@@mischifischiUnfortunately not. Every Far cry game started doing this from 2. I couldn't even manage 5 hours on fc6, uninstalled and never looked back. I did like 2 though, at the time.
@@mischifischi It extends the respawn distance, chase chance is smaller, and you also get console commands with cheats, so you can teleport around the map and also toggle god mode when driving through a location where you don't think enemies should be.
@@Svikter A remaster would be good and I would play it, but I think a full on remake could really enhance it to the fullest. For example, I can barely understand most of the characters in the game because the voice actors are rushing through their lines like they really have to take a piss, so they could bring in new voice actors to give better performances (I'd want to bring back Dwayne Hill as the Jackal though because he was genuinely great). Also we could remove that ugly 2008 brown filter and with modern tech really capture the natural beauty of Africa. And there's some other smaller changes I can think of like more customizable weapons and having a voiced protagonist. I think a remake could really be something special.
I don't think Ubisoft has done very many remasters, none for Far Cry. So maybe they will port it out to next gen consoles like they have with other Far Cry titles.
The only other FPS game I think that captures the loneliness and survival aspects of Far Cry 2 is the stalker series and the mod packs for that franchise. I really really do wish the far cry series would tap back into what made this game so great Simple, minimalistic, difficult and unforgiving at times but when you're immersed you get lost in the world and it's not a checklist collect-a-thon.
With the buddy system, when they saved you, it was interesting how they dragged you to a safe location but also nearby. I dunno how that was done but it was very cool and realistic.
I still remember the horror as a kid watching my buddy screaming for help then me having no syringe left instead of the reviving animation, he was asking for me to kill him with a bullet for mercy...
To be fair, the vaccine for Malaria was conceived in the 1960s, formulated in the 90s, and then tested till 2016. Yes, it didnt get rolled out till later. As for what humanity had before that, the Malaria prophylaxis are basically the pills you take on a regular basis. So the continual pill use is actually pretty accurate.
On the map issue: It might be that the devs just belonged to the generation that really had to use maps on longer trips. And that forms a habit of planning your route and then putting it aside. Checking on the map is something you only do if your plan does not work, and you stop your car to do it. Its a very healthy habit I think.
Agree. I started playing games without GPS routes and actually planning my route ahead as a little challenge, and it's so much better than just mindlessly following a line on your minimap! But yeah, it only works when you're somewhat familiar to the map and in some games it's practically impossible or just turns it into a sloggy drag
I don't see it as an issue. I was used to hud babysitting me until I started playing dayz and now Arma reforger, makes you walk around town like you're bear grylls looking down on people "he definitely can't even scan his surroundings and approximate his position, heh"
FarCry2 felt state-of-the-art when I got the console version in 2009. Its visuals and artstyle still look great after 15+ years. I run a new savefile every year just to relive it, can't say that about any other game.
@@TheScrubmuffin69 bro the world wonders i've been trying to get this shit to work on pc for the last 4 years. last time i played was in 2010 when my younger brother knocked my xbox360 over scratching the disk.
@@johnadams2900 Gog version is the best one for pc along with other late 2000s pc ports like Saints Row 2. Realism + Redux mod is also super easy to install and improves a lot of flaws the game has in a balanced way
@@yourbarber6732 Thank you so much for the tip. I hate giving Ubi money 3 times now for the same game, but it's worth it to experience this game again.
- No climbing towers to reveal more of the map - No loading screens for entering buildings or missions - All cutscenes are seamless and you’re always in control of your character - You don’t have to pause the game to open the map - Stealth where you don’t see people through walls or lure them with rocks, so it genuinely requires strategy. - Actually smart companions who can die if you’re not careful - A map that’s small enough where you don’t have to fast travel everywhere - No stealth bar, the only way you know you’re seen is with a bullet - Outposts get taken back by enemies and don’t just stagnate (there is also a story explanation) - No racing or fishing minigames: it’s a total warzone. I’d argue this is the ONLY good Far Cry game. All future games abandoned what made 2 so great.
Yeah its quite interesting how Far Cry 3 is the complete opposite of Far Cry 2, and seeing its success killed all chances of ever seeing the mechanics of Far Cry 2 coming back...
@@butters9354 Far Cry 3 is a decent story-based linear game that is screaming to get out of a boring, repetitive checklist open word game with zero life or substance. The only time the game shines is when you’re doing the main missions.
You can use the range finder on the sniper rifle scope to guage distance for the mortar. Once i figured that out it became surprisingly usable! I dont think the game ever told you that though. I did enjoy it at the time but the constant traversal of the map can become a slog. Especially bumping into a checkpoint ever 2 minutes
There's also a marker on the side of the map that's in tune with the mortar range scale. Always aim for the checkpoints truck so they can't chase you in your Jeep Liberty.
"bumping into a checkpoint every 2 minutes" oh god I remember for each and every checkpoint I slowly developed a route with the lowest risk that the enemies get enough shots in that the engine starts smoking (which slows down the car substantially) And I remember dreading the outposts where I KNEW from my research that no such route exists there and they WILL shoot my engine so I MUST get out and wrench it. But all the annoyances I have with the game don't stop it from being by far the best Far Cry game and one of the best games in that era (at least in my book)
@@SynthLizard8 it worked that way to prevent you holding on to a weapon that you haven't unlocked yet...from what I remember, the degradation system had practically no effect after you figure out the VERY simple solution, that is: everytime you visit the weapon trader, pick up a new version of each equipped weapon. If you only pick up ammo and never replace your weapon until it explodes, it's kinda your fault for neglecting a pretty basic gameplay system...the weapons you bought and unlocked easily last an entire mission before showing any signs of jamming (from my experience)
@@AgeofJP Nah, I think it's far more personable and realistic to just clean and maintain your weapon rather then just swapping out a entire military grade rifle every time you pop in to the shop or hideout, maybe polish the scope lens, clean of the grime and dirt, give it some oil. People praise FC2 for it's realism and immersion, that seems more like it to me and gameplay wise it's far more convenient.
@@SynthLizard8 I mean yes, IF gun cleaning had been a mechanic then that'd be the way to go...but it isn't. I should've specified that I don't really disagree with your point, I was merely giving an explanation of how the gameplay mechanic was intended and how you were supposed to deal with it. After all, in RDR2 enemies don't drop strong weapons long before you unlocked them...I remember picking up Tier 2 weapons like the SVD way before I unlocked them, but they always came with the drawback of being at like 30% "health" so I usually picked them up, shot one or two mags and then picked up my original gun again. I honestly think it was a great and intuitive mechanic in that regard. And it's not like that's necessarily less realistic than RDR2, just a different mechanic for a different type of game...the guns in FC2 don't break because they're dirty, they break because of the constant stress you put them under as you're being an active statistical factor in declining the population of Africa (the process of breaking is hugely sped up for the game obviously). A cloth+oil doesn't fix that. In RDR2 meanwhile gunfights are much more sparse, so the guns don't break and just get dirty and loose some performance...and the game thrives on such minute tasks as cleaning your weapon, or eating, or all the other little things. The game's just much more chill and above that it's just MUCH MORE in general. And I like both game's mechanics, but I don't think they'd work well together. And lastly, I think FC2 absolutely deserves the praise it gets for realism and immersion...but man come on, obviously it stinks compared RDR2 when it comes to these factors. But so does literally every game ever. It's pretty unfair to compare a 2008 game to the game with record breaking budget that set a new gold standard in the modern single player open world genre. And more than 15 years later FC2 is still one of a kind in it's own right, like, there's no alternative out there if you want THAT kind of game. You can't say that about many games out there
I loved weapon jamming in this game for one reason. It gave me panic momments instead of "uuuggghh tHaT Is nOt fAiR" Me: have 3 enemies lined up in my sight during fight, about to do a kill streak Weapon: Jams Me: F*** F*** F*** F*** F*** *panic run to cover* No other FPS made me feel that.
'Fun' is the wrong word. A game only needs to be compelling. There are people who enjoy Kaizo mario games that are almost sadistic mechanically. They just happen to find that sort of challenge compelling. People who like games a bit more grounded will enjoy FC2. And it could be argued that it is the FC with the most interesting and unique ideas.
@@channel45853the fact a fps game mistreats me makes it fun cause its fucking realistic. no glorious entrances, quirky dialogs or cringy power ups, war is shit and fc2 portrays a civil war perfectly by it not being fun at all
I played the FC1 and it was ok. When I saw the trailer for FC2 I had to play it and I loved it. Then I saw the trailer for FC3 and played that and loved it. All three games are different and I'm ok with that. All the games after FC3 feel like dlcs of FC3.
