I'll come out and say that I have been blown away by Far Cry 3 from what I have played so far, I thought that it had a lot of potential from when I played it at the Eurogamer Expo, but that was limited to the open world and was only a relatively short experience.

Far Cry 3 places you smack dab in the middle of the worst vacation that you could ever possibly imagine. One minute, you and your wealthy American

Combines open world, RPG and FPS gameplay into one. Explore a vast tropical island. Lots of skills to level up to create your ideal character. Collect materials and hunt animals to create new gear. Interesting setting with plenty of side quests to bring the world to life.

Beautiful open world – So much to do! – Even better in co-op

Enemy AI has its stupid moments – Feels too consoley on PC

If you've watched or read any of the advertisements for Far Cry 3 , then you likely remember this short quote used for comparison: "Like Skyrim with guns!" But let's be real here, people. That's Fallout 3 . In fact, the better description would be "Like Fallout 3 but vice versa!

Fantastic gunplay and takedowns; Serviceable stealth mechanics; Gorgeous environment; Plenty of mini-games and activities to do; Solid multiplayer and cooperative modes

Disconnection between protagonist and player; Non-interactive NPCs; Repetitive objectives

I woke up groggy and sweaty in my safe house, an island beat and delightfully deluded voices clamoring outside my hut. Kicking open my door and hauling my rocket launcher and silenced MP5 over my shoulder, I looked down at my map as the other villagers greedily snorted their cocaine and smoked their...

Open world; open-ended gameplay; First-person mechanics that put you in the jungle; What do you want to do first

The characters; The campaign

Far Cry 3 is like controlled chaos in video game form. The game goes out of its way to make sure you're always presented with something fun to do. The story is weak and it all begins to fall apart during the last third of the game, but it's not hard to overlook those problems and see just how much...

Fantastic open-world to explore; the many mechanics at work are all superb; you'll never run out of fun things to do

Awful story; missions lose focus near the end of the game; plenty of technical issues on the console versions

Loads to sink your teeth into; Beautiful game world;

It comes to an end;

Loads to sink your teeth into; Beautiful game world;

It comes to an end;

It takes a while to get into, but this varied open-world shooter is worth the effort