop"

[@izukukageyama7552]

love the video but what a shame not including the best line in the game: "I never thought I'd be able to kill someone, the first time it felt wrong. Which is good right? But now, it feels like winning"

[@marianoclerici3986]

That is, to me, the best conversation in the game. And it's entirely optional!

[@The_Industry]

“Violence is never the answer. Violence is the question. The answer is yes.” Someone on the subject of video games. I think. Says a fair bit about how that works. Great video. I’m considering picking up Far Cry 3 now. Cheers.

[@TheDennys21]

You never played it???

[@The_Industry]

@@TheDennys21 Nah, it just never really was on my radar.

[@TheDennys21]

@@The_Industry do you even play shooters or something else?

[@The_Industry]

@@TheDennys21 To be completely honest the only shooters I've played are Doom 2016, Hunt Showdown, and TABG.

[@TheDennys21]

@@The_Industry which type of games do you play?

[@Jay-og4yb]

Had me at "I gotta go kill a tiger and make a purse out of its children" lmao jesus christ

[@deadsoldiertr]

When I was reading your comment he said the line, lmao I'm dying... XD

[@AHappyChempionX]

Tbh the Far Cry 3 soundtrack gives me chills, because of all the memories with the game and because of the crazy good story it told.. Such a masterpiece

[@djordjeblaga7815]

I love how the radio tracks help convey the pure insanity of the jungle

[@ottoprokke6649]

And the fact that the main theme is the best video game song to ever have been made

[@weasle2904]

literally. Like a melancholy feeling bittersweet.

[@ottoprokke6649]

@@weasle2904 ut works so well with the story that it’s just insane. It’s honestly one of my favorite songs ever

[@cjware316]

@@ottoprokke6649 what's the main theme? I forget.. Or when does it play? Your not talking about the main menu music, of paper planes are you?

[@Bucky123100]

Dude, you hit the nail on the head at the end there. It's kind of like a sigh of relief to hear it from another person. I lost my wife in 2018, and it broke me. I started drinking heavy and being an asshole, I guess that was my excuse to do so. My friends and loved ones would tell me things like "You're gonna be a stronger person" etc., etc. But in reality it made me a lot more sensitive to day to day stress, and made it hard to function doing basic stuff. And people would get like frustrated in a way and I swear that I think it's because of this narrative that traumas will make you a stronger person, and then it made me feel broken when people were confused at my trouble to cope so many years later. I felt like being angry all the time and just keeping shit inside was more accepted than when I'd break down crying or try talking about things with my leadership in the army. It was like they looked down on me I guess for letting myself get so broken. I'd watch movies, see these characters go through similar shit, but their results would be far different than mine. And I always thought friends and family would watch these fictional characters and use these movies as a sort of general timeline for my grieving, it made me feel pretty weak and like I was doing things wrong. I eventually got help and realized this narrative of being like a Frank Castle or something after something big like that just doesn't really happen or work. I know I'm reading too much into it, but I really appreciate your video, man. It's really nice to hear someone put into words what I have trouble vocalizing a lot of the time. Edit: Dang, I honestly forgot I posted this, I appreciate the likes!

[@Felipemelazzi]

You're not reading too much into this. You're absolutely right. It's this same stupid mentality that spread lies like "boys don't cry". They cry just like any human; they have weaknesses like anyone. We can ignore the hard feelings for a while and even use them to fuel something, but there must be a time to face them, *feel them*, because that's still part of yourself you should understand.

[@Fierymemes]

Hope you’re still doing well man!

[@Bucky123100]

@@Fierymemes Thank you! I am!

[@finnish_hunter]

Man... Sorry to hear that but he could've at least commented back at you and shown you some kind of sympathy but no I guess he is not that kind of guy.

[@KALEB32154]

@@finnish_hunter You know he isn’t some kind of omniscient god right? With the amount of viewers how can you expect him to read and reply to every single comment?

[@julianjolts5050]

The voice acting was top notch especially the scene where you tell the blonde girl your older brother died. The brink of tears and almost breaking down was intense.

[@realkingofantarctica]

The fact that many open-world games have regressed from what Far Cry 3 achieved nearly a decade ago makes me sad.

[@ChefofWar33]

@@Olsenator Yep. Farcry 3 and Assassin's Creed 2 were the absolute pinnacle of Ubisoft games. Everything else is just a lame copy nowadays.

[@bannedmann4469]

Or the mechanics of 2...

[@TjaVideos]

Mgs V is still pretty awesome. All kinds of options to travel or kill.

[@TjaVideos]

@Chandler Burse hmm I played MGS3 and Peace Walker, pretty lineair games with basic options to kill. MGS V was a big step up, like Breath of the Wild

[@shyheembranch172]

@@ChefofWar33 watch dogs 2

[@nickgiesler9925]

friends are temporary. but the sex cutscene is forever

[@thatoneguyricardo]

🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@batezioman7448]

But Doom is Eternal

[@Imhere872]

It's a real one and done lmao

[@catinabin504]

As a 12 year old who never saw a tiddy in his life back than I whole heartedly replayed that mission moments after completing it

[@akula4366]

No.

