Far Cry® 2

I would give it a mixed review if I could. The level of immersion this game manages to achieve through its atmosphere and ambience is rather impressive. No other Far Cry game has managed to recapture that same level of grit and roughness. Whether by deliberate design choice or incompetence, you're always on the backfoot when it comes to combat and navigating yourself through the world.

The enemy AI in this game is somehow a lot more proficient than what you get in the modern titles. They cooperate well with one another to take you on. There are also features I have yet to see reappear, such as enemies not right-out dying but sometimes getting carried to safety by their allies, lying on the floor half dead and using a secondary weapon to gun for you, or even wounded enough to make a retreat by themselves to a safe cover. They even react to you using a sniper rifle from the distance, seeking cover instead of searching for you out in the open. While it isn't perfect all the time, it manages to add a great layer of realism to the combat.

Speaking of realism, that's where I should point out the stealth system in this game or rather lack thereof. While stealth is technically possible, it's kept realistic. Meaning it's significantly harder to remain undetected. Melee kills will alert enemies just like killing them with silenced weapons while other enemies are nearby. And while I was able to stealth some missions, it is not too reliable.

This is also where the world-building and environment, either by choice or incompetence by the developers, becomes a hindrance. Enemies are difficult to spot in a lot of the jungle areas due to the plant life obscuring most of your vision. The gear that enemies wear also allows them to blend well into their respective surroundings. I'm not confident whether this was deliberate, but regardless, it becomes pretty annoying when you're getting gunned down and can't tell where it's coming from.

Even though the missions are repetitive, I didn't have a problem with it. The biggest grudge is how a large portion of the game is just traveling around from location to location. This is where a particular design choice of the developers gets a mixed reception from me. Outposts in this game are never liberated, meaning enemies will respawn all the time. Since I was playing on the hardest difficulty, I was forced to either kill my way through the same outposts multiple times, sneak around them, or risk driving through them. It certainly contributes to the unforgiving nature of the game, adding some objectives in the form of obstacles in your way. On the other hand, I grew tired of it by the end as I couldn't be bothered to engage in several combat encounters just to reach my destination.

One persistent issue did knock me out of the game's immersion, however. A lot of the mission characters will crazily jitter around. I don't know why this jank exists, but seeing an NPC teleport around and shake their head as I interact with them ruins that dead-serious tone this game tries to create. These were most prominent when accepting optional missions from your buddies. On that note, I would like to point out how these alternative ways of finishing missions aren't too worthwhile and just serve to stretch the length of the game.

The story wasn't too engaging for me as the world was. You're just a mercenary playing both sides of a conflict. 'The Jackal' was the only major narrative highlight for me personally, despite the limited screentime. Even though I didn't bother engaging with my buddies after the first act, I still felt that lingering connection towards them at the end. I'm giving too much credit here, but giving you the active choice of killing the only people who helped you out throughout the game to strive for the greater good was a clever dilemma woven into the narrative.

Worth a buy on sale and is unique in its setting, but can be very annoying to play at times, and the open world aspect is ground to dust by constant random NPC encounters.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☑ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☑ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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this game is great and all but fuckin ubisoft wont update this game and they haven't updated it in over TEN YEARS A LITERAL DECADE A FUCKIN DECADE like just update the game and thank god this was'int during ubisoft made every single one of their games PAY TO WIN you would like the game but not the BUGS!!!???

If this game can be open world with very minimal HUD and a focus on immersion there is no reason they shouldn't be doing it now.

Easily high tier Farcry game just for the gameplay.

I enjoyed the original FarCry, however Far Cry 2 is probably the most monotonous and boring games I've ever played. If you are considering this game I suggest you go watch paint dry somewhere instead, or try Far Cry 3.

Far cry 2 is a game that needs a remaster, really fun game with a cool story and enviorment. It is pretty much only pulled back by the archaic mechanics that are still in the game. For a game from 2008 holy shit it is cool.

I must have put several hundred hours into this game as a kid. Unfortunately it doesn't run very well on modern hardware, but maybe there are some mods to fix this issue. Nevertheless, it's a solid game with an immersion factor that is exceptionally hardcore and unique. It's just you, your rifle, and a map. Highly recommended.