Almost no HUD, gunplay with weapon fatigue, starting point in a middle of local war, heavy feeling of be dead easily and many more make FC2 one of most immersive game of mid 2000's. Game was quiet impressive then and now it's still great title
My favorite Far Cry, didn’t really like the new ones. The sheer fear and panic that enveloped you when hearing a jeep rev up to run you over, while you desperately sprint to a rock to stand on, is an imprinted memory for me lol
20:20 This is a you problem, when in a vehicle, you have a small map over on the right, so as long as you know what the route you need to travel looks like on the map, its easy to follow without opening your map often if at all.
A small correction to the ending… At this point in the game your character is suffering from advanced malaria sickness (which you can confirm during this part of the game) even with the pills you’ve been taking, you will die. This is way the Jackel calls you a “terminal case…same as me”. Likewise the jackel is also suffering from a brain cancer that will also kill him. So the Jackel knows that the both of you are dead men walking, but you can choose to do one last act of good to help others.
Yeah I can see that explanation, I just see it more as both the Jackal and you the player are trying to repent for all their sins, since both have killed countless people, so doing a good action, by saving the civilians.
I always thought that was hilarious, because even in the absolute worse cases (weakened immune system, no treatment, particularly bad infection) malaria only has a like 20% fatality rate; worst case scenario for the protagonist (healthy adult, taking medication) would be like they get it again later out of nowhere, but less intensely than the initial infection
The Jackal is the player from Far Cry 1 who was fighting a scientist creating super soldier mutants of sorts and infected you the player at some point in the game.
One of my favorite things to do is load up on fresh guns and just drive around the map into guard posts and populated arenas like the Cattle Farm or Junkyard and just clear the map until my guns fall apart naturally, then keep going with the machete and scavenged equipment. When I get back to an armory, if I've lost everything, I win. Repeat. Edit: My first ever exposure to weapon degradation and I was hooked. I was used to Medal of Honor and COD, used to relying on the same guns for a long time and forming loyalties to the home-team faction's guns. Then this game comes and flips that script. I couldn't let it go.
you don't have to have the map in hand while driving. The signs on the crossroads are colored to which marker they lead and they change accordingly(blue yellow red...).
You left out that the Jackal is Jack Carver from Far Cry 1 (confirmed by devs). Him being a villain symbolizes how this game is so different from the last.
you weren't supposed to look at the map all the time...or at least I didn't and instead I used it how you actually use a map. Check where I need to go, decide the entire path I'm going to take and memorize it, and lastly check what is the name of the target location and if other major outposts are on the way then their names too...from that point on the little small map that's in every vehicle is more than enough to navigate the path I decided on, and if not THEN I open the full map again. And since I memorized the names of the locations, if I don't want to look at the small map either I can follow the abundant signs placed at literally every junction pointing towards each nearby location...something you seem to have overlooked ironically because you had your eyes glued on the map while driving (which is irresponable to begin with)
I feel the same way. A lot of my deaths were from me looking at my map instead of my surroundings. It’s very easy to check where you are, then plan on how to get to your location via the landmarks on the map. Having an objective marker on your screen massively takes away from the world in comparison to far cry 2’s gps system.
The game does actually hint more clearly that the protagonist is a terrible person. In the menu if you read the journal, it will not only tell you how the Malaria has progressed, but it will also display your reputation. At the start of the game, the protagonist writes that hes "Just another stiff with a gun". But as you progress, the journal will detail how people who are unphased by violence, are terrified of the player and think hes literally an incarnation of the devil.
lol you’re one of the people that think most accents are sophisticated. I hate to be cruel to this UA-camr, but unclog your ears and hear how nasally he is.
This was the game that made me fall in love with the SVD rifle. Semi automatic and learning how to use the range finder - I use the SVD in any game that has it now.
I was in a grass field, stalking a heavily armed patrol to find an ambush point. I was creeping around getting a good angle, when a random-ass leopard that was stalking me attacked! As I panic shot it dead, I alerted the patrol, and they immediately launched grenades and rockets, taking most of my health and lighting the grass field on fire. I had to run away to the nearest cover, and they chased after me. As I was clinging onto life trying to heal behind a small rock outcropping, the fire kept spreading, engulfing the vehicle and exploding several bad guys that had me dead to rights. Mission Complete! I'll never forget that moment, lol!
Far Cry 2, man. IMO, it's one of the most surprisingly improved followups of all time and a perfect balance between "satisfying" and "stress inducing".
The flames can absolutely be used as a weapon. I’ve cleared entire camps using the fire and long grass. And on the map… if you were more observant you’d see the road signs colour code themselves, you don’t need the map out at all times to get where you need to be. Still the best shooter I have played if a bit rough around the edges
Far cry 2 is my favorite by far. I’m replaying it now on infamous and it’s so much fun. Everything is trying to kill you, the weapon selection is excellent, the map is huge and diverse, and the physics engine and gunplay is superb. The guns feel powerful and the enemies react viscerally to being shot. Because it’s an older game, it also has so fewer restrictions on gameplay, meaning unlike newer games that feel like interactive movies with the cutscenes and guided missions, Far Cry 2 just gives you your objective and the way you approach it is up to you. When you come upon a location of enemies, you have so much choice on how you eliminate them. Maybe one person will park the truck on a hill and rain down fire from afar with the machine gun, whereas someone else may prefer to go in guns blazing. It’s incredible.
I had to attack a base located South East on the second map. I had a Mk13 grenade launcher with me. After almost get shot to death 3 times by snipers I used the truck as cover, then I had an idea. Pulled back to a safe distance and used the grenade launcher as a mortar. Stayed there for about 7 minutes. Some bastards were still alive when I got there. From then on I understood a new concept. Supressive fire. Ever since that I feel like an american in Vietnam every time I go to a forested area. Once the bullets start whisthling, any and all suspicious movements get a 3 second burst.
I had to attack a base located South East on the second map. I had a Mk13 grenade launcher with me. After almost get shot to death 3 times by snipers I used the truck as cover, then I had an idea. Pulled back to a safe distance and used the grenade launcher as a mortar. Stayed there for about 7 minutes. Some bastards were still alive when I got there. From then on I understood a new concept. Supressive fire. Ever since that I feel like an american in Vietnam every time I go to a forested area. Once the bullets start whisthling, any and all suspicious movements get a 3 second burst.
18:45 its alot more fun playing without a hud Highly recommend playing far cry 4 without a hud and without hit markers, its alot more engaging Dying light on nightmare without a hud is insanely fun
Far Cry 2 is an example of a game that becomes godlike if you get past X hours. After a while, you go from being hunted to being a complete slaughtering machine. You know all the routes, and you know the map.
@@ShaktiChaturvedinah thats the best part. Far cry 3 slowly become boring when enemy become less. They knew its a problem and fix it in far cry 4 where you can repeat outpost capture.
something funny about this game that others might get a giggle from, this game killed my last pc. yeah strait up, just playing it caused my rig to die. ok it was an old rig but what a way to go. a great game all round
FC2 is not just my favorite Far Cry game, but my favorite game PERIOD. I do a replay about once a year on Infamous. Along with all the good (and bad) points mentioned by everyone else in the comments, it is the only game I've ever just sat and watched the sun rise and set. The contrast between the natural beauty of the setting and the violence of the story has always captured my imagination. And the minimal UI really makes me wish more developers would dial it back a bit these days.
I have been waiting a long time for an analytical video about this legendary game. Thank you very much ... Waiting for analysis of SpecOps The Line and more !!!
Don't worry about Malaria pills, everybody. If you help every family, all the refugees, with all their passports, your pill bottle will become bottomless (2/2 must be done in the North and the South, separately)
In reality it's infinite at several points of the game, it only has a finite amount of pills after you complete a certain number of MAIN missions and becomes infinite when you do an underground mission again until you reach the next threshold. These thresholds are every 2nd main mission if I recall correctly and an underground mission will spawn for you to resupply.
The multi-player from Far Cry 2 was great, chaotic, crazy, great map editor, too, fun gunfights where each one felt fair. Sadly, you can't find online matches anymore atleast on Xbox
That shit was indeed nuts. Loved running around on other's maps and making my own. My favorite is still the two sailing ships made out of destroyable wood planks.
Far Cry 2 is the soul of what the series is supposed to be. Everything from FC3 onward is just a rehash of the same simplified casual formula that turns it into just another blockbuster action game.
Now imagine playing it on the 360 without the ability to save any time you want, having a bug start about halfway through the game that makes four out of every five or so saves randomly corrupt, and having to drive to multiple safehouses to save when you finish playing hoping that the next time you play one of them won't be corrupted. That was my experience with the game, and yet it's still one of my favorites. To this day I still won't use the "Continue" feature (that's what caused the save bug) on the main menus of games.
It's a game that is fun, but it has an ending that some might not want to think about since it's an uncomfortable truth. I think the visuals of foreign mercenaries fighting, on the behalf and by invitation of a local warlord is a perfect setting where nothing is good/evil. Going from fighting to the serene beauty of Africa's bush villages, the hidden fortresses which were constructed thousands of years ago and still proving their worth by hosting warlords and their parties. It's a very cool thing I've only seen done well in this game. Farcry 5 did get close this, but Farcry 2 just does it so well. The downtime in this game is what makes it so great.
