Reviewing the Best Far Cry Game

[@SyntheticMan]

So apparently I forgot to actually put the timestamp to skip to in the spoiler warning, so look for the "chapter" title for the skip (24:34) Sorry for the short hiatus, but personal life issues I mentioned before in a community post, plus this video taking forever to edit (my fault) led to this vid getting delayed. I'm working on Deus Ex right now but I'm thinking of doing a different type of video next week, I need to recharge my creative batteries. Reviews can get pretty monotonous especially when nothing new is coming out. Blame the AAA industry for thinking nobody buys games in summer.

[@TheTechnicalMiracle]

Hey Mr. Synthetic Man, love the videos. As a tip for video quality, KZbin has been screwing with the video rendering process for a lot of smaller channels. Starting at 0:31 at the bottom of the screen you can see a ton of compression and pixelation in your video. This is because when you upload a video at certain resolutions/framerates (in this case, 1080p 60fps), KZbin will heavily compress your video. This doesn't happen for larger channels, something to do with a subscriber/viewership ratio or something. For smaller channels, we have to upload at either 1440p 60fps, 4k 30 fps, or 4k 60fps to get KZbins "special" compression. Right now, Anything 1080p 60fps or 1440p 30fps or lower gets this shittier, completely different codec. Bitrate does not matter, it has to be recognized at one of KZbin's desired resolution/framerate ratios. And again, larger channels apparently don't deal with this and they get the "premium" compression anyway. The good news is that while this sucks for streaming, you can simply tell premiere or whatever editing software you're using to render at the desired framerate (I usually render at 4k 60 or 1440p 60 lately). Just thought I'd throw it out there, creator to creator, because it might be driving you nuts like it did for me but I could never figure this shit out until very recently.

[@SyntheticMan]

@@TheTechnicalMiracle Wow, youtube never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for the tip, I guess I'll go for 1440p 60fps for the future.

[@TheTechnicalMiracle]

@@SyntheticMan Yeah, it's annoying. On that note, they keep upping the requirement. At one point, 1440p 30fps and I think 1080p 60fps we're fine but they've obviously changed it. It's totally ridiculous that a backlog of my videos look like ass when there's a lot of motion going on (like in any game) when they could've been totally fine if KZbin had been transparent to begin with. Love the channel. Great work fam. Excited for your Deus ex video if it comes out. I made a video on it a few months back for the anniversary, that game is a fucking trip. So good.

[@carljohnson6183]

would you pls review Max Payne someday?

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Hey man, i know it may be late, but Stealth in this game has very quirky rules that probably are the result of attempting to make it realistic: 1.-The MP5SD is only completely silent IF you shot singles, otherwise the enemy can "hear" the bullets ricocheting/flying 2.-The machete CAN be used for stealth takedowns but only if the enemy is away from other enemies as they'll hear them scream 3.-Take this with a grain of salt, but i think enemies have a harder time spotting you at night, now i'm not so sure if this is true but the only two missions i've ever completed stealthly i did them at night 4.-Again on weapons, you'll get detected with the MP5SD/Makarov if you shoot an enemy in any other area than the head, but SOMETIMES loud weapons won't raise the alarm if they are far enough from other enemies 5.- The only two weapons that i'm aware are OHK/ don't attract too mcuh attention are the dart gun and the silenced shotgun 6.-Explosions can distract them and won't give away your position except on the cease fire area

[@dannyd464]

Far cry 2 is hardcore even geting a mission is a mission in itself.

[@DesertsOfHighfleet]

true that - playing on infamous, switched to hardcore

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

Getting to and from objectives was a challenge in itself, one where the challenge forced me to explore and experiment. Some rivers were quicker and safer to traverse than roads or vice versa, some hidden pathways made for convenient exits later, and there were even a few spots where a target could be destroyed from incredible distances. Tactics became more dynamic too, IEDs or fire to distract groups of enemies, ambushes, evasion, and most importantly; turning off headlights when driving at night to slip through checkpoints before they have time to give chase.

[@dannyd464]

@@AnonEMus-cp2mn yep I did all that stuff myself.

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

@@AnonEMus-cp2mn wait, you could turn off the headlights?

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

@@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult Hit the grenade-swap button to toggle lights. Patrols and checkpoints tend to see you coming with your headlights on, but without them you can get pretty close before they are alerted and give chase. In some cases you can speed right through a Checkpoint before anyone has enough time to shoot back.

[@JohnSavant]

I simply like the fact that the game ends in about 20-30 hours, and isn't bloated with pointless content for 200+ hours. Ubisoft before Ubisoft, good times.

[@amuroray9115]

They started that with Assassins’s Creed. Even the first game had useless flags

[@skrublordnord69]

@@amuroray9115 yeah but it least it didn't have a hundred islands each with 20 pointless collectables. Oh there's also 10 of an entirely different collectable on each island too. Oh also kill 4 captains an 1 general for each location to get to said collectables Side note: the captains and general take about 15 mins to kill...each

[@amuroray9115]

@@skrublordnord69 well at least you can have fun killing the captains and clearing outposts even though the collectibles are absolutely useless. lol

[@skrublordnord69]

@@amuroray9115 true but after 200 hrs it gets a bit boring. Then they come out with another game where its the same formula. Idk its just really repetitive for me. I used to love assassins creed. It was my favorite game franchise at one point. But the last 2 entries have just been a bloated mess imo. Cherry on top being you aren't even an assassin. That's just me tho ik a lot of people love them. It just isn't assassins creed to me anymore

[@amuroray9115]

@@skrublordnord69 the last AC game was Unity, and It was free on PlayStation Plus. My biggest disappointment in later AC games is how they NEVER capitalized on modern day Assassins and Desmond gets killed

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Far Cry 2 is immersive. It's not an "immersive sim", but almost all of the game is built to immerse you in the world, immerse you in the setting and themes. All built to immerse you with a certain atmosphere. That can actually said about many older Ubisoft titles. Take something like Splinter Cell Chaos Theory for example. It's not an immersive sim, but immerses you to the spy espionage.

