Far Cry 3 was first revealed at E3 2011 and, if you remember, we were more than impressed with the gameplay we were shown. The world was beautiful and open, the shooting solid, and it seemed that the developers had learned from many of the mistakes found in Far Cry 2, which was certainly a divisive game in terms of critical appeal.

Now, following a leak earlier today, Ubisoft, has chosen to release the CGI trailer for Far Cry 3 which seems to settle up the events which start out the game. I know we've been here before, but the trailer is very impressive in terms of tone and quality. It sets up the player in a "stranger in a strange land" scenario which will certainly dovetail nicely into island exploration and character advancement through experience.

I would even go so far as to say that the trailer has a Dead Island cinematic trailer flair to it. Not as emotive sure, but just as gritty and reality driven. Much like Far Cry 2, where your character was certainly one with physical flaws, you'll once again be playing as a real person and not so much the action-adventure character who always seems to be existing on the edge of God Mode.

Oh and that release date? September 7th. I can't wait.

Check out the trailer below.

 

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    Harleycosmo
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Oh my God... This game makes me wet...

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    Razlo TPD
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Looking pretty good. Not what i was expecting from a Far Cry game as far as setup goes but i'm interested. Just wish we had seen some actual gameplay. The music wasn't too fitting either BUT that's a minor complaint.

    Oh, also, Vaas looks fucking INSANE. I think he's going to make a good video. Loved him in the E3 videos from a while back :)

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    Conish
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Wub, wub, wub... Dubstep and FarCry... OK

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    chad
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Dubstep is in, apparently.
    I thought the character's skin looked shiny and too smooth.

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    Balancebgm
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I was feeling the trailer until the music kicked in... sounds so out of place I feel disgusted. Orgasm ruined dammit!

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    Brad Simons
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I have observed something called dubstep.

    /internet

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    The_Australian_Ashman
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Why are they showing so much of the character whose hands we'll only observe?

    And man, I thought these guys were exaggerating, but that music ruined it.

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    lemith
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Nnnnghhh soooo goood!!

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    AdjacentKitten
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I guess we're appealing to the hipsters with dubstep now. I thought that was something only stupid people did.. or rather, stupid people who have no idea what their audience actually wants.

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    TheCineaste
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Fucking badass, can't wait for the game.

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    dumon
    12 years, 9 months ago

    If it turns out bad but still has a map editor on consoles, I'll end up getting it. An under-appreciated feature of Far Cry II, in my opinion.

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    pioshfd
    12 years, 9 months ago

    As stated already, the dubstep was a bit unnecessary. Does remind me of Far Cry 1 though.

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    JackieBoy
    12 years, 9 months ago

    No gameplay shown in trailer = No reason to give a shit about said trailer.

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    DKFShredder
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I bet you anything the gameplay doesn't look that great.

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    crazydoey12
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I hated Far Cry 2 and this trailer really isn't helping. I don't know if it's I don't understand the series but these games never seemed to appeal to me. I was kind of hoping the next Far Cry game would be more of a survival game like an MGS3 where you feed off the wildness, mixed in with some solid FPS mechanics, and a leveling up system but I might just Gamefly it for the hell of it.

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    Sei
    12 years, 9 months ago

    What kills it for me is the "Preorder now and get four free bonus missions". You mean the same crappy bonus missions in Far Cry 2? It's as if this game is going to have the same kind of "missions" in Far Cry 2.... I sure hope not.

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    roughplague
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Hell yea, best birthday present ever!

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    Nick Henderson
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I'm really getting tired of the bitching about Dubstep... just saying. Loved the trailer. I'de say the worst part about the trailer was the release date.

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    mr_godot
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Dubstep aside, I look forward to hearing the explanation for dudebro's sudden super-commando powers.

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