Far Cry 2

[dimmy32]

The game actually runs like a computer game should. Descent FPS, and I havent bothered with the "far cry 2 enhanced Nvidia drivers" , just regular ol' reference drivers.

Graphics - better than the gameplay movies look. Still not liking the whole muddy brown yellow scheme. I guess its something different. The trees and foliage dont look that realistic...you can shoot some of them down though, like in Crysis. I like the HDR effects. GOD RAYS ! nice touch, makes the sun seem HOT.

Sound - descent. Weapon sounds are tight and realistic. I love the heavy clunking of an empty cartridge ( shell ) as it hits the ground. Very well done. Background sounds are nice and ambienty. Dialog of NPCs are overly stupid , and very SOF3-ish. I guess the guys at ubisoft Montreal, didnt have an English dude working with them. I'm guessing the french dialog is much more believable.

Controls - simple, easy to use. No weapon firing modes ( single shot, auto, semi ) - would it be THAT hard to add that to the game ?? Great game for beginners . Very SOF-like controls.

Gameplay - I havent really gotten into the game much ...am I on some sort of timer ? What the heck is up with the whole malaria-thing ? I passed out and ended up back at base camp ?? why ???
-I like that you can choose your own character..kinda neat.
-I really enjoyed the jeep ride in...makes me wanna go to africa ! Very nice beginning.

Overall it's a bit better than i expected, but its still not an amazing game. Sort of a big let down from Far Cry , but still, it does run well, looks pretty nice if you play it on the highest graphics settings.