[@doltBmB]

Thief doesn't have a patent on the word "immersive". And frankly, I never found "immersive sims" to be very immersive, and they're certainly not simulations either. So it's an odd choice of words for the genre that just ends up muddying everything.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

@@doltBmB "Immersive" doesn't mean "realistic". Immersive sim, by definition, is to describe a game that has a lot of simulated systems that respond to wide variety of interaction, by the player or other systems. All of which are designed to immerse you in the game.

[@doltBmB]

@@jesustyronechrist2330 Yes, I know. And they aren't immersive.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

@@doltBmB What do you mean? What for YOU personally does "good immersion" mean?

[@C0T0HA]

Both Far Cry 2 and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory were directed by Clint Hocking who's a master of immersion. Unfortunately didn't get a chance to shine since, so far

[@dode3614]

I’m never ever going to get rid of the “vroom vroom” sound cue, it haunts my dreams

[@andreivaldez2929]

And the mortars. Don't forget the mortars. Cool picture btw.

[@YoshiWhyTee]

​@@andreivaldez2929 I hate that cunt in the boat mission. I always go out of my way to snipe his ass before I continue

[@IDraw99]

fr, and you don't even know where it's coming from...might be close and hit you from behind or be one of those explorer trucks with the explosive one shot kill turrets smh 😂😂😂😂

[@solaris8007]

A small but important detail you might have missed. The Jackel has terminal brain cancer. If you pay attention a few of the faction bosses talk about it, and the jackel himself said that you and him are “terminal cases.” Referring to his cancer and your advanced stage of malaria. You can check on your malaria stage in your journal. In fact if you take enough malaria pills you can essentially knock your malaria into a benign state. But during the last mission, regardless of how many pills you have it jumps to an advanced state and your player comments that he knows he will die So the jackel is ok with you taking the diamonds because your a dead man either way, the pistol is just a quicker less miserable way out. “Your a terminal case, same as me, at least this way we can do something about it.”

[@t3hgir]

*mindblown*

[@Hylonomus]

A lot of people never learned how to properly play this game and hated it. At it's heart, this game is an ambush simulator. You should never just cruise on roads from camp to camp and paint the map. That's not how these things work. The roads are hostile because they are supposed to be. You are supposed to off-road, bushwhack your way through the jungle or sneak down a river in a puttering motorboat. Fighting should always be a risk that is best avoided, and if you must, make sure you take every advantage. Plan ambushes and raids, pepper a convoy with a machine gun from the bushes before retreating and circling to another flank where you can detonate the explosives you planted by your initial ambush point. Everything about the gameplay, the maps, the weapons, everything is about fighting like a guerilla. You arent Rambo from Rambo 3, you are Rambo from First Blood. I love this game, and ambushing trucks for new weapons never got old.

[@NebLleb]

Far Cry 2 is the best surprisingly-improved sequel ever made to a game, keeping the basic foundation of the original, but reworking everything to make things far more fun and (IMO) balanced. No wall-hacking Trigens this time. Just you, the struggle to maintain your weaponry, malaria medicine and some of the smartest enemies in video game history. Plus, going standalone for the narrative was the best move.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

The Forest also has some spectacular AI behavior. Supposed to get even better in Sons of The Forest 👍.

[@NebLleb]

@@TexasHollowEarth Um... You mean "F.E.A.R.?" Not "The Forest"?

[@begonefosh]

@@NebLleb Oh nah he means The Forest. But F.E.A.R. also has really good AI behaviour

[@NebLleb]

@@begonefosh Oh, yeah. Haven't played The Forest and Sons. What are they like? P.S. F.E.A.R. 2 also has the same great AI as the first one. And so does Condemned Criminal Origins!

[@goldenwolfe5085]

Wall hacking is due to ubisoft fucking up with patching game. There are mods that fix it up

[@Julian_The_Apostate]

This games uncompromising commitment to its theme was really awesome to see. Weapon degradation, vehicles breaking down in the wilderness, brutal healing animations, the unique currency, malaria... I have very vivid memories of this game, especially the mission I did right after I first bought the stealth suit. I swam into a complex in the middle of the night and cut about a dozen people down with a machete in the dark. The approaches you could craft in the sandbox, combined with the fairly detailed sim-lite elements created experiences that I never had in a game before I played it. It's a real shame how watered down it became, I would have vastly preferred them to double down on the sim aspects instead of trimming most of them away.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Fully agreed. The game went all-in with its vision, even though that meant annoying a lot of the more casual players. This game is probably the only Ubisoft game that can reasonably have the words "hardcore" and "experimental" applied to it without exaggeration. It's like.... a non-pretentious "art-house" take on the FPS genre.

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Even the shooting was brutal, the enemy tried to flush you out with grenades and then flank you

[@natedigger5678]

There's an official Far Cry 2 guide that demystifies all of the mechanics, particularly stealth. Enemies have hidden comfort stats which dictate their detection radius and willingness to hunt you down. With this in mind, I find stealth with the sun to your back on a hot day or while it's raining and foggy to be the easiest.

[@IamFish_2009]

What's the guide?

[@EA_SP0RTCENTER]

​@@IamFish_2009 the official one, I presume it's a moderately sized handbook that comes with a special edition of the game, like they used to with games of the 2000's.

[@IamFish_2009]

@@EA_SP0RTCENTER thats pretty cool, ill find it online

[@adamgerald849]

That's cool I never knew that. I actually like that there's no magic " detection meter." The game had really great immersion. Absolutely *nothing* like any of the copy and paste Farcry titles today.

