'Far Cry (2004)' is a first-person shooter set across a variety of tropical island locations. Unlike its follow-ups, the game is structured in an entirely linear, level-based fashion. The stages themselves are rather large, though, and can be tackled in a variety of ways. The game is a solid entry in its genre; it mostly holds up today. It can be very hard, though, especially on the higher difficulties. It can feel a little clunky at times, too, and it's generally rather standard. Still, it's typically an entertaining affair. It's a different kind of experience to the rest of the games in its series. 7/10
7 Reviews
Great if not superb 3D perfect
ratcat019 March 2014
For the purposes of this review Farcry 1 was re-installed just to check 3D capability. Absolutely perfect 3D. That doesn't mean the game looks great because as one can imagine the game is now quite long in the tooth so the graphics are rather dated. All that aside this game is really a blast, many hours of gameplay with quite a nice degree of variation between locations. There are a couple of problems in that you cannot save a game anywhere. Its the old 'Get past a certain point and wait for an automatic save' type system which can certainly put a person off especially at the end where you are on a ship that is sinking. getting past that point was very hard but definitely doable. This game is definitely worth playing even though it is quite old now. The dated graphics do not take away from the experience enough to warrant playing something else. For any 3D game review requests please email me at ratcat@live.com 9 out of 10 rubber chickens.
One of the best FPS games in the past five years.
buystuff-123 July 2005
Farcry has got it all, monsters, mayhem, and personality. Unlike the usual mute superhero Jack Carver talks, and has plenty of sarcasm to dish out. But what makes this game stand out from the others is the setting. Most FPS games are either based on real life warfare or grim and gloomy sci fi. A case in point is Doom III, where you get to spend 12 hours wandering around dark corridors. Farcry is set on a series of tropical islands, and it's amazing simply how beautiful it all is, brightly colored and radiant, except that people are shooting at you. Later on you get the dark and scary stuff, but it doesn't take up the entire game.
Farcry also mixes very well military combat with monsters. The mercenaries are only slightly predictable, usually when a scene stretches on too and long and they start looping voice commands or actions, and the trigens are downright scary to face off against. This was also I think the first game to introduce a realistic looking water, which now is a requirement for every new game.
Playing the game will take up the better part of a week, and that's before you start tinkering. There's a few different rendering modes to use, and Nvidia 68X0 series cards can enable a primitive form of HDR lighting, which makes things substantially different. It may not be obvious at first, but most levels have a few different ways they can be played, whether you prefer stealth, sniping, or up-front and personal combat.
The only flaw Farcry has to me is it's already starting to age. Half-Life 2 brought us synchronized lips and facial expressions, and some things like twisted metal pipes look very blocky, being made out of low-poly count shapes. Still, I can't wait for a sequel.
Farcry also mixes very well military combat with monsters. The mercenaries are only slightly predictable, usually when a scene stretches on too and long and they start looping voice commands or actions, and the trigens are downright scary to face off against. This was also I think the first game to introduce a realistic looking water, which now is a requirement for every new game.
Playing the game will take up the better part of a week, and that's before you start tinkering. There's a few different rendering modes to use, and Nvidia 68X0 series cards can enable a primitive form of HDR lighting, which makes things substantially different. It may not be obvious at first, but most levels have a few different ways they can be played, whether you prefer stealth, sniping, or up-front and personal combat.
The only flaw Farcry has to me is it's already starting to age. Half-Life 2 brought us synchronized lips and facial expressions, and some things like twisted metal pipes look very blocky, being made out of low-poly count shapes. Still, I can't wait for a sequel.
Cheesy,and fun
zizin23 September 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Welp basic plot villian wants to crest bio monsters calls trigen the friend is a twist villian,some spy mission with badassnes with some good exploration así is funny shoot every enemy get a hot and sexy spy to help you and save the world against terrorist and trigen mutants.
If you like cheesy and pioneered far cry this game is for you
If you like cheesy and pioneered far cry this game is for you
Fun fun fun..... Forget the plot this was fun
MuggySphere25 August 2008
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Well I thought so anyway.
