A new hands-on was released by eurogamer.net. Besides the standard gameplay commentary, eurogamer had something interesting to say about the graphical differences between PC, PS3, and 360. Seems the versions aren't as "equal" as everyone has been saying they are.
"Far Cry 2 is also a beautiful game, at least on PC. Clever shading based on layers not textures means the game can scale to your PC, and the powerful demonstration machine displayed a crisp, sun-drenched, coherent and detailed landscape; one both functional and flattering, given the decision to all but scrap a HUD. Requirements will be typically lower than bitter rival Crysis, we're told, but Far Cry 2 will happily get the most out of even the most monstrous rig. Redding describes the console versions as comparable to a "medium load-out on PC", and warns us that, "graphically you're going to notice slight differences". Which we did. The Xbox 360 was the better of the two with its anti-aliasing, but both looked unspectacular and even drab in points. Far from ugly, mind you."
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2 and 3, pretty much the only ones i really enjoyed. 1 was amazing for the time but aged quite poorly. 4 has the elephant gun, all i can praise from any entry after 3 lol
Ummmm 3 than stop.
Okay maybe two as well. But yeah probably 3 and then move on.
Far Cry 2. People constantly rant about games now being too easy, holding your hand, having too many unnecessary RPG-lite leveling features, etc. People specifically complain about open world games being too focused on tons of collectibles and "checkmarks" that just waste time.
Far Cry 2 is an answer to all of those complaints. It was made by Ubisoft before they fell into all the traps discussed above (and before they started inserting towers into their games to defog the map). It has respawning enemies, weapons that degrade, and the collectible diamonds are very useful in the game (which you find in a similar way to the way you find shrines in BOTW with a radar system). The map you have is an in game item you pull out while playing, not a pause menu that is unnecessarily detailed. Also the enemy AI and physics are much better than later entries in the series.
It has a mixed reputation because people at the time said it was too hard, the weapon degradation was annoying, and then respawning enemies were annoying. FC2 came out in 2008, so this was before games like Dark Souls and BOTW had come out and made it cool to like these types of features.
GF365: "There are some games with extraordinary visuals that impress us to this day. Here are old games with outstanding graphics."
I always thought the first 3 Gears of War games looked great and still hold up for today.
Far Cry 2 was awesome. In addition to having demonstrably better physics and AI than later games in the series, it had a lot of design decisions that, criticized at the time, have since been praised in games like BOTW and Dark Souls.
It might not be super amazing by today's standard but I thought Mgs3 looked really good
The Far Cry series’ best game – not Far Cry 6 – just got more brutal and realistic thanks a mod than revamps and remakes the classic Ubisoft open-world FPS
Far Cry 2 where your guns never ever jammed until you got into a gunfight is their best? I disagree.
Far Cry 2 may certainly not be the most "fun" game in the series but from a narrative standpoint it definitely is the most interesting of the bunch. FC2 couldn't be further away from the pointless fragfests that the following episodes turned out to be.
Not really surprised
Remember, its not the final build, i would never expect the console versions to rival the pc version, but i would atleast expect the two console versions to be look the same,
Farcry Predator for 360 had crap graphics but it was still fun as hell. This only one source saying this, ill wait till comparisons show.
I dont see how part two is even worth talking about in this article. Also, How can this guy say games look better with the anti aliasing on the 360 when I see games like Metal Gear, Uncharted, Burnout, COD4, and GTA out on the ps3? This article is not only biased, but its is all just one guy's opinion, and this story should not be approved.
I just dont get where people think games are better on the 360. I would love to see the 360 pull off Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 on it. The 360 cant run them games on it. Sony's in house dev team is the best and most dedicated dev team in the video game industry. They try to make games as good as they can. Not just for profit, but also because they obviously want to make the best next gen experiance on any console.
Only Devs who want to make a quick buck make games better on the 360, cause its easier and faster to make. Thats why the 360 only has a couple of AAA exclusives. Fable 2 and Gears 2 are the only games that I see that could ever live up to the standard of what real next gen games on the ps3 have set. I honestly cant wait till E3 comes. God of War 3 is gonna be there, Killzone, Resistance,,, and I cant wait to see the look on all the xbox fan boys face when they show it.
They are PC developers so. . .