[@JMAN-pg4tg]

I recently played far cry 3 for the first time and was shocked at how profound it was. I sat through the credits, listening to the haunting score and was at a loss... I didn’t understand how a game about mindless killing could make me feel the way that it did. Far cry 3 makes a serious statement and I wish we had more games like it

[@wired-up5677]

That ending credit theme is one of my favorite pieces of music of all time

[@yuukiyoshizawa7007]

Vaas's death already made me realize it wasn't a game about "Ohhh save your friends and get out of there!", was more about "What the fuck am l doing here? How l ended up here?"

[@lordlopikong6940]

I'm sorry did you mean sell more dance emoji and skins?

[@robinmueller2302]

The Last of Us series did this to me.

[@blondebimbowannabe]

Spec ops: the line has somewhat similar themes, i suggest you check that game out in case you're in the mood for emotional anguish

[@thatregularguy]

That was one emotional rollercoaster of a video. Most of these themes went over my head when I played it, but you put so perfectly what I subcutaneously felt while playing the game. Plus the game has one of the best soundtracks out there. I can’t listen to falling into a dream without being hit by a freight train of nostalgia.

[@TheBlakus420]

I absolutely agree, man. This was honestly the video I was looking for

[@edfed3797]

Far cry 3 is legit the reason I got interested in game design. It's such a masterpiece and the whole idea of ludonarrative dissonance made me coom a little bit.

[@husbqndo2729]

Makes you what

[@GenericStatue]

Coomer

[@willfeen]

My absolute favorite part of Far Cry 3 was discovering the Ming treasure ship buried deep in a cave. That is still the part I think about, genuinely took my breath away and reminded me of fantasy books as a kid

[@ETHANR26]

this game is ass lol

[@punawelewele]

My favorite part was the map creator. You could get very detailed and creative.

[@jonathanbrooks9768]

It urks me that a creator with such obvious talent and dedication goes mostly unnoticed in the algorithm. these videos deserve so many views.

[@Headlessgenie]

Algorithm brought it to me

[@adonailr9667]

I accidentally clicked in this video and now my feed is full of his videos, nice

[@ishaansharma4325]

Well he is growing pretty fast. Yesterday I noticed he had like 20k subs now he has around 32k

[@GravityAP]

The algo has changed its mind and he is now one of my favorite gametubers after 2 days.

[@kiwi22ism]

Bot comment

[@GabriellSz1]

“It seems like games and movies and TV are always trying to tell you to put your pain on a pedestal and let it define you. That is a bad idea, because accepting it as a part of your identity changes you from a person that was hurt to a person that thinks that hurting others is actually a good thing. The type of person that thinks pain is an acceptable thing to inflickt on those who can’t or won’t defend themselves.” This sentence... words to remember

[@nicewayaround]

So We've been brainwashed... damn

[@alexmercer6585]

Definitely, its more relevant now than ever. People nowadays think that they are justified in doing evil things to innocent people just because somebody did bad to them and that they are the victim.

[@MisterPingy]

Vaas is my favorite villain of all-time and the transformation of Jason was a truly epic story arc I found disturbingly relatable just going from a high school kid to a US Marine. Only 2 other games have ever hit me harder in the feels. One was Spec Ops: The Line. It touts itself as challenging the player's morality so I decided to role-play it according to the laws of land warfare. Then, I learned something new about myself. The second was when I played Among The Sleep and my first child was about that age. It gave me an entirely new perspective on some things, and I think it's the only time a video game has ever made me cry.

[@yukeigesr.1495]

Fary Cry 3 was a blast when it came out, awesome video as always!

[@mrteletuby5446]

Still a blast if you havent played it last time i checled

[@fkinghell5222]

Was?

[@thatfatguyinmcdonaldseatin6389]

Far cry

[@lukebyrd8406]

It's still awesome! I just replayed it a few months back!

[@wyatt-mv6pd]

yes fary cry 3

[@garrett8624]

The outro song made me tear up with nostalgia. This game was and still is my favorite, never found a another story that I’ve liked more

[@nebroskitheraut6705]

Ikr....btw do u know this song

[@Ihavehadmanynames7779]

I feel like ever other farcry they made after it was them trying to re encapsulate the feeling that far cry 3 brought to everyone. Far cry 3 was a brilliantly written and well executed masterpiece.

[@riccieri7990]

play Red Dead 2

[@hunterfowler8322]

"You killed so many tigers, that now furries are outnumbered by tigers in hell."

[@flyingpanic7]

Jesus thats a lot of tigers

[@Gluteus.Maximus]

There are so many good quotes in this video

[@shabbychurl789]

This video perfectly summarizes why Far Cry 3 is still on my list of best single player fps experiences I had the privilege to witness, and why we still talk about it to this day.

[@jammon_point8418]

"I just unlocked the handgun takedown, I'm NOT ready to go" 🤣 all facts my guy

[@Chickin]

this is so underrated Edit: it was back then okay?

[@truecanadian1615]

Ayy what are u doing here lol.

[@truecanadian1615]

Btw I absolutely love ur vids

[@tayrexcanavar7570]

This video is also very cursed, it has wrekt my worldview instead of merely stealing some of my precious time under the guise of Far Cry 3 laudery.