Loved this game. So much atmosphere. The gun degradation and malaria were great mechanics. Entropy was pervasive here. Not to mention the healing animations! Yikes! Grim and very cool. Only would have preferred the factions could tell who you were, and maybe sprayed their name on checkpoints under their control. To see the sides actively fight for them occasionally might have been a good stretch goal. But, as it was, the game is full of chaos and entropy. It is intensely immersive and very gritty. My favourite fc game.
I really liked this game when it first came out and I've looked back on it even more fondly as time has gone by, it's such a special game with a really unique and oppressive vibe. This was probably the last Ubisoft game that had this much "feeling" before everything started feeling like Far Cry 3, which was great but turning everything into that cheapened it in hindsight.
When he talked about the hud and said “it’s like a f@cking epiphany,” I just couldn’t help but agree lol. This game has been the most underrated Far Cry game ever and I’m glad someone finally highlighted its beauty
The weapon degredation as annoying it becomes is a pretty nice touch. Usually when a game has that it plays to the game's aesthetic, even some storytelling. Here, you're in a failed state in Africa going through a civil war with an influx of (repeatedly) used arms. All in an environment that plays hell on your equipment. All you need to do is look at your weapon to see that, hell even the newer ones you get at shops have some wear and tear. Same goes with malaria if for no other reason than to reinforce the idea that "you are not the lord of death" that the game tells you. Plus, if I recall there's a good chance each weapon you see is there thanks to the Jackal. Lastly to touch on the "ending the war" bit. There's a good chance those mercs there who were essentially stranded when shit hit the fan would at best get left blowing in the wind or at worst... well get executed.
@marks4047 I did the sniper scope rangefinder/mortar trick as well, but noticed something unique. It was entirely possible to properly range the target sector ahead of time without the rifle or scope, coordinate the map with the weird metal triangle inclinometer on the side, and initialize a first round hit. Long story short... You can be well out of sight and shot of your target, and nuke them with the mortar. First time, every time.
I do like the mortar in later titles but does it have a satellite or drone providing the overhead POV??? And the only other game I've seen a 'realistic' mortar is in Medal of Honor expansion, I believe it was Breakthrough
I wish people brought up Far Cry 2’s multiplayer more often. It was honestly really good. Traditional modes except you could host custom maps you made or downloaded via the in-game map editor. That map editor was unbelievable. A whole portion of the game that people seem to forget about.
One plays this game a couple of times & yes, it is good, interesting & testing. However I have become virtually 'wedded' to it for several years. As a former 'bit player' in the 'Cold `War' the stark reality remains gripping. It is beyond my comprehension as to how the makers achieved something so realistic & infinitely variable that you feel you are actually there - sitting 6 feet away from a 60 inch HD TV screen, with Thompsons gazelles & buffaloes roaming those wonderful open plains - full marks!
I rented thus game by mistake. That mistake cost me so much. I became so invested in my crew, and I defended that house with my companions until I saw all of them lying on the ground without the prompt to revive them. And then the cutscene played of me being transported to the desert. I look in my pause menu to see the status of my comrades. "MIA," or "???," was under all their names. I died in that desert.
all of the buddies you meets scripted to died or show up later as enemies, sadly the buddies system pretty underbaked, you not gain much by invested in them and doesn't losses anything except maybe the rescue feature, then again you saved before firefight and reload the savefile of thing gone south.
*this game saved me back in 2010 when I was bored with gaming 🙌 the vibe, the jungles, the desert, the guns, the brush fires, hunting diamonds, how tough the enemies were....it was just a very realistic and cool experience 👍 Far Cry 5 is the only game in the franchise that compares to 2 IMO* 🕵
@@Svikter *3 was cool but not as immersive as 2. 4 was just as mid as 3 and siding with Pagan Min at the dinner table just made more sense 💀 6 was a better fishing simulator than anything else* 👎
@@ThousandairesClub Agree with you on 2&5 being the best. 3 went to boring after Vass was killed, the second half of the game was forgettable and few remember the "main" villain's name.
wait there is no crosshair in far cry 2? I've played this game when it came out and i never noticed it. i do play on PC and always aim down the sight when i play an FPS.
I actually played the game again half a year ago, and honestly? it still holds up. Sure, the controls are wonky, and it lacks some modern QoL features, but the atmosphere simply cannot be matched by anything that came out since. It's probably the most immersive pure FPS game ever made.
You couldn't tag enemies in far cry 1. The binocs would highlight enemies but not tag them. Tagging came with crysis, which used the nanosuit as an in-universe explanation for how you could track enemies, however they were only tracked on your map and not on your screen. L4D pioneered the "see through" outline of characters and items showing through walls, which was then adopted for the tagging system in FC3, which then became a standard handhold in the entire industry due to the massive success of that game, along with many other ills. In short, this game predates tagging as a mechanic.
I like your hommage to this game, nice work. Farcry 2 is still one of the best games I ever played. I got it when I was also smoking hookah a lot and I spent many hours playing while smoking my favorite tobacco at that time, Blue Dream. Even to this day, everytime I smell Blue Dream, I get Malaria.
Far Cry 2 might have annoying gameplay mechanic, but what appeal for me over the other Far Cry 3+ serial is the atmosphere in Far Cry 2 and the characters was top notch. Nobody are "Good guys" in the game. Even your player character from their Bio aren't what you call exactly good guys either as they are just opportunistic merchenaries. The Jackal/Jack Carver is one of the charismatic Deutergonist
Considering the rescues you get right before you die it's not that realistic or punishing. The malaria thing is annoying but the rest of the game is awesome to me. You can't ever freely travel about the map. There's always a threat. Travel in this game is actually more than just running for a long time once you kill everyone or level up enough. You get better weapons but you're otherwise the same through the whole game.
Modern Far Cry has sunk further and further into “Ubislop” territory, feeling more and more formulaic with each new entry. I think Far Cry 2 holds up very well because of how un-formulaic it is. It’s flawed for sure but I feel like Ubisoft or perhaps some other studio should look to this game as a source of inspiration going forward.
@@Svikter Until 6, In 6 they gave you the most powerful weapons in the first few minutes, then they added the Zelda BOTW costumes for skill boosts. Then proceeded to give us the Asscreed mission styles ( three side quests repeated multiple times as filler).
I wish more video games were like that.. where people either absolutely LOVE it or they absolutely HATE IT cause it means it has A SOUL.. A HEART.. A CHARACTER.. A GENUINE DIRECTION AND A PATH IT TOOK UNAPOLOGETICALLY but green can't handle that so everyone game is KINDA LIKED by everyone but loved by no one.. but still makes money so who cares right?
I've spent more hours in Far Cry 2 than any other Far Cry since. I absolutely loved the AI, the environmental destruction, (which now 15 years later is pretty much absent from the games), the darker and more mature tones, and the brutal difficulty of the experience. To this day I still have several of those outposts and bases memorized because I spent so, so many hours visiting each one over and over using a different approach to see how it would play out. Mortar it or snipe at it from afar, run n' gun your way in with a SAW, light the whole place on fire to burn out the enemies, stealth around with a silencer and knives... It was so open and rewarding to do this. Now, stealth is almost hard to be bad at because you have xray vision and detection meters, and enemies have a vision cone of about 3 degrees. Shoot at them from afar and they'll all just start running towards you. Go in runnin' n' gunnin' and they'll just stand around in the open for you to kill one at a time. It had bullet penetration clear back then in the day. It let you shoot individual branches and leaves off of foliage. It let you cause a fire from simply using a mortar too close to dry sage, which would then burn 5x as long as fires last in modern Far Cry games. You could shoot the kneecap out of an enemy soldier 200m away and watch the entire camp lockdown, take cover, communicate about where they think you are, drag their buddy to safety, see him pull out his pistol in a last stand mode, etc. It felt so, *so* much more alive than modern Far Crys in my opinion.
if you take a look on far cry 1, 2 and 3 its fascinating that they are part of the same game series, with the 1st beeing groundbreaking in terms of not completly stupid ai and decently open maps, with some sci-fi elements becoming an over the top action movie of the 80's while the 2nd had a pretty damn good immersion with the limited hud elements(in terms of map as example), weapon tear and critical wounds(systems i really enjoyed). and the fire. damn how often did I trap myself in the fire I caused myself. also it gave the player a lot of freedom how to approach targets and the buddy system gave some interesting characters that somehow felt like more then adrenalin junkys. the big bad enemy the game gave you early was interesting while not beeing batshit crazy. but some things were also damn annoying, the quests always led you to the other side of the map and you had to cross all the outposts which clearly was just a way to prolong the game without using ressources for bigger missions but the missions itself were pretty good in my opinion, specially with the alternativ targets you could complete. far cry 3 on the other hand was a lot more arcade, but the way the main character changed and became a jungle warrior was pretty well layed out with the skill system you could see on your arms. but i'd prefere if it had less qualitiy of life features like wallhack marking enemys etc, but it was still a fun game to play through far cry 4 tried to copy far cry 3 and was just the beginning of the downfall of the series #eagleoutofnowhere...
