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[GX-WarSpite]

and are the graphics godly or what?!

[Millerboy]

It's going to be tough for HL2 and Doom 3 to compete if more games like Far Cry are released before HL2/D3 even come out.  I heard Far Cry was in development for a long time.  Guys, the "next-generation" first-person shooter has arrived.

[mrtyphoon]

The graphics are quite nice, though it's best to use a good DX9 video card to see its full beauty.

[Natedog51]

It's a sweet game but I can't get out of the boat in the begining, I've tried every dam button known to man to try to get out with out blowing it up. Any suggestions? Oh, my computer can run it but it would be nice to have some more machine.

Pentium 4 2.53

MX420

256mb PC1066 ram

5400 RPM HD

later

Nate

[GX-WarSpite]

Hit the F key =]

And you need to replace the video card and add more ram, your processor is fine.

[SuicideInvoice]

Its aight I guess.  Sure, its pretty looking, good shadows/water.  The explosions didn't impress me much.  Its going to matter how fun it is to play.  Because we all know HL2 is going to be fun.  If this game is just shoot people and 'find the C4 pack' then i'll pass. 

Best part:  Enemy sees you and says, "Hey! You with the shirt!"

[raxerx29]

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GX-WarSpite wrote:
and are the graphics godly or what?!

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What video card are you running?  I haven't played the demo yet but all I have is a Ti4200 128MB.  You probably have a DX9 card?

[bluemagic]

After beating the demo, I don’t think this game will hold up against HL2 or D3 in single player.  The graphics are great (albeit nothing too fantastic when running on medium, but that’s my rig’s fault) and the A.I. seemed competent, but overall it still felt like your standard FPS.  Multiplayer may be a whole different ballgame, however. 

I’m running it on a 1800XP with 1GB pc2100 ddr and a GF3 Ti500.  I think I need an upgrade

[Natedog51]

"And you need to replace the video card and add more ram, your processor is fine. "

Ya that's what I meant, the processor is fine but the rest of the machine could use a boost. Not worried though, I'm building a brand new machine for gaming only. Thanks for the F key pointer.

Thanks

Nate

[daedalus_]

yeah i got it, runs fairly smooth on my radeon 9700 all in wonder pro with everything on high and 800x600x32 . Cant get past the part where i have to wait for a door to open and helicopters are shooting at me and bombs are flying though.

[In-Tel]

Yeah I just played it, the graphics are pretty awesome.  The water effects are a first.   My system plays it ok, but the graphics had some lags.

[GX-WarSpite]

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daedalus_ wrote:
yeah i got it, runs fairly smooth on my radeon 9700 all in wonder pro with everything on high and 800x600x32 . Cant get past the part where i have to wait for a door to open and helicopters are shooting at me and bombs are flying though.

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Pick up the rocket launcher, hide in the long tunnel that's in the wall, pick off the gunners with your M4, and when the one helicopter comes down to drop off the three dudes, hit it with the rocket so they die inside.

[In-Tel]

It ain't totally impressisve, it reminds me of Soldier of Fortune 2 and Unreal 2 combined. But of course, this one is abit better so far. But NOT spectecular.

[In-Tel]

The gameplay seem very basic, like most FPS's so far as well.

[metal_maniac]

Well, being just a demo, I was quite impressed with what I saw. Sure, there were plenty of AI flaws as well as graphical bugs...but all in all, very impressive

[luthorcrow]

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bluemagic wrote:

...I don’t think this game will hold up against HL2 or D3 in single player... 

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That is if they do anytime soon.  But I guess good things come to those that wait.  I hope you enjoy your new game in Q4 or 2005.

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In-Tel wrote:

It ain't totally impressisve, it reminds me of Soldier of Fortune 2 and Unreal 2 combined. But of course, this one is abit better so far. But NOT spectecular.

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Actually, I agree.  But it reminds of the goods things about those games.  SOF2 was a great game up till the gun battle with the helicopter.  Oh, and that Mullins looks like a stunt double for Norris is not good.  Somebody should have told the developers that moustaches really should be left the Village People.

But folks you really have to play this game with the settings cranked all the way up to really get the effect.