[@edgarssapkins6590]

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[@leonlindeque7574]

I need love, I need gas, I need bank rolls🎶

[@penguinsrockrgr8yt216]

A myth by Hollywood like Tom cruise being likable Or politicians being competent XD

[@kgpspyguy]

Or any film made in the last 5 years being good.

[@TheWatcher328]

I guess he doesn't know about Jacinda Ardern or Angela Merkel

[@TheWatcher328]

@@kgpspyguy Hereditary, Marriage Story, Uncut Gems, The Farewell, Minari, Nomadland, Knives Out, 1917, Moonlight, Apollo 11, Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Paddington 2, Shoplifters, Burning... I could go on.

[@taxevader3841]

@@kgpspyguy you forgot about the boys it is a banger

[@taxevader3841]

@@TheWatcher328 the boys man

[@robotwarsluvr]

Whenever I’m sad or in emotional pain, I come back to this video. I always forget why. Until the last section. Pain doesn’t define you. Far Cry 3 is one of my favourite games of all time and I thank you for doing it so much justice, as well as pulling me through some dark times

[@Snow_Weaver]

I remember playing this game in the living room as a teen. When i got to the end my parents where in the kitchen watching as i chose to kill my friends. The most awkward cut scene of my entire existence fallowed shortly after.

[@Nileshmadhav95]

what they said about the scene before the killing cutscene?

[@Snow_Weaver]

@@Nileshmadhav95 Lmao. No. The sex scene afterwards.

[@Nileshmadhav95]

@@Snow_Weaver lol, yeah, now I remember... 😂

[@ricardolombardini]

@@Snow_Weaver i thought you were calling the scene with your fathers a curscene. Lol

[@happiestman978]

God among men

[@AeroZcape]

Springboarding of of this, I find Dennis' reaction to killing Citra in the end to be especially meaningful and very tragic. "Citra, she saved me, she saved all of us. And you deny her love?" When you think about what implies it really sinks in. All these people were Citras worriors, all of them abandoned their individual worth to become part of the jungle, with Citra as it's beating heart. When he tries to kill you for choosing your friends he's deperately trying to cling unto the warrior identity that Citra crafted for them all. Killing her unraweled his entire world, in that moment he was no longer a warrior, just a shell of what once was a man after the jungle that has replaced his humanity burnt down. It's the personification of the first half of Jasons' end monologue. "I can't come back from this, i'm a monster." This is also where we most clearly see that Jason is not gone beyond all hope, he hasn't abandoned himself completely yet, he can still sort of see the sun through the leaves of the jungle. "I can feel the anger inside me. But I am still, somewhere inside me, more than that. Better than that"

[@chrisjohnson7872]

I replayed the game recently and felt confused... Dennis loved Citra, wouldn't it make him a cuckold to be ok with Citra wanting to boink Jason? What's up with that

[@penelopeskaggs5563]

@@chrisjohnson7872 maybe they're all getting boinked by citra? like some amazonian boink fest?

[@Wcrqdrift]

@@chrisjohnson7872 Dennis loved Citra in a "thankyou for saving my life sister" way not a romantic way

[@chrisjohnson7872]

@@Wcrqdrift ...are you certain? He shows a lot, and I mean a lot of devotion to her.

[@robloxlover1363]

you stuttered

[@plur5ever]

“You’re getting all these weapons, and its worrying me.” Me: but i only have a makarov...

[@chuckfinley4292]

"Jesus bitch we've been getting hunted by rapey pirates, so glad you can still be such a pacifist. Hand me that AK mag"

[@samsonglennon3823]

Just hand me that glock and stfu

[@Gianfranco_69]

And "all these weird tattooes"...... you dont know what i had to do to get these tatts baby girl....

[@GodOfOrphans]

And a machete since that's a part of your mandatory default kit.

[@plur5ever]

@@GodOfOrphans oh

[@plorgiestflow4222]

I’ve watched this video like 15 times because I just love how you psychologically break the story and Jason’s descent into madness incredibly please do it for the others one please

[@SqueakyNeb]

The others don't do it, that's why FC3 is the high point of the series.

[@MementoMori7777]

​@@SqueakyNeb mmm, Farcry 4 Kinda did, but in a different way. Pagan made the point that While he was using Ishwari's death to do whatever he wanted to achieve his goals, Ajay (and by extension, the player) was doing the same thing By using The goal of spreading her ashes to do what he wants by slaughtering pagan's military and teaming up with a bunch of Rebels that are practically worse than pagan himself. And of course how Joseph Seed influenced and picked apart the player and the deputy.

[@nmlss-r9]

Check out whitelight FC4 and FC5 analysis, the stories are not the same at all, this one is the best by far imo, but the other ones are interesting too

[@erwinbogumil207]

I feel the main thing to take away from Far Cry 3s opening is that sometimes, tropes being suverted properly really hits home. THe brother in the beginning is very purposefully placed as the typical CoD protagonist, he's ex military and knows exactly what to do in the situation. ANd it would have been easy to kill Jason at the end of the tutorial mission and give us a shitty fake out like CoD tended and still tends to do. But they didn't. ANd that allowed for a good bit of characterisation and motivation for players and characters. Oh and btw: Stealing the privateers Uniform and many other parts of the game are actual, literal warcrimes that Jason commits.

