I was going to say they needed more vertical range. The problem was unlike FC1 you never were that high to start with, so you couldn't get very far before you hit the ground.

I think FC2's issues were all the more glaring because of how enjoyable the rest of it was. I mean, I have over 80 hrs in just 2 playthroughs, and you don't put that kind of time into a game that you don't want to finish.



The Jedi Master

Absolutely fantastic series.In both parts amazing AI,complain at these games only young people,such games
no longer release,only sht like cod or MW ,especially the second part is outstanding.Tens of hours of gameplay

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You're using the bus system and the river boats, right? I also went cross country where possible, the roads just make you jeep bait.

Pity they didn't put an engine on the hang glider, firing rocket launcher from a microlight would have been very cool. [/quote]

I have the "All-Inclusive-Lifetime-Mass-Transit-Coupon/Booklet".....LOL. Best way to evade everything! Crosscountry AND use the railroad tracks a lot!
The other thing I would change.........the ability to pass-through checkpoints controlled by faction you are working for. The hostile checkpoints I can see fighting through. Jeep Patrols would be similar......friendly and/ or hostile.
Same when visiting your buddy, or the doctor for medicine. Should not have to fight you way in.Or maybe could bribe your way through a checkpoint? A diamond?

I finished FC 2 not that long ago and I really enjoyed it except for 2 things,


1. Constantly respawning AI checkpoints

2. The game dragged on for far too long. It took me close to 40 hours to finish it. If I play it again I'll just do the story-driven missions and won't bother with the bonus stuff. Heck, it took me less time to finish Mass Effect 2 and that's an RPG!

These are both fair comments, I think it comes down to the way it is played as well. On the first playthrough I skipped 90% of the side missions because I was playing on Easy (I had my reasons) and didn't need extra diamonds or upgrades.

I've gone back and played it on Hard setting since, and especially if not trying to get through game, just doing 30 minutes here and there, and experimenting with all the different ways of smoking out the AI, definitely get money's worth.

Or accidentally dying in the fire I started to ambush a convoy

This is a minor point but I found the hang gliders to be pretty much useless in the game. There was even one that was placed on a large rock which was only about 10 feet off the ground. LOL

What's a "handglider"?

ps. I thought there were a couple of places in FarCry where hang gliders were useful...

In Far Cry, yes.

In Far Cry 2, no. They needn't have bothered with them.



The Jedi Master

LOL Oops, thanks for seeing my typo. It's fixed now.

I may have missed some hang gliders in FC 2 but of the ones I came across, they really weren't put in high enough spots to use effectively and like Jedi Master mentioned, the hang gliders in the first FC were indeed very useful since they were usually placed on top of very high mountain peaks.

FC2 just didn't have very high mountains. Seeing as it was a fictional location, there's no reason they couldn't have had one decent range on one of the 2 maps.




The Jedi Master