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UberJumper posted:When you get to the second island. 
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I really wish games would stop treating me like a 12-year old with ADHD. Also why the gently caress is manual saving disabled in autosave mode? Why is that even a thing?
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Nov 30, 2012 21:34
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Without any spoilers, how's the story? Some of the previews seem to be setting it up as some weird Spec Ops/Tyler Durden thing with the antagonists.
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Nov 30, 2012 22:32
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I'm still relatively early in, but as far as video game prose goes, it's pretty good. Mostly due to the characters you meet, who are all very unique, well-realized and extremely well voice acted.
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Nov 30, 2012 22:41
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This loving owns so far. However, I die more often to tigers than I do to guys with guns 
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Nov 30, 2012 22:52
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Blast of Confetti posted:Without any spoilers, how's the story? Some of the previews seem to be setting it up as some weird Spec Ops/Tyler Durden thing with the antagonists. Pretty good. It's not trying to be anything amazing mind you, but what it shoots for it achieves rather handily. All the characters, from the antagonists, to your friends, to random people you'll meet for just a single mission are all very well written, realized, and unique. Everyone and everything feels like it belongs in the world. It's actually really interesting to watch the main group of friends go from "worst people on the planet" to "actual human beings who you want to protect" through some really quality writing. Not really spoilery, but the main focus of the story is less finding your friends, and more watching the main character go from a normal guy, to an absolute sociopath which is a really cool little thing to watch happen. I'd agree that it's more of a Spec Ops/Fight Club style thing, especially as you near the end. I'm only just now preparing to hit Island 2, and it's gotten rather dark rather fast. The main meat of the game of course is the open world shooting aspect, so if you don't like that the game likely wouldn't be worth it for you, but the story is just as well done as the rest of the game.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:24
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I'm loving the game atm, but what the gently caress is up with the framerate on the PS3? It is all over the place - even in the first village it can't seem to run completely smoothly.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:27
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Rookersh posted:I'm only just now preparing to hit Island 2, and it's gotten rather dark rather fast. At the beginning of the game, when you open the map and see various icons in undiscovered spots, is that only Island 1? I think I'm underestimating the size of the game world.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:38
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jerkstore77 posted:At the beginning of the game, when you open the map and see various icons in undiscovered spots, is that only Island 1? I think I'm underestimating the size of the game world.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:39
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jerkstore77 posted:At the beginning of the game, when you open the map and see various icons in undiscovered spots, is that only Island 1? I think I'm underestimating the size of the game world. All the icons in the Southern edge of the map are Island 2.
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jerkstore77 posted:At the beginning of the game, when you open the map and see various icons in undiscovered spots, is that only Island 1? I think I'm underestimating the size of the game world. If this is true, holy poo poo because I thought the same thing 
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Nov 30, 2012 23:39
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:If this is true, holy poo poo because I thought the same thing Didn't Far Cry 2 surprise people in exactly the same way? Just when you think things are coming to a head, it drops you into an entire second map as huge as the first one.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:42
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Infinite Monkeys posted:How far into the main quest is that? In sandbox games I usually just wander about shooting people and stuff but it looks like I'll have to do a bunch of the main quest to unlock stuff Its a fair bit into it i'd say about 60% into it. It is awesome but it is really difficult to use properly, unless you have a decent cliff edge. About the ending, The ending, i sided with the Ciltra. What the gently caress. That was dark. You slit your ex girlfriends throat, and then immediately after it swaps to a minute of you loving her while her tits bounce. And then she stabs you. WHY?!??! THERE IS NO GUARANTEE YOU ARE PREGNANT LADY. EDIT: Dominic White posted:Didn't Far Cry 2 surprise people in exactly the same way? Just when you think things are coming to a head, it drops you into an entire second map as huge as the first one. To be fair the second map is smaller, and much less detailed then the other island. There is also a smaller number of side quests. Also you have the wingsuit, and other goodies so you can get around the island much faster and easier. UberJumper fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Nov 30, 2012 23:48
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Dominic White posted:Didn't Far Cry 2 surprise people in exactly the same way? Just when you think things are coming to a head, it drops you into an entire second map as huge as the first one. It was like that for me. I thought I had beaten the game and it was just halfway.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:48
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Rookersh posted:Pretty good. Just to echo that somewhat, I thought that the story itself was better than Spec Ops which just went completely off the rails near the end, this was much more tight. Neither let you really choose anything, but unlike Spec ops, the far cry 3 story line was rational. I thought the boss fights were fantastic as it plays into the whole loosing your mind/drug bender feel the rest of the game has - including the gods of war like boss battle and waking up screwing the psycho tribal girl or the card game that ends up with you massacring an entire room of thugs.
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Nov 30, 2012 23:53
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I'm enjoying the story and I can't think of a better one in a sandbox game. Having the protagonist be a wanker is amusing. Who is writing the guidebook entries though? Also, I want hunting dlc. I've already finished most of the hunting quests and I want more. I'd enjoy a proper survival mod/dlc for that matter (with exposure, food, etc needs). I've noticed so far all the tattoos seem to be unlocked through the main story missions, are any unlocked by side missions?
