Comments on: User-generated Narratives http://www.gamecouch.com/2009/02/user-generated-narratives/ Video game reviews, commentary and interviews. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Terry http://www.gamecouch.com/2009/02/user-generated-narratives/comment-page-1/#comment-16966 Terry Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:50:06 +0000 http://www.gamecouch.com/?p=761#comment-16966 It's more that a) it felt like there was no context for my actions and b) my actions had no effect. I didn't want to spend too much dissing Far Cry 2, but I was disappointed that the two factions at war were completely interchangeable and it didn't matter which side I allied myself with. Something major like wiping out an arms convoy or destroying an enemy camp had no lasting effect -- they just respawned. So as a player, why bother? It’s more that a) it felt like there was no context for my actions and b) my actions had no effect.

I didn’t want to spend too much dissing Far Cry 2, but I was disappointed that the two factions at war were completely interchangeable and it didn’t matter which side I allied myself with.

Something major like wiping out an arms convoy or destroying an enemy camp had no lasting effect — they just respawned. So as a player, why bother?

]]> By: Weefz http://www.gamecouch.com/2009/02/user-generated-narratives/comment-page-1/#comment-16965 Weefz Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:38:58 +0000 http://www.gamecouch.com/?p=761#comment-16965 Sounds like your problem with Far Cry is that it's not an RPG... Sounds like your problem with Far Cry is that it’s not an RPG…

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