Far Cry 3 dispensed with all of the annoying nonsense from Far Cry 2, put the whole thing back on a tropical island and added more than the healthy dose of insanity. It was also rather good, and managed to perform well enough at retail to warrant a sequel.
Ubisoft’s senior vice president of marketing and sales Tony Key has revealed to Gamespot that the success of Far Cry 3 has ensured that the balmy open-world shooter will be getting a sequel – and that Ubisoft will be sharing details soon.
“We’re totally psyched from [Far Cry 3]. It’s a great brand, and now it’s got the recognition it deserves, so we’re clearly going to make another one: more on that soon.”
I enjoyed Far Cry 3 far more than I had expected to, and I’m not sure Ubisoft can really top the game. One of the reasons it was so memorable was, of course, the character Vaas, so incredibly captured by the talented and spirited Michael Mando. It’s going to take something quite special to match that.
Last Updated: July 15, 2013
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:39
Header WIN!
Also, if the Island in FC3 was “topical”, what was the topic? Craziness I guess?
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:42
Header lulz inderdaad
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 10:44
Apply gently by hand & rub into the affected area :/
Skyblue
July 15, 2013 at 10:41
Far Cry 3 was shallow imo. Def better than Far Crap 2 but still not as fun as the original was. Vaas was the highlight of the title and I had a few fun hours with it but it was nowhere near as immersive as Skyrim or GTA. *Flamesuit enable*
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:42
GTA 5 will be better than Farcry 3 yes, But Farcry 1 compared to Farcry 3 no way in hell can 1 beat 3 not even close. no animals and stupid trigens screw THAT!
Matthew Holliday
July 15, 2013 at 11:57
aside from the shooting elements, farcry 1 and 3 are comparable in no way whatsoever.
farcry 1 was more like a prelude to crysis than a farcry game.
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 10:42
The only annoying things in Far Cry 2 were those damn instant respawn checkpoints. More Far Cry makes me happy. Now just get Blood Dragon on special already to make me happier.
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:44
And the fact that sneaking up didn’t exist and if you passed a checkpoint within a radius of 100m they started shooting at you
Hesperus Phosphorus
July 15, 2013 at 13:04
I’ve seen a lot of people bitch about the stealth in FC2. Haven’t played the game in a while but I remember really enjoying the stealth mechanics – tough and precise as hell.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:44
And the malaria
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:46
the Malaria was soo flipping annoying and the Checkpoint shit @John Ambitious
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 10:46
I liked that, it added some tension. Being in the middle of a firefight & suddenly getting the symptoms was an “oh fuck!” moment.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:47
I dunno man. It was a clever idea I guess but the implementation was all wrong. It was too frequent and you spent half the game trying not to die from Malaria.
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:48
yeah but also make moments like “oh fuck” Die at boss sequence or whole bunch of bad guys after you.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:58
To respawn means you have to die…
😛
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 11:02
Yes, that’s why the checkpoints respawned – cos I killed them all the time 😛 Don’t question my mad skillz yo!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:04
Oh you mean the checkpoints, I thought YOU died 😛
But yes, I clear out checkpoint. Check. I realise just outta base that I need some ammo. Check. Drive back the 100m. Check. OMFW thar be dooooods again!
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 11:07
The same 4 guys in exactly the same place they were 5 minutes ago :/
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:43
Header is incorrect. Kraai is kwaaait klose there. Need less zoooom
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:43
Haha. Quite.
CrasH
July 15, 2013 at 10:48
No, header is right, its Far Kraai, not Further Kraai… 😛
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:51
Perhaps, but its subject to what distance the pic is taken at.
What constitutes Far Kraai to Near Kraai or Further Kraai or Flippen Ver Kraai?
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:55
Don’t forget Spec on the Horizon Kraai and Invisible Kraai when too far away
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:56
Invisible Kraai has a cloaking field generator?
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:56
No, just too small to see on the photo
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:57
Ah, but that is Too Far Away to Spaai Kraai, not invisi kraai
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:58
Ah! Right you are. Sorry, I got my Kraai genealogy mixed up there
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:03
Far Kraai while making a Slaai getting ready for a Braai sodat jy later jou vrou kan… and then you eat a Paai before you have to say GoodBaai
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:03
NAAI *inserted*
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 11:04
Genugtig Kraai!
