Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I really wanted to hate this game. I was irritated by the first Far Cry with the save game issues, I was annoyed with the second Far Cry with the constant checkpoint fights. So I came into playing this game for the supposed hype to see the much touted graphics and quit the game a couple hours in after some annoying design flaw. After 8 hours of play I'm really getting into this game. Things I like: 1. Graphics - very nice graphics 2. Fast Travel - although there isn't a lot of spots to fast travel to, there are enough to break up the map to reduce long travel. Game world is beautiful and there is hidden loot and collectibles strewn about, so if you have to travel, it isn't a complete wast of time. 3. Stealth - Stealth and how AIs react to it works great. You can hide in shadow and in cover and they will not notice you. They won't notice you until you make some sort of noise that is within their area of detection. Even if they hear it, they do not necessary catch you, they start to search for you in the general direction of said noise. You also have an unlimited supply of rocks to help lead them away. If they see a body, mobs start to fan out looking for the culprit, instead of them all heading in your direction even though you did not provide a tell. 4. Combat - Very smooth combat. AIs are smart, but not clairvoyant. Very easy to do guerilla type tactics to run in and shoot, then blend into the shadows attacking from a different direction. Also there is additional strategy such as attacking a base, you can open up animal cages in hopes the animals will attack the mobs. 5. mini-games - poker, knife throwing, races, time challenges, etc. They have a ton of mini games that are fun to play. My favorite was hide and seek where you have to kill as many mobs in a set amount of time. Sneaking through with a silencer and a knife cutting down people trying to get 450 pts was a blast. Things I dislike: 1. Economy - Your cash supply is limited by how big of a wallet you have. You start off only able to hold $1000, and you have to locate materials to craft a bigger wallet. You have to do the same thing with the number of weapons you can hold, number of health kits, number of arrows. Thankfully they give you the location of the animals on the map, so you know generally where you need to go to get the mats. So you can easily get necessary upgrades fairly early in the game. 2. Animals - they are fast, small, easily concealed in grass and brush, and your only warning is their growling. I have no idea how many times I died due to being attacked by crazy boars, komodo dragons and some sort of ostrich. When I try to aim at one, I hear two more, and I can't see where they are at. I do have to say the animal AI is smart, instead of only attacking me, they attack anything. I lucked out on clearing an outpost because two leopards had wandered into camp, and killed off half the camp for me. The spawn rate appears to be low though, so it isn't something you have to worry about constantly. Overall, I really love this game.