Far Cry Full Gameplay

Far Cry is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft. It is the first title in the Far Cry franchise. Set in a mysterious tropical archipelago, the game follows Jack Carver, a former US special forces agent, as he searches for journalist Valerie Constantine, who accompanied him to the islands but disappeared after her boat was destroyed by mercenaries. As Jack explores the islands, he begins to uncover the gruesome genetic experiments being performed on local wildlife, and must confront the mad scientist behind them.

The game was the first to use Crytek's CryEngine, and was designed as an open-ended first-person shooter, meaning it lacks most of the freedom that its successors would offer the player. While players can freely explore the game's world, as in later Far Cry titles, they are generally discouraged from doing so due to the linear structure of the missions and the lack of side content. Despite this, the gameplay formula established in Far Cry — placing the player in a foreign environment occupied by enemy forces where he must use various weapons and tools, as well as his surroundings to overcome any threat — would be essential to define the series' identity from here. forward.

Far Cry was released for Microsoft Windows in March 2004 to generally positive reviews, being praised for its visuals, gameplay mechanics, and the level of freedom given to players. The game was also a commercial success, selling over 730,000 units within four months of release and over 2.5 million units in its lifetime. The success of Far Cry led to a series of independent sequels developed by Ubisoft, starting with Far Cry 2 in 2008. A remake of the game with a different storyline and new mechanics, Far Cry Instincts, was released for Xbox in 2005 for the Xbox 360 in 2006 as part of the Far Cry Instincts: Predator compilation. A film adaptation was released in 2008. The original version of Far Cry, updated with high-definition graphics, was re-released under the title Far Cry Classic for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2014.