Always enjoy hearing other perspectives about this game. I don't use vehicles in open world games unless operating them is fun or a mission requires it. You miss details in game worlds when driving rather than walking, just like you miss details IRL when driving rather than walking. Because I rarely drove, the re-spawning enemies at outposts wasn't much of an issue for me because I would just walk around them. When I did clear one out, I would have appreciated if the game gave me more time before enemies returned, but that wasn't a big deal for me due to my play style. I get why it annoyed others though.
The jackal is one of my favorite far cry and antagonist because of who he was and how he changed, there isn’t a far cry antagonist that does the same thing the jackal does.
The only thing I would add is that The Jackal is very clearly Jack from the first game. They keep it vague, but even the name makes it clear they are one in the same.
You definitely should play 1 but expect it to be more of Crysis+Dark Souls. It's a tactical linear semi open world game that DOES NOT forgive stupid mistakes
This game was something new at the time. Guns and cars that break down(AND CAN BE FIXED), spreading fire, option to be a sniper and stealthy. Open vast environment in AFRICA, awesome.
all i remember from my childhood is playing a challenging fun far cry with pills for a disease. this game was way better than the other far crys simply cause of the challenge
hardcore = better Game has to make you feel dont need another game, you cant have every game to be on go, easy to play if you re tired, as people-- i mean, gamers say, these are the ones it feel like a ritual, or whatever you call your special moment.
I started playing a couple of days ago, I've completed 20% of the main storyline and I have absolutely no idea what the story is about, how the world works, what's the point of the missions I've done - I don't even know how I'm progressing the main storyline, I only notice when the percentage goes up but I have no idea what happened and how the story moved forward. And the worst part is that the game doesn't give you a reason to care about any of that, 90% of the time I'm just staring at the map trying to figure out how to get wherever the hell I need to go even though I have no idea why I'm even going there. Who am I serving? I don't know - and I don't care. How do I meet new buddies? I don't know - and I don't care. What are the buddies even good for? I don't know - and I don't care. What do I get by purchasing weapon crates? I don't know - and I don't care. Why is my gun jamming even though I purchased it? Is it because it's gotten old, or I accidentally swapped it for a second-hand one, how do I get a new one that doesn't jam? I don't know - and I don't care, I'll just press that R button and soldier on. The game just doesn't give you a reason to care about anything or to explore any new locations or learn the mechanics of the world. Hell, I don't even care about my own character! Yeah, Jack Carver (or whatever) in FC1 was cheesy af but at least I knew who he was, what he was doing, what his character was like, etc. Elder Scrolls games for example allow you to "give character to your character" by giving you options to play in different ways by joining different factions and guilds - you can be an assassin, a thief, a warrior, xenophobic, racist, imperialist, multiculturalist, etc. you can choose what kind of person you want your character to be. In FC2 you're a nobody, you never speak, you don't know where you are, what you're doing or why you're doing it. Sorry for the rent, I really want to like this game but it's so damn hard x)
Story wise, you are an agent sent to Kill Jack Carver AKA Jackal from the first game for the exact same reason as the first game. You as the player character is an outsider trapped in a country in the midst of a civil war where nobody is the good guy. Your "Buddies" aren't as loyal as you think they are and they (spoilers) will kill you in the end for the stash of blood diamonds you got and to settle a score that happened earlier in the game. The Jackal, the supposed antagonist of this game, is the closest thing you have as an ally because he legitimately wants you to save civilians and get out of the country before it's too late. The ending in the game is either you as the player character dying to save refugees or surviving but stuck inside the country succumbing to Malaria...
Ya this game showed me why you never donate to other countrys going through conflicts. It really shows why the world sucks. Cause War and Greed is just a cycle that i wish could end. But can't becuase of human nature Great game!
Far Cry 2 is fun in the way that people find simulators fun. Aspects of the gameplay change the way you approach situations and this to me is what makes the game enjoyable. Its not for everyone, but I love mercenary simulator myself
Farcry 2 has always been my favorite!! The atmosphere, the guns.. even though the bolts and the ejection ports are all on the wrong side lol, the characters.. the whole game is a damn blast!!!
This was one of those games where i never really made it past the "beginning" lol. I remember taking it out of the disc tray and replacing it with Teen Titans lol.
Thank you for pointing out ALL of the good things of this game. This is the best part of the circle that Ubisoft is looping... but skipping past everytime.
This game was great back in the day. I remember sinking many hours into it when I was a kid and having a blast.
Try it again with the Realism+ Redux mod!
@@HunterTinsleydoes the mod fix the fucking short respawn time of the enemies?
@@mischifischiUnfortunately not. Every Far cry game started doing this from 2. I couldn't even manage 5 hours on fc6, uninstalled and never looked back. I did like 2 though, at the time.
@@mischifischi According to this vid: watch?v=sMyia8t-YFs , it does.
@@mischifischi It extends the respawn distance, chase chance is smaller, and you also get console commands with cheats, so you can teleport around the map and also toggle god mode when driving through a location where you don't think enemies should be.
Part of me wants a remake of Far Cry 2 but I don't have much faith that Ubisoft would stick to the original vision.
How about a remaster and maybe some quality of life updates?
@@Svikter A remaster would be good and I would play it, but I think a full on remake could really enhance it to the fullest. For example, I can barely understand most of the characters in the game because the voice actors are rushing through their lines like they really have to take a piss, so they could bring in new voice actors to give better performances (I'd want to bring back Dwayne Hill as the Jackal though because he was genuinely great). Also we could remove that ugly 2008 brown filter and with modern tech really capture the natural beauty of Africa. And there's some other smaller changes I can think of like more customizable weapons and having a voiced protagonist. I think a remake could really be something special.
@@tylertheguy3160 yeah I agree, I just dont trust Ubisoft to do a proper remake
I don't think Ubisoft has done very many remasters, none for Far Cry. So maybe they will port it out to next gen consoles like they have with other Far Cry titles.
thats why theres far cry redux+realism
The only other FPS game I think that captures the loneliness and survival aspects of Far Cry 2 is the stalker series and the mod packs for that franchise. I really really do wish the far cry series would tap back into what made this game so great
Simple, minimalistic, difficult and unforgiving at times but when you're immersed you get lost in the world and it's not a checklist collect-a-thon.
Its gonna be interesting to see which way they go with Far Cry 7 thats for sure
There's a game called Vietcong that if you've liked FC2 you should definitely check it out, preferably the pc version.
Metro exodus took inspiration from FC2 for sure.
With the buddy system, when they saved you, it was interesting how they dragged you to a safe location but also nearby. I dunno how that was done but it was very cool and realistic.
Yeah it was a rly cool feature, which I dont think any game has rly tried before?
@@Svikter nor after
I think it would have been done by switching enemy spawns while you were blacking out and moving you a set distance from them
and then you could be in combat with them, it was amazing
I still remember the horror as a kid watching my buddy screaming for help then me having no syringe left instead of the reviving animation, he was asking for me to kill him with a bullet for mercy...
To be fair, the vaccine for Malaria was conceived in the 1960s, formulated in the 90s, and then tested till 2016. Yes, it didnt get rolled out till later.
As for what humanity had before that, the Malaria prophylaxis are basically the pills you take on a regular basis. So the continual pill use is actually pretty accurate.
Took them 26 years to test it?
@@thewhitewolf58malaria doesnt effect first world countries
@@thewhitewolf58Yea? Human trials take a long time
On the map issue: It might be that the devs just belonged to the generation that really had to use maps on longer trips. And that forms a habit of planning your route and then putting it aside.
Checking on the map is something you only do if your plan does not work, and you stop your car to do it.
Its a very healthy habit I think.
Agree. I started playing games without GPS routes and actually planning my route ahead as a little challenge, and it's so much better than just mindlessly following a line on your minimap! But yeah, it only works when you're somewhat familiar to the map and in some games it's practically impossible or just turns it into a sloggy drag
I don't see it as an issue. I was used to hud babysitting me until I started playing dayz and now Arma reforger, makes you walk around town like you're bear grylls looking down on people "he definitely can't even scan his surroundings and approximate his position, heh"
FarCry2 felt state-of-the-art when I got the console version in 2009. Its visuals and artstyle still look great after 15+ years. I run a new savefile every year just to relive it, can't say that about any other game.
How? Every time I try to play it on the pc the controls are so wonky and awful I can't even make it to the first mission.
@@TheScrubmuffin69 bro the world wonders i've been trying to get this shit to work on pc for the last 4 years. last time i played was in 2010 when my younger brother knocked my xbox360 over scratching the disk.
