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Tag: Far Cry 2

Generation Zero, enjoying silence, thoughtful walking sim with stealth and shooting
Opinion

In Generation Zero, Your Greatest Weapons Are Binoculars and Patience

Generation Zero is an open-world first-person shooter where you spend more time with your binoculars than a gun. There’s no array of sidequest ...
By Elijah BeahmSeptember 6, 2019
Featured Articles

Choosing Between Bad and Worse

By the end of Far Cry 2, I’d murdered my way across Africa to kill one man. I killed for blood diamonds, which ...
By Rob Kunzig Legacy AuthorJuly 25, 2011
Exploding Barrels

The Hands’ Job

Spanning 5 long days and 3 conference halls the size of jumbo jet hangars, the Game Developers Conference is an astounding display of ...
By Chris Plante Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011
The Needles

Grasping At Immorality: A Tale of Two Games

( Warning: spoilers inside.) For years, videogames have made players the hero. Even when you’re doing rather unheroic things, like mercilessly butchering your ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2009
Waypoints

Far Cry 2’s Incendiary Nonsensibility

I’m enjoying my trip through Far Cry 2‘s nameless African state. I’ll admit it’s not the most inviting place, what with all the ...
By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJanuary 6, 2009
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