[@somethingsomeone9678]

I don't understand why games don't have more small stats and states that effect a wide variety of things of games mechanics. It seems like a good way to implement AI. Nowadays they seem too simple and it is boring. I believe stats and states help make the enemies feel more alive and more dynamic too like you wouldnt feel fighting the same people.

[@nikolasferreira3247]

If you read your character journal at the final act of the game you discover that he's in the final stages of malaria so at the end he's going to die anyway

[@FifaPRg]

I was about to say that! This game left me speechless back in the day in how it concluded. Just imagine a remake with this tone and setting...

[@secularbeast1751]

Infamous is the only level to play this game on. Get the malaria tablets, taken regularly your stamina improves so you can run longer. Checkpoints and vehicle patrols get you off the roads to travel cross country (on foot) where most of the diamonds sites are. You can rarely (if ever) kill everything at an outpost with sniping, there's always some close combat. Long story short, you're just one more evil effer destroying the country and creating misery, with a chance of fleeting redemption in the final act. There are no 'good guys' in this game, no tribals, and no cheesy magic, it's firmly grounded in the real world. And I love it. Still one of my favourite FPSs.

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

I definitely like the not being a hero aspect, you the player are as much a victim as you are the perpetrator of the misery you see in the place the game takes place in, same as the Jackal, and from the get go he sees you for what you really are, it's a really neat element of this game's narrative that often gets overlooked in favour of more surface level elements like the gunplay, stealth and quests, that nobody has really tried doing since, very rarely do you get to play a game where you're not the chosen hero.

[@IVEGOTPEEINMYEYE]

Everyone bitches about the malaria in this game but considering the respawning enemies who drop everything and chase you down, its kind of a non issue.

[@yondabigman4668]

Yeah, malaria only occurs once in a while.

[@bcd32dok36]

Yeah like isn’t malaria common as shit in Africa which is where this game takes place

[@FifaPRg]

I think it was pretty much scripted.. in between or after finishing x amount of missions you will have an attack.

[@racerwilson152]

Huh I haven't experienced instant respawning enemies yet though it makes sense after 20-30 minutes

[@parvchetri0995]

Best thing about Far Cry 2 is the feel of survival. You are stuck in a country full of instability and anarchy so much that the currency is total worthless and you are forced to use diamonds to make purchases. You also have malaria and are pretty much stuck in the country. You must survive living in this country going through outposts killing people, doing missions for the underground to get malaria medicines and being double agent for both factions. I love this game, one of my best childhood memories.

[@Deathklaat17]

Far cry 2 was my first far cry and i can safely say no far cry has come close to the technical marvel that was 2

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

As someone that played this game back when it came out in 2008, when I was only 11. This game blew my mind, it was (and basically remains) such an incredibly unique, weird and experimental game by FPS standards. Everything from the setting, the atmosphere, the pacing, the tone, etc. makes Far Cry 2 stand out. The idea of cynically taking part in a brutal civil war in an African country just to earn literal blood diamonds is pretty original and bold. I have so much respect for how daring this game was, especially for a "mainstream" AAA FPS.

[@josesosa3337]

I wish newer games brought back the jam mechanic. It makes for great tension. What do you do when your gun jams? 1. Die. 2. Get to cover 3. Switch to a side arm 4. Use explosives Its great replay value.

[@James-oj6ru]

Then I chose _D I E_

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

Or just frequent the gunshop often to avoid gun jamming. I mean u gotta frequent the shop to refill& resupply anyways, i never understood why it was such a issue for everyone. There were tons of shop around the road

[@insanejughead]

And the reason you're able to get new guns is the Jackal. It's a great touch.

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

Or you just replace your guns that infinitely respawn

[@bluexboxgamer2613]

Or introduce gun cleaning, where if your weapon jams, you can clean it and the weapon will be restored to the same quality as it was when it was new. Just like in Red Dead Redemption 2, probably gaming's most realistic masterpiece.

[@shioq.]

Far Cry 2 was great. It just felt too restrictive, and lacked depth. I wish we could get some of the AI and destruction from 2 in the newer Far Cry games. Far Cry 3 was fun, but they stripped out a lot of the systems that made 2 great.

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

What would you think of far cry 2 remake but with the more in depth elements of 3 such as predators, hunting, better stealth?

[@nikolasferreira3247]

@@ManiacMayhem7256 knowing ubisoft the game would be similar with far cry 3 and remove everything that made far cry 2 unique

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

@@nikolasferreira3247 sadly

[@MrOllievirus]

@@nikolasferreira3247 This, Farcry 2 was the only FC game where the gameplay fits the tone, i dont think Ubi have the chops (or frankly the balls) to make a FC game that isn't a power fantasy.

[@nikolasferreira3247]

@@MrOllievirus far cry 2 made you think before doing anything because even a small mistake can get you killed. Far cry 3 turned the series into a power fantasy which made me lost interest in the series.

[@DoctorObviously]

I will never not love the face of utter disinterest at 29:00. It's as if you're waiting for an ad to finish so you can start watching the real thing. Truly, this is the face of gaming.

[@splnter648]

Honestly I love farcry 2, it’s unforgiving and yet it leaves an impression on you. It’s chaotic but it’s beautiful in it.

[@splnter648]

Also if you wanna be stealthy, use the silenced pistol, it works wonder if you wanna be stealthy snake style. Fun to use

[@mkultra2456]

@@splnter648 You gotta lay off teh under aged girl anime schlock.

[@splnter648]

@@mkultra2456 What are you referring to?

[@mkultra2456]

@@splnter648 You get one guess lol

[@splnter648]

@@mkultra2456 I still have no clue

[@halowillneverbegoodagain1868]

This game is such a gem and my fondness for it has only grown over time. I remember playing it when i was younger and having mixed feelings as it was so vastly different from everything else; even its sequels. It has its flaws but there still isnt a game that quite nails what this game delivers; save for maybe MGSV. I want to say a remake would iron out the kinks but knowing Ubisoft these days theyd just dumb down and neuter everything and force a bunch of extended universe characters like Hurk who have no business being in the game.

