Difference Between Farcry 2 on PC and Consoles?
 

I want to get it for console because im running low on memory and i'm going to be getting some PC games in the future (such as the witcher, yadda yadda yadda) and i heard this game takes up 12 gb's? So What are the TECHNICAL differences between the game?

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Don't know, does the fact that you can only install it five times and that you need internet connection to install and uninstall count as a technical difference?

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O_O now that you mention it, i think i'll be happy with the Console version ^_^

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The console versions have a smoother interface for the map editor too. I'll pick it up for consoles December or January.

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I thought as long as you uninstalled it while your online, you got your install back?

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No, anyone who thinks that is thinking too optimisticaly.

Your only allowed a a certain number of reinstalls, which is why i have a problem with any games like that, because i tend to uninstall and reinstall games quite alot due to space problems.

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3.16 gigs, so says my C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Far Cry 2

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That's a small size for such a game.

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Yeah, my FarCry 1 folder is 3.90GB right now. I have a couple mods installed, but still...

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It's smaller than Oblivion, which is smaller than Far Cry 2 in square miles. It doesn't make sense!

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Heh...heh... You're kidding, right? 3.90 GB is smaller than a patch for World of Warcraft! Crazy...

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To put it bluntly:

Games on console = Run on Low, or medium with a few perks
Games on PC = Run at whatever setting you want

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They may've compressed the data. At least that's what it seems like with respect to the folder's small size.

From what I've read, and I'll have to disagree with Serio here, the PC version is the smoother and easier to use of them. The Dunia engine can be easily scaled on the PC (of course, as with any games, some computers for whatever reason will not run it well even if they meet specs), and the map-maker on the PC, I believe, has more potential alongside the modding that is present for the computer.

I've also read that while the PC can do quicksaves, the console can not. There's already bene some complaints waged against the time the player must spend travelling, so this might persent issues for you as you would have to go back to your safehouse(s) in order to save.

My friend works in a Gamespot and the store managers got copies early. He got a 360 copy and he said he liked it, but said that he would rather use the PC map maker as well as the convenience of saving on the PC.

The consoles also have memory limitations, which the PC doesn't have to bother with.

Only issue with the PC version as far as I can see is the cursed DRM to "combat" piracy (never mind how games like Fallout have already been pirated onto the Xbox).

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That sure does look low and medium...

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That is low or medium.

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It looks exactly the same as PC -.-

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Err...

I think this is an Xbox.
http://i33.tinypic.com/2gv8twy.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/2aahwrq.jpg

PC
http://i34.tinypic.com/24nnout.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/2v3r2c6.jpg

There is a significant difference on lighting and draw distance between the two. Console on top, PC on bottom.

Though not really THAT much. If you're weighing whether to get a game solely on graphics, look elsewhere.

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Also Xbox 360...

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m..._Pics_46-1.jpg

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Far cry 2 is compressed is why its so small.

Most pc games are compressed and consoles arnt as consoles cant take compressed games.

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Certain consoles like 360, overheat and die too quickly.
The least you'll get from a PC from DAYS of playing is crashes or freezing.
There :)

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Never happens to me.

I wouldnt speak on all of us. if i was you. :moon::moon::moon:

On consoles or pc. i never had a issuie. with anything in my life. Only BSOD's i ever gotton was due to my own fault for overclocking consoles never got broke. nothing. Not even my 4 year old pc hardware died. I must be lucky.

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Generally, the older 360s and ps3 will possibly even have trouble running the game seamlessly, as it's console version is mostly optimised at the newer ones.
One of the reasons why a lot of people will probably experience the red ring now more than ever.

Not to mention that mouse+keyboard>Gamepad.
And the mods and whatever that will show up sooner or later on the pc.

All in all, if you disregard the DRM, which will hopefully get removed just as bioshocks did, PC>Console in all aspects.

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:ditto:

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Mods are one of the best parts of PC gaming. With a good modding community PC games can last seemingly forever as there is always fresh stuff being added.

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Doesn't matter how big a game is on console, because the only memory req are the saves you make, which are only 300kb's to 3 mb's and with a 20gb hard drive with a 50 mb memory card, i don't think you'll be worrying about space.

