Far Cry 2 first impression

Dyre Straits · October 1st, 2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by viperanaf

I honestly don't see this game as a Far Cry game
Repetitive driving with out a cretin goal...

To each his own. But, I found the game very immersive and worth what I paid for it. ($20 plus tax).

You don't have to drive if you don't want to. You can always walk, run, crawl. Or take the bus.

But, I do agree that it's a far cry from the original Far Cry. It doesn't qualify as a sequel at all.

Bysior · October 10th, 2009, 10:42 AM

It's good for a first 2-3 days....then it gets repetitive. You're doing the same thing over and over, assault trucks spawn every 30 seconds and beside graphics there is no real captivating scenario. So if someone made a better game on far cry 2 engine i would be very pleased

Improvizor · October 10th, 2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bysior

It's good for a first 2-3 days....then it gets repetitive. You're doing the same thing over and over, assault trucks spawn every 30 seconds and beside graphics there is no real captivating scenario. So if someone made a better game on far cry 2 engine i would be very pleased

If it was a hunting game or a game about exploring Africa it would be amazing. Running around with a sniper rifle hunting wild beasts or just observing them would be like a dream come true.

Dyre Straits · October 11th, 2009, 12:24 PM

I'm actually playing through a 2nd time now and am a bit more discerning about the missions I'm taking on. This way I can upgrade my weapons earlier.

The one thing that is really, really bad about the game is this memory leak. I don't experience any slow down at all. But, whereas the RAM use starts out at around 1.9 GB, it steadily climbs to around 3 GB and then CTD with no error. It's really sudden when it happens.

I do save constantly, though. But, at times I'm really into the game and forget to save as I wanted to and...BAM -- CTD.

Improvizor · October 12th, 2009, 01:01 AM

Weird. I have no problems with the game and I got only 2Gb of RAM. Maybe your RAM is the problem. You don't need 6Gb so just remove 2Gb or 4Gb and try it out. It's enough for any game on the market today.

bigal · October 12th, 2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bysior

It's good for a first 2-3 days....then it gets repetitive. You're doing the same thing over and over, assault trucks spawn every 30 seconds and beside graphics there is no real captivating scenario. So if someone made a better game on far cry 2 engine i would be very pleased

I completely agree. It is a great game but is repetitive, and just gets boring.

bigal · October 12th, 2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

I'm actually playing through a 2nd time now and am a bit more discerning about the missions I'm taking on. This way I can upgrade my weapons earlier.

The one thing that is really, really bad about the game is this memory leak. I don't experience any slow down at all. But, whereas the RAM use starts out at around 1.9 GB, it steadily climbs to around 3 GB and then CTD with no error. It's really sudden when it happens.

I do save constantly, though. But, at times I'm really into the game and forget to save as I wanted to and...BAM -- CTD.

I have absolutely no problem with far cry 2 with stability, I play it on all ultra high, 2x aa, 1080p.

Sazabizc · October 12th, 2009, 02:39 AM

When I first played farcry 2 I had CTD to. I have read that the game did have a memory leak but I thought they fixed it in a patch not sure.

http://infarcry.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1330

I also had the game slow down after 5 minutes.

What driver are you using? I don't have Ati but they did release a hotfix for they game

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,6...mance/Reviews/

Dyre Straits · October 12th, 2009, 07:50 AM

Had to update my specs on the left column. I have 8 GB of RAM under Windows 7 RC x64. It's all OCZ DDR2.

I've read a lot of recent posts by gamers still playing this game and having CTDs about every 30 minutes. The only abnormal thing I'm encountering is the continual increase in RAM usage.

The game has been patched with the latest updates.

I'm using a pre-release of the Catalyst Drivers. Maybe I'll revert to the official 9.9s and see if there's a difference.

mkey · October 12th, 2009, 08:47 AM

You can also try cleanmem app to clear your RAM, but since you have 8 GB of it, I don't see how it could help XD Obviously it's the game's way to tell you need to take a break every few hours.