Farcry 3 is easily the best games to come out in the series.
The gun play is well done, and never gets frustrating or stupid. There's just enough variety to keep you amused, and running back and forth to sell loot for the next big gun. The upgrade system works not by increasing stats, but by buying new parts which adds new and important functionality to the game. Whats more amusing are the 'hidden guns' which unlike previous guns can't be modded, but instead have more than a few add-ons, like silenced versions of guns you can't get otherwise, overpowered rifles, and so on, most of which you use instead of your ultra expensive $34000 vanilla guns.
The World is fantastic, with many things to see and do, most of which you'll never finish off without hunting it all down, yet it rarely feels like a chore to go down into a hand crafted platforming section to get a collectable. The addition of short platforming sections to activate radio towers doesn't feel out of place, rather it blends in seamlessly. Outposts aren't the annoying frustration in Farcry 2, rather they're amusing challenges given and you end up looking forwards to them. Side quests are well written, and you never feel like they're wasting your time or are add-ons to lengthen the game.
The writing is fantastic and the animation crew really got on board, with the cast being beautifully animated showing a wide range of emotion and well voiced and written as well. the story is engaging and pulls you in and never lets go, with zany, fun, and outright insane people; the story can be amusing and then veer right into horrific without leaving you disjointed or confused, a very rare feat. Ultimately, however, the game has flaws. As you finish off the game, you find yourself becoming bored as there's less and less to do. Enemies begin to vanish, and the continuation (regardless of whatever ending you get) is really there just so you can do the last few missions. With no new game plus, the game has nearly no replay value whatsoever.
Go buy it, but don't expect it to amuse you play through after play through.
Welcome To The Jungle, We Got Fire And 'Nades
Farcry 3 is easily the best games to come out in the series.
The gun play is well done, and never gets frustrating or stupid. There's just enough variety to keep you amused, and running back and forth to sell loot for the next big gun. The upgrade system works not by increasing stats, but by buying new parts which adds new and important functionality to the game. Whats more amusing are the 'hidden guns' which unlike previous guns can't be modded, but instead have more than a few add-ons, like silenced versions of guns you can't get otherwise, overpowered rifles, and so on, most of which you use instead of your ultra expensive $34000 vanilla guns.
The World is fantastic, with many things to see and do, most of which you'll never finish off without hunting it all down, yet it rarely feels like a chore to go down into a hand crafted platforming section to get a collectable. The addition of short platforming sections to activate radio towers doesn't feel out of place, rather it blends in seamlessly. Outposts aren't the annoying frustration in Farcry 2, rather they're amusing challenges given and you end up looking forwards to them. Side quests are well written, and you never feel like they're wasting your time or are add-ons to lengthen the game.
The writing is fantastic and the animation crew really got on board, with the cast being beautifully animated showing a wide range of emotion and well voiced and written as well. the story is engaging and pulls you in and never lets go, with zany, fun, and outright insane people; the story can be amusing and then veer right into horrific without leaving you disjointed or confused, a very rare feat. Ultimately, however, the game has flaws. As you finish off the game, you find yourself becoming bored as there's less and less to do. Enemies begin to vanish, and the continuation (regardless of whatever ending you get) is really there just so you can do the last few missions. With no new game plus, the game has nearly no replay value whatsoever.
Go buy it, but don't expect it to amuse you play through after play through.