@@johnadams2900 Gog version is the best one for pc along with other late 2000s pc ports like Saints Row 2. Realism + Redux mod is also super easy to install and improves a lot of flaws the game has in a balanced way
@@yourbarber6732 Thank you so much for the tip. I hate giving Ubi money 3 times now for the same game, but it's worth it to experience this game again.
- No climbing towers to reveal more of the map
- No loading screens for entering buildings or missions
- All cutscenes are seamless and you’re always in control of your character
- You don’t have to pause the game to open the map
- Stealth where you don’t see people through walls or lure them with rocks, so it genuinely requires strategy.
- Actually smart companions who can die if you’re not careful
- A map that’s small enough where you don’t have to fast travel everywhere
- No stealth bar, the only way you know you’re seen is with a bullet
- Outposts get taken back by enemies and don’t just stagnate (there is also a story explanation)
- No racing or fishing minigames: it’s a total warzone.
I’d argue this is the ONLY good Far Cry game. All future games abandoned what made 2 so great.
Yeah its quite interesting how Far Cry 3 is the complete opposite of Far Cry 2, and seeing its success killed all chances of ever seeing the mechanics of Far Cry 2 coming back...
I'd say 3 is still pretty good it still has the best story in the seeies
This comment is BOLD mah brother. Calm down a bit. Take a hit of the chanupa.
@@butters9354 Far Cry 3 is a decent story-based linear game that is screaming to get out of a boring, repetitive checklist open word game with zero life or substance. The only time the game shines is when you’re doing the main missions.
Your point - Outposts get taken back by enemies. Yeah a bit too fast otherwise i love this game.
You can use the range finder on the sniper rifle scope to guage distance for the mortar. Once i figured that out it became surprisingly usable! I dont think the game ever told you that though. I did enjoy it at the time but the constant traversal of the map can become a slog. Especially bumping into a checkpoint ever 2 minutes
u gotta be kidding me lol
that's actually parfectly in line with far cry 2
if you didn't think of it - game won't hold your hand and explain it
There's also a marker on the side of the map that's in tune with the mortar range scale. Always aim for the checkpoints truck so they can't chase you in your Jeep Liberty.
"bumping into a checkpoint every 2 minutes" oh god I remember for each and every checkpoint I slowly developed a route with the lowest risk that the enemies get enough shots in that the engine starts smoking (which slows down the car substantially)
And I remember dreading the outposts where I KNEW from my research that no such route exists there and they WILL shoot my engine so I MUST get out and wrench it.
But all the annoyances I have with the game don't stop it from being by far the best Far Cry game and one of the best games in that era (at least in my book)
You could also fire those smoke mortars or whatever they’re called as an indicator of where to fire your real mortars
Loved the gun jamming and degredation, hated the malaria.
gun jaming should be back permamently
malaria was trash
Gun jamming should work as it does in RDR2 where you have to maintain your gun and clean it up if you get it muddy.
@@SynthLizard8 it worked that way to prevent you holding on to a weapon that you haven't unlocked yet...from what I remember, the degradation system had practically no effect after you figure out the VERY simple solution, that is: everytime you visit the weapon trader, pick up a new version of each equipped weapon.
If you only pick up ammo and never replace your weapon until it explodes, it's kinda your fault for neglecting a pretty basic gameplay system...the weapons you bought and unlocked easily last an entire mission before showing any signs of jamming (from my experience)
@@AgeofJP Nah, I think it's far more personable and realistic to just clean and maintain your weapon rather then just swapping out a entire military grade rifle every time you pop in to the shop or hideout, maybe polish the scope lens, clean of the grime and dirt, give it some oil.
People praise FC2 for it's realism and immersion, that seems more like it to me and gameplay wise it's far more convenient.
@@SynthLizard8 I mean yes, IF gun cleaning had been a mechanic then that'd be the way to go...but it isn't. I should've specified that I don't really disagree with your point, I was merely giving an explanation of how the gameplay mechanic was intended and how you were supposed to deal with it. After all, in RDR2 enemies don't drop strong weapons long before you unlocked them...I remember picking up Tier 2 weapons like the SVD way before I unlocked them, but they always came with the drawback of being at like 30% "health" so I usually picked them up, shot one or two mags and then picked up my original gun again.
I honestly think it was a great and intuitive mechanic in that regard.
And it's not like that's necessarily less realistic than RDR2, just a different mechanic for a different type of game...the guns in FC2 don't break because they're dirty, they break because of the constant stress you put them under as you're being an active statistical factor in declining the population of Africa (the process of breaking is hugely sped up for the game obviously). A cloth+oil doesn't fix that.
In RDR2 meanwhile gunfights are much more sparse, so the guns don't break and just get dirty and loose some performance...and the game thrives on such minute tasks as cleaning your weapon, or eating, or all the other little things. The game's just much more chill and above that it's just MUCH MORE in general.
And I like both game's mechanics, but I don't think they'd work well together.
And lastly, I think FC2 absolutely deserves the praise it gets for realism and immersion...but man come on, obviously it stinks compared RDR2 when it comes to these factors. But so does literally every game ever.
It's pretty unfair to compare a 2008 game to the game with record breaking budget that set a new gold standard in the modern single player open world genre. And more than 15 years later FC2 is still one of a kind in it's own right, like, there's no alternative out there if you want THAT kind of game. You can't say that about many games out there
I loved weapon jamming in this game for one reason. It gave me panic momments instead of "uuuggghh tHaT Is nOt fAiR"
Me: have 3 enemies lined up in my sight during fight, about to do a kill streak
Weapon: Jams
Me: F*** F*** F*** F*** F*** *panic run to cover*
No other FPS made me feel that.
Try dayz lol makes you really feel like you're about to get shot irl when you're hearing shots coming from the town you're looting 😂
'Fun' is the wrong word. A game only needs to be compelling. There are people who enjoy Kaizo mario games that are almost sadistic mechanically. They just happen to find that sort of challenge compelling.
People who like games a bit more grounded will enjoy FC2. And it could be argued that it is the FC with the most interesting and unique ideas.
No, a game needs to be fun.
What is or isn't fun is subjective though.
@@channel45853 WRONG
fun, entertainment
those mean media must be pleasant/funny
far cry 2 is ENGAGING
@@channel45853the fact a fps game mistreats me makes it fun cause its fucking realistic. no glorious entrances, quirky dialogs or cringy power ups, war is shit and fc2 portrays a civil war perfectly by it not being fun at all
I played the FC1 and it was ok. When I saw the trailer for FC2 I had to play it and I loved it. Then I saw the trailer for FC3 and played that and loved it. All three games are different and I'm ok with that. All the games after FC3 feel like dlcs of FC3.
Exactly far cry 3 was so good that they dont dare to deviate from the formula
Primal was different and very refreshing
Almost no HUD, gunplay with weapon fatigue, starting point in a middle of local war, heavy feeling of be dead easily and many more make FC2 one of most immersive game of mid 2000's.
Game was quiet impressive then and now it's still great title
My favorite Far Cry, didn’t really like the new ones. The sheer fear and panic that enveloped you when hearing a jeep rev up to run you over, while you desperately sprint to a rock to stand on, is an imprinted memory for me lol
20:20 This is a you problem, when in a vehicle, you have a small map over on the right, so as long as you know what the route you need to travel looks like on the map, its easy to follow without opening your map often if at all.
A small correction to the ending…
At this point in the game your character is suffering from advanced malaria sickness (which you can confirm during this part of the game) even with the pills you’ve been taking, you will die. This is way the Jackel calls you a “terminal case…same as me”. Likewise the jackel is also suffering from a brain cancer that will also kill him.
So the Jackel knows that the both of you are dead men walking, but you can choose to do one last act of good to help others.
Yeah I can see that explanation, I just see it more as both the Jackal and you the player are trying to repent for all their sins, since both have killed countless people, so doing a good action, by saving the civilians.
I always thought that was hilarious, because even in the absolute worse cases (weakened immune system, no treatment, particularly bad infection) malaria only has a like 20% fatality rate; worst case scenario for the protagonist (healthy adult, taking medication) would be like they get it again later out of nowhere, but less intensely than the initial infection
The Jackal is the player from Far Cry 1 who was fighting a scientist creating super soldier mutants of sorts and infected you the player at some point in the game.
One of my favorite things to do is load up on fresh guns and just drive around the map into guard posts and populated arenas like the Cattle Farm or Junkyard and just clear the map until my guns fall apart naturally, then keep going with the machete and scavenged equipment. When I get back to an armory, if I've lost everything, I win.
Repeat.
Edit: My first ever exposure to weapon degradation and I was hooked. I was used to Medal of Honor and COD, used to relying on the same guns for a long time and forming loyalties to the home-team faction's guns. Then this game comes and flips that script. I couldn't let it go.
you don't have to have the map in hand while driving. The signs on the crossroads are colored to which marker they lead and they change accordingly(blue yellow red...).