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Nov 30, 2012 23:59
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low-key-taco posted:I'm enjoying the story and I can't think of a better one in a sandbox game. Having the protagonist be a wanker is amusing. Who is writing the guidebook entries though? Its the its the CIA guy that's writing the entires
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Dec 1, 2012 00:02
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Is it just me or is the audio in this game really flat and terrible (PC version)? I am using headphones.
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paint dry posted:Is it just me or is the audio in this game really flat and terrible (PC version)? I am using headphones. I've only played for a few hours so far (on PC), but I haven't noticed anything like that and that seems like something I'd absolutely notice 
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Attention Horse posted:Oh god my Far Cry is haunted Those are distant relics, actually.
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Dec 1, 2012 00:32
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paint dry posted:Is it just me or is the audio in this game really flat and terrible (PC version)? I am using headphones. I've definitely noticed that, mostly when NPCs are talking, it's like it hasn't been mixed at all. Also I can't find a way to turn up the voice volume so it's always pretty quiet.
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Dec 1, 2012 00:34
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Those are distant relics, actually. You skeptics sicken me. So, is this game unlocking at 12:00AM EST or PST for NA?
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Those are distant relics, actually. Oh poo poo, I thought those lights were lens flare artifacts from my camera. I'm a moron.
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Sputty posted:So, is this game unlocking at 12:00AM EST or PST for NA?
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gibbed posted:The current countdown on the game page says it should unlock 10AM PST. That's really late, that blows! Thanks for the answer, though.
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Dec 1, 2012 00:40
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I just had my first Tiger encounter. Ended badly for me. I was killed by the Kimodo Dragons earlier. Wildlife is genuinely threatening and that's a good thing. Game looks fantastic too.
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So, how will this game perform with a GTX 560SE overclocked to about 820 Mhz? Good? Bad? Also, does this game have 4 player splitscreen? (As in, 4 players can play on the same TV). Because Left 4 Dead didn't and that really pissed me off.
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Pariah Messiah posted:So, how will this game perform with a GTX 560SE overclocked to about 820 Mhz? Good? Bad? Expecting 4 player split screen on the PC version is a little weird.
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Pariah Messiah posted:So, how will this game perform with a GTX 560SE overclocked to about 820 Mhz? Good? Bad? I'm running this game on Ultra with 2 gigs of RAM and a 5770. Oh, and getting 60 FPS. This game is super optimized, you'll be fine.
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Vatek posted:Expecting 4 player split screen on the PC version is a little weird. Ahem, I meant on console, sorry. Trying to decide which would be the better choice. (How is the co-op by the way?)
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Dec 1, 2012 01:23
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Rookersh posted:I'm running this game on Ultra with 2 gigs of RAM and a 5770 ATI. Oh, and getting 60 FPS. It's kind of funny, Systems Requirements labs actually has my fairly new computer clocked under recommended specs just because my video card isn't next month's model. There must be setting to get bloom and AA out of the rear end.  Pariah Messiah posted:Ahem, I meant on console, sorry. 4 player split screen on anything more advanced than Mario Party would basically send a computer/xbox flying in to outer space from all the processing.
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Blast of Confetti posted:4 player split screen on anything more advanced than Mario Party would basically send a computer/xbox flying in to outer space from all the processing. The Halo games handle (handled?) it just fine.
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Dec 1, 2012 01:38
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Has anyone figured out how to turn off radial blur yet?
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No. No one knows any small tweaks yet.
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so I picked this up with that 20% off promo gamefly is doing right now any clever ways to download it / unlock it early for people in NA? (sorry if already asked, didn't see it at a quick glance)
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Uhhhhhhhh, I just had a game where a dude folded and still won. What the poo poo?
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Rookersh posted:I'm running this game on Ultra with 2 gigs of RAM and a 5770. Oh, and getting 60 FPS. Really? The game runs like rear end for me. Sure I get decent frames even on Ultra but it constantly stutters and drops randomly.Thinking of just trading in some old stuff for the 360 version, since I really do want to enjoy it.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:My old 560Ti gave me a shitton of artifacting and weird issues with Battlefield 3, so maybe it's an issue between the game and that card? Has anyone had more optimization successes? I also have a 560ti and an i5, and the game doesn't run anywhere near as well as I think it should. I have installed the beta drivers, but I still have to go down to DX9 and turn post-FX to low before it gets acceptable and even then I get a bunch of microstuttering. Edit: The guy getting 60 FPS on a 5770 definitely makes me think something's wrong here. Hakkesshu fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Dec 1, 2012 |
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Hakkesshu posted:Has anyone had more optimization successes? I also have a 560ti and an i5, and the game doesn't run anywhere near as well as I think it should. I have installed the beta drivers, but I still have to go down to DX9 and turn post-FX to low before it gets acceptable and even then I get a bunch of microstuttering. How much RAM do you have? I'm on a 560ti with 16gb and an i5 2500k overclocked and it runs pretty drat well for me. I'm using the latest nVidia beta drivers that came out two days ago. e: also an SSD which probably helps
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Yodzilla posted:How much RAM do you have? I'm on a 560ti with 16gb and an i5 2500k overclocked and it runs pretty drat well for me. I'm using the latest nVidia beta drivers that came out two days ago. Sounds like I have the exact same setup as you. Using those same drivers. Getting 30-40 on high settings. Edit: Also have an SSD.
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