[@jerichoelopez]

What other warcrimes, except for what you just mentioned? I'm interested

[@erwinbogumil207]

@@jerichoelopez Well for one he kills people in various gruesome ways that sometimes do qualify as warcrimes, just the takedowns alone, then there would be deploying flamethrowers against people, which I am very sure is somewhere in a grayarea until you do it as en masse as we do in the game (speaking of the storymissions only given you could otherwise just claim about anything) lets not start on the rules of engagement, we can go off of the idea he doesnt know them, but that doesnt mean he isnt breaking them. I think it is also technically a warcrime to deploy antivehicle calibers against human ombatants unless there is a good reason, but I am wonky on this one. And then we have to swoop over into internationally enforced stuff, which arent technically warcrimes directly but prt of the game and thusly part of Jasons crimes: Buying guns, selling components for drugmaking and usage, hunting rare and endangered animals including sharks, tigers and alligators, all done in sometimes overly brutal ways.. And finally, he is aiding one regional warlord defeat another few regional warlords, which can technically qualify him as a terrorist, though we'd need a census of the population of the islands and who inhabits it to say for certain. This one is wonky, but there is a valid concern behind this.

[@schievel6047]

It’s not a warcrime if there’s no war

[@erwinbogumil207]

@@schievel6047 an insurgent group of junglewarriors fighting a group of international criminals for territory in their island country counts as a war I think. Even if it's not a fully fledged military Vs military thing it's a modern war.

[@schievel6047]

@Erwin Bogumil no it doesn’t. Or do you expect Columbian drug cartels to treat their prisoners according to the Geneva convention?

[@theskieshavefallen8408]

The friends in this game really piss me off. They're like "Thanks for saving me and all but let's talk about the moral ramifications of doing so..."

[@kingDrAgOnZoRdS]

Thank you that’s exactly what I been saying

[@xmlthegreat]

They're meant to do that, so you empathise more with the monster that Jason is turning into, that *you* are making him into. It's actually brilliant since we never really think about how wrong we are, or if we are making a mistake, since we feel that we are in the right

[@kingDrAgOnZoRdS]

@@xmlthegreat How is killing people who sell drugs, enslave, and terrorize people make you a monster

[@xmlthegreat]

@@kingDrAgOnZoRdS it's not who you're killing, it's that the only reason he is killing is because he has become blood thirsty. He can't stop killing. Instead of leaving when he has the chance he goes to hunt down Hoyt, not because he wants to stop him, but because he wants to hunt him down. Watch the video. It's a small distinction but an important one where ever plot is concerned. At the end you have the voice of killing the friends you saved and living on Rook Island with Citra, or saving them from the Rakyat and leaving.

[@kingDrAgOnZoRdS]

@@xmlthegreat Hoyt was the cause of his friends being held captive and the death of his older brother

[@shawnthompson2303]

"You know who else had friends?! HITLER." 😝🤣

[@christianmcbrearty]

This man has no boundaries 😂

[@falco5148]

@Roas Metten he would probably get mad over the smallest mistakes people around him made,must be an annoying person to be around

[@oregonhockeyfan]

Still an amazing game 10 years later. I've played the whole story through several times over the years and it never gets old.

[@Zenahcu]

then you shoul consider Far Cry 6 DLC Insanity

[@duck7322]

“Albeit with mixed results” *shows Bioshock* Don’t.... don’t talk bad about my baby

[@someguy3763]

Exactly my thoughts. One of the greatest examples of world building and first person story telling in video games of all time.

[@MyAccount217]

a lot of people don’t really like the whole little sister morality thing, which I understand

[@MyAccount217]

@Anatol thats not what i meant. i meant they dont like how basic and meaningless it is

[@markwhalen8731]

Okay I left this comment as well lol

[@chillhour6155]

It's a goodie alright

[@natsudragneelthefiredragon]

Me the whole time playing farcry 3: "I see red I shoot"

[@stinkymonke3622]

Second Island: haha black yellow goes brrr

[@aditimahajan9137]

@@stinkymonke3622 lmaoo true

[@drpepper3838]

Same in farcry4 In 5 I actually have a hard time telling friend from foe

[@harshvardhan4356]

How about we take a moment to remember one of the most iconic villains of all time " VAAS MONTENEGRO" .

[@phasedcloak2835]

Micheal Mando, he has YT channel check him out!

[@stilproductions]

Did he ever tell you about the definition of insanity, though?

[@leoFive789]

Montenegro without the monte 🥷

[@ipadair7345]

I always wonder why his surname's a country, like who calls their kid Ryann United States Of America. Or Georgio China.

[@bait5257]

You should watch better call saul then, he is one of the main characters.

[@Solairethedarksoul]

When you burn the weed plants down was one of the most memorable gaming moments of all time. First and last far cry game I ever needed to play.

[@kingchadthegigeth]

"Games dont address kills because they dont wanna make you uncomfortable" Halo and Doom laughing at your rookie numbers:

[@joshuafox8856]

You are killing genocidal aliens and demons. That doesn't make anyone uncomfortable.

[@kingchadthegigeth]

@@joshuafox8856 I was making a joke. And I've met people that feel sorta bad for grunts sometimes

[@joshuafox8856]

@@kingchadthegigeth Grunts? Sure. They are human after all. They could have families that love and depend on them. That concept was explored in Farcry 5 with 2 of the lieutenants.