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:05
thats enough right? my afirkaans is beyond shit, if I was left in in a world that only speaks afrikaans I would become the joke of the town lol
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 11:06
No, it means good grief 😛 Yeah you would suffer in an Afrikaans world hehe
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:59
eish I wonder about you guys….
That Dark Twit
July 15, 2013 at 11:04
Same here.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 11:04
I’m not crazy! My mother had me tested.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:04
Yes, his mother had me tested too 😛
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:05
For what were you tested?
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:05
aids
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 11:05
0_o
That Dark Twit
July 15, 2013 at 11:05
Did she ever give you both the results?
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:07
I dunno about LC but she gave me the second part of my name here. I just added Admiral Chief
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:13
Haha, well done. Well done I say.
That Dark Twit
July 15, 2013 at 11:16
Just be careful of the groot wors, you never know who might want it… O_o
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:24
Sjoe, eks populer ne?
Sadly for all, only my wife may sample this majestic meat
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 11:31
0-O I…
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:35
I know you are heartbroken Rince, but fear not, you too will find love my friend 😉
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 11:40
:'(
Ed
July 15, 2013 at 11:49
You can help! Just send me that t-shirt…
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 11:52
No idea why I was logged in as Ed?! DiSQUS!
Sageville
July 15, 2013 at 12:24
Coz Nataniel lurves the wors….
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:06
Probably Boogie fever. I hear it’s fatal
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:43
I really liked FC2, but ONLY disliked the failed stealth
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:44
They should make Farcry 2 with Farcry 3’s engine or Ai and Animals ect and save point system then it could be great! and make fires bigger and better
Slade Boender
July 15, 2013 at 11:01
AND FISH, FISH THAT SWIM AWAY!
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:01
OMG!!! YOUR RIGHT FISH!!!! that would be EXTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ELITE LIKE COD GHOSTS!!!!!!
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:45
Admiral, you took the words out of my mouth. Anyone try that blood dragon thing they have on steam?
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 10:47
Yes. Also on XBL now. Was the most fun 7 hours I’ve had! Well worth the R129 I paid!
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:49
Cool! Might have to try it. This steam summer sale is completely killing me btw. Sitting waiting for those flash sales to pass, I think obsessed is the first word that comes to mind.
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 10:51
I’ve been strong. Tomb Raider is the only “big” game I’ve bought. Otherwise I’ve just been buying smaller titles or missing DLCs.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:52
I got Tomb Raider survival ed + DLC for $14.50 yesterday. Busy downloading
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 11:05
Me too! I skipped all the MP stuff though.
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 11:12
I got Hitman and Dishonoured for R129 each!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:13
Console?
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 11:16
Yip. Also got Xcom for R169. Am in love with it
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:23
Epic eh? I got the DLC on Friday, and I’m on my 5th playthrough!
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:24
Oh yes. Great
Sageville
July 15, 2013 at 12:27
Got Hitman Absolution for free with PS+
(High fives all round to fellow PS+ winners, sadface for the rest)
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 13:09
You shut up! *sad thunder stolen…
Sageville
July 15, 2013 at 13:36
….Finds a hole, crawls into it….
Then plays Hitman Absolution to pass the time.
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:53
Got me some DLC’s too, but dat Tomb Raider…
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:53
How much have you spent?
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:56
Not too much. Yet. I think about R300. But there are still a few days left…
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:02
I see Fallout New Vegas is up for $2.49
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 11:03
Really? Oooooh nice
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 10:55
Do give it a try. I have never laughed so much at an ending, brilliant!
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 10:46
You cannot match VAAS! Never!
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 10:47
They’d be crazy to try 😀
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 10:51
NO! There’s CRAZY good, like Mando, and there’s CRAZY FUCKING CRAZY which is what Cage is!
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:54
Oh ho! That’s good.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:51
You put your flowers in the VAAS?
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 10:52
I would have suggested Vase 0-O But point taken 😛
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:55
If they set it in Asia they could make a Ming Vaas
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:56
that could work! but killing panda bears NOT COOL! lmao
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:56
In Asia, panda bears kill you!
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:57
Tropic thunder proved that! lmao!
Kromas
July 15, 2013 at 11:41
Keep it for the Stand Alone Expansion. Farcry: Blood Panda.
