Far Cry 2

Stev_o · 23-10-2008 8:50pm

Im hearing that the PC version has a auto aim feature that CANT be turned off please tell me this is BS

Kiith · 23-10-2008 8:52pm

PC and autoaim...two words i've never heard in the same sentance before. I serously doubt that its included, never mind forced on you.

Stev_o · 23-10-2008 8:56pm

Kiith wrote: »

PC and autoaim...two words i've never heard in the same sentance before. I serously doubt that its included, never mind forced on you.

And it never shall hence why i want to make sure it doesnt exist or else it would ruin the gun play =(

Soby · 23-10-2008 9:03pm

pre ordered it today in xtra vision..got the limited edition one..same price as the normal..and i get extra missions..so happy days.Off college at 12/1 tomorrow then my weekend is gonna be far cry far cry far cry....:o..but what if its sh!t...lets hope not:pac:

Zillah · 23-10-2008 9:06pm

Stev_o wrote: »

Im hearing that the PC version has a auto aim feature that CANT be turned off please tell me this is BS

Knowing next to nothing about Far Cry 2, I can guarantee you that this is not the case.

tman · 23-10-2008 9:09pm

Yep, there is no autoaim feature in the pc version (at least it isn't turned on by default).

That'd explain my 10% accuracy anyway:p

No bullet holes either unfortunately DarkJager, you'll have to get your sick thrills elsewhere

DarkJager · 23-10-2008 9:18pm

tman wrote: »

Yep, there is no autoaim feature in the pc version (at least it isn't turned on by default).

That'd explain my 10% accuracy anyway:p

No bullet holes either unfortunately DarkJager, you'll have to get your sick thrills elsewhere

Sickened

Soby · 23-10-2008 9:20pm

i jsut realised when i ordered the game today i didnt say for which platform.:(..i however return Brothers in Arms(Xtra vision) so i assume from that he made it a xbox far cry...knowing my luck though!!

Pyr0 · 23-10-2008 9:30pm

Been playing it for the past two hours now on the PC and tbh I'm not impressed ! Yeah it looks good but the AI is absolutely awful ! They see you through hills and buildings, run around in circles when you shoot them from a distance and never seem to hit you ! And example of this was when I had to attack a group of people, ran into 8 of them and didn't take a hit from about 10 feet away, it was a joke ! Also, fired an RPG and the rocket dropped to the ground at my feet and spun in a circle until it blew up !! As soon as the first missions started I had every armed person shooting at me, regardless of where I was. Even though while in the training mode everyone loved me ?!

Whenever you approach someone they give you a mission straight away, no questions asked regardless of who it is, the mission is yours. They even start talking to you even when you're just outside the building or on the floor beneath. So far it just feels unfinished and I'm in no mad rush to get back to playing it..

Soby · 23-10-2008 9:34pm

Pyr0 wrote: »

Been playing it for the past two hours now on the PC and tbh I'm not impressed ! Yeah it looks good but the AI is absolutely awful ! They see you through hills and buildings, run around in circles when you shoot them from a distance and never seem to hit you ! And example of this was when I had to attack a group of people, ran into 8 of them and didn't take a hit from about 10 feet away, it was a joke ! Also, fired an RPG and the rocket dropped to the ground at my feet and spun in a circle until it blew up !! As soon as the first missions started I had every armed person shooting at me, regardless of where I was. Even though while in the training mode everyone loved me ?!

Whenever you approach someone they give you a mission straight away, no questions asked regardless of who it is, the mission is yours. They even start talking to you even when you're just outside the building or on the floor beneath. So far it just feels unfinished and I'm in no mad rush to get back to playing it..

:(..someone please tell me its accutaly really good and pyr0 has gone mad and is really playing some other game:p

opengoal · 23-10-2008 10:31pm

Buying this and deadspace tomorow, first thing. Day off work wey hey.

Where is best vaue to buy? I have four games to trade in also, namely Tiger woods 09, Condemned 2, Rainbow six 2 and Motorstorm.

Any suggestions?

DarkJager · 23-10-2008 10:38pm

Pyr0 wrote: »

Been playing it for the past two hours now on the PC and tbh I'm not impressed ! Yeah it looks good but the AI is absolutely awful ! They see you through hills and buildings, run around in circles when you shoot them from a distance and never seem to hit you ! And example of this was when I had to attack a group of people, ran into 8 of them and didn't take a hit from about 10 feet away, it was a joke ! Also, fired an RPG and the rocket dropped to the ground at my feet and spun in a circle until it blew up !! As soon as the first missions started I had every armed person shooting at me, regardless of where I was. Even though while in the training mode everyone loved me ?!

Whenever you approach someone they give you a mission straight away, no questions asked regardless of who it is, the mission is yours. They even start talking to you even when you're just outside the building or on the floor beneath. So far it just feels unfinished and I'm in no mad rush to get back to playing it..

