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Far Cry 2 Trailer: PC Gaming
Posted by Owen Good at 3:00 AM on August 18, 2008
Here's the "Jackal" trailer for Far Cry 2, set in Africa. All I can say is, thank God they're shooting at white people.
Far Cry 2 -- Exclusive Jackal Trailer [GameTrailers]

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Pezdispenser
Posted 3:34 AM 18/8/08
@Quazimojo:
Blue Man Group would be offended.
Pezdispenser
SAKY
Posted 3:33 AM 18/8/08
Am I aloud to get mad at the fact that they are only shooting white people?! Really it's just a travesty seeing my people depicted as targets of violence. Where are the black, asians, hispanics, and kittens?!?!. Where's my congressman?!?!
Seriously, this looks great makes me wish I had $500 to drop on a video card. Here's a hint, NOT going to happen!.
SAKY
sammfreak
Posted 3:28 AM 18/8/08
Awesome song, awesome trailer.
sammfreak
dkrefft
Posted 3:28 AM 18/8/08
Yep, amazing. Did anyone else see the youtube video explaining the fire system??? Evidently, fire works like real fire...you can burn fields and even buildings down and it spreads naturally, pretty cool if you ask me.
Also, after the video played theres a link to other videos, where I saw a great Force Unleashed clip of the Apprentice destroying some imperial faces.
dkrefft
jfm3
Posted 3:26 AM 18/8/08
Nope. "Barra Barra" was the coolest shit ever in Black Hawk Down, but somehow it just doesn't fit in this trailer. North African music in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Perhaps we can put South American music in the FPS in Canada.
jfm3
MeanMF
Posted 3:25 AM 18/8/08
That's pretty intense.. I can only imagine what they'll be able to do once they figure out how to use colors other than brown.
MeanMF
Fortyseven
Posted 3:22 AM 18/8/08
Gorgeous looking game. Love the feel of the imagery. Music was awesome, too.
Trailer: you did your job.
Fortyseven
Solid_hedgehog
Posted 3:19 AM 18/8/08
Wow. I never got into Far Cry, but I will buy this on Steam.
Solid_hedgehog
JimmyPageJun1or
Posted 3:18 AM 18/8/08
There are black people getting shot there...
Once again, my opinion is the same as it was with Resident Evil, there are WAY more games where the enemies are White or Middle-Eastern, so why is this horrible? Bad guys are BAD guys, whatever color they are, I don't care if there's a polka-dotted man and he is the last of his kind, if he shoots at you, you'll shoot back.
JimmyPageJun1or
pEdso
Posted 3:16 AM 18/8/08
@Quazimojo: Except for the Blue Man Group that is.
pEdso
ShaggE
Posted 3:16 AM 18/8/08
@Quazimojo: The Blue Man Group would like to have a word with you. As would the members of Eiffel 65. :p
But anyhoo, this game has a pretty. Still don't know if it has a fun, though.
ShaggE
Quazimojo
Posted 3:13 AM 18/8/08
Lmao at shooting white people , i think all people in video games from now on should be Blue that way no group from the planet earth can ever complain that there race are being picked on .
Quazimojo
UberGoat
Posted 3:12 AM 18/8/08
I don;'t think I'll be happy with this game until I see some genetically-altered Gorillas.
UberGoat
Ad-hominem
Posted 3:09 AM 18/8/08
Since my experiences with Far Cry One were bad, no matter how cool these trailers remain, I won't be getting it.
Ad-hominem
Tycoonalex1337
Posted 3:09 AM 18/8/08
That is one purdy game.
Tycoonalex1337
ChronicLogic
Posted 3:08 AM 18/8/08
Not enuff black people dying.
ChronicLogic
JimmyPageJun1or
Posted 3:08 AM 18/8/08
Oh my gosh, that looks so great! The bandaging part intrigues me to no end.
JimmyPageJun1or
wahrugene
Posted 3:08 AM 18/8/08
i like how you can get wounded. I just hope theres no regenerating health bar, the trend that halo started to pertain to the casual gamer crowd, and dumbed down the FPS genre
I guess it made sense in Halo. But NOT in Call of Duty, or Rainbow Six, or Uncharted, or any other game that includes that.
