Far Cry 3

It’s a dream holiday, all sun-kissed beaches, jet skis and rum. Or at least it was until Vaas, a mohawked loon who makes Apocalypse Now’s Colonel Kurtz seem like a pretty balanced kind of guy, locked you and your mates up in bamboo cages. In true gaming tradition that’s the cue for Far Cry 3’s beach bum hero to start an action-packed, friend-rescuing adventure set in a vast open-world and for Ubis...

It’s easy to see why someone would want to visit Rook Island – it’s a stunning tropical location with plenty of fun activities, scenic views, and history worth discovering. Far Cry 3 disrupts that paradise to challenge your feelings about enjoying violence. Because of lunatics like Hoyt and Vaas, you’ll see beautiful things you never would have. You’ll do terrible things that make you uncomfortabl...

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Far Cry 3 will find you questioning your sanity, your loyalty, and your will to survive. This tropical adventure gone violent provides the perfect distraction for you to whittle away your winter nights with – and days, too. It offers an exhilarating journey that you'll struggle to put down, and will linger long in the memory once you eventually do.

Far Cry 3 shines in its campaign, which is more layered and compelling than any game proffering a power trip through escapist ultraviolence has any right to be.

If Skyrim, Call of Duty, and Assassin's Creed had a baby, it would be named Far Cry 3.

Despite a few odd omissions like the ability to go prone, holster a weapon or drag a dropped body, Far Cry 3 is a near-perfect example of what shooters are capable of on the current-gen platforms. There are a solid 30 hours of single-player fun in this game that redefine the franchise and raise the bar of what players should expect from shooters and open-world games. The co-op and competitive mult...

Open world afficionados will enjoy the level of freedom and randomness in this island vacation from hell. One of the better shooters of 2012 if just for its variety.

Did I ever tell you know the definition of insanity? It starts with RPGamer reviewing a shooter, then the reviewer declares his spirit animal to be ‘The Explosion Bear’ and then the climax gets delayed by goofing around in a wingsuit.

There’s plenty I haven’t had space to talk about, like the drug experiences or the Indiana Jones temple moments, but if you have any questions just leave a comment below and I’ll endeavour to answer – as this is a particular game where I’m sure you’ll have plenty. Suffice to say Far Cry 3 is definitely the game its predecessor should’ve been, a constantly enjoyable open-world FPS that cleverly wea...

“You know what the definition of insanity is?” asks Vaas, one of Far Cry 3’s lead antagonists. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting shit to change.”