Far Cry

[coolsquirtle]

WOOT! i got farcry..... lolz
i'll review it when i play enough

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[HardWareBoss]

Waiting.

 

[pauldh]

Yeah, I just picked it up tonight but was hoping to check some user reviews before opening it. Any known issues with the game? I'm being lazy. I'll search it out some tomorrow. I was curious as to how the multiplayer is and whether AA/AF is possible now. Definately looking forward to having the time tomorrow night to try it out.

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[sweatlaserxp]

I love Far Cry, at least the first few levels I've played, albeit the gameplay innovation is definitely lacking in some departments... However, I have a complaint- I think the game is a little bit TOO hard on the computer. This is my system:

A7N8X Deluxe Rev. 2
Athlon 2500+
Corsair XMS PC2700 Low-Latency 2x256
Seagate SATA 80Gb
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro

It seems like it's a little bit early in the competition for developers to release games that put THAT much stress on the system... I am pretty sure that Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 will run smoothly on my system. I can't help but feel suspicious that Far Cry was not, for all its next-generation ornaments, programmed well, i.e., optimised for end-users. The performance of the game is really inconsistent as far as loading times and inconsistent framerates- sometimes they are high where they would seem low, and vice versa... does anybody else notice this???

 

[jihiggs]

it is a very demanding game, you cant expect to run it at high resolutions. 800x600 at full quality runs fine on a good rig.

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[phial]

who the hell plays with 800x600? man this isnt 1997 anymore... a 9800pro should be able to handle it

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[jihiggs]

not at full quality man.

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[pauldh]

800x600 EEEEWWWWWW!

800x600 and Full quality don't seem to go together IMO. What's the point? I'd drop a few settings to high and play 1024x768.

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[pauldh]

Once I get it installed, I'll play some levels with fraps pro running.

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[ChipDeath]

I've got it myself, and it runs quite playably (although not quite as smooth as I'd like in some parts) with everything cranked up to max/ultra details, with no AA or anything.

I mean, <i>look</i> at the game. It's the first engine I've seen that can even begin to cope with some of the environments it puts you in, with such huge open spaces. It's the first game to <i>really</i> do sniping justice. frankly I'm amazed they could get something that looks this good running on todays hardware anyway.

<i>Plus</i>, it was playable on a Duron 1.4Ghz with 256Mb of RAM and a geforce 32Mb DDR card (yup, a geforce <b>1</b>!), with lower details, which tells me the engine is actually very scalable, and therefore quite well written really. granted it didn't look anything like as nice as the newer cards, but it still looked ok.

don't forget this is a next-gen engine that will be powering games for a few years. by the end of it's (the engine that is) lifetime your rig will be distinctly mid-range or maybe even low-mid range.

How many levels are there? I think I'm on level 5 or so... It's all been good fun so far. Best game I've played in a while.

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[BigMac]

I love Far Cry, at least the first few levels I've played, albeit the gameplay innovation is definitely lacking in some departments... However, I have a complaint- I think the game is a little bit TOO hard on the computer.

I agree. I'm at the bunker research leved now (I never play a game continuously, got it on March 24). Actually I think the amount of freedom you have in going through the levels (this is where the AI comes in as there is not a lot of scripted actions involved) is rather innovative. It's one of those games of which I really enjoy the single player mode a lot.

Indeed the game is rather demanding. My specs are a lot worse than yours (1800+, 512Mb, 9600XT on 4xAGP) but I still try to play at 1024x768 which goes reasonably well if you downtune some of the settings, however I do notice some strange hickups which seem the result of some non-optimal programming as far as I can tell. Although it may have to do with my unwillingness to downtune all settings (i still have the environment quality on high, for instance).

After (re)loading a level firing my weapon for the first time is a standard moment where there seems some loading or effect going on that gives me a temporary framerate of 3 (doesnt last longer than a second though). After that no problem.


