A Far Cry from Finished with Far Cry 2

The first couple of times I played through Farcry 2, it was on the PC soon after it was released. I don't mind saying it was on a pirate copy made for me by a friend. After finishing it, I had to have my own new copy, which I got., and played through again.

Then the Fortune hunters pack came out, and I played and beat it again,

Then my son Anthony twisted my arm into getting an Xbox, so had to get Farcry 2 as one of my first games,
so, went through it again.

Next time, I was back on the PC and I decided  to experiment so I did tests and studies with every weapon in the game.

Now Ive heard the call again.

I think every serious gamer has a "Home" game.

I've had several over the years, beginning in the arcades with Space Invaders. What do I mean by Home game? It's the game that you jack into, and when you hear the music, see the environment, and begin to move around in the world you take a deep, relaxing breath and you feel, well at home. THAT is a Home game. 

FarCry 2 is just such a game for me. It seems no matter how much I play it, how many times I finish it, when thing go South in my life, and the stress level goes up, FarCry 2 is the game I always seem to turn to when I'm in need of sublimation. I play both the PC and the Xbox with equal relish, my only complaint about the Xbox version being all the excessive save game requests. I know there are a lot of whiny boys that complain about aspects of the game, but its those very things about it I like.

 Last week we found out mom has lung cancer. To fill the long hours of waiting between Dr appointments and the long nights staying with her, Its been FarCry 2 getting me through. I'm trying something different this time. experienced players in the game will appreciate this: The only weapons I have is the starting machine gun you buy in the beginning guide mission, and the Fortune Hunter bonus weapons. With those I'm going around and collecting all the briefcases so I have about 405 diamonds, so far all of the ones in the North and a few from the South.  

Right now I'm 50% through the game and if I bought everything that was unlocked it would cost a cool 454 diamonds. So needless to say I could buy everything available I could want. 

 I'm going to see just how far into the game I can push in the game carrying only the starting guns and every diamond on the normal difficulty. In addition, I'm chasing down the last of the achievements that I didn't bother with the last time I played on the 360. Primarily the diamond hunting "Wages of Conflict" and the others involving exploration.