1. Liquidlizard

   10

   Simply amazing. Great storyline, everything made sense, graphics and visuals are stunning. AI can be challenging and the physics are great. Well worth the $50.… Expand

   • Helpful? 6 of 6 users said Yes.
2. Jaunty

   8

   The game starts off amazingly, and sets a tone that wows you and makes you feel like it'll carry on until the very end. Sadly, this only lasts until a quarter of the way through, when the narrative just becomes ludicrous and sloppy, and has you questioning whether or not the writers were also kidnapped alongside your friends. And since all of the mayhem, and the reason for inflicting it, is carried by the story, this is a major eyesore in what is otherwise a very fun, and intense open-world game. I won't spoil anything for you, but let's just say there were many times where I had to just turn my brain off and force myself not to think about what just happened. The characters, and much of the voice acting, however, are top notch. I could write more about the game here, but long Metacritic user reviews look like crap and nobody wants to read a wall of text. So should you play this game? Yes. Absolutely. Just make sure you don't think too hard about it, and also make sure you crank the difficulty all the way, because the game is far too easy even on the highest difficulty. Like a Michael Bay film, Far Cry 3 isn't going to win your heart and stimulate you intellectually, but with the right hardware and a bag of popcorn, it's still a pretty darn good time. And damn if it doesn't have one of the greatest intros to a shooter I've played.… Expand

   • Helpful? 7 of 8 users said Yes.
3. ILikeBosch

   5

   First of all, this is NOT the Skyrim of shooters or action games. This is a dolled up FPS that masks itself as an open-world sandbox game, but the only thing you can play with in that sandbox is a toy truck and a cat turd. The PC version is sleek and pretty, as well as mechanically smooth and visually-rewarding, but ultimately fails to be a top game. The story is inspired, but the whiny of a protagonist can't stop "OMG"ing at every turn. Sometimes you wish he was the norm a silent puppet hero that so many games seem to be afraid to stray from. Quests seem bizarre and unnecessary. Am I seriously hunting sharks with a RPG right now? Yes...yes I am...so I can craft a RUCKSACK. The AI is relatively unintelligible. This game was meant for YouTubers to make "LOL moments" videos with, but not much more beyond that.… Expand

   • Helpful? 1 of 1 users said Yes.
4. th4n4t4t002

   3

   farcry 3 seems to be the technical masterpiece of 2012 and the maximum credible accident of storytelling and character development. Wtf? i thought i can play this cool pirate dude called vaas and hunt rich spoiled tourist teenies. instead i have to play rich cryin tourist- teenies which make a genocide on the cool pirate dudes while cryin for mommy.
   this is so disgustin, illogical absurd. theres no identification- point with the chars of the mainplot anywhere. especially Olli is the dude you beat up in real life before he can speak a single word.
   Also skyrim and all other bethesda open- world games can learn a lot of this game technically everything beyond this technology is purest shame on it… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 0 users said Yes.

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