Chris F Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 http://www.farcry-thegame.com Sign up for your chance to be in the closed beta test for Far Cry! *BETA Closed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 The single player demo has officially been released! http://www.farcry-thegame.com Obligatory Fileshack Mirror: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=4439 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Wow. No love for Far Cry? I downloaded the demo, and it seems very cool. I was able to jack all the effects and graphical options up to the max, and it is a VERY pretty game to look at. I'll try and post some screenies later tonight. The AI of the enemies seems good. They'll call for backup, take cover, hide, etc. Kind of reminds me of the AI in Halo for some reason. The weapons are nice as well. Although I've only tried two of them. They seem to be more realistic. I know in Rainbow Six 3 I can get head shots with almost any weapon on the first shot, and although I've never fired a weapon in my life, it seem a tad unrealistic to me, especially with certain weapons. The weapons in Far Cry seem to be less precise, but if you're still or lying prone, it seems to make a difference. The level included in the demo is very open ended. You can pretty much go to any island, in any order as long as you complete your goal. There are also driveable vehicles, and some with mounted weapons as well. There are some cool ragdoll physics in the game, and did I mention the game is beautiful? I'd lvoe to see a Jurassic Park game set on Isla Nublar/Sorna with this engine. Anyways, those are my quick thoughts. Screens coming later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I havent gotten home yet. Gimme time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan B. Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I've had my eye on the game for a while...it's supposedly coming to the Xbox (Ubi-Soft Montreal is doing the port), but my PC isn't up to snuff to check it out unless I get a new graphics card. It does remind me of Halo from what I've seen, and that's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Downloading it now. Not sure when I'll get to it though as I'm kind of playing something I shouldn't be right now (HL2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 NOT 56K Friendly! Here are some pics I snapped for your enjoyment. They're not great, but show off the cool graphics and vehicles. These were taken at 1280x1024, with all graphics options maxed out. No AA or AF though. Here's where the demo starts. That's the island you have to invade by yourself or whatnot. Here's the island straight ahead in the first picture. Where I decided to beach my raft and start my assault. Here's the effect of shooting an explosive canister. Here are the two unlucky bastards that were near the canister. Note the cool blood effects. Here's an attack boat I'm going to 'jack. There were guys in it, but I killed them first! Inside the attack boat. Here's from the top of a hill/mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Pretty cool. This is the first game in a year that I've had to dial the resolution down from my usual settings (1024x768x32 full detail) to 800x600. Guess it's time to update the processor and video card. I wish I knew someone with a Radeon 9800 Pro cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 So far I'm liking it. The ragdoll physics are topnotch and the little touches are what elevate the game. The fact that the bodies float on the water as do most of the objects that you can interact with.The enemy AI is also impressive. The pricks never stand still! They hide behind everything. They move to flank you and even call out flanking positions. They also LOVE to use grenades! Performance was great on my rig also with a 9700 pro. Definitely be buying this one upon release since I'm pretty impressed overall with this demo. (Good lord I need AA on this one though!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Here's a link to some console commands you can use in Far Cry: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9239100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Played this tonight on my rig which didn't like it one bit. Huge Download. Overall I'm impressed quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Originally posted by Ruffneck@Jan 22 2004, 11:29 AMHere's a link to some console commands you can use in Far Cry: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9239100 \g_maxfps 15: (ATI cards only) simulate the game running on GeForce FX hardware :lmfao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 \g_maxfps 15: (ATI cards only) simulate the game running on GeForce FX hardware Man thats mean. :lmfao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMike Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 I'll try it, but I'm sure I won't be able to run it on my lowly 800Mhz P3 with a geforce 2... How long till HL 2 comes out so I can buy a new PC??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted February 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 http://www.computerandvideogames.com/r/?pa...yes(amp)kwd=thq Far Cry - DVD ONLY release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Well, fuck. I just bought a new video card to play the damn game. I don't know if I'm inclined to spend more $ on a DVD drive. I don't have unlimited funds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Joel, http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....y=BROWSE&depa=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 i think you'll start seeing more and more games on the PC released as DVD only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted February 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Looks like it will be a DVD only release in the UK, but available both ways here in the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Originally posted by gigapower@Feb 10 2004, 05:29 PM i think you'll start seeing more and more games on the PC released as DVD only. The last I heard both DOOM 3 and Half Life 2 would be shipping on DVD as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Originally posted by Buck+Feb 10 2004, 04:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Buck @ Feb 10 2004, 04:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-gigapower@Feb 10 2004, 05:29 PM i think you'll start seeing more and more games on the PC released as DVD only. The last I heard both DOOM 3 and Half Life 2 would be shipping on DVD as well. [/b] The art assests for a DOOM3 powered game are huge, so yep I imagine you will see DVD only release for that. I can't imagine HL2 based games not also using huge art assests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Looks like I'll be able to dig up a DVD drive somewhere for cheap. Thanks for the help, guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted February 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Hey Kelley, Unreal Tournament 2004 is shipping on DVD as well. $39.99 at EBGames too (with extra goodies & a headset!): http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/239452.asp But back on topic... I'd love to see more games come on DVD. I hate 2 CD or more installs. They're just annoying. I do understand that not everyone has a DVD-ROM on their PC though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 IGN apparently confirms that Far Cry will see a 5 disc CD release in North America. Report is here: http://pc.ign.com/articles/492/492308p1.html And speaking of the full game release, we checked with Cord Smith, Brand Manager for Ubisoft, and confirmed that the North American retail version of Far Cry will ship on five CD-ROM discs. European markets will receive the game on exclusively DVD-ROM, as DVD drives are much more far more prevalent in that region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hey Kelley, Unreal Tournament 2004 is shipping on DVD as well. $39.99 at EBGames too (with extra goodies & a headset!): http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/239452.asp I wonder if MacSoft is going to do something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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