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Friday, May 28, 2004

Mainstream press reviews Far Cry ... And gets it

A great review of Far Cry in the New York Times (free registration required) proves that even the mainstream press gets it occassionally. "Most games funnel the player down a particular path, placing combatants where they are sure to be encountered, but Far Cry furnishes vast areas patrolled by alert, intelligent guards who respond to noises and movements and are stationed just where a smart commander would want them. Taking the most obvious route is often deadly and you need to experiment, an effort not helped by Far Cry's system of saving the player's progress only at set points in the game. Crytek promises to release a quick save patch soon ... The artificial intelligence of enemy combatants is quite impressive; they will hunt for you if they hear you and attack on sight, and sometimes even circle around for a rear assault ... The game is so convincing that as you combine stealth with action you sometimes feel as though you are approaching situations as you would in real life (although if I were really on an island being hunted by men with machine guns, I would probably just hide somewhere whimpering)."

Far Cry is the best first-person shooter I've seen in years, and it's not just the 3D-card-busting visuals. I just finished it, and will likely play it again now on a harder skill setting (though frankly, the game is wicked hard compared to similar games as it is). Not to be missed.

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