Game is mechanically very impressive - good shooting mechanics, decent graphics especially considering its time, performance is decent, level design is good. Stealth is functional too, which I did not expect. However enemies are very buggy and I don't have the time to go around fixing a game that should be by default fixed. In my case I encountered invisible enemies (I think they were invisible...) who shoot me conveniently when I am at a particular point on the map. Either they are invisible, or they are always aware of my location and robotically shoot me when they see even a little bit of me, either way this is problem in a game where you don't have regenerative health, limited health kits and armor kits. I guess if you have the patience to either deal with the buggy enemies or to find a fix, there is a nice game here in far cry.
Note - this review is of the diamond edition, not of the enhanced edition. I found the game to be a chore. Had to force myself to play and complete the quests, found the quests very boring to complete, they generally only revolve around 3 steps - mainly finding a quest, killing the enemies, and then earning rewards. The quests themselves are not that creative and memorable. The culture in the game is very contemporary with a little bit of medieval hint (similar to other D & D games I guess) and by now I have gotten too used to it. As a plus the game runs magnificiently on linux using wine. I found myself falling asleep multiple times while playing this....
This game has terrible controls, but if you manage to get used to it (which takes a bit of time, and also you have to be forgiving), there is an interesting game underneath it all. I completed it and I still don't know what the story is, nor do I care enough to go and search for it. Meaning it has non-sensical story at face value at the least. I got used to the controls somewhere around 50% of the game and after repeated attempts at re-playing the game after giving up on it a few times. So it is not easy, but there is indeed a fun experience beneath the surface.
Resonance is a nice little adventure game whose main strength is its characters - I especially liked the journalist and the police. Voice acting is above par and puts most games to shame. I am a big fan of wadget eye games, this one is really good and comparable in quality to the blackwell series.
