Far Cry 2

[ChaseB]

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I don't mind the malaria. It pops up here or there and you just pop a pill, no big deal. It adds the element of surprise, which isn't really a bad thing -- plus there are tons of places to save so I don't think you should ever really get screwed over too badly when you die or whatever.

[jim416]

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You have to get and take the medicine. Anytime the malaria starts to pop up, a little medicine bottle icon will then pop up in the bottom left corner, you press the left-bumper and bam...goes away until the next "outbreak."

And you get the pills after you talk to the guy at Mike's Bar, I believe it is, he'll get you in touch with the priest in Pala, and that's where you can get the pills and refill them.

Yeah, finally got to Mike's Bar and got some medicine, but I really think it's a lame feature.

[Beantown]

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I don't mind the malaria. It pops up here or there and you just pop a pill, no big deal. It adds the element of surprise, which isn't really a bad thing -- plus there are tons of places to save so I don't think you should ever really get screwed over too badly when you die or whatever.

Yeah, I really don't mind it either. Makes it interesting when you're in a gun fight and bam...start to lose it and have to pop a pill. Makes it feel like the movie Crank, to me. Instead of not having enough adrenaline pumping, though, you have malaria popping up. It's cool.

[The C]

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I just wish malaria pills were a different button. I hate when I'm low on health and my guy hits himself with a needle then goes on the pills.

[gta95]

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The malaria seems like a real stupid feature IMO

[kapo]

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It's the going back to refill on pills that bothers me. Just let me buy in bulk ffs, I've got malaria!

[jim416]

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Ah, ha!!!!

Getting to the church is the key. Everything prior to that is a "tutorial" (and it even tells you that once you get to the church).

Now that the tutorial part is over I am really into this game. The atmosphere, night sounds, terrain, top notch stuff. There are a few instances of dumb AI, but you also see where bad guys fan out after being attacked.

I can tell this is going to be hours and hours of distraction helping me get through the lack of baseball right now.

[Flightwhite24]

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Ah, ha!!!!

Getting to the church is the key. Everything prior to that is a "tutorial" (and it even tells you that once you get to the church).

Now that the tutorial part is over I am really into this game. The atmosphere, night sounds, terrain, top notch stuff. There are a few instances of dumb AI, but you also see where bad guys fan out after being attacked.

I can tell this is going to be hours and hours of distraction helping me get through the lack of baseball right now.

Are you playing on normal? I am about an hour into it and this is a great game. Peace!!!!

[allBthere]

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Sniper rifle, flare gun, machine gun = my go-to 'nothing can stop me' setup.

Flares are so good, they distract, and set grass on fire while you pick them off a km away. they come to your location when they figure out where the shots are comming from (sometimes), and you whip out the machine gun and moe them down.

Explosives are fun too - although I think some special and 'handgun' slots should be interchangeable.

Currently I've got 53 diamond cases - how bout some of you guys? and what's your favorite weapon setup?

[jim416]

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Are you playing on normal? I am about an hour into it and this is a great game. Peace!!!!

Yes, normal mode. It's starting to get more interesting.

[jmood88]

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This is one of the best looking games I've ever seen.

[CS10029]

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This is one of the best looking games I've ever seen.

Yeah my friend was playing it on my TV about two weeks ago. Great visuals.

[DickDalewood]

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Ah, ha!!!!

Getting to the church is the key. Everything prior to that is a "tutorial" (and it even tells you that once you get to the church).

Now that the tutorial part is over I am really into this game. The atmosphere, night sounds, terrain, top notch stuff. There are a few instances of dumb AI, but you also see where bad guys fan out after being attacked.

I can tell this is going to be hours and hours of distraction helping me get through the lack of baseball right now.

Holy cow Jim... I didn't know you played any games outside of The Show!

[jim416]

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Well, I got this one because I loved Far Cry on the PC. Actually played through that game three times.

I don't have any other games. I bought MLB2k8 a couple weeks ago at a swap meet for $10.00, downloaded a roster, checked out sliders, played it and then traded it in towards this game last week.

I need to do something during the winter months. Heck the temperature dropped to 91 degrees today, so I had to stay in.

[tanis38]

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I was exploring the other day and came across a gold AK-47 stashed away behind some wooden boards on the side of a cliff. Anybody know if the gold AK-47 is "special" in any way? I was using it for a while but ended up losing it.