November 29, 2012
Far Cry 3 is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the Far Cry series after Far Cry 2. 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.
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 Montenegro, 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 Vaas), world design, visuals, progression, and gameplay, though the game's multiplayer modes received criticism. Despite weak pre-order sales, the game was a commercial success, selling 10 million copies. It was nominated for multiple year-end accolades including Game of the Year and Best Shooter awards by several gaming publications. It has also been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. 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.
Also See
- Far Cry
- Far Cry 2
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Far Cry 4
- Far Cry Primal
- Far Cry 5
- Far Cry 6
Sound Effects Used
Story Mode
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Seagull Four Sin PE021601
- Hollywoodedge, Gun Classic Pistol Co PE090601
- Hollywoodedge, Helicopter Close Per PE062901
- Hollywoodedge, Seagulls No Surf BT022101
- Hollywoodedge, Single Bullet Impact PE236401
- Hollywoodedge, Sm Heavy Metal Door Sl PE185001
- Hollywoodedge, UH1 Huey Interior Fli AZ012201
- Hollywoodedge, UH1 Huey Interior Fli AZ012202
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Crash Long Heavy FS023201
- SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - BIPLANE PASS BY
- SKYWALKER, AMBIENCE - KRONOS JUNGLE AMBIENCE
- SKYWALKER, AMBIENCE - JUNGLE BUSH AMBIENCE
- SKYWALKER BODYFALL SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - SMALL HIGH-PITCHED RICOCHET
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER, CRICKET - QUIET CRICKETS CHIRPING AT NIGHT
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 10 / SKYWALKER FIRE ROARING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - CRACKLING EXPLOSION, LARGE 01
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - GRAVEL EXPLOSION
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - INFERNO RUMBLING
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MASSIVE INFERNO ROARING
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - NEARBY HEAVY EXPLOSION
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - PAC-MAN CHOMPING
- SKYWALKER, FIRE - DEEP, HEAVY CRACKLING
- SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY 03
- SKYWALKER, FIRE - FLAMES QUICK ROAR BY WITH WHISTLE
- SKYWALKER, GUN - ASCENSION GUN CABLE FIRE
- SKYWALKER, HELICOPTER - PROPELLOR BLADES THWOPPING
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED POW SOUND
- SKYWALKER, HISS - BREATHING APPARATUS, INHALE AND EXHALE
- SKYWALKER, HORROR - SAURON'S EYE, FIRE, CHOIR-LIKE
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HEAVY, ECHOEY CLANG
- SKYWALKER, METAL - SUBMARINE SCREECHING AND GROANING FALL
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DEEP, OMINOUS BASS TONE
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DOLBY SYNTH SAMPLE
- SKYWALKER PUNCHING SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER ROCK DROPPING SOUND
- SKYWALKER SHOTGUN FIRE 03
- SKYWALKER, SQUISH - BLOOD SQUISHING
- SKYWALKER, TOY - LENNY FOOTSTEPS
- SKYWALKER TV SMASHING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, WATER - SLOSHES AND LAPPING, VARIOUS
- SKYWALKER, WIND - HEAVY WIND WHISTLING
- SKYWALKER, WIND SOUNDS
- SoundDogs, Sci Fi - Surreal - Gusty Phase Wind - Gusty, Surreal Wind With Heavy Phasing
- Sound Ideas, ANVIL - SINGLE HIT ON ANVIL WITH HAMMER, METAL 01/02
- Sound Ideas, BATS, SHRIEKS - 7 CRIES, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BATS, STAMPEDE - 1000S OF BATS FLY FROM TREES, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, ROCK, CRASH - STONE STATUE FALL AND BREAK 01/02
- Sound Ideas, ROCK, HIT - ROCK IMPACT 01/02/03/04
- Sound Ideas, CREAK, WOOD - LARGE WOODEN DOOR CREAK 01
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, CAMPFIRE - FAR, LOW BUFFETING & SNAPS
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, EMBERS - SMALL, VERY CRACKLING EMBERS
- Sound Ideas, MUD, SQUISH - VARIOUS SMALL WET SQUISHES
- Sound Ideas, MUD, SUCTION - C.U. BIG BREATHY WET SUCTION
- Sound Ideas, ROCKS, HIT - SINGLE & MULTIPLE, AVALANCHE
- Sound Ideas, ROCKS, LANDSLIDE - SHORT, LONG, BOULDER & MIXED, AVALANCHE
- Sound Ideas, STEAM - RELEASE VALVE: OPEN AND CLOSE 02
- Sound Ideas, WATER, DRIP - SINGLE, SIMPLE & COMPLEX
- Sound Ideas, WATER, OCEAN - GENTLE WAVES, 20' FROM BREAKERS, SEASHORE, SURF
- Sound Ideas, WATER, SPLASH - LARGER, BIG THUMP & BIG WAVE (4th splash)
- Sound Ideas, WATER, TURBULENT - RIVER GURGLE, C.U. GURGLE & SWIRL
- Sound Ideas, WAVES, FLOW - INDIVIDUAL WAVES FLOW WITH BACKWASH, WATER