It's fine.

I come to this as a fan of the later games trying to understand the series roots. I heard great things about this game coming into it, but I can't say that my experience lives up to my predecessors' in playing it. For every forward-thinking mechanic, there are two design decisions that leave me baffled about their inclusion. Driving takes forever, and it isn't particularly fun with hyper-aggressive enemies.

I suggest buying it on discount if you're interested; the game holds up adequately, but I think you'll be disappointed if you're trying to get an experience similar to later titles in the series.

Back when ubisoft actually cared to research their stuff and then applying it to games (they actually went to africa)

This atmosphere is something i have yet to see in another game like far cry 2 did

Altho, if this is your first time playing far cry 2, don't do max difficulty right on the get go, it can be pain, especially the second half of the game with patrols armed with upgraded mounted machine guns that 2-shot you

Everything incredible in Far Cry 2 also works to its detriment. It's a true immersive open world, and the African bush is varied and sprawling, yet it also takes a painful amount of time to get anywhere important. The enemies are dangerously clever; they flank, and hide, and work together, which is great, until you have to fight the same set of baddies for the thousandth time at the same checkpoint as they respawn with, frankly, impressive alacrity. The game adds non-linear exploration to a world worth seeing. Unfortunately, that extra content is just an Assassin's Creed [or maybe Ubisoft] style collection spree and a laundry list of forgettable side missions at locations already visited through the main plot.

The writing is far better than its predecessor; climbing to the towering heights of "almost good." The game addresses genuine sociopolitical quandaries, but by sticking to a silent protagonist, the motivations and moral compass of your character are never clear. You'll be the hero in stopping drug slingers and arms dealers from destroying the country, but also murder a guy for selling your buddy a bad car. As in the original, the voice acting is a mixed bag; the performance of one of the most important and nuanced NPCs is laughably bad. So bad it's almost good. Like an only semi-literate person is being coerced to read a ransom note in a rushed monotone.

Most damning of all, despite being over 15 years old, there are some game-crashing bugs that have never been fixed that can make the game unprogressable dozens of hours in. Other bugs were introduced by Ubisoft's patches that they have themselves stated they have no plan to fix. Save files just disappear or become corrupted. They've created a gaming experience with the apparent goal of maximizing the percentage of bug-based rage quitting. Which is too bad, since even with the rest of its many flaws, the underlying experience would otherwise be enthralling enough to be worth playing.

This is best Far Cry game ever, hand down. I played 3, 4, 5, and 6. But this far cry is BEST ONE YET. Because wanna know why? Because it not so generic like others are. Literally 3, 4, 5, 6 you almost have same freaking story line every time, that 4 stupid next-in-commanders, 2 leaders with opposite ideas, some form of betrayal, only differences are different geographical locations. Like Far Cry 2, you are dealing with malaria (none of other FC has this afflictions), 2. your gun jams which makes game bit exciting without jacking up the difficulty. 3. you have each buddy with different personalities, backstory, and culture. Like in 3 and 4 you get generic GFH with literal 10 HP and lacking self-preservation. And that plot twist at the end of Act 1 and end of game is AWESOME. TEN OUT OF TEN RECOMMENDED if you really want to spice your gaming. Also Warren Clyde is hilarious. Ubisoft, you really really need to make remaster version of this game so to reduce glitches and better compatibility on Window 10 & 11

Fun enough game. Has aged quite well, although the AI is a little rough around the edges at time.

Positives:
* Immersive atmosphere.
* Beautiful graphics.
* Really cool setting.
* Sheds light on important problems within sub-saharan African conflicts.
* Virtually no bugs (with the Realism+Redux mod. Idk about vanilla).
* The ending is cool and interesting.

Negatives:
* Annoying and repetitive enemy encounters.
* Repetitive missions.
* 90% of the game is driving from A to B or fighting off annoying patrols or outposts.
* Unclear story (You don't always know what's going on or why you're doing what you're doing).
* There is nothing to build up your relationship with your buddies.
* I miss the linear story and cut-scenes from the first game.
* Bad voice acting.
* The main villain gives you too obvious main character treatment.

