Ubisoft went against its own ‘super-corporation’ principles by taking the plunge to release something that started as an inside joke amongst Ubisoft Montreal studio programmers. The ‘suits’ at Ubisoft were probably going ‘Hey, this game’s got that indy feel to it, why not capitalize on that?’ Sure, why not. It’s the perfect move by Ubisoft, a publisher cum developer with ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Far Cry 3
A Tale of Two Survivors – Jason Brody and Lara Croft
Your prized escape from the death traps of reality, a dream vacation, it’s all just an escapement until you fall for another death trap. This time, it seriously intends to take your life. What would you do? How will you survive? How long will you survive? OK, chill, we give you some cool gadgets and some ammunition, won’t it suffice? ... Read More »
Games with Notable Soundtracks (2012 – 13)
We live in a nation that realises the necessity to add that extra zing to even the worst of plots by getting a solid grip on the original soundtrack. So when Bollywood propels its movies on music and theme songs, why not the entire gaming scene the world over? Games are like movies in all regards, except for one, there ... Read More »
“Did I Ever Tell You….? The Definition of Insanity?” Of Vaas, Joker, and supercriminal mentality
Imagine the Joker, from DC’s Batman, ruling an entire island, harnessing more brutal, sadistic and fearsome ways to make people bow to him. And asking nothing in return, but hymns in his name, the infamy. It is actually quite imaginable, if you have picked your copy of Far Cry 3 and given yourself a dose of what survival in a ... Read More »
EXTRA BAGGAGE: Downloads of the Week: February 1-7
In this new feature, we highlight the weekly picks from the week of February 1-7 of deals, free-to-play indie gems, hot new mobile releases and creative byproducts from the modding community of a popular game. You need not scour the Internet for all that because Extra Baggage is your one-stop shop for all the must-haves in the world of Internet ... Read More »
2012 Year in Review: illGaming’s Top 10 Video Games
The year 2012 saw the releases of many massive titles accompanied by ground breaking changes in the way people play games.The trend-shift towards social free-to-play games is pretty obvious now. And so is the immense popularity of unforgiving games in the likes of Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition. Agent 47 reappeared after a long hiatus with Hitman: Absolution. Assassin’s ... Read More »
Review: Far Cry 3
Platforms: Playstation 3, XBOX 360, PC Release Date: 29/11/2012 Genre(s): First-person shooter, action-adventure, open world Publisher(s): Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Rating: PEGI 18+ Hearts of Dorkness Your first hour and your last hour, (as well as everything in between) in Far Cry 3 has you doing the same thing. Rather the same set of things. You’ll be skulking around enemy camps, ... Read More »
Far Cry 3 Island Map Editor Available for Free Download
This is the Far Cry season and we hope you’re enjoying your time drowning yourself into the insanity that is Far Cry 3. Not only is Far Cry 3 a perfect illustration of how an open-ended FPS sandbox should be, it is a unique experience of hardcore FPS action, mixed with Role Playing elements. The game is certainly a landmark ... Read More »
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