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:42
shame on you!
Kromas
July 15, 2013 at 11:53
Let me try again. Far Cry: Mysts of Pandaria …. nah too generic. Far Cry: Kung Fu panda ….. too much Jack Black (not a bad thing for some). Far Cry:Ultimate Ninja Cyborg Panda Assassin Adventure …. Actually might be nice. Ninja Assassin Pandas could get away with the cute and deadly persona. You could even get Arnold to voice them. “Ill be cute!” “Get me a Choppa!” (points to a sword) and other fun one liners.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 15, 2013 at 10:56
Ming Vaas Dynasty Warrior Kraai the Third
RinceWind
July 15, 2013 at 10:46
I loved Blood Dragon, but I think a game like that for 20 hours would do my head in. Short, and sweet I think!
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:47
Oo! I like the traps idea
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 10:49
Yeah I mean could set trip wires with spike logs and bear traps or even simple rope pull guy up on tree for him to call for help only for the entire platoon to die from placed landmines 🙂
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 10:52
Your deviousness earns you an upvote
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 15, 2013 at 10:54
oooooooooo. yeeeeeeeees!
Marcus
July 15, 2013 at 11:29
TiMsTeR1033, remind me not to play paintball with you. 🙂
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:42
but I will play fair honest 🙂
Yolanda Green
July 15, 2013 at 11:06
” I’m not sure Ubisoft can really top the game.” totally agree. Like you said, they’re going to have to do something stupidly awesome to even match FC3, let alone top it.
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:07
As long as they keep the winning recipe all they need to do is add on. Not overhaul like other companies do and effectively ruin the game.
Yolanda Green
July 15, 2013 at 11:11
I think it will be a greater challenge creating equally as engaging, unique, outstanding characters, than gameplay. They need to match the tyrants, as they added greatly to how good the game was.
John Ambitious
July 15, 2013 at 11:12
True. So all we can do is try not to get too excited about it.
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:12
just need more animals, traps, better fire, able to put c4 on animals and more moments like in the start of the game. There Farcry 4 ready to go
Yolanda Green
July 15, 2013 at 11:18
In my opinion they need to work on the protagonist. I know they wanted whatshisface to be “everyman-sam”, but he was a little too cheesy for my liking.
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 11:20
I thought he was a nice change from generic ex-military badass with secret past & mommy issues.
Yolanda Green
July 15, 2013 at 11:22
looks like they’ll have to come up with a better generic guy then 😛 maybe not a friend-abandoning party man turned killer.
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:27
what if story was elite hunter was on holiday with friends and during a hunt his friends go missing… then he find out the island is full of pirate cannibals. lol
Yolanda Green
July 15, 2013 at 11:54
Or, or, Hunger Games meets Far Cry. Not original, I know, but could be awesome yes?
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 12:18
never saw hunger games so cant say lol
Trevor Davies
July 15, 2013 at 11:34
I vote for this
TiMsTeR1033
July 15, 2013 at 11:07
They can see my 5 things to add list
Matthew Holliday
July 15, 2013 at 11:56
each farcry game sofar has been completely different. although atleast farcry 2 and 3 are comparable.
so who knows, farcry 4 might be on the moon.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
July 15, 2013 at 12:16
Then the title would actually make sense. Catchphrase for the game:
“In space, nobody can hear you…CRY”
Sageville
July 15, 2013 at 12:30
Next one, the hero gets high on some dodge dwellems and the whole of FC 4 is based in prehistoric albania, T-Rexes, velocoraptors, indeed maximum awesomenessity.
Mark Treloar
July 15, 2013 at 12:01
Or a story that makes sense
ElimiNathan
July 15, 2013 at 13:20
Always keen for another Far Cry, GTA and Max Payne. My 3 favourite
Abyss
July 15, 2013 at 14:09
Far Cry 4, the life of Vaas. Tired of being a good guy, want to get evil. Then again, i guess shagging his sister was a bit muwahahahaha
Zubayr Bhyat
July 15, 2013 at 14:14
I’d love to see it in southern africa, elephants and all.
Xelus
July 15, 2013 at 17:49
You know, mostly the reason why I open these articles are for them awesome headers and comments lol Kudos to the header. XD