And there needs to be monsters. Where did they go? ;[
wahrugene
Reule
Posted 3:07 AM 18/8/08
Looks absolutely amazing. Visually and in gameplay. If I ever get around to fixing up the junker of a computer I have right now, I'll pick it up the PC version.
Though I do have to say, the music in the trailer is really neat. Anybody have an idea as to who the artist or song title is?
Reule
Lord Bowser
Posted 3:05 AM 18/8/08
It's pretty inconsiderate that the developers can't be asked to set the game in a specific nation in Africa, or even a fake one. They just bunched the entire continent up, all 1billion people with their diverse cultures and ways of life, into a single homogeneous state.
Pretty lazy if you ask me.
Lord Bowser
EmpressInYellow
Posted 3:57 AM 18/8/08
Oh, for the love of god. Can we drop the "Hur hur people were mad at Resident Evil 5 'cause they were only shooting black people!" stuff, which ignores the -actual- arguments that people were making?
As for the game itself, I have to admit that I'm cautiously optimistic. On the one hand, I was initially wary, since none of the creators of the original Far Cry had anything to do with the game's development.
On the other hand...no more stupid mutants that shoot rockets at you from a mile away (presumably).
EmpressInYellow
sarcasmOD used an Ultraball
Posted 3:56 AM 18/8/08
@ChronicLogic: I know that you're joking (I hope) but I don't think that's very funny, regardless of the ethnicity you used.
sarcasmOD used an Ultraball
Arttemis
Posted 3:54 AM 18/8/08
@SAKY: Far Cry 2 Minimum requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 GHz, Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better
Memory: 1GB
Video card: NVIDIA 6800 or ATI X1650 or better
Shader Model 3 required
256 MB of graphics memory
Media reader: DVD-ROM
Recommended
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better
Memory: 2GB
Video card: NVIDIA 8600 GTS or better, ATI X1900 or better
512 MB of graphics memory
Supported video cards:
NVIDIA 6800, NVIDIA 7000 series, 8000 series, 9000 series, 200 series. 8800M and 8700M supported for laptops.
ATI X1650 - 1950 series, HD2000 series, HD3000 series, HD4000 series.
-----
The recommended 8600 GTS card costs anywhere from $80-150 on newegg.com.
Needless to say, that's FAR LESS than $500.
Arttemis
cdr
Posted 3:46 AM 18/8/08
This trailer got me hyped for this game again. I'll be picking it up for 360.
cdr
Mr. Tambourine Man
Posted 3:44 AM 18/8/08
@jfm3:
It seems that EVERY single soundtrack to anything happening remotely close to Africa/North Africa has to be by an Algerian singer (mami; Khaled; Taha...)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Griev3r
Posted 3:43 AM 18/8/08
I might actually give a flying fuck about these games (Far Cry, Crysis) if they fixed the two biggest problems.
1. Vision. The way the soldiers see you 10 miles away.
2. Damage. When I shoot some one I want them to die realistically, not with a billion bullets. Especially when the whole team is flanking me.
Other than that, it sure looks nice.
Griev3r
Diesel_Power
Posted 3:39 AM 18/8/08
I'll be getting the PC version off of Steam as well.
Yay, for having a job and no wife and kids to feed! :D
Diesel_Power
MartinSWE
Posted 3:38 AM 18/8/08
@Reule:
Black Hawk Down Soundtrack - Barra Barra - Rachid Taha
MartinSWE
SAKY
Posted 3:35 AM 18/8/08
@SAKY: hardcore*
SAKY
SAKY
Posted 3:35 AM 18/8/08
@wahrugene: Play harcore mode in COD4 multiplayer then all will be well. They get hit, they die 99% of the time.
SAKY
wahrugene
Posted 4:21 AM 18/8/08
@Kickers:
Yeah man. I don't know why people are complaining that building a gaming PC is really expensive. It only is if the person wants to max out everything at a resolution higher than 1080p with 3 monitors.
450-500 should be the least anyone can spend on a gaming pc, and it could last them for 4-5 years with max'd settings on resolution as high as 1400x1050.
