Far Cry Review!!!!

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 05:34 AM

Check out this Far Cry review at Gamespot!!!!

"For almost a year now, the gaming world has eagerly anticipated the arrival of the next-generation wave of first-person shooters. These new games would finally begin to take advantage of the powerful graphical features that hardware companies have been incorporating into their video cards to deliver unprecedented visuals. But while we're still waiting to see the fruits of the labors of storied developers like id Software and Valve, Crytek, a relatively obscure German developer, has managed to beat everyone to the punch with Far Cry. In fact, Crytek almost delivers a knockout blow. Far Cry isn't just a stunning technical accomplishment. It's quite possibly the best single-player first-person shooter experience for the PC since Half-Life."

Full Review: gamespot.com

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 06:13 AM

9.2, not bad...I would of given it a 10.0.

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 06:27 AM

Definitly a 10 out 10 this game is trully awsome, cant wait to get this one...me...

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 06:28 AM

It's seems awesome, anyone now when it's released in Europe??

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danhill
It's seems awesome, anyone now when it's released in Europe??

The game is due to be released in Europe on the 26th of March so we only have to wait 2 days, the game will also be released on DVD. Hope this helps.

You can also check all the European release dates for games Here...

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mainman
The game is due to be released in Europe on the 26th of March so we only have to wait 2 days, the game will also be released on DVD. Hope this helps.

You can also check all the European release dates for games Here...

Many thanks to you mainman, thats a great list.

Just hoping that I can play Far Cry with everything maxed out

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danhill
Many thanks to you mainman, thats a great list.

Just hoping that I can play Far Cry with everything maxed out

No need to thank bud, my pleasure.

BTW with your specs you should be able to run the game all maxed out without a problem, just buy it and enjoy..i know i will..

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 06:52 AM

Well I hope so. Now all I have to do is to wait for friday to come

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 06:55 AM

You guys will love this game, I'm more than half through it (it's loooooooong, like 20 levels; 30mins each), it's great!

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
You guys will love this game, I'm more than half through it (it's loooooooong, like 20 levels; 30mins each), it's great!

I sure hope so, wtahs your specs?? Are you runnig everything on max??

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
You guys will love this game, I'm more than half through it (it's loooooooong, like 20 levels; 30mins each), it's great!

PLease no spoilers..or i will have to find you and snipe you down...

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 07:15 AM

I came across the below page and saw an intresting review on graphics card only tested in games wich is a very good thing, probably you already have seen this review before, but might be intresting again. As always it's seems that ATI cards is slightly better when it comes to games in some cases;

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...a-roundup.html

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danhill
I sure hope so, wtahs your specs?? Are you runnig everything on max??

Athlon XP 2600+ Barton @3200+
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
512MB Corsair XMS DDR400
Windows XP Home Edition
Radeon 9700Pro 350/680

I have it running at medium (1024x768) and it looks awesome!

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mainman
PLease no spoilers..or i will have to find you and snipe you down...

Nah, that's just my interpretation of the length of the game.

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
Athlon XP 2600+ Barton @3200+
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe
512MB Corsair XMS DDR400
Windows XP Home Edition
Radeon 9700Pro 350/680

I have it running at medium (1024x768) and it looks awesome!

Thats a great system you have there, have you tried to run everything on max??

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Danhill
Thats a great system you have there, have you tried to run everything on max??

Thanks (yours is better

).

No, not yet, I'll try tomorrow if you'd like...must sleep now!

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 07:46 AM

No problem, sweet dreams

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 08:10 AM

Dont worry about your system bud, it will run the game just fine...

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 08:14 AM

Hope so.

mainman · Mar 24, 2004, 08:17 AM

I know [SIZE=x-large]SO[/SIZE] ...

Danhill · Mar 24, 2004, 08:19 AM

If you say so

No_Style · Mar 24, 2004, 01:36 PM

Gamespot has high standards for games. Seeing anything 9 and above from them really says something about the game. #1 choice for reviews in my opinion.