I'd recommend this ONLY IF:
* You've always looked for a dedicated war crime simulator.
* A good story isn't crucial for you (This one is just okay).
* You're nostalgic.
* You have a bad computer. (This is where I come in)
* You're interested in 3rd world geopolitics or sub-saharan Africa in general. (This is also where I come in)
* or...
* You don't mind the negatives I mentioned.

Best Game in the franchise as far as I'm concerned. Thematically rich and mechanically refined, it's a very unique game in the ubisoft catalog to say the least. too bad you need to download a fan patch to play it without game breaking glitches.

Boring campaign, entire gameplay is drive around, stop every 2 min because enemies will pursue you with super cars.
2/10

I had some fun, it has some bugs here and there. Can get anoying sometimes with all the traveling and every person shooting at you... but stiil cool game...7/10

I've gone back and forth on whether or not I like this game. But I've finally decided on my answer. I do not like this game. Recently I've gone through some of the Far Cry games, the only one I don't own is the first one, not that I care to play it in the first place. I bought this game like 10 years ago and never played until recently. I decided to try it out because all I hear about this game is how much of a "Forgotten Masterpiece" is it. This game is not a masterpiece. It is easily the hardest game in the franchise. The enemies respawn faster than the speed of light. The map is the size of Texas and twice as empty. The missions are boring and repetitive. It's 99% driving, which means driving through checkpoints, and there are A LOT of checkpoints. They aren't like outpost where once you liberate it, it's yours and enemies never spawn there. If you think you can just drive through a checkpoint, tough shit, they'll chase you in their own car and will catch up. You have to manually save, which means if you die, you better hope you saved or else you just wasted 15 minutes. The game looks good, especially for how old it is. I like the healing animations. I don't even mind the weapon degradation system, in fact I actually like it and I wish it game back for future games. I don't understand why this game is considered as good as it is. This review is a result of me dying, and deleting the game in a fit of nerd rage.

Far Cry 5 is still worse though.

amazing story, old game play style and clunky but absolutely worth playing, loved every brutal second of it.

just finished it al i can say is thats probably the best far cry out of all the far crys out there...

There are some frustrating places in the game, a few coding issues that may crop up when trying to talk to NPCs that jump around when you want them to stay still so you can interact with them but it has it's moments and a good choice of toys to play. decent AI and plenty of room to move around in.
Also one of the few games where the sniper rifle(s) are well worth having for that extra range.

Very repetitive game. Extremely frustrating.
There are some features from the original far cry that are not included here like lean right/left.
The story almost doesn't exist and you don't really care about the characters.

Unfortunately i cannot recommend this game in 2025. The map for one is quite large, which is a positive in theory, but the missions are SO spread out it takes ages to get from A to B, and also the map that you can view to navigate is split up, meaning you cant see the whole map at a given time, meaning finding objectives to do is a pain.

Also the game is so buggy - NPC's float around and dialogue cuts off, making it impossible to focus on the story.

I did enjoy the gameplay when it wasnt bugging out but unfortunately i cannot finish this one as it is incredibly frustrating

One of the best FC games- after FC3 and FC4, my favourites. FC5 and 6 are bad.

Easily the most immersive and dynamic fps i've played. Must play with amBX sound on and with headphones. If you play properly and take the time, the gameplay can literally becomes seamless and lucid like a dream.

If you can, play it with Scubrahs pack where the APR and UFLL will fight each other; I have had countless moments where I will rock up to a POI in the world and there will be dead mercs, and burned up areas; either because of the insane draw-distance or FC2's revolutionary dynamic world. This is what other developers MUST aspire to, and what we must revel in for this to a 17 year old fucken game.

its great and runs on crap laptops like mine

World/Setting – 8.5/10

Story – 5.5/10

Sound Design – 7.5/10

Gameplay – 8.5/10


Overall Review – 7.5/10

One Line Review – This time for Africa


My Thoughts
Africa... There is something about this place, which makes it an ideal location for a game like Far Cry! Maybe it’s the abstract poverty, which makes people desperate for everything; maybe it’s the lawlessness, which makes people tough, and ruthless towards others; or maybe it’s the combination of many other countless things, that we cannot even comprehend, because we have never been in a place like it. Whatever the case maybe, one thing is for sure: it was one hell of an experience!

