Ubisoft: Far Cry 2 "A Lot More Dynamic" Than Call Of Duty 4
Far Cry 2After Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare blew everyone away late last year (no pun intended), it seems many other developers in the business of making FPSs are using Infinity Ward's masterpiece as a measuring stick. But Ubisoft believes Far Cry 2 "measures up" quite well.
In fact, according to VideoGamer.com, the designers have come right out and said their intense FPS is "more fun" than CoD4, which is a bold claim. Multiplayer producer Richard Gaetan said as much in a recent interview, who admitted the reviewers may compare his game to CoD4, which he admits might be "more military and clean cut." But he's not about to stop there; he's gotta promote his game, and we have to admit...he does a damn good job.
"I think our game will be compared to Call of Duty 4, even if it's really quite different. I think what we bring is, I would say, the crudeness or the wildness of Africa. This is what we feel, with the dynamic world, the dynamic environment... it's really different. Call of Duty is more military, clean cut: you learn your maps and it's always the same, the sniper is always in the same place on the map. In our game it won't be like that because your sniping spot could be set on fire and then you have to move and find somewhere else. So it's a lot more dynamic than Call of Duty 4."
The kicker came later, though, when the interviewer asked Gaetan point-blank whether or not Far Cry 2 is a better game than Modern Warfare. He didn't really give a straight answer, but he did say FC2 should be "more fun for everybody." He also went on to talk about adaptation playing a big role in the gameplay, and with the addition of the fully robust map editor, Ubisoft's game has the edge. Obviously, the legion of CoD4 fans may have a little something to say about that, but nobody can pass final judgment until Far Cry 2 is here. That's next week...we'll try and tell ya if FC2 is indeed "more fun," and of course, you can decide for yourselves. It's a very subjective thing, after all.
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10/10/2008 John Shepard
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 10:15:35 PM
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Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 10:25:47 PM
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B_RAN_DO
Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 10:52:31 PM
BFBC was built for multiplayer with a bonus single player campaign. The multiplayer of BFBC is better than CoD4 IMO because of the size and variety it contained. CoD4 maps were relatively small in comparison and the only options you had was what your weapon and grenade loadout was going to be. With BFBC the maps are huge and you have endless possibilities; you can lay back and snipe, jump in a tank, humvee, boat or heli and roll right in on them blasting everything in your path, with almost 90% of the map destructable.
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AceTatsujin
Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 10:30:45 PM
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And no, Battlefield Company wasn't fun. I am glad I didn't buy the game.
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dillonthebunny
Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 1:50:45 AM
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BF compared to Cod4 is very different, I love Cod4.. its an amazing game. and ive sunk MANY hours in to it, just that compared to BF, Cod is just 'running around a map' ..the same map over and over again! Nothing changes, some cars might explode.. whooo, erm.. but thats about it.
BFBC is such a different game to Cod4, in maps and in gameplay that there is space for both in those gaming world, becase Cod4 just doesnt cover what BF brings to the table ie: massive free roaming environments, cars, jeeps, tanks and choppers.. destructable everything, need a door? make one.
the feeling that you are in a squad in BFBC is way more important than in Cod, most people in Cod, even if theyre playing a Team Death match are just playing for themselves, there is no one watching your back, in BFBC.. you dont get that feeling. obviously you get shot in the back at times by a n00b, but who doesnt! lol all games have their idiots.
BFBC is fun, but one mans wine is another mans poison.
Imo I think that FarCry 2 could be more like a combination of Cod4 and BFBC. But hopefully different enough to warrent all three in your collection.
after seeing the latest vids on FC2, I will most certainly be buying this on the 24th.
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I've heard of people getting thrown out of WoW, Halo and other games' teams because they were female, gay, middle eastern or whatnot and that's just ridiculous. Bigots are morons and deserve some good pwnage! :-)
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