The Story:
Who knows maybe my other reviews knows that I am a well-told story. Far Cry 3 tells a very good. From the first mission to the end (there are 2, one reason to play again by) I wanted to know what happens next.
The main characters:
Jason Brody (Synchronized with the German voice of Leonardo Di Caprio) is directed by you and you go through with it the thin line between good and evil; Normality and madness.
Vaas, the Psycho from cover and one of the best BadBoys I experienced in a game so far (perhaps also lies at the German voice of Heath Ledger, the legendary Joker)
Then there are your friends and family, Dr. Ernhardt, Hoyt, Citra, Dennis, Willis, Sam, etc.
The place to be:
A unique island paradise, full of vegetation. Plants, animals, pirates, ... Yes, pirates! So full of life, one rarely seen a game world. It is extremely exciting with the Sniper, to pay attention on a hill in the jungle, to the opponents on the objectives and (thanks to Dolby 5.1) to the sounds behind or beside him. If you are not careful you will be attacked by a tiger, leopard or other wild animal.
Gameplay:
Ok, FPS with a gamepad, are getting used to. The control of the vehicles is quite well (does not expect any racing simulation, but it is excellent for a shooter).
Crafting (making articles) is very well incorporated into the game. It is not too much, it's not too heavy and it makes sense. At first you have to make do with only a portable weapon, but quickly there is the right 'ingredients' and it makes you bigger bags, etc. forth.
It is not a vile person shooter, because you can not always with his head against a wall. Tactics are also in demand and the talent tree helps also undetected, taking the outpost.
The "takedowns" are varied and give the whole the final touches.
Sound:
The sounds are all of good quality overall. One or the other could be a bit more "realistic", but that does not hurt.
The soundtrack itself, bomb. Mia, Skrillex, etc. music at its best, and always fit to support the Atmosphere.
Graphics:
It is the Playstation 3 of which we speak here. This has been a few years under their belts. Nevertheless:
Does the grass like grass, the trees as trees, the animals like ... we save the rest to us. Here and there times a faded texture, lack of anti-aliasing (jaggies example of the shadows and power lines) and V-Sync ( you can clearly see when you turn slowly), but when you consider that it is an open-world game, everything looks very good. Graphics are not everything!
Conclusion:
Predicate particularly valuable XD
For the money you get not only tells a story.
There is the split-screen Co-op (missing in today's world too often), the 4Player Online Koop with its own history and the multiplayer with beautiful maps.
Oh yes Maps. There is a separate level editor with which you can create its own island itself. With all the bells, tuned and there. Which react by plants and animals to NPC to certain situations. A powerful tool, which can be used over and over again to create new stories and maps for Multi Player.
PS: For me, there were no bugs (which I would have noticed), no crashes, no server problems, etc.
