Far Cry 3 is a 2012 first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the Far Cry series. The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a tropical archipelago which can be freely explored by players. Gameplay focuses on combat and exploration. Players can use a variety of weapons to defeat human enemies and hostile wildlife, and the game features elements found in role-playing games such as skill trees and experience. After a vacation goes awry, protagonist Jason Brody must save his friends, who have been kidnapped by pirates, and escape from the island and its unhinged inhabitants.
| Far Cry 3 | |
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 Cover art featuring antagonist Vaas | |
| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
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| Producer(s) | Dan Hay |
| Designer(s) |
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| Programmer(s) | Cédric Decelle |
| Artist(s) | Jean-Alexis Doyon |
| Writer(s) | |
| Composer(s) | Brian Tyler |
| Series | Far Cry |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Ubisoft Montreal collaborated with Ubisoft's global development team, including Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Reflections and Red Storm Entertainment. The game's development was partially restarted in 2010 after the departure of several key creative staff. The team evaluated the feedback for Far Cry 2 and identified areas that needed to be improved or removed. The team spent considerable time designing the island, which they described as the "second most important character" in the game. Inspirations were taken from films and TV shows such as Apocalypse Now and Lost, as well as video games The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Red Dead Redemption. Michael Mando was hired to portray Vaas, an antagonist the team compared to Darth Vader.
The game was announced in June 2011 and Ubisoft promoted the game with various companion apps, webseries and crossover. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2012. The game received critical acclaim upon release, with praise directed at its characters (particularly antagonist Vaas), world design, visuals, progression, and gameplay, though the game's multiplayer modes received criticism. Despite weak pre-order sales, nearly 10 million copies of the game were sold. It was nominated for multiple year-end accolades including Game of the Year and Best Shooter awards by several gaming publications. Ubisoft supported the game with downloadable content and released Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, the game's standalone expansion, in 2013. A successor, Far Cry 4 was released in November 2014. The game was re-released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2018.
System requirements for Far Cry 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
Memory: 4 GB
Video: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher / NVidia 8800 or better, AMD HD 2900 or better
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
DirectX: 9.0c
Storage: 15 GB
Peripherals: Mouse, keyboard, gamepad optional
Internet connection: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode
Recommended requirements
Processor: Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.9 GHz or better, AMD Phenom II X2 @ 3.1 GHz or better
Memory: 4 GB
Video: 1024 MB DirectX 11.0 compliant card with Shader Model 5.0 or higher / NVidia 480 or better, AMD HD 5770 or better
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card 5.1 with Latest Drivers
DirectX: 9.0c
Storage: 15 GB
Peripherals: Xbox 360 controller for Windows
Internet connection: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode
Supported video cards at the time of release
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series
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