Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Jackaless African Gun Safari - Far Cry 2 is a Bit Short on Delivery!

That's from Wikipedia and yes that was the stated goal, to hunt down the assassin, The Jackal and kill him. Yet the game really doesn't deliver on this or keep the narrative going in this manner. The Jackal rarely shows up in the game at all! You can find Tapes of the Jackal throughout the game, but in the end I only found 2, simply because I wasn't looking for them! Instead of hunting the Jackal you'll find yourself going either to the UFLL or the APR, who when you arrive at the Office they are always ready to either Assassinate their enemies on the other side or blow up and or steal something that their enemies have, the Jackal himself is not much mentioned at all. That's the real problem of Far Cry 2 in that it would have been really very cool to see The Jackal constantly mixing it up with me in the game...

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