In a world of digital downloads and indie developers who are making some creative cheaper games, it’s hard for me to justify spending 60$ on a supposed triple A title. And why would you, some of these indie titles have amazing mechanics and at lower prices. Yet, Far Cry 3 caught my attention. It’s a triple a title and I haven’t bought a new full priced game in a long time. Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of Far Cry 3′s single player experience.

What’s good about Far Cry 3? This game will have you fully immersed into the plot, through its fluid gameplay, it’s in game cutscenes, and amazing graphics. You truly feel like you’re sharing in the main characters mindset as you evolve with him. The music is also very good with trippy radio beats, tropical dubstep tracks, and dark ambient tones. The combat is smooth and the mechanics feel great.

What’s bad about Far Cry 3? There isn’t much here I don’t enjoy but I can think of a couple things that irk me. While playing the game you can take enemy out posts and add them to your fast travel secure areas on the map. These are useful and important places to take. However, sometimes they feel fairly invincible. It’s not always the case, but these get tiresome to take once in a while. And second, I  wish they added a feature to sell multiple goods at a time. It’s a tire some task to sell out your inventory if you should have the need.

What’s ugly about Far Cry 3? These are two more minor gripes I have. Visually the game is beautiful and I love that. Unfortunately, some of the animals in the game look  a little shabby. So I feel like they should have been worked on more. And I really enjoy the games art design as well, though having the good faction only wear blue while the pirates wear red is a little silly. From a gameplay mechanic it is helpful for knowing who is bad, at the same time though its not very realistic.

On a whole though, the single player of Far Cry 3 is amazing. I feel like I made a great purchase with a video game that engages me well. Some of the game plods on, and it can feel a little monotonous at times. Regardless, Far Cry 3 has been stealing all of my attention lately. This is one island vacation you will enjoy!