Far Cry 2 - A Flawed Masterpiece

When Far Cry 2 launched in 2008 it divided fans and it still does to this day. Here's why I think it's a masterpiece. (Far Cry 2 Review).

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00:00 Intro
01:04 Narrative and Themes
12:15 Open World
16:22 Dynamic Gameplay
22:18 Frustrations
24:31 Buddy System
27:35 Malaria
29:20 Final Thoughts

Research used in script:
https://www.theringer.com/video-games... - discusses why Far Cry 2 was important in 2008, how it was different to other shooters

https://www.eurogamer.net/gc-far-cry-... - FC2 preview, 2007

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/1... - FC2 review, one example highlighting reception was mixed

https://www.gamesradar.com/far-cry-2-... - interview with the dev team 2008, discusses theme of madness

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-pl... - interview about the technical challenge of making realistic fire

https://www.gamesradar.com/far-cry-2-... - dev interview 2007

https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/... - dev interview 2008, discusses open world shooters were rare, against gaming conventions, also XCOM comparison for the buddy system

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/... - interview in 2009, discussing why FC2 wasn't received like Ubisoft hoped on launch

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/... - interesting discussion on the narrative of FC2

Other research that didn't get used in the video
https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/21/17...

https://www.gameinformer.com/games/fa...

https://gamerant.com/far-cry-2-remake...

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https://www.gamereactor.eu/video/1225...

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