Game:

Far Cry (2004)

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At the time, a lot about this game was cutting-edge. It shows. The DNA of this game is in a lot of modern action/adventure games. That being said, it's old and there's a lot wrong with it. Incredibly unbalanced to a frustrating degree in some cases. A few enemy types are incredibly spongy and there's a high chance of getting headshotted by an enemy before you are even able to see them. Stealth doesn't work well at all, but is somewhat required. The not-quite-final boss fight is one of the most unfair I have ever seen; Shreds your health in under a second, but takes more than 10 rockets to kill. I edited the files to re-allow Godmode because it's one of the worst I've seen. Sometimes you just die in levels. Unexplained controls. Save files are checkpoint-only, so several times you have to repeat a long walk or watch a cutscene every time you have to reload a checkpoint. Despite all this, I found it charming as an origin point.

And now for the thing I actually want to talk about. How the fuck does the rest of the franchise even relate to this game? Far Cry 3 is about fighting a crazy guy in the jungle. Far Cry 4 is about fighting a crazy guy in the mountains. Far Cry 5 is about fighting a crazy guy in the mid-West. FAR CRY 1 IS ABOUT FIGHTING AN ARMY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED PRIMATE SUPERSOLDIERS UNDER A PROGRAM CALLED PROJECT FAR CRY. If there is a relation to anything in this game in any of the other games (besides 2, which I will get to), I never saw it. I'm perturbed and need help.