And if someone plays on a 720p monitor, there should be no problem at all either
wahrugene
sailingtonorway
Posted 4:15 AM 18/8/08
Amazing trailer, nothing else to say.
sailingtonorway
Jayge
Posted 4:14 AM 18/8/08
@wahrugene: Health doesn't regnerate- instead, you carry around 4 or 5 syringes that you jab into your wrist vein whenever you get too injured. Other injuries (like the bandage wrapping) fix being crippled, etc. but do not heal health.
That's what I've been told. Don't quote me (officially).
Jayge
Juthan
Posted 4:13 AM 18/8/08
All I can say is, thank God they're shooting at white people.
LOL! Isn't it the truth? Isn't it the truth? So sick of hearing the shit about RE5.
Juthan
dozerking
Posted 4:07 AM 18/8/08
@Lord Bowser:
yeah, but they have to make the game interesting, which means they're gonna need more then just one country in Africa. The place is mostly one big depressing nightmare, in depserate need of help so I don't think the devs want to send any specific messages to certain Countries. Although, the devs did mention the country's they used in their docs they put out by I could be mistaken. I also don't think they sent out to make a political statement, just a new "generic environment".
What I would call lazy is the fact that they are piggy backing on the FarCry name, a very successful PC franchise, instead of having the ballz to call it it's own name, which is what should happen. This is more UBI corporate playing their cards safe, which is ridiculous. This game has nothing to do with FC1.
dozerking
JimmyPageJun1or
Posted 4:07 AM 18/8/08
@Kickers: Oh, it is too expensive when you consider you are building that for about 2 games, so a $500 set up (At lowest cost.) to play Crysis and Far Cry 2 or an Xbox 360 for $300 and the massive library of games that includes most PC games except for Crysis (The game that Far Cry 2 will make irrelevant.).
JimmyPageJun1or
jmb8504
Posted 4:03 AM 18/8/08
Mmmmm, 'splodey....
jmb8504
Kickers
Posted 4:01 AM 18/8/08
A 9600 GSO cost less than the 8600 on newegg, and performs like 3 times better. You can build a crysis rig now for less than $500 if you know what you're doing. This "pc gaming is too expensive" crap is a load of BS.
Kickers
SatanicBoomBoomHead
Posted 4:47 AM 18/8/08
Looks good but Crysis Warhead looks way better
SatanicBoomBoomHead
PsycheE
Posted 4:41 AM 18/8/08
More riff
Looking great, finally a game worth putting my 9xxx in the line of fire.
PsycheE
Gunhaver
Posted 4:40 AM 18/8/08
This game is so ridiculously high on my list of anticipated games it has a very real chance of dying of an overdose.
Gunhaver
thewisestfool
Posted 4:38 AM 18/8/08
See Kotaku, if you'd given Farcry 2 some awards your name could've been there at the start!
thewisestfool
londonlad
Posted 4:34 AM 18/8/08
@EmpressInYellow: What was the arguement then?
londonlad
wicko
Posted 4:32 AM 18/8/08
@Ad-hominem: It's not the same developers.
wicko
Pantsman
Posted 4:30 AM 18/8/08
@Lord Bowser:
Considering what fraction of players would actually appreciate it if they did what you suggest, I wouldn't call them lazy, just smart about where they allocate their effort.
Pantsman
hammerhand
Posted 4:28 AM 18/8/08
Well, for those that didn't like the first FarCry, remember that this is FarCry in name only. The original dev team, Crytek, went on to make Crysis, but Ubisoft got to keep the name "FarCry" when they parted ways. FarCy 2 then is being made by Ubisoft's Montreal team.
hammerhand
DavionV
Posted 4:26 AM 18/8/08
@EmpressInYellow: Dear god, PREACH brotha!
DavionV
Arttemis
Posted 4:26 AM 18/8/08
@JimmyPageJun1or: Why would you say there are only 2 games to play on a PC? That's absurd.
What about Red Faction, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Fallout 3, Dragon Age, any MMOs, any previously released games that might interest you - all at higher resolutions than console counterparts.
That's not even taking into account that faster hardware will increase the performance of productivity software or any other application used on a PC.
The prices of PCs are far lower than they've been in the last 4 years, and you might find that building a decently performing PC will get you pretty far.
