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Far Cry 2 sells a million in three weeks, proceeds not going to malaria research

4:44 PM on 11.11.2008, Brad Nicholson 31 comments

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Today, Ubisoft announced Far Cry 2 has sold one million units in a mere three weeks since hitting retailers worldwide. This marks a monumental achievement and it deserves to be celebrated with candy, cake, confetti, and prostitutes. I wasn’t able to ask Ubisoft Montreal (the game’s developer) about a party or prostitutes, but it doesn’t stop me from saying it needs to happen.

In terms of Far Cry 2 deserving the landmark sales, I believe it does. When I played it for review I found it to be a great mix of action and exploration. It also has quite the multiplayer component, which is being overlooked right now because of other behemoth titles like Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet sporting larger or more interactive experiences.

What do you guys think about FarCry 2? If you didn’t get it quite yet, do you think you will at some point or will the rest of the holiday releases dominate your time and money?

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Timmeh's Avatar
Timmeh at 11/11/2008 16:52
I hated it at first but Far Cry 2 has grown on me a little now. I do think the maps are a bit too big and the lack of any non-hostile NPCs outside of the few ceasefire zones is poo, as are topless/t-shirt wearing enemies who can take several shots to the chest. Pretty much all the complaints everyone else has had about it really. Oh, and auto save - would it have been asking too much?

Overall, I think it's a solid game, fun in short bursts that could have been much better.
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GunSlap at 11/11/2008 17:02
I miss the silly sci-fi elements of the original far cry, but I still think number 2 is well worth it.
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Eschatos at 11/11/2008 17:03
I liked it at first, but my happiness has been steadily shrinking. There's just so many bugs and problems that should not exist. Also the multiplayer refuses to work in any way for me.
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Corak at 11/11/2008 17:14
I like the title, its taken a back burner recently with games like LBP, Resistance 2, and GOW 2 taking up most of my time, and with Mirrors Edge arriving today I probably won't get back to it for some time, but I will finish it and devote some time to the multiplayer as it was fun when I tried it.
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MotoRobo at 11/11/2008 17:18
When I went to Best Buy to purchase Fallout 3 I was surprised to find Far Cry 2. I thought it'd be a PC exclusive, consoles unable to handle it. Excited, I bought it instead of Fallout 3 (Bethesda's development cycle means I can get a bundle w/the two expansions a year or two from now). It's great fun and deserves these sales. Many of the traits shooters, FPSes, and sandbox games are meant to have this game possesses by different mechanics. My only complaint is saved games are organized by ingame time instead of real world newness, can't be deleted, and don't display data like total playtime so I may be sure which file I want to load.
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wardrox at 11/11/2008 17:36
Easily the most enjoyable and engrossing gaming experience I have had all year, truly awesome game :)
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Dexter345 at 11/11/2008 17:44
Is a million in three weeks across three platforms really all that impressive? Haven't other platform-exclusive titles sold a million on launch day before?
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musicforus at 11/11/2008 17:46
Loving this game. Taking it easy, enjoying the traveling and gunplay, very immersive, tons of fun. Glad it's doing well.
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Takeshi at 11/11/2008 18:04
It's a great game. With a really good map editor. But I was really kinda surprised about the A.I. I didn't really feel like shooting everyone in one of those guard posts again so I decided to race through in my jeep. About a mile down the road I heard shooting. Turned around and saw the guys following me from all the way back. I shot the driver and ran off (car was burning and didn't want to repair it during a gunfight). The guy handling the mounted gun on the truck decided I was too far away and jumped behind the wheel. When I was in range (almost ran over) he must've though I was close enough to shoot me again with the mounted gun because he jumped behind the gun again. Decided to test him I ran off. He jumped behind the wheel and after that on the gun again. Until I shot him and the car.

The multi-player is something else. It felt a bit random. The first level I played was full of exploding barrels and propane tanks. If one of those barrels respawned I shot it and blew up half of the map. A bit too much fire and explosions. Not very realistic (compared to the rest of the game) but fun to play.
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VWGTI at 11/11/2008 18:37
Takeshi convinced me to get the game and I'm sure as shit glad I did. The game is not without flaws, but damn it's fun as hell.
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VWGTI at 11/11/2008 18:38
Also, collecting diamonds is like catching Pokeman. So addicting!
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Takeshi at 11/11/2008 18:51
Indeed that too, running around with your GPS to spot those diamonds. Hell yeah. And the fire and explosions. Looks so sweet and it feels great when you burn a whole village down (no worries, only baddies in the towns). Like Shipero said to me. He was under heavy enemy fire when he shot a propane tank. Everything was ablaze and shooting slowly died out. Everybody was burned. That's great.

