Halororor
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The problem was, the hype machine was doing overtime and we all know how badly that can missfire. IT's a problem for us though, and not the developers, because they made money, and lots, while we sat being bored with the game.
The thing with reviews is that once you get a new game that has been hyped up like this, you immediately love it and praise it for the things it does right, but only after a few days of having it does the flaws become apparent. That's why the real reviews only start rolling in a few weeks after release.
This game has taught me not to take reviews too seriously when considering buying a game.
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Tomb raider 1
red Alert 2
Best of my retro games. Currently replaying RA2. Great fun.
In my opinion the best time for gaming started in 2007. We've just had so many nice games since then. Loads of AAA titles. Bioshock. Assassins Creed. Portal. Resistence. Gears of war(okay, it's a little bit older), Force Unleashed. Overlord. Crysis. Command and conquer 3. Red alert 3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Sacred 2. Dead Space. Those are just a few of the best games of the past few years.
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I liked the level design. That one level where you're walking on the strange lines while a baby cries in the background and one misstep makes you fall into the dark recesses of your own mind was just excellent.
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Nope.
I have a better one.
Dungeon Lords.
Ever heard of it? No? My point exactly.
The game was sent out un-finished.
You couldn't change your character, like switching faces hair etc.
The classes didn't work.
A lot of the quests didn't work or where broke.
No map
The list goes on.
It took 4 patches to get this game able to actually play, and it still was bad.
What is even worse they are making a 2nd one.
Hey, I actually enjoyed this gtame. It was a fun action romp with some new and strange ideas. I loved the idea of standing still not neccesarily meaning you're safe, as creatures were coontinually on the move.
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The sad thing is, the title, far cry 2, was just a cash in on a license. The two games are nowhere near alike. It's lile creating a game where you shoot cute furry pandas with cupid bows and calling it Doom 4.
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Don't ask how I came up with this, but is it time? Or age. Or life?
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Okay, everybody knows Far cry 2, for some it was a hit(very small minority) and for others it was the greatest dissapointment since Hellgate London. Personally I'm in the latter. This game has such promise, and that's probably why it dissapoints so badly, because it could have been excellent, yet barely dragged itself to mediocrity. This thread is to discuss what Ubisoft can do in an expansion or sequel to make it an enjoyable experience again.Feel free to add your thoughts.
1. More colour. I know Africa isn't a very colourful land, but we're not that colourless! Add a birt more green to the forest, a few brightly coloured cars. Just add some more colour! We don't want to drive across the landscape looking at all the depressing brown, yellow and orange landmarks/trees/rocks/whatever.
2. Include a decent storyline. In Far Cry 2 there is just absolutely no reason to care. You get a bunch of missions, mostly involving killing people, wich makes you feel like you're actually the bad guy in the game. Add reason to care, show the real struggle these people have everyday, let us know how urgent our mission is!
3. Inhabitants. Where are they? We're fighting a war for the inhabitants of the land, yet we only see them at the start. Show us how the villagers get killed by one of the factions, show the grim reality these people have to live in. Give us a reason to care about them, to want to help them, as stated in my previous comment.
4. Get a better money system. Seriously, what are the chances that 350 or something briefcases loaded with diamionds are just lying around all over the country and nobody takes it? In Africa, the odds are 1 million to 1. rather let the factions pay you more diamonds at a time than having to go look for some briefcases.
And who in their right mind pays a mercenary 15 diamonds up front? Isn't that like playing poker and putting in all your chips even though you've got a terrible hand?
5. Better landscapes are a must. Why do we have to keep going through a bunch of canyons to get wherever we want to go. Go take a look at Africa again Ubisoft. Wide open plains, animals aroubd water holes, mountains in the distance. Makes one wonder if they really did come to Africa for research. And what's with the enemy bases? An outpost every 1.5 km isn't exactly what we had in mind when you first started advertising the game. I thought there was going to be wide open plains, with huge enemy bases every now and then and outposts being very rare. Nope, I didn't get a kick from having to stop at every outpost to kill some people, even though I cleared the place an hour ago.