Yeah, neat detail that I've personally never used
You left out that the Jackal is Jack Carver from Far Cry 1 (confirmed by devs). Him being a villain symbolizes how this game is so different from the last.
Really? When did they say that tho?
its not
they said he was SUPPOSED to be jack carver, not IS jack carver.
you weren't supposed to look at the map all the time...or at least I didn't and instead I used it how you actually use a map. Check where I need to go, decide the entire path I'm going to take and memorize it, and lastly check what is the name of the target location and if other major outposts are on the way then their names too...from that point on the little small map that's in every vehicle is more than enough to navigate the path I decided on, and if not THEN I open the full map again.
And since I memorized the names of the locations, if I don't want to look at the small map either I can follow the abundant signs placed at literally every junction pointing towards each nearby location...something you seem to have overlooked ironically because you had your eyes glued on the map while driving (which is irresponable to begin with)
I feel the same way. A lot of my deaths were from me looking at my map instead of my surroundings.
It’s very easy to check where you are, then plan on how to get to your location via the landmarks on the map. Having an objective marker on your screen massively takes away from the world in comparison to far cry 2’s gps system.
Best in the series. Not even nostalgia. You feel alone, you are alone. Running through the jungle never felt so good.
I don’t mind being alone tbh. It makes friendly fire a nonissue
@@Samagachi Except friendly fire can be a pain in the ass in FC2 because of buddies.
@@lukkkasz323 i just wait for them to become incapacitated before joining the fray. Sometimes they even clear out baddies by themselves
The game does actually hint more clearly that the protagonist is a terrible person.
In the menu if you read the journal, it will not only tell you how the Malaria has progressed, but it will also display your reputation.
At the start of the game, the protagonist writes that hes "Just another stiff with a gun".
But as you progress, the journal will detail how people who are unphased by violence, are terrified of the player and think hes literally an incarnation of the devil.
I'm noticing a pattern lately.
In-depth game analyzers mostly tend to have a sophisticated accent. _Just a thought._
Well. They are just not American which is a good thing.
This guy has a very swenglish accent (swedish - english)
lol you’re one of the people that think most accents are sophisticated. I hate to be cruel to this UA-camr, but unclog your ears and hear how nasally he is.
"sophisticated" 😂 as a fellow swede, listening to this is brutally painful
Europoor is the exact opposite of sophisticated. Maybe in the 19th and half the 20th century
This was the game that made me fall in love with the SVD rifle. Semi automatic and learning how to use the range finder - I use the SVD in any game that has it now.
Also a cool detail I noticed, the SVD is actually modelled after the Romanian PSL (noticeable with the X or hourglass pattern on the magazines)
I was in a grass field, stalking a heavily armed patrol to find an ambush point. I was creeping around getting a good angle, when a random-ass leopard that was stalking me attacked! As I panic shot it dead, I alerted the patrol, and they immediately launched grenades and rockets, taking most of my health and lighting the grass field on fire. I had to run away to the nearest cover, and they chased after me. As I was clinging onto life trying to heal behind a small rock outcropping, the fire kept spreading, engulfing the vehicle and exploding several bad guys that had me dead to rights. Mission Complete! I'll never forget that moment, lol!
Far Cry 2, man. IMO, it's one of the most surprisingly improved followups of all time and a perfect balance between "satisfying" and "stress inducing".
Its such a game that you either love or just hate XD
@@Svikter I BOTH love and hate this game.
The flames can absolutely be used as a weapon. I’ve cleared entire camps using the fire and long grass. And on the map… if you were more observant you’d see the road signs colour code themselves, you don’t need the map out at all times to get where you need to be. Still the best shooter I have played if a bit rough around the edges
Far cry 2 is my favorite by far. I’m replaying it now on infamous and it’s so much fun. Everything is trying to kill you, the weapon selection is excellent, the map is huge and diverse, and the physics engine and gunplay is superb. The guns feel powerful and the enemies react viscerally to being shot. Because it’s an older game, it also has so fewer restrictions on gameplay, meaning unlike newer games that feel like interactive movies with the cutscenes and guided missions, Far Cry 2 just gives you your objective and the way you approach it is up to you. When you come upon a location of enemies, you have so much choice on how you eliminate them. Maybe one person will park the truck on a hill and rain down fire from afar with the machine gun, whereas someone else may prefer to go in guns blazing. It’s incredible.
I had to attack a base located South East on the second map.
I had a Mk13 grenade launcher with me.
After almost get shot to death 3 times by snipers I used the truck as cover, then I had an idea.
Pulled back to a safe distance and used the grenade launcher as a mortar.
Stayed there for about 7 minutes.
Some bastards were still alive when I got there.
From then on I understood a new concept. Supressive fire.
Ever since that I feel like an american in Vietnam every time I go to a forested area. Once the bullets start whisthling, any and all suspicious movements get a 3 second burst.
I had to attack a base located South East on the second map.
I had a Mk13 grenade launcher with me.
After almost get shot to death 3 times by snipers I used the truck as cover, then I had an idea.
Pulled back to a safe distance and used the grenade launcher as a mortar.
Stayed there for about 7 minutes.
Some bastards were still alive when I got there.
From then on I understood a new concept. Supressive fire.
Ever since that I feel like an american in Vietnam every time I go to a forested area. Once the bullets start whisthling, any and all suspicious movements get a 3 second burst.
18:45 its alot more fun playing without a hud
Highly recommend playing far cry 4 without a hud and without hit markers, its alot more engaging
Dying light on nightmare without a hud is insanely fun
Far Cry 2 is an example of a game that becomes godlike if you get past X hours. After a while, you go from being hunted to being a complete slaughtering machine. You know all the routes, and you know the map.
Sounds quite similar to Far Cry 3 XD except for the map part
@@Svikter One thing I did not like in 2, was that no matter how many outposts you cleared, the enemy just came back.
@@ShaktiChaturvedinah thats the best part. Far cry 3 slowly become boring when enemy become less. They knew its a problem and fix it in far cry 4 where you can repeat outpost capture.
@@Svikterin far cry 3 the character become stronger. In far cry 2 it was the player that become stronger XD.
@@ShaktiChaturvedi it realistic, noone is going to leave an outpost undefended forever
Always happy to watch another Far Cry 2 analysis
Ah! This time it doesnt seem broken.
I like your retrospective!
Yeah.... sry for that one XD Thanks buddy, Far Cry 3 is up next, and its gonna be a looooong one
If you want to play a game where you have a bad time in Africa, it's Far Cry 2 or nothing. Such a unique experience.
Yeah, its one of a kind, I would like a remaster!
something funny about this game that others might get a giggle from, this game killed my last pc. yeah strait up, just playing it caused my rig to die. ok it was an old rig but what a way to go. a great game all round
FC2 is not just my favorite Far Cry game, but my favorite game PERIOD. I do a replay about once a year on Infamous.
Along with all the good (and bad) points mentioned by everyone else in the comments, it is the only game I've ever just sat and watched the sun rise and set. The contrast between the natural beauty of the setting and the violence of the story has always captured my imagination. And the minimal UI really makes me wish more developers would dial it back a bit these days.
It's a great game. The crafting and all that and the seeing enemies through walls that came in with FC3 was lame.
I have been waiting a long time for an analytical video about this legendary game. Thank you very much ... Waiting for analysis of SpecOps The Line and more !!!
That risen 1 soundtrack is perfect. That and FARCRY 2 were all I played in 2009
Don't worry about Malaria pills, everybody.
If you help every family, all the refugees, with all their passports, your pill bottle will become bottomless (2/2 must be done in the North and the South, separately)
In reality it's infinite at several points of the game, it only has a finite amount of pills after you complete a certain number of MAIN missions and becomes infinite when you do an underground mission again until you reach the next threshold. These thresholds are every 2nd main mission if I recall correctly and an underground mission will spawn for you to resupply.
@@losmecanicosdelpoliv4206 Good to know!
The multi-player from Far Cry 2 was great, chaotic, crazy, great map editor, too, fun gunfights where each one felt fair. Sadly, you can't find online matches anymore atleast on Xbox
That shit was indeed nuts. Loved running around on other's maps and making my own. My favorite is still the two sailing ships made out of destroyable wood planks.
Far Cry 2 is the soul of what the series is supposed to be. Everything from FC3 onward is just a rehash of the same simplified casual formula that turns it into just another blockbuster action game.
Now imagine playing it on the 360 without the ability to save any time you want, having a bug start about halfway through the game that makes four out of every five or so saves randomly corrupt, and having to drive to multiple safehouses to save when you finish playing hoping that the next time you play one of them won't be corrupted. That was my experience with the game, and yet it's still one of my favorites. To this day I still won't use the "Continue" feature (that's what caused the save bug) on the main menus of games.