[@scottm8292]

@@joshuafox8856 In Halo, an alien race is nicknamed the Grunts.

[@Mc4est]

Killing aliens or demons won't make you uncomfortable..... How about Spec Ops The Line ...

[@dmgctrl]

"She has 308k subs because there's no God" I laughed so hard

[@devaduttanand2503]

Who is that?

[@dmgctrl]

@@devaduttanand2503 the girl who abused her dog

[@devaduttanand2503]

@@dmgctrl I meant, what's the channel's name?

[@dmgctrl]

@@devaduttanand2503 no idea big man

[@devaduttanand2503]

@@dmgctrl ahh okay.. np bro

[@zoubeirfaouzi149]

I love the farcry 4 setting. It seemed like you were fighting this revolution with the good guys. Just to realize that none of them were good and better yet, almost no choice was a good choice. Maybe just becoming the ruler yourself.

[@Mikael._]

Maybe that one where you just eat the crab thing and wait for him...

[@zoubeirfaouzi149]

@@Mikael._ maybe, but would he learn about the golden path history or just straight up going to war with them.

[@Mikael._]

​@@zoubeirfaouzi149 Like you said, very hard to point "the right side" in the story, everyone is doing wrong, everyone is trying to shoot the other to walk on top of a pile of corpses "for the good of the people". In the end, FC4 kind of describes the humanity in general, since its origins surrounded by blood and sin hidden behind a purpose.

[@zoubeirfaouzi149]

@@Mikael._ facts!

[@socracle2774]

as a history and politics student, the ending to that game was uncharacteristic and pissed me the fuck off. it was a good message but fml they didnt do a good job of it to people who were paying attention imo.

[@rinkutsuki3382]

I think Dishonored 1 is a masterclass on Ludonarrative Harmony, not even just because the story aligns with the gameplay, but even that your choices do. If you Kill lots of people, the story turns much darker, while if you use non-lethal methods it's a much brighter one.

[@geckolord0337]

As I once heard, "He says he wants to win the war but what he really wants is for his enemies to die". Jason "wants" to rescue his friends but he really just wants to slaughter vaas and hoyt just like the video says. Just thought the quote was fitting

[@kingDrAgOnZoRdS]

What’s wrong with that

[@Vexin980]

@@kingDrAgOnZoRdS It's evil because the government didn't tell him to do it first, or something I dunno man.

[@MementoMori7777]

​@@kingDrAgOnZoRdSthe murder is his primary goal.

[@shanemcdowell3628]

I play Far Cry 3 annually. It is the only game I've ever unlocked every achievement, found every secret, experienced it wholesale. I never wanted to leave that jungle when I was 13. Now I can't.

[@bannedmann4469]

Deep.

[@SlimeG935]

you just hit home with me on that

[@adrianruiz5919]

I remember playing this game and ending up killing my friends by accident. That was a huge trauma

[@FunkkyPanda69]

Maaaan we all know you wanted to get deeeep in that musty, jungle muff bro!

[@patrickevans9604]

"I gotta go kill a tiger and make a purse put of its children" is the most perfect description of this game ive ever heard lol

[@bluefisher1744]

Some people are down on the second island, but the final cutscene with Hoyt really does it for me. A drug lord who regularly kidnaps, enslaves, tortures, and murder people arranged for a problem to be brought before him so he can torment him to death. He kills the collaborator in front of that problem to demoralize and demonstrate how fucked Jason is. A dozen armed soldier stand beside him ready to kill Jason Brody. Then he starts screaming how fucked Jason is during the QTE and the one thing Jason says is ‘why do you sound so afraid?’ Cut to him being surrounded by corpses and bloodstains with Hoyt spiked in the head. Like holy shit man

[@pcbricker2713]

This is likely the best video I have watched on KZbin ever. Everything said in this video resonates with me and it was almost like a therapy session using farcry 3 analogies. Insanely underrated channel, thanks so much

[@anonymoushiram7672]

This dude had less than 20,000 subscribers when he made this video

[@herymusic]

@@anonymoushiram7672 HoWwWWW

[@mage0534]

.... I miss far cry man, literally played the game at a period were I was transitioning further into maturity and it has stuck with me. Such a brilliant game

[@B0nezee]

Me too, it was one of the first pieces of media I grabbed and really sunk my teeth into and really thought of. I was 14 and just starting to get a feel of real life, but it really stick with me too.

[@mrcreeperman13]

Replayed it on ps4 a while ago, miss games like this too..

[@mage0534]

@J W nah, all I got is a shitty laptop for work mate, besides I doubt I have the time At least the time I used to have, lol

[@PotatoKingOPS]

This story is one of the few that actually sticks to my brain, even after all this time, it just felt impactfull... this perfectly shows why, i finally understand why

[@John.McMillan]

The Far Cry 3 music is just great.

[@nukacolacompany2534]

[@GothicLeviathan]

Absolutely fantastic in my opinion, especially the main theme. So fucking good...

[@leaveovertheriver]

"Tighter than a nun at a Magic The Gathering tournament"

[@schmid1.079]

You, a pleb: "The progression of takedowns resembles the moral downfall of Jason." Me, an intellectual: "Haha, stabby stabby, shoot shoot."

