Far Cry 2 bugs squashed on 360, 'Hardcore Mode' added

I had heard about the problem, and I had made extra save files to cover my game. But ut never had the problem.
This game has multiplayer!?!

It called the 88% bug OR the F*&^%ing marina bar door won't open.

Yup, happened to me too. Luckily I am a save-fiend and had a few other files to fall back on.

The one huge blemish on an otherwise near-perfect game! I still loved the shit out of it.

Perhaps I'll give Hardcore mode a whirl later tonight..

I'm with you there. I played the game through the first mission, and put it down when I saw that problem. I mean, I just walked over a hill, turn around to walk back, there are guards back at the %$#@ING POST! I JUST KILLED THOSE GUYS! I will probably go back to the game this summer, but that was just ridiculous

Agreed, great game but that should have been patched. A day or two's time between killing all the guards at a checkpoint and having it repopulate would have made getting from A to B less irritating. Funny because I know for a fact the developers realized a lot of people were mad about this issue.

That was one of the reasons I sold it. I really wanted to like it, but first it was too slow driving back and forth, the gun gameplay wasnt so hot, but then when I realized what was going on with the guards it was the last straw. Maybe ill pick it up used or rent it over the summer when I have enough time, it seemed like maybe if I played it for a few hours straight it would be better, but im still pretty wary of it

I would have settled for one day in game, you know? Or even eight in game hours or something. It was just rough when you would take out a post, round a corner to get a mission from a cell tower, and the have all the dudes ready for you literally 45 seconds after you took them out!

It does get better later in the game when you're more bad ass and you have tons of ammo and good equipment.

Despite that issue, Far Cry 2 is on my all time top ten list of the decade, just for the crazy level of immersion you feel moving through those beautiful environments. The combat, though difficult at times was really satisfying; even when you had to kill the same dudes over and over!

Thats called ranked matches. Several games do this. Try public matches.

It's not being kicked by the host, it's being kicked by the game. I would host a game and as soon as the match ends, everyone gets sent back to the main menu. It has nothing to do with ranked or unranked matches.

Yes.... it has everything to do with Ranked and Unranked matches....

It's to keep the same group of people from cutting deals to abuse raising ranks, several games do this to thwart players from trying. Blame the players.

Then why allow us to make a playlist of maps if everyone, including the host, gets kicked out at the end of the match?

The host doesn't get kicked. I've been hosting ranked matches in Far Cry 2 since launch and I've never been removed from my own room. Maybe you're doing it wrong.

gb2pc

Really? Every fucking 50 ft there was a save station, or you could fast travel and then save, or accept a mission and then save.

Fast Travel?
Were you playing Oblivion or something?

Fast Travel = Busses.

I absolutely hate the way Ubi does multiplayer. The things you mentioned + getting kicked back to the main menu after every ranked match is absolutely ridiculous. It's like that in the R6: Vegas games, too.

And when playing Vegas, I end up with at least 60% of the same people I was just booted from being in a lobby with so...save everyone time and frustration, eh? Yeesh.

I am guessing that the save game problem fix will only apply to NEW save games. Old save files that have already been corrupted won't be fixed.

That said, I sent it back to Gamefly yesterday because my saves were all corrupt. Sucks.

"the fix isn't retroactive and thus, those who encountered it are out of luck."

Um, thanks for checking?

That occurred to me right after I posted. Blame it on posting before lunch.

The wording from the patch notes is "reduce significantly the probability of having a corrupted save game". Heh.

Its after 12 oclock, your blood sugar was low. You should stay sharp by eating emerald's nuts.

I, however, had put in over 25 hours when I got a corrupted save file -- 93% done with the game. Talk about a kick in the genitals. Guess who's never playing the game again? I loved it so much, too. Oh well.

@ Shmil

Who's Emerald?

The patch acts as advertised; it said the patch WILL NOT fix broken saves. So... yeah. Real shocker, huh. Even UbiSoft said waaaay back that it was likely the patch would not fix the broken saves.

So sucks to be you.

Why on earth would you want an onscreen map?

Being able to look at a handheld map and having a freaking GPS in every single vehicle isn't enough for you?

Unbalance AI? did the smart ol' computer outsmart you? or are you talking about how it takes more than one bullet to kill a dude? Because frankly, you should try to aim for the head.

Major reason I quit this game before getting really into it was how many bullets it took to down a tank-top or shirtless moron. Sorry but that kills me. To make me more annoyed, check points are horribly annoying cause the re-spawning is out of control!

If they fixed those two issues maybe I'd take this game serious enough to waste time on it. I don't even want to touch foot in their Online MP.

I had to cheat to get around it. Of course PC version only. You get a trainer, load an earlier save game and set a teleport spot inside the bar, then continue until you need to go to the bar and teleport to it. At least I finished the game, uninstalled and sold it.

What I like about the action in the game is it really is like a sandbox, if a mission tells you to go to a fort and kill a dude there are a ton of different ways to approach it unlike Call of Duty and that kind of game. This really is a great game.

I agree--I've been doing things the stealthy way with snipers, silenced weapons, and ieds so far, but if I wanted to, I could launch a bunch of rockets and charge in with an assault weapon.

I think it's greatt that you'll never know what will happen. One of the guards could accidentally shoot a propane tank, or your gun might jam, or they'll need to reload, or another jeep hears the shots and pulls up to the action. It's different every time.

I guess I should add that I really liked Far Cry 2, it was one of the most engrossing and entertaining games I played last year, and that really surprised me.

I just don't think publishers should allow themselves to release a game with such a horrible save-bug.

"The graphics were first XBOX quality"

You've got to be fucking kidding me.

i certainly dont agree with that, but they didnt seem as phenomenal as everybody else seemed to think. To me they were the kind of graphics that are just screaming to be on the PC

sounds like you played this game for an hour and then quit

It's true. Many reviewers said at time of launch that this game looks way prettier on a jacked up PC rig.

You clearly don't remember what XBOX graphics look liked. You sir, are a moron.

I won't even justify this outrageous claim with a response.

Far Cry 2 for the 360 and PC brought a level of detail in the world, animations and actions that has never been seen before in any game, much less a FPS which pulled the player in to the character and heightened their sense of urgency and danger when trouble reared its ugly head. Gunplay was truly superb with being one of the only console shooters featuring aim acceleration, the only true way to simulate on the fly DPI changing that PC gamers have been enjoying for over a decade. Such a feature also helps weed out the chumps relying on auto aim and those who've played the game frequently and developed some level of skill with the game. Far Cry 2 brought a persistent world, dynamic lighting/weather/day and night cycle and real-time fire propagation. Far Cry 2 was also one of the first games for me to actually find a healthy balance between the mystical take cover and heal gameplay feature found in most shooters today and the health bar of days past. Visually the game is stunning, and be it played on maximum settings on my PC or on my 360 it's one of the best looking games I've ever played. I'd have to say I enjoy the visual flare more than that found in Crysis or Crysis Warhead on my PC, both of which I can play on Very High/Enthusiast settings without slowdown.

I think I'm going to fire up some Far Cry 2 on the 360 and play some multiplayer with a more mature crowd of gamers (thankfully all the hate surrounding this game keeps the typical children found in Halo and Call of Duty away and my ears are always feeling better because of it).