Far Cry® Reviews

Far Cry 1 was the first game to utilize the aptly named CRY Engine, CRYtek’s baby. Now, believe me when I tell you, though, this is one ugly ♥♥♥♥♥♥' baby. As the first game in the Far Cry series, it laid a solid groundwork for future titles - open-ended levels in lush environments, various weapons and vehicles to choose from, and generally a repeating objective of taking out outposts. Because this is more like an early proof of concept, it features unrefined versions of the Far Cry trademarks, which are better executed in the later games in the series. The soundtrack is O.K. It gets repetitive after a while, but if you like anxiety-inducing music, then you’ll enjoy it. Playing this game on NORMAL difficulty, the second to easiest out of four, was brutally hard. The game has several extremely irritating and cheap sections that took far too many attempts than they should have on normal difficulty. The AI is extremely aim-botted, and it shows especially badly in tight enclosed yet open enough indoor spaces with little cover. To beat the game, you have to mess with broken AI that is actually really stupid and only poses a challenge because it uses aim hacks. In other words, camp in one place and let them come to you. The aim hacking is somewhat more bearable out in the jungle, but you can’t go in guns blazing, or you WILL die. In terms of enemy variety, you mostly stick to different soldiers, scientists, workers, and army men. However, about halfway through the game, a variety of genetically modified monkeys called Trigens come in. As you progress, more tank-y ones with missile launchers that take all the ammo of some guns to down, come out to mess with you. I’m glad they never made a return in the later games because they’re some of the most annoying enemies I’ve ever had the displeasure of fighting. There’s even a section in the endgame where some of them are invisible due to draw distance and aimbot your no-cover location. The game has a terrible B-movie plot with Terrible Acting, but it is lovably bad despite my previous irritations because it’s just so campy and ridiculous. However, I would still only recommend this to DIEHARD Far Cry fans who also like to get their balls crushed.

I would not recommend this game to anyone, especially not on Realistic difficulty. The game starts off pretty decently with a nutty, wonderfully-aged intro FMV and a nice first few levels. However, you may notice that the mercanaries are omnipotent and can see you through grass, tarpaulin and even buildings, making stealth pretty much unviable. Enemies can see you, but you can't see them (even with binoculars). They also have the tendency to immediately react upon seeing you and shoot you, giving you no chance to shoot them first. Their first shot tends to hit you in the head, killing you instantly, and leading you to have no clue where it is you were shot from. This would be frustrating but what completely ruins it is the checkpoint system. There is no manual saving in this game, it completely relies on autosaves. Halo does this too but it does it well as the autosaves are based off some criteria, but Far Cry has the checkpoints placed in fixed positions. This makes the game feel like a complete chore to play through, you have to do things again and again, and you have no clue where the next save is. At that point the only release of joy or fulfilment is reaching a checkpoint, not actually playing the game for what it is. I just felt happier that I was closer to being done with this game. The other enemies were fine, except for the Stealth Trigens, they were 99% invisible. I had to completely rely on the binoculars to actually see where they are. The Fat Boys with rocket launchers were quite tanky but they were always a nice fright. The guns in this game are pretty decent, though half of them just became unviable. The OICW, Sniper Rifle and Missile Launcher was all I really needed, they got the job done. The visual design on them was alright. The sound design on them was below average, they did not feel very strong, they sounded more like slapping a piece of paper. The mechanical sounds (reload, charging) were laughably weak and quiet. The sound design for the rest of the game was pretty nice though. The voice acting is so cheesy that it's awesome, the mercenaries all sound like whiny brats. There was some weird (UbiSoft™™) voice compression, especially on Valerie, it made her sound like a robot. The soundtrack was pretty decent. The story is alright. The game's engine allowed for some nice graphics and allowed for some nice freedom. The game is buggy but I did not witness anything game-breaking except for a few crashes. The levels get quite repetitive as there are 20 chapters, many of which are too similar. It feels like the game has had its playtime artificially inflated with all the pointless levels. This game is a waste of time.

I remember playing the demo when I was a kid thinking it looked incredible, next gen at the time. I'm so glad I never bought it because this game is unplayable trash. Later down the road I bought a version on xbox that I enjoyed quite a bit if I recall.

Buggy, sometimes unfair, okay gameplay, and a very mild story. I love when a funny little merc tanked 4 headshots. And Gods forbid that I want to use this 30-inch concrete wall as cover that they can somehow shoot through, but if I try to shoot through foliage, it somehow acts as an impenetrable wall. It's a funny, messy game. If I could, I would give it a slightly-raised 75° thumbs-up .

Well, I finally finished this game... I just wanted to experience the story to understand the beginning of Far Cry. Is it a bad game? Far from it. Is it a very difficult game? Yeah, totally. Did I use cheats to make it easier? Yeah. I just couldn't play the game without them. Should you at least give this game a try? Yeah, probably. If you're interested, just go for it. As I said, this game is difficult. If you don’t have the patience for old games (like me), just use cheats and enjoy the story.

Gameplay holds up nicely and was fun. There is a problem with enemies seeing you through walls but there is a mod to fix it. would recomend if you want to play the whole series.

This game is totally worth it, i only got this game because i liked shooters, this is not only a shooter but a masterpiece.

Realistic gameplay is a real challenge for and old game.

I’m amazed by how well Far Cry holds up, specifically on PC. I used to watch my dad play this game when it came out. The graphics, especially for their time, were groundbreaking - especially with texture patches. It creates a visually pleasing experience that makes you want to explore. Open world level design that gives an impression there is wayy more to what exists out of bounds. The AI can be unpredictable in the best way, making every encounter feel dynamic and thrilling. Lot's of great mods for this game from way back in the day.

The first ever game I remember playing as a kid. The memories this game created for me will stay with me until my death. 10/10 with the bugs and all