[@forceful373]

I've watched a lot of your content. This is by far your best work. Educational, entertaining and helpful for healing trauma. Thank you.

[@hazzardkitsune]

"I think about pain, and I wonder if I should let it define me." I... needed this. Thank you.

[@calm_skies]

"Who is this man i've been inside of for so long?" *WELL THATS KINDA GA-*

[@juansilva9406]

He rellated that to a grindr date so...

[@stevenarmstrong5364]

Did you hear the first part of the sentence? "Like an introspective gay man on a grindr date, I began to wonder..."

[@randobudgetgaming]

that's what she said

[@calm_skies]

@@randobudgetgaming if thats what she said, that she is a dude.

[@sbeve9820]

jokes on you I am gay!

[@GMoneyChuck89]

When you said "Ludonarrative Dissonance", first game that popped into my head was The Last of Us 2.

[@valkaerie8715]

Honestly once games are fully appreciated as an art form, tlou2 will be a case study of how to destroy a story.

[@GMoneyChuck89]

@@valkaerie8715 Is David Cage going to be a part of that conversation as well?

[@valkaerie8715]

@@GMoneyChuck89 It'd be an emptier world if he was left out

[@tannercarter9493]

Ouch! 🤣

[@claudiathomas2529]

Why the hell do people even like that game?

[@TarynBeeswax]

Watching this video reminded me of exactly where I decided to stop playing as Jason Brody, and to start doing what I wanted to. Halfway through the second island, a thought came to my mind. "These people are just here to work, to make money." Sure, those pirates back on the other island would kill me without mercy the second they saw me, but these mercenaries had families to feed, homes to go back to once I killed Hoyt. Sure, I still killed them to unlock outposts and get stronger for the challenges to come, but the story started to paint me as the bad guy for doing these things. Once the tribe kidnapped Jason's friends, my mind was instantly made: save my friends, every native on these islands is a piece of scum, I won't become the monster the game is turning me into

[@hannibalburgers477]

I did that for fun. They were working for dollar-store-scarface they knew what they sign up for. I am from Buenos Aires, and I say why limit yourself just only by them

[@wrathguy]

"these mercenaries had families to feed" True... but by taking up killing for a living. I don't think it's fair to *only* hold Jason/you accountable for all the killing when they willingly do it too. Not to mention their job is to take Jason's/your life by that point

[@Kalzzz_1273]

Bro what's up white the natives this IM the same etnichally with them

[@TemariNaraannaschatz]

This argument would be a whole lot better if they just selling drugs and not humans.

[@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE]

lmao imagine being so weak that you can't even kill people in video games without a good reason 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SteelZerough]

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ~ Fredrick Nietzsche

[@jooot_6850]

abyss watcher moment

[@ThunderingSkies-w8h]

"When you gaze long into the abyss, you may find the abyss to be fuckin neat. What is up with that abyss? Why's it so dark in there? We could learn alot from that abyss."

[@jooot_6850]

@@ThunderingSkies-w8h too dark. can't see

[@felipedeornelas8054]

It's Friedrich. How can you spell Nietzsche perfectly and miss the first name, which is easier? Hahahaha. But great use of the quote.

[@SteelZerough]

@@felipedeornelas8054 big brain that’s how. I reject to fix it.

[@galloviking4766]

My favorite quote in this game is a little, easy to miss one... "You are a natural with a gun."

[@galloviking4766]

@@drake_the_gamer2414 Exactly.

[@xkavarsmith9322]

I helped write the story for a released action game. People called it a third person Far Cry. We were trying to make the story kinda like this. Subbed and liked. Please make more of these.

[@doggosupreme3352]

What is it called

[@xkavarsmith9322]

@@doggosupreme3352 Ashes Of Oahu. :)

[@desmondsala6944]

@@xkavarsmith9322 no fucking way man, are you serious?

[@gloopy4535]

@@xkavarsmith9322 no offense to you, but that shit game?

[@xkavarsmith9322]

@@gloopy4535 I know. But devs are working on it still. Hope you can enjoy the story. :)

[@matthewskinner1637]

Vaas had SO many good speeches Michael Mando absolutely killed it. The insanity speech is actually addressing the player. “Insanity is doing the exact same thing, Over and over again. Expecting shit to change.” What do you do in the main game? Kill the pirates and PMCs to rescue your friends and to liberate the island. What happens each time? You get captured and the Pirates and PMCS just come back with stronger and more enemies. Even when you get the end even the people you were helping capture you and force you to make a choice. Vaas was right all along, even Vaas before he dies starts explaining how you’ve become a “warrior”. By the end of the game Jason and by in large the player have turned into the psychopath who has no second thought about killing people at all. Far cry writers are so clever. They did the exact same thing in far cry 5 in the white tail mountains, where you get brainwashed by the only you song.

[@hickory654]

Choked on my drink at 6:30. Great video- keep up the great work.

[@Catboi9000]

Bit UwU Innit?

[@im_a_tortoise9299]

As a furry... I ain't even mad. Thats fuckin hilarious!