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[Baxter]

It runs fine on my pc at 1280x768 with everything very high (the higest settings) albeit with no AA/AF

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[hogfather]

Okay, so we know that the min specs state 1ghz p3 or Athlon, 64mb GF and 256mb ram, but realistically, how well is it likely to run on my system?

Athlon XP 2000+
512mb ddr 2700 ram
GeForce 4 MX 440
XP Pro SP1

Now I know the gfx card is a bit wank, but it runs UT2004 beautifully. So, what are my chances of 1024x768 mid settings?

XP2000, 512 ddr 2700ram, GF4 MX440, XP Pro

 

[ChipDeath]

It'll probably run ok, although it won't look anything like as pretty as it would on something with PS/VS capability.

As I said, it was <i>playable</i>, although not fantastic, on a 1.4Ghz Duron with 256Mb PC2100 and a 32Mb Geforce1 card.

I think you might be ok with 1024x768 mid-low settings.

Best I could suggest is to try the demo. I think it's on the cover discs of the latest PC Gamer magazine if you live in the UK, and with turns of phrase like 'a bit wank' you sound it.... ...

Just checked your BIO - yup, you are...

If you have broadband you could download it (the demo). it's about 500Mb though.

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[Baxter]

i used to have a gf4 ti4200 and could run it at 1024x768 on medium settings and it was completly smooth so you should be fine.

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[hogfather]

Chip Death, nice guess

Yeah, might have to check out the demo - I really hate file planet, and its the only place grrr. I hate that you have to wait 40 mins for a 500mb download to start, unless you give them all your money.

I need to upgrade this gfx card, but as yet I can't afford to :|

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[speeduk]

FC runs fine on my rig max details 1024x768 with 2xAA and 8xAF. 16xAF is too much though and the framerate drops into the high 20's. This is on an athlon 3200 @ 2.3ghz, 9700pro @ 9800p and 1gb OCZ ram 2-3-2-5....

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[hogfather]

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Okay, it worked better in my head Cheers tho!

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[Spitfire_x86]

Is Far Cry really good or overhyped slow runninng garbage like Halo?

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[dhlucke]

Play the demo. Halo sucks, but this game has potential to be amazing. I can't wait to get my hands on a full version.

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[Baxter]

It is a great game and worth getting, loads better then Halo as i was really disapointed with that its not JUST the visuals it has fantastic AI as well. In my opinion its a must have!

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[KWPLunchbox]

Halo and Metal Gear Solid 2 are example of console ports gone bad while the original Metal Gear Solid was ported wonderfully. I guess they were just too reliant on specialized hardware/instructions.

Far Cry runs pretty good on my system. I think it definitely want's 1GB of system ram to really be smooth though. The lag where you fire after you reload your save point is really annoying. That's just got to be a bug. I'm sure it will be addressed in the next patch. Heh, 28mb patch available at the launch date. Tsk tsk. Still, beautiful.

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[mh909]

on a little side note: ive tried to install the demo twice, but in both cases it automatically tries to install to the C: drive, which i dont have ( i have F: ). any way to get around this? or does anyone have a link to a demo that doesnt do this?


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[sweatlaserxp]

That loading thing that happens when you first fire a weapon is definitely an example of poor programming- you spend several minutes sneaking up on two guys, you aim, you fire, and then *k-k-k-k-k-k-k* the HD starts reading, the FPS drops to 3, and when you finally recover, one dude is already behind a corner and the other one is ducking. I also noticed the FPS drop severely in the time between when you face one end of the hallway and turn to face the other, if that makes any sense ; the peculiar thing is that the game is only rendering a few surfaces, yet the frames become very choppy.

I've found that "Very High" detail settings at 1024x768 are overall fair on the 9800 Pro as long as AA/AF settings are both turned down (although anti-aliasing really helps clean up the image quality when there is lots of vegetation on-screen...) I've also noticed that turning the settings down to "High" doesn't improve the FPS that much, probably have to lower it to "Medium", or turn off AA/AF to really improve performance. This game is a beast.