Thank god for the 360

humanji · 23-10-2008 10:39pm

Soby wrote: »

:(..someone please tell me its accutaly really good and pyr0 has gone mad and is really playing some other game:p

I honestly think he's playing a different game. The ai isn't the most amazin I've ever seen, but it's not that bad. I've managed to sneak past most places easily enough, too.

Soby · 23-10-2008 11:11pm

opengoal wrote: »

Buying this and deadspace tomorow, first thing. Day off work wey hey.

Where is best vaue to buy? I have four games to trade in also, namely Tiger woods 09, Condemned 2, Rainbow six 2 and Motorstorm.

Any suggestions?

Xtra vision are doing a limited edition far cry 2..if ya wanna try there..not aware of any trade in deals though.Xtra vision one is always a scam.Its always like any 2 games out of a list. and there always like new realeases

_sparkie_ · 23-10-2008 11:16pm

does anybody know how much the special edition will be for ps3? i booked it in game they never mentioned if it will cost more then the normal version.

DarkJager · 23-10-2008 11:18pm

Hey Soby, do you know how much it is in Xtra Vision? Planning to get this tomorrow morning but don't want to spend hours looking for cheapest/

johnny_ultimate · 23-10-2008 11:19pm

_sparkie_ wrote: »

does anybody know how much the special edition will be for ps3? i booked it in game they never mentioned if it will cost more then the normal version.

Pretty sure I saw it for 69.99 in there today - tenner more than the regular.

Gonzovision · 23-10-2008 11:28pm

Playing on PC for a few hours now and I'm enjoying it very much. First off the graphics are stunning. Wait till you see a rocket leave your RPG or missfire or the fire spreading. It's unbelievable. I only have an 8800 but I can run everything on very high without a drop in frame rate, it's silky smooth. And it told me my drivers were out of date but it looks amazing.

There are a few problems I've noticed so far. As everyone else is mentioning the AI isn't brilliant. I have driven within a foot of people and they fail to see me.Its only happened once or twice though. Also there seems to be a bit too much driving in it and driving long distances at that.

The game is optimized really well. Much better performance wise than Crysis or Stalker by a long shot.

Excellent. Now to get back to it.....:D

the_syco · 23-10-2008 11:36pm

gonzovision wrote: »

The game is optimized really well. Much better performance wise than Crysis or Stalker by a long shot.

AI better or worse than Stalker? Also, what specs does it run well on?

Mr Benevolent · 23-10-2008 11:38pm

The FC2 reviews on Amazon US are hilarious. Nobody talks about the game, all they do is whine about copy protection. What I want to know is:

1) Is it better than FC1?
2) Are there any show-stopper bugs?

If the answer to both of these is yes, I'll buy it. So far the honest reviews both here and on a few independent sites are almost totally positive, with the exception areas being AI and long drives.

Gonzovision · 23-10-2008 11:47pm

the_syco wrote: »

AI better or worse than Stalker? Also, what specs does it run well on?

I would say better tbh. Far better game than Stalker imo. I'm running it on q6600 2gb of ram and a 8800. Can't say for anything else.

1) Is it better than FC1?
2) Are there any show-stopper bugs?

So far yes but I'm still very early in the game.
And as of yet I haven't come across anything serious at all.

WellyJ · 23-10-2008 11:53pm

Confab wrote: »

The FC2 reviews on Amazon US are hilarious. Nobody talks about the game, all they do is whine about copy protection. What I want to know is:

1) Is it better than FC1?
2) Are there any show-stopper bugs?

If the answer to both of these is yes, I'll buy it. So far the honest reviews both here and on a few independent sites are almost totally positive, with the exception areas being AI and long drives.

You WANT show stopping bugs?

tman · 23-10-2008 11:55pm

@ the_syco - Memory wise it doesn't use all that much up, always seems to be around 800MB whenever I checked, so 2GB ram should do it nicely.
GPU wise I'd say 6xxx series for low, 7xxx series for medium, 8xxx series for high to very high (have everything at very high on my 8800GTS), then 2xx series for ultra high.
It really is nothing like Crysis - a recently built pc will run it nicely with everything maxxed out.

@ Confab
1. Seems to be so far (imo)
Much greater amounts of freedom and no Trigen = winning formula.
2. Nothing major so far... Had one scene where I wasn't allowed to leave a room until I spoke with my 2 buddies, but they didn't want to talk to me. A quicksave followed by a quickload sorted that out.

Mr Benevolent · 23-10-2008 11:58pm

You WANT show stopping bugs?

FC1 had all those mutant monster bugs jumping out behind every rock!

Thank f*ck they're not in FC2, I'd wouldn't even consider buying it if they were.

Pyr0 · 24-10-2008 12:04am

humanji wrote: »

I honestly think he's playing a different game. The ai isn't the most amazin I've ever seen, but it's not that bad. I've managed to sneak past most places easily enough, too.

