before I get too ahead of myself, I have only played this game for a while but enough to make a verdict

Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 is an adventure/FPS by Ubisoft. The games places the player in the most hostile of places. You take the role of Jason Brody, a man who has never killed anyone in his life or had any combat experience.Your friends are kidnapped, your brother killed, just because a few pirates wanted to make an easy buck of ransoming you. You must rise up and become a warrior and face the pirates to save your friends.

Gameplay- Like Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 is open world with many different opportunities to have fun instead of going from one mission to the next. you can hunt, hang glide, or just shoot a bunch of enemies. there is a large selection of weapons at your disposal and attachments for said weapon. the game also has skills in which you earn as you gain experience, there are 3 skill tiers (Herring, Shark, Spider) acquiring the different skills earns you a new piece of your Tatau (tattoo). the gunplay is simply beautiful and fluid movements. the map is huge but all is hidden until you go to the cell towers and destroy the scrambler, but climbing the tower isnt a walk in the park, every tower is a new challenge and the higher you go, to more feeling of vertigo you face.

Graphics- the graphics are beautiful, even on the lowest setting, the game looks spectacular. I'm pretty sure the game uses the same engine as Crysis 2 which may explain the high detail. I cant see any problem with the graphics so far, however, on lowest, the view distance looks quite bad but medium looks fine. because of high graphics even on the lowest setting, the game failed to run well on my laptop, the sound was out of sync and whatnot, however on desktop computers, its runs quite smoothly.

Story-The player takes the role of Jason Brody, an average 25 year old on a vacation with his friends, until he and his friends get kidnapped. he escapes and follows the path of a warrior with a local tribe. along his journey jason gets eaten by the wilderness and follows the path to insanity. that isnt a spoiler by the way, its the main LORE of the game. The story is extremely touching, I shed a few manly tears as I could feel Jason's every emotion, like losing a brother. though i guess they could have added more about before the game happened, like when Jason was on vacation.

This game is FANTASTIC and would gladly recommend it to anyone looking for a decent shooter. I waited a whole year for this game to come out and I can say the wait was well worth it. I hope you enjoyed the review, goodonyuz