I really liked the game!... It had that raw and unrefined feeling, that gradually disappears from later Far Cry games.


World/Setting
I don’t think I can add anything more to this conversation. I really enjoyed the setting. The vegetation, forests, mountains, animals all of them really sells this world and works wonder for immersion.

The only thing that was missing from this world: People. And it’s not exactly fair to say people were missing, because you literally could not go 5 minutes without running into a checkpoint filled with ‘people’. It is just that the world itself was devoid of people, like people doing labour, farming, walking etc. Not a major complaint, but once you notice it, it will stick with in your mind.


Story
The weakest point of this game! It has been not more than 24 hours, since I completed the game, and I cannot for the life of me, name you one character in this story, except maybe Jackal, who was the most interesting character in the story, and the ‘protagonist’.

The story is bare bones: 2 factions are fighting for control; take contracts from both sides; move up the ladder; do mission for Malaria medicine; then wait until you reach the final mission.


Sound Design
I loved it! I have always loved African music, since experiencing it the first time in my childhood. No Complaints. Excellent job!


Gameplay
I loved the gameplay! The gunplay, specifically, was just amazing. Gun degradation; gun jamming; not so accurate gun sights; and much more to write, really did wonder for the immersion. It cannot be emphasized enough that, it’s now an almost 20 years old game, and all the mechanics, features, made the game and gunplay more interesting and fun, then most games coming out today.

I just must mention: Malaria. What an excellent idea to add this mechanic.

The one thing I did not like about the gameplay: lack of things to do. I mean besides radio tower contracts, and some Buddy mission, there was nothing to do in this world. Not to mention there were no memorable missions like the game’s predecessor and successor have, which was disappointing.


My Final Thoughts
I can recommend this game, just because it is so unique; it defied expectation, and it will probably do the same for you too.

Now on to the goat: Far Cry 3...

It's broken, tried it even with redux mod and still npcs kept bouncing around. Dont recommend buying, even in sale. 1/10

This Far Cry entry didn't age well. The mechanics are outdated and painful for modern standards. Grab any Far Cry title past this one and you're gonna have a much greater time.

This game just takes me back. I used to play this just so I could hear the sounds of home when I got home sick. Aside the gun fire. They really got the sound of the birds and animals right, it sounds like your in Africa. This has since then become a classic in the gaming world. I hope Ubisoft make a return to this. Always fun to play.

This is the true FAR CRY experience. Rigid environment, most realistic (concept wise) of the franchise, and no easy fast travel for babies.

Truly the best of the franchise.

Far Cry 2 é um jogo que trouxe avanços significativos em relação ao primeiro jogo, principalmente no quesito gráfico e realismo, mas tem alguns problemas irritantes.

Respawn infinitos.
O maior problema do jogo, é o respawn rápido dos inimigos nos postos avançados. Assim que você se afasta um pouco da área, os inimigos simplesmente reaparecem como se nada tivesse acontecido, você sempre tem que planejar suas rotas de viagem para onde você quer ir para evitar conflitos.

Não existe Stealth
O jogo tenta oferecer uma abordagem furtiva, mas ela simplesmente não funciona. Os inimigos possuem uma IA inconsistente, mesmo eliminando um adversário silenciosamente, eles ainda conseguem detectá-lo. Isso força você a encarar tiroteios constantes.

Missões Extremamente Repetitivas
Outro ponto que mata o jogo é a repetição excessiva das missões. Muitas seguem a mesma estrutura básica: vá até um ponto distante, elimine um alvo ou destrua algo, e volte. Como o mundo do jogo é enorme, isso se traduz em longos períodos dirigindo por estradas monótonas, enfrentando inimigos reaparecendo sem parar. Em poucas horas, a sensação de repetição se torna insuportável

Sistema de Doenças e Armas
O jogo introduz mecânicas realistas, como armas que enferrujam e a malária, que obriga o jogador a encontrar remédios periodicamente. A ideia poderia ter sido interessante, mas na prática se torna apenas mais um obstáculo irritante. Imagine estar no meio de um combate intenso e, de repente, seu personagem ter um ataque de malária, forçando você a interromper tudo para procurar remédio. A mecânica de armas quebrando também se torna frustrante, já que você pode acabar indefeso no meio de um tiroteio simplesmente porque sua arma decidiu emperrar.