Message Edited by luthorcrow on 01-26-2004 08:48 PM

[Hoopla]

Good:
1) Pretty graphics.
2) Huge environments to explore.
3) Open-ended way of doing things.
4) Smart AI that takes cover and flanks you (also see: Bad).

Bad:
1) Graphics are a little too cartoonish for my taste.
2) Physics are fun but we’ve seen it all before.
3) Stupid AI that runs around in circles and bumps into things.
4) Enemies hit you from incredible distances.
5) Weak and inaccurate weapons.
6) Vehicle physics suck.

Bottom line, I haven't seen anything ground breaking in this game.  For the most part, been there, done that in other shooters.

I would like to say that this game will be fun in multiplayer, but multiplayer has been sucking lately with all the cheaters and the retarded kids, so I doubt that I’ll buy this game until it hits the bargain bins.

[atrox]

I tried it.  It was worth the download just to see the pretty graphics.  I had to turn them down though.  I was getting serious lag at 1024x768 and at 640x480 the graphics got buggy and I could see through things.  My card is a low end FX so it didn't run that smoothly.  The targetting was hard, like the reviewer said, the mouse was sluggish.  I can't stand that.  I definitely won't buy it because of that.  It just isn't fun when the mouse is sluggish.  I found targetting to be a pain too.  When I tried to aim I would miss often even if my reticle was right on him and he wasn't moving.  I found it was almost more effective to run in and start firing from close range.  It was the only way I could hit anything.  I liked that the view would sway a little when you were trying to aim the sniper rifle.  That will cut down on too many sniping battles like in CS(not that I don't still love CS).  I'd buy it just for the multiplayer I think, if they fix the sluggish aiming. 

[metal_maniac]

The aiming was never a problem with the demo. I have played plenty of CS, so I just aimed for the chest/head and fired in small, controlled bursts. Worked like a charm

but if you have poor performance problems the controls will probably feel a lot more sluggish than they actually are...

[Druga Runda]

I'd say clearly the best graphics to date for me, great environment, decent AI (what else to expect), gret detail overall a fun experience, to me it is between Serious Sam (large open environments) and Half Life (dynamics of it)... and you can try to live in that eworld - ie with the boat you can go wherever you want, try to land... just leave soldiers, come back shoot them if you like, it's probably the easiest to avoid all the soldiers and just shoot a couple at the end to accomplish te task, but surely it's not the most fun if you go about it this way. Yes it reminded me of Commandos with Arnie... in a positive way...

[GX-WarSpite]

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metal_maniac wrote:

but if you have poor performance problems the controls will probably feel a lot more sluggish than they actually are...

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I considered that, so I lowered resolution and set details to the lowest, and it still didn't fix it. The gun feels like it did in Deus Ex: Invisible War before the patch.

[metal_maniac]

Perhaps the controls are not yet 100% complete? This is after all just a playable demo...guess we will just have to wait and see...

[atrox]

Same here, even at 640 x 480 it was sluggish.  Of coarse at 640 x 480 I was getting weird graphics anomalies, like the water was see through and I could see under the islands. 

[Egglick]

Allright.....has anyone with a decent DX9 card played the demo??

The game is obviously gonna look like crap at 640x480 with all the DX9 effects turned off.  Nobody cares what it looks like on a GF3 or an MX card.

[Druga Runda]

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egglick wrote:

Allright.....has anyone with a decent DX9 card played the demo??

The game is obviously gonna look like crap at 640x480 with all the DX9 effects turned off. Nobody cares what it looks like on a GF3 or an MX card.

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sure check out the news page and screenshots, that is how it looks on high... the best looking game to date IMHO.

[gxtoast]

Found the physics of the game to be unprecise. The explosions were basic, quite basic. I played it on my DX8.1 Ti4600 and watched a friend play it on his DX9 9800XT. Did not see much difference in graphics, except for resolution and fps. The anti-aliasing was good on the 9800XT.

The sound absolutely sucked. No positional or spacial sound at all. No distance dropoff. Very poor. BF1942/DesertCombat has the best positional sound I've heard in a game. Can tell where people and vehicles are coming from exactly. FarCry doesnt even come close.

