Far Cry 4 $11.99 on Humble - Teh Forum

<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.0&return_msg=42251.201"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.1">1–10</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.181">181–190</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.191">191–200</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201">201–210</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.211">211</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42251.201">Far Cry 4 $11.99 on Humble</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42251_201_211_10"> <a name="a42251_201"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_201"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 5 Nov 2019 12:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Nov 2019 16:57"></span></span> <span class="message_count">201 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201">42251.201</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.200">42251.200</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's still my fave, though I'm very happily playing through ND again, front-loading skills development and weapons loadout so the core quest is a breeze when I choose to engage with it.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.201&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.201"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_202"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_202"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 5 Nov 2019 19:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Nov 2019 08:28"></span></span> <span class="message_count">202 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.202">42251.202</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_201" target="_self">42251.201</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Good plan. I'm not there yet with ND.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.202&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.202"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_203"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_203"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">29 Jan 2020 14:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">203 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.203">42251.203</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Sporadically working my way through the replay. Got all the south end bases + forts capped, did one turn through the arena, and just spent ~6-hours dawdling through the sneak into Paul's hooker truck and go kidnap him from his torture ranch mission. I decided to see if I could kill everyone guarding the truck (obviously without triggering the alarm), about 10 guys, before climbing aboard. This took many, many tries -- they seem extra vigilant in this mission. I did it with the bow from the periphery, starting with the dog and slowly circling around, pausing after each hit for the "I think whoever did it, is gone" all clear. Anyway, while killing all the guards is in fact feasible (I did it twice), unfortunately it also seems to kill the script that triggers the cut scene of leaving on the truck and getting to said ranch. The screen goes black, you can still move around blindly (and open the map to check your position), but you ain't on the truck, and you don't go nowhere, certainly not to the ranch. Still, killing all the guards one by one with the bow is kind of the point. I had to restart the game to reset the mission script and this time did the conventional sneak onto the truck, go to the ranch, take the pics, and grab Paul. And now as my reward I've got the so-called autocross (crossbow that reloads like an automatic rifle), which is entirely the point: with this little toy, I am now invincible again. <span class="emoticon e_cheering" title="(cheer)"><span class="e__">(cheer)</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.203&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.203"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_204"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_204"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">20 Apr 2021 14:07</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">204 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.204">42251.204</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I finally got sort of bored with FC5 and decided to fire this up again a few weeks ago. Realizing I was stuck in South Kyrat *forever* unless I went up to Yogi and Regi, the two miscreant trickster stoners squatting in the family manse, and submitted myself to the indignities of Shangri-La: siccing a pet tiger on hallucinated demons and their hot knives (IRL, I substituted a skunk fatty), spinning and ringing bells, and back-stabbing a flame-thrower dude. Done, and done.<br /> <br /> Then I did the CIA guy's stuff: killed everybody at an airport, flew up into the Himalayas, killed a bunch more people, got tossed in prison, escaped from said prison, yada (I deliberately shot the CIA guy in FC5, because CIA guy but in hindsight, I had considerable justification).<br /> <br /> Ready for the retro review? The game has good points, and bad points. The controls are clunky and the weapons mostly suck. <em>Except</em> for the jizzed-up arrows and bolts mod, which makes the crossbow especially lethal as in, you can actually kill shit with it whereas without the mod, it's more like a nerf blaster.<br /> <br /> The fight to cross the fortified bridge separating north and south really highlighted the clunkiness and weakness of the FC4 combat model, though these qualities dependably make an appearance at every firefight and wildlife encounter. The presentation of NPC's veers from not too terrible, to terrible. Kind of like FC3.<br /> <br /> I've gone on to scale a couple more bell towers, a generally frustrating and useless exercise except it makes parts of the map visible, and captured a fortress and a couple of forts, which, once you know how (and can remember how), is fairly straightforward.<br /> <br /> I'm gonna say this release marks an 'interesting' evolution point in the series. I have a better understanding of the game designers' intentions, and more respect. The scenery is consistently impressive, so extra points for that.<br /> <br /> Heavily discounted, as one might reasonably expect for a ~7-yo game.