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by No_Style
Gamespot has high standards for games. Seeing anything 9 and above from them really says something about the game. #1 choice for reviews in my opinion.

I agree.

wertret · Mar 24, 2004, 02:33 PM

You can find another great review here Can you guys imagine yourselves flying in a delta wing trough a beautiful canyon while taking down a black hawk? that's the kind of fun you'll find in this game. BTW i'm runnning it in a barton(200x11), 1 gb ram and a 9700pro; 1024x768 all settings high and water ultrahigh, sweeeetness

germanjulian · Mar 24, 2004, 03:21 PM

the game runs good on my machine with everything at high and 1185 (or something) resolution and 2AA and 2AF!! BUT JUST ABOUT. in some levels (always inside levels cause the make more use of pixel shader and lighting effects) my FPS do drop below 25 sometimes. but outside it works. this game is so pushing hardware.

germanjulian · Mar 24, 2004, 03:21 PM

oh and the last level is soooo **** hard. I had to cheat

ViRuS2k · Mar 24, 2004, 03:33 PM

I have the Full DVD been playing it since yesterday and WOW this game is simply amazing.
you are going to need a super computer to run it at FULL detail

here is the read me spec.

=======================================

Minimum System Requirements Single Player Only

- Computer: AMD Athlon 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 Ghz (AMD Athlon XP 2000 / Pentium 4 2 Ghz recommended)
- Operating System: FarCry is supported on the following operating systems: Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
- Memory: The game requires 256 MB of RAM.
- Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required
- Drives: 4 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game. 4x DVD or 16x CDROM is required to install the game.
- Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 9.0b and at least 64 MB of video memory is required.
- Sound: A DirectX®-compatible 16-bit PCI sound card is recommended

======================================

Recommended System Requirements

- Computer: A 2 GHz AMD processor or better is recommended.
- Memory: We recommend 512 MB of RAM
- Drives: 4 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game. 8x DVD or 32x CDROM is recommended to install the game.
- Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 9.0b and at least 128 MB of video memory is recommended
- Multiplayer Connectivity: Access to UBI.com online gaming service, requires a low-latency, active Internet connection, rated at 64 Kbps upstream or faster. Multiplayer games played over a LAN require an active connection to a TCP/IP network. We recommend the use of cable or ADSL connection with 512 Kb/s in downstream and 128 kb/s in upstream.

=======================================

High System Requirements

- Computer: A 3 GHz AMD processor or better is recommended.
- Memory: We recommend 1024 MB of RAM
- Drives: 4 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game. 16x DVD or 32x CDROM is recommended to install the game.
- Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 9.0b and at least 128 MB of video memory is recommended
- Multiplayer Connectivity: We recommend the use of cable or ADSL connection with 512 Kb/s in downstream and 128 kb/s in upstream

========================================

this information is taken from the retail Readme.
on the dvd i have.

even with my 9800 XT fully clocked
2500+ @ 2321ghz 3200+++ something lol CPU
and 512 DDR @434mhz
Nforce 2 @ 213fsb
Windows XP Pro All Updates
Omega 4.3`s
--------------------------------------------

on max detail i get stuttering for 10-15 seconds at the start of a map and then goes away and does not return thankfully

you will notice a little slowdown but when i turn shadows down from ultra high to high then it runs great

and guys this is the most impressive FPS i have played....
wait untill you guys start playing the first ohh wow and the INTRO to the game rocks

wait untill you see the Ocein Liner :P

anyway again i think this game rocks.................................

i hope splinter cell will be just as great when i get it this friday from preorder

also i will be buying this game on friday not preorder as i know there will be some at my local game

still if you guys have a 9800 Pro your going to be still getting awsome framerates

and if you dont have anything higher then a 3000+ prossessor your going to struggle with higher detail
those with 9700 Pro`s are going to also struggle with highend settings.

jonis · Mar 24, 2004, 05:31 PM

Great review.. I agree completely!!! I ran the game @ 1024x768, all set to Very High. This is the best I've played since Half-Life, I'm buying this shit so hard you cant believe it!

jonis · Mar 24, 2004, 05:33 PM

Btw, the advanced video settings that count the most performance wise is: 1) Environment and 2) Water. FPS take a dive w/ these, but all settings in the left column can easily be set to highest as none of them stole more than about 1fps each. Remember this, those of you who are about to start playing the best fps ever.

edit: btw, setting water higher than medium steals a lot of performance but you dont gain that much more eye candy. The big difference is between low and medium.

