To semi pilfer a line from The Shawshank Redemption: “Fear will hold you prisoner… Hope (County) will set you free.” Now that we’ve butchered an all-time great movie tagline in pursuit of a tenuous pun, it’s time to give Far Cry 5’s Midwestern (extra fictional) US state a whole lot of love.įar Cry’s first trip to the US of A results in a gorgeous, wonderfully free-form sandbox that stands tall as one of the best open-world shooters of the Xbox One/PS4 generation. Want to burn down an entire virtual Sergenti with a flamethrower? Have at it! Just try not to flamegrill all those lovely zebras. When every victory you scratch out involves the constant juggling act of pill-popping, engine-fixing, gun-repairing instant reactions, the eventual victories prove hugely satisfying.

For every minor victory you achieve in Far Cry 2, the game makes you crawl through a river of sh*t.īUT… all this commitment to harsh realism does make this African open-world super rewarding. Head into a firefight with a loyal sidekick… then revive them every 17 seconds because they constantly keep getting shot in the spleen. Barely survive one of dozens of highly guarded roadside outposts, only for your rickety jeep’s engine to stall after you’ve gunned down half a dozen tooled-up guerrillas. Moreau monster-slaying action of the original game, this brutally gritty sequel is a shooter that loves to make you suffer.Ĭontract malaria, then gobble down pills every 15 minutes to avoid a game-ending blackout.

Well over a decade on, Far Cry 2 attracts a cult following unlike any other entry in the series.

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