In fact, I've been using the same PC for the last 4 years and it's still capable of playing many games. My videocard doesn't support Sharder Model 3.0, and that's my biggest holdup.
Arttemis
Shrimp
Posted 4:25 AM 18/8/08
Wow, now that's a pretty awesome trailer.
Shrimp
Anarchist_Gamer
Posted 5:10 AM 18/8/08
@D17Ness: Lazy as hell? I would say just plain old lazy. Nothing special about that laziness. Trust me, I'm a console gamer.
@EmpressInYellow: I hear you there.
On Topic: This trailer is impressive to me, but the game still doesn't have that catch that makes it unique. Right now, it's just a really good looking FPS, which is what Crysis still feels like to me. Open worlds? Damage systems? Realistic graphics? These things are nice, but I need a unique vibe. I need a feeling of authorship.
Anarchist_Gamer
Corion
Posted 5:06 AM 18/8/08
Was that co-op at the end? This game would be better with co-op. Man, I hope that's co-op.
Co-op.
Corion
Ness
Posted 5:04 AM 18/8/08
PC gaming is too expensive and all of that crap.
Ness
D17Ness
Posted 4:54 AM 18/8/08
@JimmyPageJun1or: You have fun with your umm 20 gig hard drive. I can build a dual core computer with a gig of ram and a 9500gt for about 300 dollars. Which will run this+Crysis+Any other game i decide to throw at it just fine. The only game that won't run maxed out is freakin crysis. The hard drive won't be a puny 20 gigs either. Games are 40 dollars for pc gaming by the way. Not 60 you know why? Because most pc gamers buy their stuff online.
[secure.newegg.com]
None of you have ANY reason to claim pc gaming is expensive or any of that crap. Anyone that does is just lazy as hell.
D17Ness
Arttemis
Posted 5:42 AM 18/8/08
@TOCATL: That just furthers my point!
I was simply trying to prove that the game doesn't require a "$500" videocard to play!
Arttemis
BigKidIcarus
Posted 5:37 AM 18/8/08
@Lord Bowser: Yeah...
Those damn 'inconsiderate' and 'lazy' developers should spend a lot more time and resources on something that about 6 people would care about instead of focusing on the gameplay. Good call...
BigKidIcarus
TOCATL
Posted 5:26 AM 18/8/08
@Arttemis: Its no longer smar to buy a 8600gts or a x1900, get the cheapest 9600gt, or if you save a little extra cash a Radeon4850, if you play at 1280x720 you will get more than 50fps minimun in all games with everything on high settings...
TOCATL
mr_ace
Posted 5:23 AM 18/8/08
@wahrugene: regenerating health bar is one of the best additions to the fps genre in a long time. theres nothing worse than searching around looking for health packs, or deciding not to run into a room and do sum really cool shit, becuase ur too scared of your low health bar. Having a health bar completely ruined fear.
mr_ace
Fauxe
Posted 5:52 AM 18/8/08
Bring it on! Ive just upgraded my pc for this baby!
Fauxe
belo
Posted 6:29 AM 18/8/08
@SatanicBoomBoomHead: i like the look of both so will be looking into getting both.
belo
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 6:14 AM 18/8/08
There is a comment in here that if it doesn't get the person band proves there is something seriously wrong with the moderation of this site. This is truly fucking pitiful.
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
rospaya
Posted 6:13 AM 18/8/08
@ShaggE: I thought nobody except me had the traumatic experience of remembering that song and group :(
Eiffel 65, not the Blue Man Group.
rospaya
EmpressInYellow
Posted 6:46 AM 18/8/08
@londonlad:
*sigh* Okay, I'll bite, though I'm sure once this derails into "RE 5 isn't racist! Some of my best friends are black!" vs. "Capcom is full of Klan members!", I'll regret it.
The problem with the original trailer wasn't that there were black people. It was that the way in which the trailer was framed (including lighting, editing, etc.) played on a lot of very nasty stereotypes and imagery with a long, unpleasant history (for instance, the "degenerate black men", the "angry black horde" of many slave-revolt nightmares, the black man as "other", etc.)
