Did I ever tell you what the definition of a video game is?
Today, we’re looking at our 2012 Advent Calendar winner,Far Cry 3.
And yet, in those halcyon days of 2012, we named it our game of the year.
That almost seems ludicrous, doesnt it?
Game of the year?
Mechanically, I hasten to add.
Look, hes got the word bro right in his name.
Right, how do I put this?
Jason Brody was hateable enough a decade ago, but these days he just sort of feels… archaic.
His skill tree is represented by a tattoo on his forearm.
shtick leaves a bitter taste, too.
Failing to locate them, it throws up a message you have to manually acknowledge.
Its ok, buddy.
Maybe theyll be back next time.
Clambering to the top of a crumbling radio tower (little platforming puzzles!
Three things to do?
It provides something mostopen-world gameslack these days.
Space to roam, space to experiment.
After an introductory sequence, youre sort of just left to your own devices.
Go find some radio towers.
Skin a dog to make a new wallet.
Start a fire and coo as it burns realistically across a grassy hillside.
Its a good laugh.
It all feels very lean.
Stealth is simple but effective.
Its fresh and exciting.
Far Cry 3 has largely held up, Jason Brody and his intolerable cohort aside.
Can the series ever reach this high again?