And, environment takes a performance dive between low and medium as well but the difference is so extreme I'd strongly suggest y'all consider it. Environment is underwater effects, fish, flying birds and the like.

Dom · Mar 24, 2004, 06:15 PM

For anyone who is interested, I took some screenshots of the game @ 1280x1024 - full detail. These are big files; 150-350kb each, also note that the screenshots may contain spoilers so look at your own risk.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Mar 24, 2004, 06:27 AM	Thread Starter #3
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Definitly a 10 out 10 this game is trully awsome, cant wait to get this one...me... __________________

Mar 24, 2004, 06:28 AM	#4
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	It's seems awesome, anyone now when it's released in Europe?? __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Mar 24, 2004, 06:52 AM	#8
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	Well I hope so. Now all I have to do is to wait for friday to come __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Mar 24, 2004, 07:15 AM	#12
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	I came across the below page and saw an intresting review on graphics card only tested in games wich is a very good thing, probably you already have seen this review before, but might be intresting again. As always it's seems that ATI cards is slightly better when it comes to games in some cases; http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...a-roundup.html __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Mar 24, 2004, 07:46 AM	#17
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	No problem, sweet dreams __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Mar 24, 2004, 05:34 AM	#1
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Far Cry Review!!!! Check this OUT!!!! Check out this Far Cry review at Gamespot!!!! "For almost a year now, the gaming world has eagerly anticipated the arrival of the next-generation wave of first-person shooters. These new games would finally begin to take advantage of the powerful graphical features that hardware companies have been incorporating into their video cards to deliver unprecedented visuals. But while we're still waiting to see the fruits of the labors of storied developers like id Software and Valve, Crytek, a relatively obscure German developer, has managed to beat everyone to the punch with Far Cry. In fact, Crytek almost delivers a knockout blow. Far Cry isn't just a stunning technical accomplishment. It's quite possibly the best single-player first-person shooter experience for the PC since Half-Life." Full Review: gamespot.com __________________ Last edited by mainman; Mar 24, 2004 at 06:41 AM.

Mar 24, 2004, 06:13 AM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	9.2, not bad...I would of given it a 10.0.

Mar 24, 2004, 06:55 AM	#9
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	You guys will love this game, I'm more than half through it (it's loooooooong, like 20 levels; 30mins each), it's great!

Mar 24, 2004, 08:10 AM	Thread Starter #18
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Dont worry about your system bud, it will run the game just fine... __________________

Mar 24, 2004, 08:14 AM	#19
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	Hope so. __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Mar 24, 2004, 08:17 AM	Thread Starter #20
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	I know [SIZE=x-large]SO[/SIZE] ... __________________

