Far Cry 2 stacks the deck against you at every chance it gets, but the sum of these harsher mechanics provides for an incredibly engaging and immersive experience.
Its systems when combined focus on player disempowerment, things are not under your control, you are not a god of death in this world, you are just as susceptible to disease, gun malfunctions, and general misfortune as everyone else.
This brings a level of unpredictability to things. It keeps the game fresh even more than a decade after its release. All while its story presents a more subtle approach to its themes and antagonist. Something that was completely lost in the series.
[ Full review at https://bluedemonarchive.blogspot.com/2021/07/far-cry-2.html ]
Its systems when combined focus on player disempowerment, things are not under your control, you are not a god of death in this world, you are just as susceptible to disease, gun malfunctions, and general misfortune as everyone else.
This brings a level of unpredictability to things. It keeps the game fresh even more than a decade after its release. All while its story presents a more subtle approach to its themes and antagonist. Something that was completely lost in the series.
[ Full review at https://bluedemonarchive.blogspot.com/2021/07/far-cry-2.html ]