As players make their way through Ubisoft‘s beautifully rendered jungle in Far Cry 3 they will be encountering some not-so-beautiful characters along the way. In fact, many of the characters the player will encounter want nothing more than to watch them suffer.
While early trailers for the game have already introduced the game’s main antagonist Vaas and his obsession with insanity, the first in a new series of trailers also introduces Buck, a character who appears to be just as harmful to our hero’s psyche as Vaas.
While Vaas’ menace appears to be much more direct – through attacking tigers and lighting the player on fire – Buck’s diatribes appear to be a bit more helpful, however he still provides that jungle knowledge while brandishing a pretty big knife. Whether or not Buck will pose as big a threat as Vaas is unclear, but he’s obviously got just as many mental problems.
As well as some brief character moments for both Vaas and Buck, the first ‘Savages’ trailer showcases some of Far Cry 3‘s stunning visuals and its varied gameplay. While Far Cry 2 took traded the tropical locales in favor of African savannah, this sequel is bringing it home.
Far Cry 3‘s exploration of insanity is something gamers have been hearing about since the game was unveiled back at E3 2011, and it’s kept us captivated with some truly head-scratching sequences. However, it’s going to be how the elements seen thus far – the insane villains, the confusing scenes, the co-op, and the sandbox gameplay – come together that determines the successfulness of the game.
A delay into December had some fans questioning how polished the game may be, but the move could have arguably been to avoid the hectic fall onslaught that includes a few highly anticipated shooters (Halo 4 and Black Ops 2, just to name a few). We’ll see just how well the game plays, and discover just how insane Vaas and Buck are later this year.
What do you think of Vaas and Buck, two of Far Cry 3‘s “savages?” How would you like to see the game play with your sanity?
Far Cry 3 releases December 4, 2012 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
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buck makes vaas look like a generic bully being compared to a double digit serial killer
really diggin’ the antagonists in this game. so far we have the crazed junkie who runs the show on the island, the rapist, serial killer nut job and the rich prick that’s made the island home to both him and his guns for hire crew… it’s gonna be one hell of a fun time mopping the floor with their heads
For a second I thought this article’s title was referring to the Savages movie and had me thinking there was going to be some DLC related to the film or something. I’m dumb, ha.
I cannot wait for this game. Single player FPS are coming back. Ubisoft is really stepping it up with this and AC3 this year.
I wasn’t planning on getting this game, but this trailer really makes me want to. I love the variety of weapons, combat, and traversal.
Yeah it looks like it has lots of variety in the gameplay. I’m hoping the campaign is around 30 hours. The multiplayer doesn’t look like anything special but that’s not why I’m getting it. Coop has a separate story line which could be fun too.
this is def worth checking out matt, everything they’ve shown thus far indicates that the game is a massive step up from FC2, which has half decent if you turned a cheek for the onslaught of issues it had.
look at all the survival videos (this is the 5th one in the series so far i think) to get a better understanding of everything the game has to offer.
You obviously haven’t played FC3 yet, but would you recommend playing FC1 and FC2 before FC3?
I never played FC1 but FC2 was really good for 2008. So it feels a little dated now but I still enjoy it. A lot of people hated it bc it’s a hardcore FPS. If you play it reckless it will punish you. The stories are unrelated so playing either before FC3 doesn’t really matter so bc there are so many good games out right now I would pass on them.
Its actually the 3rd
FC1 was really good but I thought the second one was a huge let down. I herd that there could be around 20 or more hours of game play it all depends on how you play. I also herd that the map is bigger than just cause 2. I cant wait for this game. I cried a little when this game got delayed.
There is no way the map is bigger than JC2. It took a long time to fly across that map in a jet plane.
Vaas, to me is a brand of insanity associated with anger, and an overabundance of rage. The Doctor is insane in his attempts to go to other worlds by way of hallucinogenic drugs. Buck, on the other hand comes a little too close to Vaas, and I would’ve like him to be entirely different, but I think his insanity stems from survival and what you have to do to achieve it.
For him it was being a possible rapist, cannibal and torturer.
Can’t wait to play this game.