Conclusão:
Far Cry 2 é um jogo que tinha potencial para ser um jogo excelente, mas acabou falhando em diversos aspectos fundamentais. Entre o respawn infinito dos inimigos, missões repetitivas, a experiência se torna mais irritante do que divertida. Mesmo com os avanços gráficos e o realismo impressionante para a época, é difícil recomendar esse jogo.

ENGLISH:

Far Cry 2 brought significant improvements over the first game, especially in graphics and realism, but it also introduced some frustrating issues.

Infinite Respawns
The game's biggest problem is the fast respawn of enemies at outposts. As soon as you move away from the area, enemies reappear as if nothing happened. This forces the player to carefully plan their routes to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

No Stealth
The game tries to offer a stealth approach, but it just doesn't work. The enemy AI is inconsistent, and even if you silently take down an enemy, others can still detect you. This forces players into constant gunfights.

Extremely Repetitive Missions
Excessive mission repetition is another major issue. Many follow the same basic structure: travel to a distant location, eliminate a target or destroy an objective, and return. Since the game’s map is huge, this results in long stretches of driving on monotonous roads while constantly facing respawning enemies. After a few hours, the repetition becomes unbearable.

Disease and Weapon Mechanics
The game introduces realistic mechanics, such as weapons that rust and the need to treat malaria with medicine periodically. The idea could have been interesting, but in practice, it only adds more frustration. In the middle of an intense fight, your character can suddenly suffer from a malaria attack, forcing you to stop everything to find medicine. Additionally, weapons frequently break, leaving the player defenseless in the middle of a shootout.

Conclusion
Far Cry 2 had the potential to be an excellent game, but it fails in several fundamental aspects. Between infinite enemy respawns, repetitive missions, and frustrating mechanics, the experience ends up being more irritating than enjoyable. Despite its graphical advancements and impressive realism for its time, it’s hard to recommend this game.

Ratings:
🎨 Graphics: 7/10
🎶 Soundtrack: 7/10
⚔️ Difficulty: 9/10
📖 Story: 5/10
🎮 Gameplay: 7/10

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On the hunt for the mysterious arms trafficker known only as "The Jackal" a mercenary travels to an un-named section of Africa that runs deep with factional conflict. To further complicate matters, the mercenary is afflicted with malaria and the debilitating side effects of it that requires constant medication to offset. Between the war that rages on, the disease and all the other hostile mercs that call this section of Africa home, the hunt for The Jackal gets complicated by the day...

Far Cry 2 is a game that i wish i could look at with praise. Unfortunately, that isn't to be the case. I'd rather catch malaria than play this game again. Between a WIDE range of technical and some gameplay issues though, there are still some qualities to the game that i enjoy.

In terms of story, FC2 doesn't really have much to go on. Both factions will task you with performing some form of strike against the other or a mission that will benefit themselves in exchange for diamonds, the only currency of value in the nation the game takes place in. But as you get to the ends of both acts of the game, it does start to pick up more and more, especially in your "meetings" with The Jackal.

The Jackal himself is an interestingly philosophical character, that is if you're able to understand roughly anything he says without the need for subtitles because of his fast talking nature. A character you're introduced to in the tutorial, Reuben, is a journalist who managed to have a sit down conversation with The Jackal, interview tapes littered across both major sections of the game that sheds more insight into The Jackal's philosophy.

On the topic of gameplay, FC2 has several good ideas but those ideas are just poorly executed. The Buddy system chief among them. Freeing captured foreign mercs will make them your friend and gather them at the bar of the map section you're at. However only four of them appear at a time so if you have more than five buddies, you can't exactly do all their missions requiring some tedious amounts of micro-managing for those wanting to 100% the game. You have two more "active" buddies, the one with the most relationship points is your point of contact to have alternate versions of your main missions by subverting how it's done. Going along with your best buddy's idea will upgrade the various safehouses of the game with a free car, resources such as ammo, explosives, medication and fuel for fire weapons and upgrades to the weapon mounted on top of the free car. Your second best buddy will be your "Rescue ready" buddy, able to save you from the brink of death if you lose all health and "go down" essentially. Both your best and second best buddies are also at great risk as if they get piled on by enemies, they can also be put into a downed state requiring you to quickly revive them or have them die while you try to save them... Or just abandon them or put a bullet in their skull to put them out of their misery.