The game was a ton of fun. Lots of exploring and fun things to do but aside from that there's not much that kept me coming back. I do love the locations and the look and feel of the game.
The way all the islands look and how you move about is simply fantastic. But that I'm afraid is window dressing. All you seem to do is explore from place to place, shoot anything that moves that isn't already shooting at you, and that's about it. Then the game ends when you finish the last level in the Volcano.
Some of the atmosphere is also good. One scene in particular when you are in a tunnel like area and these monsters called Trigens jump out at you. That does kinda scare me sometimes when playing this, and it's not that often a game or such can do that.
There are some frustrating parts in there for me too like one part where you venture into what looks like a kitchen area with mercenaries in it. They'll shoot you but you can take them out, then from in the back of the room out a toilet door hordes of these monsters jump out at you making it a little hard to kill them all and escape unhurt.
But I had to keep returning to this spot and kept trying, and eventually did beat that level.
Overall can't say I didn't have fun but would have liked it had they given the game a bit more story and that would have helped make the islands feel that much more real.
The game was a ton of fun. Lots of exploring and fun things to do but aside from that there's not much that kept me coming back. I do love the locations and the look and feel of the game.
The way all the islands look and how you move about is simply fantastic. But that I'm afraid is window dressing. All you seem to do is explore from place to place, shoot anything that moves that isn't already shooting at you, and that's about it. Then the game ends when you finish the last level in the Volcano.
Some of the atmosphere is also good. One scene in particular when you are in a tunnel like area and these monsters called Trigens jump out at you. That does kinda scare me sometimes when playing this, and it's not that often a game or such can do that.
There are some frustrating parts in there for me too like one part where you venture into what looks like a kitchen area with mercenaries in it. They'll shoot you but you can take them out, then from in the back of the room out a toilet door hordes of these monsters jump out at you making it a little hard to kill them all and escape unhurt.
But I had to keep returning to this spot and kept trying, and eventually did beat that level.
Overall can't say I didn't have fun but would have liked it had they given the game a bit more story and that would have helped make the islands feel that much more real.
Best FPS for a long time(possible mini-spoiler)
sameness25 January 2005
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The scope and relatively non-linear game play have made this my favourite game. Half-life 2 is good but long load times and often slow frame rates made me prefer Far Cry with its short and infrequent loads and huge levels with superb rendering distances.
The AI in Far Cry was outstanding, and makes you think about how to approach, as you cant run in guns blazing, sometimes, you have to go metal gear solid to get past. However, even on easy it is a difficult game in some points, and with no quick save, only save points, it makes it more difficult but a worthy challenge.
10/10 All aspects of Far Cry were brilliant, superb story that draws you in, scenery that makes you no_clip just to see the land from far away and enemies that are genuinely difficult.
The AI in Far Cry was outstanding, and makes you think about how to approach, as you cant run in guns blazing, sometimes, you have to go metal gear solid to get past. However, even on easy it is a difficult game in some points, and with no quick save, only save points, it makes it more difficult but a worthy challenge.
10/10 All aspects of Far Cry were brilliant, superb story that draws you in, scenery that makes you no_clip just to see the land from far away and enemies that are genuinely difficult.
The best FPS I've played in years....
Rob_Taylor27 May 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Not that I've played a lot since the days of Doom 2, but recently getting a decent PC upgrade inspired me to check out the latest offerings in order to test what my system was capable of.
Far Cry is a rare game. Although a simple FPS on the face of it, there is a lot more depth to the gameplay than, say, Doom 3. True, you can just run around shooting like a lunatic, but that'll only get you killed before too long. And not too long, either. The mercenaries you face on most parts of the island are fully capable of outflanking you and possess the sharpest eyes anywhere! Simply blatting away with the M4(M16?) will quickly attract hordes of bad guys to your location. Of course, strategy-wise, sometimes you want them to come to you....
The level design is also well done. Plenty of variation in elevation and foliage cover and usually more than a few ways of accomplishing each level. Part of the fun (for me at least) was going back over levels again later and trying different approaches to see how things worked out differently. Some levels reward gung-ho Rambo-style assaults. Others require careful sneaking and positioning to work to best advantage. Some levels take a number of attempts before you figure out what is the best way to approach them.
