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Far Cry 3

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Price: $20

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89

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 45 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    35
  • Good:
    7
  • Average:
    3
  • Bad:
    0
8.8

User Score

Based on 47,808 reviews
as rated by Steam users

Pros:

  • Organic gameplay.
  • Layered narrative.
  • Fantastic campaign.

Cons:

  • A little repetitive.
  • Fiddly driving.
  • More Pros & Cons
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  • Price:
  • $20 on Steam
Last revision on April 6, 2017

Editors Liked

  • Organic gameplay
  • Layered narrative
  • Fantastic campaign
  • Satisfying character progression and upgrade system
  • Ecology and unpredictable creatures make the world come alive
  • Role-playing elements and difficulty curve give a sense of momentum
  • Great structure leads you from one activity to the next

Editors Didn't Like

  • A little repetitive
  • Fiddly driving
  • Limp co-op mission design
  • Some design quirks lead to minor frustrations
  • You get bored with the lackluster multiplayer offerings

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechSpot on December 05, 2012

Far Cry 3 is an open-world shooter through and through. The setup is simple: You're set loose on a massive island in the south pacific and tasked with gradually conquering it. Here's a gun. Have fun. It's an exhilarating and empowering adventure that combines player freedom with shiny technical polish.

By Blogcritics on March 20, 2013 80

I have rarely done such an extensive review for a game. This is not by design but by happy happenstance. I played through Farcry (lame until modded) and Farcry 2 (quiet except for uber-quick-respawns) before tackling the latest entry. I played Farcry...

By avforums.com on February 11, 2013 80

Mountain LionAn excellent PC portSuperb motion captureA fun open-world paradiseExcellent shooting and craftingRabid DogDisjointed narrativeOccasional glitchesPoor side-quest contentYou own this Total You want this Total You had this Total Far Cry PC...

By PC Authority on January 30, 2013 83

There's a lot of like in Far Cry 3. In fact, there's so much to like that there's nearly two or even three games' worth of cool stuff. From Achievement-hunting, to various kinds of collectables and stories to unlock, endless mini-games to get distracted...

By Expert Reviews on December 12, 2012 100

It takes a while to get into, but this varied open-world shooter is worth the effort...

By VR-Zone on December 10, 2012 70

INTRO Far Cry 3 takes you on an open world journey through a south pacific island paradise, to rescue your friends from the hands of pirates and liberate the island in the process. It's a great adventure, and you'll encounter wildlife, forgotten WWII...

By Joystiq on December 04, 2012 90

The open-ended, unstated and emergent elements of Far Cry 3 make it a unique shooter among this year's campaigns, while formalized character and equipment progression provide a directed thrust to your exotic antics.

By Cheat Code Central on December 04, 2012 90

A few hours into the Far Cry 3 campaign, we're introduced to a side character named Agent Huntley, an ex-CIA operative who is secretly investigating the illegal activities on Rook Island. Huntley is holed up inside of a secret room underneath his...

By GameZone on December 04, 2012 90

This year at PAX and at E3, the Far Cry 3 booth urged folks to either shave their hair into a mohawk, to resemble the main villain Vaas, or to get a tribal tattoo, resembling the one that the main protagonist Jason has, in order to score a free copy of...

By PC Advisor on December 03, 2012 90

Now here's a surprise. The last big game release of 2012 was flying somewhat underneath the radar even without the difficulty of arriving after all the sound and fury of all those Call of Duties, Borderlands and Assassin's Creeds, but open world shooter...

By CNET Australia on December 03, 2012 91

Ubisoft has crafted a remarkable blend of game styles to create an addictive, genuinely enjoyable title that can't help but...

By Yet Another Review Site on December 01, 2012 100

The FPS masters return, with a world beating bit of FPS gameplay.Far Cry 3 slipped a little under the radar for many people – nestled at the thick end of the release calendar, and tucked behind the final Assassins Creed episode itself from Ubisoft too,...

By NowGamer on November 30, 2012 90

Far Cry 3 sees Ubisoft build upon all the lessons learnt in the Assassin's Creed series to create an immersive open world FPS where player agency is king.

By TheTelegraph on November 29, 2012 100

Instead, this is a game far more at home in the jungle, with you in your own company, armed with a bow, stalking your prey in the unpredictable tangle of foliage.

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