The latest issue of Official PlayStation magazine has suggested that the as yet unannounced Far Cry 3 may be released as soon as this year.
"Start taking the malaria medicine in preparation: Far Cry 3 could be arriving before the end of the year," the mag writes.
PC Gamer also said last August that development of the title was in "full swing" at Ubisoft Montreal.
It's only a matter of time by the sound of it.
Comments
22 comments so far...
h3r3tic666 on 16 Feb '11 said:
No malaria and DRM ridden BS please!
MutilateTheDead on 16 Feb '11 said:
Well, farcry 2 was a mess, looked nice but gameplay was s**ttteeeee!! Hope they can sort this out!
Augustus_aka_AG on 16 Feb '11 said:
I think I'd rather stick rusty screwdrivers in my eyes than play another Far Cry game...
DonnerKebab on 16 Feb '11 said:
The Bad in FC2:
The story
Getting shot by AI with x-ray vision
Every mission at other end of map. Easily the worst thing about the game.
Stamped missions
Nasty, stilted voice acting
Malaria attacks on a timer
Re-spawning bases - even after 2 minutes - and that they were stamped on the map - why?
Empty jungle - needed more random events... more fear, crocs, snakes etc
Stealth - just didn't work
The Good:
Hardcore, atmospheric Africa - brilliant
Explosives and fire
Gun-play
The in-game, on-the-fly map
Exploration (although not being able to climb the cliffs was madness) - and not enough to find out there
Diamond currency - but, again, a missed opportunity for more fun
JFC2294 on 16 Feb '11 said:
Far cry 2 was pretty mediocre but the world was very good and they should have ask crytek to make the it again as ubisoft failed
freds1 on 16 Feb '11 said:
Hmmmm Ubisoft.....
I don't have high hopes for this.
CrispyLog on 16 Feb '11 said:
Far Cry 2 had some magical moments and was a beautiful game. Watching a convoy so you knew their route and then running onto the road and planting explosives about 20 foot apart and having the first one next to a tree so you could mark it from a safe distance then waiting for the convoy to come back and blowing it all to hell was awesome, especially as you could just wait to a narrow pass and block it with a car and stand up top shooting them instead. The game did have a lot of different ways to play around with it, but it was awkward and broken in many ways.
AJB123644 on 16 Feb '11 said:
Actually I think were it not for the ridiculous respawning within 2 minutes checkpoints this could have been the highlight of the game.
The thing I found the most unusual though were the distinct lack of civilian AI as you wondered round the map. It may have been a war zone but not everyone leaves these places.
feeg86 on 16 Feb '11 said:
I've never felt so disapointed and disgusted by a game than I was with Far Cry 2. Thankfully I got the money back that I paid.
Horrible, just horrible.
Gambini on 16 Feb '11 said:
Nail. Head. Right On!
By far, my biggest cry (ahem) was the X-Ray Vision AI (which made stealth impossible) and the frikkin re-spawning bases!!!
Oh, and let's not forget the random road users who would manically swing their car/jeep at you! The whole world in FC2 was out to get you!
h3r3tic666 on 16 Feb '11 said:
And the stupid animals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HmDUsDykdM
eastldn on 16 Feb '11 said:
eastldn on 16 Feb '11 said:
this
TimHotston on 16 Feb '11 said:
That has got to be a Farcry from the truth.....
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.....
richard99 on 16 Feb '11 said:
There used to be a lot less cheap puns on this site before they did comment of the week
NickyCVG on 16 Feb '11 said:
Even with the problems, I still enjoyed Far Cry 2. Not enough open world FPS out there.
Malmo on 16 Feb '11 said:
Farcry 2 got very mixed opinions but for me it was an excellent game, suppose its just the kind of game i like playing, nice open world, fair bit of travelling, upgrading through the weapons and using various tactics to complete missions, and the atmosphere was excellent. i still play it now and again, i just find it fun to pick up and play. Can't wait to see what farcry 3 holds, hopefully they'll sort out some of the issues cos despite me loving farcry 2, i'd be blind if i couldn't see where a lot of people's complaints came from.
Although i still don't get why people complain so much about the missions being across the map, utilise the bus system and you barely need to travel much at all, and considering the game is a 50km square open world map, its probably the wrong game for you if you hate travelling around a bit.
tansfish on 17 Feb '11 said:
Far Cry 2 is one of my top Favorite games! Yes it has flaws, Yes it's not for everyone "what game is?" I was dissapointed when I first started playing and didn't even fully understand how to play untill my second playthrough. But once I figured it out I loved it and am looking forward to beating it a 3rd time. I am confident that Ubisoft knows what it did right and they will correct the aspects that need to be improved. For some reason this game captured my imagination more then any game I've ever played.
notalktalk on 18 Feb '11 said:
farcry 2. it would have been nice to still explore after the end of the game. a common fault in many games.
H84Gabor on 20 Feb '11 said:
I think if they had bothered fixing the bugs it's online part would have been one of the bests. I still did play a lot but the bugs really went on my nerves sometimes and I understand those who abandoned it and spread it's bad reputation. Too bad...
cyberdanz on 6 Mar '11 said:
FarCry 2 has a lot of pro's and con's: PRO'S - 1. its own unique dialogue and gameplay 2. has an awesome map editor 3. just a little more laid back compared to other first person shooters CON'S - 1. the online wait time to start a game sucks (400 hours gameplay = 400 hours of wait time) 2. online hosts can stack his/her team by banning unwanted players 3. online if host quits no new host is assigned and all progress for that match is lost 4. the same limited maps for ranked games hasnt changed in 2 years! (why have a validation tool within editor if validated maps cant be used for ranked games).. i emailed ubisoft many times about adding maps and they rudely told me they will change the maps when THEY feel like it and never did.. also they finally added a fortunes pack for a fee that only offered 4 new maps that was only playable with those who purchased the add-on PATHETIC!! playing the same 10 maps for 3 years now SUCKS!!! If ubisoft cant get thier crap together in both fixing the loopholes with online issues and giving customers grief for requesting changes then why the fk do they think i'll spend another $60 for the new one? they better get thier heads outta thier butts !!!
notalktalk on 27 Mar '11 said:
looks like they have had a good cry over that one