[@bobsyoruncle4583]

I refused to die at the end - I gave the diamonds to the border guards and just walked away while Jackal blew himself up. The reason the game is the most immersive of the series is because your screen isn't cluttered with hud displays, mini-maps and unnecessary icons like the sequels - just you, your weapons and the African landscape ready to kill you at any moment.

[@terryticklenut266]

No one cares

[@KajuTheRudeMonke]

@@terryticklenut266 You cared enough to respond, jackass

[@DiplomatOfDirt]

@@terryticklenut266 i do pussy

[@Machamp-ps7wx]

I liked the aspect of picking your individual character, and each one came with a special background.

[@nguyen-vuluu3150]

in the end it doesn't do much besides removing said character from the buddy roster though. This was still a learning experience

[@Machamp-ps7wx]

@@nguyen-vuluu3150 but a valid learning experience, I’d like to see this return but with more detail like having a different campaign ending for every character you pick for your playthrough

[@herbion6117]

I'm writing this after watching about 10 minutes of the video so i don't know if you adress this later, but around that time you said that there are only 2 ways to play the game - stealth or full on Rambo style. There is a third way that i personally enjoyed a lot when the game came out - Predator style, like in the movie of the same name. It's basically the mix of both stealth and loud when the enemies know that they are under attack, but cannot locate you. You simply take out your SVD, take couple of shots at enemies or gas tanks to start the fire and relocate before they aproach your position. It was A LOT of fun raising Hell while staying basically invisible the whole time.

[@ItsRawdraft2]

So uuuuuhhhhhh stealth but with the enemies on alert mode?

[@herbion6117]

@@ItsRawdraft2 How the fuck is it stealth when there are explosions everywhere and enemies see their friends getting shot one by one? Btw, you can injure them and wait for their buddies to com for them, they will carry injured guards on their backs, good way to get them leave the cover.

[@ItsRawdraft2]

@@herbion6117 You set the AI into stealth alert mode because you blow shit up from a distance and they can't see you

[@herbion6117]

@@ItsRawdraft2 Stealth is when no one knows you there, not just can't see you.

[@ItsRawdraft2]

@@herbion6117 You're just flipping the AI into alert mode bruh

[@tylertheguy3160]

One time I was playing this game and me and one of my buddies were in a shootout in a village made up of mud huts. This battle was loud as hell, and I was running around, taking cover behind huts and picking my shots carefully. It was chaos. I manage to kill everyone, but my buddy was in critical condition. I give him morphine and it doesn't work. I give him more, and it still doesn't work. I realize that there's no way he's walking away from this. Reluctantly, I pulled out my pistol and finished him off. The loud battlefield was now taken over by an abrupt, haunting silence. That's what I love about Far Cry 2. Unlike the other games, it's not about science fiction or fantasy elements, it's about how messed up average humans can be. Things like this can and do happen in the real world.

[@communistpotato3204]

I remember the same feeling, I was 10 when I frantically tried to revive my buddy to no avail yet I understood that I couldn't leave him there, so I did the same as you and then cried. This game is absolutely amazing.

[@XLcurley]

for real gives you war trauma

[@hermannthefisherman2960]

Huh, I guess i'm the only one that deliberately kill my buddies to replace them lol

[@gabe.o.d.s227]

This game is special to me, the hell I went through to get all the diamonds and achievements... and when I though the game was over I discovered that in 2020 there were still people creating maps and playing them on multiplayer on the xbox version

[@cjrstudios4100]

Same for the ps3 version

[@chatteyj]

@@cjrstudios4100 And now? I have the ps3 version and thinking about firing it up for the third time.

[@cjrstudios4100]

@@chatteyj Ubisoft is turning off there servers for older games so idk

[@samuelsalazar-ik7bk]

I never understood why back in the day everyone collectively thought the RPG was an unaccurate piece of shit that you fired and would never hit the target that's why there are sometimes a lot of old games that when you fire an rpg it just swerves and flies all over the place

[@AceFalken]

The PG7 rocket head isn't very aerodynamic nor fast so wind really messes with it. Movies and their effect on video games is also to blame as it's not that bad but looks really cool when it happens in game. A lot of these older games might have seen footage from Bosnia and the Russian invasion of the middle east. Production of the RPG at the time wasn't amazing and kind sped up to meet the ever expanding quota. Even the American LAW wasn't amazingly accurate either from similar reasons. It's what pushed the advancement of the Javelin and Kornet or any guided munitions we see now

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

Because there's a lot of recoil on actual guns

[@Deltaworks23]

That clip of the rocket going all over is what happens when the rpg breaks down in the game.

[@danutmh]

to be fair, the malaria does ease up after you do some missions

[@Veteransolo]

Err No It gets worse in the second part in the South UAC. It reaches until level 5.

[@falsehq1831]

@@Veteransolo it decreases when you take a pill and increases when you miss them, in the endgame you are scripted to miss a lot of doses.

[@carteljameson8395]

Stealth in Far Cry 2 is pretty representative of what the game is all about. Stealth is essentially a direct road to failure. And that's ultimately the point. No matter what plan you make and no matter how hard you try to execute it properly, shit will go sideways very quickly. Far Cry 2's gameplay is about improvising in the face of uncontrollable chaos. I guess that's why it's a niche title. It's hilariously resistant to giving the player full control of any situation. And you know gamers. We like our power fantasies and FC2 is most certainly not one of those. Still, it's a flawed masterpiece and one of the most interesting games you can play, even in 2021. And yes, it IS the best Far Cry game.

[@JelloFluoride]

My favorite part of FC2 is the slow progression into becoming an intimidating mercenary without the narrative and acting forcing it down my throat like FC3.

[@mikhailbolodo1597]

From "Get out of here buddy!" to "Oh fuck it's him! Shit shit shit" The NPCs make sure you know what you have accomplished.

