Romier S Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Ubisoft has announced the console version of Farcry. Being developed by Ubi's Montreal studio best known for their work on the original Splinter Cell and the recent Prince of Peria. For those of you not able to play the PC game this should make an excellent alternative as it is most definitely in the hands of a capable development team: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04/07/news_6093084.html Far Cry Instincts will feature all of the PC game's wide open environments and signature locales, but will also add all-new gameplay scenarios requiring different strategies and survival tactics to complete. No specific platforms or release dates for Far Cry Instincts have been announced at this time. We'll bring you more information on the game as soon as it becomes available. There are two screenies there as well. As you can see the "soft" lighting technique used in the Splinter Cell games is being used in the console version as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Moved to general discussion as no specific platform has been announced. Apologies for the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrik Draven Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 This game looks drop dead gorgeous on the pc. I hope that they can capture alot of it for the consoles but, I THINK there is only 1 console out there that can truly do this game justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by FutureVoid@Apr 7 2004, 01:46 PM no specific platform has been announced PS2 and Xbox according to the Gamespot article. Definitely enjoying it on the PC, I'll be anxious to see how the consoles handle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 PS2 and Xbox according to the Gamespot article. Which one? The one I posted? That article lists the following: No specific platforms or release dates for Far Cry Instincts have been announced at this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by FutureVoid@Apr 7 2004, 08:08 PM Which one? The one I posted? Yup. Look to the the top right of the article: Publisher: UbisoftDeveloper: Ubisoft Montreal Genre: Action Platform: PS2 Release Date: TBA Related Games Far Cry Instincts (XBOX) Or look here http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/farcry/index.html and here http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/farcry/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted April 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Ah, I see. For right now I think thats just assumption on Gamespots part (not to say it wont be accurate) but considering the report (and announcement) noted no platform I'll wait to see what Ubi announces. (I'd be curious to see what a PS2 port of the game would look like, I would imagine a good bit of the level design etc. would need to be changed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan B. Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 In fact, Official Xbox Magazine mentioned last year that this was in development for Xbox by Ubi Soft Montreal. (it was either the December or Holiday issue IIRC-the one that had the games of 2004 in it) Lookin' forward to it, as I've officially given up gaming on PCs. (they are evil) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrik Draven Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Lookin' forward to it, as I've officially given up gaming on PCs. (they are evil) Well...they can certainly be a royal pain in the ass sometimes. This config isn't no good, that config doesn't work, this conflicts with that and that has a problem with the drivers... :bang: Xbox on; Halo II in tray, home theater cranked up, bliss... :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 New FarCry trailer for those interested in Instincts. The game has REALLY come a long way from those first screenshots. Take a look here: FarCry Instincts Trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Some new screenshots of FarCry running on the Xbox. Ubi looks to have done a nice overhaul on the graphics to get it running on the Xbox. Doesn't look quite as stunning as the PC game, but it's looking very good in it's own right. Take a look: FarCry Instincts screens FarCry Instincts screens FarCry Instincts screens FarCry Instincts screens FarCry Instincts screens You can take a look at more images here: http://media.xbox.ign.com/media/621/621324/imgs_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrik Draven Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I'm VERY much looking forward to this game! My laptop was barely able to run the pc version, and that was at very mediocre settings. From what I've read, I really like the changes they've made to the story for the Xbox version and, the graphics on this are still alot more impressive than what I could run on the pc. It also sounds like they've kept the killer AI intact. Thank you, Ubi!!! Can't wait!!!! :tu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted June 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 In a none too suprising move, Ubi has cancelled the PS2 version of FarCry Instincts. Instead they are emphasizing the exclusive nature of the Xbox version. You can read the full report here: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/28/news_6128282.html t's time for them to open up another box of Kleenex, but for entirely different reasons. Ubisoft today sent out a note saying that "Far Cry Instincts will be available exclusively for the Microsoft Xbox." (emphasis added.) Translation: the PS2 version has been canceled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrik Draven Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 I just read this as well. I wonder if it was due to Microsoft paying for it to be exclusive or, was the PS2 unable to deliver a decently playable version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted June 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 I wonder if it was due to Microsoft paying for it to be exclusive or, was the PS2 unable to deliver a decently playable version? I would make a guess that it was the latter. I doubt Ubi wanted to invest the time it would take to get the game running on the PS2 considering the apparent trouble they had porting to the Xbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Fileshack is hosting a multiplayer video of Far Cry: Instincts. http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=7346 Looks pretty good, with some different game modes, and some rather good looking graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Predator mode=AWESOME! That should be really fun. The port job looks to be really well done also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Here's a mirror for that download: FarCry Instincts Multiplayer Trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrik Draven Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Any news of something coming out for the PC that's similar to this new Xbox version? I never played the pc game since my old pc isn't capable. I'm thinking of picking up the pc version instead, now that I have a machine that can run it but, from what little I know of the pc version, this Xbox version sounds more fun? Any of you Far Cry veterans able to give some input? Is this new version drastically different that the older one? Which one would you recommend? If there is an expansion/patch/whatever coming out for the pc, that would give you what Instincts has, I think I might wait and pick up the pc version instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 New video showing off the map editor. It looks very promising and easy to use. Highly recommend giving it a look. This could be the Xbox's last big hurrah in the shooter department along with R6 and GR2 Summit Strike: FarCry Instincts Map Editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Some more news on FarCry: http://xbox.ign.com/articles/637/637527p1.html Ubisoft announced today that Stephen Dorff will provide the voice of Jack Carver, the hero of Far Cry Instincts. Gamers may already know Dorff from his role in films such as Blade, FearDotCom, and Alone in the Dark. The publisher also revealed today that composer Paul Haslinger, who created scores for Minority Report, Tomb Raider, and Underworld, contributed original music to Far Cry Instincts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan B. Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Instincts is sounding pretty cool on the Xbox. That map editor looks incredibly easy-to-use, and that's the way it should be. I think I'm gonna pick up this version, although I still haven't finished the PC version yet...but I'm going to get around to it before the end of summer, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 I recall reading a review of this game almost a year ago in either EGM, OXM, or XBN. Any of you remember that? They obviously decided the game wasn't ready after giving a review copy out to journalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Are you sure you're not just thinking of the PC version? I've not been aware of this being anything close to finished at any time; they're still playing around with HDR fun and so on, at the last I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Nope, it was the Xbox version. I am sure of it. Got a terrible review. Said it sucked. Framerates, everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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