Also, some levels lend themselves to "out of the box" thinking. For instance, one level has you clearing out a small dock area in order to rendesvous with your informant. By far the best way I found to do this was to drive (yes, you can drive a number of vehicles in Far Cry!) your jeep right down at the dock , up the ramp and into the dockside warehouse, firing as you go (the jeeps are all equipped with machine guns) right through to the water side, then leap out and use the mini-gun on the dock-side to mow down the hapless mercenaries standing about open-mouthed on the dock.
As I mentioned, there are a number of vehicles available, from jeeps and trucks, to boats and even a hang-glider or two! And you can happily run down the mercs and blow up gas cyclinders and fuel tanks as you go.
The game is good, and one that I'm happy to revisit for a bit of gunplay now and again. But there are a number of things that are not good.
Firstly, there is no manual "save game" option. The game saves automatically at certain, pre-defined points. If you get killed before you reach one of these, there are few options except to replay the previous areas again, which, in some instances, can be a considerable amount of effort. Luckily there is a workaround for this available on the internet.
Secondly, the monsters are more than a little bit lame and rely on the "can take hundreds of rounds of ammunition to kill" mentality. This is particularly evident with the merc leader, who corners you on a sinking ship at one point with a helicopter gunship. To say it takes a lot of ammunition to see him off is an understatement and I suggest you resort to cheat codes in order to get past what is otherwise a very tedious moment in the game.
But otherwise this is one of the best games I've seen in a LONG while. The AI, combined with a good story and excellent levels, day and night levels, indoor and outdoor settings etc. all combine to make this a great gaming experience.
Recommended.
Far Cry is a rare game. Although a simple FPS on the face of it, there is a lot more depth to the gameplay than, say, Doom 3. True, you can just run around shooting like a lunatic, but that'll only get you killed before too long. And not too long, either. The mercenaries you face on most parts of the island are fully capable of outflanking you and possess the sharpest eyes anywhere! Simply blatting away with the M4(M16?) will quickly attract hordes of bad guys to your location. Of course, strategy-wise, sometimes you want them to come to you....
The level design is also well done. Plenty of variation in elevation and foliage cover and usually more than a few ways of accomplishing each level. Part of the fun (for me at least) was going back over levels again later and trying different approaches to see how things worked out differently. Some levels reward gung-ho Rambo-style assaults. Others require careful sneaking and positioning to work to best advantage. Some levels take a number of attempts before you figure out what is the best way to approach them.
Also, some levels lend themselves to "out of the box" thinking. For instance, one level has you clearing out a small dock area in order to rendesvous with your informant. By far the best way I found to do this was to drive (yes, you can drive a number of vehicles in Far Cry!) your jeep right down at the dock , up the ramp and into the dockside warehouse, firing as you go (the jeeps are all equipped with machine guns) right through to the water side, then leap out and use the mini-gun on the dock-side to mow down the hapless mercenaries standing about open-mouthed on the dock.
As I mentioned, there are a number of vehicles available, from jeeps and trucks, to boats and even a hang-glider or two! And you can happily run down the mercs and blow up gas cyclinders and fuel tanks as you go.
The game is good, and one that I'm happy to revisit for a bit of gunplay now and again. But there are a number of things that are not good.
Firstly, there is no manual "save game" option. The game saves automatically at certain, pre-defined points. If you get killed before you reach one of these, there are few options except to replay the previous areas again, which, in some instances, can be a considerable amount of effort. Luckily there is a workaround for this available on the internet.
Secondly, the monsters are more than a little bit lame and rely on the "can take hundreds of rounds of ammunition to kill" mentality. This is particularly evident with the merc leader, who corners you on a sinking ship at one point with a helicopter gunship. To say it takes a lot of ammunition to see him off is an understatement and I suggest you resort to cheat codes in order to get past what is otherwise a very tedious moment in the game.
But otherwise this is one of the best games I've seen in a LONG while. The AI, combined with a good story and excellent levels, day and night levels, indoor and outdoor settings etc. all combine to make this a great gaming experience.
Recommended.
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