[@LifeRunner4000]

I remember the Christmas of 2012, school holidays and late nights playing games. I just got FC3 for Christmas because I really fell in love with Far Cry 2 and it's immersion compared to competitors at the time. I was absolutely mindblown by the leap from FC2 to 3, and I finished the entire game in just a few days that same Christmas. It's so good in fact, that it has almost become a tradition of mine to play through it once a year, around Christmas. Different playstyle every time, and it never gets old, for some reason I still get that weird taste in my mouth upon abandoning my friends and staying behind on the island, after each playthrough despite knowing every single thing that's about to happen in the game. Simply put, I don't know of a better game if you look at it in its entirety.

[@The_Original_Hybrid]

Clearly, you haven't played NieR: Automata or The Witcher 3.

[@Claydoc_]

@@The_Original_Hybrid I have, and I don't like either of those games very much. I'd definitely rather play FC3.

[@The_Original_Hybrid]

@@Claydoc_ I don't believe you. I've never heard anyone who has played those games claim that Far Cry is the best.

[@Claydoc_]

@@The_Original_Hybrid I finished every ending of Nier Automata and while the experience was overall worth it, I was definitely not enjoying myself for most of the game. It has some great moments (Ending E being top of all), but in general I found the combat boring and the writing trite. Probably the best part of the game was the soundtrack. I was humming along with a lot of them even as the rest of the game frustrated me. Witcher 3 I spent considerably less time with, and I think I dropped it after about 15 hours. After that point I just had no interest in going back to it. It's possible that if I gave it more time I'd fall in love, but my opinion at the moment is just that it's a fine enough game. Keep in mind that I played and loved both Witcher 1 and 2, so I was invested in the world going into it. When it comes to Far Cry 3, I really like the gameplay, and I connect with the story a whole lot more than I ever did in Witcher 3 and Automata. It's not better than those games in every way, of course, but like I said originally: If I had to choose, I'd much rather play more FC3 than either of those other two.

[@Claydoc_]

@@The_Original_Hybrid First time for everything ;)

[@alex_chmiel_3]

Ghost of Tsushima is a great example of the story and the gameplay working together and it comes together perfectly

[@juanhoffmann4096]

And The Witcher 3

[@Stealthydoughnut]

@@juanhoffmann4096 except the gameplay kinda sucks in w3

[@anon2034]

@@Stealthydoughnut It's workable enough.

[@fatihbahceci4943]

@@Stealthydoughnut alchemy is fun lowkey, it came to a point where i was having more fun preparing different oils, potions and decoctions than the actual fights

[@sircolt8184]

Give it another 5 years and we'll have a video essay how it's actually a masterpiece.

[@arcticheroh]

This was an amazing video. Perfectly captured my attention the entire time while bringing up why the stories are important and how the gameplay should compliment it not just be it. Thanks for sharing this content with us.

[@MaxOutTheCake]

But be honest, we all booted up a save and choose the bad ending.

[@adonis9950]

Wait..I thought I was the only one-

[@claudiathomas2529]

@@adonis9950 no most people HATE Jason's friends.

[@cousinzeke4888]

The Citra ending is the logical conclusion of Jasons descent into madness.

[@claudiathomas2529]

@@cousinzeke4888 that's a good answer and I'm very glad you mentioned that. But, most people myself included were more emotionally invested in his recovery than what would realistically happen. Though I admit the citra ending does give an even more powerful message in my opinion.

[@cousinzeke4888]

@@claudiathomas2529 At first I was the same way but once I stopped to really think about it, I came to love the idea of Jason coming full circle and embracing what he's become. In the real world he had no idea who he was, on the island he knows damn well that he's the king of the jungle.

[@LaMontMartiaN]

Far Cry 3 is my absolute favorite of the series. The mission with the Skrillex X Damien Marley song is so amazing

[@NerdyDumbProductions]

That mission literally unlocked a memory I had about listening to brostep as a 14 year old boy lol

[@LaMontMartiaN]

@@NerdyDumbProductions great times I still feel the bass

[@jainjames1498]

Just like its said in 1984 "a great book tells you things you already know. things you couldn't put into words before." and so it is with DJ Peach Cobbler Videos. Absolutely Loved This Master-Piece Video Essay

[@aniquinstark4347]

I like how MGS3 breaks the mold and makes you extremely aware of how many people your character killed. I know The End boss fight is kinda a meme today but it was pretty thought provoking the first time I played it years ago.

[@StreetfighterU]

It’s considered a meme?

[@arguy3297]

I think you perhaps mean The Sorrows boss fight.

[@MothFable]

When a game teaches you good morals and addresses tough concepts, and one of my favorites is dust an Elysian tale. One main topic it addresses is the idea that sometimes doing right doesn’t always make it have a good outcome. In one part you restore the healing water to save a child’s sick father, but it’s too late and you couldn’t fix it.

[@do-nuthole8548]

Vaas and Pagan Min are the antagonists I can't hate

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

Agreed. And there is an argument to be made, that Pegan Min, isnt even a bad guy.

[@Cairo40000]

@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist like bruh the further you get into the game the golden path start to act more like terrorists rather than freedom fighters

[@kevinburns8473]

10/10 the US would fund Pagan Min's reign in Kyrat.

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

I wish I could gun down the golden path as Ajay

[@PatriciadeMeij]

@@Cairo40000 yup mahon gale ur father killed an innocent girl the daughter of pagan min and ajay's mom out of anger so that does not make him a hero in my eyes

[@davecullins1606]

Never realised the game was this deep back when it came out.