It's a game that is fun, but it has an ending that some might not want to think about since it's an uncomfortable truth. I think the visuals of foreign mercenaries fighting, on the behalf and by invitation of a local warlord is a perfect setting where nothing is good/evil. Going from fighting to the serene beauty of Africa's bush villages, the hidden fortresses which were constructed thousands of years ago and still proving their worth by hosting warlords and their parties. It's a very cool thing I've only seen done well in this game. Farcry 5 did get close this, but Farcry 2 just does it so well. The downtime in this game is what makes it so great.
Loved this game. So much atmosphere. The gun degradation and malaria were great mechanics. Entropy was pervasive here. Not to mention the healing animations! Yikes! Grim and very cool.
Only would have preferred the factions could tell who you were, and maybe sprayed their name on checkpoints under their control. To see the sides actively fight for them occasionally might have been a good stretch goal.
But, as it was, the game is full of chaos and entropy. It is intensely immersive and very gritty. My favourite fc game.
I don't know if you noticed but when driving street signs that go to your Objective are colored accordingly.
I really liked this game when it first came out and I've looked back on it even more fondly as time has gone by, it's such a special game with a really unique and oppressive vibe. This was probably the last Ubisoft game that had this much "feeling" before everything started feeling like Far Cry 3, which was great but turning everything into that cheapened it in hindsight.
When he talked about the hud and said “it’s like a f@cking epiphany,” I just couldn’t help but agree lol. This game has been the most underrated Far Cry game ever and I’m glad someone finally highlighted its beauty
The weapon degredation as annoying it becomes is a pretty nice touch. Usually when a game has that it plays to the game's aesthetic, even some storytelling. Here, you're in a failed state in Africa going through a civil war with an influx of (repeatedly) used arms. All in an environment that plays hell on your equipment. All you need to do is look at your weapon to see that, hell even the newer ones you get at shops have some wear and tear. Same goes with malaria if for no other reason than to reinforce the idea that "you are not the lord of death" that the game tells you.
Plus, if I recall there's a good chance each weapon you see is there thanks to the Jackal.
Lastly to touch on the "ending the war" bit. There's a good chance those mercs there who were essentially stranded when shit hit the fan would at best get left blowing in the wind or at worst... well get executed.
Bro you're forgetting one vital inspiration: the movie Blood Diamond.
yeah your right!
Good video, makes me want to play this now
Thanks!
Farcry 2 is my absolute favorite game in the series
There are audio logs of Rueben's interview with the Jackal that you can find and listen to. They're really good.
You did an awesome job with this, man. Far cry 2 hardly gets the love it deserves. Would love to collaborate if you're ever interested
Dude, everywhere you go, the game is getting love. Just look around.
the road signs help a lot with navigation when i played so i didnt have to use the map all the time
@marks4047 I did the sniper scope rangefinder/mortar trick as well, but noticed something unique. It was entirely possible to properly range the target sector ahead of time without the rifle or scope, coordinate the map with the weird metal triangle inclinometer on the side, and initialize a first round hit.
Long story short... You can be well out of sight and shot of your target, and nuke them with the mortar. First time, every time.
So basically using the mortar scope as it was intended?
@@BLET_55artem55Yes, Yes, and Yup!
I do like the mortar in later titles but does it have a satellite or drone providing the overhead POV???
And the only other game I've seen a 'realistic' mortar is in Medal of Honor expansion, I believe it was Breakthrough
FC2 and Resident Evil 5 both were bigger than anything else at that time
I wish people brought up Far Cry 2’s multiplayer more often. It was honestly really good. Traditional modes except you could host custom maps you made or downloaded via the in-game map editor. That map editor was unbelievable. A whole portion of the game that people seem to forget about.
keep it up man, that's a really good video...
Thanks Buddy! got a 3 hour review/analysis of Far Cry 3 coming up next
@@Svikter less goo
27:49: song?
Hit me up if you find out pls
One plays this game a couple of times & yes, it is good, interesting & testing. However I have become virtually 'wedded' to it for several years. As a former 'bit player' in the 'Cold `War' the stark reality remains gripping. It is beyond my comprehension as to how the makers achieved something so realistic & infinitely variable that you feel you are actually there - sitting 6 feet away from a 60 inch HD TV screen, with Thompsons gazelles & buffaloes roaming those wonderful open plains - full marks!
Bro you said the words of my heart, I been playing this game since it's release and it still mesmerizes me.
I rented thus game by mistake.
That mistake cost me so much. I became so invested in my crew, and I defended that house with my companions until I saw all of them lying on the ground without the prompt to revive them. And then the cutscene played of me being transported to the desert.
I look in my pause menu to see the status of my comrades. "MIA," or "???," was under all their names.
I died in that desert.
all of the buddies you meets scripted to died or show up later as enemies, sadly the buddies system pretty underbaked, you not gain much by invested in them and doesn't losses anything except maybe the rescue feature, then again you saved before firefight and reload the savefile of thing gone south.
Great video, Svikters man. Far Cry 2 really is an experience like no other. Recommend to any fan of a good FPS with good sims gameplay. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
*this game saved me back in 2010 when I was bored with gaming 🙌 the vibe, the jungles, the desert, the guns, the brush fires, hunting diamonds, how tough the enemies were....it was just a very realistic and cool experience 👍 Far Cry 5 is the only game in the franchise that compares to 2 IMO* 🕵
I see, not a fan of 3 and 4? XD
@@Svikter *3 was cool but not as immersive as 2. 4 was just as mid as 3 and siding with Pagan Min at the dinner table just made more sense 💀 6 was a better fishing simulator than anything else* 👎
@@ThousandairesClub Alright I respect that
@@ThousandairesClub Agree with you on 2&5 being the best. 3 went to boring after Vass was killed, the second half of the game was forgettable and few remember the "main" villain's name.
wait there is no crosshair in far cry 2? I've played this game when it came out and i never noticed it. i do play on PC and always aim down the sight when i play an FPS.
No Crosshair, its brutal,,,
@@Svikter i remember there being a option to enable crosshair on multiplayer competitive matches perhaps it is a multiplayer-only feature
@@efesahin6186 Could be... maybe its an option in singleplayer aswell, but in general the game wants no crosshair to be the default mode of playing
Yeah, pretty weird. I played the game and it had crosshairs but didn't have ATVs, crossbow and sawed off and suppressed pump shotguns
@@BLET_55artem55 The things you listed are from fortune's edition, crosshair is a setting, but it's locked in "off" in the highest difficulty
I actually played the game again half a year ago, and honestly? it still holds up. Sure, the controls are wonky, and it lacks some modern QoL features, but the atmosphere simply cannot be matched by anything that came out since. It's probably the most immersive pure FPS game ever made.
I’m doing an Ironman run with each of the characters. So far no survivors…
You couldn't tag enemies in far cry 1. The binocs would highlight enemies but not tag them. Tagging came with crysis, which used the nanosuit as an in-universe explanation for how you could track enemies, however they were only tracked on your map and not on your screen. L4D pioneered the "see through" outline of characters and items showing through walls, which was then adopted for the tagging system in FC3, which then became a standard handhold in the entire industry due to the massive success of that game, along with many other ills.
In short, this game predates tagging as a mechanic.
nothing will ever be able to compare the feeling of being a kid growing up with Far Cry 1 and getting the Instinct/Vengeance games
I like your hommage to this game, nice work. Farcry 2 is still one of the best games I ever played. I got it when I was also smoking hookah a lot and I spent many hours playing while smoking my favorite tobacco at that time, Blue Dream. Even to this day, everytime I smell Blue Dream, I get Malaria.
Far Cry 2 might have annoying gameplay mechanic, but what appeal for me over the other Far Cry 3+ serial is the atmosphere in Far Cry 2 and the characters was top notch. Nobody are "Good guys" in the game. Even your player character from their Bio aren't what you call exactly good guys either as they are just opportunistic merchenaries.
The Jackal/Jack Carver is one of the charismatic Deutergonist
Considering the rescues you get right before you die it's not that realistic or punishing. The malaria thing is annoying but the rest of the game is awesome to me. You can't ever freely travel about the map. There's always a threat. Travel in this game is actually more than just running for a long time once you kill everyone or level up enough. You get better weapons but you're otherwise the same through the whole game.
Modern Far Cry has sunk further and further into “Ubislop” territory, feeling more and more formulaic with each new entry. I think Far Cry 2 holds up very well because of how un-formulaic it is. It’s flawed for sure but I feel like Ubisoft or perhaps some other studio should look to this game as a source of inspiration going forward.
Well you can blame the success of Far Cry 3, since every game after just copy paste the 3 formula...
@@Svikter Until 6, In 6 they gave you the most powerful weapons in the first few minutes, then they added the Zelda BOTW costumes for skill boosts. Then proceeded to give us the Asscreed mission styles ( three side quests repeated multiple times as filler).