[@alexdobma4694]

@@mikhailbolodo1597 Yeah if you open the journal, you can see your level of notoriety. When it's maxed, the NPC's are scared shitless of you.

[@luisfilipe2747]

That's because FC3 actually have a main character, FC2 have a placeholder character, so the only way to tell this is trough enemy npc dialogue

[@stimswwolf7867]

There was nothing wrong with FC3 narrative. It was to emphasize in innocent college kid having to adapt to being a killer to survive just for him to end up being just as bad if not, worse than the antagonist of the whole game. They are two separate games that do well in their own field

[@pastelfromgreece9603]

I remember me finishing a mission without any kills and without alerting anyone. It felt amazing, and I'm pretty sure I will never be able to do it again.

[@pershingpower9397]

I honestly have difficulty saying Far Cry 2 is the best far cry game, cause it really isnt even a far cry game, its near completely in its own league. It so experimental yet still so surprisingly fresh

[@insanejughead]

The best game with 'Far Cry' in the title, yet which isn't a Far-Cry game. I agree. It isn't imbued with developer insanity.

[@Aethelhald]

I always thought FC2 was the best as well. It had an absolutely killer atmosphere. Walking around a civil war town African country with your little tracker out, looking for diamonds, with that beautiful music/asmosphere all around you, it's something special. Love it.

[@lekr4ck3rr76]

Far Cry 2 is one of the most immersive games i have ever played!

[@johnwerner6445]

Yeah infinitly spawning enemies as soon as you turn your back and crashes and game breaking bugs are SOOO immersive...

[@lekr4ck3rr76]

@@johnwerner6445 Too bad you had that experience

[@johnwerner6445]

@@lekr4ck3rr76 Literally everyone had that experience

[@lekr4ck3rr76]

@@johnwerner6445 Sucks for em doesnt it?

[@nikolasferreira3247]

@@johnwerner6445 not really, the game runs fine in most systems

[@igorlukyan206]

Please do a review over the metro series. It’s highly underrated

[@pygmybrain5868]

Seconding this.

[@rexnihilum7822]

stalker first

[@androrobuiques9497]

Agreed. Underrated and not as mainstream. I like it this way too that way the games remained as good as they did since they didn't need to be tailored to the masses. The book was also really good.

[@Sev3617]

Underrated? No. It’s just not mainstream. The people who love metro LOVE IT and rightfully so. It’s not underrated it’s just under the radar.

[@Sev3617]

But yeah he should definitely cover it

[@maxfordgaming9278]

This game kinda shows how much far cry has fallen as a series. Kind of sad.

[@callmehanson9466]

My favorite play-style was a silent MP5. I learned you could slide if you sprinted and crouched, so I purposelessly did close-up stealth, and run and gun when I got discovered. It was so rewarding when your reputation meter shot up and you hear the enemies have new dialogue. I remember one NPC went, "There's only one guy?" As I was tearing a part his camp.

[@racerwilson152]

Aggressive stealth

[@oinkooink]

I guess my most used combo would be silent pistol, some kind of sniper rifle and some kind of rocket/ explosive launcher

[@oneprizeonegoal]

Far cry 2 is basically blood diamond :the game, and it’s superb. The first far cry I played way back on ps3 early days and while FC3 was entertaining, it didn’t have the same impact. The series has been enjoyable yet lacklustre since blood dragon. FC2 definitely deserves a remaster and a re-release on modern consoles

[@SuperIronsight]

One of those people who requested you covering this game, glad to see you decided to try it, one of my favorite games to date and absolute favorite of the franchise.

[@patrxgt9691]

About FC2 Redux, I would actually recommend Far Cry 2 Vanilla+, which fixes many things about this game and adds many QoLs, but most importantly, it doesn't goes too far with changes and tries to stay with vanilla feeling of this game.

[@theguy8763]

13:18 the game actually gives you however many pills you need because the missions to get more are static so every refill lasts until you progress through the story enough to reach the next refill mission

[@oinkooink]

I've run out before and passed out. You wind up back in town and have to bust out of town. I went through strings of missions never coming across pill dudes.

[@knowtheplan472]

I wish the Jackal's dialogue was delivered better. He just goes off really fast without any emotion to the point that you aren't even paying attention to what he says anymore. It's not even in a crazy rambling type of way but in an awkward type of way like he's doing a school presentation and wants to get it over with as fast as possible.

[@kingsley3208]

All the English VO is like that. It's a shame because some of the dialogue is actually interesting. Apparently the French VO is better in that regard.

[@doltBmB]

You CAN hide in tall grass. But the effectiveness is very affected by light. But they'll definitely have a harder time spotting you crawling through grass than out in the open. It's quite possible to be stealthy in this game, it's just very hard in a way few other stealth games are. To be clear about the games mechanics: the only guaranteed silent kill is a single silenced headshot. The makarov is your bread and butter for a ghost playstyle, but you gotta nail those shots and as you've noticed, the body can't be seen either.

[@crowcorvid4667]

i hate farcry2, enemies always respawn freakishly fast and the driving/transport system is outright horrid

[@OccamsToyota2]

Fun Fact, the dude in the Fall's End kitchen of Far Cry 5 mentions The Jackal.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

This game is what got me into Nietzsche and Conrad, I was never the same since RIP But I guess thats a accomplishment you wont see in a modern game. Also funny they made snipers even more op in 3 to the point you can shoot from so far away they cant hear the shot and run around like chickens

[@Ripper935]

@showbizonastick hello /x/. How's the schizoposting going ;)

[@kylegoodwin8673]

The best thing about this game is it didn't give a damn about you. You weren't a hero. You weren't super. You weren't even significant. You were just some Merc in some random town doing some random task for some random warlord. The environment didn't care about you, it'd kill you in a heartbeat. The enemies didn't care about you, you weren't impressive or super, you were another flesh and blood nobody. The only one who cared about your struggle for survival was you and your buddies you made in the game. And the game wasn't shy about letting you know they were expendable too. FarCry 2 would put two in the back of your skull and leave you for the vultures without a passing care in the world. And we loved it for that.