[@10TallDwarves]

This video is almost as amazing and thought provoking as the FarCry series itself. Absolutely loved all of them.

[@HazyBlackest]

Perfect ending with a perfect sentence synced with the most fitting cutscene. Good work, man.

[@jjtninja]

Reminds me of Spec Ops: The Line.

[@dylana.9057]

It does . A lot . The writers of Far cry 3 and spec ops did an interview. It's brilliant , go read it. You'll come out of it with a better understanding of the culture

[@dean_l33]

You put the gun in my hand and forced me to pull the trigger. Yet you asked me do I regret what I have to do

[@dylana.9057]

@@dean_l33 It's not about the regret of pulling the trigger when you were forced to . It's about subverting the moral compass you so desperately hold onto . Shake your beliefs and most importantly question why your root for this main character ? Why are you still playing this game ?

[@kingsizeblues616]

@@dylana.9057 I'm pretty sure it's a line from Specs Ops.. you pretentious dick.

[@Flare-s3c]

@@kingsizeblues616 If it is then I am very curious to know where it is heard, because after like a dozen replays I can't for the life of me remember anyone in the game saying that or it being one of the loading screen "tips" (though there are many so that might be the case). If anything that line sounds to me like the common criticism people use to discredit the game's message, basically "I wasn't given a choice to avoid doing those things so it's not a reflection onto myself, it's terrible writing."

[@Delta-ty1wr]

Ever notice how on the first island Jason is dressed in his original civilian clothes, but when he gets onto the second island (at which point he is a very comfortable killer), he wears the outfit of a mercenary?

[@Rondog.]

Well he needed that outfit to blend in with Hoyt's men as well as the wingsuit only being compatible with that militarized gear (in terms of realism)

[@Delta-ty1wr]

@@Rondog. Well, of course that's the in game reason. I was speaking more from a storytelling perspective. I think the merc outfit is more than just a disguise, I think it represents the change he has finally made.

[@macgi723]

@@Delta-ty1wr interesting take

[@Rondog.]

@@Delta-ty1wr The Tatau is a more significant narrative device in terms of Jason's transformation

[@RealBenShapiro]

@@Rondog. it is. The tatau showed the progression Jason made in becoming who he is now in the game. But when he gets to the second island hes still wearing the clothing of a frat boy who lives a mediocre life. Hes finally become well adjusted to violence but now he has to shed his normal clothes for the proper uniform to blend in with other people who've become well adjusted to ultraviolence aka mercenaries

[@swoovey]

Watched this video essay a few times now and I've got to say it's so funny and well researched. Especially the Ludonarrative Dissonance and the gunslinger takedown parts

[@icoolman8]

“Who is this man I’ve been inside of for so long??”

[@seawarshark6674]

That is cursed

[@jesusalejandrorodriguezgar2735]

That’s SUS

[@krisbeagles7045]

Your boyfriend, silly

[@tusk1142]

21:25 the fact that he cut it short arguably makes it funnier

[@paulwisdom5383]

"Everything's got a moral if only you can find, fuck and kill it" Even the subtleties in the words of this game are brilliant. Literally just refinished this game and it's still one of my best games I've ever played. And the intro is still absolutely one of the most fucking amazing ones ever

[@goldonzo8643]

When Further plays at the end, it's the perfect mix of hope and despair. The track acknowledges the pain that Jason faced, and his descent into anger and madness, and how he'll always carry it with him. However, it's just uplifting enough that you can think that Jason might now find some sort of peace, and that maybe he really can come back.

[@TheBlakus420]

That track really does do it. Even when it plays as you kill Vaas. It made me feel like you did something really bad by finally killing him. Because in that moment, Jason may have killed Vaas, but he killed an even bigger part of himself by doing so

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Virgin lashing out Vs Chad dealing with your trauma in a healthy way

[@GyaruRespecter]

This comment is hilarious because I genuinely can't even tell which one of those is Jason.

[@justamanwithsomesoup3352]

@@GyaruRespecter The first one, obviously.

[@cr1spypie]

@@justamanwithsomesoup3352 in jason’s mind he’s the second

[@seraslain962]

This video is important to me. It's a video about pain and trauma, something I feel very familiar with. I've been trying to overcome my trauma but it keeps coming back like a grudge. I've been trying to learn from it but the mental gymnastics is takes to find a lesson in all the pain makes me think that not all pain has a lesson to teach. I don't feel stronger for surviving, I feel worn down to a skeleton. Granted, because of my own journey to try overcoming this and healing I'm able to identify my own state of mind but there's still so much I'm unaware of, pain that I'm so used to distracting myself from that I all but entirely forgot about its existence. Surviving is neat and all, but I feel that I've been broken more times than I could count, that every time I've been really hurt what's left of me has been halved but no matter what I'll always have something left even if it was numerically dwindling into smaller and smaller decimal amounts. It's not a miracle I'm still alive, it's a curse that I've even experienced this much trauma.

[@elijahdycus4648]

Thank you Ruku, Very cool!

[@TheRealMutttastic]

Jesus, this hit home in a lot of ways, to the point that makes me wish I had a therapist so I could talk to them about it. You have just earned yourself a new subscriber!