[–] Thrus2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Last farcry I played (quite awhile ago as I think it was 2) i went in with no experience from 1 and had no issue, that said I would give it a week or two to see what people are saying about the later game and any major bugs, I don't trust quality control from ubisoft.
[–] eongoat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
First one is different than the rest. I like all the weapon options in 2. 3 focused more on story and 4 and 5 (what I know of) seem like rehashes, (gameplay, and look and feel seem about the same) Different stories. The only real connection between them is title. I think there might be a minor character or 2 that makes a reappearance from 3 to 4 but I'm not 100% sure on that. All of them are really only good for 1 or 2 playthroughs (if you want to try alternate endings, etc) If I remember right 1 and 2 don't have any alternative endings or much of a difference anyway. When 2 came out the flamethrower, burning grass was fun to play with as was the mortars. I also played quite a bit of it's multiplayer. Overall they are fun to play but I don't think worth the initial price, perhaps when 25% off or something at least (for 5).
Series it is not.
[–] Twatgobblin 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
All story's are standalone as far as I know far cry 3 is what I played. It was a pretty cool journey about growing from a weak coward to a man with the heart of a lion. Also it has pretty psychology deep villains which is nice to see.
[–] SmokeyMeadow 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The stories aren't connected as far as I know. Don't expect a lot of lore to wade through. I own 2 and 3, but didn't bother with 4. It looked really cool, but then so did 2 and 3. My main complaint about this series is the same as with many Ubisoft games. They release tons of awesome demo footage, but the final product is watered-down and not nearly as beautiful. It has to run on all manner of consoles, after all. For this reason, I've basically ignored the pre-release footage of 5. I'm sure the end product will look fine, but I don't want the visual letdown I got with 2 and 3 if I ever do feel like playing it.
[–] wolfsktaag 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Far Cry 3 was my first Far Cry game. i didnt have any problems getting into it, and i actually beat it. it was good, mindless fun for when i had some downtime and was bored
there was some kinda self-contained story in FC3 about saving your sister from crazed drug lords or something, but whatever. i shot baddies and blew stuff up
[–] killercanuck 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Anything past 3 is kinda boring and is incredibly geared towards completion game play. Wait until it's on sale or pirate(or find a cheap console copy used). You'll find it's just rinse and repeat missions with some annoying attempts at RPG mechanics.
[–] voats4goats 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Buy it used or GOTY. Better yet don't buy this microcrapactions grindfest period.