[@doltBmB]

The thing about driving around is... you're playing the game wrong. You're playing it like a linear game where you drive from mission to mission, point to point. Instead of the way it's designed, which is for every journey to be an adventure. Sure you'll want to end up at the mission, but it's not such a hard goal. If you're willing to go off the beaten path, plot your journey, take detours, explore, traversal is much more enjoyable. It's a mindset thing. If you goal-optimize like "I have to get to the mission now nothing else matters", then just like the malaria and gun jams, you will be annoyed that there are so many obstacles. But if you decide to go with the flow, then getting there is as much fun as arriving there.

[@ricardowesker9416]

Malaria in Far Cry 2 was met with much criticism from players, as the random attacks frequently interrupted gameplay at bad times (such as during combat), and players felt forced to do the Underground side missions.. as the medicine prevents the character from passing out. Ubisoft acknowledged the frustration and even made a humorous reference to the Malaria in Far Cry 3 with the description for the "Master" difficulty mode which says... "Worse than Malaria"

[@kova1711]

If this game was made today it would be called Racist Simulator. How far we have fallen...

[@eyeameye9565]

We? No, just you fools who believed everything your "leaders" told you.

[@konstantinlozev2272]

Stealth is actually superb in FC2. You hunt with a silenced sniper in the night.

[@rexnihilum7822]

if you really like FC2, I also recommend S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

[@NEVERKNOWSBE5T]

Damn, now I have to buy and play FC2 adding to my already loaded backlog.

[@fatkiller1000]

I still own this game. I never finished it because i hate that i lost all my friends and it made me depressed as a kid. I'll give it a shot as an adult now.

[@GamingKick]

Whoever tried to paint the traveling mechanics in Far Cry 2 in a positive light:"Get some help!"

[@centercannothold]

That is just your opinion man . The traveling improve the theme of the game . The land hostile to you . Nobody want you here . You plan your route . You apply what you learn . It simple . This game trying to be a an Africa sim mean it will not be for everyone.

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

I really liked it. I liked hiw the grass moved/reacted as u passed by, I walked a ton. That helped learning the terrain and figuring out the most optimized/short route to ur next objective. Just like the first dark souls game. Also u can scout/learn the pattern of patrol cars, then get in position, and just gun the vehicle gunner to death with ur AK to without getting a scratch. And gun jamming was totally avoidable, i had such a blast playing it back then damn and never had issues

[@insanejughead]

@@btchiaintkidding7837 Near the end of my second full playthrough of this game, I checked my stats on distance traveled. I had done 450km of walking, and 42km of driving. I played this game like an African cat hunting for prey. I also found many little spots where there would be a notch in some rocks, with an ancient shield, mortar & pestle, or some rock weapons tucked away. Nothing like how in later games one could find long forgotten tombs fully lit with candles and untouched organic items.

[@CivilCaine]

@@centercannothold So does that mean that when people criticise the newest Far Cry games, all I have to say is "That's just your opinion, it's not for everyone" and suddenly no one is allowed the criticise them?

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

@@centercannothold I don't care about theme if it's hindering my gameplay experience with my car going slowwwwwwwwwwww and having to clear outposts over and over and over and over

[@Dave00theking]

Of course the enemy hears you when you fire a suppressed weapon. Have you ever heard a suppressed weapon being fired in real life?

[@anubis2044]

I love your vids bro, I swear i like hearing people shit on games more than I like hearing them praised.

[@LXXVIIZONE]

Because your have a false image of your being smarter than the average person so when you listen to KZbinrs shit on games it feeds your “yeah I’m different, I’m not a sheep ” part of your Brian and ego.

[@dhwwiiexpert]

@@LXXVIIZONE Brian

[@LXXVIIZONE]

@@dhwwiiexpert I hope this made your day remotely better. If it did kinda sad.

[@dhwwiiexpert]

@@LXXVIIZONE Lol!

[@bronsontolliver9027]

@@LXXVIIZONE Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was Bri.

[@splewy]

Pretty good review. I would agree that the map in this game is really bad. Basically the only major flaw. The layout is really unnatural with all the random “mountains” forcing you into roads. The locations are all really copy/paste generic too. Like I know it’s Africa, but how does 5 empty wooden shacks constitute a “Dental Clinic”?

[@pug-aloentertainment3801]

You can actually hide in the bushes to get closer to your enemies. And sometimes they can actually lose you, if you manage to get away after being spotted - had a couple of occasions when mercs would shoot my last cover position and then check if I was there. The main issue I have with stealth is that you have to get a headshot on an enemy, because even if you shoot him faster than he screams, other mercs will get alarmed. As for the 21:40 (SPOILERS) - you're not given the location of the Jackal, what you're doing in that village is bribing another faction member to unite with the opposite one. The Jackal simply camps there for the courier who will bring the money, and this courier happens to be you.

[@adamgerald849]

Farcry 2 got slept on because it released back when games were actually good, 2008. In that year alone we had MGS4, Fallout 3, GTA4, and so on.

[@hozic9929]

farcry 2 is god tier

[@Jm-dx9tl]

That we went from this to far cry 6… imagine telling this studio what they’d become… yeesh

[@3rdStreetAVolitionite]

What I love about this game is, it teaches you the basics in controls, gives you a gun, then basically commands you to go find and kill the Jackal. It didn't hold the players' hand, like most modern games like to. Especially with how smart the enemy A.I. is; I feel like I have to use my head to survive, which I don't find in many other games. I don't do much stealth, but I like to get the drop on enemies. Often times, doing batshit crazy stuff, like jumping out of a Jeep, launching it into some enemies, then some explosive barrels. By the way, canonically, the Jackal is still alive.