<br /> <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.204&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.204"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_205"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_205"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">20 Apr 2021 20:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Apr 2021 12:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">205 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.205">42251.205</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_204" target="_self">42251.204</a></div> <div class="message_body"> This has no doubt been mentioned before (myself and Throb have been verbal on it), but the Reggie and Yogi missions are a game highlight, I wasn't a fan of the Shangri-La parts, but the missions where're you chasing them down in a drug fuelled hallucinatory rage are brilliant and the music is the best I've heard in a game. <br /> <br /> One of the weapons you get in the 2nd half of the game (the ripper IIRC) is a must have for tearing through enemies. One thing I really liked about 4 was the grenade launcher was a sidearm and can be wielded while driving. (bounce). <br /> <br /> As you said, the scenery is amazing. The best bit in the 2nd half is when you're approaching Pagan Min's fortress. If you're in one of the helicopters, you fly over a crest and the whole valley just falls away from you revealing a vast landscape. <span class="emoticon e_grin" title=":D"><span class="e__">:D</span></span><br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.205&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.205"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_206"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_206"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">20 Apr 2021 23:30</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Apr 2021 06:13"></span></span> <span class="message_count">206 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.206">42251.206</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_205" target="_self">42251.205</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Plus when you complete Reggie & Yogi, you get a transcendental fishing rod.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.206&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.206"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_207"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_207"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">21 Apr 2021 12:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Apr 2021 12:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">207 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.207">42251.207</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_205" target="_self">42251.205</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext"><strong>Quote:</strong> </div> <div class="quote">where're you chasing them down in a drug fuelled hallucinatory rage are brilliant and the music is the best I've heard in a game.</div> <p>I don't remember this, so either I did that mission and found it unmemorable, or I never did it. I'll see if I can pull it up on this, my third go-through (I also spent several months in base-reset mode, which I found very enjoyable and aim to repeat).<br /> <br /> I always turn off game music before I even begin, because I find it a distraction and seldom share developers' taste in music (I have teh olds).<br /> <br /> It's entirely possible, likely even, that my rig is a shade too underpowered to do justice to this game, e.g. the NPC combat animations are unnaturally quick and jerky, simply because the engine is not optimized as well as in later iterations -- 5, Primal, and ND are all relatively smooth and <em>believable</em>.<br /> <br /> Some of the game designers' strategies to overcome ca. 2014 technical limitations by other means are inventive and fairly effective. What they couldn't seem to overcome were conceptual limitations in player engagement. I think what I'm trying to say is, they did the best they could, and it's pretty impressive at that.<br /> <br /> The game is really good, but it's been improved on at least in those respects.</p> <div class="edit_text">EDITED: 21 Apr 2021 12:44 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.207&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.207"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_208"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_208"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">22 Apr 2021 08:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Apr 2021 12:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">208 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.208">42251.208</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_207" target="_self">42251.207</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Another great drug-addled set piece is the John Woo-influenced shootout in the brick works/drug factory, where as you shoot the sacks, your vision becomes increasingly psychedelic and Panjabi MC's Jogi, his wonderful remix of the Bollywood classic Mundian to Bach Ke, kicks in.<br /> <br /> For me, in that context, the music blended perfectly. Aceeeed, as the young ones used to say.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.208&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.208"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_209"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_209"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">22 Apr 2021 12:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 May 2021 20:37"></span></span> <span class="message_count">209 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.209">42251.209</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_208" target="_self">42251.208</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I wouldn't mind seeing it remastered against latest engine, along with various other tweaks, such as: give Min and the Minions more airtime, with more meaningful player interactions, and remove mandatory side-missions (such as Shangri-La) -- this also applies in spades to FC5.<br /> <br /> Not likely, though. <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":-("><span class="e__">:-(</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.209&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.209"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42251_210"></a><div class="message" id="message_42251_210"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time"> 3 May 2021 20:40</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 May 2021 10:32"></span></span> <span class="message_count">210 of 211</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.210">42251.210</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42251.201#a42251_209" target="_self">42251.209</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I dipped into the Vortex VR hack.<br /> <br /> Being there was wonderful, but it didn't use the HTC wands and natch you can't see the keyboard controls. If I'd learnt it on a gamepad, it might have been a goer. Also, non-VR optimised ports = motion sickness.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42251.210&return_msg=42251.201" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42251.210"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42251.211" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>