The comments from the enemies were just freakin stupid and lame. Ignored them soon after coming across them. The AI sucked like all games do when compared to human oponents. I think Doom3 and HL2 AI will be a lot better than this game.

I dont rate this game as in the same ball park as Doom3 and HL2. No way.

The vehicles in BF1942/DesertCombat are better. BF1942/DesertCombatis far more suited to diverse multiplayer with vehicles. The explosions in BF1942/DesertCombat are heaps better.

The game was not even interesting. Not impressed.

Looking forward to BF Vietnam as well as Doom3 and HL2. Bring on the vehicle multiplayer.

Message Edited by gxtoast on 01-29-2004 06:09 AM

[zeke009]

As long as they build on this demo and take whats posted in the message boards in to consideration (they may already have whats mentioned in the works) it could be a solid game and one that I would purchase!

I never expect much of anything from a demo, regardless of the hype or lack there of... but this demo was a pleasant surprise!

[zeke009]

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egglick wrote:

Allright.....has anyone with a decent DX9 card played the demo??

The game is obviously gonna look like crap at 640x480 with all the DX9 effects turned off. Nobody cares what it looks like on a GF3 or an MX card.

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I have a GeForce FX5700 and it looked great IMO.  If you want I can take some screens and post them.

[Egglick]

Thankyou.....finally some sanity.  I downloaded the demo to play on my 9800 Pro 128, so I'll let you guys know what I think of it as well.

[Egglick]

One word:  gorgeous.  Even after playing Call of Duty, some parts of this game are absolutely breathtaking.  If this is what we have to look forward to in HalfLife 2 and Doom 3, I'm excited.

The lighting is excellent, and the physics engine is fun to play around with.   Push barrels over and watch them bounce down the stairs and roll.  After you shoot somebody in a boat, watch them tumble overboard and seep blood out into the water.  Also, once you get the door open near the end of the level, notice the overhead lights hanging in the tunnel.  It's very amusing to shoot these and watch them bounce around on the end of their chains and flash the light all over the place.  The vehicles and boats are a blast to drive, and there's lots of detail even in seemingly random areas (such as the shot down WWII Japanese plane deep in the jungle).

But now that I've heaped tons of praise on it, it's time to talk about some of the flaws.  The gameplay certainly isn't very good in it's current state.  The first thing you'll notice is that there's a slight bit of lag when you move the mouse around to aim.  This has nothing to do with the speed of the system (as the reviewer said) and tends to get annoying.  The AI also causes a bit of aggravation.  One minute you'll catch a couple guys simply standing there, looking at you dumbfounded while you mow them down, and then later on you'll watch a guy be able to spot, (and also hit) you from 400 yards while you're crouching in vegetation.  Realistically, I'd probably walk right past guys hiding in jungle vegetation and end up getting shot in the back.  I sure as heck wouldn't be able to spot them from 400 yards unless they let off a few rounds first.

Another gripe is the way they use their gun sights.  After playing Call of Duty, I find it very hard to play a FPS now unless I'm able to look down the barrel of the gun to aim over distances.  This game has a pathetic excuse for that.  It brings the gun slightly closer to you and zooms up a tad, but the gun is still off the side, so in essence, you're still shooting from the hip.

So basically, you've got some of the most breathtaking graphics I've seen in a game to date (if you've got a DX9 card), and a fun physics engine to play around with, balanced by only mediocre gameplay, some annoyances, and also some stability issues.  If you've got a high end system and want to see what's in store for games of the future, give it a look.  If you've got a low end videocard, or are easitly ticked off by minor annoyances,  you'll probably want to pass it over.

[zeke009]

Just a reminder for you guys who don't have a spot to upload your screenshots of Far Cry, I created a gallery on my site for anyone to upload their own screenshots.

If you need help uploading images, just ask.  It's pretty straight forward, use the drop down menu in the top right corner when you are in the Far Cry gallery.

The link is in my sig.