Mar 24, 2004, 08:19 AM	#21
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	If you say so __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Mar 24, 2004, 01:36 PM	#22
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Another great review from Gamespot. Gamespot has high standards for games. Seeing anything 9 and above from them really says something about the game. #1 choice for reviews in my opinion. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 24, 2004, 02:33 PM	#24
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	You can find another great review here Can you guys imagine yourselves flying in a delta wing trough a beautiful canyon while taking down a black hawk? that's the kind of fun you'll find in this game. BTW i'm runnning it in a barton(200x11), 1 gb ram and a 9700pro; 1024x768 all settings high and water ultrahigh, sweeeetness __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Mar 24, 2004, 03:21 PM	#25
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	the game runs good on my machine with everything at high and 1185 (or something) resolution and 2AA and 2AF!! BUT JUST ABOUT. in some levels (always inside levels cause the make more use of pixel shader and lighting effects) my FPS do drop below 25 sometimes. but outside it works. this game is so pushing hardware. __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Mar 24, 2004, 03:33 PM	#27
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have the Full DVD been playing it since yesterday and WOW this game is simply amazing. you are going to need a super computer to run it at FULL detail here is the read me spec. ======================================= Minimum System Requirements Single Player Only - Computer: AMD Athlon 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 Ghz (AMD Athlon XP 2000 / Pentium 4 2 Ghz recommended) - Operating System: FarCry is supported on the following operating systems: Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. - Memory: The game requires 256 MB of RAM. - Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required - Drives: 4 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game. 4x DVD or 16x CDROM is required to install the game. - Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 9.0b and at least 64 MB of video memory is required. - Sound: A DirectX®-compatible 16-bit PCI sound card is recommended ====================================== Recommended System Requirements - Computer: A 2 GHz AMD processor or better is recommended. - Memory: We recommend 512 MB of RAM - Drives: 4 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game. 8x DVD or 32x CDROM is recommended to install the game. - Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 9.0b and at least 128 MB of video memory is recommended - Multiplayer Connectivity: Access to UBI.com online gaming service, requires a low-latency, active Internet connection, rated at 64 Kbps upstream or faster. Multiplayer games played over a LAN require an active connection to a TCP/IP network. We recommend the use of cable or ADSL connection with 512 Kb/s in downstream and 128 kb/s in upstream. ======================================= High System Requirements - Computer: A 3 GHz AMD processor or better is recommended. - Memory: We recommend 1024 MB of RAM - Drives: 4 Gb of free space on hard disc are required to install and play the game. 16x DVD or 32x CDROM is recommended to install the game. - Video: A 3D accelerator video card with support for DirectX® 9.0b and at least 128 MB of video memory is recommended - Multiplayer Connectivity: We recommend the use of cable or ADSL connection with 512 Kb/s in downstream and 128 kb/s in upstream ======================================== this information is taken from the retail Readme. on the dvd i have. even with my 9800 XT fully clocked 2500+ @ 2321ghz 3200+++ something lol CPU and 512 DDR @434mhz Nforce 2 @ 213fsb Windows XP Pro All Updates Omega 4.3`s -------------------------------------------- on max detail i get stuttering for 10-15 seconds at the start of a map and then goes away and does not return thankfully you will notice a little slowdown but when i turn shadows down from ultra high to high then it runs great and guys this is the most impressive FPS i have played.... wait untill you guys start playing the first ohh wow and the INTRO to the game rocks wait untill you see the Ocein Liner :P anyway again i think this game rocks................................. i hope splinter cell will be just as great when i get it this friday from preorder also i will be buying this game on friday not preorder as i know there will be some at my local game still if you guys have a 9800 Pro your going to be still getting awsome framerates and if you dont have anything higher then a 3000+ prossessor your going to struggle with higher detail those with 9700 Pro`s are going to also struggle with highend settings.

Mar 24, 2004, 05:31 PM	#28
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Great review.. I agree completely!!! I ran the game @ 1024x768, all set to Very High. This is the best I've played since Half-Life, I'm buying this shit so hard you cant believe it! __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Mar 24, 2004, 05:33 PM	#29
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Btw, the advanced video settings that count the most performance wise is: 1) Environment and 2) Water. FPS take a dive w/ these, but all settings in the left column can easily be set to highest as none of them stole more than about 1fps each. Remember this, those of you who are about to start playing the best fps ever. edit: btw, setting water higher than medium steals a lot of performance but you dont gain that much more eye candy. The big difference is between low and medium. And, environment takes a performance dive between low and medium as well but the difference is so extreme I'd strongly suggest y'all consider it. Environment is underwater effects, fish, flying birds and the like. __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Mar 24, 2004, 06:15 PM	#30
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	For anyone who is interested, I took some screenshots of the game @ 1280x1024 - full detail. These are big files; 150-350kb each, also note that the screenshots may contain spoilers so look at your own risk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7