Yeah, I get it. It's horror. It's supposed to be horrifying. I also don't think the subtext was even remotely INTENDED. The sad fact is, though, that certain kinds of imagery have a history, regardless of the context, and they're going to evoke certain things.
(For instance: regardless of the plot and context, showing a white guy being hanged by a bunch of other white guys carries MUCH different connotations than showing that same group of white guys hanging a black man. Sad but true.)
EmpressInYellow
the_answer
Posted 6:37 AM 18/8/08
will it look like that on the console versions?
but since it's a FPS, this is best played on m&kb
the_answer
HenryHSH
Posted 6:56 AM 18/8/08
@Ness: Actually it's cheaper when you think about the games' prices. A PC game sells for $50 at launch... You can even get great games for $10-$15... Less even.
I have a PS3 and a PC set up in my room. I have my PC hooked up to both a monitor and my Bravia TV through my 8800GTS. Whenever I play PC games, I switch to my TV to play them. All I have to do is grab my 360 PC controller and turn 180 degrees to face my TV and I'm all set.
PC gaming can be great fun if you know what you're doing. If you prefer controllers then use a controller, if you prefer M&K then use a M&K. There are no restrictions.
PCs have had all the features both 360 and PS3 have for years. Cross-game chat? Check. In-game music? Check. What else? Music, Movie and picture storage? Um... Check. Video capture? Check. Remote play? Check. High Def gaming? ... Do I have to answer that?
And for those that argue that you have to sit on a desk to play PC games, you're wrong. I sit on a bean bag and enjoy the experience as much as I enjoy playing my console games.
HenryHSH
taftsearlobe33
Posted 7:46 AM 18/8/08
down right sexy
taftsearlobe33
Xylophone
Posted 7:46 AM 18/8/08
@rospaya: Daba dee, daba di!
Xylophone
GodKiller0
Posted 7:33 AM 18/8/08
Indeed this game looks amazing, I like far cry a lot even if it wasn't the best game ever...but this looks much better wow
GodKiller0
GodKiller0
Posted 7:32 AM 18/8/08
@Lord Bowser:
Lol it's a game, think about San Andreas
Skin color of enemies? Bah...I don't see why we should still make any deal about this. It just sucks that it's sadly mostly black people that are offended and try to point the finger saying some are racist...I might have just made a racist comment but that's what I generally see and those individuals don't help their "color".
I hope I can kill some white dudes too, blood looks more red then hehe ;)
GodKiller0
gamecrazychris
Posted 7:24 AM 18/8/08
This game looks amazing, my only concern is that the art style of the game might hurt my eyes after a few hours.
gamecrazychris
KingTuckerman
Posted 8:03 AM 18/8/08
By 2042 I think that the Caucasians will be able to bitch about how the are being killed. US Census Bureau.
Alot of scenes reminded me of CoD4.
KingTuckerman
tironabardheblu
Posted 7:59 AM 18/8/08
Sick song lol
Honestly, I want to get this game, but when this comes out, I'll be getting SOCOM: Confrontation and LittleBigPlanet. I think those are enough for me. SOCOM is enough for a shooter. Hell, for me, I lasted 2 years in SOCOM II without buying another game except GTA and some Winning Eleven (ah, back in the day when it actually had a good name instead of Pro Evolution Soccer). I'll maybe pick it up later, but when I see the shooter library, I can't see myself buying this. I also have to focus on life too you know :P
tironabardheblu
Mikolai
Posted 7:47 AM 18/8/08
@Griev3r: From what I gathered from previous trailers, they are going for realism in this game. When you shoot from far away with a sniper rifle, they don't know where you are, but may send troops in your general area to investigate.
Also, in one of their videos, when you shoot one of the guys in the leg, he'll be crippled, causing one of his nearby buddies to come and pick him up and try to carry him off to safety.
Although, I can't judge how difficult it is to take people down, their injury system still looks interesting.
I like how the people were burning to death, though. lol
Mikolai
Pornosaur
Posted 8:31 AM 18/8/08
Ha there was a glitch and gametrailers was showing me this vid ranked at a 2.1, then I watched it and thought all I know is lost. Looks like a solid atmosphere, Far Cry was a great jaunt from the every day shooter at least in the opening bits. I'm intrigued to check this one out.
