Far Cry® 2: Fortune's Edition

I wish there was a 2 and a half star rating for this game because everything good in this game is counteracted by everything bad. You can tell by the reviews that every 5 star idea has a 2 star execution. Your heart wants to love the game but your brain notices things that break the fun. Such as weapons conveys with no destinations they'll rotate around the same area untill the end of time or if you kill them. Rusted jamming guns that you pick up from the enemy despite the fact they worked with no flaws when the enemy is shooting at you. Working for both factions because you are forced to giving the beautiful barren wasteland no real story or connection. Unlike FC3 though there wasn't any "don't leave the mission area in this open world game " that i can remember which is a huge plus. I loved navigating the world despite not alot of things to find ,bar diamonds and the variety of weapons was fun along with a trusty companion to save the day. I ts a shame you can't connect with any of the npc's because i really wanted to. The story has you doing alot of rinse and repeat mechanics untill half way through where it gets different and then you rinse and repeat but on a different part of the world again. Yet i finished it had some fun but not as much as i had hoped for. FC2 has the ability to make you want to really love it and i think you should play it to see it's laws and beauties first hand

This game is not for everyone. As others have said it largely comprises travelling from A to B with short skirmishes aand then repeat. It is a game I check in for short spells when I have time and I find it relaxing. mostly. The aggressive respawning of mobs can be annoying but that's okay. What is insufferable is the frequent crashes to desktop which can occur at any time as well as saves failing and then you have to repeat your previous activities again. GOG has given me a lot of enjoyable hours with older titles but this is not one of them. My rating would be higher except for this major flaw.

Game is a legend. It's tough, it's as immersive and neat as I remember it all those years ago. I will say it can be difficult at times. It's cumbersome to get around, the fast travel is not super intuitive. And the checkpoints refill constantly so the enemies just get in your way. Not to mention you have malaria in the game and need pills lol.

This game suffers from many mechanics, that almost seem like no active thought was put into them at all. Although the game's focus luckily not part of this, In fact you may forget about mechanics completely. a bad part would be the shooting elements, it is a little too linear, but still fits a fun run-and-gun style. you can take any combat scenario any way you like, almost like deus ex's way of combat, no lethal (although not as easily pulled off) quietly, or run and gun. personally I set everything of fire with my molotovs, then mow everything down. its a great way to play a game that you have a choice. well, I know this isn't the best review ever, but I love this game, this would get a 8/10 in my book, its a good pickup for some free weapons in the fortunes pack, and even better for only $10, more than worth it.

The game is slightly repetitive, enemies respawn is annoying and they are bullet sponge. But the wild africa is good, the weapons are good, the AI maybe not smart, but interesting. No traditional interface. There is no mini-map, compass, marking enemies, and the amount of ammunition appears only when you reload. With Dylan's Far Cry 2 Realism Mod game is pretty good.