[@deadkey]

Far Cry 2 really just felt like Far Cry. Being almost on your own, lost in a big merciless jungle and desert. Everything feels dangerous. The feel of being watched, hunted down. Low ammo, watching your weapons, because they can break. Everything just felt so fragile anf risky somehow. Getting a new weapon felt so good and rewarding. Holding that Rocket Launcher or sniping on a Hill down on Enemies. From Far Cry 3 on this almost vanished. The newer games are more like One Man Army just like Just Cause. No real character to it.

[@rambone8808]

Love far cry 2 this should be good

[@shioq.]

26:29 - I've always referred to this as "Bethesda Climbing".

[@slayermate07]

to this day it remains functionally and technically realistic games thats ever made barring some "simulators" of course. Definitely one of the most overlooked darlings from the golden era of gaming.

[@Evanz111]

This earned you a sub for sure, even down to forgetting to put the time code in after editing the rest of the video - I feel that, used to do it all the time :’) this video clearly had a lot of passion put into it!

[@stepanotrisal1512]

12:55 That sound still haunts my dreams

[@whiskeycorridor90]

Something that really pisses me off about this game is that nearly all the guns have their ejection ports on the wrong side. All that detail, but they somehow fuck up right there.

[@dhwwiiexpert]

The Springfield’s reload is cursed.

[@SpeedsMcRonalds]

That was actually done on purpose, to have brass flying across your vision to trick your brain into thinking there's more action going on. It's intended to make firefights feel more intense and active. For a gun nut it's silly, but understanding the effect it has, it makes perfect sense.

[@whiskeycorridor90]

@@SpeedsMcRonalds I'd rather it be realistic

[@SpeedsMcRonalds]

@@whiskeycorridor90 Oh yeah, totally fair. I just wanted to say that it was less of a fuck up and more intentional design. I dig it but I get why you don't, would be nice to have an option to turn it off and swap the gun models, but that'd be a lot of work.

[@jeffwarren8667]

The dart gun was OP. Never got detected ever again LOL

[@Nick-s-f]

Its so hard to compare FC2 to the later entries. I love its minimalistic realism; the handheld map, no enemy icons, shelf-life of guns. Imminent death felt more likely an outcome when exploring in this 15+ year old title than the others. FC2 also does not show its age at all graphically, just a beautiful game.

[@ArrowValley]

I’ve not played Far Cry 2 in well over 10 years probably longer but I remember really liking the game but being beyond frustrated with the malaria stuff.

[@freewheeler8924]

I've just finished replaying it and I never had a malaria attack during a firefight. You just got to make sure you always have enough pills.

[@Ma1q444]

Farcry 2 is one of the most underrated games of all time I still remember when it came out game critics hated it and users complained that it was too hard, they dumb downed the series so much because of this. So when people complain that game franchises are dumbing down there games. Now where were these people when farcry 2 was out. But many complex hard games either don’t sell or go out of business this is why nobody tries anything special nowadays because it’s simply not consumer friendly why try to make a special game when I can make a simple game that I don’t have to worry about not selling.

[@CallForGrandPappy]

The Mortar in this game is one of the coolest skill based weapons to this day, I thought for the longest time you just had to waste a shell to see roughly where you would be hitting, but you can actually switch to a flare/smoke and get a way better idea. No other game in the series has reached far cry 2’s heights but it took me so long to notice, The game breaking 58% glitch really didn’t help either.

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

i dunno how i put this together but i eventually figured out the map is not mock topographic it is functional topographic and if you know a little about using terrain features to give yourself an advantage in a battle you can exploit this to really wipe out alot of enemies especially if you use the fire propagation to manipulate enemy squad movement. for example: setting up a killing zone outside an enemy camp by picking a machine gun spot where enemies will be funneled into a narrow corridor. then luring them into the funnel and using fire to block off flanking routes.

[@imperialenforcer2271]

As someone who only played it on the hardest difficulty, the healing animations are totally new to me

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Most of the time you are dead if you get to the point of needing a manual heal in combat

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

Same

[@questionfor9502]

Honestly the I've do much time in this game I basically memorised the map layout and ya know what I'm still coming back to play it and I'll continue to for as long as I can

[@Skrenja]

Africa is a perfect setting for a Far Cry/ survival game. It's a shame FC2 is janky and outdated in so many ways. A modern, gritty "reboot" of FC2 would go so hard.

[@groalerable]

After a long time wondering about these games, I finally got one (5). To me, it doesn't inspire much thought. You drive around and shoot people. Can be fun if you're in the mood. But the fact that I've seen so much discussion about the games over the years is funny to me.

[@SheolAbaddonus666]

I've never experienced a weapon jam or catastrophic failure. I just buy new ones, and don't bother with the old ones on the ground. The only problem I really have with this game is the malaria system, in which there are only so many ways you can get meds, but I've never died of malaria. All these systems are good, and weren't frustrating for me, and no where near as frustrating as some Dark Souls bullshit.

[@fredkaper8402]

the weapon jamming and malaria are so over exaggerated. It's not a big deal. Just use weapons you buy, and if you have pills, the sickness lasts only a couple seconds

[@lewisdavidson571]

I remember Farcry 2 from like 2013. It was tough as hell. Everything was a struggle, from navigating to combat, nothing was easy. I loved that.....but it kept up & eventually it wore me down. I didn't feel like I as a character was progressing at all, the game certainly wasn't & the characters spoke so fast I couldn't keep track of the details of the story. That's when it dawned on me. They had a solid foundation & never built on it to diversify content which is why Farcry 3 was packed with different mission structures & set pieces.