Pornosaur
Bluecell
Posted 8:19 AM 18/8/08
I can't see anything about this game and not have it remind me of the movie "The Hunting Party." Considering the movie was inspired by a "true story" told by four jounalists who actually make a cameo in the movie, I'm willing to bet the game is loosely inspired by the same story.
Bluecell
Norrin_Radd
Posted 8:50 AM 18/8/08
I can't wait to use the map editor. It's the 360 Far Cry only excellent feature.
Norrin_Radd
xMatt
Posted 8:49 AM 18/8/08
DAMN! This looks so freaking awesome! I'm deff. gunna get this for ma PS3....everything just looks stunning...Awesome!
xMatt
Shockadin
Posted 10:32 AM 18/8/08
Some people could really embarrass my race (black). But sure doesn't add up to the ridiculous amount of people who embarrass whites. Not to be rude, just you can't deny it.
On a related note, what platforms is the game going to be on?
Shockadin
LanciePants
Posted 10:51 AM 18/8/08
@Owen Good
How do you know those aren't GAY white men they're victimizing? Hell those could be innocent gun carrying transgendered people they're shooting. We're talking worlds above the fascist intentions of Resident Evil 5. Doesn't Kotaku take social justice seriously? Where's your corporate compassion?
THAT'S IT. Where's my sharpie and protest sign?!?! I'm going to open your mind to tolerance by camping out in front of your house and yelling at you with megaphone every time you leave or return.
...well...right after I finish listening to this crunchie Fish tune...yea....
LanciePants
OmegaRed59
Posted 11:21 AM 18/8/08
@JimmyPageJun1or: The xbox 360 does in no way include "most" PC games. lol
And you can play more than two games, what were you even talking about?
OmegaRed59
psychobaka
Posted 12:31 PM 18/8/08
It looks awesome. I'd love to see an MMO use this incredible-looking engine.
psychobaka
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 12:28 PM 18/8/08
Doesn't matter if no black people are being shot... radicalists will only be satisfied when there's a triple A fps with black character shooting white people/ white zombies/ whit furry animals...
Oh yeah, that would be appeasing. :P
Anyways, the game looks beautiful... but from it, I can tell it won't run on my PC. So... I'll just sit in a corner and cry a little.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Kral2
Posted 1:25 PM 18/8/08
Want want want want
Kral2
Omniel
Posted 3:40 PM 18/8/08
Looks very nice, the music, IMHO ruins it.
Omniel
underthechestnuttree
Posted 5:32 PM 18/8/08
OKAY - I've word searched this thread for 'music' and 'song' - please tell me somebody knows the title and artist for this track! A few of us are curious...I wonder - since nobody seems to know - if it is an in-house song?
underthechestnuttree
Aname
Posted 7:19 PM 18/8/08
@underthechestnuttree: It's Barra Barra by Rachid Taha
Aname
el_rezzo
Posted 11:31 PM 18/8/08
Shall be purchased, shall be enjoyed, never thought this would turn out any good (obviously not in my hands yet but still) after Crytek left.
el_rezzo
NewRider
Posted 1:43 AM 19/8/08
I'm black and I was hoping this game would have a black main character shooting white people. Oh well, the trailer still looks pretty cool.
NewRider
agustin2489
Posted 2:01 AM 19/8/08
Nothing better than pulling shrapnel (albeit a large piece) out of your leg.
agustin2489
paydirt76
Posted 2:53 AM 19/8/08
Ubisoft knows how to pair awesome music with trailers. Assassin's Creed, the new Prince of Persia, now this... definitely gets the hype going!
paydirt76
job133
Posted 3:29 AM 18/8/08
Calling it now, the Jackal will turn out to be Jack Carver from the first Far Cry gone bad
job133
job133
Posted 3:27 AM 18/8/08
Calling it now, the Jackal will turn out to be Jack Carver from the first game gone bad
job133
Azriel101
Posted 10:57 AM 19/8/08
Why does the music remind me of "kryptonite" sung in Arabic?
Azriel101
underthechestnuttree
Posted 2:59 AM 21/8/08
@Aname: Thanks!
underthechestnuttree