6. Add some stealth. What happened to stealth? Woe and behold the person trying to sneak up on somebody and slit his throat quietly with a knife. Even that is heard and automatically every enemy in the vicinity is alerted of your presence and can hit you in total darkness. Even the sniper who is 2 kilos away and then proceeds to give you a perfect headshot through some bushes while you're running.
7. The AI. What happened to the first Far Cry's intelligent AI? Imagine this scenario, you're strolling pleasantly along the road when you hear a car revving(oh no, not again, it's the 142nd time this hour!). Quickly you jump out of the way and you see the Jeep rushing past and crashing directly into a tree/rock/building. Quickly you pull out your AK47 and wait for the driver to get out. He get's out and stands still for two seconds before drawing his weapon(hey, what a spot of good luck). You promptly shoot him in the chest 3 times and realise that the guy is still standing. Luckily a forth shot to the head ends his short life(for now, he's gonna be back in 5 minutes and you're going through the same thing all over again). This is the kind of crap we have to put up with for 75% of the game? If you can't remove these 'realistic' encounters altogether just keep it to an all time low please.
8. The riding around to complete to a mission bits are overrated. They take longer than the mission itself! And you have to stop every 2 minutes to kill a patrol, it's just impossible to get away from them. Make missions closer to where you are, a handful of people enjoy the tedious drive around forever parts. Oh, and how about a fster mode of transport, like a bus too, but one that can take you ANYWHERE on the map?
9. The great realism is done excellently. Just kidding Ubisoft, nothing to get excited about. If it was that easy to repair a car why do we have panelbeaters and motor mechanics? And please tell me where I can get one of those bulletproof T-shirts. Or a super accurate sniper. Oh, and why doesn't the people start burning immediately if I shoot them with my flamethrower? These are only a few of the issues, I'm too lazy to list them all. Just improve the realism already! Crysis was more realistic and that was a sci-fi game!
10. And lastly, the next time you decide to add some wildlife give us a lion or something that tries to eat us rather than some wildebeest/gazelle/zebra's that do their utmost best to run in front of my car. And I don't want to be able to kill them with one hit to the butt with a machete either.
This is a few of the issues they can change/remove to rescue the Far Cry series. Maybe it's more like a rant than a few tips on saving the game, but I feel they need it. They need to realise what a mess they've made. Only problem is, they won't think so because everybody bought their game(similar to Hellgate London). The Ubisoft Hype Nachine has struck again!
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I'd like to join. I take only abandoned eggs, the poor little babies.
Name:Halororor
Age:17
Born:04 May 1991
Gender:Male
Reason for joining the Order: I feel very bad for all those abandoned eggs and want to help as much as I can.
Submit the Title you wish to be known by: Dragon Orphanage Master
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I ban Deus Ultima because everybody knows Neptune is sooo much better than Mars.
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Arena
in Roleplaying
Graal gets shoved into the arena roughly, tripping over his wizards robes.
"Oh damn" he says upon seeing Corlona and casts chameleon 4% on himself.
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I finished the game on lvl 34. Was kinda disappointed that it was another freeform game that doesn't allow you to play further after the main story is complete.
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This was a really great game, too bad it didn't go the way Oblivion did, it has nice potential for modding. Does anybody know if there is a site that maybe does host mods for this game?
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(I dont get the connection Chesto. Must be a bit slow today.)
fault (as in a earthquake fault line)
I think he meant same, which is very distinctly connected to solo.
natural disaster
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Yeah, it's really hard telling what you'd do with your army if they you can't attack or use weapons.
'Oh, my army? They sit around twiddling their thumbs and having chatter idly the whole day long' :P
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Guitarist
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My army would be a mercenary army.
150 melee soldiers:
-50 longswords and shields
-50 axemen with shields
-50 claymores
50 archers
50 mages
I would make Miscarcand my hideout and we will terrorise all the surrounding county by marching across the countryside daily, not killing anybody, but taking whatever we want. Any guardsmen who come to confront us will be giving the chance to join us or they will be dispatched by the mages using conjured deadra.
We will sell our services to whomever wants us to do them a service.
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Starsigns
Best Game You've Ever Played
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My favorite games are:
Dead Space
Mirror's Edge
The first Stronghold
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Red Alert 2 and 3
Command and Conquer 3
Oblivion
Prince of Persia 4
Lots more, but those are at the top of the list