penny arcade report with far cry 3 writer
Some interesting thoughts about the story and the writers intentions. ( spoilers in the article)
From the article it seems the writer intended far cry to be on some level a critique of a standard video game/machismo action hero tropes among other things. For me it wasn't pulled off convincingly and it came across as hero fantasy, probably more unrestrained than normal due to the writers intention to show it up and counterpoint. Instead most of the counterpoint got lost (or its "subtle") and your left with a story that's more silly than most.
but overall loved this game and want more!
Some interesting thoughts about the story and the writers intentions. ( spoilers in the article)
From the article it seems the writer intended far cry to be on some level a critique of a standard video game/machismo action hero tropes among other things. For me it wasn't pulled off convincingly and it came across as hero fantasy, probably more unrestrained than normal due to the writers intention to show it up and counterpoint. Instead most of the counterpoint got lost (or its "subtle") and your left with a story that's more silly than most.
but overall loved this game and want more!