Another topic about FC2's gameplay is it's exploration and map. Both major sections are quite vast and fast travel is very limited to the four corners of the map section you're in and the main hub. Getting to your objectives becomes a game of finding the best bus stop to fast travel to while still undertaking a great hike in terms of driving from the bus stop to where you want to go. Even if you're having to judge where the best point is if your objective isn't in one of the corners of the map or close to the central hub. But the roads are often plagued by other hostile mercs that will chase you or try to shoot you if they're in a truck with a gun on it. Not only that, but they're also littered with guard posts that respawn with enemies essentially after a ten second drive away from the area. These mercs will often get into the cars dotted around these guard posts to chase you down if you just try to barrel through them and ignore the enemies present. I wish these guard posts had a longer respawn timer for enemies or were just CLEARED entirely so nothing spawned there as these posts contain a stockpile of one of the four resources that i listed earlier with safehouses. On the topic of which, there's a mix of auto unlocked and locked safehouses in the game. Clearing out all the locked ones of enemies just gives you that safehouse for free and another point to stock up if you're out in the wild.

Both major map sections also have several hidden diamond stashes to track down and crack open if you want to maximise what you're able to buy from the gun stores dotted about the game to get your hands on new gear, upgrades for that gear, car repair upgrades as well as personal upgrades to carry more ammo, health restoring syringes and a few other upgrades. You're also rewarded diamonds for completing the radio tower assassination side missions and can get access to more weapons sold by the weapon traders by blowing up a convoy they specify.

Weapons in FC2 degrade over use, even with the upgrades to extend how long guns can be used for until they start breaking down it still didn't feel like it helped. But as your trusted loadout starts getting visibly covered in dirt, they'll start to jam more and more before eventually exploding in your hands. This then becomes a game of scavenging OTHER near broken guns from your enemies before you can run back to a weapon vendor and the adjacent weapon stash to grab infinitely respawning, cleaner versions of your guns. The jamming, while a mild annoyance when you're in the middle of an intense firefight, has some cool animations as you try to fix them before making a trip to swap them out. It's likely the only "inconvenience" I liked of the game.

Enemies across FC2 are also interesting as they try to co-ordinate with each other when under attack, calling out for grenades to flush you out or trying to use flare guns to call for backup. As you gain reputation through completing main missions and buddy missions, the enemies will also start to fear you more and more to the point that they all start to upgrade to higher damaging weapons.

But that ultimately breaks down because even stealth in FC2 is useless and under-developed. No matter if you use any of the four suppressed weapons or your machete, enemies will become alert and close in on you quickly before engaging in a firefight.

Another inconvenience with the game is your malaria flare ups, only solved by using your heal key when you're at full health otherwise you'll have to inject yourself to max your health before "healing" again to take the pills to stave off your condition. These were more annoying as you can't just take the pills when you're alerted to if you're under full health so you have to sit through two animations just to take the pills.

Gameplay issues aside, the real problem with FC2 is the technical side of the game.

There are SEVERAL games on Steam older than FC2 by ten or twenty years that can run just fine out of the box on modern hardware. FC2 on the other hand is by far the worst game i've ever played in terms of back-end issues. From bouncing NPCs at frame rates higher than 60 to the SHEER AMOUNT OF GAME CRASHES I'VE ENDURED. The near ninety hours of my playtime you see have been dedicated to having to replay my one save from the start and go through all the collectables and buddy mission micro-managing as the game CORRUPTED my save because it crashed MID-SAVE. FC2 is the game that's finally taught me to have two or three backup saves. And with NO form of auto-save, your best best is to save before/after accepting missions, fast travelling, finding collectables, buying new gear or upgrades, scouting guard posts and opening safehouses. My game time has also been drastically inflated by trying to mod the game with unofficial fan patches that STILL didn't help my issues.

