Sorry for the Late Post!
I've been playing Far Cry 3 since Midnight on Dec. 3rd. I went to a midnight release at Reset Games, and played for about 5.5 hours once I got home. I turned on my PS3 and awaited the glory as the main menu showed up, just waiting to be played in all of its glory!
The Terrible
Now, the PC version is far more superior in terms of graphics, but the PS3 version isn't bad either. The PS3 version does feel kind of thrown together, with quite a few glitches such as; The character you're supposed to follow freezes causing you to restart the mission, the game chugs at times, some AI characters get stuck having "Seizures", Multiplayer is just kind of there, and the Dialogue isn't too varied.
The Incredible
The map is HUGE! Just look at the picture below, the skills system is set-up pretty well, the takedowns never get old, hunting is always fun, letting lose a tiger or bear inside an enemy encampment to get rid of the last few guys is ALWAYS fun to watch, Weapon customization makes it feel like your own, and you never run out of guys to kill.
Just Last Night
I was taking over an enemy camp, I thought I disabled all the alarms but that wasn't the case. Reinforcements came charging at me, so I took cover in the bushes. I found a cave and went through to the other side of the hill, sneaking around the hill I came out behind everyone undetected. As I was trying to find a way to get rid of them, they found me and I booked it back into the jungle. As I sat there, waiting I heard a tiger and was instantly alerted. I stayed still as enemies were all around searching, all of a sudden I heard shooting from everywhere, but their were no bullets close to me. I then found out that they were shooting at the TIGER! The tiger was ripping through everyone, and before I knew it everyone was gone and I took over the camp.
Another time I was sneaking around a camp, remaining undetected and I saw a cage that was housing a bear, so like any survivor would do I pulled out my silenced sniper rifle and sniped the cage opne. Unleashing the bear on EVERYONE in the camp rendering them helpless!
I'm not too far into the game yet, I just met Citra and Buck, but so far I'm having a great time. I've still got some fire and explosive tip arrows to use on any unlucky pirate that comes my way.
Crocodiles are UNPREDICTABLE! I was walking along a swamp, when I saw a cave so I decided to go through it, It was very quiet, almost eerily quiet, when all of a sudden I was in the crocodile's grasp, stabbing a machete through it's skull, then I preceeded to skin it to see if I can craft anything from it.
Crafting
Crafting is done using animal skins and plants. plants create Syringes and Animal skins create equipment, extra hoisters, extra ammo pouches, etc.
I haven't found much use for the Syringes yet, but they have some unique effects. Such as being fire resistant or being able to hold your breath a lot longer.
Missions
I love the missions so far. They feel pretty varied, and action packed. Just last night I was escaping a currently sinking ship, with explosions all around. I was in the front of the, underneath the deck, and had to swim my way back in order to escape, it was a little tough and disorienting but it morst definitely was fun.
I'm not too fond of the drug sequences though, they just seem annoying and not as fun.
FIRE!
I love the fire effects used in this game. The fire spreads a lot more then it did in Far Cry 2, and it's fun to watch stuff just keep burning.
Recommendation
BUY IT! IT'LL BE WORTH YOUR TIME!