[@michaelt4162]

Though it's rare, there are actually times where your syrettes won't work on your buddy the first time or not at all. Which brings the perma-death thing to a whole new level

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

It's after the third time they fall down, they can even OD if you are not careful

[@mylastaccountgotdeletedtha6936]

Synthetic Man: Far Cry 2 is the best Far Cry game. Me, a zoomer: yes. Also, I think the reason why weapon accuracy is so screwed up for anything other than snipers is because of them being left out in extreme conditions for years. Old AKs used by militias in some Middle East counfries are notorious for being incredibly inaccurate because they've been left there since the 1970s and 80s. I guess snipers are the exception, maybe, idk.

[@minihooperprod.8332]

Jesus Christ is lord amen

[@spartankongcountry6799]

Amen

[@coltforceplayer]

Fun Fact: you don’t need to refill your malaria pills until you start a Story Mission, so you should do most of the side missions and get diamonds before starting the main story

[@aliekexie8467]

Fun Fact: This was my first and only FarCry game. I cant recommend it. I dont mind the gun jamming, but since you cant by pass checkpoint, it means you have use guns, meaning ruining its conditions. So by the time I end up at the objective, my upgraded gun ends up being 7 shots away from exploding in my face. Yeah, steam sells it like for 3 during sales, but I already played it on console, and got burned enough that I dont wanna play a ''fixed'' version even.

[@jackreeder215]

YES HE DID IT, PLAYED MY SECOND FAVORITE GAME. Based and Thanks ( also you sound very happy so thats good, also PS if you wanna replay it again do some challenges. I beat Far Cry 2 with only Silent Weapons, SMGs, Shotguns, without sound, etc and it works for replayability )

[@nikai_vil3893]

whats your first ?

[@jackreeder215]

@@nikai_vil3893 New Vegas and Third is Insurgency Sandstorm

[@hawkevick9184]

I do that a lot when replaying F.E.A.R. and extraction point.

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

this definitely a great game and I like that ubisoft that add a badass looking Algerian character

[@anjushudayan7093]

But stealth capabilities of enemies are unbelievable. They flanks u frm various directions, shoot at u and disappers behind random bushes or leaves and we literally end up shooting those bushes... I was impressed with this game but later fed up and hurridely finished it... Driving is really boring, sense of speed is Shit ,u r speedometer shows 100 but it feels 40 or something. Mountains covering the maps are also real pain.

[@swifter46ter]

Stealth and "Stealth" are my favorite things about the far cry games.. But I love it the most in them because it isn't forced or scripted. If you get caught, there's other ways out. That dynamic and unexpected change in combat keeps everything fresh and fun. This game, however, is brutal when it comes to stealth and combat. No room for errors or winging it when a plan fails. The game is good, the atmosphere is great, but the experimental nature of it kept me from enjoying it as much as 3, 4, and 5.

[@ramik81]

Yeah, I tried FC2, didn't like it. I'll stick with FC3, if you don't mind.

[@someblackguy7371]

yeah it felt like a Demo I play from Crysis from person who REALLY likes an Arma hybrid with Stalker and it doesn't "Flow" well, Far Cry 3 is the BEST "flowing" game for me that feels like an actual game and not a tech demo. I do enjoy the mechanic and ADORE them like games like the Metro Trilogy, where those FEEL like video games unlike far cry 2 with it's forever demo feel.

[@trickyj7019]

Love this game and I've replayed it more than any other Farcry game...ambushing the convoy with an IED left in the road was hilarious 😂

[@1theprince1]

I can agree with some of the glaring issues like enemy respawning or repetitive missions but then again i always find things like vehicle patrols to be sort of the distractions to the boring driving "problem". And about the outposts, you can find ways to stealth around them without engaging. You'll probably have to get rid of your vehicle and it'll take longer to get around but it can be done. Also, sniper style is OP and the way to go imo.

[@renardfou594]

"It kinda feels scummy to be honest" Well yea, thats the entire point

[@juddmandeluxe_]

Far Cry 2 is easily one of my all time favorite games. It is easily the most immersive game I've ever played. I totally understand why you would hate the fast travel, road patrol and outpost mechanics but to me I've always seen them as integral to how oppressive the world of Far Cry 2 is. I always turn the difficulty up to max because I want that oppression of the world and the enemies as it's so important to the immersion for me. The shooting mechanics are decent but nothing special, so if the game is too easy it get's boring very quickly. Having the difficulty be high means that you have to really think about how you approach every encounter. The map isn't THAT big but it can be so tough to get across it that it feels big. The missions are great but honestly I consider getting to the missions an integral part of the experience. I know it could be seen as repetitive but every outpost is just different enough, as well as likely having a slightly different loadout each time you visit one to make it interesting for me. I know I'm biased to a certain extent by childhood nostalgia, but I've gone back to many games I played around the same time and none of them hold up as well as Far Cry 2

[@Awfulfeature]

This game is wonderful, and love it even more with the Multi Fix Launcher and Realism + Redux. Edit: as for the stealth, I think when it comes to suppressed weapons. IRL those things are still really loud, so either the game devs went for a “realistic” approach to the suppressors or that’s like, a bug.

[@retrobit5973]

Synthetic man, give me my GOD DAMN DEUS EX REVIEW!!! I subbed to you only for that. But in all seriousness tho, can't wait to watch today's vid EDIT:- I WILL BE THERE FIRST IN THE NEXT VIDEO

[@asincereman5297]

Far cry 2 is probably one of the very few games where guns actually do jam or break since it's in africa, it's such an amazing and annoying mechanic, i wish more open world games did this The Malaria is annoying yes and yes the exploration sucks as hell, i hated driving in this game But other than that i love the details and healing animations, the story i don't find it too much memorable compared to far cry 1's crazy underrated story but it's still a solid and underrated game. Seeing someone talking about far cry 1 and 2 is like a someone talking about persona 1 and 2. Both fans and the company ignores the 2 first games while the 3 recent games are the most memorable and loved by them. Anyways, good video, earned a sub.