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Question: what are the FAR CRY games like? I saw a collection of four games in one release the other day, but aside from being open-world games, I don't know much about them.
Far Cry is a bit dated, but still... Meh, I'm not a big fan. It's open world manshooting, but then something else happens and it all gets a bit silly, and not in a good Just Cause 2 way.
Far Cry 2 is pretty cool, it's a Heart Of Darkness/Apocalypse Now-like story set in a civil war-torn central African state. I'd recommend trying it, but beware of bugs, the worst voice acting known to man - like seriously, seriously bad - and some annoying gameplay quirks such as insta-resetting enemy camps. If you clear a checkpoint, drive down the road maybe 20 metres then decide to go back to pick up some ammo, they'll all be back again, and that's annoying.
Far Cry 3 is a dudebro story that thought it was clever but really wasn't. It's definitely worth playing for the non-mission bits, if a bit stupid - Can you honestly not make a big wallet out of anything but the hide of the biggest, baddest shark in the world? - but it's some good fun.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, though... This you have to play if you like Terminator, Robocop, Aliens, Predator and/or any other typical 80's/90's sci-fi action film. It's Far Cry 3 lite but with a story that doesn't make you want to stop playing, it may only take about 6 hours to finish but I think it's fairly priced.
So basically, if you want something vaguely realistic or immersive, Far Cry 2 is pretty good. If you want that but a bit sillier, you'll want Far Cry 3. If you want out-and-out stupid in a good way, Blood Dragon, and if you want out-and-out stupid in a bad way, Far Cry. I really don't think there's any reason to play Far Cry now. I mean just look at this mess:
The game doesn't really improve from here.