Is this game worth your time? Fuck no. I wouldn't recommend playing Far Cry 2 at all with how fundamentally broken this game is in both gameplay and technical aspects.

As long as you don't mind mindless violence on a big scale you should have a good time on this game.

My favorite Far Cry game, AI isn’t the best, malaria is annoying, some guns are just broken and the story is basic and short. But the sound design, gunplay and atmosphere are amazing. There’s something here that’s missing from all the other Far Cry games. All in all, it’s an amazing game.

Far cry 2 is dated but worth your time.
I absolutely loved the games presentation, the gritty aesthetic definitely made it a memorable experience and I haven't seen any game replicate its war-torn Africa setting since.

The gameplay is another thing I loved about it, especially with how your weapons can deteriorate in condition, making it jam or even explode in your hands if its been well-used. It makes the combat more exciting with its unpredictability, though its kinda bullshit how it never seems to affect your enemies. Some people may hate these mechanics, but I personally think Ubisoft seriously blundered by not having the whole 'weapon condition' mechanic in the other far cry games. I also really like how you have to pull up a physical folder of papers for your map instead of just having a mini-map at a corner of the screen.

Honestly, I didn't really feel like the limited fast travels options were too much of a problem, at most it was a minor annoyance since I liked driving around the map (which looks beautiful btw).
Though those outposts are a pain in the ass sometimes when you cant drive around them.

The story is definitely not the games strong suit, I didn't really care much for it. Your whole point being in Africa is to "Kill the Jackal" yet you do literally nothing to find him. Also the journal literally lies to you by implying the reason your doing the missions for the factions is that they give you information on the Jackal, which is just false.
I think the Jackal is a pretty good character, even better than Vaas in my opinion. But you barely see him and the ending feels so rushed.

Overall, I think Far Cry 2 is a really fun and unique game. It's one of the best in the series (gameplay-wise at least). And I would recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of open world games with realistic gameplay.
(Also one important thing to note is that I played this game with a mod because the enemies are really bullet-spongy on infamous (which is the games hardest difficulty), and also I just recommend installing a mod-patch for this game as it can be bugged at times.)

Sadly can't play it due to bugs.. stuck in first room the NPC doesn't do anything once you heal and grab the guns.

I will first off say that Far Cry 2 is an amazing game and I enjoyed my time playing it since it's such an unique entry in the franchise and is loved by most of the community. So many great game play mechanics that really do make you feel like you are just another merc and not an overpowered protagonist like the later entries do. You're just there to find and kill one man that is supplying both sides of an endless bloody conflict in a war torn undisclosed state in Africa. Also this isn't my first time playing since I have beaten this game years ago on my PS3.

But anyway the reason why I can't really recommend this game is because of all the major technical issues that persist and had to spend a great deal of trial and error getting this game to run before playing, installing mods to make the quality of life in game a little better but even then there are things that mods just can't fix (or at least I don't know about at the time of writing this review) like the xx% glitch which involves getting stuck with one of factions HQ doors not opening and not being able to start a main faction mission. And yes I've tried all the ways to fix it and couldn't get any to work for me so I am just stuck without a way to continue really, and I don't want to start the game all over to try that fix for the issue since I'm really just demoralised at this point.

So at the end of the day yes I enjoyed playing Far Cry 2 again and it's really been fun for the most part, but in it's current state I won't be coming back to it anytime in the future on PC, and as for any other ways to play. I would just emulate it in all honesty. As the PS3 version I don't think has that door bug but the last time I played like I said was years ago so don't quote me on that.

The game is kinda buggy on pc. Few problems here and there. I heard that this game is mostly just fighting not a lot of story, but mostly one of those immersive games. As in mostly feeling like your actually at war and nothing else matters but survival and ammo. I don't like it because it's buggy and couldn't play + I like modern immersive games. Old games like this one should be like FC1 was or Total Overdose.

This is a game that doesn't care about your feelings and it's set on making the player suffer, they constantly shove the players with obstacles without any hand-holding. it's one of the most immersive games ever made with the best details, physics and animations of its genre. The devs deliberately made Far cry 2 a challenge and a pain in the ass (you have to search for resources, medication and plan your actions carefully). Its setting, narrative and characters are merely a premise.