@@jamesharvey44 oof... yeah I have not played new dawn or 6 yet, its gonna be an interesting review, thats for sure
@@Svikter New Dawn was okay, a sort of 5.1 as it were, kind of like Primal was 4.1, both are good for a playthrough. 6 (IMO) not so much.
I must go back and play this again at some point. I never finished it back in the day when it released.
I wish more video games were like that.. where people either absolutely LOVE it or they absolutely HATE IT
cause it means it has A SOUL.. A HEART.. A CHARACTER.. A GENUINE DIRECTION AND A PATH IT TOOK UNAPOLOGETICALLY
but green can't handle that so everyone game is KINDA LIKED by everyone but loved by no one.. but still makes money so who cares right?
I've spent more hours in Far Cry 2 than any other Far Cry since. I absolutely loved the AI, the environmental destruction, (which now 15 years later is pretty much absent from the games), the darker and more mature tones, and the brutal difficulty of the experience.
To this day I still have several of those outposts and bases memorized because I spent so, so many hours visiting each one over and over using a different approach to see how it would play out. Mortar it or snipe at it from afar, run n' gun your way in with a SAW, light the whole place on fire to burn out the enemies, stealth around with a silencer and knives... It was so open and rewarding to do this. Now, stealth is almost hard to be bad at because you have xray vision and detection meters, and enemies have a vision cone of about 3 degrees. Shoot at them from afar and they'll all just start running towards you. Go in runnin' n' gunnin' and they'll just stand around in the open for you to kill one at a time.
It had bullet penetration clear back then in the day. It let you shoot individual branches and leaves off of foliage. It let you cause a fire from simply using a mortar too close to dry sage, which would then burn 5x as long as fires last in modern Far Cry games. You could shoot the kneecap out of an enemy soldier 200m away and watch the entire camp lockdown, take cover, communicate about where they think you are, drag their buddy to safety, see him pull out his pistol in a last stand mode, etc. It felt so, *so* much more alive than modern Far Crys in my opinion.
if you take a look on far cry 1, 2 and 3 its fascinating that they are part of the same game series, with the 1st beeing groundbreaking in terms of not completly stupid ai and decently open maps, with some sci-fi elements becoming an over the top action movie of the 80's while the 2nd had a pretty damn good immersion with the limited hud elements(in terms of map as example), weapon tear and critical wounds(systems i really enjoyed). and the fire. damn how often did I trap myself in the fire I caused myself. also it gave the player a lot of freedom how to approach targets and the buddy system gave some interesting characters that somehow felt like more then adrenalin junkys. the big bad enemy the game gave you early was interesting while not beeing batshit crazy. but some things were also damn annoying, the quests always led you to the other side of the map and you had to cross all the outposts which clearly was just a way to prolong the game without using ressources for bigger missions but the missions itself were pretty good in my opinion, specially with the alternativ targets you could complete.
far cry 3 on the other hand was a lot more arcade, but the way the main character changed and became a jungle warrior was pretty well layed out with the skill system you could see on your arms. but i'd prefere if it had less qualitiy of life features like wallhack marking enemys etc, but it was still a fun game to play through
far cry 4 tried to copy far cry 3 and was just the beginning of the downfall of the series #eagleoutofnowhere...
Also, in its day Far Cry 1 was one of the best looking games out there.
Always enjoy hearing other perspectives about this game. I don't use vehicles in open world games unless operating them is fun or a mission requires it. You miss details in game worlds when driving rather than walking, just like you miss details IRL when driving rather than walking. Because I rarely drove, the re-spawning enemies at outposts wasn't much of an issue for me because I would just walk around them. When I did clear one out, I would have appreciated if the game gave me more time before enemies returned, but that wasn't a big deal for me due to my play style. I get why it annoyed others though.
The jackal is one of my favorite far cry and antagonist because of who he was and how he changed, there isn’t a far cry antagonist that does the same thing the jackal does.
The only thing I would add is that The Jackal is very clearly Jack from the first game. They keep it vague, but even the name makes it clear they are one in the same.
I didn't play 1, but I did 2 and 3.
2 was the best overall experience, while 3 had an engaging villain but other than that... Eh...
You definitely should play 1 but expect it to be more of Crysis+Dark Souls. It's a tactical linear semi open world game that DOES NOT forgive stupid mistakes
This game was something new at the time. Guns and cars that break down(AND CAN BE FIXED), spreading fire, option to be a sniper and stealthy. Open vast environment in AFRICA, awesome.
Oh yeah it was revolutionary when it came out!
all i remember from my childhood is playing a challenging fun far cry with pills for a disease. this game was way better than the other far crys simply cause of the challenge
I was so confused playing this game as a kid waiting for the feral powers
i started with 2 and i was fascinated with it. if the enemies appeared with the frequency of later games then this one would be perfect
hardcore = better
Game has to make you feel dont need another game, you cant have every game to be on go, easy to play if you re tired, as people-- i mean, gamers say, these are the ones it feel like a ritual, or whatever you call your special moment.
I disagree with that, something being hardcore doesn't automatically make it fun.
Bro i swear sometimes you be soundin like Shaggy from the Mr. Boombastic song 😭😭
(sniff sniff) "He's around here, i can smell his shit".
I started playing a couple of days ago, I've completed 20% of the main storyline and I have absolutely no idea what the story is about, how the world works, what's the point of the missions I've done - I don't even know how I'm progressing the main storyline, I only notice when the percentage goes up but I have no idea what happened and how the story moved forward. And the worst part is that the game doesn't give you a reason to care about any of that, 90% of the time I'm just staring at the map trying to figure out how to get wherever the hell I need to go even though I have no idea why I'm even going there.
Who am I serving? I don't know - and I don't care.
How do I meet new buddies? I don't know - and I don't care.
What are the buddies even good for? I don't know - and I don't care.
What do I get by purchasing weapon crates? I don't know - and I don't care.
Why is my gun jamming even though I purchased it? Is it because it's gotten old, or I accidentally swapped it for a second-hand one, how do I get a new one that doesn't jam? I don't know - and I don't care, I'll just press that R button and soldier on.
The game just doesn't give you a reason to care about anything or to explore any new locations or learn the mechanics of the world. Hell, I don't even care about my own character! Yeah, Jack Carver (or whatever) in FC1 was cheesy af but at least I knew who he was, what he was doing, what his character was like, etc. Elder Scrolls games for example allow you to "give character to your character" by giving you options to play in different ways by joining different factions and guilds - you can be an assassin, a thief, a warrior, xenophobic, racist, imperialist, multiculturalist, etc. you can choose what kind of person you want your character to be. In FC2 you're a nobody, you never speak, you don't know where you are, what you're doing or why you're doing it.
Sorry for the rent, I really want to like this game but it's so damn hard x)
Its kinda the point its meant to be a harsh unforgiving nasty world and all a bit of a mystery i think.... stick at it
You're a mercenary in a foreign land.
You're not "supposed" to care.
Story wise, you are an agent sent to Kill Jack Carver AKA Jackal from the first game for the exact same reason as the first game. You as the player character is an outsider trapped in a country in the midst of a civil war where nobody is the good guy. Your "Buddies" aren't as loyal as you think they are and they (spoilers) will kill you in the end for the stash of blood diamonds you got and to settle a score that happened earlier in the game. The Jackal, the supposed antagonist of this game, is the closest thing you have as an ally because he legitimately wants you to save civilians and get out of the country before it's too late. The ending in the game is either you as the player character dying to save refugees or surviving but stuck inside the country succumbing to Malaria...
If Far Cry 2 had the GPS system like the one in current Far Cry titles, I would play it again
Yeah that would be a great change ifthere is ever a remake
You have the map, road signs, and eventually your own routes to get around. Better than a gps
I miss having ths *Feral* Abilities.
Like leaping through the air.
Or attacking people with my hands like a lion.
Ya this game showed me why you never donate to other countrys going through conflicts. It really shows why the world sucks. Cause War and Greed is just a cycle that i wish could end. But can't becuase of human nature
Great game!
One of my favorite video games back in the day, this retrospect/analyst was fantastic
Glad to hear it!
20:34 disagree. You get to know your way eventually.
Far Cry 2 is fun in the way that people find simulators fun. Aspects of the gameplay change the way you approach situations and this to me is what makes the game enjoyable. Its not for everyone, but I love mercenary simulator myself
This game is my favorite out of all of them no questions about it.
Farcry 2 has always been my favorite!! The atmosphere, the guns.. even though the bolts and the ejection ports are all on the wrong side lol, the characters.. the whole game is a damn blast!!!
games will NEVER have fire physics like this ever again
This was one of those games where i never really made it past the "beginning" lol. I remember taking it out of the disc tray and replacing it with Teen Titans lol.
Thank you for pointing out ALL of the good things of this game. This is the best part of the circle that Ubisoft is looping... but skipping past everytime.