[Thrawn123]

Yeah, the demo is way cool.  Love the water FX and the nice lighting/shading on everything including your gun.  The AI is pretty smart to, ecpecially on hard.  Can't wait to see how the multiplayer pans out.  Only bad thing is we have to wait until the end of March to get the full game.

P4 3.0, Radeon 9700 Pro, 1GB Hyper-X dual channel

[Sivad]

The graphics look good until one looks to the sky.  The clouds just hang there and take the effect away.  It's no longer realistic.  I have noticed this in several games of late.  A realistic sky adds much to the game's realism.

Look to the sky in Quake III and you will see what I mean.  It's not earthly but then it's not supposed to be is it!  However, It Moves!

Message Edited by Sivad on 01-30-2004 09:55 AM

[maga]

hey, zeke, i've uploaded some pics from the demo, check it out.

[zeke009]

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maga wrote:
hey, zeke, i've uploaded some pics from the demo, check it out.

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I made some changes so that you guys can make notes or enter your systems config info and if you want to, you can create a sub album for yourself with your in-game screenshots.  (which I did for you maga)

If there is a need for other albums to be created for other games just ask and I will make the changes or give someone access to make them.  That webspace isn't used too much anymore, the gallery is the only part that gets used.

Message Edited by zeke009 on 01-30-2004 01:01 PM

[DiViN]

"Bad:
1) Graphics are a little too cartoonish for my taste.
2) Physics are fun but we’ve seen it all before.
3) Stupid AI that runs around in circles and bumps into things.
4) Enemies hit you from incredible distances.
5) Weak and inaccurate weapons.
6) Vehicle physics suck.

Bottom line, I haven't seen anything ground breaking in this game.  For the most part, been there, done that in other shooters."

This is some of the biggest BULLSH!t i have ever read.

1-understandable that u have different tastes

2-This is a lame ass comment, it's almost like saying now that we've seen good physics(like mp2) that we should now stop making games with good physics because it's been done before. O btw this games physics relating to bodies r far more advanced than anything i've seen be4.

3-I've played the demo for hours and this is rare, however that's what patches r 4(no im not saying it's an excuse to make games buggy)

4-this is purely BS, i found the AI to be 1 of the best relating to accuracy over distance, it's good yet not overboard, like a human could do it.

5- Ur obviously a novice in the skill of fps, the enemies have heavy armour over their chest/torso area, notice the sparks. Inaccurate? Compared to what?? quake? yes, cs? NO

The pistol feels cool because it fires in it's xhair yet kicks heavily to different places(not so much conefire). This is almost the exact opposite of cs, where kick in pistols feels like nothing, yet the bullets start going out of the xhair(heavy conefire).fff

6- I actually thought this was probably the best vehicle control in a game i've felt, i'll consider that ur personal taste, classify u as a moron and move on

The main problems i found with this game was the bugs, and a lot of them there were, and the main characters voice actor!!! All my problems with the bugs were relating to the graphics, highest shadow detail causes huge problems on my 4200, numerous other bugs. What was refreshing in this game(besides the obvious things like an environment u might actually WANT to be in and free-to-roam gameplay etc...) is the actual gunfights themselves, the weapon firing feels highly effective(helped so by strong gun sfx) and killing ppl just feels satisfying

[shizzsosa]

like most of you i have played many FPS's. but this demo fely different to me. it was a COD demo kind of different. something that made you fell that you have'nt done this before, when actually you have dozens of times. this is obviously a good thing. and as this is a demo there are things to be fix'd. it's to be expected. i had fun playing this demo. lets hope that they build on it they way i expect they will. we mat have a viable contender on our hands

[In-Tel]

1.The AI IS STUPID!!! Some of them would come up to me and just stands there, I was like wtf, I should have been dead. Nothing at all ground breaking from the demo

2.The physics engine IS "been there done that" feature that most new games employ. It is not the game's selling point.

3.The gameplay is again "been there done that". The only unique thing I saw was in the way the map is made, it didn't force you to start anywhere in a mission or any forced paths.

[Hoopla]

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DiViN wrote:

This is some of the biggest BULLSH!t i have ever read.

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You must have been playing too much Pong if you are that impressed with this demo...

[navyseal]

Wasn't anything special.