In the story our motives are clouded, perhaps almost aimless as you are there to make money as a mercenary and to make your money without caring for either faction. Then the game shifting morality and perspective perfectly illustrates the duality of man, the grey area and how ambiguous the nature of people is when fighting for survival.

The game isn't not without it's flaws (I don't consider the outpost enemies respawning a flaw), this is not a perfect game by any means, released in 2008, Far cry 2 is a game that set the standard for what a game could offer and even now there aren't many games with such an aura.

Now, the game doesn't work in the newer systems like it should since it's from 2008, so modding the game it's almost mandatory like in Fallout 3 and such. If you aren't used to playing old games, modding and all the bullshit that follows I recommend you don't even touch this game.

While this game is better than Far Cry 1, it still suffers from lots of bugs and glitches, even more so than Far Cry 1.
I have tried fixing it, but nothing has worked.

Then I realized something, I shouldn't be be forced to download "unofficial" patches and go through game files and tweaking them to fix their game. It'd be one thing if it was a quick fix, but I've spent almost an hour trying to fix this to no avail.

I know this is arguably the best or 2nd best game in the series, but I simply can't recommend it due to Ubisoft being too lazy to fix the technical issues this game has.

This game isn't great, IMO. It's repetitive, the driving's boring (no fast travel), the plot didn't engage me, and the game's full of bugs. Plus, the graphics are hard to look at (it's incredibly hard to discern enemies from the environment), and it's making my PC run super hot. It's incredibly frustrating to clear outposts when enemies just pop back up on top of you the moment you move away and return a bit later. The fire thing and the way you heal yourself are cool.

Although it's age is glaring at times, it is easily the best Far Cry game in terms of its direction & presentation. The game takes its war-torn Africa setting seriously(unlike the newer games). It provides a very gritty and consistent aesthetic that many games failed to imitate since. A common criticism is that the game might feel restrictive or even an annoyance to play with its mechanics such as unavoidable malaria attacks and weapon condition deterioration with RNG jamming, but these mechanics add to the overall aesthetic, theme, and game-play loop that the game was trying to create.

It is nearly unplayable on modern hardware without patches, but a lot of games of this age are, just typical Ubisoft abandonware. It is as easy as installing a tool to patch it for modern hardware. It also has the traditional Far Cry blunder of having bullet spongy enemies, but that is also remedied with a few easy to install mods, which I highly recommend as it makes combat far more immersive.

An often overlooked gem that can be appreciated with a little patience and appreciation for what the developers were trying to create, it is a work of art and a shining example of what direction open-world shooter games should have kept going in. I definitely recommend this game as long as you are fine with patching it, and can tolerate older 3D videogame jank.

Community fixes will only get you so far, this game remains a broken buggy mess.
Even when it works it's a pretty boring game, the story could be interesting but the voice acting is utter trash with every line delivered in a soulless way and sped up 1.5x for some reason.

I like it but you need to go to nexusmods and download the unofficial patch.
Without it the game is dogshit, with it it's pretty good

Far Cry 2 is a very good game and worth the money. Far Cry is one of the best game series out there and I highly recommend it.

This game is amazing in my opinion, but I just wish Ubisoft shove a 50 foot pole inside their own rectum.

pretty great fps with a unique setting. Guns are cool, gunplay is cool. Fire physics is cool.

It has a major bug, every checkpoint you take down will immediately respawn.

Save simulator. Empty. repetitive gameplay. Every mission is just "destroy that/kill him", but if you have a buddy, then congrats, you just have one more objective. Speaking of buddies, they're useless. When you first meet one, the game tells you "if they die, the're gone". In reality you don't care, because you miss nothing.
"open" world is empty.After a certain point, diamonds are getting useless, because you already have everything you need, so when another guy tells you "I will pay more" it means nothing.
Technical condition is also not in the best shape: mandatory 60 FPS lock, broken keyboard if you use non-English layout (again), a LOT of bugs, even with fixes, and many more

After completing Far Cry 2 on the highest difficulty I think that FC2 is the worst game of the entire franchise.

I would not reccomend this piece of crap to my worst enemy, all ill say is that this game aged like milk. this is horrible.