Also shoot the top of of one of those propane tanks. The most fun I've had in a FPS. They'll become unpredictable missiles. Watched one shoot into the air as unpredictable as they are it suddenly came down and exploded on my head. I was amazed. And dead.
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necrozen at 11/11/2008 19:13
If I can stop playing LBP and Resistance 2 long enough to focus on anything else, I will gladly pick it up. The problem is that the online components of both of those games are keeping me interested for so long that I've been ignoring everything else, lol. Which is good because it is saving me cash in the long run, I suppose.
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the GAMEGOBLIN at 11/11/2008 19:45
I was personally underwhelmed with this one. They made everything so bland and brown and took out all the non-realistic things that made the original far cry games special

I'll go back to it after Fallout 3 and Gears 2
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Detox at 11/11/2008 20:07
i dunno whats so great about this game...seems really boring to me, the only fun I get from it are the movie themed created maps and map editor...the story just seems gay and dull...and it's in such a boring setting too..why couldn't they fuckin leave it to those nice tropical islands or move it to japan
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solidgoomba at 11/11/2008 20:18
I miss Aeris :( She always sounded so sultry...
If you actually answer presiano numero dos por Veronica! I have no idea what she's saying but I just assume she's talking dirty to me.
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dmgi at 11/11/2008 20:37
Amazing sales all things considered. Probably won't pick it up unless it hits the bargain bin.
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DibbityDan at 11/11/2008 20:59
It had great graphics and it was fun setting things on fire, but that's all I really liked about it. I found it tedious and there wasn't very much to do, besides doing generic missions over and over and over, etc.
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saxiums at 11/11/2008 21:06
Sadly it's doing nothing more then sitting on my desk right now. But it sure does a good job of that at least.
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Chronic Logic at 11/11/2008 23:41
WAY TOO MANY WHITE FOLKS IN AFRICA. Are we in South Africa or something? Anyways good to see that the devs are raking millions of dollars and keeping it for themselves to make more better games instead of helping out some poor starving african kid.
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Bennyishere at 11/11/2008 23:59
I somehow get the feeling some people wouldn't like it if everyone in FC2 were black.
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Dan CiTi at 11/12/2008 00:47
It's decent I guess. I don't see how someone could think it's better than Crysis or especially Crysis Warhead though.
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ajaxender at 11/12/2008 01:35
If they released a patch that meant that every time you cleared a Checkpoint, it stayed cleared for good, id give the game around a 9/10. The feeling of accomplisment for clearing the first few was pretty good, considering its just stuff to do on the way while traveling to wherever you need to go.

That feeling was stripped entirely and turned to pure anger and frustration when i realized i had to clear the fucking checkpoints every god damn time. There are certainly lots of interesting things to do in the game but having to kill the same guys over and over again just gets in the way. I cant play the game for more than 20 min or so.
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Chaotic Life at 11/12/2008 02:38
@ MrSadistic - Did your save die at the dj intimidation mission too?? I fucking wish I had had more than 1 save... 23 hrs. gone. I'm going to get back to it from the beginning after gears2 and some others.
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Scroll at 11/12/2008 06:44
I kinda find Far cry 2 dull. Theres no real motivation for me. It feels wrong playing an FPS that doesn't have a solid structure.
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Demtor at 11/12/2008 07:26
Yikes, this game is absolute garbage.
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inkablotz at 11/12/2008 08:13
I like it! Finished it last night and will play it again in a different play style. It suffers a little bit from "Assassin's Creed Syndrome" - a great engine and environment but missions that are way too repetitive to elevate it to excellent game status.

Why wouldn't you beef up the story and dramatic pacing if you have put so much work into the other parts of the game?
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XanderSan at 11/12/2008 08:41
I was asked to save by the game as some sick joke, as when I reloaded that save from then on I would be instantly gunned down by a hail of bullets. What the hell? Not even a 'continue' screen from the end of the last mission, but just complete Baldur's Gate style death?

Also, I lost interest when my feat of exploration rewarded me with '1 of 221 diamond briefcases'. The other thing I hated about Assassin's Creed. I'm sure there must be someone who LOVES hunting down these fantastical lost trinkets, and the search for the final missing one must basically climax once he finally gets it be dammit all... the guy isn't me.
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Pixelated at 11/12/2008 23:03
What do I think? I think it sucks. Ubisoft used gimmicks and bullshit trailers to sell a boring, stale, mediocre game with possibly the worst AI and voice acting EVER seen in a game. The story, forgettable. The graphics, Xbox 360 like. The characters, stupid, uninspiring and just all around forgettable just like the missions and storyline. Malaria and pulling bullets out of your leg with pliers? Just a gimmick that frustrate the player more than adding anything to the game.

Actually Far Cry 2 and Assassins Creed have a lot in common, they're both boring games that rely on you to repeat the same missions over and over and over. Since the game review web sites around the web are sellouts (PC Gamer, IGN, Gamespot) They gave this garbage 9/10 type scores. Shameful. This game gets a 5/10 from me.
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