I don't know whats going on with it really, but I just don't feel happy with the game so far ! I'll give it another go tomorrow.

Spunge · 24-10-2008 1:51am

Playing for a few hours, im enjoying it but i am seeing how some things might get annoying or repetitive.

Like the sometimes long travel times, i can see how they would get annoying.

Also, the respawning enemies at those roadblick places i can see how that is gonna be really annoying. Like you fight to get to a mission then fight at the mission then have to fight all the way back. Maybe a mod or patch to fix it will come out.

The Gnome · 24-10-2008 3:27am

Just taking a breather from this now. About 2.5 hours in and I'm loving it. The first Farcry never kept my attention but I'm really enjoying this, however it's not without its flaws.

It looks stunning and runs smoothly but I've seen a few odd graphical glitches (bizarre texture in the water reflections) and some minor slow down (in the desert area). The AI isn't too shabby but it had a few dodgy moments similar to those mentioned above. Finally the respawning enemies are getting tiresome. I cleared out a guard post drove around a corner then realised I needed to get more ammo, went back to the guard post and it was occupied again all in under two minutes. I've no problem with them being reoccupied, given there are guys patrolling in cars and the enemies would spot an empty post and want to refill it but I think the repawn length could be streched a good bit.

On a better note, I'm loving all the little things, for example I fired a flare into an ammo stockpile and in the ensuing fire the ammo proceeded to start going off with bullets flying in random directions. I'm also enjoying the health stablizing involving pulling bullets out of various parts of your body with a pliers....

humanji · 24-10-2008 9:28am

Pyr0 wrote: »

I don't know whats going on with it really, but I just don't feel happy with the game so far ! I'll give it another go tomorrow.

What difficulty are you playing at? I started again on normal as I was having my ass handed to me on hard, and as I said, I haven't had too many problems. If I charge straight into an area that's occupied, then all the enemies know where I am, but I have been able to sneak around unnoticed.

As for people giving you missions when you're near them or even when you're not, that sounds like some sort of glitch in your copy, or something. And if you don't want a mission you can just go off an pick another one. I think after you pick another mission, you can still go back and pick up the first one again at a later time.

Spunge wrote: »

Playing for a few hours, im enjoying it but i am seeing how some things might get annoying or repetitive.

Like the sometimes long travel times, i can see how they would get annoying.

Also, the respawning enemies at those roadblick places i can see how that is gonna be really annoying. Like you fight to get to a mission then fight at the mission then have to fight all the way back. Maybe a mod or patch to fix it will come out.

I'm sure there'll be mods for that. What I've found myself doing is going cross country and I miss the road blocks. It makes me feel like I'm actually smart because I spend time trying to find a clear route.

The Gnome wrote: »

On a better note, I'm loving all the little things, for example I fired a flare into an ammo stockpile and in the ensuing fire the ammo proceeded to start going off with bullets flying in random directions. I'm also enjoying the health stablizing involving pulling bullets out of various parts of your body with a pliers....

I'm loving all the little things in the game. I'm not mad about the snapping of bones back into place, but I'm a bit squeemish like that.

I got to team up with my first buddy last night and it was fantastic. I was running down to a meeting point when I heard gunfire. I ran on to find my buddy was surrounded and was hiding out in a shack. As I got closer, there was an explosion and fire started spreading everywhere. I killed all the bad guys and found my buddy on the ground rolling around in agony after beign caught in the explosion. And I was given the opportunity to heal him or shoot him. I wish I had saved before hand, because I really wanted to see what would happen if I had shot him.

And I also like when you get killed, your buddy arrives and as you fade in and out of consiousness, you see them pulling you up and fighting off all the attackers.

I finished off last night after getting myself a sniper rifle and I love the way that when you're looking down the sight and you fire, you actually have to stop looking down it before you can load the next bullet, as opposed to automatically reloading in other games.

I kind of like the weapon jamming mechanic, but it happens a little too often. It does add a whole new level of excitment to firefights, but if your weapons keep on jamming, it just adds frustration. Again, I'd say some mods will come along that'll sort this out.

The only real bad thing about the game that I can currently come up with is that I don't have a lot of time to play it. Add to that the other games coming out and that I'm planning to make at least 4 levels in Warhammer Online, it's going to be a very busy weekend.

Silenceisbliss · 24-10-2008 9:40am

CombatCow wrote: »

I got some eye strain after playing for about 2 hours lastnight....think it's just the detail of the world makes it tough on the eyes.

CC

wow, lucky you spend so much time at the computer....the detail in the real world would give you a migrane like THAT!

Personally, i'm still waiting for blue-blue ray! better quality even than real life!
futurama....lol

humanji · 24-10-2008 11:49am

Blue-blue ray just sounds like high definition porn.:pac:

Far Cry 2

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