Posted on: April 25, 2020
xXBalthorXx
Jeux: Avis: 15
Play it modded
Far Cry 2 is an interesting game. The "redheaded stepchild" of the franchise goes for a realistic and gritty feel, not just 'down to earth' but 'down into the dirt and mud'. And it ends up achieving that feel respectably well. The gameplay is formulaic, but oddly compelling. You're a mercenary, betrayed, sick with malaria and half-lost in an African country in the middle of a "civil" war. Most missions you get given will have the same formula, depending on whether you're working for one of the warring parties, delivering passports in exchange for medication, obeying the mysterious man who calls you on the cell phone, or doing something else. Passport runs will always feel the same, faction missions will switch things up a bit every so often... it's undeniably repetitive. And yet, in a way, that helps further reinforce the atmosphere and feel of the game. You're not a hero saving the world from killer aliens, you're a merc doing gruntwork for money and to try and live through this mess. The story's not amazing, with the ending being particularly weak, but it keeps with the vibe of the game very well and that works in its favor. Half of the story is your own journey, what you do outside the main story and how you interact with the world, and that's yet another thing that adds onto the overall feeling of immersion of the game. The gameplay is good by itself, but I think a mod like Far Cry 2 Redux is essential. It solves the sponginess of the enemies and the main character (don't worry, the game's not too hard anyways), it rebalances the guns, adds to the immersion a great bit, and overall makes the experience better, if a bit more niche. With a respectable arsenal of weapons to unlock and run around with, plenty of stuff to do, and two quite large maps to traverse, the open world aspect is good and enjoyable, but again, prone to being repetitive. I recommend playing this game at an easy pace, throughout a couple of weeks; you'll enjoy it a lot more that way.
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