Oh and i've had my 360 since a couple months after the console was launched, never encountered RROD and never had any problems with it.

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Memory is in regards to the amount of RAM, not the space taken up by the game or a savegame.

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Bah, went to gamestop today and just said "Screw it" and bought it for PC. The guy actually gave me the preorder edition (i didn't preorder it) which gives 6 extra bonus missions.

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I see. Exceeded bandwith looks great with HDR.

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No, gay ass picture was probably broken or something.

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Well that's a nice bonus!:)

At the end of the day, the performance difference between PC and console can be very little.

However, PCs always have the potential to run a game far better/smoother than a console.


The upside/downside (depending on how one chooses to look at it) of PC gaming, is that PCs can be upgraded for "near"/"far" future use.
The upside/downside (again, depending on how one looks at it) of console gaming, is that a console only needs upgrading to the next model, when companies favour the "superior" or "next-gen" console.

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OK this is going to sound like a sarcastic rant, but the biggest difference to me is always that PC games, having built in KB/M support, always have better aiming/shooting control schemes. I doubt the majority of console games will ever have KB/M support written in, but maybe the console manufacturers can eventually build a gamepad like In2Game's Fusion that utilizes RF and ultrasonic technology to aim like a Wiimote, only with much better tracking.

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Just wait, soon there will likely be a mod that adds those bonus missions to the regular version.

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i bet the 6 missions are for that Voice call lol

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Hm? It has a little note on the front which you open up and its got a code written in it, i typed mine it and it worked and i unlocked the 6 extra missions.

BTW, the game runs FANTASTICALY, although i'm going to have to be very careful about when i want to uninstall and reinstall.

Oh, and does choosing a different character have ANY impact on the game whatsoever?

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Yes, but what are the 6 extra missions?

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Don't know, but it says it adds an extra 3 hours to gameplay, ontop of the already monumental 50+ hours of campaign.

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The campaign is only around 25-30 hours.(Which is still really really long.) The whole game if you do everything takes 50 hours.

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Collecting diamonds, scouting out all the gaurd posts, unlocking all the safehouses, and doing all the side and bonus missions and primary missions.

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Those are not in the campaign.

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Whats your PC specs? What setting are you playing at?

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I've got an athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 4400+ 2.3ghz, 2gb's of ram, and an 8600 GTS 512mb Nvidia graphics card. Playing at all high and very high on DX10 with anti aliasing x4 (except i put post processing at low and 2 others at medium which i'll probably raise) and i'm playing the game seemlessly at 50 - 60 FPS. A few rare dips into the mid 40's. Also, i keep the same FPS while in firefights and while throwing grenades with huge explosions going off.

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I have the PC version, and like bud said, the game runs great. I gotta give those guys at Ubisoft some credit on that one, the Dunia engine runs as smooth or smoother than Source.

I am running with pretty much everything on as high as it can go with no problems. I haven't had any crashes, no bugs, only the odd ragdoll glitch. I have been enjoying the game a lot and the map editor kicks ass.

For me (I have a 360) choosing between the PC and 360 version wasn't even a choice...

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There are a few things that are bothersome about the game though. I've often found NPC's sitting in corners barking out absurd things trying to kill me and yet when im infront of them they don't move. And they could've given some more open, plain-like, terrain because it's mostly jungle and rocks. But, i've only explored the first half of the map, i've yet to get to the 2nd half and i've already spent about 10 hours on it, and i only have 8% of it done.

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10 hours and only 8% done? wow. i spent 25hours on farcry 2 and im about 58% done.

http://i33.tinypic.com/6huvr9.jpg

heres my old pic of my stats.

im 58% now.

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Whats the difference between choosing characters?

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Depending on which character you choose it will alter what buddies you meet and when and where you meet them. It isn't a really huge change, but you may meet Clyde first when you choose one character and might meet someone different if you choose another

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Why did you answer my question with an irelivant question?

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There is no diff i see...

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That doesn't make any sense.

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Whats the difference between choosing characters?

There is None... Dont you get it. There is NONE. lol...