Far Cry®

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Hello! Far Cry — what a legendary name! I think almost everyone has played or at least heard about this series at some point. Far Cry 1 — I had never played it before, although I had heard that it was one of the best games of its time. I'll keep this short. I'm sure that back in the day this game must have been absolutely incredible. Great missions, beautiful scenery, nice textures, awesome gunshot sounds — and then you add experiments and mutants on top of that. Sounds like one hell of a game. However, I don't think it has really stood the test of time. Playing it in 2026, the game feels very clunky and sluggish. The AI can be REALLY stupid in some places, while in others enemies will simply shoot you through walls because the game is apparently coded in a way that makes the AI completely ignore certain obstacles. I played on the hardest difficulty, and maybe that was my mistake — I wanted to give myself a bit of a challenge. Well... I lasted about 6 hours. Bugs and crashes AI that can kill you through walls Getting completely destroyed by ONE hit (which feels way too unrealistic, even on the hardest difficulty) The gameplay — which is supposed to be the whole point of the game — becomes more frustrating than enjoyable Of course, it's the hardest difficulty, and yes, it's a shooter where you're supposed to be in danger all the time... BUT. Two years ago I completely finished the original Call of Duty (2003) on HARD difficulty. It took me around 16–20 hours. Here, after 6 hours, I might have completed only 25% of the game? I honestly don't even know. But every level felt harder and harder, while the AI just kept behaving more and more ridiculously. And I want to point out that I'm a HUGE fan of old games. I've played three Final Fantasy games, Alone in the Dark, Call of Duty, Gothic, Silent Hill, Rune, Area 51, AvP, TMNT 2003, and many, many others. I'm convinced that games used to be made with more passion and soul, rather than being endless repetitions of the same ideas and the same stories... But even with all my love for old games, I have to give Far Cry 1 a 5/10. I just can't give it more. And yes, I didn't even finish the game — maybe the difficulty was part of the problem — but honestly, getting any real enjoyment out of the gameplay is REALLY difficult. Especially after the first 1–2 hours. Of course, if I were rating it for its time, I'd probably give it a 9/10. But playing it today, the game feels rough, outdated, and very frustrating. So, would I recommend playing it? If you really want to experience it, I'd say play it on Easy and stop whenever you start getting bored or frustrated. No point in making the experience even more painful. And for all you hardcore masochists out there: welcome to Dark Souls, where every bullet on the hardest difficulty feels like the end of the world. 😂 Have a great day, everyone, and stay happy! P.S. (Це реально просто бомбьож дупи проходити цю гру. Вона їбе з усіх сторін. 10 разів подумайте перед тим як завантажити її)